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[Ironclad USS Essex at Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

[Ironclad USS Essex at Baton Rouge, Louisiana]

Probably photographed by McPherson & Oliver. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2012; (DLC/PP-2012:127). Purchased from: The Historical Shop, Metairie, La., 2012. Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War... More

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sixth floor, to porch

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sixth floor, to porch

Picryl description: Public domain image of a modernist architecture building, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Gate detail

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Gate detail

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Escaped slave Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," showing his scarred back at a medical examination, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Escaped slave Gordon, also known as "Whipped Peter," showing his scarr...

Printed on verso: "From life, taken at Baton Rouge, La., April 2d, 1863." On verso: Facsimile of original medical report to Colonel L.B. Marsh from J.W. Mercer, assistant surgeon with the 47th Massachusetts Vo... More

Magnolia Mound, Pigeonnier, 2161 Nicholson Drive (moved from Sunshine, LA), Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Magnolia Mound, Pigeonnier, 2161 Nicholson Drive (moved from Sunshine,...

1996 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: Magnolia Mound plantation is a completely restored house and grounds, operated by the Baton Rouge Recreation Commission and the Foundation for a Historical Lo... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Grand Theatre, 133 South Twelfth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge...

Significance: The Grand Theater stands out as the only remaining black theater in the Baton Rouge area. Dating from the early 1890s, the Grand operated as a "Negro opera house and dance hall," and later as a m... More

Suburb Gracie, 855-865 Frisco Street (House), Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Suburb Gracie, 855-865 Frisco Street (House), Baton Rouge, East Baton ...

Survey number: HABS LA-1138-B Building/structure dates: 19q1 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1966 Subsequent Work

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Knox Cottage, 1029 America Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Paris...

Significance: The Knox Cottage is one of the few remaining Creole style cottages in Baton Rouge. This cottage type was quite prevalent in Louisiana vernacular architecture. Unprocessed Field note material exi... More

Cinclare Sugar Mill, Carriage House, State Highway 1, Brusly, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Cinclare Sugar Mill, Carriage House, State Highway 1, Brusly, West Bat...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

[Gun battery at Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge, La.

[Gun battery at Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPherson & ...

Photograph shows a cannon on the ground by a wall of sandbags and a row of barrels. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV50 ;Port Hudson. "XXXVI-5" written... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

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 eithe... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

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 eithe... More

Blum House, 630 Louisiana Avenue, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Blum House, 630 Louisiana Avenue, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Tessier Building, 342,346,348 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Tessier Building, 342,346,348 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, East Bato...

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Audubon Sugar School, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Audubon Sugar School, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rou...

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Louisiana State University, Livestock Judging Pavilion, Louisiana State University, Tower Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State University, Livestock Judging Pavilion, Louisiana Stat...

1989 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The LSU Livestock Judging Pavilion was constructed in 1923 at a cost of $62,000. It was one of the first group of 21 buildings built on the campus, all... More

Louisiana State University, Livestock Judging Pavilion, Louisiana State University, Tower Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State University, Livestock Judging Pavilion, Louisiana Stat...

1989 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The LSU Livestock Judging Pavilion was constructed in 1923 at a cost of $62,000. It was one of the first group of 21 buildings built on the campus, all... More

[Cannon mounted in the camp of Duryea's and Bainbridge's Batteries, 15th Arkansas Confederate Infantry, Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge, La.

[Cannon mounted in the camp of Duryea's and Bainbridge's Batteries, 15...

Title devised by Library staff from caption information on back and Miller, v. 2, pg. 217. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV50 ;Port Hudson. "XXYUI-11" ... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Port Hudson National Cemetery, 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Port Hudson National Cemetery, 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, East B...

