Downtown New Iberia Commercial Historic District
Downtown New Iberia Commercial Historic District is a historic district in downtown New Iberia, Louisiana, located along Main Street and St. Peter Street, from Jefferson Street to Weeks Street.
Downtown New Iberia Commercial Historic District | |
 Pascal Building and Leblanc & Broussard Ford Dealership on East Main Street | |
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| Location | Roughly bounded by Fulton Street, Burke Street, Weeks Street, St. Peter Street and Jefferson Street, New Iberia, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°00′23″N 91°49′10″W |
| Area | 68.87 acres (27.87 ha) |
| NRHP reference No. | 100001710[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 13, 2017 |
The 68.87 acres (27.87 ha) area comprises a total of 121 buildings, of which 73 are considered contributing properties, and 9 are also listed on the National Register of Historic Places as individual properties or as part of East Main Street Historic District. Building dates vary from 1870 to 1967 and represent relevant structures related to commerce and entertainment/recreation.[2]
Despite being located inside the district area, the individually listed The Magnolias is not part of Downtown New Iberia Commercial Historic District, as the building is not commerce related. The house is therefore considered a non-contributing property.[2]
The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 13, 2017.[1]
Pascal Building at 223 East Main Street
Evangeline Theater at 129 East Main Street
John R. Taylor Drugstore at 145 West Main Street
Wormser's Department Store at 112-116 East Main Street
First United Methodist Church at 119 Jefferson Street
Contributing properties
The historical district contains a total of 73 contributing properties, built between 1870 and 1967:
- NEW IBERIA (steamboat) shipwreck, Address restricted[3]. Also individually listed.
Main Street
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Weeks Street and Julia Street
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St. Peter Street and Jefferson Street
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Iberia Street, Burke Street and Bridge Street
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Church Alley
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See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Iberia Parish, Louisiana
- East Main Street Historic District
- Pascal Building
- Evangeline Theater
- John R. Taylor Drugstore
- People's National Bank
- Wormser's Department Store
- First United Methodist Church
- NEW IBERIA (steamboat) shipwreck
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "Downtown New Iberia Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 25, 2018. with 63 photos and two maps
- Federal and state laws and practices restrict general public access to information regarding the specific location of this resource. In some cases, this is to protect archeological sites from vandalism, while in other cases it is restricted at the request of the owner. See: Knoerl, John; Miller, Diane; Shrimpton, Rebecca H. (1990), Guidelines for Restricting Information about Historic and Prehistoric Resources, National Register Bulletin, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, OCLC 20706997.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent parish or parishes | |
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