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This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana.

This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.

There are 30 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the parish, including 1 National Historic Landmark. Another two properties were once listed but have been removed.

          This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 24, 2025.

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Current listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Bailey Hotel		August 5, 1999 (#99000929)	200 West Magnolia Street 30°57′13″N 92°11′06″W / 30.95355°N 92.18507°W / 30.95355; -92.18507 (Bailey Hotel)	Bunkie
2	Bailey Theatre	Upload image	July 26, 1979 (#79001052)	North side of West Oak Street, between Walnut Street and Northwest Main Street 30°57′17″N 92°11′06″W / 30.95475°N 92.18493°W / 30.95475; -92.18493 (Bailey Theatre)	Bunkie	Building demolished or destroyed sometime after its listing.
3	Bayou Rouge Baptist Church		December 3, 1980 (#80001696)	Corner of Church Street and Barron Lane 30°57′19″N 92°06′11″W / 30.95535°N 92.10304°W / 30.95535; -92.10304 (Bayou Rouge Baptist Church)	Evergreen	Greek Revival-style church built in 1859.
4	Alfred H. Bordelon House	Upload image	November 6, 1986 (#86003133)	511 North Washington Street 31°07′45″N 92°03′48″W / 31.12904°N 92.06337°W / 31.12904; -92.06337 (Alfred H. Bordelon House)	Marksville	Greek Revival house from 1872, also known as E.M. Michel House and Belle Oak
5	Hypolite Bordelon House		October 16, 1980 (#80001698)	242 Tunica Drive West 31°07′33″N 92°04′22″W / 31.12585°N 92.07267°W / 31.12585; -92.07267 (Hypolite Bordelon House)	Marksville
6	Bordelonville Floodgate	[REDACTED] More images	March 14, 1991 (#91000277)	Siding Floodgate Crossing, north of Louisiana Highway 451, about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) east of Bordelonville 31°06′01″N 91°51′51″W / 31.10024°N 91.86417°W / 31.10024; -91.86417 (Bordelonville Floodgate)	Bordelonville
7	Calliham Plantation House	Upload image	July 22, 1982 (#82002754)	Old Louisiana Highway 1, shortly west of Noling Crossing 31°01′30″N 91°55′45″W / 31.0251°N 91.92921°W / 31.0251; -91.92921 (Calliham Plantation House)	Hamburg
8	Central Bank and Trust Co.	[REDACTED] More images	May 8, 1998 (#98000439)	2472 Main Street 31°03′32″N 92°07′18″W / 31.05885°N 92.12167°W / 31.05885; -92.12167 (Central Bank and Trust Co.)	Hessmer	Also known as the Old Post Office. Building currently host a law office.
9	Central Bank and Trust Company, Mansura		September 1, 2005 (#05000933)	2057 L'Eglise Street 31°03′30″N 92°02′56″W / 31.05831°N 92.04878°W / 31.05831; -92.04878 (Central Bank and Trust Company, Mansura)	Mansura	Currently known as the Mansura Senior Citizens Center
10	Dr. Jules Charles Des Fosse House	[REDACTED] More images	April 23, 1976 (#76000961)	On High School, about 90 yards (82 m) west of L'Eglise Street 31°03′44″N 92°03′06″W / 31.0623°N 92.05155°W / 31.0623; -92.05155 (Dr. Jules Charles Des Fosse House)	Mansura
11	Fort DeRussy		September 23, 2016 (#16000669)	379 Fort DeRussy Road, about 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north of Marksville 31°10′35″N 92°03′39″W / 31.17629°N 92.06086°W / 31.17629; -92.06086 (Fort DeRussy)	Marksville
12	Fort No. 2 at Yellow Bayou	[REDACTED] More images	April 17, 1997 (#97000337)	Along western bank of Yellow Bayou, intersection of Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 1183 30°59′23″N 91°50′33″W / 30.98976°N 91.84251°W / 30.98976; -91.84251 (Fort No. 2 at Yellow Bayou)	Simmesport	Also known as Fort Humbug and Fort Scurry
13	Frithland		May 9, 1985 (#85000969)	On Louisiana Highway 29, about 1.1 miles (1.8 km) south of Bunkie 30°56′19″N 92°11′27″W / 30.9386°N 92.19086°W / 30.9386; -92.19086 (Frithland)	Bunkie
14	Joffrion House		August 11, 1982 (#82002755)	605 North Monroe Street 31°07′52″N 92°03′53″W / 31.13102°N 92.06483°W / 31.13102; -92.06483 (Joffrion House)	Marksville
