Category: Preservation in Print


In The News

Shotgun House Tour: 3356 Esplanade Ave.

When John Miller purchased the beautiful 1890s three-bay side-hall shotgun at 3356 Esplanade Ave. in 2008, it needed a full renovation.

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The Triumphant Return of the Pythian

Covered with a metal sheath for 60 years, the historic Pythian building has been uncovered, renewed, and enlivened.

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Editor’s Spotlight: William Stoudt, RTNO Director

  The Preservation Resource Center was thrilled to welcome William Stoudt as the new director of Rebuilding Together New Orleans …

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The Drama of New Orleans’ Municipal Auditorium

Eleven years post-Katrina, the storied structure continues to langish. Will its fate be tragic, or does revitalization lie in its future?

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The Great Fire of 1895

If Algiers had to burn, it picked a good time.

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NPS Grant to Help Transform Civil Rights Landmark

Leona Tate, one of the “McDonogh Three” who famously integrated the McDonogh No. 19 Elementary School in 1960, has big plans for the vacant school’s future.

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Putting a Face to a Name: New Slavery Exhibit at Laura Plantation Personalizes the History of Slavery

Laura Plantation has a new permanent exhibit on the history of slavery at the plantation. Read about this fascinating new exhibit, and take a tour with the PRC on March 18th.

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Remembering Civil Rights History in Central City

A new project promises to construct a pavillion and interpretive site dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr. and his contemporaries who incorporated the Southern Christian Leadership Council in a Central City church.

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Reconsidering the Christopher Inn: a Site History

A building long vilified as an eyesore in the Faubourg Marigny is reexamined.

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LSU to Launch Doctorate of Design in Cultural Preservation

The state’s top public school is expanding offerings at its illustrious College of Art + Design.

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Work Begins to Transform Historic Hospital Site

The former Marine Hospital site Uptown is the site of Children’s Hospital’s careful expansion.

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Conserving the Caribe

The Caribe Building, an iconic Curtis and Davis-designed structure on Canal Street, is PRC’s 123rd preservation easement — and the first mid-century modern building in the bunch.