Camelback House
This version of the shotgun cottage, a single story structure one room wide and two or more rooms deep, has a two-story enlargement at the rear: either (a) a second story added above the back two rooms, preserving the strict linearity of the house, or (b) a separate two—story section perpendicular to the front of the structure. Chimney placement varies. This peculiar form is a response to property tax laws in New Orleans; Louisville, Kentucky; and other cities which assessed houses according to the size of front facades. Newton 1971, 16; Vlach 1976, 51; Noble 1984, 98. (Jakle, 1989) Photo from New Orleans, Louisiana, 2024.