Garden District / Irish Channel New Orleans, LA Real Estate Listings from Anne Comarda and Joyce Delery

The area known as the Garden District was created by wealthy New Orleans society families and is still the home of many families with money in New Orleans. In antebellum days it was considered the social center for the American aristocracy of New Orleans. Many consider it to be the most elegant of New Orleans’ neighborhoods with some of the city’s best-preserved antebellum mansions and magnificent gardens.

The architecture of the homes is a fusion of classic styles with influence of Spanish, French, Italianate and English, as well as Greek Revival. These homes represent some of the best work of some of the leading-edge architects and builders of the 1800s. Among the architects are James Gallier Sr., James Dakin, Lewis Reynolds, Henry Howard, Frederick Wing, William Freret, Thomas Sully and Thomas Wharton. In many homes, artists were brought from abroad to paint murals or portraits. Bronze chandeliers, marble mantels and statuary were common. These homeowners spared no expense decorating the interiors of their homes.

No visit to New Orleans is complete without a streetcar ride from the French Quarter up St. Charles Avenue to the Garden District. The Garden District is an ideal neighborhood for a walking tour to see the beautiful homes and gardens and visit the antique shops, restaurants, bookstores and coffee houses along Magazine Street.

Some of the landmarks to see on a walking tour of the neighborhood are the Westfeldt House, also known as Toby’s Corner, at 2340 Prytania Street, which is said to be the oldest home in the Garden District, erected about 1830. In the garden at the rear of the house is one of the finest live oaks in the city, used as a subject by many artists. The Louise S. McGehee School for Girls on Prytania Street is a private school housed in the Bradish Johnson home built in 1870 by architect, James Freret. The school building is an example of free Renaissance design with fluted Corinthian columns and Greek Revival style in the interior with a stained glass skylight and marble flags on the floor of the entrance hall. Another interesting stop on the tour is the Short Villa built in 1859 at 1448 Fourth Street, which features a magnificent and unique cast iron cornstalk and morning glory fence in front of a spectacular home and garden. Every block has something to see.

Garden District / Irish Channel New Orleans includes the friendly communities of Milan, Touro, East Riverside, Central City, Garden District, Irish Channel, Lower Garden District and the St. Thomas Developement. Remember, Garden District / Irish Channel New Orleans is sometimes spelled as Gardendistrict, Garden Dist., or gardendist. If you are looking to buy or sell a home in any of these fine communities, call Anne Comarda and Joyce Delery. Two Unique Personalities…One Powerful Combination

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