Beauregard-Keyes House

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  • Address
    1113 Chartres St, French Quarter
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  • Phone
    504 523 7257

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Greek-revival structures such as this house, built in 1826, are uncommon in the Quarter. Confederate General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard, a native of Louisiana, lived in the house for only 18 months. Beauregard became an instant hero throughout the South when he commanded the first shots of the Civil War, at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.

The house's other illustrious resident stayed far longer. Author Francis Parkinson Keyes lived here from 1942 until her death in 1970. Beginning in 1926, she became well known for her serialized travel correspondence in Good Housekeeping . She published 51 novels, including many that were set locally, such as Crescent Carnival (1942), the bestseller Dinner at Antoine's (1948) and Steamboat Gothic (1952). Her novel Madame Castel's Lodger (1962) is set in this house.

Period pieces decorate the house, while Keyes' doll and ceramic collections occupy the back cottage. Tours operate on the hour from to Monday to Saturday. A gift shop offers most of Francis Parkinson Keyes' books.