Here's a sneak peak at some of the homes on the tour (all photos courtesy of the PRC).
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| It's all about the porches on the PRC Shotgun House Tour - don't you want to come inside? |
It takes a special person to choose to own, restore, and live in an old Shotgun house. The floor plan is challenging for a modern lifestyle, and it is so interesting to see how people deal with it. Shotgun home owners are dedicated and unique, and not afraid of a challenge. The solutions they come up with from cutting edge eco choices, to colorful decor and furnishings, to loving restoration, always makes this tour the best of the many house tours offered in New Orleans.
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| Shotgun house owners often have a sense of fun and always love color - You have to see this house on the PRC tour! |
It's always fun to be a looky-lou in the homes of the rich and famous, but the Shotgun House Tour takes you behind closed doors of regular people like you and me who are house proud on a level that we can realistically aspire to.
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| So New Orleans! I can tell you that this house does not disappoint when you see it inside |
So get your tickets now. The money helps keep the PRC going. Without them we would not have the incredible treasure trove of antique homes being restored and lived in today.
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| Another darling porch on the PRC 2012 Shotgun House Tour |
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| If you want to see great uses of color and how to deal with a challenging floor plan don't miss the tour |
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| More color and another cute porch to lure you inside |
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| Greek Revival done the Shotgun House way! |
As an added bonus, the headquarters for the tour is the Pitot House, the only Creole colonial country house that is open to the public New Orleans. It tells the story of life along the bayou since the earliest days of settlement. The Pitot House has had a variety of owners from prominent lawyers to austere nuns. One of the most prominent was James Pitot, the first mayor of New Orleans after the city's incorporation who lived here from 1810-1819.
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| The fabulous Pitot House is the headquarters for the PRC Shotgun House Tour |
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| Get your tickets for the PRC 2012 Shotgun House Tour |
This is a glorious time of year in New Orleans. All the gardens are blooming and the weather is perfect. So grab your walking shoes and head out to Bayou St. John on Saturday.
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I recognize one of those homes....new exterior color perhaps?
ReplyDeleteWish I could mosey on down and go a walkin'!
Miss you friend!
xo
Oh...how I wish I could go on this tour! Love that front porch...it looks like a great place to spend a rainy afternoon.
ReplyDeleteOh it looks like a BALL! Literally!!
ReplyDeleteMy dream is to live over there--one day! :) I definitely plan on going on the tour! Jessie
ReplyDeleteThe Pitot House tour is a real bonus, it's one of my favorite places in New Orleans. You get a feel of how it was to live in the 1800's and how they coped with the climate in a beautiful setting. Go!
ReplyDeleteWow! I wish I could go there and could see the beautiful Pitot House. Oh Gosh! It's my one of the dreams to go there and stay there for a long time.
ReplyDeleteI am so bummed. Every year you tell us about this tour and every year I wanna go, but our visit - EVERY YEAR - seems to fall just outside of this event. Please take photos so we can live vicariously through you. Happily, I will see you in less than 2 weeks!
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