A raised cottage with classic Greek Revival detail, 2127 Prytania St. was built in 1857-58 for cotton merchant Alexander Harris as a gift for his young bride Elizabeth “Lizzie” Johnson Thompson. Harris bought the land from Rufus McIlhenny and commissioned architect James H. Calrow and builder William K. Day to construct the home.
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Founded in 1974, The Preservation Resource Center, called the PRC, is as important inside as it is outside. The organization was formed to promote the preservation of New Orleans’ historic architecture
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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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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 […]
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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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Standing on the corner of Washington and Prytania, beneath a yellow barn-shaped building, you’ll hear it. Wild stories about the history of the building. “Right […]
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Favorite Building Friday! This week to celebrate our annual French Quarter Fest, we headed back down to New Orleans’ most famous neighborhood to pick out […]
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For 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 […]
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On this day in 1892, the Union Station opened at the corner of Howard Avenue and North Rampart Streets. The building was designed by Louis […]
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For 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 […]
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