Category: Preservation in Print


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 …

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PRC welcomes new development staff 

The PRC is thrilled to welcome Kearney Gay as our new Director of Development. Kearney is a multi-generation New Orleanian, …

A row of Green, Yellow, and Blue houses in a line

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PRC’S Goal for the Next 50 Years:  Inspire an Appreciation for Louisiana’s Treasures Statewide 

The Preservation Resource Center turned 50 this past year, and our celebrations have been an amazing opportunity to reflect on …

Back and white headshot of Richard M. Hurd

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ORIGIN OF OUR OWN AXIOMS: The urban research of Richard Hurd 

“AXIOMATIC” — something that is self-evident, so obvious that few would question it — is a curious descriptor because, quite …