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Garden District Information
The Garden District is a residential area of New Orleans, Louisiana. It was
developed between 1840 to 1900. It borders are St. Charles Avenue and Magazine
Street and from Louisiana Avenue to Jackson Avenue. It may be one of the best
preserved collection of historic southern mansions in the United States.
This whole area was once a plantation. It was sold off in parcels to mainly
wealthy Americans who did not want to live in the French Quarter with the
Creoles.
Originally the area was developed with only a couple of houses per block, each
surrounded by a large garden, giving the district its name. In the late 19th
century most of these large lots were subdivided as Uptown New Orleans became
more concentrated urban. This has produced a pattern for much of the
neighborhood of any given block having a couple of early 19th century mansions
surrounded by "gingerbread" decorated late Victorian houses. The "Garden
District" is now known more for its architecture than for gardens.
Famous inhabitants have included Anne Rice and Trent Reznor.
Although experiencing wind damage from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, this area on
old high ground escaped the catastrophic flooding of the majority of the rest of
the city (see: Effect of Hurricane Katrina on New Orleans).
The Garden District is zoned to schools in the New Orleans Public Schools.
For the 2006-2007 school year, parents have a choice between the following NOPS
operated schools:
* Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (K-8)
* Bethune Elementary School (K-8)
* McMain High School
* McDonogh 35 High School