Baton Rouge High School
National Register of Historic Places

Baton Rouge High School

Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana
Listed
November 6, 1986
Type
Building
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
86003130

About this property

Baton Rouge Magnet High School (BRMHS or Baton Rouge High) is a public magnet school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, founded in 1880. It is part of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System with a student body of approximately 1500 students. The current building was built in 1926, and, as Baton Rouge High School, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

Location

2825 Government St.
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge County, Louisiana
30.44525, -91.15953

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 86003130. It was listed on November 6, 1986.

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Battles

Baton Rouge Arsenal Seizure (1861)
1861Civil War
1.4 mi
Battle of Baton Rouge (West Florida Republic 1810)
1810Early Republic
1.5 mi
Baton Rouge Louisiana
1862Civil War
1.7 mi
Battle of Baton Rouge — naval action
1862Civil War
1.7 mi
Battle of Baton Rouge 1862
1862Civil War
1.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Baton Rouge High School listed on the National Register?

Baton Rouge High School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 6, 1986.

What type of historic resource is Baton Rouge High School?

Baton Rouge High School is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Baton Rouge High School?

The period of significance for Baton Rouge High School is recorded as the colonial era, specifically around 1500.

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