Coral Gables, oil on panel, 14" x 11" Portfolio a very frequently used house

a very frequently used house design in New Orleans

you can find many different versions of this house from various time periods

tight little" shotgun house in the dictionary

By creating lots of this shape

No matter if it was built for a rich or poor family

Coral Gables, oil on panel, 14" x 11" Portfolio a very frequently used houseCoral Gables is a perfect example of the "shotgun house", a very frequently used house design in New Orleans. The long and narrow design fits the narrow but deep city lots. By creating lots of this shape, city planners were able to get the most use out of the usable land in an urban landscape with more water than land. In New Orleans, you can find many different versions of this house from various time periods. Each time period will have its own