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

Lafayette Buildings

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 1, 2018

1. Lafayette Buildings Marker

Inscription.
342-348 Lafayette Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Erected 1762
Legendary site
of Lafayette's
1825 visit.

Erected 1991 by Isaac Monet Chapter National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Notable Buildings • Notable Events. In addition, it is included in the Lafayette’s Farewell Tour, and the The Colonial Dames XVII Century, National Society series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1762.

Location. 30° 26.996′ N, 91° 11.379′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Downtown. It can be reached from Lafayette Street south of Laurel Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 342-348 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge LA 70802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

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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: Lafayette Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Hilton Capitol Center (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Fort Sumter Saloon (about 500 feet away); Baton Rouge Sit-Ins (about 600 feet away); Bill Conti (about 700 feet away); Third Street (about 700 feet away); Morgan House Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Site of the First Methodist Church of Baton Rouge (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

More about this marker. Lafayette Street is a One -Way Southbound street at this location.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 1, 2018

2. Lafayette Buildings Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 28, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 430 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2018.