Jackson Square
United States historic place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built 1721. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Jackson Square, formerly the Place d'Armes (French) or Plaza de Armas (Spanish), is a historic park in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1960, for its central role in the city's history, and as the site where in 1803 Louisiana was made United States territory pursuant to the Louisiana Purchase. In 2012 the American Planning Association designated Jackson Square as one of the Great Public Spaces in the United States.
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The record
| Property type | Structure |
| Address | Bounded by Decatur, St. Peter, St. Ann, and Chartres Sts., New Orleans, LA |
| County | Orleans County |
| Listed | Oct 15, 1966 |
| Reference number | 66000375 |
| Built | 1721 |
| Type of place | square |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Bounded by Decatur, St. Peter, St. Ann, and Chartres Sts., New Orleans, LA |
| Coordinates | 29.95747, -90.06314 · 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 66000375. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.