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Beauregard-Keyes House
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.
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Factors Row
Edgar Degas painted The Cotton Market in New Orleans while visiting his uncle's office in this building in 1873.
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Faulkner House
Considered one of the greatest American novelists, William Faulkner (1897-1962) briefly rented an apartment in a town house on Pirate's Alley in 1925. (At the time, the narrow passageway was called Orleans Alley). While living in the city he described as a 'courtesan, not old and yet no longer young,' Faulkner worked for the Times-Picayune and consorted with local literati, including the well established author Sherwood Anderson, who was then also living in New Orleans.
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Gallier Hall
Architect James Gallier Sr designed this monumental Greek Revival structure, which was dedicated in 1853. It served as New Orleans' city hall until the 1950s, and it far outclasses the city's current city hall (a few blocks away). Gallier Hall is a focal point for MG parades, most of which promenade past the grandstand that is put up along St Charles Ave.
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Goodrich-Stanley House
This historic home was built in 1837 by jeweller William M Goodrich. He then sold the house to British-born cotton factor Henry Hope Stanley, whose adopted son, Henry Morton Stanley, went onto gain fame for finding the missing Scottish missionary, Dr David Livingston. It was Stanley who first uttered the legendary question, 'Dr Livingston, I presume?' He was subsequently knighted and founded the Congo Free States.
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Grace King House
Behind a handsome wrought-iron fence, this papaya-hued house was named for the Louisiana historian and author who lived here from 1905 to 1932. It was built in 1847 by banker Frederick Rodewald and features both Greek Ionic columns on the lower floor and Corinthian columns above.
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Lafayette Cemetery No 1
Established in 1833 by the former City of Lafayette, this cemetery is divided by two intersecting footpaths that form a cross. Fraternal organizations and groups, such as the Jefferson Fire Company No 22, took care of their members and their families in large shared crypts. Some of the wealthier family tombs were built of marble, with elaborate detail rivaling the finest architecture in the district. But most tombs were constructed simply of inexpensive plastered brick.
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Maspero's Exchange
Pierre Maspero operated La Bourse de Maspero, a coffeehouse and one of many slave-trading houses in New Orleans. He was a tenant in the building that now houses the restaurant Maspero's Exchange - not to be confused with Café Maspero on Decatur St. Regular markets for the abhorrent trade in human chattel occurred on Exchange Alley (now Exchange Place), between Conti and Canal Sts.
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St Louis Cemetery No 1
St Louis Cemetery No 1 received the remains of most early Creoles. The shallow water table necessitated aboveground burials, with bodies placed in the family tombs you see to this day. Don't enter the cemetery alone; if the ghosts don't get you, the muggers might.
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St Louis Cemetery No 3
This tidy looking cemetery was established in 1854 at the site of the old Bayou Cemetery and is worth strolling through for at least a few minutes. Of particular note here is the striking monument James Gallier Jr designed for his mother and father, who were lost at sea. James Gallier Sr, of course, was also a well established architect who preceded his son in designing many of the city's landmark buildings. The cemetery's wrought-iron entrance gate is a beauty.
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St Roch Cemetery
Just a few blocks towards the lake from the Faubourg Marigny (driving is recommended), St Roch cemetery is one of New Orleans' most intriguing resting places. It is named after an obscure saint, a French native, whose prayers are said to have protected Rome from the Black Plague. During New Orleans' bouts with yellow fever, Catholics who prayed to St Roch (pronounced 'St Rock') are believed to have been spared, and the small chapel within the cemetery grounds was raised in his honor.
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St Vincent's Infant Asylum
This large, red-brick orphanage was built in 1864 with assistance from federal troops occupying the city. It helped relieve the overcrowded orphanages filled with youngsters of all races who lost their parents to epidemics. The orphanage is now a hotel. A sign from the orphanage days still hangs from the finely styled castiron gallery in front.
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The Sanctuary
This historic house was also built by Evariste Blanc, in 1816-22, on land originally granted in 1720-1 to French Canadians. The once swampy property was later transferred to Don Andrés Almonaster y Roxas, the real-estate speculator who commissioned St Louis Cathedral on Jackson Square in the French Quarter.
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US Custom House
The fortress-like US Custom House covers a square block. Construction on it began in 1849 and was supervised by Lieutenant PGT Beauregard, who later commanded Confederate forces. During the Reconstruction period after the Civil War, it served as the headquarters for African Americans in the Republican party. Blacks held a majority in the Louisiana legislature, and two African Americans filled the office of lieutenant governor: Oscar J Dunn and Pickney Benton Stewart Pinchback. Meetings took place in the enormous 'Marble Hall' on the 2nd floor.
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