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History · Wallace

3 of Wallace’s places are on the National Register

Most of Wallace was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1988.

3on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
2famous people
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What stands out about Wallace’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Wallace are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.A National Historic Landmark3 places on the National Register, including Evergreen Plantation, a National Historic Landmark.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Wallace’s history is told.

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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the National Register

3 listings protect 51 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier.

places listed
3
National Historic Landmark
1
Evergreen Plantation
historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1990
Bacas House
Bacas HouseWhitney Plantation Historic DistrictEvergreen Plantation★
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Architectural styles listings

Federal2
French Creole2
Greek Revival1
Creole1
★ Landmark
Evergreen PlantationGreek Revival
Bacas HouseCreole
Whitney Plantation Historic DistrictFrench Creole

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Wallace, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Wallace yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Wallace is a census-designated place (CDP) in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wallace had a population of 755. It is part of the New Orleans–Metairie–Kenner Metropolitan Statistical Area. The rural community is on the west bank of the Mississippi River and easily accessible to Interstate 10 via the Gramercy Bridge. It is the site of Evergreen Plantation, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1992. Evergreen is unusual for having 22 surviving slave quarters buildings. It is one of the most complete plantations in the South. Because of its significance, it was selected as one of the sites on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail. The …

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 671 to 755 (+13%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Wallace, 1895 to 1992

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1895Born hereMaurice Schexnayder is born here
  3. 20th century
  4. 1907Born hereErnest "Doc" Paulin is born here
  5. 1992LandmarkEvergreen Plantation named a National Historic Landmark
By decade

Wallace, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Wallace, Louisiana 2009-09-092009Wallace, Louisiana 2009-09-09
Famous people

2 famous people were born in Wallace

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Maurice SchexnayderAmerican prelate of the Roman Catholic Church · b. 1895
Ernest "Doc" PaulinAfrican American musician · b. 1907
Places that used to be

Old corners and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
SongyWagsWillow Grove
1cemetery inside Wallace
Woodville

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Edgard4 historic placesB+Garyville4 historic placesBNorth Vacherie1 historic placeC+

Questions about Wallace’s history

What is on the National Register in Wallace?

Three places: the Evergreen Plantation (listed 1991), the Bacas House (1990) and the Whitney Plantation Historic District (1992).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (1), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.