New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building | |
Location | 231 Carondelet Street, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 29°57′6.79″N 90°4′16.69″W / 29.9518861°N 90.0713028°W |
Built | 1921 |
Architect | Favrot & Livaudais Ltd.; Selden-Breck Construction Co. |
Architectural style | Chicago |
Part of | New Orleans Lower Central Business District (ID91000825) |
NRHP reference No. | 77000675 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | December 22, 1977[1] |
Designated NHL | December 22, 1977[2] |
Designated CP | June 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.