Dr. Oscar Czarnowski House

Built in 1894 by a prominent physician, Dr. Oscar Czarnowski, the impressive two-story italianate building sits on Second Street in New Orleans Garden District neighborhood. Character defining features of the house include: a mansard roof, pedimented windows, two-story bay windows, and cast iron balconies at the front and side facades. The building was framed with masonry instead of wood simply because it is the more durable building material and Dr. Czarnowski had the means to do it. Two carriage houses were also a part of the property. By 1921 the house had been converted into four luxury apartments. The home was purchased by our clients in 2020 by Jayson Seidman and Paris Neill as a multi-family property with two residences in the main house and two residences in the carriage houses.

In August 2021, Hurricane Ida tore through New Orleans, exposing a multitude of issues that had been neglected by previous owners as a result of the storm's destructive impact.

The architects and contractors devised a two-part phased construction strategy. The initial phase involved the restoration of the carriage houses, focusing on extensive roof and plaster work. The subsequent phase encompassed the conversion of the main house into a single-family residence once again.