New Orleans Architecture: Faubourg Treme and the Bayou Road v.6: Faubourg Treme and the Bayou Road Vol 6: Faubourg Tremé and the Bayou Road - Softcover

Toledano, Roulhac; Christovich, Mary Louise; Swanson, Betsy; Derbes, Robin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565548310 ISBN 13: 9781565548312

Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co, 2008

Synopsis

Focuses on the Bayou Road, which was lined with the country seats and residences of the city's earliest settlers.

About this title

Synopsis:

Faubourg Treme and the Bayou Road, one of the historically significant areas of early New Orleans, today ranges from North Rampart to North Broad Street and from Canal to St Bernard Avenue. This area, first inhabited and largely developed by affluent gens de couler libres (freed persons of colour) is the focus of the sixth volume of the award-winning New Orleans Architecture series. A section entitled 'Restoration by Analogy', a term used to explain a widely used 19th century building practice that has proven to be an effective method of recapturing the historical integrity of a bygone era. The authors offer specific and documented information on precisely how creole cottages, townhouses, and shotgun homes might be faithfully restored to their original appearances. Throughout the book a detailed history of the area is presented, incorporating much previously unpublished material on the early days of the city. Information is included on the French-Canadian immigrants, military and civil officials from France, and settlers from Biloxi, Dauphin Island, and Mobile.

About the Author:

An award-winning author of more than a dozen books, Roulhac B. Toledano is a prominent lecturer and an authority on historical architecture. She is the recipient of the American Institute of Architects International Book Award and works as an artist, writer, and preserver of historic American treasures. Betsy Swanson earned a bachelor of fine arts degree with distinction in art from Newcomb College in 1959 and was awarded the master of fine arts by Tulane University in 1966. She is a coauthor of New Orleans Architecture Volume II: The American Sector (pb) and a photographer for New Orleans Architecture Volume VI: Faubourg Treme and the Bayou Road (pb). Ms. Swanson lives in Harahan, Louisiana.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1565548310
• ISBN 13: 9781565548312
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240