James Gallier

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James Gallier
Personal information
Name	James Gallier
Birth date	July 24, 1798
Birth place	Ravensdale, Ireland
Date of death	1866
Place of death	Cape Hatteras
Work
Significant buildings	Gallier Hall, The Leeds-Davis Building, The Second Christ Church Cathedral

James Gallier was a prominent New Orleans architect.

He was born in Ireland in 1798.^[1]

His significant works that are National Historic Landmarks include:

• Gallier Hall on St. Charles Avenue (1853), at Lafeyette Square in the Central Business District, the former City Hall of New Orleans for nearly a century. It is a National Historic Landmark.
• Pontalba Buildings, with Henry Howard, a National Historic Landmark.
• Government Street Presbyterian Church (1836), a National Historic Landmark in Mobile, Alabama.

His other significant works include:

• The Leeds-Davis Building on Tchopitoulas Street (1853), Headquarters of the Preservation Resource Center.
• The Second Christ Church Cathedral on St. Charles Avenue (1837), Episcopalian Church and later a synagogue. No longer exists.
• Barton Academy (1836) in Mobile, Alabama.

His son, James Gallier, Jr., was also an architect.

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[edit] External links

• Gallier Hall.
• Autobiography of James Gallier. ISBN 0-306-71247-4.
• Southeastern Architectural Archive, Tulane University