Beauregard-Keyes House (New Orleans, Louisiana)

USA / Louisiana / Arabi / New Orleans, Louisiana / Chartres Street, 1113
 museum, house, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, 1820s construction, Greek Revival (architecture)
This "raised cottage," with its Doric columns and handsome twin staircases, was built as a residence by a wealthy New Orleans auctioneer, Joseph Le Carpentier, in 1826. Confederate Gen. P. G. T. Beauregard lived in the house with several members of his family for 18 months between 1865 and 1867.

From 1944 until 1970, it was the residence of Frances Parkinson Keyes (pronounced Cause), who wrote many novels about the region. One of them, Madame Castel's Lodger, concerns the general's stay in this house. Dinner at Antoine's, perhaps her most famous novel, was also written here. Mrs. Keyes left her home to a foundation, and the house, rear buildings, and garden are open to the public.

The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The house had some roof damage from Hurricane Katrina, but it reopened for tours on November 1, 2005.

[Portions of text from:] www.frommers.com/destinations/neworleans/A25383.html
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Coordinates:   29°57'39"N   90°3'39"W

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  • First two photos of Beauregard-Keyes House courtesy of me, photos taken in August 2007. First photo (yellow building) is the front, and the second photo is the back of the same house.
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