House Styles in New Orleans and the Mississippi Valley

By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide

Stroll through the Garden District of New Orleans and other fashionable neighborhoods throughout the Mississippi Valley and you'll find gracious columned homes in a variety of classical styles.

During the first half of the nineteenth century, classical ideas blended with practical townhouse design to create space-efficient double gallery houses. These two-story homes sit on brick piers a short distance from the property line. Each level has a covered porch with columns.

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• French Colonial Architecture
• Creole Cottages
• Antebellum Plantation Homes
• Double Gallery Houses
• Shotgun Houses
• Creole Townhouses
• Victorian Era Shops and Apartments
• Creole Ironworkers in New Orleans
• Wrought Iron Balconies

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