3rd between roughly Main St. and N. Blvd; 210-240 Laurel & 301-355 N. Blvd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana. County/parish: East Baton Rouge.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 10, 2009. NRIS 09000899.
26 contributing buildings.
Downtown Baton Rouge Historic District is a historic district in downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States, located along 3rd Street, from Main Street to North Boulevard.
The district comprises a total of 43 commercial buildings ranging in dates from c.1860 to mid-1950s. Third street was downtown Baton Rouge main commercial avenue during historic period. Of the 32 contributing properties, six are also individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Despite being located inside the district area, the individually listed Belisle Building is not part of Downtown Baton Rouge Historic District, as its non-historic elements are evaluated as predominant. The building is therefore considered a non-contributing property.
The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 10, 2009.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73973515