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Southern University Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Dr. Joseph Samuel Clark statue in front of Administration Building on Leon Netterville Drive
Location	West of Leon Netterville Drive, on Southern University campus, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Coordinates	30°31′23″N 91°11′52″W / 30.52318°N 91.19788°W / 30.52318; -91.19788
Area	7 acres (2.8 ha)
Architectural style	Greek Revival, Italianate
NRHP reference No.	99000590 (original) 100005185 (increase)
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	May 20, 1999
Boundary increase	April 16, 2020

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 (2.8 ha) area comprised a total of 5 historic buildings, dating from c.1870 to 1928.

The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1999, with a boundary increase on April 16, 2020.

Contributing properties

The historical district contains a total of 5 contributing properties, built between c.1870 and 1928:

• Laundry/Riverside Hall, 30°31′26″N 91°11′55″W / 30.52386°N 91.19854°W / 30.52386; -91.19854 (Laundry/Riverside Hall), built 1922 as a single story laundry. Some time in 1930s was enlarged and renamed Riverside Hall.
• Industrial Building for Girls, 30°31′26″N 91°11′53″W / 30.52396°N 91.19818°W / 30.52396; -91.19818 (Industrial Building for Girls), built 1920. Also known as the Home Economics Building and McNair Hall.
• Machine Shop, 30°31′27″N 91°11′52″W / 30.52405°N 91.19788°W / 30.52405; -91.19788 (Machine Shop), built 1921. No more existing.
• Industrial Building for Boys, 30°31′27″N 91°11′51″W / 30.52408°N 91.19743°W / 30.52408; -91.19743 (Industrial Building for Boys), built 1921. Building was enlarged in 1940s. Also known as the Mechanical Arts Building and the Industrial Arts Building.
• Martin L. Harvey Auditorium, 30°31′23″N 91°11′53″W / 30.52295°N 91.19803°W / 30.52295; -91.19803 (Martin L. Harvey Auditorium), built 1928. Now hosting the Southern University Museum of Art.
• Southern University Archives Building, 30°31′18″N 91°11′50″W / 30.52169°N 91.19719°W / 30.52169; -91.19719 (Southern University Archives Building), built c.1870. Also individually listed.

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See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. "Southern University Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved May 15, 2018. with 18 photos and three maps
3. National Register Staff (March 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Southern University Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved May 15, 2018. With 17 photos from 1999.
4. "Weekly listing". National Park Service.

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