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

Brownlee Residence

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 26, 2020

1. Brownlee Residence Marker

Inscription.
Norman Brownlee (1896-1967), pianist, bandleader, instrument salesman, & Musicians’ Union official, lived here at 407 Delaronde Street from 1912 until 1922. He led his own Brownlee’s Orchestra from 1920 to 1930, which included Emmet Hardy, Arthur “Monk” Hazel, Joseph “Sharkey” Bonano, John Wigginton Hyman, & many others. His band recorded in New Orleans for the Okeh label in 1926. In 1932, he moved to Pensacola, FL, where he became an official in the Musicians’ Union, & also continued to play piano.

Erected by N.O. Jazz Commission, Preservation Resource Center.

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

Location. 29° 57.24′ N, 90° 3.108′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Algiers. It is on Delaronde Street east of Lavergne Street, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 407 Delaronde Street, New Orleans LA 70114, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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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: Hardy Residence (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Algiers Courthouse (about 700 feet away); The Great Fire of Algiers, 1895 (about 800 feet away); Transatlantic Slave Trade to Louisiana (about 800 feet away); Duverjé Plantation (approx. 0.2 miles away); Manetta Residence (approx. 0.2 miles away); Algiers' Dry Docks (approx. 0.2 miles away); Enslaved Africans (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

More about this marker. Private Reidence

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 26, 2020

2. Brownlee Residence Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 367 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 19, 2020, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.