The Louisiana State Fire Museum is home of the David Crockett Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, organized in 1841 and believed to be the oldest…

This 1845 historic Creole cottage was the home of village blacksmith, William D. White, his wife and nine children. The original home had four rooms…

Claudius Strehle, a tailor, came to America in 1832 from near Gocklingen, Germany. In 1838, Catherina Nousz joined him and became his bride. They crossed…

This 1860 Creole cottage with chambered Greek Revival columns was originally constructed of barge board by Ignatius and Catherine Strehle. Gretna Historical Society renovated the…

The Gretna Green Blacksmith Shop commemorates all blacksmith shops that were active during the 1800s. The Blacksmith Shop, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, was open to scheduled…

The Southern Pacific Freight Depot was built in 1906 in a unique style not typically found in Louisiana. Located on 4th Street at Huey P.…

Gretna City Hall is the grandest structure of its age in all of Jefferson Parish today and reflects a picture of the historic preservation of…

The Jefferson Memorial Arch was built in 1923 and is located in the newly created Memorial Gardens on the Commons of Huey P. Long Avenue…

Originally a downtown Gretna parking lot, in the early 1990s, the Marketplace pavilion was constructed under the direction of former Mayor Ronnie Harris with the…

The Louisiana State Fire Museum was built in 1859 by the David Crockett Fire Company No.1. Founded in 1841, it is believed to be the…

Originally a downtown Gretna parking lot, in the early 1990s The Marketplace pavilion was constructed under the direction of Mayor Ronnie C. Harris. In 2005…

Heritage House Information & Welcome Center was once the home of businessman John Linden. The beautifully restored 1840 Center Hall was formerly located at 111…

Originally the Gretna Post Office, this handsome example of Depression-era architecture was constructed in 1936 and expanded in 1963. It served the community until 2003.…

The Cultural Center, once the Gretna Post Office on Huey P. Long Avenue and 4th Street is a handsome example of Depression-era architecture. It was…

Established to honor the German immigrants who founded Gretna, Louisiana in 1836, the German-American Cultural Center created a museum with historic photographs as well as…

Erected in 1926, this was the third church building erected on the site at 610 Sixth Street. Beautiful historic St. Joseph’s, a landmark in Gretna…

The founder of “Magic Hoodoo,” John Stumpf was born at sea in 1857 as his German parents made the crossing to America to settle in…

The Hook and Ladder Cemetery was founded on Feb.15, 1858 when three lots of ground, #1, #2 and #3 on the corner of 10th and…

St. Joseph Parish was founded in 1857 and the original church was dedicated in 1859. A rectory was built by 1866 and a convent in…

The McDonoghville Cemetery, originally known as the McDonogh Cemetery, is located on the site of the old John McDonogh plantation in McDonoghville, most of which…

R. Emmet Kennedy was born in 1877 to Irish immigrants. In the Kennedy household, music was always in the air and musical talent appears to…

Established to honor the German immigrants who founded Gretna, Louisiana, in 1836, the German-American Cultural Center has a free museum with historic photographs of Gretna…

On Feb.15, 1858 three lots were purchased on the corner of 10th and Lafayette Streets were bought by Gretna Hook & Ladder Company No. 1…

While driving around Gretna, you may see the delightful trolley on the roadways. A blast from the past, the trolley has wooden seats, leather hand…

Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church was founded in 1871 with the first church built in 1872. It was replaced by a second church in 1913. Due…