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Lake Charles

18 places in Lake Charles, Louisiana are on the National Register of Historic Places. Commercial buildings make up the largest group by what the buildings were for. 4 of the listings are historic districts rather than single buildings.

The earliest listing here is Waters Pierce Oil Company Stable Building, added Sep 29, 1980.

Map

Coordinates come from the National Park Service National Register spatial data, or from Wikidata where the spatial data has no point. A point marks the record location and does not mean the place is open to visitors. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

18
Listings
4
Historic districts
1980
First listing

Oldest on the register

First listedWaters Pierce Oil Company Stable Building · Sep 29, 1980
Oldest construction dateCash Grocery and Sales Company Warehouse · built 1937

Listing dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties. Construction years come from Wikidata, matched on reference number, and are on record for 1 of the 18 listings here. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Building · Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Parish Courthouse
BuildingListed 1989
Building · Calcasieu Parish
Cash Grocery and Sales Company Warehouse
BuildingListed 2010
Building · Calcasieu Parish
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
BuildingListed 1994
Building · Calcasieu Parish
Charleston Hotel
BuildingListed 1982

Historic districts

Styles that appear most

Neoclassical 2Art Deco 1Gothic Revival 1Renaissance 1Renaissance Revival 1Romanesque Revival 1

Style labels come from Wikidata and are on record for 6 of the 18 listings here. The count is the number of listings carrying each label. Data refreshed November 02, 2026.

Every listing

603 Pujo Street▾1990
Address
Roughly bounded by Iris, Hodges, Lawrence, Kirkman, S. Divission and Louisiana, Lake Charles
Listed
Mar 16, 1990
Listed for
Industry, Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Charpentier Historic District
Reference
90000434
Contributing
280 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Arcade Theater▾·
Address
822 Ryan St., Lake Charles
Reference
78001420
Contributing
2 buildings
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Calcasieu Marine Bank▾1991
Address
840 Ryan St., Lake Charles
Listed
Mar 11, 1991
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
91000221
Style
Neoclassical architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Calcasieu Marine Bank
Calcasieu Parish Courthouse▾1989
Address
Ryan St. at Kirby St., Lake Charles
Listed
Nov 2, 1989
Listed for
Politics and government, Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
89001938
Style
Neoclassical architecture, Renaissance Revival architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Calcasieu Parish Courthouse
Carver Courts La-4▾·
Address
1300 N Goos Blvd., Lake Charles
Listed for
Architecture, Social history
Significance
Local
Reference
100002577
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗
Cash Grocery and Sales Company Warehouse▾2010
Address
801 Enterprise Blvd, Lake Charles
Listed
Jun 24, 2010
Listed for
Transportation, Commerce
Significance
Local
Also known as
Cash and Carry; Cash and Carry Grocery Sales
Reference
10000395
Built
1937
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Cash Grocery and Sales Company Warehouse
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception▾1994
Address
935 Bilbo St., Lake Charles
Listed
Oct 7, 1994
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
94001201
Style
Romanesque Revival architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Charleston Hotel▾1982
Address
Ryan and Broad Sts., Lake Charles
Listed
May 27, 1982
Listed for
Architecture, Social history
Significance
Local
Reference
82002762
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Charleston Hotel
Clark Courts La-4-3▾·
Address
1703 Pear St., Lake Charles
Listed for
Architecture, Social history
Significance
Local
Reference
100002578
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗
Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd▾1983
Address
715 Kirkman St., Lake Charles
Listed
Dec 22, 1983
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
83003607
Style
Gothic Revival
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Lake Charles City Hall, Old▾1989
Address
Ryan St. at Kirby St., Lake Charles
Listed
Oct 30, 1989
Listed for
Politics and government, Architecture
Significance
Local
Also known as
Lake Charles City Court
Reference
89001872
Style
Renaissance architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Lake Charles City Hall, Old
Lake Charles Historic District (Boundary Increase)▾·
Address
517 Broad St. and 517 Broad St. Rear, Lake Charles
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
100004768
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗
McNeese State University Auditorium▾1989
Address
Ryan St. S of Sale St., Lake Charles
Listed
May 5, 1989
Listed for
Architecture
Significance
Local
Reference
89000381
Style
Art Deco architecture
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
McNeese State University Auditorium
Muller's Department Store▾2007
Address
700 Ryan St., Lake Charles
Listed
Feb 15, 2007
Listed for
Commerce
Significance
Local
Reference
07000069
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Muller's Department Store
Muller's Department Store (Boundary Increase)▾2007
Address
619 Ryan St., Lake Charles
Listed
May 18, 2007
Listed for
Commerce
Significance
Local
Reference
07000433
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Wikipedia ↗Directions ↗
Muller's Department Store (Boundary Increase)
Noble Building▾2014
Address
324 Pujo St., Lake Charles
Listed
Jun 10, 2014
Listed for
Engineering
Significance
Local
Reference
14000310
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗Directions ↗
Ryan Street Historic District▾·
Address
601-800 Ryan St., 102-11O W. Broad St., 311-345 Broad St. 800 Bilbo St., Lake Charles
Listed for
Commerce
Significance
Local
Reference
100010868
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗
Waters Pierce Oil Company Stable Building▾1980
Address
1019 Lakeshore Dr., Lake Charles
Listed
Sep 29, 1980
Listed for
Industry, Transportation
Significance
Local
Also known as
Junior Legue Headquarters Building
Reference
80001708
Contributing
1 building
Links
The nomination form is the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service and is often the best description of the place.Nomination form and photographs ↗National Archives copy ↗Directions ↗
Waters Pierce Oil Company Stable Building

Every listing here also appears on its parish page for Calcasieu Parish.

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Guidebooks to historic places in Louisiana

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