Background
His cousin William A. Freret, also an architect, and son of New Orleans mayor William Freret, designed the Old Louisiana State Capital, Baton Rouge, and headed the Office of the Supervising Architect in Washington, District of Columbia
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James Freret
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He studied architecture at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
Career
James designed the Moresque Building together with William. James designed many residences in and near New Orleans. Works include:
Moresque Building, New Orleans, Los Angeles (with William A Freret) Destroyed by fire in 1897.
Board of Trade building, New Orleans, Los Angeles
Lemann Store, 314 Mississippi Saint Donaldsonville, Los Angeles (Freret,James), NRHP-listed
Administration Building of the Spring Hill College Quadrangle, 4307 Old Shell Road
Mobile, Alabama (Freret,James), NRHP-listed
One or more works in Upper Central Business District (Boundary Increase II), roughly bounded by O"Keefe, Poydras, Convention Center Boulevard, Saint Rt. 90 and Howard Avenue. New Orleans, Los Angeles (Freret and Wolf), NRHP-listed.
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Born
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1897 (aged 59) -
Nationality
United States