Garden District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

1. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 Marker

Inscription. Established in 1833 by the City of Lafayette The square was acquired from Cornelius Hurst and the cemetery laid out by Benjamin Buisson, city surveyor. This was part of the Livaudais Plantation which had been subdivided into city squares in 1832 The cemetery contains many fine and historic tombs, among them those of Samuel Jarvis Peters, father of the New Orleans public school system, and General Harry T. Hays, distinguished confederate general. Here are buried many persons of German and Irish origin who lived in the City of Lafayette. The typical New Orleans burial vaults adjoining Washington Avenue were restored and magnolia trees on the cross aisle replanted by the City of New Orleans. Victor M. Schiro, Mayor.

Erected 1970 by New Orleans Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 29° 55.746′ N, 90° 5.092′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Garden District. It is on Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1420 Washington Avenue, New Orleans LA 70115, 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: Commander’s Palace (within shouting distance of this marker); Maisonette Creole

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Garden District (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); R.N. Girling’s “English Apothecary” (about 300 feet away); Colonel Short’s Villa (about 400 feet away); McKnight Marinoni Nolan House (about 400 feet away); Freret's Folly (about 500 feet away); Mayor Isaac W. Patton House (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Also see . . . Confederate General Harry T. Hays - Wikipedia. (Submitted on January 16, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

2. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 Marker

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Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

3. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

4. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 Marker

Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 founded 1833 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Feb. 1. 1972

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

5. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,719 times since then and 83 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 10, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.