Top 5 classic New Orleans style homes
5 CLASSIC NEW ORLEANS STYLE HOMES.
by Jeffrey Chitek
New Orleans is a unique place. By American standards, it’s one of the oldest settlements in our country’s history. A lot has happened here. New Orleans has experienced 4 different countries of leadership, slavery, a civil war, rebellion, emigration, and social and political corruption and unrest. This varietal experience lays evident is New Orleans culture to this day…the music, the food, the people, and…the architecture. Below is a short guide to this city’s architectural diversity….
Done with architecture? Try a swamp. A New Orleans kayak swamp tour at Manchac sits 30 minutes from the Garden District. The cypress here are older than any of these houses, and they’re still standing without paint.