Yes, it is. The childhood home of Mona Mayfair
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Amelia Street home of Mona Mayfair with oopsies created with NightCafe From
Sketch In
The Vampire Companion
by Katherine Ramsland
A Tale of Two Houses
The house of the Mayfairs on Amelia Street was described in Taltos as the New Orleans outpost of the "Fontevrault Mayfairs". [1]
Over the years, I've seen photos of this house and collected several. Anne Rice owned a number of properties in New Orleans, including this house that was used as Mona Mayfair's house in Lasher and Taltos.
There are several features in this house that are similar to the house on First Street. For example, both houses have a "double parlor". However, they are not the same house. I've seen them confused with one another, though.
So I thought I would put together some details about this historic New Orleans home as well, and present them in a way that will help distinguish the two houses. They include real estate data and photographs.
To put it simply, this house is just beautiful.
Right: The sketch of the home of Mona Mayfair in The Witches' Companion by Katherine Ramsland transformed into a fairly realistic rendering of the house on NightCafe.
Left: AI generated image of Mona Mayfair in pink on MagicStudio. What a scream! [2], [3]
The online article below states the images are of the house at 1239 First Street, New Orleans, which was once owned by Anne Rice, and used as the home of Rowan Mayfair.
However, some of the images are actually of 3711 St Charles Avenue, also once owned by Anne Rice. The house at 3711 St Charles Avenue was used as Mona Mayfair's house in the Lives of the Mayfair Witches series.
The Ultimate Guide to Plantations of Louisiana 1239 First Street 3711 St Charles Avenue
The house appears to have been listed on multiple occasions, having been redecorated and/or renovated, possibly remodeled at some point.
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Listing details are provided to distinguish this house from others previously owned by Anne Rice.
Listing Details
From Realtor.com:
3711 Saint Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115
5 bed
7.5+ bath
8,747 square feet
0.39 acre lot
Property Features:
Room description
Total bath(s): 4
Total full bath(s): 7
Total half bath(s): 2
Total rooms: 7
Lot size and SQ FT:
Living Area: 8747
Stories: 2
Exterior Features
Frame
Listing information
Year Built: 1888
3711 St Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA on Realtor.com
From Redfin:
Property Details for 3711 St Charles Ave
Parking
Garage/Carport Information
Has Garage
Has Carport
Parking
Features: Carport, Detached, Three or more Spaces, Garage Door Opener
Interior
Bathroom Information
# of Full Bathrooms: 5
# of Half Bathrooms: 2
Room Information
# of Rooms (Total): 8
Equipment
Appliances: Double Oven, Dishwasher, Icemaker, Microwave, Oven, Range, Refrigerator, Wine Cooler, Washer
Interior Features
Other Features: Wet Bar, Elevator, Stainless Steel Appliances
Exterior
Building Information
Stories: 3
Year Built Details: 134
Construction Details: Frame, Wood Siding
Exterior Features
Exterior Features: Balcony, Courtyard, Fence, Porch, Patio
Patio And Porch Features: Brick, Oversized, Balcony, Patio, Porch
Security Features: Security System, Closed Circuit Camera(s), Smoke Detector(s)
Lot Information
Lot Size Dimensions: 124/101 x 148
Lot Features: Corner Lot, City Lot, Irregular Lot
Property Information
Foundation Details: Raised
Excellent, Repairs Cosmetic, Resale
Is Human Modified
Utilities
Utility Information
Sewer: Public Sewer
Water Source: Public
Heating and Cooling
Has Cooling
Cooling: Central Air, 3+ Units
Has Heating
Heating: Central, Multiple Heating Units
3711 Saint Charles Avenue on Redfin
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From 2013...
The Fontevrault Outpost
And here I thought I'd only have a drawing of the house as it appeared in The Witches' Companion.
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.
Alicia's favorite room in the house besides her bedroom, if I recall.
Remember that the house on Amelia Street also featured a double parlor similar to the one at the First Street house.
The Study
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.
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To learn more about Belle Grove Plantation in Iberville Parish, Louisiana that inspired Fontevrault, click the link below:
The Queen of the South - Belle Grove Plantation
Click this link to see where this incredible artwork came from
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.
Originally published 30 April 2013
- Rice, Anne. Taltos (Lives of Mayfair Witches Book 3) (p. 31). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. ↩
- Rice, Anne. Lasher (Lives of Mayfair Witches Book 2) (p. 12). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. ↩
- Rice, Anne. Blood Canticle (The Vampire Chronicles, Book 10) (p. 69). Random House Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. ↩