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

Allen Residence

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 26, 2020

1. Allen Residence Marker

Inscription.
Henry Allen (1871-1952) trumpet player and bandleader, and Henry "Red” Allen, Jr., (1906-1967), trumpet player, singer and bandleader, lived here at 414 Newton Street from 1906 until 1917. Henry Allen led the Allen Brass Band an eleven-piece group with his brother Samuel on tuba and alto horn; trombonist Jack Carey was also a regular member. Henry "Red” Allen, Jr., left New Orleans to play on the Streckfus Line riverboats and later went to New York where he enjoyed a lifelong music career playing with Luis Russell, Fletcher Henderson, Mills Blue Rhythm Band, and his own groups with Coleman Hawkins, Pee Wee Russell, and others.

Erected 2002 by New Orleans Jazz Commission & Preservation Resource Center.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.

Location. 29° 56.735′ N, 90° 3.104′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Algiers. It is on Newton Street west of Nunez Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 414 Newton Street, New Orleans LA 70114, 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: A different marker also named Allen Residence (about 500 feet away, measured

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in a direct line); Valentine Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dolly Marie Douroux Adams (approx. 0.2 miles away); Freddie Keppard (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Jelly Roll" Morton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Manuel Manetta (approx. 0.2 miles away); "King" Oliver (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Papa" Jack Laine (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

More about this marker. Private residence.

Also see . . . N.O. Jazz/PRC Entry for Allen House. (Submitted on November 26, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 26, 2020

2. Allen Residence Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 300 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 26, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.