Lafayette Districts & Neighbourhoods

Downtown Lafayette combines the best of old and new, mixing historic buildings with unique stores, restaurants and attractions for visitors to enjoy. A circa 1885 courthouse is the focal point of this area, leading out to an array of self-guided walking tours on which people can explore the city.

Home to country-style estates in the mid-1800s, Lafayette’s Ninth Street Hill Neighborhood remains an excellent example of 19th century architecture. While the area almost fell into irreparable destruction, residents began a revitalization process in the 1970s that continues today. Fine examples of beautiful Victorian homes stand on the streets, detailing the city's deep history. Walking tours of the street run down 9th Street from Kossuth to South streets.

New Chauncey Historic Neighborhood is found in between Lafayette and West Lafayette. Inside the community is a collection of homes from the late 1800s and the early 1900s. While walking through the neighborhood, architectural styles, such as Victorian, Queen Anne, Tudor and Colonial Revival, can be seen. More than 600 historic homes are found in this neighborhood, as well as playgrounds and parks. The neighborhood runs from Meridian in the north, Rose Street to the east, Fowler and Quincey streets to the south and Northwestern and Allen streets to the west.

Just north of Lafayette's commercial district, sits the Historic Centennial Neighborhood. Established in 1825, this section of the city grew rapidly in the mid-1800s with the arrival of the railroad. Many of the original homes can be seen on walking tours of the neighborhood, representing Italianate-, Revival- and Gothic-style homes and buildings. The areais bounded by Union, 3rd, 4th, Ferry and 9th streets.

Between 1892 and 1945, 240 homes were constructed in the Highland Park Neighborhood. Close to the city center, this area features preserved examples of Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Tudor Revival and Prairie Style houses. The neighborhood boundaries go from Kossuth Street to South 9th Street to Cherokee Avenue to 4th Street.