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Wherever you go in New Orleans, history
surrounds you. Our handsome architecture and lively streetscapes speak
volumes about the French, Spanish, Caribbean, African and other settlers, who,
over nearly three hundred years, built New Orleans into the international city
it is today. The following sixteen neighborhoods are designated by the National
Register of Historic Places as historic districts…
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Algiers
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Algiers Point |
Algiers Point, in the bend of the
Mississippi River across from the French Quarter, exists almost as if it exists
within a time capsule. The pace, mood and architecture are those of the 19th
century. Its churches, schools, corner stores, library and courthouse serve the
neighborhood as they have for generations.
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here to visit Algers Point.
The architecture of the
neighborhood reflects that the area was developed between the years 1840
and 1900, beginning with cottages of Louisiana Colonial design and continuing
through Greek Revival, Italianate, Queen Anne and Edwardian styles. The
churches also reflect the changing architectural styles popular between the
1840's and the 1920's. Discover the quiet streets of this historic, 19th
Century village! Algiers Point
Association |
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Bywater |
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Bywater |
Like many of New Orleans' riverside
neighborhoods, Bywater was settled on the site of plantations carved from land
grants made by French and Spanish settlers. Early inhabitants belonged to the
artisan class and included Creoles, free people of color, and immigrants from
Ireland, Germany and Italy in a mix of Creole cottages and Victorian
shotguns. |
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Carrollton |
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Carrollton |
After the New Orleans and Carrollton
Railroad began operating in 1835, rural Carrollton experienced rapid growth,
which led to its incorporation in 1845. Ten years later, it became the
Jefferson Parish seat of justice, and was annexed by New Orleans in 1874.
Today, the St. Charles Avenue streetcar links Carrollton to other historic
neighborhoods, just as it did more than one hundred and fifty years
ago. |
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Central Business
District |
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Central Business District |
Much of this area was where the
Americans settled after the Louisiana purchase in 1803. Residential life
centered on Lafayette Square, with business, commerce, and industry
concentrated in the warehouse district and in the area of Picayune Place. Canal
Street's "neutral ground" separated the city's French and American populations.
Today, the area commingles museums, foundries, apartments, hotels, restaurants,
art galleries, offices and stores. |
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Central
City |
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Central City |
Its first settlers were Irish
immigrants who moved to New Orleans in the 1830's to work on the New Basin
Canal. Thanks to plentiful rental housing, a succession of working-class
immigrants including Germans and Jews shaped the area's character by building
churches and synagogues and establishing businesses. Today, churches form the
core of neighborhood life. |
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Esplanade
Ridge |
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Esplanade Ridge |
This area embraces three areas that
developed sequentially over the course of a century. There are early nineteenth
century Creole cottages, shotgun cottages built in the mid-to-late 19th
century, and turn-of the period revival architecture. Esplanade Avenue served
as the grand residential boulevard of Esplanade Ridge. |
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Fauborg
Marigny |
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Fauborg Marigny |
This area developed in the 1700's as
a residential neighborhood. The Creole cottage predominates streetscapes of a
diverse array of architectural styles, and warehouses testify to its history as
an industrial center beginning in the 1800's. Today, Frenchmen Street's lively
cafes contrast with nearby Washington Square's lush
tranquility. |
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Garden
District |
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Garden District |
After the Livaudais Plantation was
subdivided in the 1820's, the Garden District became a fashionable residential
neighborhood for wealthy Americans eager to out-do their French Creole
counterparts in the French Quarter and along Esplanade. Incorporated as part of
the city of Lafayette in 1833, it was annexed by New Orleans in 1852. The
area's lush gardens and spectacular houses attract visitors from around the
world. |
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Holy Cross |
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Holy Cross |
Wedged between the levees of the
industrial canal and the Mississippi River, Holy Cross stretches as far as the
St. Bernard Parish Line. The area derives its name from Holy Cross High School,
which was founded in 1859 and built in 1895. Largely residential and having a
rural flavor, the neighborhood grew steadily from the mid-1800's through the
1930's. |
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Irish
Channel |
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Irish Channel |
Originally part of the city of
Lafayette, the Irish Channel began as the working-class counterpart to the
prestigious Garden District just across Magazine Street. Many of its vast
collection of single story "doubles" were built in the mid-to-late 19th century
when work on nearby wharves was plentiful. Clay Square provides a shady respite
in the midst of this urban neighborhood. |
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Lower Garden
District |
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Lower Garden District |
In the early 1800's, plantations
immediately downriver from the city of Lafayette were subdivided into what is
now called the Lower Garden District. Known for its streets named for Greek
muses, this area encompasses blocks of modest cottages close to St. Mary's and
St. Alphonsus churches as well as elegant townhouses on Coliseum Square.
Magazine Street cafes, artists' studios, and antique stores and galleries serve
today's residents. |
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Mid-City |
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Mid-City |
In the 19th Century, the low-lying
swamp lake ward of the French Quarter was called "back of town", today it is
Mid-City, a neighborhood which developed in the early 20th Century after the
area it was drained. Stretching along Canal Street from the French Quarter to
the cemeteries, Mid-City was once New Orleans' Geographical Center. Today,
historic pumping stations area a familiar sight in this area which is home to
many eateries, schools and churches well-loved by locals. |
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New
Marigny |
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New Marigny |
Encompassing the early 19th Century
Creole Faubourgs of Nouvelle Marigny and Franklin, New Marigny was home to one
of the nation's largest populations of free people of color before the Civil
War. French Creoles and Germans also helped shape the district's distinct
character. Neighborhood landmarks from the late 19th century - St. Roch's
cemeteries and St. Roch Market - draw many locals and visitors to this area
where the jazz legend Jelly Roll Morton lived. |
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Parkview |
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Parkview |
Parkview lies immediately adjacent
to city park's vast green spaces and Bayou St. John's restful waters. A
relatively "young" historic district, Parkview developed in the early 20th
century after a modern drainage system made its once-swampy land habitable. A
series of subdivisions appeared and a handsome collection of houses followed.
Colonial revival and bungalow styles predominate in this almost exclusively
residential district. |
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Plaquemines
Parish |
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Plaquemines Parish |
Plaquemines Parish
is located in Southeast Louisiana, along the Mississippi River and its Delta,
with a long coastline along the Gulf of Mexico, and just south of Orleans
Parish, within the New Orleans Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). It has
thriving industrial and residential communities and is conveniently situated to
take advantage of the benefits of New Orleans; cultural and commercial activity
in addition to the quiet suburban and rural living that Plaquemines Parish
offers. |
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Uptown |
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Uptown |
Uptown began as a series of
wedge-shaped plantations situated between the city of Lafayette downriver and
Carrollton upriver. The residential heart of New Orleans in the late 19th and
20th Century, Uptown embraces a number of neighborhoods, as well as colleges,
universities and historic Audubon Park. A lively array of shops, restaurants
and galleries on Magazine Street serves locals and visitors. |
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Vieux
Carre |
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Vieux Carre |
Known as the heart of New Orleans,
the Vieux Carre was enclosed by ramparts when the French founded the city in
1718, although fires in 1788 and 1794 destroyed most of its original French and
Spanish architecture. Later, Vieux Carre structures reflect the late 18th
Century taste for deep, narrow buildings and courtyards. An appealing mix of
the commercial and the residential neighborhood life has centered on Jackson
Square for nearly three hundred years. |
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