St. Paul's Bottoms
National Register of Historic Places

St. Paul's Bottoms

Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana
Listed
October 10, 1984
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
84000033

About this property

St. Paul's Bottoms was a section of Shreveport, Louisiana established by African Americans. It had hotels for blacks in what was a segregated city as well as offices and saloons.

Location

Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana
32.50410, -93.75363

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 84000033. It was listed on October 10, 1984.

Categories

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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

Antioch Baptist Church
Civil War
0 mi
St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Modern
0.2 mi
Shreveport Municipal Memorial Auditorium
Civil War
0.3 mi

Nearby Battles

Shreveport Arsenal Seizure (1861)
1861Civil War
1.5 mi
Shreveport Approach — Red River Campaign End
1864Civil War
1.5 mi
Skirmish at Shreveport
1864Civil War
1.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was St. Paul's Bottoms listed on the National Register?

St. Paul's Bottoms was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 1984.

What type of historic resource is St. Paul's Bottoms?

St. Paul's Bottoms is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for St. Paul's Bottoms?

The period of significance for St. Paul's Bottoms is recorded as the listed era.

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