Carroll-Crawford House

Carroll-Crawford House Circa 1869, New Orleans, Louisiana.

"Built by Samuel Jamison as an Italianate-style five-bay center hall double-gallery residence with feathery cast iron galleries and arched bays decorated with diamond-patterned friezes. The property's live oak-shaded garden offers giant Chinese fan palm, elephant ear, and plumbago plants, as well as dogwood." --Jim Frasier, The Garden District of New Orleans (2012)

"The home at 1315 First St., known for its beautiful iron lace galleries, was designed in 1869 by architect Samuel Jamison. The first owner was Joseph Carroll, a Virginian who became one of the city's most successful cotton merchants. According to the Preservation Resource Center, the home was later owned by R.M. Walmsley, whose grandson, T. Semmes Walmsley, would go on to serve as mayor from 1929 to 1936.

"In 1920, the home was sold to Valentine Merz, the founder of Dixie Brewery. In 1932, the house changed hands again, purchased by engineer Charles Crawford. Crawford's sister Josephine was a well-known French Quarter artist of the 1920s and '30s. In 2003, arts patron Allison Kendrick purchased the home and hired noted designer Richard Keith Langham to redecorate the interior." -- Blake Pontchartrain Column, The Gambit, August 1, 2016 issue

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