U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA
Summary
Significance: Situated adjacent to the Mississippi River, the United States Barracks were a significant military post from the 1820s to the 1870s, during which time numerous military and political figures either visited or were stationed there. Arranged in pentagonal shape, the four barracks buildings feature two-story colonnades on two sides.
Survey number: HABS LA-1134
Building/structure dates: ca. 1824 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: ca. 1834 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1966 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 73000863
Tags
barracks
baton rouge la
riverside
mall
riverside mall
capitol
capitol avenue
front
front street
spanish town
baton rouge
parish
east baton rouge parish
timothy allanbrook
kenneth anderson
parish of east baton rouge baton rouge
james gadsden
william j graham
sibyl mccormac groff
historic american buildings survey
alison k hoagland
liz jandoli
david j kaminsky
robert d louton
george w steinrock
zachary taylor
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
historic american engineering record
historic american landscapes survey
mississippi river
louisiana
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1933 - 1970
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Gadsden, James
Taylor, Zachary
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
Baton Rouge (La.)
,
30.45828, -91.14032
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html