Survey number: HALS LA-3 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000591

Baton Rouge National Cemetery, 220 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Baton Rouge National Cemetery, 220 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge, Eas...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Baton Rouge National Cemetery, 220 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Baton Rouge National Cemetery, 220 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge, Eas...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Gun-boats at Baton Rouge, La., March 1863

Gun-boats at Baton Rouge, La., March 1863

Stereograph showing sailors and soldiers resting on shore with carts and supplies in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In the distance, ships rest in the harbor. Title from handwritten on verso. Alternate title from Mil... More

Magnolia Mound, 2161 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Magnolia Mound, 2161 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Magnolia Mound is one of the few extant examples of a late eighteenth century settler's house and one of the earliest surviving structures in the Baton Rouge vicinity. Built in the late 1790s on ... More

Magnolia Mound, 2161 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Magnolia Mound, 2161 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Magnolia Mound is one of the few extant examples of a late eighteenth century settler's house and one of the earliest surviving structures in the Baton Rouge vicinity. Built in the late 1790s on ... More

Transatlantic sketches--the Mississippi River

Transatlantic sketches--the Mississippi River

Wood engravings showing three views of the Mississippi River, captioned: 1. Down the lower Mississippi--from the Baton Rouge; 2. Voyageurs ascending the lower Mississippi; 3. Woodchopper's hut, lower Mississippi.

The capitol at Baton Rouge - Victorian era public domain image

The capitol at Baton Rouge - Victorian era public domain image

Picryl description: Public domain image of a victorian era building, victorian house, 19th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Map of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana /

Map of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana /

Shows names of some residents. "Copyright 1895 by A. Kaiser & J.A. Swensson." Copy imperfect: Mounted on cloth back and folded in half. Annotated red and black ink. "Large Roman figures indicate Ward Numbers, a... More

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Main floor waiting room

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Main floor waiting room

Public domain photograph of living room, apartment, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sharp view to front

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sharp view to front

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Barracks, Building B, Riverside Mall at Spanish Town Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Building B, Riverside Mall at Spanish Town Road, Baton ...

2000 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: The Pentagon Barracks were built between the years 1819 and 1823 by the United States Army to provide quarters for officers and soldiers stationed at wh... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Laurel Street Station, 1801 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Laurel Street Station, 1801 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rou...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The levee at Baton Rouge - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

The levee at Baton Rouge - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain reproduction of a steamship, steamer, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

[Dismounted cannon and ruins, Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge, La.

[Dismounted cannon and ruins, Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed b...

Photograph shows a cannon lying on the base of a small hill. Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV50 ;Port Hudson. "XXXVI-10" written in pencil on back of ... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Planter's Cabin, 7815 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Par...

Significance: This building, known locally as the "planter's cabin," is one of the few surviving examples of an indigenous type of Louisiana architecture in the Parish of East Baton Rouge. With cypress and bou... More

Tessier Building, 342,346,348 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Tessier Building, 342,346,348 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, East Bato...

Public domain photograph of theater building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Audubon Sugar School, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Audubon Sugar School, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rou...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Port Hudson National Cemetery, 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Port Hudson National Cemetery, 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, East B...

Survey number: HALS LA-3 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000591

Port Hudson National Cemetery, 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Port Hudson National Cemetery, 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, East B...

Survey number: HALS LA-3 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000591

Baton Rouge National Cemetery, 220 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Baton Rouge National Cemetery, 220 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge, Eas...

Picryl description: Public domain vintage artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Baton Rouge National Cemetery, 220 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Baton Rouge National Cemetery, 220 North 19th Street, Baton Rouge, Eas...

Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, coffin, grave, funeral, burial, monument, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Magnolia Mound, 2161 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Magnolia Mound, 2161 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Magnolia Mound is one of the few extant examples of a late eighteenth century settler's house and one of the earliest surviving structures in the Baton Rouge vicinity. Built in the late 1790s on ... More

Magnolia Mound, 2161 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Magnolia Mound, 2161 Nicholson Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Magnolia Mound is one of the few extant examples of a late eighteenth century settler's house and one of the earliest surviving structures in the Baton Rouge vicinity. Built in the late 1790s on ... More

Cutting sugar cane in Louisiana

Cutting sugar cane in Louisiana

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of farming, farmer, agriculture, 20th-century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

A Slap at Huey? Fred. C. Parker, alleged life threatener of Sen. Huey Long, as he appeared at his post of duty in the House office building where, as a patronage progidy of Rep. Jared Y. Sanders, Jr., of La., he works as a member of the Capitol police force. Parker, a resident of Baton Rouge, La., denies that he threatened the Senator's life. He has been on the payroll since Feb. 5. 2/8/35

A Slap at Huey? Fred. C. Parker, alleged life threatener of Sen. Huey ...

