# Colonel Short's Villa in New Orleans, Orleans Parish

        An Italian-Renaissance masterpiece in the Garden District, famous for its unique cast-iron cornstalk fence and a tumultuous history as a Civil War executive mansion.

        ## Facts

        - Category: History
        - Best for: architecture, history, photography
        - Address: 1448 Fourth St, New Orleans, LA 70130
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/new-orleans/places/colonel-short-s-villa/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [Historic Garden District Homes | New Orleans](https://www.neworleans.com/things-to-do/architecture/historic-garden-district-homes/); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Colonel Short's Villa - The Historical Marker Database](https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=51497); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [New Orleans, Louisiana – Garden District – Col. Short's Villa](https://rdvernon.wordpress.com/2010/06/23/new-orleans-louisiana-garden-district-col-shorts-villa/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Robert Short House | SAH ARCHIPEDIA](https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/LA-02-OR145); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [The Cornstalk Fence Legend of Colonel Short's Villa](http://www.historyshomes.com/detail.cfm?id=853); source_type=manual; allowed_use=anecdote

        ## Booking CTAs

        - No verified booking links are available.

        ## Machine-readable evidence

        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/new-orleans/places/colonel-short-s-villa.evidence.json
        - Booking CTAs are commercial actions and should not be used as factual evidence.