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National Register of Historic Places

Kidd-Davis House

On the National Register since 198442 years
ItalianateListed 1984Ruston
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Kidd-Davis House

Kidd-Davis House, at 609 N. Vienna St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 29, 1984. It was among the first 4 of Ruston’s 21 listings. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Italianate, as it does for 112 other Louisiana listings. Six more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Louisiana. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 16 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 15 minutes

609 N. Vienna St., Ruston · about 0.5 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Kidd-Davis HouseStart here
  2. 2T. L. James HouseColonial Revival · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Townsend HouseQueen Anne · Built 1885 · next door
  4. 4Meadows HouseQueen Anne · next door
  5. 5Lewis HouseQueen Anne · 0.2 mi on
Around it

8 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BDixie TheatreBuilt 19280.2 miBFederal BuildingBuilt 19090.2 miBRuston USOSpanish Colonial Revival0.2 miDDowntown Ruston Historic DistrictDistrict0.3 miBRuston Central Fire StationBuilt 19260.3 miBRuston State BankBeaux Arts0.3 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchGothic0.3 miBRuston Power and Light PlantBuilding0.4 mi

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Questions about Kidd-Davis House

Is Kidd-Davis House on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 29, 1984 (Register number 84001330).

Is Kidd-Davis House a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Louisiana has 57 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Kidd-Davis House?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Kidd-Davis House?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 16 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73973936 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.