A stop work order was hung on the fence at 4854 Camp St. after the shotgun home that used to be there was illegally demolished in recent days. (Danny Monteverde/PRC)
The historic house at 4854 Camp St. in the Uptown Historic District is gone — the result of a shocking illegal demolition. A PRC site visit on Sept. 24 confirmed that no remnants of the shotgun remain on the lot.
This brazen disregard for the city’s rule of law came after the applicant, Michael Moore, received denials from both the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission and the City Council, the latter of which voted unanimously on Aug. 21 in favor of District B Councilmember Lesli Harris’ motion to uphold the HDLC’s decision…