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HDLC recommends Garden District house for National Register; city urges caution on Sophie Gumbel listing
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to recommend 1309 Harmony Street for listing on the National Register of Historic Places and declined to recommend immediate listing for the Sophie Gumbel House at 1771 Nashville Ave. while the city advances redevelopment and flags Section 106 review concerns.
The New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission unanimously recommended that 1309 Harmony Street be forwarded to the National Register of Historic Places, citing the house’s architectural integrity and documentation linking it to master architect Emile Weil.
Owner and nominator John Klingman described original drawings and documentation showing the house as Weil’s early work; staff recommended, and the commission voted, to send…
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