Pontalba Buildings

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The Pontalba Buildings are historic 19th-century red-brick townhouses flanking Jackson Square in New Orleans, renowned as some of the oldest continuously rented apartment buildings in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf apartment building
historic building complex
row house complex
architecturalStyle Creole townhouse
Greek Revival
city New Orleans
constructionEndDate 1851
constructionStartDate 1849
country United States
developer Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba
faces Chartres Street
St. Ann Street
St. Peter Street
flanks Jackson Square
hasCulturalSignificance contributes to the historic character of the French Quarter
iconic example of 19th-century New Orleans urban architecture
hasFeature cast-iron balconies
central courtyards
uniform red-brick façades
hasFunction mixed-use residential and commercial complex
hasNumberOfFloors 4
hasPart Lower Pontalba Building
linked to: Pontalba Buildings

Upper Pontalba Building
linked to: Pontalba Buildings
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
New Orleans Historic Landmark
inception 1850
locatedIn French Quarter
Jackson Square
Louisiana
New Orleans
United States
materialUsed red brick
namedAfter Micaela Almonester, Baroness de Pontalba
neighborhood French Quarter
notableFor being among the oldest continuously rented apartment buildings in the United States
overlooks Jackson Square
owner City of New Orleans
partOf Vieux Carré Historic District
linked to: French Quarter
state Louisiana
streetAddress 500 St. Ann Street (Lower Pontalba Building)
500 St. Peter Street (Upper Pontalba Building)
touristAttraction true
use ground-floor commercial space
residential apartments

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Jackson Square hasLandmark Pontalba Buildings
1850 House partOf Lower Pontalba Building
linked to: Pontalba Buildings
Pontalba Buildings hasPart Upper Pontalba Building
linked to: Pontalba Buildings
Pontalba Buildings hasPart Lower Pontalba Building
linked to: Pontalba Buildings
Chartres Street hasNearbyAttraction Pontalba Buildings