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Article by owner James P. McNamara
FSBO Listing in New Orleans, LA
Asking Price: $2,600,000. (USD)
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La Casa de Castille
1527 Harmony Street

Some people remember it as a church,
Westminster Presbyterian, built in the
1920s as a house of worship for a historic congregation started in the 1830s.
The house is filled with plaques commemorating the contributions of their
followers.
The current chapter of this wonderful
structure began in 1999 when we purchased the building. A massive renovation started to make it our home, including all new electrical, heating/cooling
and plumbing systems. We added new
structures, relocated the elevator shaft,
closed in the front yard and added an
amazing living green roof – currently
the largest in New Orleans.
Our wedding reception took place in
this building as well. It was before the

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renovation started in earnest.
The band was on the stage
with a sheer curtain revealing
them. The natural illumination of the colored windows
increased the intensity of the
setting. Frenchy, the artist,
painted the scene from the
balcony while guests laughed,
danced and cheered into the
late evening. The guests were
double the number painted but
everyone identifies themselves
as someone painted. There is a
magic in the big room that can
be likened to Matisse’s chapel
in St Paul de Vence.
Our favorite visitors come
from the people who worshipped here as a church. The
Pedersens celebrated their
wedding in August,1959. Now
living in Oklahoma, they returned with family to celebrate

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their 50th wedding anniversary.
As part of their visit, they wanted
a tour. They brought with them
photos from their wedding. The
alter is currently used as the
dining room, which comfortably
seats 14. With a project this
large, we always moved forward
on things that we both agreed
on. Then there are projects that
we didn’t agree — should the
first floor waterfall be a metal
sculptured wall or a glass one or
a green one? There’s been a bit
of a waiting game between us to
see who will change their mind
and in some case 2F