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2 . St. Louis Cathedral, MID-CITY
Cabildo, and Presbytère FRENCH
LOWER
These were the most important QUARTER
religious and administrative
UPPER
buildings in the French and FRENCH
Spanish periods. QUARTER
WAREHOUSE M i ssiss ippi
DISTRICT
& CBD
Locator Map
Street musicians See Street Finder maps 3, 4, & 5
play in front of
the cathedral.

S T . A N N S T R E E T
3 . The 1850 House
This small museum
displays opulent furniture
ST. PETER ST
and decorations that
W I L K I N S O N S T
convey the middle-class
lifestyles of the
antebellum era.
1 . Jackson Square
A magnificent statue of
General Jackson takes
center stage in
the square,
where artists
hang their
works “on
the fence.”

4 Pontalba Buildings
The handsome Pontalba apartments, built
in 1848 for $302,000, are located on the
upriver and downriver sides of the square.

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