We had such a great time, the house is not huge buts its a must see when in NOLA. Definitely worth the price, and the shop has great items and souvenirs. It was just us in the house so we didnt have to worry about social distancing, they did have sanitizer available and it gave us a needed break from the heat as the house has a running AC. The pictures do not do this place justice, the furnishings are amazing to see. We were also greeted very nicely, which we appreciated.

Pretty cheap for a self guided tour. Didnt take long to go through. Student discount. If you purchase tickets for two or more of the state museums together you get a 20% discount.

Its a small place to visit definitely not ada friendly but if you got a hour to kill its only 5.00 dollars to get . There is about 10 rooms to see a glimpse into the past.

Im giving this 4 stars. But dont expect a lot. Its just an example of a house in 1850.Neat stuff. If youre into interior design (like the girl who would be my girlfriend), youll love it.It will only take 45 mins to an hour to go through, so it wont take your whole day up, and its about 200 feet from 2 other museums in the Jackson Square area.

Friendly and helpful staff. Cool 1850 era apartment with 1800s furniture upstairs!

Enjoyed all the different rooms we could view fixed up like it was still 1850. Each room had speakers telling a short story of what was happening during that era. All of the furniture was beautifully crafted and elegant. My only complaint was not being able to walk around the rooms and only being able to view from the door.

Fascinating! So cool to get a glimpse into the life of people from 150+ years ago. The low doorways and shorter tables/chairs were such a trip - I forget that people were shorter on average back then! The slave quarters was a bit of a gut punch after seeing the blatant opulence upstairs, but just imagine their quarters in poorer areasSuper informative and interesting, plus its mad inexpensive and surprisingly short and sweet - it wont take you more than a half hour to see everything. Worth a stop for sure!

Very well appointed historical home - I highly recommend!

Loved learning the history. Self guided tour.

This is a historic site, its setting overlooks Jackson Square, the house is original and the items in it are original of the period, the house has an interesting past, especially regarding its original owner and my wife and I enjoyed listening to our well informed and friendly guide, I particularly enjoyed hearing that Jenny Lind The Swedish Nightingale portrayed recently in The Greatest Showman movie had stayed in the house, I would definitely recommend a visit and get a guided tour

This is such a unique historic gem. The house is displayed with furnishings and details from the 1850s, and show how various families that lived in the Pontalba Buildings through that decade lived, from the luxurious parlour to the spartan slave quarters. This museum changes with the seasons, showing Creole Christmas traditions in December, and the lighter furnishings and curtains in the summer. It doesnt shy away from slavery either. The servant/slave staircases that take you down from the family quarters are wicked steep, so be advised. They can be dangerous for people with balance issues. This is a must-see for people who want to be immersed in antebellum Creole New Orleans, and who are fascinated by material history. Theres few historic houses compiled with such detail, especially those devoted to the middle and upper-middle class. Its absolutely worth the entrance fee!

For $5 its good for whats there! Its pretty short and they provide context and info on its history and gives insight into what life may have been like there in those time periods. I feel like theres potential to add more though

Wonderful place, liked the audio. Needs regular scheduled tours like Keller Williams house. Feel like I missed a lot of what was there.

The staff was not helpful, did not answer any questions. but the house was beautiful.

A flash back in time. Original furniture, settings and mood. Stop and check it out.

A nice step back in time.

This is a three story home that consists of a staircase inside, and a staircase outside, with different rooms to view from the staircases, so make sure to use both. When you step into the viewing area a motion sensor starts a soundscape which kind of has reenactments of conversations or the noises you would have heard. Most, if not all of the furniture is from the mid-late 1800s, and was beautifully kept. The fan things at the doorway are to keep the humidity out, as it can ruin the furniture and such.

Great experience! Definitely worth the trip.

It was nice, but there isnt much to be seen. You can see the whole house in less than 15 minutes

Self tour the 1850 House -- it was lovely to go inside an historic home and see how people lived.

Love it! Great tour!

Love seeing the houses here in NOLA, interesting information provided, cheap. 4 stars because VERY steep circular staircase to get out and rooms are blocked off so you view from just inside the door of each room.

Very quick tour, but great history. Loved that they they added soundtracks for the era. So ingenious!!

Quick visit but only five dollars. Really appreciated the visit and enjoyed a beautiful house.

One of the few places to get a feel for antbellum life in NOLA.

Cheap and cute

Interesting little place. No audio tour. The self guided handout needs larger font.

Not a bad place, just a little small, probably expected more since Ive been to lots of historical houses and buildings.

Wonderful experience! Nice staff, inexpensive souvenirs.

This was a smaller museum than I was expecting, but such a highlight of our trip. It was fantastic to see a day in the life of people from yesteryear. The staff were super friendly and informative as well!

Interesting little peek into a home from the mid 19th century and how it would have been set up. It was nice to step out of the busy streets for a few minutes into a quieter, cool place.

Was an interesting recreation of a nineteenth century house. Not as interesting as the Cabildo or Louisiana state museum

Museum was nice and personal walking tour from Cheryl was awesome and fun!

New Orleans history right on Jackson Square! A must!

I took the tour from here by the Friends of Cabildo. Had a great time with a retired school teacher, Diane C was awesome. After the tour of the French quarter was able to tour the upstairs of the 1850 shop.

