Gallier House
Website Description: Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses, managed by The Woman’s Exchange, preserves two 19th-century French Quarter homes and, through their architecture, collections, and history, inspires discourse about our collective past and its relevance to our present and future.
Address: | 1132 Royal St. | Closed: | Tuesday |
Phone: | 504-274-0748 | Parking: | No |
Neighborhood: | French Quarter | Accessibility: | – |
Cost: | $17 for One Museum, $25 for both – sliding scale |
One of two historically significant homes operated by the Women’s Exchange, the Gallier House was built in 1860 by Ireland-born James Gallier, Jr. – a noted New Orleans architect. Gallier’s most famous structure, the New Orleans Opera House, stood at what is now 541 Bourbon St. for 60 years until it was destroyed by fire. Gallier, his wife, and their daughters lived in this house from 1860 until his surviving children sold the property in 1917. In addition to its stucco façade and beautiful iron railings, Gallier House was one of the first structures in the city to feature indoor plumbing and skylights. The Women’s Exchange and its curators have relied on original household inventories to faithfully restore the home and its adjacent courtyard. Tours of the home can be booked in tandem with the Hermann-Grima House (10 minutes walk) – also managed by the Women’s Exchange. As a result of the Exchange’s efforts , visitors can experience what New Orleans was like almost two centuries ago – a gem for any history buff. (See our page for the associated Hermann-Grima House.)
Courtesy Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses
Courtesy Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses
