Faubourg Marigny
National Register of Historic Places

Faubourg Marigny

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
Listed
December 31, 1974
Type
District
Period
Colonial
Ref No.
74000930

About this property

The Faubourg Marigny ( FOH-burg MAYR-in-ee; sometimes called The Marigny) is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Its boundaries, as defined by the City Planning Commission, are North Rampart Street and St. Claude Avenue to the north, the railroad tracks along Homer Plessy Way (formerly Press Street) to the east, the Mississippi River to the south, and Esplanade Avenue to the west.

Location

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
29.96674, -90.05213

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 74000930. It was listed on December 31, 1974.

Categories

INDUSTRYCOMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTLANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURECOMMERCEAGRICULTUREPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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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

St. Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Church
Civil War
0.4 mi
New Marigny Historic District
Colonial
0.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of Liberty Place Sep 14 1874
1874Frontier
1.4 mi
New Orleans Massacre
1866Indian Wars
1.5 mi
Battle of New Orleans — Farragut's passage
1862Civil War
1.6 mi
New Orleans Race Riot (1866)
1866Frontier
1.6 mi
Battle of New Orleans — Main Assault Jan 8 1815
1815Early Republic
1.6 mi

Questions about this property

When was Faubourg Marigny listed on the National Register?

Faubourg Marigny was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 31, 1974.

What type of historic resource is Faubourg Marigny?

Faubourg Marigny is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Faubourg Marigny?

The period of significance for Faubourg Marigny is recorded as the colonial era.

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