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| The Angel Xiques Mansion |
| The Xiques house, in the 500 block of Dauphine, was built for Angel Xiques, a Spanish merchant, in 1852. Like many old homes in New Orleans, it's had quite a colorful history. It's been the site of a gambling house, cigar factory, a fight club, a seltzer water plant and, eventually, a rooming house. Time hadn't been particularly kind to the old home, until it was purchased in the 1960's - renovated and turned into a 4-family dwelling. In the late 1990's, it was lovingly restored to its former elegance. |
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| Top of the page, Xiques mansion as it looks today; the photo directly above was taken in 1938. |
| Xiques house, 1940's |
| The current photo of the Xiques house is courtesy of Flickr Creaetive Commons and Reading Tom. |
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