Longue Vue House and Gardens
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Longue Vue House and Gardens (8 acres) is a Classical Revival mansion and garden located at 7 Bamboo Road, New Orleans, Louisiana, in the United States. It is open daily; an admission fee is charged.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bloom Stern the current house is in fact the second. The original house and gardens began in 1924. In 1934 landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman began to work with the Sterns on the designs of their gardens. Through the re-working of the gardens the Sterns decided that their house did not allow them to fully enjoy their new grounds and the original house was subsequently moved and a new one erected in its place starting in 1939. This new house was designed by architects William and Geoffrey Platt whose father, Charles Platt, was Shipman’s mentor. The four facades of the house have four different appearances and out each of the four sides there is a different garden. It has 20 rooms on three stories, with original furnishings.
The gardens include Asclepias tuberosa, azaleas, caladium, Callicarpa americana, camellia, Canna, Chionathus retusus, chrysanthemum, crape myrtle, cyclamen, delphinium, Ficus carica, Gossypium, hydrangea, Koelreuteria bipinnata, Louisiana irises, Lycoris aurea, narcissus, Passiflora incarnata, Phytolacca americana, poinsettia, roses, Stigmaphyllon ciliatum, tulips, vitex, and Zingiber Zerumbet.
Though damaged by Hurricane Katrina, Longue Vue has reopened thanks to the commitment of the staff and the wonderful volunteers from around the country that helped to bring back the gardens. Tours of the gardens are available daily from 10 to 4 and house tours are currently Wednesday through Sunday 10 to 4.
