Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Louisiana's Old State Capitol

Museum of Political History

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 24, 2018

1. Louisiana's Old State Capitol Marker

Inscription.
Politics and People

Louisiana's Old State Capitol, built in 1850, housed the Louisiana legislature until 1932. The Castellated Gothic statehouse has withstood war, fire, abandonment, and political intrigue. This National Historic Landmark witnessed significant events in Louisiana History - "impassioned debates" over the Louisiana Lottery, the Constitution of 1921, and the impeachment of Huey P. "Kingfish" Long. Louisiana's Old State Capitol continues to serve the purpose for which it was built - bringing people and government together.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Government & Politics • Landmarks • Notable Buildings.

Location. 30° 26.815′ N, 91° 11.296′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is on North Boulevard east of St. Phillip Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 222 North Boulvard, Baton Rouge LA 70802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

It is also

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in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

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 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: Site of Early Gunsmith Shop (within shouting distance of this marker); Oliver Pollock (within shouting distance of this marker); Merci Train (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Merci Train (within shouting distance of this marker); Old State Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); Marcha de Galvez (within shouting distance of this marker); Frank Hayden (within shouting distance of this marker); North Boulevard at St. Louis (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 24, 2018

2. Louisiana's Old State Capitol Marker

November 24, 2018

3. Louisiana's Old State Capitol Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 462 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 24, 2018.