Southern University Historic District
Southern University Historic District is a historic district located on Southern University campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. When first listed, the 7-acre area comprised a total of 5 historic buildings, dating from c.1870 to 1928.Photo: Tjean314, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Southern University and A and M College and A. W. Mumford Stadium.
Southern University and A and M College
University
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Southern University and A&M College is a public historically black land-grant university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It is the largest historically black college or university in Louisiana, a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, and the flagship institution of the Southern University System. Southern University and A and M College is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Southern University Historic District.
A. W. Mumford Stadium
Stadium
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A. W. Mumford Stadium is a 28,500-seat multi-purpose stadium on the campus of Southern University in Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It opened in 1928 and is home to the Southern Jaguars football and Southern University Laboratory School Kittens football teams, as well as the Southern women's soccer team. A. W. Mumford Stadium is situated 2,700 feet east of Southern University Historic District.
F. G. Clark Center
Stadium
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The F. G. Clark Activity Center is a 7,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, that opened in 1975. It is home to two Southern University basketball teams, the Southern Jaguars and Southern Lady Jaguars. F. G. Clark Center is situated 3,900 feet east of Southern University Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scotlandville and Istrouma.
Scotlandville
Suburb
Scotlandville is a community located in north Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States. It was originally a small, independent rural community that developed along the Mississippi River in northern East Baton Rouge Parish.
Istrouma
Quarter
Istrouma is an unincorporated community in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States. The community is located less than 2 miles northwest of Baton Rouge and 7 miles south of Baker. Istrouma is situated 4 miles southeast of Southern University Historic District.
Spanish Town
Neighborhood
Spanish Town is a historic district anchored by Spanish Town Road in Baton Rouge, the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is well known for its annual Mardi Gras parade, which is the largest in Baton Rouge. Spanish Town is situated 5 miles south of Southern University Historic District.
Southern University Historic District
- Type: Historic site
- Description: historic district in Louisiana, United States
- Categories: historic district, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
30.52291° or 30° 31′ 23″ northLongitude
-91.198° or 91° 11′ 53″ westOpen location code
862CGRF2+5ROpenStreetMap ID
way 1074064500OpenStreetMap feature
historic=districtWikidata ID
Q55075457
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