Pontalba Buildings
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The Pontalba Buildings are historic 19th-century red-brick townhouses flanking Jackson Square in New Orleans, renowned as some of the oldest continuously rented apartment buildings in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pontalba Buildings canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
apartment building
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historic building complex ⓘ row house complex ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Creole townhouse
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Greek Revival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New Orleans ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | 1851 ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1849 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developer | Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| faces |
Chartres Street
NERFINISHED
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St. Ann Street NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Peter Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flanks | Jackson Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
contributes to the historic character of the French Quarter
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iconic example of 19th-century New Orleans urban architecture ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
cast-iron balconies
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central courtyards ⓘ uniform red-brick façades ⓘ |
| hasFunction | mixed-use residential and commercial complex ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfFloors | 4 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Lower Pontalba Building
NERFINISHED
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Upper Pontalba Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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New Orleans Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1850 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Quarter
NERFINISHED
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Jackson Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Louisiana ⓘ New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| materialUsed | red brick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | French Quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being among the oldest continuously rented apartment buildings in the United States ⓘ |
| overlooks | Jackson Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | City of New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Vieux Carré Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Louisiana ⓘ |
| streetAddress |
500 St. Ann Street (Lower Pontalba Building)
NERFINISHED
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500 St. Peter Street (Upper Pontalba Building) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| use |
ground-floor commercial space
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residential apartments ⓘ |
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