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Parkview Historic District (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Coordinates: 29°58′40″N 90°5′33″W / 29.97778°N 90.09250°W / 29.97778; -90.09250
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Parkview Historic District
Parkview Historic District along North Carrollton Ave, August 2018
Parkview Historic District (New Orleans, Louisiana) is located in New Orleans
Parkview Historic District (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Parkview Historic District (New Orleans, Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
Parkview Historic District (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Parkview Historic District (New Orleans, Louisiana) is located in the United States
Parkview Historic District (New Orleans, Louisiana)
LocationRoughly bounded by City Park Ave., Bayou St. John, Orleans, Rocheblave, Lafitte and St. Louis, New Orleans, Louisiana
Coordinates29°58′40″N 90°5′33″W / 29.97778°N 90.09250°W / 29.97778; -90.09250
Area263 acres (106 ha)
Architectural styleBungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.95000675[1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1995
Parkview Historic District along North Carrollton Ave at night, August 2018

The Parkview Historic District in New Orleans, Louisiana is a 263-acre (106 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1995.[1]

The district included 1,349 buildings, 92 percent of which were deemed to be contributing buildings. It includes the General Laundry Building and the Jean Marie Saux Building which are separately listed on the NRHP.

It consists of:

  • Shotgun Houses (520 - 39%) of both single shotgun and double-shotgun architecture
  • Bungalow (132 - 10%)
  • Raised Basement (218 - 16%)
  • Two-story Single Houses (100 - 7%), some with a one- or two-story porch
  • Two-Story Double Houses (170 - 13%)
  • Commercial (110 - 8%)
  • Institutional (7 - 1/2 percent), almost all being school buildings
  • Other (92 - 7%).[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Parkview Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. with three photos and two maps[permanent dead link]