Landmarks of New Orleans (Louisiana Landmarks) - Softcover

Huber, Leonard; Wilson Jr., Samuel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1879714019 ISBN 13: 9781879714014

Publisher: Louisiana Landmarks Society, 2011

Synopsis

This attractive volume presents a brief history and photographs of more than 250 notable structures and sites throughout New Orleans. Complete with maps identifying where each structure is located, this significant resource is organized by neighborhood and includes French Quarter townhouses, plantation homes on Bayou St. John, Garden District mansions, notable churches, distinctive warehouses, banks, and schoolhouses.

About this title

About the Author:

Leonard V. Huber (1903-1984) was one of Louisiana's leading historians and experienced a lifetime's worth of Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama. A businessman and an author, he was active in many local historical organizations around New Orleans and wrote many books and articles based on his experiences with Crescent City culture. He acted as president of the Louisiana Landmarks Society, Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission, and Keyes Foundation. He was also a founding member and a president of the Friends of Tulane Library, and the library holds this and other titles of Huber's.

About this edition

• Publisher: Louisiana Landmarks Society
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1879714019
• ISBN 13: 9781879714014
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 172