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On either side of Jackson Square are the Pontalba Apartments, the oldest apartment buildings in the United States, built by the Baroness Michaela Pontalba in the 1850s. The Baroness is a colorful figure in New Orleans history. Seeking to restore this area of the French Quarter in the 1840s, she built her grand rowhouses, convincing city officials to renovate the square and surrounding buildings to resemble the great public squares in Europe.