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Favrot And Livaudais
Favrot & Livaudais (1891–1933) was an architectural firm in New Orleans, Louisiana. The firm designed many buildings that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The firm was founded in 1891 by Charles Favrot (1866-1939) and Louis A. Livaudais (1870-1932). Charles Favrot was the son-in-law to architect, James Freret. Louis Livaudais had worked with Freret sometime before the two decided to join together to start their own architectural practice. The firm closed in 1933 after Livaudais died. Favrot continued with firms including Favrot & Reed, and Favrot, Reed, and Fred, and Favrot, Reed, Mathes & Bergman. Select works Listed on the National Register of Historic Places * New Orleans Cotton Exchange Building, 231 Carondelet St., New Orleans, Louisiana (Favrot & Livaudais Ltd.) * Allen Parish Courthouse, 5th St., Oberlin, Louisiana (Favrot & Livaudais) *Bolton High School, 2101 Vance Ave., Alexandria, Louisiana (Favrot & Livaudais) * Calcasieu Marine Bank, 840 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Charles Historic District
The Lake Charles Historic District in Lake Charles, Louisiana was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is locally designated as the Charpentier Historic District. The NRHP district is roughly bounded by Iris, Hodges, Lawrence, Kirkman, S. Division and Louisiana. The district includes 281 contributing buildings, dating from c.1880 to 1939, on , comprising works by architects Favrot & Livaudais and Edward F. Neild Edward Fairfax Neild Sr. (December 3, 1884 – July 6, 1955), was an American architect originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana. He designed the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri, .... It also includes the 1896-built Church of the Good Shepherd, which was separately listed on the NRHP in 1983. Relevant architectural styles inside the district are Colonial Revival, Bungalow/craftsman, Queen Anne Revival and Eastlake. It was deemed "locally significant in the areas of ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hibernia Bank Building (New Orleans)
Hibernia Bank Building, at 812 Gravier Street at the corner of Carondelet Street in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana, is a 23-story, -tall skyscraper. It was once the headquarters of Hibernia National Bank. At the time it was completed in 1921, it was the tallest building in Louisiana. In 1932, the state capitol took that title.Mowbray, Rebecca. ''Times-Picayune'' January 18, 2011. Accessed January 24, 201/ref> In 2006, Hibernia Bank began to vacate the building and move its offices to Place St. Charles. Only the retail bank in the lobby remained in service. 313 Carondelet, a joint venture of Historic Restoration Inc. and Woodward Interest LLC is converting the building into 176 mixed-income apartments and two floors of offices. The white tower atop the building remains a familiar part of the skyline, and during holidays is lit up with colored lights—red and green for Christmas and purple, green, and gold for New Orleans Mardi Gras. It once served as a nav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
