Lower Central Business District
National Register of Historic Places

Lower Central Business District

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
Listed
June 23, 1991
Type
District
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
91000825

About this property

The New Orleans Lower Central Business District is a historic district in New Orleans, Louisiana, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1991. It may be referred to as Lower Central Business District. Along with the NRHP-listed New Orleans Upper Central Business District to the south, across the redeveloped Poydras Street, it is included within the larger New Orleans Central Business District area.

Location

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
29.95065, -90.06813

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 91000825. It was listed on June 23, 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

Whitney National Bank (Poydras Branch)
Pre Contact
0.1 mi
U.S. Customhouse
Early Republic
0.1 mi
New Orleans Lower Central Business District (Boundary Increase)
Civil War
0.2 mi
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Modern
0.2 mi
National American Bank Building
Industrial
0.2 mi

Nearby Battles

Battle of New Orleans — Farragut's passage
1862Civil War
0.2 mi
New Orleans Race Riot (1866)
1866Frontier
0.2 mi
Battle of New Orleans — Main Assault Jan 8 1815
1815Early Republic
0.2 mi
CSS Webb Last Confederate Cruiser on the Mississippi
1865Civil War
0.2 mi
CSS Manassas Construction and Service
1861Civil War
0.2 mi

Questions about this property

When was Lower Central Business District listed on the National Register?

Lower Central Business District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 23, 1991.

What type of historic resource is Lower Central Business District?

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

What is the period of significance for Lower Central Business District?

The period of significance for Lower Central Business District is recorded as the civil_war era.

Can I research the history near Lower Central Business District?

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