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

School For The Deaf

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 5, 2016

1. School For The Deaf Marker

Inscription. Site of the Baton Rouge College 1838-44, and the Louisiana Institute for the Deaf and Blind 1852-72. A five-story brick building completed in 1858 was used as a general hospital during the Union occupation of the city. It housed the Louisiana State University 1869-86, and became the home of the Louisiana School for the Deaf.

Erected by City Of Baton Rouge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • War, US Civil.

Location. 30° 26.448′ N, 91° 11.111′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is at the intersection of Mayflower Street and St Charles Street, on the right when traveling east on Mayflower Street. Now is headquarters for the Louisiana Department of Public Safety & Corrections. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 504 Mayflower 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.

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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: Beauregard Town (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 0.3 miles away); Flying Tiger (approx. 0.3 miles away); Mestrovic Court (approx. 0.4 miles away); Baton Rouge Film Trail (approx. 0.4 miles away); Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Archer Lejeune (approx. 0.4 miles away); Congressman W. Henson Moore (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

Another marker is no longer nearby. General Philemon Thomas (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

School For The Deaf Marker Picture side image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 5, 2016

2. School For The Deaf Marker Picture side

"The 1858 Institute Building"

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 5, 2016

3. School For The Deaf Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2016. This page has been viewed 1,346 times since then and 96 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 10, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.