1 online resource (264 pages) : color illustrations
Contents
Preface -- Prologue : the Creole/American gumbo boils over -- The first American suburbs -- The 1850s Garden District -- The 1860s Garden District -- The Garden District in a gilded age -- A Garden District in the modern age
Summary
The Garden District of New Orleans has enthralled residents and visitors alike since it arose in the 1830's with its stately white-columned Greek Revival mansions and double-galleried Italianate houses decorated with lacy cast iron ..
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-254) and index