By R. Stephanie Bruno NOLA.com
Published: Friday, May 06, 2011, 4:00 PM
Updated: Friday, May 06, 2011, 4:52 PM
THE NEIGHBORHOOD: Faubourg Delachaise, originally the Delachaise plantation before its subdivision in 1855 and now part of the Uptown New Orleans Historic District.
The original Faubourg Delachaise was bounded roughly by Magnolia Street on the north, Tchoupitoulas Street on the south, Delachaise Street on the east and Amelia Street on the west, but today’s Faubourg Delachaise Neighborhood Association uses Magazine Street as the northern boundary and Peniston Street as the western.
THE BLOCK: The 3400 block of Annunciation Street on the odd-numbered, or north, side, between Delachaise Street on the east and Aline Street on the west.
When you go hunting for the Street Walk block, don’t be surprised if you discover more than one 3400 block: There are two, and the walk is in the upriver one.
The block is not far from the intersection of Louisiana Avenue and Magazine Street, where shops and cafes offer residents and visitors ample diversions.
THE HOUSES: Seven houses, including four Eastlake double shotguns, a Creole cottage, a Neoclassical Revival double and a two-story corner store/house.
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