New Orleans ยท French Quarter
Audubon Cottages
Seven cottage suites around a saltwater pool; the hotel says John James Audubon lived in Cottage One in the winter of 1821.
- Built
- by 1821The hotel says the cottages were built shortly after the two great fires of the late 18th century (1788 and 1794); no exact date is published. John James Audubon lived in Cottage One in the winter of 1821, so the cottages stood by then.
- Type
- Inn
- Rooms
- 7
- Area
- French Quarter
- Credentials
- Inside a National Register historic district
The story
The hotel says naturalist and painter John James Audubon lived in Cottage One during the winter of 1821 and used Cottage Seven as a studio while working on The Birds of America. Elizabeth Taylor stayed in Cottage Three, by the hotel’s count 27 times. Today the seven one- and two-bedroom cottage suites surround a courtyard with a saltwater pool.
The ghost story
Guests and staff report sightings of a petite woman with long white hair and a soldier softly humming tunes, often in Cottage Four or on the balcony over the pool, according to the hotel.
Source: www.auduboncottages.com
Good to know
- Parking: garage nearby
- Address: 509 Dauphine Street, New Orleans, LA 70112
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.