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New Orleans, LA 70156 Hermann-Grima + Gallier Historic Houses, managed by The Woman’s Exchange, preserves two 19th-century French Quarter homes and, through their architecture, collections, and history, inspires discourse about our collective past and its relevance to our present and future.
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Explore Our 19th-Century Creole Mansion and Slave Quarters. A National Historic Landmark, Hermann-Grima Historic House is one of the best-preserved examples of Federal style architecture in the French Quarter.
View Map. Explore the unique Urban Enslavement Tour at Hermann-Grima House in New Orleans. Voted one of the best tours by Condé Nast Traveler, it reveals the lives of those enslaved in an urban setting, compared to their rural counterparts, and highlights the significant impact of people of African descent on the city.
- 820 St. Louis St, New Orleans, 70112, LA
- (504) 274-0750
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About. This restored French Quarter home built in 1831, includes a Federalist architectural façade, original operating open-hearth kitchen, urban slave quarters, and expansive courtyard.
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Oct 11, 2022 · The Hermann-Grima House at 820 St. Louis Street, which today operates as an historic house museum, was a site of enslavement from its construction in 1831 through the Civil War. At least sixty people of African descent served both the Hermann and Grima families in a variety of capacities.
The Hermann-Grima house at 820 St. Louis Street is a Federal-style mansion built in 1831 for Samuel Hermann, a German-born immigrant who moved to New Orleans in 1810. The lot on which it stands has a developmental history going back to at least 1728.