A great place to have New Orleans cuisine for lunch.
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| Shrimp & Artichokes with Garlic Bread: A lovely bay leaf flavor |
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| Fish of the Day with Crab Meat |
Impressions
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| Forecourt Fountain |
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| Spanish Court with Green Marble Bench |
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| Walled Garden with Edible Plants |
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| Citrus in the Walled Garden |
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| Walled Garden Water Feature Surrounded by Edible Flowers |
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| Pigeonnier |
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| Detail of Pigeonnier Bench Carving |
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| New Orleans Oak |
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| Back of the House |
Inside the house you will see the following:
curved millwork
painted millwork
libraries
art gallery that replaced kitchen
custom glass knobs with a rainbow of colors
mirrored paneled doors
a sunlight stairwell from above
sleeping porch enclosed with pivoting hidden beds for 3 children
stenciled walls
antique wallpaper installed
raised ceiling and floor
dumbwaiter in kitchenette on second floor
a wine cellar basement in New Orleans
herringbone brick floors
beautiful chandeliers
fascinating papier-mâché mother-of-pearl inlay chair
watercolors of flowers framed straight to the wall together in the
flower cutting and arranging room with 4 sinks of 4 different depths
Napoleonic bee drapes in a distant bathroom
scale built into the floor for the boys' bathroom with Formica walls
and cork flooring
lower ceiling heights for the era for they could afford the new
technology of air conditioning
Looks like an awesome day trip!
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