# Pontalba Buildings

New Orleans, United States

The Pontalba Buildings, built between 1849 and 1851 for Baroness Micaela Almonester de Pontalba, frame two sides of Jackson Square. Their red-brick rows and ornamental cast-iron galleries rank among the oldest apartment-style buildings in the United States.

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Coordinates: 29.95743056, -90.06278056

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