Carville Historic District
The Carville Historic District in Carville, Louisiana, is a 60-acre (24 ha) historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 18, 1992. It formerly served as a treatment facility for leprosy, and was called the National Leprosarium, Gillis W. Long Hansen's Disease Center and Public Health Service Hospital No. 66.
Carville Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
The 1859 Indian Camp Plantation House | |
| Location | 5445 Point Clair Road, Carville, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°11′52″N 91°07′37″W |
| Area | 60 acres (24 ha) |
| Built | 1859, 1939-1941 |
| Architect | Neill P. Thompson; Henry Howard |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Italianate |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001529 |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 1992 |
In 1992, the district included 24 contributing buildings and two contributing structures, most built during 1939–1941 by architect/builder Neill P. Thompson. It contains the National Hansen's Disease Museum, a historical museum about the facility.
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