Whether you're beginning your day sipping coffee or passing time with neighbors, there's no prettier place than on the front porch of this inviting Bywater home. Set back from the street beyond a masonry garden wall, this meticulously maintained bungalow stands out from the rest, boasting gorgeous fluted columns, exposed rafter tails, plaster garlands, and beautiful transom windows. Equally pretty inside, you'll be wooed by its gold-leafed picture rail, intricate plaster moldings and medallions, wooden mantles, wainscoting, soaring ceilings, antique heart pine flooring, pocket doors, and a flowing floor plan offering elegance and simplicity for everyday enjoyment.

Sold only twice since it was built in 1910 for the Leonhard family, this gem comes complete with an entry foyer, formal dining room, living room, kitchen, office, primary bedroom, guest bedroom, and TWO lovely screened porches flanking either side of the tropical courtyard, ideal for gathering friends and family or a relaxing retreat among the camellias. Located on tree-lined Louisa Street, just steps from Satsuma Cafe, Clouet Gardens, Petite Clouet, Markey Park, Crescent Park, Galaxie, Saint Germain, your favorite bars, farm-to-table restaurants, local music and art, and so much more. This is quintessential New Orleans living! Come see and fall in love today.