Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
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| Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop | |
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| (U.S. National Historic Landmark) | |
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| Location: | 941 Bourbon St., New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1761 |
| Architect: | Unknown |
| Architectural style(s): | Other |
| Designated as NHL: | April 15, 1970[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | April 15, 1970[2] |
| NRHP Reference#: | 70000255 |
| Governing body: | Private |
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a site in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana.
Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop is a tavern located on the corner of Bourbon Street and St. Philip Street. The tavern's building, built sometime before 1772, is one of the older still standing structures in New Orleans (the Ursuline Convent, for example, is older) and has been called the oldest continually occupied bar in the United States. According to legend the structure was once owned by the pirate Jean Lafitte, though as with many things involving Lafitte, no documentation of this exists.
It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1970.[1][3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-01-30.
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Charles W. Snell (May 10, 1968), National Survey of Historic Sites and Buildings: Lafitte's Blacksmith ShopPDF (151 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 3 photos, exterior, from 1968.PDF (168 KiB)
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