Category: Preservation in Print


Preservation in Print

Understanding New Orleans’ Historic Cemeteries 

Look closely at New Orleans cemeteries, and you will find love, beauty, and a lot of dead people organized by …

Exterior photo of the white, two-story Victorian home located at 323 Pelican Ave.

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Home of Lindsey & Joel Snodgrass featured on PRC’s Spring Home Tour in Algiers Point

Lindsey and Joel Snodgrass struck the gold most renovators of historic properties fantasize about. When they showed up to tour …

Exterior photo of the yellow home located at 222 Vallette St.

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Home of Kristin & Bobby Palmer featured on PRC’s Spring Home Tour in Algiers Point

In 1994, Bobby and Kristin Gisleson Palmer, natives of Uptown New Orleans and young newlyweds of limited means, were drawn …

Exterior photo of the yellow and white home located at 232 Pelican Ave.

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Home of Garrick & Darcie Braai featured on PRC’s Spring Home Tour in Algiers Point

Enthusiastic world travelers Garrick and Darcie Braai have collections of artwork and mementos from their travels with their young sons …

Exterior photo of 501 Elmira Ave.

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Home of Miriam Carter featured on PRC’s Spring Home Tour in Algiers Point

In making a burned-out husk of a former corner store her place of business — and later, her private home …

Exterior of the grey, green, and white residence at 219 Olivier St.

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Home of Craig & Lauren Mulcahy featured on PRC’s Spring Home Tour in Algiers Point

Like many New Orleanians who grew up on the Eastbank, Lauren Goldstein did not consider crossing the river. Eventually, finances …

Exterior white and purple residence on 305 Vallette St.

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Home of Lacey Wotring & Jason Thibodeaux featured on PRC’s Spring Home Tour in Algiers Point

Lacey Wotring and Jason Thibodeaux had just begun renovating their Irish Channel home when they visited Algiers Point for the …

Exterior of the Hammond High Gymnasium

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Louisiana adds 19 National Register Listings and one Historic Landmark   

Louisiana’s cultural and architectural diversity shines brightly through its latest additions to the National Register of Historic Places. From the …

A 1816 map showing his water-management designs for today's Lower Garden District at left.

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Barthélemy Lafon and the Origins of Stormwater Management in New Orleans’ Lower Garden District (1806)

Sustainable urban water management has been a priority ever since local architect David Waggonner and colleagues brought attention to the …

1800 Hastings Pl. Collapsed after Hurricane Ida

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Why Are Buildings Collapsing in New Orleans? A Deep Dive into Neglect, Maintenance, and City Oversight

“Partial building collapse on the corner of Decatur and Madison Street,” chimed the Jan. 5, 2025 mass text message from …

Exterior of The Valence Street Church Restored

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Historic Valence Street Church Restored: NOLA Baptist Church Revives Landmark with $900K Renovation

For years, one may have never guessed that the blue-grey church sagging at the corner of Valence and Magazine streets …

Interior photo of the restored stairwell leading from the first floor to the second inside of Perseverance Hall.

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Perseverance Hall’s Renovation is Complete as City Historic Home Repair Partnership Begins  

Two impactful partnerships between the Preservation Resource Center and the City of New Orleans have moved to fruition, and we …