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Federal Townhouse
Greek Revival
Americans from the Atlantic states brought their own elements, like the
architectural preferences with them, and the successful columns, were used
among them erected Federal-style homes in these houses.
that stand out from the French or
Spanish cottages surrounding
them in the Quarter.
Doorway with
fanlight transoms
Galleries were
supported by
columns and The Beauregard-
window architraves. Keyes House was
built in 1826 and
Cast-iron details restored in the 1940s
were used as by novelist Frances
decoration. Parkinson Keyes.
Raised American Cottage Shotgun House
Most of these raised cottages feature extensive These cottages were so called because a
eaves and an alleyway leading to a rear garden bullet fired from a shotgun through the front
or courtyard. The interior usually contains four door would go straight through the house
rooms arranged symmetrically and separated and out the back as all the doors were aligned.
by a center hall. The kitchen and servants’ They come in single and double versions, and
quarters are away from the house at the rear. usually have a set of box steps in front.
Gabled roofs were Main bedrooms
popular and were often were usually at the The main doorway Simple balconies
high enough for an attic. front of the house. leads directly into overlook the porch.
the first room.
A wide balcony
faced the street.

Esplanade Avenue is The ground floor The Marigny has several Box steps
lined with several kinds was used as a examples of traditional
of these raised cottages. storage area. shotgun houses.

The Creole Plantation House
The refugees from Saint Domingue (Haiti) brought this Caribbean-style French doors
dwelling to New Orleans. This one-story residence is usually raised on brick gave access to
pillars (to catch the breezes and to cope with flooding) and incorporates the veranda.
a wraparound veranda. The space below the house and the flagstone
piazza below the veranda are used as service or storage areas. Wide verandas
were built at the
front entrance.

Brick pillars Plantation
raised the house. houses were
the most popular
style of residences
built along the
Bayou St. John.

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