Ursuline Convent was a series of historic Ursuline convents in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. In 1727, at the request of Governor Étienne Perier, nuns from the Ursuline Convent of Rouen went t
Northwest façade of the Old Ursuline Convent
A 1733 elevation of the first building
Pitot House
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The Pitot House is a historic landmark in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans
…or briquette-entre-poteaux (brick-between-post) was the major form of French Colonial construction in the colony during the 18th century (see also Pitot House). Usually the exterior walls were then given a protective covering of stucco or wooden boards; but the fact that the timbered walls of the Ursuline…
The James Pitot House