A black and white photo of a man sitting in a chair. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Courtroom entrance. Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Courtroom entrance. Federal Building & U.S. Courthouse in Baton Rouge,...

Photographed as part of an assignment for the General Services Administration. Title, date and keywords from information provided by the photographer. Built in 1933 by Architect Moise Goldstein in Neoclassicism... More

Saint James Episcopal Church, 208 North Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Saint James Episcopal Church, 208 North Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, Ea...

Public domain photograph of church building, Christianity, religious architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Barracks, Building B, Riverside Mall at Spanish Town Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Building B, Riverside Mall at Spanish Town Road, Baton ...

2000 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: The Pentagon Barracks were built between the years 1819 and 1823 by the United States Army to provide quarters for officers and soldiers stationed at wh... More

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Post Office, 355 North Boulevard, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Significance: The Post Office is an outstanding local example of eclectic architecture, with the Italian Renaissance influence evident in the light Florentine arches, window hoods and colonettes. In addition, ... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Columbia Theatre, 215 Riverside Mall, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Originally called the Columbia, this theater, built in 1920, was hailed at its opening as the "most complete temple for silent drama to be found in the Southern States." Walter E. Stephens, of th... More

Laurel Street Station, 1801 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Laurel Street Station, 1801 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rou...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[View from defensive works at Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge, La.

[View from defensive works at Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed b...

Gladstone's ownership logo appears on the back. Gladstone's inventory number and notes: CDV50 ;Port Hudson. "XXXVI-5" written in pencil on back of the mount. Purchase; William A. Gladstone; 1995; (DLC/PP-1995:113.33)

Cinclare Sugar Mill, Carriage House, State Highway 1, Brusly, West Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Cinclare Sugar Mill, Carriage House, State Highway 1, Brusly, West Bat...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, architectural drawing, building plan, or design, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

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 eithe... More

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

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 eithe... More

Blum House, 630 Louisiana Avenue, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Blum House, 630 Louisiana Avenue, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Public domain photograph - historical image of Louisiana, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blum House, 630 Louisiana Avenue, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Blum House, 630 Louisiana Avenue, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a residential home interior, living room, fireplace, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Audubon Sugar School, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Audubon Sugar School, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rou...

Public domain scan of architectural drawing, architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Audubon Sugar School, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Audubon Sugar School, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rou...

Public domain scan of an architecture diagram, plan, or drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State Prison Store, 703 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, East Bat...

Significance: The Prison Store is the only remaining building of the state penitentiary complex, located in Baton Rouge from the late 1830s to the early 1900s. Survey number: HABS LA-1140 Building/structure d... More

Louisiana State University, Livestock Judging Pavilion, Louisiana State University, Tower Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State University, Livestock Judging Pavilion, Louisiana Stat...

1989 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The LSU Livestock Judging Pavilion was constructed in 1923 at a cost of $62,000. It was one of the first group of 21 buildings built on the campus, all... More

Louisiana State University, Livestock Judging Pavilion, Louisiana State University, Tower Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisiana State University, Livestock Judging Pavilion, Louisiana Stat...

1989 Charles E. Peterson Prize, First Place Significance: The LSU Livestock Judging Pavilion was constructed in 1923 at a cost of $62,000. It was one of the first group of 21 buildings built on the campus, all... More

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Santa Maria Plantation, Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Pa...

