Carondelet Street is a famous street in New Orleans. It is one-way eastbound. It starts at Robert Street in the Garden District and continues to Josephine Street. One must turn left at this point, and then right. Then, Carondelet Street continues. Carondelet Street goes up to Canal Street, and after passing Canal Street, changes into the famous Bourbon Street. Bourbon Street goes up to Kerlerec Street just outside the French Quarter.
Named for Spanish colonial governor Francisco Luis Héctor de Carondelet, in the 19th century the section of Carondelet Street near to Canal Street was known as a center of the cotton trade in New Orleans.[1] Further uptown, Carondelet Street was the location for many of the city's Jewish institutions, including the historic synagogue Anshe Sfard which is still located there.[2]
The 3600 block of the street, in the Uptown New Orleans district, has been described as "one of the most striking blocks in the city", with three landmark houses including the Bullitt-Longenecker House (also known as the "Swiss Villa"), which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.[3]