New Iberia National Register Historic District Trail brochure
2018. New Iberia National Register Historic District Trail brochure. Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, Office of Cultural Development
A brochure for the New Iberia National Register Historic District Trail. Includes 54 sites from the National Register Residential District and 66 sites from the National Register Commercial District. The National Register Residential District: "The first inhabitants of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, were American Indians, the Spaniards establishing Neuva Iberia (New Iberia) along Bayou Teche in 1779. French, Acadian (exiles from Nova Scotia who would become 'Cajuns'), other European settlers, and Afro-Caribbean slaves and gens de couleur ibre ('free persons of color') would also settle in the area. Today, Iberia Parish thrive as a center of sugar, oil and salt production, with visitors flocking to attractions such as Shadows-on-the-Teche, Bayou Teche Museum, Konrio/Conrad Rice Mill, TABASCO Factory, Jungle Gardens, Rip Van Winkle Gardens, Jeanerette Museum, and historic Main Street New Iberia, written about in the famous Dave Robicheaux novels. The historic residential district walking tour features homes dating back to the 1800s. This district received its designation in 1983." The National Register Commercial District: "New Iberia's Main Street prospered during the steamboat era when Bayou Teche was the main route of commerce. Today, the bayou is a national paddle trail, and Main Street is thriving with quaint boutiques, specialty shops, restaurant, and special events. This district received its designation in 2017. For its successful revitalization efforts New Iberia's National Register Commercial District won a Great American Main Street Award sponsored by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2005. Street signs are in Spanish, French, and English celebrating the town's unique heritage. Trilingual historic markers installed by the Iberia Cultural Resources Association commemorate significant historic buildings and sites." Project funding was provided in part by a Historic Preservation Fund grant to the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, Office of Cultural Development, administered by the State, Tribal, Local Plans and Grants division, National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior (grant number P18AF00113).
- Type
- Brochure
- Date of Issue
- 2018
- Publisher
- Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, Office of Cultural Development
- Units
- HPF
- Keywords
- Brochures, Certified Local Governments, Interpretive Tours