The Party Never Has to End in These 10 Mardi Gras-Ready Homes
It’s almost time for the biggest party of the year: Mardi Gras.
So grab some beads and a hurricane cocktail and settle back with these elegant French colonial homes for a sale – a vestige of the French settlers who once populated the Big Easy.
French Quarter
1005 Governor Nicholls St, New Orleans, LA
For sale: $849,000
Like many French colonial homes in semi-tropical areas, this mini-estate features an enchanting garden oasis to complement its tall windows and tastefully understated storm shutters.
Check out more homes on the market in the French Quarter.
Frisco, TX
12387 Shoal Forest Ln, Frisco, TX
For sale: $1 million
This French colonial boasts hinged shutters, a parlor with built-in bookshelves, and balconies adored with ornate ironwork. The master suite is a haven for pampering, with a coffee bar, two walk-in closets and a claw-foot tub alongside an oversized shower.
See more listings in Frisco.
Madisonville, LA
138 Deloaks Rd, Madisonville, LA
For sale: $2.275 million
French colonial homes built on acreage are often called plantation homes – and they have the luxury of wide porches for sipping lemonade and taking in the breeze. This home along the Tchefuncte River boasts five fireplaces for chilly evenings.
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Vero Beach, FL
9230 E Marsh Island Dr, Vero Beach, FL
For sale: $2.2 million
Located on an island in South Florida, this home was built in 2005 but has the narrow windows and shutters, wide front balcony and French doors of a traditional French colonial home.
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New Orleans, LA
910 Orleans Ave, New Orleans, LA
For sale: $1.875 million
This Creole townhouse, which mixes French and Caribbean architectural elements, brings the elegance of a slate roof and copper gutters to a French Quarter home that dates to 1830.
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Charleston, SC
17 Thomas St, Charleston, SC
For sale: $1.459 million
Balconies figure prominently in French colonial architecture, although the most ornate railings were added during the subsequent Victorian era by people who found colonial design dull.
See more homes for sale in Charleston.
Houston, TX
5636 Longmont Dr, Houston, TX
For sale: $3.8 million
The French colonial style takes on a country manor look with larger houses, like this 8,715-square-foot mansion that’s Texas Big.
See more homes for sale in Houston.
Shreveport, LA
2025 Fairwoods Dr, Shreveport, LA
For sale: $349,900
Modern homes like this one sometimes mimic the French colonial style, with steep roofs and tall windows. This one is billed as a cottage, but it measures more than 2,000 square feet.
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Los Angeles, CA
1286 Sunset Plaza Dr, Los Angeles, CA
For sale: $5.149 million
Word had reached Los Angeles as far back as 1936, when this home was built, that French colonials had it all over elegance. A backyard pool, plus immense closets and a giant wine cooler bring a California sensibility to the mansion.
See more homes for sale in Los Angeles.
Houston, TX
904 E 26th St, Houston, TX
For sale: $659,000
Here’s a modern home outside Louisiana that makes the New Orleans Garden District look seem easy. Tall windows, a front porch and an ornate balcony: You almost expect to see beads flying through the air.
View more homes for sale in Houston.
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