National Register of Historic Places - Louisiana (LA), Orleans County

Orleans County Louisiana (Page 5) has 16 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 4 places of National significance and 6 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include U.S. Customhouse, U.S. Mint, New Orleans Branch, USS CABOT (CVL-28), Vieux Carre Historic District and U.S. Mint, New Orleans Branch.

The famous person Ernie Pyle is associated with one of more of the Orleans County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Orleans County places including New York Shipbuilding Corp., William Strickland, Alexander Thompson Wood, Freret and Wolf, George and Company Glover, Edward B. Silverstein, Wogan and Bernard, Emile Weil, Works Progress Administration and Louis Adolphe Simon. Prominent architectural styles found in Orleans Country are Greek Revival, Early Commercial and Italianate.

U.S. Customhouse (added 1974 - - #74000938)

Also known as Old Post Office and Customhouse

423 Canal St. , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Wood,Alexander Thompson

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Politics/Government, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Customhouse

Current Function:

Government

Current Sub-function:

Government Office

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U.S. Mint, New Orleans Branch (added 1973 - - #73000875)

Also known as Old United States Mint

420 Esplanade Ave. , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Et al., Strickland,William

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Military, Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Government

Historic Sub-function:

Government Office

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

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U.S. Naval Station Algiers Historic District (added 2013 - - #13000695)

Roughly bounded by Mississippi R. levee, Heerman, Constitution & Carmick Sts., New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924

U.S. Quarantine Station (added 2019 - - #100004767)

3819 Patterson Dr., New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Health/Medicine, Politics/Government

Period of Significance:

1930-1969 AD

USS CABOT (CVL-28) (added 1990 - - #90000334)

Also known as SNS DEDALO (RO-1)

Foot of Jackson St. , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

New York Shipbuilding Corp.

Historic Person:

Pyle,Ernie

Area of Significance:

Military, Maritime History, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Defense

Historic Sub-function:

Naval Facility

Current Function:

Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Museum

Union Bethel A.M.E. Church (added 2007 - - #07001003)

2321 Thalia , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Social History

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education, Health Care, Religion, Social

Historic Sub-function:

Clinic, Meeting Hall, Religious Structure, School

Current Function:

Vacant/Not In Use

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Upper Central Business District (added 1990 - - #90001231)

Also known as See Also:77000674;76000970;74002250;74000936;83004190;740009

Roughly bounded by O'Keefe, Poydras, Convention Center Blvd., and the Expressway (B.R. 90) , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Early Commercial, Italianate, Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State, Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Museum, Warehouse

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Upper Central Business District (Boundary Increase II) (added 2008 - - #08000755)

Roughly bounded by O'Keefe, Poydras, Convention Center Blvd., St. Rt. 90 and Howard Ave. , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Silverstein, Edward B., Freret and Wolf

Architectural Style:

International Style, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce, Industry

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

State, Private, Local

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Education, Government, Government, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Fire Station, Monument/Marker, Park, Post Office, Specialty Store, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Commerce/Trade, Government, Landscape, Recreation And Culture

Current Sub-function:

Business, Museum, Park, Post Office, Restaurant, Specialty Store, Warehouse

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Upper Central Business District (Boundary Increase) (added 1993 - - #93000831)

Also known as See Also:Upper Central Business District

Jct. of Howard and St. Charles Aves. and along O'Keefe Ave. and Poydras St. , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Early Commercial, Italianate

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Single Dwelling, Warehouse

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Uptown New Orleans Historic District (added 1985 - - #85001417)

Also known as See Also:78001430;80001740;82002782;79001074;77000673;820027

Roughly bounded by Louisiana, Claiborne, Lowerline and the Mississippi River , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

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Vieux Carre Historic District (added 1966 - - #66000377)

Bounded by the Mississippi River, Rampart and Canal Sts., and Esplanade Ave. , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

No Style Listed

Area of Significance:

Engineering, Community Planning And Development, Landscape Architecture, Transportation, Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799, 1700-1749

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Church Related Residence, Hotel, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store, Water-Related

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Government, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Landscape, Recreation And Culture, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Walker House (added 1986 - - #86001057)

1912 Saint Charles Ave. , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Walker,Felix

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Work In Progress

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REMOVED

Washington, Booker T., High School and Auditorium (added 2002 - - #02000803)

1201 S. Roman , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Entertainment/Recreation, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

School

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

School

White Rock Saloon (added 2022 - - #100007295)

1216 Bienville St., New Orleans

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Area of Significance:

Entertainment/Recreation

Whitney National Bank (Poydras Branch) (added 1985 - - #85000093)

Also known as Metropolitan Bank Building

Poydras and Camp Sts. , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Diboll,Owen & Goldstein

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade

Historic Sub-function:

Financial Institution

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade

Current Sub-function:

Financial Institution

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Xavier University Main Building, Convent and Library (added 2004 - - #04000114)

1 Drexel Dr. , New Orleans

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Education, Black

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Education

Historic Sub-function:

College

Current Function:

Education

Current Sub-function:

College

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