Garden District | |
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 Streetcar on St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District with Mardi Gras beads on a tree in the foreground | |
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| Coordinates: 29°55′40″N 90°05′05″W / 29.92778°N 90.08472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Louisiana |
| City | New Orleans |
| Planning District | District 2, Central City/Garden District |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| • Land | 0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,179 |
| • Density | 5,600/sq mi (2,200/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 504 |
The Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St. Charles Avenue to the north, 1st Street to the east, Magazine Street to the south, and Toledano Street to the west. The National Historic Landmark district extends a little farther.[1]
The area was originally developed between 1832 and 1900 and is considered one of the best-preserved collections of historic mansions in the Southern United States. The 19th-century origins of the Garden District illustrate wealthy newcomers building opulent structures based upon the prosperity of New Orleans in that era.