Southern University Historic District

Southern University Historic District is a historic district located on Southern University campus in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States.

When first listed, the 7 acre area comprised a total of 5 historic buildings, dating from c.1870 to 1928.

The historic district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1999, with a boundary increase on April 16, 2020.

Contributing properties
The historical district contains a total of 5 contributing properties, built between c.1870 and 1928:


 * Laundry/Riverside Hall, 30.52386°N, -91.19854°W, built 1922 as a single story laundry. Some time in 1930s was enlarged and renamed Riverside Hall.
 * Industrial Building for Girls, 30.52396°N, -91.19818°W, built 1920. Also known as the Home Economics Building and McNair Hall.
 * Machine Shop, 30.52405°N, -91.19788°W, built 1921. No more existing.
 * Industrial Building for Boys, 30.52408°N, -91.19743°W, built 1921. Building was enlarged in 1940s. Also known as the Mechanical Arts Building and the Industrial Arts Building.
 * Martin L. Harvey Auditorium, 30.52295°N, -91.19803°W, built 1928. Now hosting the Southern University Museum of Art.
 * Southern University Archives Building, 30.52169°N, -91.19719°W, built c.1870. Also individually listed.