French Quarter Literary Haunts

Hotel Monteleone rises as the only high-rise building within the interior of the French Quarter, its Beaux-Arts facade spanning the corner of Royal and Iberville streets. Antonio Monteleone, a Sicilian cobbler who opened a shop on Royal…

The Napoleon House is a three-story brick building topped with a distinctive cupola and adorned with shallow ironwork balconies on its second floor. It sits on the corner of Chartres and Saint Louis Streets in the French Quarter. Built…

The Historic New Orleans Collection is a museum and research center housed within a cluster of historic buildings, most notably the Merieult House at five hundred thirty-three Royal Street. You can identify this site by its prominent…

Faulkner House Books occupies a Creole townhouse at six hundred twenty-four Pirate's Alley, distinguishable by its position just behind the Cabildo and the rear garden of the Saint Louis Cathedral. Built in eighteen thirty-seven, the…

Five hundred forty Saint Peter Street is part of the Upper Pontalba Building, a four-story brick structure defined by its long, intricate cast-iron balconies overlooking Jackson Square. Constructed between eighteen forty-nine and eighteen…

Eight hundred eleven Royal Street is a two-story brick and stucco building in the heart of the French Quarter, easily recognized by the shared gallery balcony that stretches across its facade. Built in eighteen seventy-six, the structure…

The townhouse at ten fourteen Dumaine Street is identifiable by its private gallery featuring distinct green ironwork that overlooks the street. Built in seventeen eighty-four, this residence is recognized as the only home the playwright…

Lafitte’s Blacksmith Shop Bar sits at the corner of Bourbon and St. Philip Streets, distinguished by its rough, exposed brick masonry, askew window shutters, and a low-slung, weathered profile. Constructed in the seventeen seventies during…