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1857 Greek Revival, New Orleans, LA

December 20, 2009 | Comments | 1850-1899, Greek Revival, Louisiana

2127 Prytania St, New Orleans, LA – $4.999 Million
13 bedroom, 14 full and 4 half bathrooms, 13,000 square feet. “One of the most celebrated and opulent of the unique raised cottage…” Known as Magnolia Mansion Bed & Breakfast. Funny that I thought that one room reminded me of Gone with the Wind, because looking at the website, it is called the Gone with the Wind Room! What a cool place this would be to stay in a few nights!

: The exterior of this house is beyond the words I could use to describe it. How beautiful are those columns? The details on the porch, the railing, the dentil molding, perfect!

: I am in love with the red with the white moldings and trim. I think red walls make the white look even whiter (cause I hate to use the word ‘pop’.)

: What amazing details! Look at that trim and molding!

: I am more than in love with those chairs and sofa! The color of that green! Wow!

: The curtains remind me of the curtains from Gone with the Wind.

1849 Italianate, New Orleans, LA

October 6, 2009 | Comments | 1800-1849, Italianate, Louisiana

1312 First St, New Orleans, LA – $3.475 Million
5 bed, 4.5 bath, 6751 square feet. Check out the street view here; you have to ‘ride’ up/down this street to check out the rest of the houses on this street.

: How gorgeous is this one? The colors, the details, that fence! On the perfect street, no less. This would be the only way I could move to N.O., live in a house like this on a street like this and never leave the house (did I mention N.O. is sometimes called the Murder Capital of the U.S., even in the list of Murder Capitals of the World?)

: Great arches.

: I love this room!

: The crown molding is the same in this room as in the kitchen. Either tin molding or just painted silver.

: Oh yeah, bring on the party!

: I L-O-V-E this kitchen. The stove, the fridge, the cabinets, even the counters are beyond awesome! Heck, check out the ceiling fan! The only thing I don’t care for, I think the brick could have been a few shades darker. What’s missing? The Ex Knife Holder would match the appliances.

1930 Post Office, Mansfield, LA

October 5, 2009 | Comments | 1900-1930, Louisiana, Post Office

100 N Jefferson, Mansfield, LA – $249,900 No longer listed.
3 bed, 3 bath, 7280 square feet on 1 acre.
Check out the street view here.

Wow, I bet the same guy who designed that library designed the one in my home town, Canton, Georgia. Here is the street view for that one. Look how similar they are. I always thought it would be so cool to live in the one in Canton, it has been a fire station for many years now.