Bienville House

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.

Bienville House
Bienville House is located in Louisiana
Bienville House
General information
Location320 Decatur St., New Orleans, Louisiana
Coordinates29.953819°N 90.065255°W / 29.953819; -90.065255

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]

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