In my series that showcases author's and bookseller's homes:
Authors
Robert Olen Butler
Nevada Barr
Jamie Kornegay
Will Harlan
Booksellers
Mitchell Kaplan
Emoke B'Racz
Janet Geddis
and SIBA Executive Director,
Wanda Jewell
I add bookseller and publisher, Britton Trice.
The Garden District of New Orleans is known for its beauty and style. I've spent many happy hours wandering the streets admiring the homes and shops.
Deep in the heart of this district is the Garden District Bookshop, owned by Britton Trice. Way back in 2012 I did a short blog about the store,
click here to see.
Just a few blocks from the bookshop is Britton and his wife Ann's home. Here are some photos I took of the gorgeous interior when I visited him last year. The house has stood for more than 169 years.
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| House- built circa 1850 |
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| Lush entrance to the back Garden. |
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| Fireplace
in bedroom. Art by Ann's favorite artist, Emyo - Emily Ozier |
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| Britton walking his daughter Eliza down the aisle in 2012 |
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| Classic New Orleans style living room. |
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In the living room - portrait of Ann's great, great, great
grandmother Sophia Louise Manly from North Carolina.
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Memorabilia
shelf in library
"Mostly small items done by local craftsmen that we picked up locally and on travels. Several are small Zuni fetish carvings that we got in Santa Fe - one of our favorite go-to places."
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Family
photos on photo wall,
"Ann's high school graduation class, Ann and her cousins, my brother's Big Sur wedding, Ann's dad as a young boy."
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| Kitchen, where many a delicious meal has been prepared. |
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| "Den-
where I spend interminable hours on Edelweiss & email." |
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| Collage
in kitchen by Ann's sister, Kate Robinson. |
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| "Stairway
where I get lots of exercise." |
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| Photo
of Anne Rice in Britton's large collection of her books and ephemera. |
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Guest room with Britton's grandfather's bed, which originally came with a horsehair mattress.
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Painting
of Eliza at the beach as a young girl by Ann's mother - Bemis Van Dyke Godfrey, who sadly, passed away in 2017 at 92.
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Twin grandchildren's (below) play room.
Lizzie Jane and Britton (the younger) |
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| Lizzie
Jane's sleepover bed. |
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| A gravestone rubbing of Ann's great, great, great.... grandfather Col. John
Buttrick- who commanded the troops on the first attack of the British at the North
Bridge in Concord, Mass. |
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Collection of
paintings by Ann's very talented mother, Bemis.
Two views of their extensive library. The one below has that memorabilia
shelf.
And finally, the owners of this New Orleans' classic
Britton and Ann Trice
Thank you both for your kindness and hospitality, you have such a beautiful home.
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