Saint Louis Cemetery

Saint Louis Cemetery is the name of three Catholic in New Orleans, Louisiana. Most of the graves are above-ground vaults constructed in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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  • Type: Cemetery
  • Description: cemetery in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, consisting of three discontiguous parcels
  • Also known as: “Saint Louis Cemetery Number One” and “St. Louis Cemetery”
  • Address: 425 Basin Street

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Congo Square and Saenger Theatre.

Park
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is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the . is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Saint Louis Cemetery.

Theater building
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is an atmospheric theatre in downtown New Orleans, , which is on the National Register of Historic Places. Once the flagship of Julian and Abe Saenger's theatre empire, today it is one of only a handful of Saenger movie palaces that remain. is situated 1,100 feet south of Saint Louis Cemetery.

Park
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is a 32-acre park located in the neighborhood of , , just across Rampart Street from the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Storyville and French Quarter.

Hamlet
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was the red-light district of , , from 1897 to 1917. It was established by municipal ordinance under the New Orleans City Council, to regulate prostitution.

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The is the oldest and most famous and visited neighborhood of . It was laid out in French and Spanish colonial times in the 18th century.

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Way down yonder in , you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

Saint Louis Cemetery

Latitude
29.95941° or 29° 57′ 34″ north
Longitude
-90.0715° or 90° 4′ 17″ west
Inception
1789
Operator
New Orleans Catholic Cemeteries
Open location code
76XFXW5H+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27936018
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­cemetery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­cemetery
Wiki­data ID
Q167251
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