View of Evariste Blanc House from the Bayou
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The open belvedere on top of the house provided a panorama view of the Bayou, while the fence, composed of tall, stuccoed brick posts and open ironwork, unusual in New Orleans at the time, provided seclusion while allowing for more Bayou views.
Image courtesy of Amanda Knight.
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Evariste Blanc House
Evariste Blanc built the mansion you see before you around 1834. According to city directories, Evariste Blanc was a hardware merchant, ship chandler, and lime merchant. By 1834 Blanc also had a…