15	Thomas A. Lemoine House	Upload image	July 18, 1985 (#85001589)	Along Louisiana Highway 451 31°01′55″N 91°55′58″W / 31.03186°N 91.93291°W / 31.03186; -91.93291 (Thomas A. Lemoine House)	Hamburg	Italianate cottage built in 1885 by builder Thomas A. Lemoine. Originally located in Moreauville, it was moved to Hamburg in 1978.
16	Thomas A. Lemoine House		July 18, 1985 (#85001588)	Along Louisiana Highway 451 31°02′23″N 91°58′37″W / 31.03971°N 91.97696°W / 31.03971; -91.97696 (Thomas A. Lemoine House)	Moreauville	High fashion house built in 1916 by builder Thomas A. Lemoine. Designed by Favrot & Livaudais.
17	Lone Pine	Upload image	October 28, 1982 (#82000430)	About 430 yards (390 m) west of Louisiana Highway 361, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) southeast of Evergreen 30°56′42″N 92°06′11″W / 30.94511°N 92.10297°W / 30.94511; -92.10297 (Lone Pine)	Evergreen
18	Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company Depot		November 1, 1996 (#96001264)	Corner of Depot Street and Cleco Street 31°03′24″N 92°03′03″W / 31.05659°N 92.05094°W / 31.05659; -92.05094 (Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company Depot)	Mansura
19	Marksville Commercial Historic District		March 16, 1983 (#83000489)	Roughly bounded by Monroe Street, Washington Street, Ogden Street, and Bontempt Street 31°07′37″N 92°03′59″W / 31.12697°N 92.0665°W / 31.12697; -92.0665 (Marksville Commercial Historic District)	Marksville	The 20 acres (8.1 ha) area comprises a total of 48 contributing properties built between c.1850 and 1933
20	Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site	[REDACTED] More images	October 15, 1966 (#66000372)	Marksville Prehistoric Indian Park State Monument 31°07′29″N 92°02′52″W / 31.12463°N 92.0479°W / 31.12463; -92.0479 (Marksville Prehistoric Indian Site)	Marksville
21	Moreauville High School		February 14, 2008 (#08000019)	287 Main Street 31°02′08″N 91°58′23″W / 31.03544°N 91.97315°W / 31.03544; -91.97315 (Moreauville High School)	Moreauville
22	Oak Hall		November 6, 1986 (#86003134)	Along Louisiana Highway 29, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Bunkie 30°53′31″N 92°12′42″W / 30.89205°N 92.21166°W / 30.89205; -92.21166 (Oak Hall)	Bunkie
23	Oakwold Plantation House	Upload image	July 23, 1980 (#80001697)	End of Oakwood Lane, shortly west of Evergreen off Louisiana Highway 29 30°57′07″N 92°06′51″W / 30.95188°N 92.11408°W / 30.95188; -92.11408 (Oakwold Plantation House)	Evergreen
24	Adam Ponthieu Store-Big Bend Post Office		January 24, 2002 (#01001490)	8554 Louisiana Highway 451 31°04′25″N 91°47′37″W / 31.07371°N 91.79365°W / 31.07371; -91.79365 (Adam Ponthieu Store-Big Bend Post Office)	Big Bend	Now hosting the Big Bend Museum
25	Dr. Thomas A. Roy Sr. House	Upload image	May 9, 1985 (#85000971)	2032 L'Eglise Street 31°03′31″N 92°02′59″W / 31.05856°N 92.04979°W / 31.05856; -92.04979 (Dr. Thomas A. Roy Sr. House)	Mansura	Contributing 1901 Doctor's Office seems to be no more in existence.
26	St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church	Upload image	July 6, 2021 (#100006721)	209 South Holly St. 30°57′10″N 92°11′15″W / 30.9528°N 92.1875°W / 30.9528; -92.1875 (St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church)	Bunkie
27	St. Mary's Assumption Church		May 1, 1989 (#89000330)	Front Street, between St. Mary Street and Cottonport Avenue 30°59′13″N 92°03′20″W / 30.987°N 92.0555°W / 30.987; -92.0555 (St. Mary's Assumption Church)	Cottonport
28	St. Paul Lutheran Church		March 1, 1990 (#90000353)	Along Louisiana Highway 107, about 2.1 miles (3.4 km) north of Mansura 31°05′21″N 92°02′54″W / 31.0891°N 92.04842°W / 31.0891; -92.04842 (St. Paul Lutheran Church)	Mansura
29	Sarto Bridge	[REDACTED] More images	November 21, 1989 (#89002027)	Off Louisiana Highway 451, crossing over Bayou Des Glaises 31°04′26″N 91°47′33″W / 31.0739°N 91.7926°W / 31.0739; -91.7926 (Sarto Bridge)	Big Bend
30	Texas and Pacific Railroad Depot		March 22, 1991 (#91000345)	North corner of West Main Street and East Oak Street 30°57′19″N 92°11′04″W / 30.95526°N 92.18449°W / 30.95526; -92.18449 (Texas and Pacific Railroad Depot)	Bunkie

