"Old 'Absinthe House' To Go" (3 of 3)

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This file appears in: Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans

This drawing of the Old Absinthe House appeared alongside the 1912 Kansas City Star article, with a caption reading: "The Ancient 'Absinthe House' of New Orleans, Which May Be Forced to Close."

This file appears in: Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans

Old Absinthe House and the Battle of New Orleans

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

The Old Absinthe House, a stucco building at the corner of Bourbon and Bienville Streets, is one of the oldest structures in New Orleans, dating to approximately 1806. In the nineteenth century,…