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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Women in Colonial Louisiana
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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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 – Napoleon House
Favorite Building Friday! For this week’s Favorite Building Friday, I want to share the not only one of my favorite buildings, but it is also […]
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Favorite Building Friday – Louisiana State Bank
Happy Favorite Building Friday! Today’s building is the Louisiana State Bank Building on Royal Street. I can guarantee that if you’ve spent any time in […]
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Friends of the Cabildo Lecture – “Researching your Property”
06/19/2016 | Special Events | Katrina
Yesterday I attended a lecture held by Friends of the Cabildo called Researching your Property, led by Robert J. Cangelosi, Jr., A.I.A. Mr. Cangelosi is […]
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Grand Opening of Saenger Theatre (1927)
On this day in 1927 the Saenger Theatre opened. Like any major event in the city, the theater’s opening was celebrated with a parade witnessed […]
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Jackson Lays the Cornerstone for Jackson Statue (1840)
On this day in 1840, President Andrew Jackson laid the cornerstone for a still unplanned monument to celebrate the victory of the Americans over the […]
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The Second New Orleans Fire (1794)
12/08/2015 | Local History | Katrina
On December 8th 1794, the second of two great fires in New Orleans history occurred, starting on Royal Street in the French Quarter. This fire […]
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The French Opera House Fire (1919)
On this day in 1919, the French Opera House burned down. This theater had been located at the corner of Bourbon and Toulouse streets, in […]
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