Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is a historic cemetery in the Garden District neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1833 and still in use today, the cemetery takes its name from its location in what was once the City of Lafayette, a suburb of New Orleans that was annexed by the larger metropolis in 1852.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
- Also known as: “Lafayette Cemetery Number 1”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Commander’s Palace and Touro Infirmary.
Commander’s Palace
Restaurant
Commander's Palace is a Louisiana Creole restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana. Commander’s Palace is situated 360 feet east of Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
Touro Infirmary
Hospital
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Touro Infirmary is a non-profit hospital located in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded by Judah Touro in 1852, it is a part of the LCMC Health System. Touro Infirmary is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
Anshe Sfard
Synagogue
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Anshe Sfard is a Modern Orthodox Jewish synagogue located at 2230 Carondelet Street in the Uptown neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. The synagogue building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 2, 2017. Anshe Sfard is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Lafayette Cemetery No. 1.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Garden District and Lower Garden District.
Garden District
Suburb
The Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St.
Lower Garden District
Quarter
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Lower Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St.
Central City
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Central City is a section of New Orleans to the west of the Central Business District and north from the downriver section of Uptown. Some locals also call it "the 3rd Ward", although legally that designation includes a wider area including much of the Central Business District.
Lafayette Cemetery No. 1
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: City of New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
29.92878° or 29° 55′ 44″ northLongitude
-90.08535° or 90° 5′ 7″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
76XFWWH7+GVOpenStreetMap ID
way 28328713OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryGeoNames ID
4330148Wikidata ID
Q58826198
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In Other Languages
“Lafayette Cemetery No. 1” goes by many names.
- French: “cimetière Lafayette n° 1”
- French: “cimetière Lafayette no 1”
- French: “Cimetière Lafayette no 1”
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