National Historic Landmark · New Orleans, Louisiana

U.s. Court of Appeals--Fifth Circuit

United States historic place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1974Renaissance Revival architecture
053107-5thCircuitCapdeville Street lakewards of Magazine Street, New Orleans Central Business District, January 2025CBD11Oct07FedCourtCraneCampCBD11Oct07PoydrasCampWisdomPostOfficeStPatTower
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 4 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building

The John Minor Wisdom United States Court of Appeals Building is a historic courthouse for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit located at 600 Camp Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 2015 it was designated a National Historic Landmark for its extensive role in adjudicating issues of the American Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s. John Minor Wisdom, for whom it is now named, was a judge on the Fifth Circuit during that period.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address600 Camp St., New Orleans, LA
CountyOrleans County
ListedFeb 15, 1974
Reference number74000937
Type of placebuilding
StyleRenaissance Revival architecture, Mediterranean Revival architecture
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address600 Camp St., New Orleans, LA
Coordinates29.94800, -90.07926 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitNew Orleans Jazz National Historical Park · 1 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Map

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Reference

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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 74000937. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.