Alexandria Garden District
Alexandria Garden District is located in Louisiana
Alexandria Garden District
Alexandria Garden District is located in the United States
Alexandria Garden District
LocationRoughly bounded Marye St., Bolton Ave., White St., and Bayou Hynson, Alexandria, Louisiana
Coordinates31°17′59″N 92°27′32″W / 31.29972°N 92.45889°W / 31.29972; -92.45889
Area105 acres (42 ha)
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.01000336[1]
Added to NRHPApril 09, 2001

Alexandria Garden District is located in Alexandria, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 2001. Boundaries of the district are approximately described as Marye Street, Bolton Avenue, White Street, and Hynson Bayou. Only 15 percent of the 293 buildings included in the district are classified as non-contributing, a low rate among National Register Historic Districts in Louisiana.[2]

Bolton High School falls within the district. Many city leaders of the 1940s through the 1970s lived in the Garden District.

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ↑ Alexandria Garden District, LA National Register of Historic Places


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