Garden District, New Orleans

Garden District
Streetcar on St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District with Mardi Gras beads on a tree in the foreground
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 / 29.92778; -90.08472
CountryUnited States
StateLouisiana
CityNew Orleans
Planning DistrictDistrict 2, Central City/Garden District
Area
 • Total
0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2)
 • Land0.21 sq mi (0.5 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,179
 • Density5,600/sq mi (2,200/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code504

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.

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