Porte Cochere Townhouse

Outbuildings

Outbuildings were support buildings for the main house. They were commonly associated with Creole cottages and townhouses from the early 1800s until about 1860. During the early part of the 1800s they were generally separate buildings in the rear yard of the main house. Later it became common to attach the outbuilding to the rear of the main building. Outbuildings vary from one to three stories in height, and contained a kitchen, a storage area, and sometimes a dining area on the first level. The kitchen was separated from the house because of the heat it generated and because of the threat of fire. The upper level(s) and bedrooms that were used by the servants and sometimes by the older boys of the family.