Building antebellum New Orleans : free people of color and their influence
Title
Building antebellum New Orleans : free people of color and their influence
Subject
African American architects -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- History -- 19th century
Architecture -- United States -- History -- 19th century
African American architecture -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- 19th century
Description
"Building Antebellum New Orleans examines the architectural activities of New Orleans's gens de couleur libres--free people of color with a mixture of black and European, usually French or Spanish, ancestry. Architectural historian Tara Dudley focuses on their influence on the physical growth of New Orleans and on the historical, cultural, and economic implications of their contributions to nineteenth-century American architecture"-- Provided by publisher.
Creator
Tara A. Dudley
Source
Dudley, T. A. (2021). Building antebellum New Orleans : free people of color and their influence (First edition.). University of Texas Press.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Date
2021
Rights
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Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
Call Number: NA738 .B53 D83 2021X
Citation
Tara A. Dudley, “Building antebellum New Orleans : free people of color and their influence,” Exhibits, accessed March 29, 2026, https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/29863.