Central City Historic District
National Register of Historic Places

Central City Historic District

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
Listed
July 8, 1982
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
82002783

About this property

Central City is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. It is located in the 11th Ward of New Orleans in Uptown, just above the Garden District, on the "lakeside" of St. Charles Avenue.

Location

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
29.94409, -90.07770

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 82002783. It was listed on July 8, 1982.

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 Historic Sites

Plaza Tower
Modern
0.1 mi
Confederate Memorial Hall
Pre Contact
0.2 mi
Upper Central Business District
Civil War
0.2 mi
Upper Central Business District (Boundary Increase II)
Civil War
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

CSS Webb Final Dash on Mississippi
1865Civil War
0.5 mi
Battle of New Orleans — Farragut's passage
1862Civil War
0.6 mi
New Orleans Race Riot (1866)
1866Frontier
0.6 mi
Battle of New Orleans — Main Assault Jan 8 1815
1815Early Republic
0.6 mi
CSS Webb Last Confederate Cruiser on the Mississippi
1865Civil War
0.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Central City Historic District listed on the National Register?

Central City Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 8, 1982.

What type of historic resource is Central City Historic District?

Central City Historic District is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Central City Historic District?

The period of significance for Central City Historic District is recorded as the listed era.

Can I research the history near Central City Historic District?

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