Bullitt-Longenecker House
The Bullitt-Longenecker House (Circa 1868-1869) Is 1 Of 3 Remaining Swiss Chalet Style Homes Located In New Orleans, Louisiana.
In a city full of shotguns, Creole cottages, Greek Revival and Eastlake-style abodes, American town houses and California bungalows, a Swiss villa on Carondelet Street stands out for its unique style and history.
Designed by well-known architect Edward Gottheil and built between 1868 and 1869, the house has seen great change. It was uprooted from its original St. Charles Avenue location in about 1883 — that site eventually became the Columns Hotel — and was carved up into apartments in the 1920s to ’40s, before being renovated and listed in 1981 on the National Register of Historic Places.
Today, it's one of only three chalet-type homes in New Orleans, according to the National Register Database.The house is of frame construction, raised on 8-foot brick pillars. Its most noticeable feature is the faƧade, with the deep overhang of its roof and gingerbread “drapery,” which trims the roof and windows. It is five bays wide with the entrance in the center, leading to a broad center hall.
The National Register Database says it is the only house in New Orleans that exhibits direct European influence.
According to the Daily Picayune in 1868: “The plan as we understand, was brought from Europe by Mr. Gottheil, our Commissioner to the Paris Exposition, who is giving his personal supervision to the construction." A year earlier, Gottheil had been appointed chief commissioner from Louisiana to the International Exposition of Paris.
Gottheil’s client for the Swiss-style home was Cuthbert Bullitt, businessman, collector of customs at New Orleans under President Abraham Lincoln, and “a connoisseur of beautiful things,” according to a New Orleans States article from 1924.
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