Category: Preservation in Print


Preservation in Print

Magnolia Bridge to Receive Long-Awaited Restoration

Stabilization and restoration of the historic bridge on Bayou St. John is slated to begin next month. It will be the bridge’s first significant maintenance in 80 years.

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Reclaiming the River

This fall, city officials announced major changes coming to the New Orleans riverfront, including the transformation of industrial wharves into riverfront park space and the redevelopment of the former World Trade Center.

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Holiday Home Tour: Jackson Avenue Evangelical Congregational Church

A bonus on this year’s Holiday Home Tour, the Jackson Avenue Evangelical Church has had a presence in the Irish Channel for the past 172 years.

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Holiday Home Tour: 2352 Camp Street

When Tim Armstrong and Mark Hensgens renovated this 1914 Arts and Crafts-style double shotgun, their top priority was preserving the home’s original character.

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Holiday Home Tour: 3230 Camp Street

The Haydel’s home was built earlier this year, but it’s Greek Revival exterior meshes seamlessly with the surrounding neighborhood.

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Holiday Home Tour: 1434 Toledano Street

With a “happy mix of glamour and comfort, whimsy and utility,” Catherine Makk’s charming Victorian home boasts 12-foot ceilings, original egg-and-dart moldings and period medallions and woodwork.

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Holiday Home Tour: 1136 Second Street

The Stall’s recently renovated circa-1879 mansion has an impressive collection of Southern art displayed throughout the home.

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Holiday Home Tour: 3102 Prytania Street

Picturesque oak trees and an ornate cast-iron fence line adorn the front of the Creel’s historic Italianate home, which is hosting the PRC’s annual Holiday Home Tour Patron Party.

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Holiday Home Tour: 1422 Harmony Street

This double-gallery Greek Revival-style home features bold paint colors and a lush courtyard with a pool.

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Holiday Home Tour: 2801 Prytania Street

With a storied history, the former 19th-century athletic club in the Garden District is now the stunning home of Leigh and Billy Bell.

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A Glimmer of Hope for Algiers’ Touro Shakspeare Home

Could a new shot at FEMA funding finally revive the abandoned structure on New Orleans’ West Bank?

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Bell School Transformation into Artist Housing Marches Towards Completion

The adaptive rehabilitation of the former Tremé school into affordable artist housing is nearing completion.