Freetown-Port Rico Historic District

The Freetown-Port Rico Historic District is a historic district located in downtown Lafayette, Louisiana. The 220-acre area included 677 contributing buildings and 197 non-contributing buildings, as well as one contributing structure.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cypress Lake and Lafayette Museum.

Cypress Lake

Lake

Photo: Jcarriere, Public domain.

Cypress Lake is a 2-acre swamp-like lake in the heart of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette campus that started as a prehistoric bison wallow. Today it is a unique university landmark that is a habitat for native irises, alligators, turtles, birds and fish, as well as a hangout for students and a point of interest for tourists visiting Lafayette, Louisiana.

Lafayette Museum

Museum

Photo: Richard Byrd, CC BY 2.0.

The Alexandre Mouton House, also called the Lafayette Museum, is a historic house located at 1122 Lafayette Street in Lafayette, Louisiana. It was the home of 11th Governor and first Democratic Governor of Louisiana Alexandre Mouton, and it is also associated with other historic families.

First United Methodist Church

Church

Photo: Infrogmation, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The First United Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church located at 703 Lee Avenue in Lafayette, Louisiana. Built in 1924, it is a three-story building in Classical Revival style, with a five-bay front facade and a pedimented portico with four Ionic columns.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lafayette and Walroy.

Lafayette

Photo: TheLionHasSeen, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lafayette is a city in Louisiana. It's the unofficial capital of Acadiana or Cajun Country. This flourishing moderate sized city is home to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Walroy

Hamlet

Walroy is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is located near the intersection of US Hwy 90 and LA Hwy 728–2. Walroy is situated 1½ miles southeast of Freetown-Port Rico Historic District.

Larabee

Hamlet

Larabee is an unincorporated community in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located near the intersection of Teurlings Drive and East Willow Street. Larabee is situated 2½ miles northeast of Freetown-Port Rico Historic District.

Freetown-Port Rico Historic District

Type: Area
Description: historic district in Louisiana, United States
Category: historic district
Location: City of Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

30.21813° or 30° 13′ 5″ north

Longitude

-92.01443° or 92° 0′ 52″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

86296X9P+76

GeoNames ID

11888087

Wikidata ID

Q44076844

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