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 Southern University Historic District - Baton Rouge, LA
N 30° 31.391 W 091° 11.838
15R E 672960 N 3378143
Located in the north Baton Rouge, Southern University was chartered in 1880, opened in 1881 and moved to the current location in Baton Rouge in 1914. 8 pictures in Gallery to view.
Waymark Code: WM86HW
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 02/07/2010
Views: 2
Located close to the Baton Rouge Metro Airport, Southern University is a Historically black college. The District consists of 7 buildings, 5 contributing buildings (of which there are only 4 left), one listed on the National Register of Historic Places and one non contributing. The coordinates are from the intersection of Netterville Dr. and Swan Ave., which is the address given for district. Southern is a fine campus very beautiful and a great place to visit. From the State of Louisiana Register page, located here, a brief statement is: Located in Baton Rouge, Southern University is one of the state’s two publicly funded African-
American colleges. Standing on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River on the far west side of the
campus, the university’s historic district consists of a few mostly early twentieth century buildings
encompassing approximately seven acres. Within the boundaries are seven buildings, six of which (86%)
are contributing elements. These include two classroom buildings, a machine shop, a combination
laundry/residence hall, an auditorium, and a galleried cottage now known as the Southern University
Archives Building. (Original names and name changes for the other buildings will be discussed in the
inventory below.) The Archives Building (listed on the National Register in 1981) is of frame construction
and was built c. 1870. The five 1920s structures are of brick.
Street address:
Netterville Dr. and Swan Ave.
Baton Rouge, LA USA
70813
County / Borough / Parish: East Baton Rouge
Year listed: 1999
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Education. Sub - College
Current function: Education. Sub - College
Privately owned?: no
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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