Very simply, very directly, and very successfully they dealt with the environment in terms of itself - the clay for the bricks and the materials for the plaster and marvelously good mortar which was used, were integral parts of the local physical background ...

C. J. Laughlin, 1946

Construction Materials

The primary materials at St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 are:

Bricks & Mortar - Soft hand made bricks and lime-based mortar

Stucco - LIme or hydraulic lime historically, Recent cement

Surface Finishes - Limewashes and modern paints

Marble - Closure tablets, statues and ornaments

Metal - Wrought and cast iron, transitional composite metals

Opening quote: C.J. Laughlin, "The Architecture of New Orleans" Architectural Review 1946 Aug. v. 100, p 35-40.