East Main Street Historic District (New Iberia, Louisiana)
East Main Street Historic District is a historic district in downtown New Iberia, Louisiana, located along East Main Street from Weeks Street to Philip Street.
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Location | East Main Street, Lee Street, Ann Street and Philip Street, New Iberia, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 30°00′06″N 91°48′40″W |
Area | 30 acres (12 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 83000507[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 28, 1983 |
The 30-acre (12 ha) area comprises a total of 71 buildings, of which 57 are considered contributing properties, and 4 are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places as individual properties or contributing properties of Downtown New Iberia Commercial Historic District, one of them (Shadows-on-the-Teche) is also a National Historic Landmark. Building dates vary from 1834 to 1933 and represent the most relevant structures of New Iberia's main residential rue in historic period.[2][3]
The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1983.[1]
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Contributing properties
The historical district contains a total of 57 contributing properties, built between 1834 and 1933:
- Temple Gates of Prayer (Synagogue), 109 South Weeks Street, 30°00′14″N 91°49′01″W, built c.1903. Also listed in Downtown New Iberia Commercial Historic District.
- Old Post Office, 300 East Main Street, 30°00′15″N 91°49′00″W, built c.1903. Also listed in Downtown New Iberia Commercial Historic District.
- Shadows-on-the-Teche, 317 East Main Street, 30°00′16″N 91°48′56″W, built 1834. Also individually listed as a National Historic Landmark.
- House at 314 East Main Street, 30°00′14″N 91°48′58″W, built c.1900.
- First Federal Savings & Loan, 320 East Main Street, 30°00′13″N 91°48′57″W, built 1902.
- House at 333 East Main Street, 30°00′15″N 91°48′54″W, built c.1900.
- House at 405 East Main Street, 30°00′14″N 91°48′54″W, built 1890s.
- House at 412 East Main Street, 30°00′11″N 91°48′55″W, built c.1880.
- House at 417 East Main Street, 30°00′13″N 91°48′52″W, built 1890s.
- House at 424 East Main Street, 30°00′10″N 91°48′53″W, built 1920s.
- House at 425 East Main Street, 30°00′12″N 91°48′51″W, built 1890s.
- House at 438 East Main Street, 30°00′10″N 91°48′52″W, built 1920s.
- House at 442 East Main Street, 30°00′10″N 91°48′51″W, built 1890s.
- House at 446 East Main Street, 30°00′09″N 91°48′51″W, built 1920s.
- House at 504 East Main Street, 30°00′07″N 91°48′47″W, built c.1910.
- House at 511 East Main Street, 30°00′09″N 91°48′45″W, built c.1930.
- House at 512 East Main Street, 30°00′07″N 91°48′46″W, built c.1920.
- House at 520 East Main Street, 30°00′07″N 91°48′45″W, built c.1930.
- House at 534 East Main Street, 30°00′06″N 91°48′43″W, built c.1880.
- House at 541 East Main Street, 30°00′08″N 91°48′41″W, built c.1930.
- House at 544 East Main Street, 30°00′05″N 91°48′42″W, built c.1880.
- House at 604 East Main Street, 30°00′04″N 91°48′41″W, built c.1890.
- House at 608 East Main Street, 30°00′04″N 91°48′40″W, built c.1890.
- House at 616 East Main Street, 30°00′04″N 91°48′39″W, built c.1900.
- Steamboat House, 623 East Main Street, 30°00′05″N 91°48′37″W, built 1882. Also known as Cyr House and individually listed.
- House at 624 East Main Street, 30°00′04″N 91°48′38″W, built c.1890.
- House at 625 East Main Street, 30°00′05″N 91°48′36″W, built 1920s.
- House at 630 East Main Street, 30°00′03″N 91°48′37″W, built c.1925.
- House at 640 East Main Street, 30°00′02″N 91°48′37″W, built c.1900.
- House at 647 East Main Street, 30°00′04″N 91°48′34″W, built 1920s.
- House at 651 East Main Street, 30°00′03″N 91°48′34″W, built c.1890.
- House at 656 East Main Street, 30°00′01″N 91°48′35″W, built c.1890.
- House at 664 East Main Street, 30°00′00″N 91°48′34″W, built c.1850.
- House at 667 East Main Street, 30°00′02″N 91°48′32″W, built 1920s.
- House at 701 East Main Street, 30°00′02″N 91°48′30″W, built 1920s.
- House at 705 East Main Street, 30°00′02″N 91°48′30″W, built 1920s.
- House at 707 East Main Street, 30°00′01″N 91°48′29″W, built 1920s.
- House at 712 East Main Street, 29°59′59″N 91°48′30″W, built c.1900.
- House at 715 East Main Street, 30°00′01″N 91°48′28″W, built 1920s.
- House at 718 East Main Street, 29°59′59″N 91°48′30″W, built c.1900.
- House at 724 East Main Street, 29°59′58″N 91°48′28″W, built c.1880.
- House at 727 East Main Street, 30°00′00″N 91°48′27″W, built c.1930.
- House at 729 East Main Street, 30°00′00″N 91°48′26″W, built c.1890.
- House at 775 East Main Street, 29°59′59″N 91°48′25″W, built c.1890.
- House at 812 East Main Street, 29°59′57″N 91°48′26″W, built c.1910.
- House at 815 East Main Street, 29°59′59″N 91°48′24″W, built 1920s.
- House at 826 East Main Street, 29°59′59″N 91°48′24″W, built 1920s.
- House at 829 East Main Street, 29°59′57″N 91°48′23″W, built c.1890.
- House at 830 East Main Street, 29°59′56″N 91°48′24″W, built c.1890.
- House at 200 Philip Street, 29°59′59″N 91°48′22″W, built c.1900.
- House at 202 Philip Street, 29°59′59″N 91°48′21″W, built 1902.
- House at 206 Philip Street, 30°00′00″N 91°48′20″W, built 1920s.
- House at 119 Lee Street, 29°59′57″N 91°48′28″W, built c.1890.
- House at 120 Lee Street, 29°59′58″N 91°48′29″W, built c.1920.
- House at 122 Lee Street, 29°59′57″N 91°48′30″W, built c.1920.
- House at 127 Ann Street, 29°59′58″N 91°48′34″W, built c.1890.
- House at 129 Ann Street, 29°59′58″N 91°48′34″W, built c.1890.
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "East Main Street Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 28, 2018. with five photos and two maps
- National Register Staff (April 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: East Main Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 28, 2018. With 91 photos from 1982.