French Quarter in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Importer's Bonded Warehouses - Henry Howard, Architect
The Fontaine Building
— The Marketplace at Jackson Brewery —
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2018
1. Importer's Bonded Warehouses Marker
Constructed in 1868 by renowned New Orleans architect/builder Henry Howard, this building was comprised of six bonded warehouses, serving the thriving maritime commerce of the French Quarter Riverfront throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The building was purchased in 1941 by Edgar Benjamin Fontaine, and owned by succeeding generations of the Fontaine family. In 1949, it was leased to the Jackson Brewing Company, and served for the next quarter century as the shipping warehouse for the largest independent brewery in the south.
In 1987 the building was converted to retail use by the Jackson Brewery Development Corporation, in an award winning adaptive re-use of this historic former warehouse property.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.
Location. 29° 57.275′ N, 90° 3.863′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. Marker is on North Peters Street north of Conti Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is a large metal plaque, mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, roughly in the center of the block. Building and marker are directly across North Peters Street from Bienville
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bienville Monument (within shouting distance of this marker); L'Union New Orleans Tribune Building (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Jean Adrien Delpit House (about 400 feet away); Le Chevalier de Pradel - Jean Charles de Pradel de Lamaze (about 500 feet away); Pierre Maspero’s Exchange (about 500 feet away); Work Begins on New Orleans, Spring 1718 (about 500 feet away); Girod House (about 500 feet away); Judge Fred J. Cassibry Square (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
Also see . . .
1. Henry Howard, architect. Wikipedia entry (Submitted on July 6, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 5 Iconic Henry Howard Buildings and Homes in New Orleans. Curbed New Orleans website entry:
Now home to retailers Peaches Records and Urban Outfitters, the two-story building housing the touristy French Quarter strip was designed by Howard. (Submitted on June 5, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
3. The legacy of Henry Howard, one of New Orleans' most influential architects. NoLa website entry:
His influence can be spotted on nearly every block of the Garden District, through much of Uptown and in swaths of downtown New Orleans. Nineteenth-century architect Henry Howard was known to favor the
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2018
2. Importer's Bonded Warehouses Marker (wide view; marker near center of block)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2018
3. Importer's Bonded Warehouses Building
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, May 11, 2018
4. Bienville Statue (directly across North Peters Street from the Warehouse Building)
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 388 times since then and 41 times this year. Last updated on March 30, 2019, by McGhiever of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 5, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
