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PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA

ISBN-100760329745

ISBN-139780760329740

eBay Product ID (ePID)64060291

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Book TitlePlantations and Historic Homes of New Orleans

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicUnited States / South / West South Central (Ar, La, Ok, Tx), Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, Buildings / Residential, Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Agriculture / General

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, Technology & Engineering, Architecture, Photography

AuthorJan Arrigo

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight30.2 Oz

Item Length11.2 in

Item Width9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2007-034687

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal976.3/35

Table Of ContentContents Preface: Building History Introduction Part One: Town The French Quarter Old Ursuline Convent Madame John's Legacy Beauregard-Keyes House Hermann-Grima House 1850 House and Lower Pontalbas Gallier House BayouSt. John, Esplanade Ridge, and Beyond Pitot House Museum and Gardens Edgar Degas House Longue Vue House and Gardens "American"New Orleansand Uptown and Beyond Simon Hernsheim House/Columns Hotel Part Two: Country River Road Destrehan Plantation Laura Plantation Downriver: The Deep Delta Woodland Plantation and Spirits Hall Part Three: Historic Town and Country House Hunting Guide Glossary Selected Bibliography

SynopsisHurricane Katrina ravaged much of New Orleans in 2005, but thankfully the city's most treasured historic homes survived. Plantations & Historic Homes of New Orleans is a poignant tribute of these storied mansions, whose architectural beauty brings a unique flair to the Big Easy's most famous neighborhoods. From the French Quarter and Garden District to Uptown, Marigny, and Bayou St. John, many of New Orleans' grandest old homes and nearby plantations are featured in this book, showcasing the massive brick columns, intricate cast-iron balconies, wide verandas, sumptuous parlors, and humble servants quarters that give this area its charm. Open these pages and you'll travel to Destrehan, the oldest plantation house in the Mississippi Valley, originally built of hand-hewn bald cypress timber using briquette entre'pateaux, mud (clay, river sand, and Spanish moss) between post; the homes artist Edgar Degas and author William Faulkner lived in during their New Orleans' stays; and the 1850 House located in the Lower Pontalba building on Jackson Square. Learn about the building's namesake, a baroness with a tumultuous family life who managed to escape murder and was also responsible for building the American embassy in Paris.With lavish photographs of exteriors and rooms of special interest, gardens and curiosities, and detailed information about New Orleans' diverse architecture and history, this book is both a perfect guide for visitors and natives alike and an enchanting visual tour of one of the greatest cities in the United States., Hurricane Katrina ravaged much of New Orleans in 2005, but thankfully the city's most treasured historic homes survived. Plantations & Historic Homes of New Orleans is a poignant tribute of these storied mansions, whose architectural beauty brings a unique flair to the Big Easy's most famous neighborhoods. From the French Quarter and Garden District to Uptown, Marigny, and Bayou St. John, many of New Orleans' grandest old homes and nearby plantations are featured in this book, showcasing the massive brick columns, intricate cast-iron balconies, wide verandas, sumptuous parlors, and humble servants quarters that give this area its charm. Open these pages and you'll travel to Destrehan, the oldest plantation house in the Mississippi Valley, originally built of hand-hewn bald cypress timber using briquette entre'pateaux, mud (clay, river sand, and Spanish moss) between post; the homes artist Edgar Degas and author William Faulkner lived in during their New Orleans' stays; and the 1850 House located in the Lower Pontalba building on Jackson Square. Learn about the building's namesake, a baroness with a tumultuous family life who managed to escape murder and was also responsible for building the American embassy in Paris. With lavish photographs of exteriors and rooms of special interest, gardens and curiosities, and detailed information about New Orleans' diverse architecture and history, this book is both a perfect guide for visitors and natives alike and an enchanting visual tour of one of the greatest cities in the United States., A photographic tour of some of the most historic homes and most interesting plantations of New Orleans and thereabouts., Hurricane Katrina ravaged much of New Orleans in 2005, but thankfully the city's most treasured historic homes survived. Plantations & Historic Homes of New Orleans" is a poignant tribute of these storied mansions, whose architectural beauty brings a unique flair to the Big Easy's most famous neighborhoods. From the French Quarter and Garden District to Uptown, Marigny, and Bayou St. John, many of New Orleans' grandest old homes and nearby plantations are featured in this book, showcasing the massive brick columns, intricate cast-iron balconies, wide verandas, sumptuous parlors, and humble servants quarters that give this area its charm. Open these pages and you'll travel to Destrehan, the oldest plantation house in the Mississippi Valley, originally built of hand-hewn bald cypress timber using briquette "entre'pateaux," mud (clay, river sand, and Spanish moss) between post; the homes artist Edgar Degas and author William Faulkner lived in during their New Orleans' stays; and the 1850 House located in the Lower Pontalba building on Jackson Square. Learn about the building's namesake, a baroness with a tumultuous family life who managed to escape murder and was also responsible for building the American embassy in Paris. With lavish photographs of exteriors and rooms of special interest, gardens and curiosities, and detailed information about New Orleans' diverse architecture and history, this book is both a perfect guide for visitors and natives alike and an enchanting visual tour of one of the greatest cities in the United States.

LC Classification NumberF379.N543A775 2008