Julia Row
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Marker Inscription
Julia Row. Thirteen identical residences erected 1832-33 for the New Orleans Building Company. James H. Dakin, Architect. Alexander T. Wood, Supervising Architect. Daniel T. Twogood, Builder. Many prominent families lived here and the second house from St. Charles Avenue was the childhood home of Henry Hobson Richardson (1838-1886), Boston architect famous for the Richardsonian Romanesque style. The building at 604 Julia Street was purchased in 1976 and restored by the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans. This plaque was given in memory of Stanton M. Frazar (1931-1987) by the Friends of The Cabildo, the Louisiana Landmarks Society, the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans, the St. Charles Avenue Association, and Save Our Cemeteries. Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission. 1988.
Erected by Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission
The Story
Julia Row is a terrace of thirteen identical townhouses erected in 1832–33 for the New Orleans Building Company, designed by architect James H. Dakin. The second house from St. Charles Avenue was the childhood home of Henry Hobson Richardson, who grew up to become the Boston architect famous for the Richardsonian Romanesque style; in 1976 the Preservation Resource Center restored 604 Julia Street.
Why it matters
A rare survival of elegant 1830s row housing, it nurtured one of America's most influential architects and helped spark New Orleans's historic-preservation movement.
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- · James H. Dakin
- · Henry Hobson Richardson
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