1850 House
523 St. Ann St. | New Orleans, 70116
504-524-9118
523 St. Ann St. | New Orleans, 70116
504-524-9118
HOURS
Tuesdays – Sundays, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays and state holidays.
Few places offer the chance to experience the lifestyle of our ancestors of more than 150 years ago. The 1850 House is one of these rare places, offering a glimpse of middle- and upper-class life in antebellum New Orleans, the most prosperous period in the city’s history.
ADMISSION
Adults - $3
Students, senior citizens, active military - $2
Children 12 and under - Free
Groups of 15 or more (with reservations) - 20 percent discount
School groups (with reservations) - Free
Purchase tickets for two or more museums - 20 percent discount
AAA membership discount (with card) - 10 percent discount
The 1850 House doesn’t represent any single family’s house, rather, it reflects mid-19th century prosperity, taste and daily life in New Orleans. The house is furnished with art and décor that speak to that era as well, including John Slidell’s china, Old Paris porcelain, New Orleans silver and dozens of notable paintings and furnishings that, taken as a whole, transport you back in time.
The 1850 House is part of the Lower Pontalba building. Standing on opposite sides of Jackson Square, the Upper and Lower Pontalba buildings were designed and financed by the Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba. Her father, Don Andrés Almonester y Roxas, was a Spanish colonial landowner who helped finance The Cabildo, St. Louis Cathedral and The Presbytère.
504-524-9118
HOURS
Tuesdays – Sundays, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Closed Mondays and state holidays.
Few places offer the chance to experience the lifestyle of our ancestors of more than 150 years ago. The 1850 House is one of these rare places, offering a glimpse of middle- and upper-class life in antebellum New Orleans, the most prosperous period in the city’s history.
ADMISSION
Adults - $3
Students, senior citizens, active military - $2
Children 12 and under - Free
Groups of 15 or more (with reservations) - 20 percent discount
School groups (with reservations) - Free
Purchase tickets for two or more museums - 20 percent discount
AAA membership discount (with card) - 10 percent discount
The 1850 House doesn’t represent any single family’s house, rather, it reflects mid-19th century prosperity, taste and daily life in New Orleans. The house is furnished with art and décor that speak to that era as well, including John Slidell’s china, Old Paris porcelain, New Orleans silver and dozens of notable paintings and furnishings that, taken as a whole, transport you back in time.
The 1850 House is part of the Lower Pontalba building. Standing on opposite sides of Jackson Square, the Upper and Lower Pontalba buildings were designed and financed by the Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba. Her father, Don Andrés Almonester y Roxas, was a Spanish colonial landowner who helped finance The Cabildo, St. Louis Cathedral and The Presbytère.