Happy Birthday William Freret! (1833)
William Freret, Jr. was born on this day in 1833 to New Orleans mayor William Freret and Fanny Salkeld. He studied engineering in England, and […]
Learn MoreWilliam Freret, Jr. was born on this day in 1833 to New Orleans mayor William Freret and Fanny Salkeld. He studied engineering in England, and […]
Learn MoreFor this week’s Favorite Building Friday, we are heading uptown to talk about the Carrollton Courthouse. Located at the top of the St. Charles Streetcar […]
Learn MoreThis week we head to Canal Street, the great dividing line between the French Quarter and the Central Business District to learn more about the […]
Learn MoreSummer is in full swing and with it brings sweltering temperatures and humidity that makes you feel like you should have brought flippers with you. […]
Learn MoreOn this day in 1892, the Union Station opened at the corner of Howard Avenue and North Rampart Streets. The building was designed by Louis […]
Learn MoreHappy Birthday Benjamin Latrobe! On this day in 1764, Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe was born, near Leeds, England. He was educated as an architect and […]
Learn MoreFor Women’s History Month, I’d like to share with you a paper I wrote for a Colonial Louisiana Class in 2013, about the mark that […]
Learn MoreToday we continue with the second part of post about free people of color and their contributions to architecture in New Orleans. If you missed […]
Learn MoreFor Black History Month I thought I would learn a little more about contributions made by free people of color in the architecture of New […]
Learn MoreFor today’s Favorite Building Friday, I would like to share with you another building that Hyacinth Laclotte worked on: the Pedesclaux-Lemonnier House. This lot was […]
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