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Suburb Gracie, North, North Seventeenth, North Thirteenth & Fuqua Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Suburb Gracie, North, North Seventeenth, North Thirteenth & Fuqua Stre...

Significance: Since the early 1900s, the Whitaker Family has owned and rented shotgun houses to black families, who refer to the area as "The Lakes." William C. Whitaker started buying property in a localized ... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

Significance: Situated adjacent to the Mississippi River, the United States Barracks were a significant military post from the 1820s to the 1870s, during which time numerous military and political figures eithe... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Paris...

Significance: The Knox Cottage is one of the few remaining Creole style cottages in Baton Rouge. This cottage type was quite prevalent in Louisiana vernacular architecture. Unprocessed Field note material exi... More

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Paris...

Significance: The Knox Cottage is one of the few remaining Creole style cottages in Baton Rouge. This cottage type was quite prevalent in Louisiana vernacular architecture. Unprocessed Field note material exi... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge...

Significance: The Grand Theater stands out as the only remaining black theater in the Baton Rouge area. Dating from the early 1890s, the Grand operated as a "Negro opera house and dance hall," and later as a m... More

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Paris...

Significance: The Knox Cottage is one of the few remaining Creole style cottages in Baton Rouge. This cottage type was quite prevalent in Louisiana vernacular architecture. Unprocessed Field note material exi... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

Significance: Situated adjacent to the Mississippi River, the United States Barracks were a significant military post from the 1820s to the 1870s, during which time numerous military and political figures eithe... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

Significance: Situated adjacent to the Mississippi River, the United States Barracks were a significant military post from the 1820s to the 1870s, during which time numerous military and political figures eithe... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge...

Significance: The Grand Theater stands out as the only remaining black theater in the Baton Rouge area. Dating from the early 1890s, the Grand operated as a "Negro opera house and dance hall," and later as a m... More

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Paris...

Significance: The Knox Cottage is one of the few remaining Creole style cottages in Baton Rouge. This cottage type was quite prevalent in Louisiana vernacular architecture. Unprocessed Field note material exi... More

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Paris...

Significance: The Knox Cottage is one of the few remaining Creole style cottages in Baton Rouge. This cottage type was quite prevalent in Louisiana vernacular architecture. Unprocessed Field note material exi... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

Significance: Situated adjacent to the Mississippi River, the United States Barracks were a significant military post from the 1820s to the 1870s, during which time numerous military and political figures eithe... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

Significance: Situated adjacent to the Mississippi River, the United States Barracks were a significant military post from the 1820s to the 1870s, during which time numerous military and political figures eithe... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

Significance: Situated adjacent to the Mississippi River, the United States Barracks were a significant military post from the 1820s to the 1870s, during which time numerous military and political figures eithe... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Paris...

Significance: The Knox Cottage is one of the few remaining Creole style cottages in Baton Rouge. This cottage type was quite prevalent in Louisiana vernacular architecture. Unprocessed Field note material exi... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

Significance: Situated adjacent to the Mississippi River, the United States Barracks were a significant military post from the 1820s to the 1870s, during which time numerous military and political figures eithe... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

Significance: Situated adjacent to the Mississippi River, the United States Barracks were a significant military post from the 1820s to the 1870s, during which time numerous military and political figures eithe... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge...

Significance: The Grand Theater stands out as the only remaining black theater in the Baton Rouge area. Dating from the early 1890s, the Grand operated as a "Negro opera house and dance hall," and later as a m... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Suburb Gracie, North, North Seventeenth, North Thirteenth & Fuqua Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Suburb Gracie, North, North Seventeenth, North Thirteenth & Fuqua Stre...

Significance: Since the early 1900s, the Whitaker Family has owned and rented shotgun houses to black families, who refer to the area as "The Lakes." William C. Whitaker started buying property in a localized ... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge...

Significance: The Grand Theater stands out as the only remaining black theater in the Baton Rouge area. Dating from the early 1890s, the Grand operated as a "Negro opera house and dance hall," and later as a m... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Suburb Gracie, North, North Seventeenth, North Thirteenth & Fuqua Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Suburb Gracie, North, North Seventeenth, North Thirteenth & Fuqua Stre...

Significance: Since the early 1900s, the Whitaker Family has owned and rented shotgun houses to black families, who refer to the area as "The Lakes." William C. Whitaker started buying property in a localized ... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

Significance: Situated adjacent to the Mississippi River, the United States Barracks were a significant military post from the 1820s to the 1870s, during which time numerous military and political figures eithe... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

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