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Alexandria Garden District

Alexandria Garden District
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Alexandria Garden District is located in Louisiana
Alexandria Garden District
Alexandria Garden District is located in the US
Alexandria Garden District
Alexandria Garden District (the US)
Location Roughly bounded Marye St., Bolton Ave., White St., and Bayou Hynson, Alexandria, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°17′59″N 92°27′32″W / 31.29972°N 92.45889°W / 31.29972; -92.45889Coordinates: 31°17′59″N 92°27′32″W / 31.29972°N 92.45889°W / 31.29972; -92.45889
Area 105 acres (42 ha)
Architectural style Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival, et al.
NRHP reference # 01000336
Added to NRHP April 09, 2001

Alexandria Garden District is located in Alexandria, Louisiana. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 9, 2001. Boundaries of the district are approximately described as Marye Street, Bolton Avenue, White Street, and Hynson Bayou. Only 15 percent of the 293 buildings included in the district are classified as non-contributing, a low rate among National Register Historic Districts in Louisiana.

Bolton High School falls within the district. Many city leaders of the 1940s through the 1970s resided in the Garden District.



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