New Orleans Cotton Exchange

New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building
New Orleans Cotton Exchange is located in East New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
New Orleans Cotton Exchange is located in Louisiana
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
New Orleans Cotton Exchange is located in the United States
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Location231 Carondelet Street,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Coordinates29°57′6.79″N 90°4′16.69″W / 29.9518861°N 90.0713028°W / 29.9518861; -90.0713028
Built1921
ArchitectFavrot & Livaudais Ltd.; Selden-Breck Construction Co.
Architectural styleChicago
Part ofNew Orleans Lower Central Business District (ID91000825)
NRHP reference No.77000675
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1977[1]
Designated NHLDecember 22, 1977[2]
Designated CPJune 24, 1991

The New Orleans Cotton Exchange was established in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1871 as a centralized forum for the trade of cotton. It operated in New Orleans until closing in 1964. Occupying several buildings over its history, its final location, the New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building, is now a National Historic Landmark.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 19, 2005. Retrieved January 30, 2008.