Louisiana

Now a bed & breakfast and wedding venue, the Sully Mansion was constructed in 1890 for insurance magnate John Rainey. The house is named for its architect, Thomas Sully, who designed it in a Queen Anne style.

Located in the heart of the French Quarter, Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop was built in the 1700s, used by colorful local personalities Jean and Pierre Lafitte, and is now a bar.

Designed by local architect Frederick Wing for his granddaughters, 1329 7th Street is an Italianate mansion with a raised cottage plan.

This cottage at 2524 St. Charles Avenue was built in 1857 for Sophronie Louise Claiborne, daughter of Louisiana's first governor. Her Creole husband, de Marigny, was President of the Louisiana Senate.

The Old Ursuline Convent in New Orleans has the honor of being the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley. It was constructed in French Colonial style 1745-53 for nuns from Normandy to nurse the poor and teach young girls.

Also known as the Gilmour-Christovich House, this pink residence with a cast-iron gallery was built for Thomas Corse Gilmour in 1853.

Built 1837-39 and originally named Bon Sejour, Oak Alley Plantation is considered the finest surviving full peripteral plantation house, with a colonnade of 28 Doric columns.