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Names on the parapets are filled with flowers every year on the anniversary. White flowers are also placed on the names for the victims birthday. The flowers remind those that this is the final resting place for many victims families.

On close inspection, viewers may notice none of the original window frames or walls are perfectly straight.

This may be due in part to the fact that the building is over 200 years old, but also likely related to the fact that at the time Mr.…

Following Christian Brother's dedication to universal education, Reverend James Maxwell, then also President of the Louisiana Territorial Legislature led a unanimous approval of the St. Genevieve Academy's charter in June 21, 1808.
Thus, creating…

The blue limestone on this fascade was salvaged from the abandoned Ruins of Fort de Chartres and re-purposed for this building.

The blue limestone may have been chosen, due to it's rarity and uniqueness, since the only source for this particular…

On April 2, 1853, Rozier signed a construction contract with John Troll, Joseph Jokurst and Charles Jokurst for $1,025 to build this two story brick addition adjacent to the Old Academy.

The addition stands fifty feet wide by twenty-five feet…

Despite the gentrification of much of the current house, the owners have managed to retain the original Attic Hatch door built by Mr. Shannon's company. This may have been built with the intention of becoming a garret.

Irish Houses in the Georgian Era were known for their exterior simplicity, choosing to showcase higher quality joinery and workmanship in doors and staircases.

Often used as an architectural signifier of distinction, graceful and wide staircases characterize Georgian hallways of Ireland and what would become the new American Regency style.

Builder William Shannon's contract read, "There are to be openings in the walls for two outside doors, four inside doors, and twenty-six windows."

Due to the high costs, windows in this era of American history were small and sparse. This is one…