Freret's Folly
This row of five once identical Greek Revival houses was erected in 1861 by New Orleans architect William A. Freret (1833-1911) as a speculative building project. The row was so-named after the Civil War made the venture financially unsuccessful.
Freret was the son of New Orleans Mayor William Freret and served as supervising architect of the United States Treasury Department during the first term of President Grover Cleveland.