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The Opelousas Historic District, in the city of Opelousas in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. The area is roughly bounded by Bellevue Street, Court Street, Landry Street, and Market Street. It contains 18 contributing buildings in a 2 acres (0.81 ha) area. The district architecture styles include Classical revival, Greek revival, Italianate, dating from c.1840 to 1939. Two notable buildings within the district are the Old Federal Building (Opelousas, Louisiana) and the Opelousas City Hall; both of which are separately listed on the National Register. The Opelousas National Historic District is locally significant in the area of architecture because it is easily the best preserved historic central business district in St. Landry Parish in Louisiana. The district's "anchor is the courthouse square with its huge live oak trees and 1939 Art Deco courthouse. On the northwest corner is the neo-classical Old Opelousas City Hall." The Landry Street buildings have been renumbered since the 1989 NRHP listing (e.g., the Greek Revival law office, now 129 West Landry, was identified as 153 West Landry in NRHP document). St. Landry Parish Courthouse (1939), three-story limestone faced Art Deco building has an above-ground basement and a sleek brushed aluminum spiral staircase on the interior. Old Opelousas City Hall (1932), South Market Street and West Bellevue Street at Courthouse Square; NRHP-listed Old Federal Building (Opelousas, Louisiana) (1893), 162 South Court Street; NRHP-listed Dietlein / Savoy Building (1894), 133 East Landry Street Jacobs’ Building (1916–1917), 113–115 East Landry Street Shute's Building (1924), corner of Landry and Court Streets Parish Bank & Trust Company/Casanova Building (c. 1920) Sandoz Building (c. 1890s), 113-117 West Landry Street Stander Building (c. 1930), 139–141 West Landry Street Greco Building (1930), 145 West Landry Street; formerly Greco Shoe Shop 19th Century Law Office (c. 1845), 129 West Landry Street (formerly 153 West Landry) Homère Mouton Law Office (c. 1840), 163 West Landry Street; building also served as the Jim Bowie Museum and Tourist Center Palace Cafe (c. 1850), 139 West Landry Street; non-contributing National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana Media related to Opelousas Historic District at Wikimedia Commons
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Opelousas Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 1, 1989.
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