Gilmour - Parker House
by Susan Rissi Tregoning
Title
Gilmour - Parker House
Artist
Susan Rissi Tregoning
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Photograph - Photography
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The Gilmour-Parker House located at 2520 Prythania in the New Orleans Garden District was built in 1853 for Thomas Gilmour, an English cotton merchant, and his wife Anna. It was the first asymmetrical and one of the earliest examples of Italianate architecture in the city.
In 1882, John Parker, Sr., and his wife, Roberta, purchased the house. They enlarged the home adding an extension to the dining room with bay windows, a rear hallway and replaced the original staircase. Their son, John Parker, Jr., served as Governor of Louisiana from 1920-24 and entertained his hunting companion, Theodore Roosevelt, in this house.
Copyright 2018 Susan Rissi Tregoning
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September 15th, 2018
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