Moore McNamara House
GARDEN DISTRICT ASSOCIATION
MOORE MCNAMARA HOUSE
Designed by noted architect Thomas Sully and built in 1892 for Irish-born, prominent banker Robert Moore Sr., this significant Garden District home bridges the transition of architectural styles from Queen Anne to Colonial Revival. Exterior surfaces display a lively arrangement of projecting elements porches, wall bays, curved railings, and rooflines. The pedimented facade and Ionic columns on the entry porch convey a sense of order, characteristic of the Colonial Revival mode. The site from 1824-1876 was the homestead of John Cruden, a British West Indian. The rear two-story carriage house circa 1877 was owned by Samuel T. Blessing, a famous photographer. From 1901-1937, the house was owned by sugar planter Martin Kahao. Purchased by Dr. Joseph M. Hountha and his wife Inez Fazende in 1937, the home has been continuously owned and occupied by the Hountha-McNamara family. Through their many decades of ownership, the McNamara family has continued to preserve and enhance the home's historic character.
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