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Henry Howard was born on February 8, 1818, in Cork, Ireland. [1] [2] Here he learned the architectural trade at his father's architectural office. [3]He emigrated to the United States in 1836, first living in New York City. [2]
The shotgun house is a narrow domestic residence with doors at each end. This style of architecture developed in New Orleans and is the city's predominant house type. The earliest extant New Orleans shotgun house, at 937 St. Andrews St., was built in 1848.
All documented Lustron houses erected in New Orleans were Winchester models. A possibly unique "double bungalow" constructed of two Lustron houses joined together is located at 9412-14 Stroelitz Street. [7] Lustron House - 128 Central Park Place, New Orleans, Louisiana; Lustron House - 3700 Cherry Street, New Orleans, Louisiana
Pitot House: September 28, 1971: New Orleans: Orleans: Built in the late 18th century in what then was outside of the city, home to Mayor James Pitot. Restored and open to the public. 84001347 Pleasant View Plantation House: April 5, 1984: Oscar: Pointe Coupee: 80004251 Judge Poché Plantation House: December 3, 1980: Convent: St. James ...
Jean-Louis Dolliole (1779 – January 9, 1861) was an African-American architect in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, during the 19th century.He was a free man of color who also worked as a cabinetmaker, home builder, contractor, planter and leader of the African-American community of New Orleans in the time of the Antebellum South.
The house is named for James Pitot, the fourth owner of the house who resided there from 1810 to 1819. Pitot is considered to be the first "American" mayor of New Orleans (1804–1805); for although he was a native of France, he became a naturalized American citizen before arriving in New Orleans in 1796. Inside are American and Louisiana ...
Tulane/Gravier New Orleans neighborhood named after Paul Tulane, philanthropist and son of Louis Tulane, a French immigrant; Vacherie ("Cowshed") Verdun; Versailles; Vieux Carré ("Old Square") also known as the French Quarter in New Orleans; Ville Platte ("Flat City")
The Story of French New Orleans: History of a Creole City. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 978-1496804860. Haas, Edward F. (1988). Political Leadership in a Southern City: New Orleans in the Progressive Era, 1896–1902. New Orleans: McGinty Publications. ISBN 978-0940231047. Haskins, James (1973). Pinckney Benton Stewart ...