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  2. National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans ...

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    Location of Orleans Parish in Louisiana. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana.. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties on the National Register of Historic Places in Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, which is consolidated with the city of New Orleans.

  3. Irish Channel, New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    Irish immigrants found New Orleans a better cultural match than most Southeastern areas of the United States due to the large predominant Roman Catholic European population already there. At the time of early immigration to the Irish Channel, this area was outside of the incorporated city of New Orleans, and the area was known as Lafayette ...

  4. Brennan's - Wikipedia

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    This building, a two-story French Quarter mansion at 417 Royal Street constructed in 1795, was built for Don José Faurie and later housed the Banque de la Louisiane, the first bank in Louisiana. From 1841 to 1891, the mansion had been owned by the Morphy family, with Paul Morphy , the celebrated chess player and unofficial world chess champion ...

  5. 12th Ward of New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    Lounge on Louisiana Avenue. The 12th Ward or Twelfth Ward is a division of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, one of the 17 Wards of New Orleans. [1] The Ward was formerly part of the old Jefferson City annexed by New Orleans in 1870.

  6. Buildings and architecture of New Orleans - Wikipedia

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    Colorful architecture in New Orleans, both old and new. The buildings and architecture of New Orleans reflect its history and multicultural heritage, from Creole cottages to historic mansions on St. Charles Avenue, from the balconies of the French Quarter to an Egyptian Revival U.S. Customs building and a rare example of a Moorish revival church.

  7. Bourbon Street - Wikipedia

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    The French Quarter was central to this image of cultural legacy and became the best-known part of the city. Recent arrivals in New Orleans criticized the perceived loose morals of the Creoles, a perception that drew many travelers to New Orleans to drink, gamble and visit the city's brothels, beginning in the 1880s. [8]

  8. Report: New Orleans is Louisiana's most expensive metro area

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    In New Orleans, $100 is worth $106.80 based on the nation average. Baton Rouge is the next most expensive area at $108.10. Every other metro area in the Pelican State has purchasing power over $110.

  9. St. Mary's Assumption Church (New Orleans, Louisiana)

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    St. Mary's Assumption Church is a National Historic Landmark church at Constance and Josephine Streets in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.The church was completed in 1860, built for the swelling German Catholic immigrant population in the Lower Garden District section of the city (the church across the street, Saint Alphonsus Church, was built at the same time for the swelling Irish Catholic ...