234-242 Bourbon St. (732 - 740 Bienville St.)
Square: 65 Lot Number: 11324
Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:234 Bourbon.
No change: blue. "Old Absinthe House," an excellent example of an entresol combined residential and commercial structure. Intact architectural details include ground floor fanlights, which also light the entresol, and a wrought iron balcony with its supporting consoles. Its nearly flat (originally tiled) roof is typical of its period of construction.
736 [732-740] Bienville.
No change: orange. New construction (c. 1950), which is modeled after a two-story attached kitchen building with gallery. It is recessed from the street front.
Blue
Blue: Of Major Architectural or Historical Importance.
Portion of Building: Main
Material: Masonry
Orange
Orange (HDLC Grey): Unrated 20th/21st-century construction.
Portion of Building: Service building (new)
Material: Masonry
Dimensions
(Dimensions run CCW)Frontage: 63' 11" 3'''
Side 2: 63' 11" 3'''
Side 3: 63' 11" 3'''
Side 4: 63' 11" 3'''
Property
234-242 Bourbon corner (732-740) Bienville
234-242 Bourbon corner Bienville
234-242 Bourbon (Absinthe Room)
234-242 Bourbon (Absinthe Room)
234-242 Bourbon corner (732-740) Bienville
234-242 Bourbon corner (732-740) Bienville
234-242 Bourbon
234-242 Bourbon
736 Bienville (primary address: 234-242 Bourbon)
736 Bienville (primary address: 234-242 Bourbon)
700 block Bienville (722-730 Bienville; 732-740 Bienville [primary address:...
700 block Bienville (722-730 Bienville; 732-740 Bienville [primary address:...
226, 232, 234-242 Bourbon corner (732-740) Bienville
234-242 Bourbon corner (732-740) Bienville
234-242 Bourbon corner (732-740) Bienville
234-242 Bourbon corner (732-740) Bienville
234-242 Bourbon (side elevation on Bienville)
234-242 Bourbon corner (732-740) Bienville
234-242 Bourbon
234-242 Bourbon (side/rear elevation = 723-740 Bienville)
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234-242 Bourbon St. (732 - 740 Bienville St.)
Square: 65 Lot Number: 11324
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234-242 Bourbon St. (732 - 740 Bienville St.)
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