Alexandria Garden District

Alexandria Garden District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Location	Roughly bounded Marye St., Bolton Ave., White St., and Bayou Hynson, Alexandria, Louisiana
Coordinates	31°17′59″N 92°27′32″W
Area	105 acres (42 ha)
Architectural style	Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, et al.
NRHP reference No.	01000336[1]
Added to NRHP	April 09, 2001

Alexandria Garden District is located in Alexandria, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 2001. Boundaries of the district are approximately described as Marye Street, Bolton Avenue, White Street, and Hynson Bayou. 60 percent of the 293 buildings included in the district are classified as non-contributing, the highest rate among National Register Historic Districts in Louisiana.[2]

Bolton High School falls within the district. Many city leaders of the 1940s through the 1970s lived in the Garden District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Alexandria Garden District, LA National Register of Historic Places