Seventh Ward in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

St. Aloysius College

1869-1969

April 15, 2017

1. St. Aloysius College Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1869 by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart on Chartres Street in the Vieux Carré, St. Aloysius College moved in 1892 to a building on Rampart Street, then in 1925 to a new building at the corner of Esplanade Avenue and Rampart Street, St. Aloysius closed in 1969 after one hundred years, as part of the founding of Brother Martin High School on Elysian Fields Avenue.

Erected by St. Aloysius Class of 1964.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1869.

Location. 29° 57.977′ N, 90° 3.832′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Seventh Ward. It is on Esplanade Avenue north of North Rampart Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1137 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans LA 70116, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

on the Gulf Coast,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Italian Hall (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Carmelite Monastery (about 400 feet away); Carmelite Chapel of St. Joseph and St. Teresa and the Carmelite Monastery (about 500 feet away); Tomb of the Unknown Slave (approx. 0.2 miles away); Saint Augustine Church, New Orleans

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Faerie Playhouse (approx. 0.2 miles away); Camino de Bayona (approx. 0.2 miles away); Calle Del Cuartel (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

April 15, 2017

2. St. Aloysius College Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 927 times since then and 64 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2017.