Built around the time of the Louisiana Purchase, the Roque House is a Creole structure that, though carefully joined, contains no nails. more ...

Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, a native of Beaufort, Quebec, Canada, was the founder of colonial Natchitoches. more ...

Originally constructed as a bank in 1840, the current two-story brick building is a product of pre-World War II remodeling. more ...

Located on Front Street in the National Historic Landmark District, the museum showcases and celebrates the great names in Louisiana sports. more ...

Adolph and Harris Kaffie, Jewish-Prussian immigrants, opened for business in 1863. more ...

This is one of two commercial structures that includes a carriage drive from the front into a read courtyard, a feature primarily associated with French Quarter architecture in New Orleans. more ...

Also known as the LaCoste Building, this building was constructed in 1850. more ...

Considered the oldest building on Front Street, this structure has an original second-story facade. more ...

Located at the intersection of Rue Horne and Second Street, this is the only known location in Natchitoches that likely served as a place for selling slaves. more ...

Erected on the site of a townhouse owned by the Hertzogs of Magnolia Plantation, this building dates to the turn of the 20th century. more ...

This building was constructed around the turn of the 20th century to house the post office. more ...

Once located on the bottom floor of what was then the Prud'homme family townhouse on the corner of Rue Jefferson and Rue Touline, the Freedman's Bureau assisted newly freed people in making their transition from slavery to freedom. more ...

Built about 1790 by Frances Rouquier and his wife Marie Louise Prud'homme, this stood as the largest house in town. more ...

Regarded as one of Natchitoches' most significant residential expressions of the purely Greek Revival style, Tante Huppé House was built circa 1830. more ...

Once spanned by a wooden bridge, Bayou Amulet originally drained Lake Terre Noire (Sibley Lake) into the Red River (Cane River Lake). more ...

This house is most famous for being set in the 1989 movie, Steel Magnolias. more ...

Built by an Italian contractor in 1837, the Lemee House contains many Mediterranean influences. more ...

The French colonial Fort St. Jean Baptiste evolved from a few small buildings used by the 18th century trade expedition led by St. Denis. more ...

The cemetery was established early in the 18th-century in association with Fort St. Jean Baptiste. more ...

Finished in 1953, the current building is the third church to serve as the sanctuary for its congregation. more ...

Seventeen members established the congregation of First Baptist Church in 1878, many years before the current building was erected in 1929. more ...

Trinity Episcopal Church is Natchitoches' first Protestant church. more ...

The Old Seminary was used to house and educate seminarians. more ...

Built in New Orleans and shipped to Natchitoches in 1885, the Catholic Rectory displays architectural features of the Italianate and Second Empire styles. more ...

Begun in 1852 and completed in 1889, Immaculate Conception is the town's fifth Catholic church. The church has occupied four other buildings and has had two other names. The first church was within Fort St. Jean Baptiste. more ...

Constructed in 1896, the old courthouse serves as the library for the Natchitoches Genealogical and Historical Association. more ...

The Natchitoches Parish Courthouse was built during President Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration in 1939. more ...

Natchitoches' first Masonic lodge, originally established in 1818, was housed in this 19th-century building for many years. more ...

Natchitoches' first Masonic lodge, originally established in 1818, was housed in this 19th-century building for many years. more ...

The Natchitoches Events Center is home to the Landmarks in Time historical exhibit and contains general visitor information. more ...

The 1927 depot is inspired by Italian Renaissance and Spanish Revival styles. more ...

Roselawn, completed in 1903, is named for the beautiful rose garden planted by its first owner, Eliza Payne Williams. more ...

Built in 1776 by Gabriel Buard, this is the oldest remaining home in Natchitoches. more ...

The Louisiana Norman School, the state's first teachers college, was established in 1884. more ...

The Louisiana Norman School, the state's first teachers college, was established in 1884. more ...

This is the nation's second oldest public residential high school for gifted and talented students. more ...

The facility sits on the site of a historic Caddo village. The hatchery raises sport and endangered species. more ...