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

St. Vincent's Academy/Catholic High School

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015

1. St. Vincent's Academy/Catholic High School Marker

Inscription. The Brothers of the Sacred Heart founded St. Vincent's Academy on this site in 1894. In 1929 the school for boys was replaced by a larger facility and renamed Catholic High School. In 1957 the school was moved to its present location on Hearthstone Drive. This marker commemorates the Centennial of the Brothers' work in Baton Rouge.

Erected by City of Baton Rouge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1894.

Location. 30° 27.158′ N, 91° 11.22′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Downtown. It is at the intersection of North Street and North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west on North Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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,

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: Old Arsenal Museum (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Former Baptismal Fount (about 300 feet away); St. Joseph Cathedral (about 400 feet away); Gras-Devall Plaza (about 500 feet away); Old Brad (about 700 feet away); LSU Former Campus (about 700 feet away); Spanish Town

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(about 700 feet away); Baton Rouge Sit-Ins (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015

2. St. Vincent's Academy/Catholic High School Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 20, 2015. This page has been viewed 816 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 20, 2015. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.