Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
Marquette Place Residence
New Orleans, Louisiana
Designed in 1961 by Nathaniel “Buster” Curtis of Curtis and Davis for his wife and seven children, this modernist residence quickly gained national recognition, including a feature in Life magazine. Decades later, Lee Ledbetter purchased the home, helped secure its listing on the National Register of Historic Places, and led a renovation that modernized the interiors while preserving its architectural integrity. The updates included reconfiguring bedrooms into guest and primary suites, redesigning the courtyards with native plantings, refreshing the décor with period and mid-century furnishings, and enhancing the connection between indoor and outdoor spaces through new lighting and vibrant fabrics.
Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
“The residence was actually a collection of several volumes, all wrapped with delicate steel columns and arches that created a gossamer refuge beneath massive live oaks. This was a house with a secret life, its sense of richness held deep within rather than being on public display.”
“Hidden Treasure”, Architectural Digest
Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
Photograph by Pieter Estersohn
Photograph by Henrik Knudsen
New Orleans, Louisiana
Marquette Place Residence
Designed in 1961 by Nathaniel “Buster” Curtis of Curtis and Davis for his wife and seven children, this modernist residence quickly gained national recognition, including a feature in Life magazine. Decades later, Lee Ledbetter purchased the home, helped secure its listing on the National Register of Historic Places, and led a renovation that modernized the interiors while preserving its architectural integrity. The updates included reconfiguring bedrooms into guest and primary suites, redesigning the courtyards with native plantings, refreshing the décor with period and mid-century furnishings, and enhancing the connection between indoor and outdoor spaces through new lighting and vibrant fabrics.
“The residence was actually a collection of several volumes, all wrapped with delicate steel columns and arches that created a gossamer refuge beneath massive live oaks. This was a house with a secret life, its sense of richness held deep within rather than being on public display.”
Lee Ledbetter, Architectural Digest
