National Historic Landmark · New Orleans, Louisiana

Old Ursuline Convent

A listed building in New Orleans, Louisiana, built 1734 in the Neoclassical architecture style. Added to the National Register in 1966, and a National Historic Landmark.

Old Ursuline Convent
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1114 Chartres St., New Orleans, LA
CountyOrleans County
ListedOct 15, 1966
Reference number66000376
Built1734
ArchitectIgnace François Broutin
StyleNeoclassical architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources3 buildings

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

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

Where it is

Street1114 Chartres St.
Coordinates29.96057, -90.06077 · Directions ↗

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Why you would stay

Reference

Exists because it is true

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 66000376. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.