Oct 01, 1981
Bullitt-Longenecker House - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance The Bullitt—Longenecker House is significant in the area of architecture as the work of Edward Gottheil, a successful architect and builder in New Orleans during the period between 1845 and 1870 who was appointed Chief Commissioner from Louisiana to the International Exposition of Paris in 1867. He is also known for having built the residence of Confederate General John Bell Hood at 1206 Third Street and the market erected by the City of Lafayette on Magazine between Harmony and Ninth Streets. Lafayette on Magazine between Harmony and Ninth Streets. In addition, it is an example of the use of the Swiss Chalet idiom in a Victorian residence. Although this was one of the styles illustrated in Downing's Country Houses and other mid-19th century books of that ilk, most of the chalet type houses nationwide have disappeared. There are only three examples in New Orleans, of which the Bullitt— Longenecker House is the largest and most elaborate. Moreover, it is the only one in New Orleans which exhibits direct European Influence. The Daily Picayune in September of l868 commented upon the construction of the house and then stated: "The plan, we understand, was brought from Europe by Mr. Gottheil, our Commissioner to the Paris Exposition, who is giving his personal supervision to its construction." According to a newspaper published' for visitors to the Exposition, there were a number of buildings on the, grounds designed in the Swiss taste. 0ne such structure, called the Chalet de la Blanchisserie, bears a considerable resemblance to the house Gottheil erected for Cuthbert Bullitt. It is possible that Gottheil sketched this and other Swiss style buildings at the Exposition and produced the design which now stands at 3627 Carondelet Street. Since there is neither a visual inventory of every structure of the 1867 Paris Exposition, or any extant drawings by Gottheil for this house, one cannot determine whether Gottheil obtained plans of a specific building or produced his own design using features from several buildings at the Exposition.
Bullitt-Longenecker House - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance The Bullitt—Longenecker House is significant in the area of architecture as the work of Edward Gottheil, a successful architect and builder in New Orleans during the period between 1845 and 1870 who was appointed Chief Commissioner from Louisiana to the International Exposition of Paris in 1867. He is also known for having built the residence of Confederate General John Bell Hood at 1206 Third Street and the market erected by the City of Lafayette on Magazine between Harmony and Ninth Streets. Lafayette on Magazine between Harmony and Ninth Streets. In addition, it is an example of the use of the Swiss Chalet idiom in a Victorian residence. Although this was one of the styles illustrated in Downing's Country Houses and other mid-19th century books of that ilk, most of the chalet type houses nationwide have disappeared. There are only three examples in New Orleans, of which the Bullitt— Longenecker House is the largest and most elaborate. Moreover, it is the only one in New Orleans which exhibits direct European Influence. The Daily Picayune in September of l868 commented upon the construction of the house and then stated: "The plan, we understand, was brought from Europe by Mr. Gottheil, our Commissioner to the Paris Exposition, who is giving his personal supervision to its construction." According to a newspaper published' for visitors to the Exposition, there were a number of buildings on the, grounds designed in the Swiss taste. 0ne such structure, called the Chalet de la Blanchisserie, bears a considerable resemblance to the house Gottheil erected for Cuthbert Bullitt. It is possible that Gottheil sketched this and other Swiss style buildings at the Exposition and produced the design which now stands at 3627 Carondelet Street. Since there is neither a visual inventory of every structure of the 1867 Paris Exposition, or any extant drawings by Gottheil for this house, one cannot determine whether Gottheil obtained plans of a specific building or produced his own design using features from several buildings at the Exposition.
Oct 01, 1981
Posted Date
Mar 23, 2022
Historical Record Date
Oct 01, 1981
Source Name
United States Department of Interior - National Park Service
