Baton Rouge
Watermark Baton Rouge
The Louisiana National Bank's 12-story tower of about 1925, downtown Baton Rouge's tallest building until Huey Long built the State Capitol.
- Built
- 1925NRHP district nomination: Louisiana National Bank, 'circa 1925', a twelve-story Classical Revival Chicago-style tower. The hotel says its story 'began nearly a century ago'.
- Style
- Classical Revival (Chicago-style tower)
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Around 1925 the Louisiana National Bank built a twelve-story Classical Revival tower on Third Street that, per the National Register nomination, seemed to ‘scrape the sky’ in 1920s Baton Rouge. It remained downtown’s tallest building until Huey Long built the 34-story State Capitol just north of the business district, and it later served as a state office building. It now operates as the Watermark hotel.
Good to know
- Parking: on-site paid
- Address: 150 Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.