One of the best bargains in the city. Get a guided tour through the house, it costs like 5 bucks and youll learn the fascinating story of the heart of New Orleans. Guides are very knowledgeable and nice and it has an interesting gift shop.

Neat little time hop. Very cool to see life in the 1850s. Best bang for your buck in the heart of the French Quarter. Wish more rooms were set up, sad to only see a few.

Its a good opportunity to learn about how New Orleans became what is today. We were guided by a lovely lady called Nancy. Surely recommended!

This museum is too expensive for what you will see. It is a very small house, and displays a bunch of objects that come from different owners and periods of time.I recommend you go to the Cabildo first to buy tickets for multiple sites in a bundle and save some money.

Medium to small size museum, not much of description about the items inside, but well decorated and clean, really interesting to see every room the way they were in the past, entrance price is cheap

This historic townhouse can be seen in a self-guided tour or with a docent. The house consists of three bedrooms, a parlour, dining room, a small kitchen, an office (?) , all of which were furnished to reflect the 1850s. If you want to see a bit of history but dont have time or dont wish to visit a museum, you could tour this in 10 minutes or take more time with a docent. Note: Narrow stairs and walkways.

Interesting look at 1850 New Orleans living. The tour is self-guided through the house with a laminated two-pager.

Was a very interesting tour, self guided but very informative. A most see with the state museum

This was a really cool hidden gem- I enjoyed seeing the old apartment and it was only about 3 dollars. I only gave 3 stars though because I wish they did a tour and it is pretty small. If you have 30 mins on your hand go! But don’t go out of your way.

I love this home and the history behind it. You get a real Feeling of life in this time period. Tour guides are knowledgeable and can make you feel like you belong in the this period of time.

Interesting to see how the apartments were set up. Insite into life in a more simple time.

Loved getting to be immersed in what life would have been like, right on the Square in the French Quarter in 1850

Had a small window of time and this was a perfect fit. Very much enjoyed this opportunity to see the inside of an early 19th century home.

Great guided tour from Kathy was great. Prefered this tour company as guides are volunteers for the museum. The proceeds go to the museum not overhead and comissioned tour guides that are abundant in New Orleans. Max number in tour was 15, ours today was 6. Learned a lot. Volunteers trained by the museum so I am confident the info given wasnt embellished. Fan of staying and benefiting local groups, not hyped up commercial run tours where you just feel like a number in a herd.

For only $2 its worth a visit. Was there for 20 minutes or so.

Quaint, and interesting. Hidden gem!

One of my favorite spots in the Quarter!

This little gem of a museum is in the middle of the French Quarter. Nevertheless, it is usually quiet. The museum is a house hidden in the block. Furnishings are authentic of mid 1800s lifestyles. Being inside made it feel like I was in another world!

Nice museum set up as it would have been in the 1850s...staff is knowledge...police helpful

Came here during lunch time and the place was empty! We had the whole house for ourselves to explore. Educational and docents were extremely informative. Stay an hour and take a look around to have a feel of what it was like living here in 1850.

Beautiful! Its so nice to see some of the romanticized piece furniture that is on the whole, real.

Fun experience and extremely helpful and informative staff. A nice place to spend a wee bit of the afternoon.

Great place to visit! I would recommend visiting this historical site to anyone visiting New Orleans.

Simple but very interesting.

Great bookstore. They didnt have what we wanted, but the clerk was so friendly in helping us find the book we wanted online. Thats amazing service!

This was an interesting little hole in the wall museum. A house preserved as it would have been in the year 1850. Very interesting..

Great historical spot.

Loved this tour. Knowledgeable guides with interesting stories. Highly recommend.

Well done trip back in time

Not extensive but a cool representation of life in the 1850s. Definitely worth the low admission fee!

An interesting look into what life was like in 1850s New Orleans. Easy, self guided tour.

Very interesting self-guided tour of a period apartment/townhouse on Jackson Square.

Good price $6 for a couple. Need up keep in support rooms

Interesting place to explore. Self guided tour was affordable at $3 per person.

Very interesting museum, nice gift shop, helpful folks working there.

Nicely preserved house. It shows the contrast between the living quarters of the slaves/servants, and those of the well-to-do.

Not overly impressed but the funeral stage was well put on.

Love the city tour. As for the museum, its closed on Monday

Awesome historical museum

Fantastic heritage preserved

Very cool to see how they lived in 1850! A steal at only $3 per person.

Very interesting historical building.

Took us a while to make sense of the pottery exhibition, but enjoyed this quick historical stop.

So amazing to see the recreated life in antebellum New Orleans.

Interesting little museum at Jackson Square. Gives you a glimpse back to how things looked in the 1850s.

Great house tour everything looks amazing like they left it standing still in time

Beautiful house and very informative free tour!

Really neat piece of history. Definitely recommended

A neat place to see how things were back in the day.

So disappointing, four rooms with extension cords, random lights and folding tables.

Wonderful tour. a little difficult for people with mobility issues- lots of stairs.

Very cool and only $3

Informative and interesting!

Fun run down museum

The walking tour is great.

Very well restored.

Nice experience, good value

The place for New Orleans history.

A reprieve from the drunken NOLA quarters.

High price for not that much to see beutiful costumes on display for masking ceremonies

Loved it!

Nice place

Admission was free with our walking tour, but we didnt find it that interesting unfortunately.

Loved it!