Garden District, Baton Rouge - Drehr Place Historic District

Drehr Place Historic District

Drehr Place Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Location: Roughly bounded by Government, 22nd, Myrtle, and St. Rose Sts., Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Area: 37 acres (15 ha)
Built: 1919
Architectural style: Tudor Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Classical Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 97001422
Added to NRHP: November 13, 1997

Drehr Place is roughly bounded by Government, 22nd, Myrtle and St. Rose Streets. Placed on the National Register in 1997, it dates from 1921. The East Baton Rouge Parish Historic Preservation Commission declared Drehr Place a local historic district in October 2005. The Drehr Place Historic Building Survey contains photographs of Drehr Place homes.

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