Congo Square

Jct. of Rampart and St. Peter Sts., New Orleans, Louisiana. County/parish: Orleans.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places January 28, 1993. NRIS 92001763.

1 contributing site.

From Wikipedia:

Congo Square

Congo Square (French: Place Congo) is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter. The square is famous for its influence on the history of African American music, especially jazz.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/73974318

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