Longue Vue House and Gardens

Infobox_nrhp | name =Longue Vue
nrhp_type =nhl

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caption = Back view of the main house
location= 7 Bamboo Rd., New Orleans, Louisiana
lat_degrees = 29
lat_minutes = 58
lat_seconds = 36.31
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 90
long_minutes = 7
long_seconds = 23.13
long_direction = W
locmapin = Louisiana
area = convert|8|acre|m2
built =1939
architect= Platt & Platt; Ellen Biddle Shipman
architecture= Classical Revival
designated= April 05, 2005cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1118079481&ResourceType=Building
title=Longue Vue |accessdate=2008-02-01|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service]
added = September 20, 1991cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
governing_body = Private
refnum=91001419

Longue Vue House and Gardens, also known as Longue Vue, is a Classical Revival mansion and garden located at 7 Bamboo Road, New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.

The home of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bloom Stern the current house is in fact the second. The original house and gardens began in 1924. In 1934 landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman began to work with the Sterns on the designs of their gardens. Through the re-working of the gardens the Sterns decided that their house did not allow them to fully enjoy their new grounds and the original house was subsequently moved and a new one erected in its place starting in 1939. This new house was designed by architects William and Geoffrey Platt whose father, Charles Platt, was Shipman’s mentor. The four facades of the house have four different appearances and out each of the four sides there is a different garden. It has 20 rooms on three stories, with original furnishings.

The gardens include "Asclepias tuberosa", azaleas, caladium, "Callicarpa americana", camellia, Canna, "Chionathus retusus", chrysanthemum, crape myrtle, cyclamen, delphinium, "Ficus carica", "Gossypium", hydrangea, "Koelreuteria bipinnata", Louisiana irises, "Lycoris aurea", narcissus, "Passiflora incarnata", "Phytolacca americana", poinsettia, roses, "Stigmaphyllon ciliatum", tulips, vitex, and "Zingiber Zerumbet".

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991,, and further was declared a National Historic Landmark in 2005.

Though damaged by Hurricane Katrina, Longue Vue has reopened thanks to the commitment of the staff and volunteers from around the country that helped to bring back the gardens. Tours of the gardens are available daily from 10 to 4 and house tours are Wednesday through Sunday 10 to 4.

References

External links

* [http://www.longuevue.com Longue Vue House & Gardens]