Carville Historic District | |
 The 1859 Indian Camp Plantation House | |
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| 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]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Carville Historic District / Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center / Public Health Service hospital #66" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 28, 2017. with four photos and two maps Archived 2017-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ William D. Reeves, Sally K. Reeves (July 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Carville Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved June 19, 2018. With 28 photos from 1992.
- ^ Sternberg, Mary Ann (January 14, 2005). "Flood of memories fills museums on River Road". Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on November 3, 2006.