French Quarter in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Pecquet Building

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 26, 2011

1. Pecquet Building Marker

Inscription. In 1835 Louis Pecquet purchased this site and likely replaced the existing Spanish Colonial buildings shortly thereafter with the present Greek Revival shop-residence.

During the late 1830s, the shop housed a dry goods store, then a milliner and a hatter during the 1850s. Zaeringer Bros. jewelers operated here for fifty years, and Four Seasons Pastry Shop for twenty-four years.

During the early 1900s, writer Mary Evelyn (Mollie) Moore Davis and her husband, Thomas E. Davis, New Orleans Picayune newspaper editor, lived in the second floor residence.

The building was restored in the 1990s by Gerald D. Katz, Charles D. Gibson, Lyle Dean Krumme II, and Joseph David Prejean.

Erected 1997 by New Orleans Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1835.

Location. 29° 57.399′ N, 90° 3.965′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. Marker is on Royal Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 505 Royal Street, New Orleans LA 70130, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Boimaré-Macarty House (a few steps from this marker); Tortorici’s (within shouting distance of this marker); Merieult House

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(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Merieult House (within shouting distance of this marker); Judge Fred J. Cassibry Square (within shouting distance of this marker); Original Pierre Maspero’s Slave Exchange (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jack Teagarden (about 300 feet away); Tennessee Williams (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 26, 2011

2. Pecquet Building Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 815 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 13, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.