Creole Houses

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Creole houses, found in New Orleans and throughout Louisiana, are among the nation's unique architectural treasures. Products of the rich culture that flourished before Louisiana became part of the United States in 1803, they blend French and Spanish colonial designs with West Indian, African, and Native American influences, resulting in a singular American style uniquely suited to the subtropical environment. Their functional elegance inspires residential design to this day, particularly in the southern United States.

The quintessential Creole houses presented here - including shotgun cottages, handsome raised plantation homes, refined town houses, and rustic camps - have survived many years of hurricanes and floodwaters with a timeworn beauty.

This volume offers an appreciation of Creole culture as seen through twenty-one historic homes, whose architecture, interiors, and gardens are illustrated by more than two hundred exquisite photographs. Exemplars of still thriving Creole traditions, these houses have been lovingly maintained - often by one family over generations - or tastefully restored to their original character. Woven into the text are the stories of the houses themselves, as well as those of their most notable owners. 192 pages.

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