Category: Preservation in Print


A spacious dining room with hand-blocked wallpaper by Zuber of Paris depicting the beauty of daily life in Nothern India. A Mirror oversees the room atop the mantel with bird-eye maple inlays.

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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 …

Outdoor pool and lounging area surrounded by greenery outside the home located at 521 Gov. Nicholls St.

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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, …

The living room in 1527 Washington Ave.

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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 …

The informal living area featuring a couch opposite two matching chairs with a side table in the middle, a marble fireplace in the back, a decorated Christmas tree to the right, and a Maria Theresa chandelier hanging.

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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 …

The dinning room with a wooden circular table set for five.

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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 …

Headshot of Carol Quillen

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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 …

Painting the Town- Book Cover

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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, …

Exterior photo of the former People’s Drug Store building.

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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 …

Black and White photo of Kate Victory comforting a young boy.

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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.

Black and white aerial portrait of old Treme in 1922

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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 …

Elizabeth Williams, a University of New Orleans research associate, digs at the St. Louis Cathedral

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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, …

Gayle Beson stands on the checkered floor in the St. Louis Cathedral

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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 …