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1850 House Review
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1850 House
Museums / Galleries, French Quarter
Fodor's Review:
A docent leads you through this well-preserved town house and courtyard, part of the Pontalba Buildings and furnished in the style of 1850, when the buildings were built as upscale residences and retail space. Notice the ornate ironwork on the balconies of the apartments: the original owner, Baroness Micaela Pontalba, introduced cast (or molded) iron with these buildings, and it eventually replaced much of the old hand-wrought ironwork in the French Quarter. The initials for her families, A and P -- Almonester and Pontalba -- are worked into the design. A gift shop and bookstore run by Friends of the Cabildo is downstairs. As of this writing, the house is unavailable for tours. The Friends of the Cabildo do offer an informative 2-hour walking tour of the French Quarter that starts at this location.
INFO
- Address: 523 St. Ann St., on Jackson Sq., French Quarter, New Orleans, LA
- Phone: 504/568-6968
- Cost: $3; walking tour, $12
- Open: Tues.-Sun. 9-5; tours Mon. 1:30, Tue.-Sun. 10 and 1:30
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