Freret, New Orleans

Freret
New Orleans neighborhood
Freret Commercial Corridor, Overlooking Freret Festival
Coordinates: 29°56′15″N 90°06′25″W
Country	United States
State	Louisiana
City	New Orleans
Planning District	District 3, Uptown/Carrollton
Area
• Total	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km^2)
• Land	0.19 sq mi (0.5 km^2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.0 km^2)
Elevation	0 ft (0 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	2,446
• Density	13,000/sq mi (5,000/km^2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	504

Freret is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. The Freret neighborhood contains a thriving commercial corridor. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrollton Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: South Claiborne Avenue to the north, Napoleon Avenue to the east, LaSalle Street to the south and Jefferson Avenue to the west.^[1] The name of the neighborhood stems from Freret Street, which was named for William Freret, a mid-19th-century New Orleans mayor.

Geography

Freret is located at 29°56′15″N 90°06′25″W ^[2] and has an elevation of 0 feet (0.0 m).^[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.19 square miles (0.5 km²). 0.19 square miles (0.5 km²) of which is land and 0.00 square miles (0.0 km²) (0.0%) of which is water.

Adjacent neighborhoods

• Broadmoor (north)
• Milan (east)
• Uptown (south)
• Audubon (west)

Demographics

As of the census of 2010, there were 1,715 people, 648 households, and 363 family households.^[4]

Landmarks and Attractions

Restaurants / Bars / Amenities

The Freret Commercial Corridor, located on Freret Street between Jefferson and Napoleon Avenue, has over 17 restaurants, 3 coffee shops, and 3 bars, a convenience store, and a grocery store.

Hotels

The 10 story, 90 room Alder Hotel is located in the former Bristow Tower on Magnolia Street,^[5][6]

See also

• New Orleans neighborhoods

References

1. "Freret Neighborhood". datacenterresearch.org.
2. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
4. "Freret Neighborhood". Greater New Orleans Community Data Center. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
5. "NPGallery Asset Detail".
6. "See inside the new Alder Hotel in the Freret area | Business News | nola.com".