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

127-129 Carondelet Street

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 10, 2018

1. 127-129 Carondelet Street Marker

Inscription. 127-129 Carondelet Street was designed by James Gallier, Sr., the prominent architect who built Gallier Hall and other landmark New Orleans buildings, and it was constructed in the 1840’s. It joined a row of buildings that Gallier erected along Carondelet Street and Common Street that housed his offices and workshops. He occupied and used these buildings for the entire time he remained in business. Gallier eventually passed these buildings on to his son James Gallier, Jr., also a prominent New Orleans architect, who renovated the row of buildings then known as “Gallier Court.” The Daily Picayune in 1850 described “Gallier Court” as being a place where activities were “most cultured, most aristocratic” with “stores underneath,” and that these buildings “contain 25 rooms above, intended for boarding houses.” It is from this historical designation that the current Gallier Court received its name.

In the 1980’s Judge David Gertler and his son Mike Gertler, purchased the building, which became the offices of the Gertler Law Firm. The firm occupied the building for over

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25 years before the building’s conversion into residences with ground floor commercial space.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings.

Location. 29° 57.194′ N, 90° 4.236′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. It is on Carondelet Street north of Common Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the right side of the 127 Carondelet Street entryway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 127 Carondelet Street, New Orleans LA 70130, 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

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 10, 2018

2. 127-129 Carondelet Street Marker

(marker is mounted beside doorway, on right wall)

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: Canal Street Under French and Spanish Rule (1718-1803) (within shouting distance of this marker); Canal Street Under the Americans (1803) (within shouting distance of this marker); New Orleans Slave Depot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Canal Street Milestones (about 400 feet away); Immaculate Conception Church (about 400 feet away); Jefferson Highway (about 400 feet away); Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Building (about 600 feet away); America's First Movie Theater / Vitascope Hall (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Also see . . .
1. Gallier Court. The Gallier Court building was completely renovated and restored as a luxury residential development with ground floor commercial space. Montgomery Roth Architecture and Interior Design redesigned the building throughout, while carefully melding the past’s historical charm and significance with today’s modern amenities. (Submitted on April 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Gallier Court.

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(photo showing Carondelet Street elevation, with marker visible beside entryway) (Submitted on April 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 725 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.