New orleans shotgun house

During the early weeks of 2020—before sheltering in place began—I visited New Orleans for the first time. After years of longing to experience The Big Easy, I found myself sauntering (okay, stumbling) to the tune of brass bands and bounce music down Bourbon Street, passing a refreshing Hurricane between my friends, beneath the twinkling of Mardi Gras beads dangling from balconies overhead.

The shotgun house is one of the most common housing stocks seen in New Orleans. Learn about the history behind the beautiful style of home

A sneak peak at some of the homes on the tour

The home styles of New Orleans - Saw this and thought it was neat

So-called 'shotgun houses' are said to be called such thanks to their straight nature, referencing not the long barrel, however, but the ability of shells to shoot through from front to back. In a tradition of Southern space-saving simplicity, this reinvigorated historic style skips halls to cre ...

Well this is a strange situation! After over a year of planning to plunge into homeownership in Spring 2020, I really thought we’d considered everything: the pre-approval, the location, the budget, the savings, the credit scores, the accurate reporting our self-employed income, and—of course—the pac

French Quarter Color - A four-bay double shotgun dressed in pastels. Hallmarks of the Eastlake style Victorian include the turned columns decorative open frieze and spandrels fish scale shingles and colored glass in the gables. | #frenchquarter #vieuxcarre #archi_ologie #homesofnola #exploremore #igersneworleans #igerslouisiana #igersnola #architecture #nolaarchitecture #archdaily #followyournola #showmeyournola #nola #nolalove #neworleans #thisisnola #oldhouse by davidlhoste