Significance: Santa Maria, a raised, columned cottage, is a fine example of the vernacular plantation house. Survey number: HABS LA-1137 Building/structure dates: after 1870 Initial Construction Building/str... More

Port Hudson National Cemetery, 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Port Hudson National Cemetery, 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, East B...

Survey number: HALS LA-3 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000591

Port Hudson National Cemetery, 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Port Hudson National Cemetery, 20978 Port Hickey Road, Zachary, East B...

Survey number: HALS LA-3 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 99000591

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Louisana State Capitol, North Boulevard, Saint Philip, America & Front...

Significance: The Old Louisiana State Capitol is a sham castle, belonging to the early picturesque, or romantic, phase of the Gothic Revival. It represents the castle type, which rarely occurred in the America... More

In the National Cemetery at Baton Rouge.

In the National Cemetery at Baton Rouge.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a park, trees, outdoors, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

The Levee, Baton Rouge, La. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

The Levee, Baton Rouge, La. - Public domain image. Dry plate negative.

Picryl description: Public domain image related to an industrial revolution, industry history, factory building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Louisiana State capitol, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Memorial Hall, general view from east

Louisiana State capitol, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Memorial Hall, genera...

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Exterior at night I

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Exterior at night I

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Conference room

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Conference room

Picryl description: Public domain image of an office, table, bureau, desk, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Voorhies' office I

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Mr. Voorhies' office I

Public domain photograph of midcentury American office architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Exterior at night II

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Exterior at night II

Picryl description: Public domain image of an office building, commercial building, 20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. General accounting office

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. General accounting office

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Lobby, to door

Esso Building, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Lobby, to door

Public domain photograph of hall, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Suburb Gracie, North, North Seventeenth, North Thirteenth & Fuqua Streets, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Suburb Gracie, North, North Seventeenth, North Thirteenth & Fuqua Stre...

Significance: Since the early 1900s, the Whitaker Family has owned and rented shotgun houses to black families, who refer to the area as "The Lakes." William C. Whitaker started buying property in a localized ... More

Saint James Episcopal Church, 208 North Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Saint James Episcopal Church, 208 North Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, Ea...

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

U.S. Barracks, Building A, Pentagon Barracks, Riverside Mall at Spanish Town Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Building A, Pentagon Barracks, Riverside Mall at Spanis...

2000 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Third Place Significance: The Pentagon Barracks were built between the years 1819 and 1823 by the United States Army to provide quarters for officers and soldiers stationed at wh... More

Suburb Gracie, 1660 Gracie Street (House), Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Suburb Gracie, 1660 Gracie Street (House), Baton Rouge, East Baton Rou...

Survey number: HABS LA-1138-D Building/structure dates: 19q1 Initial Construction Building/structure dates: 1966 Subsequent Work

Willow Grove Plantation, 11421 Perkins Road (changed from 18367 Perkins Road), Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Willow Grove Plantation, 11421 Perkins Road (changed from 18367 Perkin...

1993 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry Significance: The Willow Grove Plantation House (c. 1810-1820) is a brick and cypress timber framed raised Creole plantation house that contains rare Federal woodwork. The... More

[Distant view, probably Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPherson & Oliver, Baton Rouge, La.

[Distant view, probably Port Hudson, Louisiana] / photographed by McPh...

Photograph shows distant view of men on a hilly landscape, probably taken after the seige of Port Hudson, 1863.

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish Town, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

U.S. Barracks, Riverside Mall, Capitol Avenue, Front Street, Spanish T...

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 eithe... More

The Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 4th 1862

The Battle of Baton Rouge, La. Aug. 4th 1862

Currier & Ives : a catalogue raisonné / compiled by Gale Research. Detroit, MI : Gale Research, c1983, no. 0428

Blum House, 630 Louisiana Avenue, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Blum House, 630 Louisiana Avenue, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish...

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Tessier Building, 342,346,348 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Tessier Building, 342,346,348 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, East Bato...

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Audubon Sugar School, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA

Audubon Sugar School, South Stadium Drive, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rou...

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