Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Hermann-Grima House is a historic house museum in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. The meticulously restored museum reflects the "Golden Age" of New Orleans. It is a handsome Federal mansion with courtyard garden built in 1831. It has the only horse stable and 1830s open-hearth kitchen in the French Quarter. The house has been restored to original splendor through archaeological studies, careful review of the building contract and inventories. The house is recognized as one of the earliest examples of American architecture in the French Quarter. The restoration accurately depicts the gracious lifestyle of a prosperous Creole family. Approximately, one half of the collection can be sourced to original families. The Christian Women's Exchange (now The Women's Exchange), a local non-profit, purchased the property in the 1920s and ran it as a boarding house for single women until 1975. It was restored and re-opened as a museum in 1975 and The Women's Exchange still owns and operates the house museum today.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.. }
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- Hermann-Grima_House abstract "The Hermann-Grima House is a historic house museum in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. The meticulously restored museum reflects the "Golden Age" of New Orleans. It is a handsome Federal mansion with courtyard garden built in 1831. It has the only horse stable and 1830s open-hearth kitchen in the French Quarter. The house has been restored to original splendor through archaeological studies, careful review of the building contract and inventories. The house is recognized as one of the earliest examples of American architecture in the French Quarter. The restoration accurately depicts the gracious lifestyle of a prosperous Creole family. Approximately, one half of the collection can be sourced to original families. The Christian Women's Exchange (now The Women's Exchange), a local non-profit, purchased the property in the 1920s and ran it as a boarding house for single women until 1975. It was restored and re-opened as a museum in 1975 and The Women's Exchange still owns and operates the house museum today.It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1974.".