Category: Preservation in Print


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Garden District home of Anne and Edmund Redd featured on PRC’s Holiday Home Tour

As a child living just a few blocks away, Anne Redd always admired the Federalist-style home in the middle of …

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Former French Quarter home of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt hosts PRC’s Holiday Home Tour Patron Party

Built in 1828, the Creole-style townhouse at 521 Gov. Nicholls St. has been the subject of both envy and pity, …

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Garden District home of Sarah and Hugh Evans featured on PRC’s Holiday Home Tour

Suffice it to say that in its 171-year history, 1527 Washington Ave. has seen a microcosm of New Orleans’ history …

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Garden District home of Sarah Sunday and Dexter Blanchard featured on PRC’s Holiday Home Tour

When contemplating a move to New Orleans from Washington, D.C., in 2021, Sarah Sunday and Dexter Blanchard envisioned themselves in …

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Garden District Home of Susannah Coolidge and Fred Diegel featured on PRC’s Holiday Home Tour

Those who have restored a historic home know the challenges and pitfalls of transforming such a property. Susannah Coolidge and …

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I’m a Preservationist: an interview with Carol Quillen

Carol Quillen is the President & Chief Executive Officer of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The National Trust is …

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Focusing positive attention on New Orleans, locally and nationally

This month marks three exciting events at the Preservation Resource Center. The first is the debut of PRC’s new book, …

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Economic development in rural Louisiana: Louisiana Main Street’s Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program

Over the last four years, Louisiana Main Street’s Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program (HRSP) has supported 19 building rehabilitation projects in …

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The only woman police officer in 1949 New Orleans: The legacy of Kate Victory

Kate Victory had always been fascinated by her husband’s work. His death inspired her to embark on her own foray into policing.

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An aerial portrait of old Tremé: 1922 photo shows railway station, Tremé Market and more

One day in 1922, a U.S. Army Air Service biplane based out of Montgomery, Ala., wafted through the midsummer skies …

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Archaeology under St. Louis Cathedral documents an unparalleled architectural history

The fieldwork part of archaeology is often what gets the most attention: the excitement that something buried for decades, centuries, …

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Gayle Benson leads campaign to restore St. Louis Cathedral

Long before she became one of the most recognizable women in Louisiana, Gayle Benson was a parishioner and reader at …