New Orleans' Garden District

Anne Rice's old house on 1239 First Street and the setting of Mayfair Manor
Photo Source: Flickr
Looking up information about the house writer Anne Rice uses as the site for the family mansion in her Mayfair Witches series, I came across a lot of interesting information about that particular house as well as about the Garden District area of New Orleans.

As Victoriana Magazine's website puts it:
One of the world's most dazzling residential neighborhoods – containing a time capsule of historic southern mansions – is located in the Louisiana city of New Orleans.  The Garden District, a large square area bounded by Jackson Avenue, Louisiana Avenue, Magazine St. and St. Charles Ave, is the live oak tree-lined "American" sector of this southern city.
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The architecture of these historic houses is a fusion of classic styles with influence of Spanish, French, Italianate and English, as well as Greek Revival. These stately homes represent some of the best work of some of the leading architects and builders of the 1800s. 


The Garden District
Map Source : Planetware

From the above description, I expect stately mansions and gorgeous villas that will take my breath away. Thankfully, when I Google for pictures, I am richly rewarded. Not only is Anne Rice's old house amazing, there are so many other amazing buildings here as well.

I love old buildings and different building styles. I love the Art Deco style and lived among it for several years. I also love Victorian style villas and manor houses like on the picture at the top of this article. I lived among those for several years as well which is probably another reason why I like them so much!

New Orleans' Garden District has been on my "To Visit" list ever since I first read Anne Rice's books and fell in love with the shady mystery of the area. As I also want to visit New York City and San Francisco just to name two locations, I imagine my "architectural tour of North America" will not be for some years yet!    

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