Audubon in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Judge John Howard Ferguson House
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 5, 2020
1. Judge John Howard Ferguson House Marker
Built in 1870 in Gothic Revival style for John Howard Ferguson an attorney who came to Louisiana from Martha's Vineyard and served in the Louisiana Legislature from 1877 to 1880 and then became a judge in Criminal District Court.
The House remained in the Ferguson Family until 1920.
In 1854 this area was subdivided as Burtheville and was part of Jefferson Parish until 1870 when it was annexed by the City of New Orleans.
Erected 1989 by Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Landmarks.
Location. 29° 55.817′ N, 90° 7.273′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Audubon. It is at the intersection of Henry Clay Avenue and Hurst Street, on the right when traveling south on Henry Clay Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: New Orleans LA 70118, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 1451 Exposition (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Land Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Miss Susie Ellermann's House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Grand Beginnings
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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, September 5, 2020
2. Judge John Howard Ferguson House Marker
Mounted on fence.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 18, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 925 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 18, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
