Happy Birthday William Freret! (1833)
01/19/2018 | Architects | Katrina
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 […]
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Favorite Building Friday – Merchants Mutual Insurance Building
09/01/2017 | Favorite Buildings | Katrina
This week we head to Canal Street, the great dividing line between the French Quarter and the Central Business District to learn more about the […]
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How Architecture Was Designed to Fight Summer Heat
08/07/2017 | Local History | Katrina
Summer is in full swing and with it brings sweltering temperatures and humidity that makes you feel like you should have brought flippers with you. […]
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Grand Opening of the Union Station (1892)
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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Happy Birthday Benjamin Latrobe! (1764)
05/01/2017 | Architects | Katrina
Happy Birthday Benjamin Latrobe! On this day in 1764, Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe was born, near Leeds, England. He was educated as an architect and […]
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Free People of Color in Architecture (Part 2)
02/27/2017 | Architects | Katrina
Today we continue with the second part of post about free people of color and their contributions to architecture in New Orleans. If you missed […]
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Free People of Color in Architecture (Part 1)
For Black History Month I thought I would learn a little more about contributions made by free people of color in the architecture of New […]
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Favorite Building Friday – Pedesclaux-Lemonnier House
For 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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Favorite Building Friday – New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Happy Favorite Building Friday! This week we head back downtown to the Central Business District to learn about the New Orleans Cotton Exchange. In the […]
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Favorite Building Friday – Morris Israel House
Happy Favorite Building Friday! This week we head uptown to the Garden District to talk about the Morris Israel House, one of the best examples […]
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