Carville Historic District | |
Location | 5445 Point Clair Road, Carville, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 30°11′52″N 91°07′37″W / 30.19785°N 91.12694°W |
Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
Built | 1859, 1939-1941 |
Architect | Neill P. Thompson; Henry Howard |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Italianate |
NRHP reference No. | 92001529[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 18, 1992 |
The Carville Historic District in Carville, Louisiana, is a 60-acre (24 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 1992.[1] It formerly served as a treatment facility for leprosy, and was called the National Leprosarium, Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center and Public Health Service Hospital No. 66.
In 1992, the district included 24 contributing buildings and two contributing structures, most built during 1939–1941 by architect/builder Neill P. Thompson.[2][3] It contains the National Hansen's Disease Museum, a historical museum about the facility.[4]