What is a Creole Cottage?
Found all throughout New Orleans, a Creole Cottage is a home typically built between 1790 and 1850. This type of home is usually 1.5 stories set to ground level. The steeply-pitched roof gives them away and they also feature a symmetrical four-opening facade. The exterior may be stucco or wood and
What is a Shotgun House?
It’s no secret that New Orleans is home to a number of shotgun homes. If you’re not familiar with this type of home, you’ve come to the right place. A shotgun home is a narrow home designed in a rectangular shape that is 12 feet wide or less with rooms arranged to be one behind the other. Each r
History Behind the New Orleans Shotgun House
We’ve defined what a shotgun home is in a different post, but what’s the history behind these unique homes? When were they built and why were they used in the south so much? Shotgun homes became popular in the 1860s after the civil war was over. They were built through about the 1920s and many t
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