Southern University Historic District is a historic district located on Southern University campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.
Southern University Historic District | |
 Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark statue in front of Administration Building on Leon Netterville Drive | |
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| Location | West of Leon Netterville Drive, on Southern University campus, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°31′23″N 91°11′52″W / 30.52318°N 91.19788°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000590[1] (original) 100005185 (increase) |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 20, 1999 |
| Boundary increase | April 16, 2020 |
When first listed, the 7-acre (2.8 ha) area comprised a total of 5 historic buildings, dating from c.1870 to 1928.[2][3]
The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1999,[1] with a boundary increase on April 16, 2020.[4]
Contributing properties
editThe historical district contains a total of 5 contributing properties, built between c.1870 and 1928:
- Laundry/Riverside Hall, 30°31′26″N 91°11′55″W / 30.52386°N 91.19854°W, built 1922 as a single story laundry. Some time in 1930s was enlarged and renamed Riverside Hall.
- Industrial Building for Girls, 30°31′26″N 91°11′53″W / 30.52396°N 91.19818°W, built 1920. Also known as the Home Economics Building and McNair Hall.
- Machine Shop, 30°31′27″N 91°11′52″W / 30.52405°N 91.19788°W, built 1921. No more existing.
- Industrial Building for Boys, 30°31′27″N 91°11′51″W / 30.52408°N 91.19743°W, built 1921. Building was enlarged in 1940s. Also known as the Mechanical Arts Building and the Industrial Arts Building.
- Martin L. Harvey Auditorium, 30°31′23″N 91°11′53″W / 30.52295°N 91.19803°W, built 1928. Now hosting the Southern University Museum of Art.
- Southern University Archives Building, 30°31′18″N 91°11′50″W / 30.52169°N 91.19719°W, built c.1870. Also individually listed.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Southern University Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 15, 2018. with 18 photos and three maps
- ^ National Register Staff (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Southern University Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 15, 2018. With 17 photos from 1999.
- ^ "Weekly listing". National Park Service.
