A pair of historical sites around Baton Rouge have been nominated for spots on the National Register of Historic Places due to their architectural significance.

Public comment is now open for Wooddale Tower in Baton Rouge near Lobdell Boulevard and Hickory Hill Plantation in East Feliciana Parish, in addition to other sites sprinkled throughout the state.

To qualify for the national register, a historical location must be at least 50 years old and meet one of the following criteria: have association with a historic event or individual, contain archaeological potential or embody the characteristics of an era.

Wooddale Tower, the 12-story former Capital Bank building, represents postwar International Style, distinguished by utilitarianism and forward-looking, car-centric architectural

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