Louisiana Landmarks Society's Executive Director Stacey Pfingsten leads a journey through the history of the Pitot House in the year of its 225th anniversary as a New Orleans landmark. Find out more on our program website here: nolacityarchives.org/2024/05/09/program-the-pitot-house-225-years-of-history-and-legacy/
Built in 1799 by Spanish merchant and ship owner, Bartholome Bosque, during the Spanish Colonial Period, The Pitot House has witnessed centuries of cultural history. The Pitot House is a French-Colonial West Indies Style (Creole) “country” house. Eleven families occupied the house; Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart founded by Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, used the home for a convent; and preservationists have cherished the building for its architectural beauty and historical significance.The Pitot House is a National Trust Partner in Preservation.
About the Presenter: Since March 2023, Stacey has been the executive director of Louisiana Landmarks Society and Pitot House. She has many years of experience in the non-profit sector areas of architecture and historic preservation, most recently at the helm of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) of Illinois, advocating on state policy initiatives on behalf of 4,200 architects. She has served as the executive director of the Louisiana Architecture Foundation (LAF), where she organized the South's first-ever annual Architecture & Design Film Festival: NOLA, as well as spearheaded LAF's first documentary "Unexpected Modernism: The Wiener Brothers Story," which aired on LPB and WYES.
The Louisiana Landmarks Society is a non-profit 501(c)3 preservation advocacy organization established in 1950. With founders such as Samuel Wilson, Jr., and Martha Robinson, Landmarks rapidly defined preservation advocacy in New Orleans by leading the charge to preserve Gallier Hall in 1950 and defeat the proposed Riverfront Expressway a decade later. Today, the spirit of the organization’s founders lives on in Landmarks’ annual “New Orleans’ Nine Most Endangered” listing of at-risk historic properties. Landmarks’ preservation activities restored the c. 1799 Pitot House to its Creole West Indies colonial charm and current use as a site for preservation education.