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Located on historic Bayou St. John, the Pitot House is the only Creole colonial country house museum on Bayou St. John in New Orleans. It tells the story of life along the bayou since the earliest days of settlement. The Pitot House has had a variety of owners from prominent lawyers to austere nuns. One of the most prominent was James Pitot, the first mayor of New Orleans after the city's incorporation who lived here from 1810-1819. The Pitot House is a National Trust for Historic Preservation Partner Place. More information about the National Trust.
Dew Drop Inn in the Gambit - 2010 New Orleans' Nine cited
Where Was the Dew Drop Inn?
from the Gambit website: gambitweekly.com
POSTED ON JULY 12, 2010:
Where was the Dew Drop Inn?
Blake Pontchartrain
Hey Blake,
Where was the Dew Drop Inn?
Charming Darling
Dear Charming,
The Orpheum Theater gets a new owner - 2009 New Orleans' Nine cited in Times-Picayune
Orpheum Theater has a new owner
Published: Tuesday, July 13, 2010, 8:00 AM
Frank Donze, The Times-Picayune
The shuttered, debt-ridden Orpheum Theater has a new owner who says he is in the early stages of transforming the 1921 beaux-arts vaudeville house into a music venue to showcase local talent and host big-name, touring performers.
Businessman Andrew Reid said Monday that he acquired the historic theater from a pair of Texas financiers for $675,000 -- the same fire-sale price they paid in 2006 for the building at 129 University Place that has been vacant since it was flooded in Hurricane Katrina.
Thank You, Renewing Members!
Thanks goes out to our returning members for the month of June:
The Beauregard Keyes House, New Orleans
Dr. and Mrs. David W. Aiken, Sr., New Orleans
Mrs. Sue F. Balmer, New Orleans
Mr. and Mrs. Beauregard Bassich, New Orleans
Mr. C.J. Blanda, New Orleans
Mr. William E. Borah, New Orleans
Mrs. Aime Harllee Borne, New Orleans
Mr. and Mrs. Albert P. Brown, New Orleans
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bryant, Metairie
Mr. Harold H. Burns, New Orleans
Ms. Marion Chambon, Chalmette
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cahn, New Orleans
Mr. Eugene Cizek and Mr. Lloyd Sensat, New Orleans
Mrs. Loretta C. Clark, New Orleans
Mr. George A. "Jack" Coiron, III, New Orleans
The fight to save Mid-City houses- Letter to the Editor
From the Times-Picayune:
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Re: "Mayor seeks to pause home razing," Metro, June 24.
Kudos to Mayor Mitch Landrieu for stopping the demolition of the Mid-City neighborhood and redirecting money ($3.2 million) to relocate up to 100 historic homes that lie within the VA hospital's footprint.
Many of these homes were built in the early 20th century and fully renovated since Hurricane Katrina. They will blend into the neighborhood seamlessly when deposited onto empty Mid-City lots, making the American dream of home ownership a reality for eligible families.
The fight to save Mid-City houses - Landmarks in the news
From the Times-Picayune:
"Mayor seeks to pause home razing"
Historic properties in hospital footprint
Thursday, June 24, 2010
By Bill Barrow
Staff writer
Under pressure from historical preservation groups, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu on Wednesday asked the state to block its contractors from razing scores of architecturally significant Mid-City homes while the city explores options to move the structures to make way for a new U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs hospital.
Spring Newsletter is Here!
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This issue of Préservation includes full color photos and descriptions of the 2010 New Orleans' Nine Most Endangered Sites list, just released in May, which is also National Preservation Month. Special thanks to Betsy J. Stout, Chair of this year's New Orleans' Nine Committee.
The New Orleans' Nine list goes on display at the Pitot House
On display in various forms are the New Orleans' Nine Most Endangered Sites lists from 2005-2010. The New Orleans' Nine Reception, held Friday May 28th, celebrating the publication of this year's list was the debut of the new exhibit, which encompasses two rooms of the Pitot House ground floor. The New Orleans' Nine exhibit will be on display at the Pitot House through September 2010.
Browse through the photo gallery from the New Orleans' Nine Reception.
2010 New Orleans' Nine Brochure
NEW ORLEANS’ NINE MOST ENDANGERED SITES is dedicated to drawing attention to significant and threatened sites in our city. The purpose of the program is to build awareness of architecturally and historically significant places in New Orleans that are in danger of being lost. To view the 2010 New Orleans' Nine sites, please download this brochure.
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Save Mid City!
With special help from Advocacy Chair Keith Hardie, the Louisiana Landmarks Society assisted volunteers in producing a comprehensive brochure about the threatened Mid City historic houses in the proposed medical center footprint. The brochure is available to view at www.savemidcityhouses.com.
