Garden District - New Orleans, LA
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The Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. Its boundaries are: St. Charles Avenue to the north, 1st Street to the east, Magazine Street to the south, and Toledano Street to the west.
Waymark Code: WM126Z4
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/15/2020
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From Wikipedia: "The Garden District was once a number of plantations, including the Livaudais Plantation. It was sold off in parcels to mainly wealthy Americans who did not want to live in the French Quarter with the Creoles. It became a part of the city of Lafayette in 1833, and was annexed by New Orleans in 1852. The district was laid out by New Orleans architect, planner, and surveyor Barthelemy Lafon.
Originally the area was developed with only a couple of houses per block, each surrounded by a large garden, giving the district its name. In the late 19th century, some of these large lots were subdivided, as uptown New Orleans became more urban. This has produced a pattern for much of the neighborhood: of any given block having a couple of early 19th-century mansions surrounded by "gingerbread"-decorated late Victorian period houses. Thus, the "Garden District" is now known for its architecture more than for its gardens per se.
A slightly larger district (one block further west to Louisiana, one block farther north to Carondelet, and three blocks farther east to Josephine) was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974." (
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The marker reads: "Famous for its nineteenth century homes and gardens. This area was originally part of Livaudais Plantation. Became part of City of Lafayette, 1833. Annexed by City of New Orleans, 1852. Designated a National Historic Landmark, 1974."
Our pictures show 1- the Louisiana Historical Marker, 2- the Women's Guild of the New Orleans Opera Association House, 3- the Sandra Bullock House, 4- the Trinity Episcopal Church and 5- the St. Charles Streetcar.