Fodor's Expert Review Milton H. Latter Memorial Library
Uptown
Free
This former private house serves as the most elegant public library in New Orleans. Built in 1907, the Italianate beaux-arts mansion was once the home of the silent-movie star Marguerite Clark. The Latter family bought it and donated it to the city as a library in 1948 in memory of their son, who was killed in World War II. An extensive renovation restored the home to its former grandeur.
