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Category: Preservation in Print

The interior of 1439 Seventh Street.

Preservation in Print

1865 Greek Revival home adds modern touches while leaving timless elements untouched

Tour this and other stunning private homes in the historic Garden District during the PRC’s 50th annual Holiday Home Tour …
A cabin at Laura Plantation in Vacherie.

Preservation in Print

Within These Walls: The United States Colored Troops and the Cabins at Laura Plantation

In July 1901, a federal pension agent took the train from New Orleans to a rural settlement 50 miles upriver …
Juliette Hotard leads a team working to restore her family tomb in St. Louis Cemetery No. 2.

Save Our Cemeteries

While top of mind this time of year, tending to tombs is a year-round process

As a lead conservator for Bayou Preservation, Juliette Hotard restores paintings, masonry, stone and more across the city.  This work …
Visitors to St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 watch Juliette Hotard of Bayou Preservation clean the tomb of Marie Laveau.

Save Our Cemeteries

Save Our Cemeteries works to clean and preserve Marie Laveau’s tomb 

Visitors to St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 on the edge of the French Quarter got a little lagniappe during their …
The rebuilt Perseverance Benevolent and Mutual Aid Society Hall in the 7th Ward, now Holy Aid and Comfort Spiritual Church of Eternal Life.

Preservation in Print

A second chance for Perseverance Society Hall 

The clock began to tick louder after Hurricane Ida’s violent winds subsided.  The Perseverance Benevolent and Mutual Aid Society Hall …
Adolph and Naydja Bynum in front of their Treme home.

Preservation in Print

Meet Treme’s accidental preservationists

The Creole cottage in the 1200 block of Henriette Delille Street in Treme looks like it’s been there for as …
A road sign for Athens and Homer in northwestern Louisiana.

Preservation in Print

Richard Campanella’s Streetscapes: Classical Antiquity in Northwestern Louisiana 

Athens. Homer. Sparta. Arcadia. Corinth. Antioch. Mt. Lebanon. Lisbon. Vienna. You can visit all nine of these references to Classical …
Barbara Lacen-Keller's daughters dance after the ribbon cutting for the park named in honor of their mother.

In The News

Barbara Lacen-Keller Park opens to fanfare in Central City 

A loud cheer followed by the sharp rat-a-tat-tat of a snare drum and the blare of a horn signaled that …
A 2nd Century Roman headstone

Preservation in Print

The mystery of how a 2,000-year-old Roman headstone wound up in a New Orleans backyard is solved 

Erin Scott O’Brien wasn’t expecting the call that came in Thursday morning while driving her daughter to school.  It was …
A 2nd Century Roman headstone

Preservation in Print

How did a 2nd Century Roman headstone wind up in a New Orleans backyard?

As an archaeologist, I often get questions from the public about odd things that show up during construction or landscaping …
The building that once housed K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen, left, is The Historic New Orleans Collection's newest facility. It is located next to the HNOC's Williams Research Center in the 400 block of Chartres St.

In The News

Historic New Orleans Collection’s renovation of former K-Paul’s building nears completion 

The French Quarter building that once bustled with diners of K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen will soon be used for an entirely …
The Dr. Alfred and Minnie King House in Algiers

In The News

New Orleans’ Nine Most Endangered Sites list spotlights places in peril

The Louisiana Landmarks Society’s annual New Orleans Nine list shines a spotlight on places in peril due to threats of …