Longue Vue House and Gardens
www.longuevue.com
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| Longue Vue House and Gardens |
7 Bamboo Rd.
New Orleans, LA 70124 [Map It]
(504) 488-5488
Fax: (504) 486-7015
Neighborhood: Lakeview
Attraction Information
Attraction Hours: Monday – Saturday 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM, Sunday 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM. House tours are every hour on the hour. Group tours can be accommodated.
Admission Costs: $10 Adults, $9 Seniors, $5 Children and Students
Handicapped Accessible: Yes
Free Parking: Yes
Description: Longue Vue House and Gardens is a magnificent city estate with a Classical Revival-style mansion surrounded by eight acres of breathtakingly landscaped gardens. The home was built by the late philanthropists Edgar Bloom Stern, a New Orleans businessman and cotton broker, and his wife Edith, heiress of Sears. It was designed by renowned architects William and Geoffrey Platt and Ellen Biddle Shipman, “Dean of American Women Landscape Architects.” Longue Vue was designated a National Historic Landmark in May 2005. Longue Vue is one of the last true examples of the Country Era Place homes that reflect the sumptuous lifestyles of the affluent in the early 20th century and is one of the few of this kind in the Deep South. The unique collaboration of landscape architect, clients and building architects resulted in a home with a remarkably unified landscape, architecture and interior collections - all reflecting the classical spirit of the American Renaissance. The elegant interior design, created by Mrs. Shipman, includes a diverse collection of American and English antiques, needlework, stunning fabrics and wall coverings, French and Oriental carpets and an antique creamware pottery collection. The home also boasts a unique collection of Op and Kinetic art pieces. The various gardens of Longue Vue complement the magnificent Spanish Court, inspired by the Gardens of the Alhambra in Spain. The Wild Garden with its indigenous plant life, camellia, and iris walks offers an informal contrast to the Spanish Court. The stunning gardens are accented by an array of lyrical fountains. Most of the gardens that Mrs. Shipman designed for the Sterns are still intact today or have been recently restored using the original Shipman plans. The dazzling home and gardens have been featured in some of the most prestigious publications and television shows in America and abroad. Longue Vue is available for rental for daytime parties, and corporate meetings and events. Children of all ages love the home’s Discovery Gardens, an exciting hands-on learning environment. For more information, call (504) 488-5488 or visit www.longuevue.com.
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