Wednesday, January 28, 2009

St. Louis Cathedral - Central Tower


According to the book, "Benjamin Henry Latrobe" by Talbot, he designed the central tower.

Friday, January 23, 2009

Vincent Nolte House (Old Photos)


Click here for a photo of it now from the front.

Click here for a photo of the building from the side now.

Vincent Nolte House Plans



Old Photos of LA State Bank




Check out the Palm tree in the 1st pic, and check it out in this pic.

The 2nd & 3rd pic are a view of the bank from the side street, Conti St.

I believe the last photo has the incorrect date as the bank was not built till 1920.  That pic was taken from Royal Street.

Latrobe's Last Design


Excerpt taken from the "Southern Architectural Review"

Royal Turkish Bath Co.


An advertisement for a business after the bank closed.  

LA State Bank Floor Plan




This information provided by the "The Historic New Orleans Collection" - Williams Research Center












Wednesday, January 21, 2009

St. Louis Cemetery #1





Pics of the cemetery to give you an idea of what kind of B-Roll you can grab.

Latrobe's Monument




Latrobe was buried in the Protestant section of the cemetery. He, nor his son, have a tomb here and I do not know if this is where the "Lye pit" was... Will do further research about this. The other pics are just more of the cemetery.

Still More Cemetery Images



Latrobe's on Royal




Originally, the Louisiana State Bank, this was the last design by Latrobe before his death in 1920. It is now used as a reception and party hall. Click here to go to their website.

More of Latrobe's on Royal