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Freret Street Urban Preservation Project
Freret Street Corridor
Community Partner: Neighborhood Housing Services
CITYbuild School: University of Texas at Arlington

Historic Preservation professors will lead a graduate studio in the Spring 2007 semester to address the preservation challenges of post-Katrina New Orleans through an urban preservation and revitalization plan for the Freret Street commercial corridor and neighborhood. The project will narrow research focus from the urban, architectural, geographic, economic, demographic, and preservation histories of the larger context of New Orleans to those specific to the Freret neighborhood.

Site/Context                                        
The Freret Street Corridor is a well-known and diverse commercial corridor. Small businesses stretch from Jefferson Avenue to Napoleon Avenue and is situated between the former sites of two cotton plantations. The thriving main street changed drastically in the 1950's due to desegregation and lost many businesses in the coming years. With the help of Neighborhood Housing Services and the National Trust for Historic Preservation Main Street program, Freret Street is being revitilized.

Services Provided                               
The class will make a research trip to study the Freret site to conduct a neighborhood architectural survey along with extensive photo-documentation and ethnographic study of the commercial area. They will also measure, analyze, and document commercial structures, for which they will produce drawings, preservation plans, renovation proposals, and digital models for the buildings' owners. Finally, the students will complete several team-produced visions for the physical, social, and economic preservation of this neighborhood. A publication of all their research, analyses, and design concepts, will be given to the neighborhood residents, to Neighborhood Housing Services, and to CITYbuild with the hope of practical application.

Timeline                                               
The studio is currently underway.

Contact
Prof. Anne Toxey
Prof. Donald del Cid