Oldest - Museum in Louisiana - New Orleans, LA
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N 29° 56.594 W 090° 04.274
15R E 782695 N 3316103
Dedicated January 8, 1891
Waymark Code: WMPJF4
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2015
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This building now serves as Louisiana's Civil War Museum.
A plaque at the entrance to the Museum reads:
"Confederate Memorial Hall
Louisiana's Oldest Museum
Dedicated January 8, 1891
Designed by Thomas Sully, Architect
to harmonize with the adjoining structure,
then the Howard Memorial Library. Built
as a repository for records, reports,
artifacts, and memorabilia of the Civil War
by Frank T. Howard and donated to
the Louisiana Historical Association
as a memorial to his father,
Charles T. Howard.
The remains of Jefferson Davis , first
President of the Confederacy, who
died in New Orleans, Lay in state
in Memorial Hall on May 29, 1893.
The Museum which is owned and
operated by the Louisiana Historical
Association (Founded April 11, 1889)
was placed on the National Register
of Historical Places June 11, 1975."
Type of documentation of superlative status: Historical plaque
Location of coordinates: entrance to Museum
Web Site: [Web Link]
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