Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop
941 Bourbon St., New Orleans, Louisiana
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Coordinates:
+29.96106, -90.0636329°57'40" N, 90°03'49" W
Description
Situated in the heart of the Vieux Carre, Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop was erected sometime between 1772 and 1791 and is an excellent example of a French Colonial Louis XV townhouse of briquete-entre-poteaux construction. It was built by Jean and Pierre Lafitte, illicit dealers in "black ivory" (slaves), who according to tradition, posed as blacksmiths to mask their nefarious trade. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, April 15, 1970
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1970
- Reference number
- 70000255
- Architectural style
- Other architectural type; Briquete-entre-poteaux
- Area of significance
- Architecture
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Single dwelling
- Period of significance
- 1750-1799
- Significant years
- 1761; 1772
Update Log
- August 10, 2017: New Street View added by Michael Miller