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Jackson Square
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★ National Historic Landmark

Jackson Square

Also known as Place d'Armes

New Orleans’s first place on the National RegisterListed Oct 15, 1966; only 0 of Louisiana’s 1,502 listings are older
Listed 1966New Orleans
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About Jackson Square

Jackson Square, at Bounded by Decatur, St. Peter, St. Ann, and Chartres Sts., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 15, 1966: the first place in New Orleans to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on Oct 9, 1960, one of 57 in Louisiana. Only 0 of Louisiana’s 1,502 listings are older. The Register lists it for its military and politics, at the national level. The listing covers 3 acres. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric park in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 120 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1721 to today

  1. 1721Built
  2. 1960Named a National Historic Landmark
  3. 1966Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  4. 2026On the Register for 60 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

Bounded by Decatur, St. Peter, St. Ann, and Chartres Sts., New Orleans · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Jackson SquareStart here
  2. 2The CabildoBuilt 1795 · next door
  3. 3The PresbytereSpanish Colonial · next door
  4. 4Pontalba BuildingsBuilding · next door
  5. 5Madame John's LegacyFrench Colonial · 0.1 mi on
Around it

24 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

StTECUMSEH (towboat)Towboat0.2 mi★Louisiana State Bank BuildingBuilding0.2 mi★Nicholas Girod HouseFrench Colonial0.2 miBMerieult HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBFrench Market-Old Vegetable MarketBuilding0.2 mi★Vieux Carré Historic District (Additional Documentation)District0.2 miBBank of LouisianaBuilding0.3 mi★Hermann-Grima HouseGeorgian0.3 mi★Old Ursuline ConventFrench Colonial · Built 17340.3 miBLeCarpentier-Beauregard-Keyes HousePalladian0.3 mi★Lafitte's Blacksmith ShopBuilding0.3 mi★Gallier HouseGreek Revival0.3 miDNew Orleans Lower Central Business District (Boundary Increase)Greek Revival0.4 mi★U.S. CustomhouseEgyptianesque0.4 miSCongo SquareSite0.4 mi★U.S. Mint, New Orleans BranchGreek Revival0.4 miBJean Louis Rabassa HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBNew Orleans Jazz National Historical ParkBuilt 19940.5 mi
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BMacheca BuildingChicago Style0.5 miDIberville Public Housing Development Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miDSt. Louis Cemetery No. 1Romantic Revival0.5 miBSouthern Railway Freight OfficeModernistic · Built 19040.5 miBPerseverance HallGreek Revival0.5 miBMédard Nelson Home and SchoolBuilding0.5 mi
More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

The CabildoBuilt 1795 · 0 mi away · 1960
The Presbytere0.1 mi away · 1970
Madame John's Legacy0.1 mi away · 1977
Louisiana State Bank Building0.2 mi away · 1983

Memories of Jackson Square

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Questions about Jackson Square

Is Jackson Square on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 15, 1966 (Register number 66000375).

Is Jackson Square a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since Oct 9, 1960. Louisiana has 57 National Historic Landmarks, 26 of them in New Orleans.

Can you visit Jackson Square?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Jackson Square?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 120 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 73972874 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.