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remedies, many of which
were forerunners of today’s
drugs. These include a bottle
of salicin, an early form of
aspirin produced by Bayer &
Co. from black willow bark.
The museum also features a
splendid 1855 marble soda
fountain at which appealing
sodas were first concocted to
help the medicine go down.
The second floor features a
19th-century sick room, a fine
collection of eye glasses, plus
homeopathic remedies and
an impressive collection
of 19th-century dental
Napoleon House, surmounted by its landmark cupola instruments. The walled
courtyard garden is filled
Thereafter, the courthouse mezzanine. Together, they with medicinal herbs.
began to decline and massive were the home of Mayor
trees were planted on the site Nicholas Girod, who planned r Jean Lafitte
to hide the dazzling white to free Napo leon from National Historical
marble exterior. It was home imprisonment on St. Helena
to a string of state agencies, Island. With the help of Park Visitor Center
none of which took on the Dominique You and a 419 Decatur St. Map 4 C3. Tel 589-
maintenance necessary pirate band (see p19), 2636. @ 5, 55, 81. Open 9am–5pm
for such an Girod intended to daily. Closed Dec 25, Mardi Gras.
architecturally bring Napoleon 8 & 7 ∑ nps.gov/jela
intricate structure. In to this refuge, but
the 1990s, the state Napoleon died This visitor center has some
finally launched before the excellent displays on the
a renovation Marble detail from the mission could be geography, history, and culture
program, and since Supreme Court Building undertaken. Today, of the Mississippi River Delta
2004, the building the walls of the region. It also offers slide
has once again served as the house are adorned with all shows and ranger-led walking
home of the Louisiana kinds of Napoleonic decor and tours of the French Quarter
Supreme Court, the Louisiana memorabilia. Both buildings at 9:30 every morning.
Law Library, and various other are attributed to Hyacinthe The Jean Lafitte National
state legal offices. A small Laclotte, and the balcony Historical Park comprises six
museum on the first floor railings were crafted by William sites in all, including three in
includes exhibits on the Malus. The cupola on the roof Cajun Country (see p154 and
development of Louisiana law. is a New Orleans landmark. p159) and the Chalmette
Battlefield (see p90).
w Napoleon House e New Orleans
Pharmacy Museum
500 Chartres St. Map 5 D2. Tel 524-
9752. @ 5, 55, 81. Open 11am– 514 Chartres St. Map 5 D2.
5:30pm Mon, 11am–10pm Tue–Thu, Tel 565-8027. @ 5, 55, 81.
11am–11pm Fri–Sat. 7 0 - Open 10am–2pm Tue–Sat (to 5pm
∑ napoleonhouse.com Sat). Closed public hols. 8 & 7
∑ pharmacymuseum.org
One of the city’s most
atmospheric bars, Napoleon This museum is located on
House is famous for its Pimm’s the site of the first licensed
Cup and for a warm version pharmacy in the United States,
of the muffuletta (see p172), a operated by Louis Joseph
traditional New Orleans deli Dufilho from 1823 to 1855.
sandwich. It occupies two The original display cases and
buildings, one of which is a mahogany cabinets contain
two-story structure, built in some gruesome-looking early
1798, facing St. Louis Street; surgical tools – saws, knives,
the second, built in 1814, is and bloodletting instruments – A 19th-century soda fountain at the
a three-story building with a as well as early herbal Pharmacy Museum

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