Orleans Ballroom and Theatre

Native Parisian John Davis moved to New Orleans in 1809. His exposure to French opera and entertainment led him to build one of the first major theaters in the city. The original structure, designed by famed architect Benjamin Latrobe, burned ...

Pontalba Buildings

The Pontalba buildings, recognized as National Historic Landmarks, are considered by many to be the oldest existing apartment buildings in the United States.

These twin structures were the brain-child of wealthy New Orleans legend, Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba. Born in ...

Pontalba Buildings

The Pontalba buildings, recognized as National Historic Landmarks, are considered by many to be the oldest existing apartment buildings in the United States.

These twin structures were the brain-child of wealthy New Orleans legend, Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba. Born in ...

National Historic Landmark- New Orleans Cotton Exchange

The New Orleans Cotton Exchange was incorporated in 1871. The purpose of the organization was to help to standardize and make accessible information related to the cotton industry, thereby stabilizing the often erratic and chaotic speculative market pricing. At the ...

Louisiana State Bank Building

This National Historic Landmark was the final building designed by famed American Architect, Benjamin Latrobe, designer of the United States capital building. Latrobe died in New Orleans from Yellow Fever prior to the building's completion in 1822.

The structure, built in ...

National Historic Landmark - Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop

Built sometime between 1722 and 1732, this building is reputed to be the oldest structure used as a bar in the United States.

The structure and fence are in the old French Provincial Louis XV or Briquette-Entre-Poteauxe style used in ...

National Historic Landmark - New Orleans Mint

Now serving the community as a historical museum, the New Orleans Mint struck over 427 million gold and silver coins during its 70 years of operation.

Antebellum New Orleans was a bustling city on the rise and its location near ...

Old Absinthe House

This commercial building was constructed in 1806 by Pedro Front and Francisco Juncadelia, immigrants from Barcelona Spain. These brothers operated the building as a storefront for their trade business for the next 40 years.

Local legend states that the second floor ...

National Historic Landmark - The Cabildo

The Cabildo stands adjacent to St. Louis Cathedral and was the headquarters for the Spanish Colonial Council, or Cabildo.

The original structure was destroyed during the Great New Orleans Fire of 1788, during which over 75% of the buildings in the ...

National Historic Landmark - French Quarter

The New Orleans French Quarter, also know as the Vieux Carre, is the oldest neighborhood in the city and the second oldest historic district in the country.

In 1718, the French governor of Louisiana, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville established the ...