Former listings

	Name on the Register	Image	Date listed	Date removed	Location	City or town	Description
1	Clarendon Plantation House	Upload image	May 9, 1985 (#85000970)	July 22, 2016	On Louisiana Highway 29, about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) west of Evergreen 30°57′05″N 92°07′53″W / 30.95148°N 92.13131°W / 30.95148; -92.13131 (Clarendon Plantation House)	Evergreen	House was demolished in May 1991.
2	Edwin Epps House		April 12, 1984 (#84001255)	June 12, 2017	U.S. Route 71 30°57′41″N 92°11′38″W / 30.96127°N 92.19386°W / 30.96127; -92.19386 (Edwin Epps House)	Bunkie	House was moved and restored in 1999. Now it's located on the grounds of LSU-Alexandria Campus.
3	Lacour's Fish and Ice Company Building	Upload image	September 8, 1983 (#83000488)	March 31, 2015	403 Main Street 30°59′16″N 91°48′36″W / 30.98766°N 91.8099°W / 30.98766; -91.8099 (Lacour's Fish and Ice Company Building)	Simmesport	Building no more existing. A plaque reading "Louisiana Ice & Utilities Bunkie Div.", visible in StreetView, is still standing on a fence along Main Street.

See also

• List of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Louisiana

References

1. The latitude and longitude information provided in this table was derived originally from the National Register Information System, which has been found to be fairly accurate for about 99% of listings. Some locations in this table may have been corrected to current GPS standards.
2. National Park Service, United States Department of the Interior, "National Register of Historic Places: Weekly List Actions", retrieved January 24, 2025.
3. ^ Numbers represent an alphabetical ordering by significant words. Various colorings, defined here, differentiate National Historic Landmarks and historic districts from other NRHP buildings, structures, sites or objects.
4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
5. The eight-digit number below each date is the number assigned to each location in the National Register Information System database, which can be viewed by clicking the number.
6. Louisiana State Historic Preservation Office (October 2004). "Preservation in Print, Volume 31, Number 7". p. 17. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
7. "National Register of Historic Places Evaluation/Return Sheet: Clarendon Plantation House" (PDF). National Park Service. June 8, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2018. With 2 maps and a newspaper article regarding demolition of the house
8. "Epps House". LSU-Alexandria Website. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States
Parish seat: Marksville
Cities	Bunkie Marksville
Towns	Cottonport Evergreen Mansura Simmesport
Villages	Hessmer Moreauville Plaucheville
CDPs	Bordelonville Center Point Fifth Ward
Other communities	Belle d'Eau Big Bend Bodoc Effie Hamburg Moncla Vick
Indian reservation	Tunica-Biloxi reservation
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