One of the few examples of Gothic Revival architecture in the city, the Briggs-Staub-Ripley House doesn’t follow the traditional aesthetic of other mansions in the Garden District and instead features stunning gothic arches, lancet windows and unique detailing. This unusually designed home, was built in 1849 for Cuthbert Bullitt, but following, (some say), the settlement of a large gambling debt he’d acquired he couldn’t pay for the house so the London born insurance agent Charles Briggs became its first owner.