Bywater/Marigny : Neighborhood in New Orleans, Louisiana

Less than 30 blocks from Canal Street, the Bywater Neighborhood was carved out of six Creole faubourgs (suburbs) — Daunois, Montegut, deClouet, Montreuil, Carraby and Lesseps — and these family names are still reflected in some of the street names throughout the neighborhood. The Bywater was developed in the late 19th century as its upriver neighbor, Faubourg Marigny, became full and residents were forced to begin settling farther downriver.

The Bywater contains a great wealth of 19th-century architecture and a wide range of housing prices as well, including condominiums in the Spice Factory and the Rice Mill. The late Victorian shotgun, available in singles, doubles and camelbacks, is very common in Bywater Real Estate. However, there are also Creole cottages, classic town houses, Victorian center-hall and side-hall cottages.

A mainstay of the neighborhood is the $23 million New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts on the boundary between Faubourg Marigny and Bywater. The Bywater also has its own Country Club on Louisa Street. Bywater residents host an annual Mirliton Festival, and on the third Saturday of each month, the Bywater Art Market attracts throngs of visitors looking for original, affordable art. This is truly a welcoming-to-all neighborhood filled with housing bargains just waiting for the right owners.

Faubourg Marigny is probably one of the most eclectic neighbors in the city. Frenchmen Street, lined with an over-abundance of restaurants, music clubs and coffee shops, is its main thoroughfare and Washington Square its playground.

Farther down this same street, at 2031, is an example of the quintessential New Orleans home style: the shotgun. The term is said to have originated from the fact that a gun can be fired the entire length of the house without hitting anything.

Faubourg Marigny today is chic and sophisticated. Many of its grand homes have been meticulously restored and real estate in the area is in high demand.

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