A second house moved to make way for a massive new hospital complex in Lower Mid-City is being considered for demolition after standing open to the elements for months. The city spent $35,450 to move the house, an effort to preserve part of the city’s historic housing stock. The fate of the house, now in […]
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Nonprofit requests demolition for house that city spent $35,000 to save and move
In a blow to housing preservation efforts, the nonprofit owners of a home that was moved from the new Veteran’s Affairs Hospital site to Treme recently asked for permission to demolish the historic house. The city spent $35,000 to move the house and donated it to Providence Community Housing. After The Lens and our reporting […]
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Oops. Roofless Treme transplant now missing rear wall as well
Already stripped of its roof and detailing, the rear wall of the Treme shotgun fell off over the weekend. Photo by Karen Gadbois. By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | Most have been stripped of their roofs and architectural detail. Some have had upper stories cut off in order to squeeze them under electrical […]
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Feds question handling of houses transplanted from hospital footprint
Without review by the Historic District Landmarks Commission, another house from the hospital footprint arrives in Treme. Photo courtesy of insidethefootprint.blogspot.com By Karen Gadbois, The Lens opinion writer | It’s no longer just those fussbudget New Orleans preservationists who are concerned. A federal agency has weighed in on the treatment of old houses being moved […]
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Blight worsened by housing preservation program, Hoffman Triangle residents say
The process of transplanting this house to 3332 First St. created an intermittent pond that has become a mosquito breeding ground. Photos by Karen Gadbois. By Karen Gadbois, The Lens staff writer | Hoffman Triangle residents thought they were getting a handle on the blight problem that has gripped their community since Hurricane Katrina. A […]