A “shotgun double” in the Garden District of New Orleans.
Photographer: Bryan Tarnowski/Bloomberg
Design
In New Orleans, the Shotgun House Goes a Long Way Back
Built to beat the heat, these distinctive elongated homes are a fixture of the Crescent City, and beyond.
(This article is part of Bloomberg CityLab’s series exploring the iconic home designs that shaped global cities. Read more from the series. Get the next story sent to your inbox by subscribing to the CityLab Daily newsletter.)
Finding shotgun houses in New Orleans is easy.