Pontalba Buildings
United States historic place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The Pontalba Buildings form two sides of Jackson Square in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. They are matching red-brick, one-block-long, four‑story buildings built between 1849–1851 by the Baroness Micaela Almonester Pontalba. The ground floors house shops and restaurants; and the upper floors are apartments which, reputedly, are the oldest continuously rented such apartments in the United States.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 500 St. Ann St. and 500 St. Peter St., New Orleans, LA |
| County | Orleans County |
| Listed | May 30, 1974 |
| Reference number | 74000934 |
| Type of place | architectural ensemble |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 32 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 500 St. Ann St. and 500 St. Peter St., New Orleans, LA |
| Coordinates | 29.95806, -90.06252 · 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 74000934. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.