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This issue of Préservation includes full color photos and descriptions of the 2010 New Orleans' Nine Most Endangered Sites list, just released in May, which is also National Preservation Month. Special thanks to Betsy J. Stout, Chair of this year's New Orleans' Nine Committee.

Thursday, June 10th is the release party of the '08 Cork & Bottle Selections "There's No Place Like Home" Syrah, Stage Gulch Vineyard, Cork & Bottle's very own wine! Attend the Vino on the Bayou Friday, June 11th and be treated to tasting this newly debuted Cork & Bottle Selections wine. Cork & Bottle Selections is a line of handmade wines that are sourced and selected by Jon Smith, owner of Cork & Bottle. "There's No Place Like Home" is the premium offering of Cork & Bottle Selections and will always be a wine that embodies honesty, purity and sense of place. (Information taken from Cork & Bottle Selections website)

On Tuesday January 12, 2010, Argentine Productions, Inc. in conjunction with the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve filmed scenes at the Pitot House for two documentary videos about the period leading up to the Battle of New Orleans, which occurred January 8, 1815. These videos will be shown at the newly constructed Visitor Center for the Chalmette Battlefield and National Cemetery, a unit of the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. The Visitor Center is scheduled to open in the Fall of 2010. Many thanks to the film crew and actors for their care and consideration of the Pitot House during their filming.
Visit www.nps.gov/jela for more information on the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.

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If you are a fan of the Pitot House Parterre Garden, we have exciting news for you!!

The Garden Study Club of New Orleans has awarded the Louisiana Landmarks Society
a generous grant to implement the Strategic Landscape Plan, designed by Lake Douglas, PhD, ASLA. The already romantic Pitot House site will look like this fabulous drawing
when the historic landscape project is complete.

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Construction is already underway at Pitot House:
three grants have enabled us to begin repairing the upstairs loggia and balconies. The receipt of these important grant awards is the big news of the past few months.
The Ella West Freeman Foundation awarded the
LLS $76,000, specifically for the repairs. Koch and
Wilson, longtime architects for the Pitot House and
Bywater Woodworks will work together to complete
this project. The Almar Foundation has awarded the
LLS $7,500 to be used toward improvements to the
Pitot House or its gardens. The third award was from
The National Trust for Historic Preservation for $5,000

During the 2009 Spring Semester, Tulane School of Architecture’s (TSA) Preservation Technology class partnered with Louisiana Landmarks Society (LLS) as part of the service learning requirement for the course. This academic service learning experience provided TSA students with the opportunity to foster stewardship for the historic built environment. It also allowed the students to apply the academic knowledge gained in class through a hands-on project.

The Louisiana Landmarks Society will host a series of half-day workshops this summer for Tulane University's Preservation Studies Field School. Workshop attendees will be treated to a tour of the Pitot House as they learn to limewash the historic site's cypress pieux fence.
For more information, please download the brochure below.
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Please join the Board of Trustees of the Louisiana Landmarks Society for refreshments and open house at the 2009 Annual Meeting

The Pitot House at 1440 Moss St.
Sunday, April 19, 2009 3 p.m.

Thirty-ninth presentation of the Harnett T. Kane Preservation Award to: William E. Borah and
Fourth presentation of the Louisiana Landmarks Society’s Service Award to: Mercedes Bordelon Whitecloud

Susan Lloyd McClamroch, Pitot House Director

1440 Moss Street
New Orleans, LA 70119
504-482-0312
smcclamroch@louisianalandmarks.org

2008-2009 Lecture Series
From New Orleans to Dublin: Preservation, Modernism, and Urban Revitalization

Guest Speaker: Kenneth Schwartz, FAIA
Dean of Tulane University School of Architecture

Monday, March 9, 2009

Richardson Memorial Hall

Tulane University School of Architecture
6823 St. Charles Avenue 70118

7:30 PM

Free & Open to the Public
Free On-Campus Parking Available

For more information email info@louisianalandmarks.org or call 504-482-0312

DOWNLOAD PDF OF NEWSLETTER HERE President's message - "We have been very busy this summer and fall both with activities at the Pitot House and our advocacy efforts. Two grants have been received to offset some of our operational expenses. We have been invited to be a consulting party in the LSUHSC/VA hospital plans and the disposition of the Beauregard Houses at Jackson Barracks. We have hired, for a 6 month period, a part-time consultant, Karley Frankic to assist with our advocacy work. The first of our annual lecture series was held on October 21st at Turners’ Hall. William Borah, an author of the Master Plan for the city of New Orleans was the speaker.

Moving Beyond - Planning By Surprise: The Importance of a Master Plan with the Force of Law

Guest Speaker: William Borah, Attorney & Counselor at Law

DOWNLOAD SPRING 2008 NEWSLETTER President's message, by Anne Morse -- "Just to give you a brief overview of the highlights of the past year, Landmarks has had a very exciting year. We held our 1st major fundraiser in 3 years. The “Crepuscule Concert” was quite a success. The setting on the lawn of the Pitot House was beautiful and the weather was perfect. Pamela Pipes did a phenomenal job of making this happen with the help of an outstanding committee. Thanks to all who helped. We’ve had a flurry of activity all year at the Pitot House with substantial increases in tours, rentals, and book sales. Our educational program has literally taken off. We had an interesting, entertaining lecture series....

Thanks to the generosity of so many who love this venerable site, the Louisiana Landmarks Society's first Crepuscule Concert was a wonderful success.
All in attendance appeared quite festive!

Please click on the link below to peruse the photos of this event
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and forward this note to friends you recognize from the party. Remember, 50% of all photo sales go directly to support our efforts.

You looked marvelous and we're delighted you were here!!
Sincerely,
Susan

Susan Lloyd McClamroch, Pitot House Director

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Message From The President, Anne Morse:
2008 is off to an exciting start for Landmarks and the Pitot House! We have completed the conservancy grant for the Pitot House with the Getty Foundation and our consultants have submitted their final report. This review process was a valuable learning experience for the Board and staff, and we appreciate the Foundation’s generosity and interest in funding this project.

Our Annual Appeal, based on implementing the recommendations of the consultants’ report, has been successful, and we thank everyone who generously contributed. We have already made progress with improvements for the Pitot House.