French Quarter Creole Cottages
Photo by Greg Livaudais, 2006
Hotel St. Pierre, Peyroux House
911 Burgundy Street
Erected in 1780 for Gabriel Peyroux de la Roche Molive,
a native of France
National Register of Historic Places
Hotel St. Pierre, Peyroux House
911 Burgundy Street
Erected in 1780 for Gabriel Peyroux de la Roche Molive,
a native of France
National Register of Historic Places
This is an example of a brick between post construction. These exterior walls were covered with plaster to protect the wood from rot and termites. Many plaster covered buildings in the French Quarter have holes in the plaster, exposing the bricks. This gives the buildings a character unique to the Quarter.