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Bienville House

Bienville House

Hotel in New Orleans, United States

Bienville House, or the Bienville House Hotel, is a hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. Its building dates from 1835. It was converted to a hotel in 1967.

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The building began as Planters Rice Mill in 1835. It later became a syrup factory, a hotel, a firehouse, and an apartment building known as the Royal Bienville. The Monteleone family purchased the building in 1972 and converted it into the Bienville House Hotel.[1]

A Tiki-themed bar and restaurant opened in the hotel in 2014.[2]

It is a member of the Historic Hotels of America.[3]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Stanley Turkel (2013). Built To Last: 100+ Year-Old Hotels East of the Mississippi. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9781491810071.
  2. [2]
    Greg Morago (July 10, 2015). "Tiki culture, drinks alive and well at Latitude 29 bar in NOLA". Houston Chronicle.
  3. [3]
    "Bienville House". Historic Hotels of America.
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