West of Leon Netterville Drive; also roughly bounded by Harding Blvd., the Mississippi River, Roosevelt Steptoe Dr. and the eastern edge of Lake Kernan, Southern University campus, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. County/parish: East Baton Rouge.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 20, 1999. NRIS 100005185.
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 (2.8 ha) 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.
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