Garden District Grandeur

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Bounded by Washington Ave., Jackson Ave., St. Charles Ave., and the Mississippi River, the Garden District was settled by wealthy American merchants who built magnificent mansions surrounded by elegant gardens in stark contrast to their Creole rivals who preferred close quarters with interior courtyards and secluded lives.

[Top left, 3116 Prytania St.; top right, Colonel Henry Short Villa, circa 1859; bottom right, John Adams House, 2423 Prytania Street, circa 1860; center, Joseph Carroll Mansion, 1315 First St., circa 1869; and bottom left, Luther Stewart Mansion, 1208 Phillip St., circa 1858.] [text from back of card]

"Garden District Grandeur"

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