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Friscoville Street Historic District

Coordinates: 29°57′01″N 90°00′04″W / 29.95028°N 90.00111°W / 29.95028; -90.00111
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Friscoville Street Historic District
Friscoville Street Historic District is located in Louisiana
Friscoville Street Historic District
Location100-900 blocks of Friscoville St., Arabi, Louisiana
Coordinates29°57′01″N 90°00′04″W / 29.95028°N 90.00111°W / 29.95028; -90.00111
Area16 acres (6.5 ha)
Built1906
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.98000837[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 9, 1998

The Friscoville Street Historic District, in Arabi, Louisiana in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, is a 16 acres (6.5 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. It included 76 contributing buildings.[1]

It includes the 100-900 blocks of Friscoville Street, which was platted in 1906. The district is mostly residential. Besides houses, there are a church, a historic jail, a small commercial building, a brick school, and former casino. It includes Colonial Revival and Bungalow architecture plus scattered eclectic houses.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ National Register Staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (March 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Friscoville Street Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved March 24, 2019. With accompanying 21 photos from 1998