Garden District


Garden District
Category:	Town
Continent:	North America
Country:	United States of America
State:	Louisiana
City:	New Orleans
Points of interest:	1239 First Street; Dark Oaks; Miss Robichaux's Academy

The Garden District is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana. A sub-district of the Central City/Garden District Area, its boundaries as defined by the New Orleans City Planning Commission are: St. Charles Avenue to the north, 1st Street to the east, Magazine Street to the south, and Toledano Street to the west. The National Historic Landmark district extends a little farther. The area was originally developed between 1832 and 1900 and is considered one of the best-preserved collections of historic mansions in the Southern United States. The 19th-century origins of the Garden District illustrate wealthy newcomers building opulent structures based upon the prosperity of New Orleans in that era.

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1239 First Street: The Greek revival mansion located at 1239 First Street in the Garden District was constructed for Albert Brevard in 1857. Brevard lived there for two years before committing suicide by shooting himself in front of the door after receiving the tax assessment on the home. The home was inherited by his daughter, who sold it in 1869 to Reverend Clapp. During the turn of the century, a resident named Pamela Starr Crapp lived at 1239. She died in 1929 after falling down a staircase. Residents living in the house during the 1950s have claimed to have seen her ghost. Author Anne Rice and her husband Stan, and son Christopher moved into the house in 1989. Rice used the house as the model for the Mayfair residence in the Lives of the Mayfair Witches series of novels.

Dark Oaks: Dark Oaks was the name of an old plantation estate owned by the Caldwell family of New Orleans. It was previously owned by a retired military officer named Colonel Caldwell. Upon his death, Dark Oaks was passed down to his daughter, Katherine Caldwell. At this time, Katherine had been involved with a Hungarian nobleman named Count Alucard, whom she fell in love with and married. Alucard turned out to be a vampire and the son of the infamous Count Dracula. Katherine's former boyfriend, Frank Stanley, attempted to kill Alucard, but accidentally shot Katherine instead, killing her. After which, the estate was presumably inherited by her sister, Claire Caldwell.

Miss Robichaux's Academy: Located in the Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana, Miss Robichaux's Academy is multi-storied mansion and a private learning center, catering exclusively to the education of witches. As of 2014, the school was headed up by coven Supreme, Cordelia Goode, and its staff consisted of its previous students, Zoe Benson and Queenie, as well as its new servant Kyle Spencer. Previous staff members and students included the previous supreme, Fiona Goode, students Madison Montgomery and Nan and the late caretaker, Spalding.

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