Category: Preservation in Print


Living area

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Old world charm meets 1970s flair: tour the renovation of Christine Albert’s 19th-century cottage 

Just as when it was built in 1888, the center hall cottage at 503 Adams St. has high ceilings, wood …

Dining room area

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Step inside the timeless charm of Tim Trapolin’s 19th-century New Orleans home

Built circa 1870, the home at 525 Fern St. is a charming repository of New Orleans history. The exterior architecture …

Interior living room space of 7826 St. Charles

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Shotgun showpiece: peek inside Odom Heebe Jr.’s renovation on St. Charles Avenue

Just steps from the St. Charles Avenue streetcar sits this perfectly maintained and updated example of a late 19th century …

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Historic St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church opens its doors as PRC’s Spring Home Tour headquarters

Its presence on St. Charles Avenue is commanding, with a tall bell tower and Spanish Colonial Revival-style ornamentation unlike any …

A solar rooftop system on a house

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New guidelines for solar panels in historic districts

Even though the Historic District Landmarks Commission approved 97 percent of its 2023 applications for solar panels on buildings in …

Photo looking from the dining room into the hallway and living room

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A century-old home on Pine Street finds new life with the Slattery family

When it was built in 1918, this Neo-Classical Revival house on Pine Street was designed with high ceilings, sash-and-pulley windows, …

Exterior of Dew Drop Inn

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The historic Dew Drop Inn comes back to life after a stunning renovation

This story appeared in the February/March issue of PRC’s Preservation in Print magazine. Interested in getting more preservation stories like …

Exterior of Five Happiness Restaurant on Carrollton Avenue.

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A Year-Round Blessing: Chinese guardian lions in South Louisiana 

A pair of Chinese lions, carved from blocks of marble, stand guard in front of the Sims Memorial Library at …

Original design of twin theaters and lawn

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Innovation in Theaters: the Tulane and Crescent

If ever there was a town made for theater, New Orleans fits the playbill. Its populace, historically and today, seems …

Exterior of St. Augustine Catholic Church in Treme

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National Trust provides critical funding to two historic New Orleans churches

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the National Trust for Historic Preservation announced wonderful news for New Orleans: The Trust …

Archaeologist Elizabeth Williams excavates inside the narthex of the St. Louis Cathedral

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Peering under St. Louis Cathedral: UNO archaeology project documents three centuries of history

As an archaeologist who specializes in the City of New Orleans, I’m used to receiving calls and emails from people …

A woman gesturing to her plants in front of her home

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Residential green infrastructure key to New Orleans’ climate resilience, study shows

Since 2015, the Urban Conservancy’s Front Yard Initiative has helped property owners remove paving to reduce flooding. We have provided …