<GNOCDC> Lower Garden District Neighborhood Snapshot

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Lower Garden District Neighborhood Snapshot

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The Lower Garden District neighborhood includes much of what is commonly called the Warehouse District, the Arts district and the area surrounding the St. Thomas Development. This neighborhood boasts a great number of art galleries, historic buildings, and community services for low-income residents.

A sampling of places in the Lower Garden District

The Goldsmith-Godchaux House, designed in 1859, has more fresco wall decoration and stenciling than any other mid-nineteenth century residence in the South (according to its plaque).

Courtesy New Orleans Public Library (nutrias.org). Permission for reuse required	.
The Magazine Market Branch of Commercial Trust and Savings circa 1920s [Manuscript collection, Canal Bank & Trust Co.]

The Commercial Trust and Savings bank erected a branch at Magazine and St. Andrew in 1919. This historic building now holds commercial office space.

To see pictures and descriptions of other historic building in the area, visit A Guide to New Orleans Architecture.

Several other early 19th century residences surround Coliseum Square park which was restored in 1974.

Learn more about the restoration of Coliseum Square.

And Parkway Partners has plans to restore Annunciation Park, another historic green space in the Lower Garden District neighborhood.

Read about Parkway Partners' plans for Annunciation Park.

Community services are offered from some of the historic buildings in the neighborhood. For example, Saint Anna's Asylum, originally founded as a home for destitute women, is now used as a home for the elderly.

The Louisiana Children’s Museum offers all kinds of hands on learning exhibits for little ones. Volunteers of America offers an auto enterprise and a thrift store.

	Courtesy of Kingsley House
	Kingsley House pre-schoolers sharing their books

The recently expanded Kingsley House, the oldest Settlement House in the South, serves more that 6,000 individuals a year. It provides day care, recreation, health care, education and family counseling. It's mission is to increase the capacity of persons of all ages, their families and communities to reach their potential and enhance the quality of their lives. For more information on Kingsley House, log onto their web site at www.kingsleyhouse.org.

Julia Street

Many galleries in the Lower Garden District neighborhood center around Julia Street. They include the Sylvia Schmidt gallery, the Soren Christensen gallery, the Arthur Roger gallery, and the Theriard Cimino gallery just to name a few. The True Brew Café brings regular community theatre and poetry readings to this area.


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	True Brew Cafe

The Gallery Row apartments (according to the plaque on the side) are three Greek Revival style buildings erected around 1830 and a “arts and crafts” style warehouse built in 1912. They were originally used as a rice mill and later as a rope warehouse for Mississippi River shipping companies. They were renovated in 1987 as apartments and art galleries.

Julia Street is also home to Emeril's Restaurant.

Emeril's official web site

Additional reading ...

Lower Garden District
www.relocateneworleans.com/neighborhoods/lower_garden.cfm

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Last modified: October 4, 2002