Howard Memorial Library
National Register of Historic Places

Howard Memorial Library

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
Listed
March 22, 1991
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91000343

About this property

Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is the university library on the uptown campus of Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. A member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library is ranked among the top 120 research libraries in North America and is a significant educational and cultural resource in the community. During Hurricane Katrina, the Library suffered extensive damage to its collections and its buildings.

Location

615 Orleans Ave.
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
29.94304, -90.07133

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 91000343. It was listed on March 22, 1991.

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

Upper Central Business District (Boundary Increase II)
Civil War
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Algiers Raid (Confederate Guerrillas 1862)
1862Civil 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 Howard Memorial Library listed on the National Register?

Howard Memorial Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 22, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Howard Memorial Library?

Howard Memorial Library is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Howard Memorial Library?

The period of significance for Howard Memorial Library is recorded as the industrial era.

Can I research the history near Howard Memorial Library?

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