Congo Square

For the Teena Marie album, see Congo Square (album).

Congo Square
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Congo Square
Location within East New Orleans Location within Louisiana Location within the United States
Location	Jct. of Rampart and St. Peter Sts., New Orleans, Louisiana
Coordinates	29°57′39″N 90°4′6″W
Area	2.7 acres (1.1 ha)
NRHP reference No.	92001763
Added to NRHP	January 28, 1993

Congo Square (French: Place Congo) is an open space, now within Louis Armstrong Park, which is located in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana, just across Rampart Street north of the French Quarter. The square is famous for its influence on the history of African American music, especially jazz. It was named after the large number of Bakongo slaves, that gave rise much of its cultural influences.