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The former home of Anne Rice and the house of the Mayfair Witches has been sold a time
or two in recent years. Its list price was about $3.7 million just before it sold in or about 2009. I have retained the realtor
listing details as further information on the house itself.
You can also scroll down to the end of this page to see the listing photos of the house that I have also retained.
Please go to House of Patterns: Architectural Plans for First Street to see original blueprints of 1239 First Street and to see a PDF file of an historical property description from about
1964, which you may download for further reading.
Listing One
Features
of First Street
Main Features
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| List Price: |
$3,700,000 |
| MLS Number: |
729921 |
1239 FIRST ST
NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 |
| Property Type: |
Single Family |
| Bedrooms: |
5 |
| Full Bathrooms: |
6 |
| Half Bathrooms: |
2 |
| Status: |
Active | | |
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Listing Description
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| CIRCA
1850s, THIS GORGEOUS GREEK
REVIVIAL IS THE FORMER HOME TO
AUTHOR ANNERICE. DOUBLE GALLERIES W/MASSIVE ANTIQUE BEVELED MIRRORS,
EXQUISITE PLATEDCEILINGS,
GORGEOUS MILLWORK, ANTIQUE MURALS IN
DINING, ELEVATOR, NEWLY RENOVATED KITCHEN, AND MORE. LUSH GROUNDS
W/MAINTAINED GARDENS,
LARGE HEATED POOL/CABANA, FISH
POND,STAFF HOUSE, MORE. ASK AGENT ABOUT MINIMUM 1-YEAR LEASE OR
SUBDIVISION OF PROPERTY. EXCLUDED:
FRONT CHANDELIER. |
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General Features
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Building Features
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None listed |
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Property Features
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CIRCA
1850s, THIS GORGEOUS GREEK REVIVIAL IS THE FORMER HOME TO AUTHOR ANNE
RICE. DOUBLE GALLERIES
W/MASSIVE ANTIQUE BEVELED MIRRORS,
EXQUISITE PLATED CEILINGS, GORGEOUS MILLWORK, ANTIQUE MURALS IN DINING,
ELEVATOR, NEWLY
RENOVATED KITCHEN, AND MORE. LUSH
GROUNDS W/MAINTAINED GARDENS, LARGE HEATED POOL/CABANA, FISH POND,STAFF
HOUSE, MORE. ASK
AGENT ABOUT MINIMUM 1-YEAR LEASE OR
SUBDIVISION OF PROPERTY. EXCLUDED: FRONT CHANDELIER. | Property Features |
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Single Family Property
- Status: Active
- Area: New Orleans/Garden District (65)
- County: New Orleans
- 5 total bedroom(s)
- 7 total bath(s)
- 6 total full bath(s)
- 2 total half bath(s)
- Approximately 8910 sq. ft.
- Three story
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- Style: Traditional
- Master bedroom
- Living room
- Dining room
- Kitchen
- Den
- Laundry room
- Master bedroom is 19.5 x 18.0, Upper
Level
- Living room is 18.1 x 42.5, Wood Floor,
Lower Level
- Dining room is 19.5 x 18.0, Wood Floor,
Lower Level
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- Kitchen is 14.5 x 15.2, Wood Floor, Lower Level
- Den is 21.7 x 18.3, Wood Floor, Upper
Level
- Laundry room is 9.0 x 7.5, Lower Level
- Swimming pool(s)
- Central air conditioning
- Central heat
- Roofing: Asphalt
- Approximate lot is 120 x 18.3 x 165
- Existing Structures: Cabana, Guest
House
- Utilities present: Natural Gas, City
Sewer
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Interior
Features
Elevator,
Security System, Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Range/Oven,
Refrigerator,
Bedroom 2 is 19.5 x 18.0, Upper
Level, Bedroom 3 is 22.0 x 18.6, Wood Floor, Upper Level, Bedroom 4 is
18.0 x 22.4, Wood Floor,
Upper Level
Exterior Features
Balcony, Courtyard, Fence, Pond, Porch, Inground Pool
Listing Information
Refreshed at 11:23 AM (February 23, 2009) Added on Feb 11, 2008 (378 days ago)
This listing was brokered
by RE/MAX N.O. PROPERTIES
Office:
504-866-7733
Listing Two
Taken from http://www.realtor.com
Schools Near 1239 First Street
Elementary
| SCHOOL NAME |
SCHOOL TYPE |
PARENT RATING |
DISTANCE (mi) |
TEST RATING |
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Louise S Mcgehee School
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Private |
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0.22 |
- |
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Cohen High School
Recovery School District
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Public |
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0.86 |
- |
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L E Rabouin High School
Recovery School District
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Public |
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1.34 |
- |
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Academy Of The Sacred Heart
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Catholic |
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1.43 |
- |
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Sojourner Truth Academy
Recovery
School District |
Public |
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1.49 |
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SCHOOL
TYPE |
PARENT
RATING |
DISTANCE
(mi) |
TEST RATING |
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Trinity Episcopal School
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Private |
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0.2 |
- |
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Louise S Mcgehee School
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Private |
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0.22 |
- |
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Laurel Elementary School
Recovery
School District |
Public |
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0.32 |
- |
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St Alphonsus School
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Catholic |
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0.36 |
- |
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Hill School
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Private |
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0.49 |
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In Detail
Gallery One
 The Staircase
 The Grand
Piano in the Double Parlor
 The Double Parlor
 The Dining Room
 The Kitchen
 The Kitchen
 The Swimming Pool
 The Garden
 Bedroom
 Bedroom
 Master Bedroom
 1239 First Street
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In Detail
Gallery Two
To the left, there appear to be the accesses to the side porch. Note that the windows in the parlor all
extend to the floor as described in the books. In this case, the accesses are covered with wood shutters and not drapes,
which would not be conducive to using the windows as entrance ways.
Can this be the same Bosendorfer piano mentioned in the books?
This door must go into the butler's pantry. Note the details of the murals on the walls of the Dining
Room. Riverbend must have been some plantation.
A close-up of the crown mouldings and plaster that was an integral part of the design of the interior.
Very beautiful.
The first picture I've found of the kitchen. It doesn't look like it has wooden block counters any longer
since it's been newly renovated. In the door beyond, we see what must be the butler's pantry as the cabinetry looks like
what one would store serving ware in.
This must be one of the gas heaters mentioned in the books. I wonder, from the view at the window, if
this is one of the bedrooms?
Here we can see entrances to the side porch in the glass enclosure. It's better than a screen.
At first I wasn't sure what this was until I saw in various details that the garden featured a pond.
Possibly a koi pond?
Here we have a better collective view of the area surrounding the pool. Note the cabana to the right,
the kitchen wing, and the old servants' quarters beyond.
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In Detail
Some of the images seen here also appear on
Inside First Street
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