Field Trip Friday! The Hermann-Grima House
07/16/2021 | Field Trip Fridays! | Katrina
I had a free afternoon, so I decided to take a tour of the Hermann-Grima House. This house museum is located at 820 St. Louis […]
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Field Trip Friday! The Seignouret-Brulatour Building
For this installment of Field Trip Fridays, I went back to the Historic New Orleans Collection to view a very special exhibit. Back in May […]
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New Orleans Architecture Tour’s Guide to New Orleans Houses!
Single and Double Shotgun (1830 – 1940) Shotguns are called shotguns because they were developed so that all the doors line up – “you can […]
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Architecture Souvenirs!!
If the buildings of New Orleans make your heart go pitter patter and you want to keep that feeling around long after you have returned […]
Learn MoreTrivia Tuesdays! President McKinley’s visit to New Orleans!
07/16/2019 | Trivia Tuesdays! | Katrina
Did you know President McKinley visited New Orleans in 1901? He did, and here’s the story: In late April 1901 President McKinley embarked on […]
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Favorite Building Friday – Hennen Building
For this week’s Favorite Building Friday, we return to the Central Business District to learn about the Hennen Building, also known as the Maritime Building. […]
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Major Fire at the Montgomery-Grace House, 2525 St. Charles Avenue
Today the city of New Orleans lost a very important piece of historic architecture. The Montgomery- Grace house caught fire early this morning and raged […]
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NOAF’s 3rd Annual Fall Home Tour!
10/15/2018 | Special Events | Katrina
New Orleans Architecture Foundation is holding their third annual Fall Home Tour this weekend! Tickets are $15-$30 to peek inside 7 fabulous homes in the […]
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Featured on Preservation Destination Podcast!
A couple of weeks ago I was interviewed by Taylor Voltz for the Preservation Destination Podcast. Taylor created this podcast to bring to light different aspects […]
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Happy Birthday James Dakin! (1806)
08/24/2018 | Architects | Katrina
Early Life On this day in 1806, James Harrison Dakin Jr., was born in the Township of Northeast, New York. His parents were James Dakin […]
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