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New Orleans Garden District
Garden District, this green and charming part of New Orleans, runs from Magazine Street to St. Charles Avenue and from Jackson Avenue to Louisiana Avenue.
This area was a large sugar plantation in the past. After the sale of Louisiana to the United States, Americans rushed to New Orleans in pursuit of business ventures. The French Quarter remained the place where old New Orleans families of French heritage lived, so the newcomers set up their own encampment upriver. It was annexed to New Orleans in 1852, and today we know it as the Garden District, a National Historic Landmark.
Most of the families here planted large, lush gardens next to their homes, so the name "Garden District" appeared. The gardens of magnolia, palms and oaks adorn the modern New Orleans Garden District as well.
Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the Garden District of New Orleans offers a great variety of architectural designs such as Antebellum, Greek Revival, Italianate, and Victorian. It possesses the city's finest architecture. Graceful balconies, wrought iron, and Doric, Ionic and Corinthian columns adorn the Garden District's stunning mansions.
New Orleans Garden District developed mainly between 1840 and 1900. Its well-preserved mansions and townhouses represent one of the finest collections of historic manors in the South.
Garden District Attractions
Lafayette Cemetery is located in the center of New Orleans Garden District. Designated a city burial site in 1833, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is placed on the National Register of Historic Places by virtue of its significant history, location, and architectural importance. The cemetery is an outdoor museum which chronicles the neighborhood's fascinating history. Lafayette Cemetery has been seen in many movies, including Anne Rice's Interview With A Vampire. The cemetery is also featured in many of Anne Rice's books.