For many, it’s a tradition to start seasonal celebrating at the Preservation Resource Center’s annual Holiday Home Tour Patron Party.
And New Orleanians answered the call on Dec. 7, when this year’s cocktail party took a turn in the French Quarter at the Creole-style townhouse built for Claude LeBaron in 1828. While notable in itself, the house has a storied history: it was once owned by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, as well as Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen. It was also where legendary producer Cosimo Matassa had his recording studio, where Fats Domino and Little Richard put to vinyl their hit songs.
The home tour was Dec. 14-15 in the Garden District, where history and decor aficionados could view six homes, with St. Mary’s Chapel as a visual lagniappe.
Since 1974, the PRC has been advocating, educating and safeguarding the city’s architectural treasures through a variety of programs.
Fun Fact: This was the first Holiday Home Tour Patron Party hosted in the French Quarter.
