New Orleans ยท Uptown
The Columns
Tobacco merchant Simon Hernsheim's 1880s Italianate mansion by Thomas Sully on St. Charles Avenue, a hotel since 1953.
- Built
- 1883Built 1883 as a private residence (official site); Wikipedia says Simon Hernsheim built the mansion in 1884.
- Style
- Italianate
- Architect
- Thomas Sully
- Type
- Boutique hotel
- Area
- Uptown
- Credentials
- Listed on the National Register of Historic Places; Inside a National Register historic district
The story
Tobacco merchant Simon Hernsheim built the Italianate mansion, designed by Thomas Sully, on St. Charles Avenue in the 1880s. It became a boarding house during World War I, and in 1953 a local family turned it into a hotel whose porch bar became a neighborhood fixture. Jayson Seidman’s family bought it in 2019 and restored the building and added a new garden and patio.
Good to know
- No elevator
- Address: 3811 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115
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Last verified October 2026. Details change; confirm with the inn before you book.