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 ...

National Historic Landmark- New Orleans Cotton Exchange

The New Orleans Cotton Exchange was incorporated in 1871. The purpose of the organization was to help to standardize and make accessible information related to the cotton industry, thereby stabilizing the often erratic and chaotic speculative market pricing. At the ...

Girod/Napoleon House

This stunning example of a wealthy colonial town home is one of the finest still in existence in America and is listed as a National Historic Landmark.

The building was first constructed in 1794 following a large fire that destroyed ...

Madame John's Legacy House

Madame John's Legacy is one of the finest 18th century building complexes in Louisiana. Of special interest because it escaped the great fire of 1795, which leveled much of New Orleans, the house is actually a product of the preceding ...

Louisiana State Bank Building

This National Historic Landmark was the final building designed by famed American Architect, Benjamin Latrobe, designer of the United States capital building. Latrobe died in New Orleans from Yellow Fever prior to the building's completion in 1822.

The structure, built in ...

National Historic Landmark - Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

Built sometime between 1722 and 1732, this building is reputed to be the oldest structure used as a bar in the United States.

The structure and fence are in the old French Provincial Louis XV or Briquette-Entre-Poteauxe style used in ...

Hermann-Grima House

Prior to the Civil War, prosperous Creole families enjoyed an elegant lifestyle in the Vieux Carré. Walk through this meticulously restored residence and experience the Golden Age of New Orleans.

Built in 1831, the Hermann-Grima House is one of the most ...

National Historic Landmark - New Orleans Mint

Now serving the community as a historical museum, the New Orleans Mint struck over 427 million gold and silver coins during its 70 years of operation.

Antebellum New Orleans was a bustling city on the rise and its location near ...

Old Absinthe House

This commercial building was constructed in 1806 by Pedro Front and Francisco Juncadelia, immigrants from Barcelona Spain. These brothers operated the building as a storefront for their trade business for the next 40 years.

Local legend states that the second floor ...

Gallier House and Museum

In 1857, esteemed New Orleans architect, James Gallier, Jr., put his considerable talent to work designing a residence of his own. GALLIER HOUSE is an outstanding example of accurate and comprehensive historic restoration of one of New Orleans' loveliest and ...