The 1850 House
The New Orleans Jazz Museum is set in a national historic landmark, the Old US Mint.
523 St. Ann St #3318
Experience New Orleans life in 1850 inside a National Historic Landmark.
The 1850 House reflects mid-19th century prosperity, taste and daily life in New Orleans and is part of the Lower Pontalba building.
It’s an incredible story. Standing on opposite sides of Jackson Square, the Upper and Lower Pontalba buildings were designed and financed by the Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba.
Her father, Don Andrés Almonester y Roxas, was a Spanish colonial landowner who helped finance The Cabildo, St. Louis Cathedral and The Presbytère after the 1788 fire. The Pontalba buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. Visit 1850 House Website.
AN ARCHITECTURAL WONDER (ADD STAIRWAY SHOT TO RIGHT)
Located at the front of the museum, the 1850 House Museum Store helps support the Louisiana State Museums through sales of daily tours and merchandise which includes many books.
