Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
United States historic place in New Orleans, Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 1970, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a historic structure at the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Most likely built as a house in the 1770s during the Spanish colonial period, it is one of the oldest surviving structures in New Orleans.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 941 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA |
| County | Orleans County |
| Listed | Apr 15, 1970 |
| Reference number | 70000255 |
| Type of place | building |
| Style | Baroque |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, National Register of Historic Places contributing property |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 941 Bourbon St., New Orleans, LA |
| Coordinates | 29.96107, -90.06363 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Orleans County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 70000255. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.