National Historic Landmark · New Orleans, Louisiana

Pontalba Buildings

A listed building in New Orleans, Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

Pontalba Buildings
Photo via Wikimedia Commons

The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address500 St. Ann St. and 500 St. Peter St., New Orleans, LA
CountyOrleans County
ListedMay 30, 1974
Reference number74000934
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources32 buildings
StandingYes

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

Street500 St. Ann St. and 500 St. Peter St.
Coordinates29.95806, -90.06252 · 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 74000934. Nothing here is transcribed by hand.