LONGUE VUE, NEW ORLEANS, LA

Investigation of Historic Wallpaper

Nancy McClelland (1877-1959) provided historic and new wallpapers for this high style house built in the mid 20th century. She was one of the most influential American interior designers of the early 20th century and founder of the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). The papers, including hundreds-of-years old French and Chinese designs that had been preserved or salvaged from previous sites, remain as are contemporary wallpaper presumably designed by her. The wallpapers have suffered in various ways since then. HCA studied and documented the condition and history of each and prepared restoration guidelines for the unique treatments needed.