730-734 St. Philip Street
Neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Added to the National Register in 2020, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The French Quarter, also known as the Vieux Carré, is the oldest neighborhood in the city of New Orleans. After New Orleans was founded in 1718 by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, the city developed around the Vieux Carré, a central square. The district is more commonly called the French Quarter today, or simply "The Quarter", related to changes in the city with American immigration after the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Most of the extant historic buildings were constructed either in the late 18th century, during the city's period of Spanish rule, or were built during the first half of the 19th century, after U.S. purchase and statehood.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | Bounded by the Mississippi River, Rampart and Canal Sts., and Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, LA |
| County | Orleans County |
| Listed | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Reference number | 66000377 |
| Type of place | neighborhood, old town, NRHP district |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, America's Most Endangered Historic Places |
| Contributing resources | 25 buildings, 3 structures |
Visiting
| Address | Bounded by the Mississippi River, Rampart and Canal Sts., and Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, LA |
| Coordinates | 29.96086, -90.06326 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Orleans County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 66000377. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.