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The Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. A subdistrict of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: St. Charles Avenue to the north, 1st Street to the east, Magazine Street to the south, and Toledano Street to the west. The National Historic Landmark district extends a little farther.The area was originally developed between 1832 and 1900 and is considered one of the best-preserved collections of historic mansions in the Southern United States. The 19th-century origins of the Garden District illustrate wealthy newcomers building opulent structures based upon the prosperity of New Orleans in that era. (National Trust, 2006)GeographyThe Garden District is located at and has an elevation of 3ft. According to the United States Census Bureau, the district has a total area of 0.21sqmi. 0.21sqmi of which is land and 0.00sqmi (0.0%) of which is water.Adjacent neighborhoods Central City (north) Lower Garden District (east) Irish Channel (south) Touro (west)