Creole Houses: Traditional Homes of Old Louisiana (Hardcover)

~ (Author), Sue Daley (Author), John H. Lawrence (Commentary)

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Creole houses, found from New Orleans to northern Louisiana, are one of the nation’s unique architectural treasures. A blend of French and Spanish colonial styles, with West Indian, Canadian, and other influences, these lovely houses were astutely designed to withstand their sultry, subtropical environment. Significantly, most major examples withstood the devastating hurricanes of 2005.

No other book of photography evocatively examines the development of this singular American style, embracing architecture and interior decoration, which thrived from the early eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth century. Creole Houses offers an appreciation of Creole culture as seen through its historic homes and celebrates not only a memorable way of life, but the history, and the unique sensibility, that produced it.

About the Author

James Conaway is author of the novel The Big Easy and many nonfiction works, including the memoir Memphis Afternoons and The Far Side of Eden, about environmental conflict in the Napa Valley. He divides his time between Washington, D.C., and piedmont Virginia.

John H. Lawrence is director of museum programs for the Historic New Orleans Collection. He lives in New Orleans.

Steve Gross and Sue Daley are photographers whose books include Santa Fe: Houses and Gardens, Catskills Country Style, Old Houses, and Old Greenwich

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Product Details Hardcover: 192 pages Publisher: Abrams (April 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 0810954958 ISBN-13: 978-0810954953 Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.8 x 1 inches Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #104,329 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in these categories: (What's this?) #14 in  Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > Historic Preservation #15 in  Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > International > United States (Southern)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews 22 of 22 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Steve Gross & Susan Daley, May 2, 2007 By  CS Pond (New England) - See all my reviews This book brings important attention to the existence of these historic Creole homes in a part of the country that has been shattered by natural events in recent years. Fortunately, these homes are survivors: of their glorious past, of the ravages of weather, economy and time. The photographic vision of Gross and Daley is a brilliant dedication to documenting places as they are and not how we might want them to be. OLD HOUSES, one of their first books, set a precedent for their evocative style of artistry in what they choose to photograph from our architectural and domestic past. They continue to seek the forlorn, the forgotten, the poignant and the unusual. Their latest book, CREOLE HOUSES, is further revelation of their aesthetic message--of how old places and ways can be both beautiful and resonant in our modern, complicated world. CREOLE HOUSES is both record, homage, and a visual and written poem to historic Louisiana architecture. 20 of 22 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Creole Houses, May 13, 2007 By  M. Smith (Sitka, AK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    This book is not what you expected; it is a book on southern houses and their interiors, but not about the stuffy designer places that you usually see. The interiors are even more sophisticated and tastefull than any you have seen in such books. It is the first time you have seen the beautiful Louisiana-made chairs and armoires in their native environment. It seems like the photographers really searched hard to find just the right houses to elucidate the Creole style. It is a house style that seems like one you would want to recreate and live in today 12 of 12 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Creole Houses, April 19, 2007 By  Jack Alexander - See all my reviews I have over the years acquired a couple dozen books on old New Orleans and Low Country architecture, none has captured the true feeling of that fading glory like Creole Houses. Photos are superb, text is authorative, end sheets are a delight, and the binding first rate. This book is a peek inside antebellum Creole country from plantation houses to servant's quarters. Lets hope these folks do more such volumes. My suggestion would be the 18th century Georgians of the Mid-Atlantic states. g		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars Mysterious and interesting homes I have really enjoyed this book. It is a beautifully photographed collection of homes in the creole style, and the images are mysterious and some are a little haunting. Read more Published 5 months ago by K. Waldron 5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best!!!!!! For a devotee of creole architecture, like me, this is an absolute must have. The book is a wonderful production in total. Read more Published 7 months ago by B. Childs 4.0 out of 5 stars Creole Houses This book is a great help for me. I like to build a house in Spain in this style. Published 8 months ago by Huub van Dijk 4.0 out of 5 stars Creole Houses I thought the book was supposed to be new, I may have got that wrong, but it was not new nor wrapped, but in pretty good shape. Published 15 months ago by PERSIA MATINE 4.0 out of 5 stars CREOLE ARCHITECTURE A very nice book on a beautiful architectual style. These houses fit perfectly into the Southern Louisiana landscape, they were built for balmy humid climate of the region. Read more Published on June 21, 2007 by Shannon Deason Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Abrams (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0810954958
• ISBN-13: 978-0810954953
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #104,329 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

  Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

  #14 in	Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > Historic Preservation
  #15 in	Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > International > United States (Southern)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Steve Gross & Susan Daley, May 2, 2007

By	CS Pond (New England) - See all my reviews

This book brings important attention to the existence of these historic Creole homes in a part of the country that has been shattered by natural events in recent years. Fortunately, these homes are survivors: of their glorious past, of the ravages of weather, economy and time. The photographic vision of Gross and Daley is a brilliant dedication to documenting places as they are and not how we might want them to be. OLD HOUSES, one of their first books, set a precedent for their evocative style of artistry in what they choose to photograph from our architectural and domestic past. They continue to seek the forlorn, the forgotten, the poignant and the unusual. Their latest book, CREOLE HOUSES, is further revelation of their aesthetic message--of how old places and ways can be both beautiful and resonant in our modern, complicated world. CREOLE HOUSES is both record, homage, and a visual and written poem to historic Louisiana architecture.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creole Houses, May 13, 2007

By	M. Smith (Sitka, AK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is not what you expected; it is a book on southern houses and their interiors, but not about the stuffy designer places that you usually see. The interiors are even more sophisticated and tastefull than any you have seen in such books. It is the first time you have seen the beautiful Louisiana-made chairs and armoires in their native environment.

It seems like the photographers really searched hard to find just the right houses to elucidate the Creole style. It is a house style that seems like one you would want to recreate and live in today

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creole Houses, April 19, 2007

By	Jack Alexander - See all my reviews

I have over the years acquired a couple dozen books on old New Orleans and Low Country architecture, none has captured the true feeling of that fading glory like Creole Houses. Photos are superb, text is authorative, end sheets are a delight, and the binding first rate. This book is a peek inside antebellum Creole country from plantation houses to servant's quarters.

Lets hope these folks do more such volumes. My suggestion would be the 18th century Georgians of the Mid-Atlantic states.










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