1850 House Museum & Gift Shop

Learned a lot with our volunteer tour guide. I'm a relative local but her info filled in a few gaps and reminded me of a but that I'd forgotten. Nice way to spend a couple hours.

The 1850 House was a fascinating and peaceful detour from the bustle of Jackson Square. The self-guided tour offers a unique glimpse into life in mid-19th century New Orleans, with well-decorated rooms and informative signage throughout. I really enjoyed learning about the families and daily life of the era. Unfortunately, none of the audio stations were working during our visit, which was a bit disappointing since they seemed like they would’ve added even more context. Still, it was a worthwhile stop and a great way to connect with the city’s history.

Beautifully furnished. Only worth going to if you have extra time. I recommend visiting the historic homes that give hourly tours with guides first. The slave quarter rooms are closed and just let you peek in. There were no speakers with audio playing when I visited

Wow, it's a relatively unique and small history experience. However, it definitely rewards patience. You can view and listen to the different exhibits and they actually tell a surprising story about an upper middle class New Orleans family in the antebellum South. Just the staging for the house is wonderful and the story just adds additional joy to the history experience.

Not worth the stop…not super well maintained, thought I would break my neck in the stairs to exit after the tour…so steep. Propose to discover how it was to live back then for a wealthy family but servants and slaves quarters not getting any real attention. Cannot even access those quarters or the kitchen. Not expensive but better to spend time in the Presbytère and/or Cabildo buildings, much better and interesting. Gift Shop was nice though but no need to pay to get in.

Fascinating! So cool to get a glimpse into the life of people from 150+ years ago. The low doorways and shorter tables/chairs were such a trip - I forget that people were shorter on average back then! The slave quarters was a bit of a gut punch after seeing the blatant opulence upstairs, but just imagine their quarters in poorer areas😖 Super informative and interesting, plus it's mad inexpensive and surprisingly short and sweet - it won't take you more than a half hour to see everything. Worth a stop for sure!

Beautifully restored house and the self guided tour has lots of interesting information. Sometimes a self guided tour is nice so then you can go at your own pace and read everything. The 1850 House has an interesting story and is well worth the time!

Enjoyed all the different rooms we could view fixed up like it was still 1850. Each room had speakers telling a short story of what was happening during that era. All of the furniture was beautifully crafted and elegant. My only complaint was not being able to walk around the rooms and only being able to view from the door.