National Historic Landmark · botanical garden · New Orleans, Louisiana

Longue Vue House and Gardens

Historic house in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Added to the National Register in 1991, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1991Greek Revival architecture
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What it is

Wikipedia · Longue Vue House and Gardens

Longue Vue House and Gardens, also known as Longue Vue, is a historic house museum and associated gardens in the Lakewood neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address7 Bamboo Rd., New Orleans, LA
CountyOrleans County
ListedSep 20, 1991
Reference number91001419
Type of placebotanical garden
StyleGreek Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources12 buildings, 1 structures, 1 sites, 23 objects

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address7 Bamboo Rd., New Orleans, LA
Websitelonguevue.com ↗
Coordinates29.97701, -90.12317 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitNew Orleans Jazz National Historical Park · 3 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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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 91001419. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.