Got $4.3M? Historic Cornstalk Mansion in New Orleans can be yours

Kris Wartelle | The Daily Advertiser

In New Orleans, most people know the house that is commonly referred to as the 'Cornstalk Fence Mansion.' According to multiple accounts, Col. Robert H. Short, originally from Kentucky, hired architect Henry Howard and builder Robert Huygne to construct the now famous, 10,000 square foot Italianate mansion sometime in the mid 1800s.

In a 2010 interview with NOLA.com, designer and then owner Hal Williamson said Short had seen the Nottoway Plantation house in White Castle near Baton Rouge and wanted to create something similar.

He noted that the double parlor "features triple arches and Corinthian columns rising to 16-foot ceilings," a duplicate of Nottoway's famous white ballroom.

Williamson said the home was completed in 1860. Short added the iconic cornstalk fence, which draws tourists on a daily basis, later. In 1862, when the Civil War began and New Orleans was seized by federal forces, Short and his wife returned to Kentucky for the rest of the war.

According to WilIiamson's knowledge of the home's history, the government returned the property to Short in 1865 where he lived until his death.

This home in the heart of the New Orleans Garden District is an iconic structure loved by New Orleanians.

It was renovated with a historic sensitivity. Architect Henry Howard placed great detail throughout, including Corinthian columns, pocket doors, marble mantels, fine mill work and walk though windows.

The gourmet kitchen, of designer quality, features Subzero appliances and a La Cornue free standing island stove.

Upstairs is as grand with six large bedrooms, three bathrooms, three more half baths and four balconies.

All rooms open to porches, terraces and balconies.

This 6 bedroom, 3 and 31/2 bath home is located at 1448 Fourth Street in the New Orleans Garden District. It is listed at $4,300,000.

For more information contact Hill Riddle, Jr. & Associates at (504) 881-6313.





