The madness of restoration has begun...

Amelia Street: The Fontevrault Outpost

 Yes, it is.  The childhood home of Mona Mayfair.

  The Fontevrault Outpost

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And here I thought I'd only have a drawing of the house as it appeared in The Witches' Companion (working on it).  This house was used in the novel Lasher.  It was the childhood home of Mona Mayfair before the deaths of Alicia and Gifford, the increasing drunkenness of her father Patrick and Rowan's sterilization and ensuing inability to produce a legacy heir of the required vintage.  Upon these events, Mona moved to the First Street house, the traditional home of the Legacy Witch.  However, she did not abandon the property and much like Anne Rice herself was doing at the time she wrote Lasher, Mona had the house fully restored, the completion being noted at the end of Taltos.  Apparently, she did a good job.  Take a look.

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The Double Parlor

 Alicia's favorite room in the house besides her bedroom, if I recall.

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And--the Double Parlor

  Remember that the house on Amelia Street also featured a double parlor similar to the one at the First Street house.

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The Study
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The Dining Room

Well, that's all for now, folks.  But take a look at the handy link I've supplied for your reading pleasure.  It lists the house's address in New Orleans as 3711 Saint Charles Avenue, which is also noted in The Witches' Companion.  

Now, you know the house rules.  It's a home, not a business.  I generally do not list home addresses unless another source widely available to the public did so first.  So please--mind your manners and do not go bugging the occupants of the house.  I realize it is of utmost importance to examine Mona's bedroom window in order to preserve her newspaper slingshot system, but not if the current occupant is still using it.

Anne Rice's Spooky New Orleans House For Sale (2011)