Jordan Theater

In 1945, John Booker Jordan built the Jordan Theater as a motion picture theater. In the mid-1950s the theater was converted into a teen club, and is now a church.

The block between the former Jordan Theater and the Tivoli ...

Historic St. Mary's City

Historic St. Mary's city is the site of the first colony established in the state of Maryland.

In the late 16th and early 17th centuries, England began efforts to develop a New World empire in North America. The beginnings were financed ...

Louisiana Supreme Court Building

The Louisiana Supreme Court building has a tumultuous past and has not always been a popular resident of Royal Street.

The site that the court now occupies has been in use by New Orleans residents and merchants since the 18th century ...

2nd City Criminal Court and Police Station

This structure, constructed in 1915 by local contractor James Perry based on designs by New Orleans city architect Edgar Angelo Christy, is a classic example of the Beaux Arts style. The building initially served as a municipal courthouse and as ...

Maison Seignouret

The beautiful home located at 530 Royal Street is named in honor of its original owner Francois Seignouret.

Francois moved to New Orleans from Bordeaux France sometime prior to 1814. Despite his elevated social status, Francois is listed as a member ...

LaLaurie Mansion

The LaLaurie Mansion is arguably the most famous residence in New Orleans. Decades of local legends and stories have created a mysterious atmosphere around the home revolving around its vilified first owner, Madame Marie Delphine LaLaurie.

LaLaurie, born Marie Macarty, ...

Orleans Ballroom and Theatre

Native Parisian John Davis moved to New Orleans in 1809. His exposure to French opera and entertainment led him to build one of the first major theaters in the city. The original structure, designed by famed architect Benjamin Latrobe, burned ...

First Skyscraper

This massive four-story building is locally referred to as "The First Skyscraper" and also "Sieur George's House" because of its reference in the famous George Washington Cable story of the same name.

The building was constructed around 1811 and was ...

Louisiana Arsenal

The site of the Louisiana Arsenal has long been utilized by officials in New Orleans. During the colonial period, a series of guard houses and small prisons stood here, each destroyed during city wide fires of 1788 and 1793.

When the ...

Pontalba Buildings

The Pontalba buildings, recognized as National Historic Landmarks, are considered by many to be the oldest existing apartment buildings in the United States.

These twin structures were the brain-child of wealthy New Orleans legend, Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba. Born in ...