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The original buildings at Xavier University of Louisiana are built with Indiana limestone. The Xavier University Main Building, Convent and Library are three late Gothic Revival architecture style buildings on the campus of Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
When Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans area in August 2005, Xavier, located in the lower-lying Gert Town section and adjacent to the Washington-Palmetto Canal, [15] suffered damage to almost every structure on campus. Many buildings sat partially submerged for extended periods of time following the hurricane.
H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, New Orleans, 1886–2006 — merged within Tulane University; Jefferson College, Convent, 1800s — closed. Campus currently a Jesuit retreat house. Leland College, New Orleans, Baker, 1870–1960 — closed
Xavier University, New Orleans. The university's former gymnasium known as "The Barn" is in the foreground. The gymnasium stood on the Xavier campus from 1937 until 2013. The multi-story building in the distance is the Xavier University of Louisiana Library.
Xavier Prep was established in 1915 by Saint Katharine Drexel; its first president was a Josephite priest. [2] It was originally intended to be a revival of Southern University, which had recently relocated from Uptown New Orleans to Baton Rouge due to racist opposition to an HBCU being in the neighborhood.
New Orleans Privateers (track and field) Tulane Green Wave (track and field) Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets (track and field) New Orleans Privateers (football) (1965–1968, 2008–2011) New Orleans Riverboat Gamblers (USL A-League) (1996–1997) New Orleans Thunder (1999) Tulane Green Wave (football) (2002–2004, 2008) New Orleans Blaze ...
The lot, upon which the library sits, was donated to the City of New Orleans by James, Ralph, and John Nix in order to build a library in memory of their parents. [ 8 ] The old residential neighborhood, with occasional corner stores, continues back to wide Claiborne Avenue, across which is the upper edge of the Fontainebleau neighborhood.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, which is consolidated with the city of New Orleans. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map.