Magnolia Street Housing Project
National Register of Historic Places

Magnolia Street Housing Project

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
Listed
August 26, 1999
Type
District
Ref No.
99001038

About this property

The Magnolia Projects, later the C. J. Peete Public Housing Development, was one of the Housing Projects of New Orleans. The area has been more recently renamed Harmony Oaks as part of a complete HOPE VI redevelopment of the property. As a housing project, it was among the largest, housing approximately 2,100 people. It is also home to numerous hip-hop artists and is located in the part of uptown New Orleans known as Central City within the 11th Ward of New Orleans. It was bounded by Louisiana Avenue, South Claiborne Avenue, La Salle Street and Washington Avenue. The Magnolia Projects was made famous by rappers such as Juvenile, Soulja Slim, and Magnolia Shorty. At its height, the Magnolia projects had 1403 units.

Location

New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
29.93623, -90.09355

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORY
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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

New Orleans Race Riot (1866)
1866Frontier
1.7 mi
Battle of New Orleans — Main Assault Jan 8 1815
1815Early Republic
1.7 mi

Questions about this property

When was Magnolia Street Housing Project listed on the National Register?

Magnolia Street Housing Project was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 26, 1999.

What type of historic resource is Magnolia Street Housing Project?

Magnolia Street Housing Project is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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