Robert J. Cangelosi, Jr., Author at Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans

Is there a “skyscraper” in the French Quarter?

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What really happened at the Lalaurie House?

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Where was the Louisiana Purchase signed?

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Does New Orleans have the oldest apartment buildings in the United States?

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Did Canal Street ever have a canal?

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Why do older New Orleans houses have so few closets?

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What’s underneath the U.S. Custom House?

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How much of the French Quarter’s architecture dates to the colonial period?

Robert J. Cangelosi, Jr.
November 19, 2018
November 2018, Preservation in Print, Uncategorized

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What’s the difference between wrought iron and cast iron?

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Is Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop the oldest bar in the country? New Orleans Truths vs. Tales

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How did the camelback house come about? New Orleans Truths vs. Tales

A popular legend suggests that the camelback house style was the result of a real estate tax. But is that true? But is that true?

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Did a property tax on street frontage bring about the “Shotgun” house? New Orleans Truths vs. Tales

Robert J. Cangelosi, Jr.
June 29, 2018
May 2018, Preservation in Print, Uncategorized

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