Carondelet Street
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Carondelet Street is a famous street in New Orleans. It is one-way eastbound. It starts at Robert Street in the Garden District and continues to Josephine Street. One must turn left at this point, and then right. Then, Carondelet Street continues. Carondelet Street goes up to Canal Street
, and after passing Canal Street, changes into the famous Bourbon Street
. Bourbon Street goes up to Kerlerec Street just outside the French Quarter.
Named for Spanish colonial governor Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet
, in the 19th century the section of Carondelet Street near to Canal Street
was known as a center of the cotton
trade in New Orleans. Further uptown, Carondelet Street was the location for many of the city's Jewish institutions, including the historic synagogue Anshe Sfard
which is still located there.
The 3600 block of the street, in the Uptown New Orleans
district, has been described as "one of the most striking blocks in the city", with three landmark houses including the Bullitt-Longenecker House (also known as the "Swiss Villa"), which is listed
in the National Register of Historic Places
.
Canal Street
Canal Street may refer to:* Canal Street , England, UK* Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA* Canal Street , New York City, New York, USA...
, and after passing Canal Street, changes into the famous Bourbon Street
Bourbon Street
Bourbon Street is a famous and historic street that spans the length of the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. When founded in 1718, the city was originally centered around the French Quarter...
. Bourbon Street goes up to Kerlerec Street just outside the French Quarter.
Named for Spanish colonial governor Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet
Francisco Luis Hector de Carondelet
Francisco Luis Hector, barón de Carondelet was an administrator of Burgundian descent in the employ of the Spanish Empire. He was a Knight of Malta....
, in the 19th century the section of Carondelet Street near to Canal Street
Canal Street
Canal Street may refer to:* Canal Street , England, UK* Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA* Canal Street , New York City, New York, USA...
was known as a center of the cotton
Cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective capsule, around the seeds of cotton plants of the genus Gossypium. The fiber is almost pure cellulose. The botanical purpose of cotton fiber is to aid in seed dispersal....
trade in New Orleans. Further uptown, Carondelet Street was the location for many of the city's Jewish institutions, including the historic synagogue Anshe Sfard
Anshe Sfard
Anshe Sfard is a synagogue in the Garden District neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana.The congregation was founded by Hasidic Jews from Lithuania. The congregation today is Modern Orthodox. It is located in the historic building at 2230 Carondelet Street...
which is still located there.
The 3600 block of the street, in the Uptown New Orleans
Uptown New Orleans
Uptown is a section of New Orleans, Louisiana on the East Bank of the Mississippi River encompassing a number of neighborhoods between the French Quarter and the Jefferson Parish line. It remains an area of mixed residential and small commercial properties, with a wealth of 19th century architecture...
district, has been described as "one of the most striking blocks in the city", with three landmark houses including the Bullitt-Longenecker House (also known as the "Swiss Villa"), which is listed
National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States...
in the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
.