Garden District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Newcomb House
Old Newcomb College Campus
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 21, 2022
1. Newcomb House Marker
by Robert Little and Peter Middlemiss
In 1899, Josephine Louise Le Monnier Newcomb, benefactress of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, purchased this house as her residence. From her death in 1901 until 1918, when the College moved to Broadway Avenue, the house was known as "Newcomb House" and served as a residence hall for students. Although Mrs. Newcomb lived in the home for only one winter, ownership of the home established New Orleans as her legal domicile and helped to thwart a challenge to her last will and testament by her relatives. This allowed her considerable fortune to be used as she wished "for the present and future development of the H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College," named in memory of her only daughter. Newcomb College of Tulane University was founded in 1886 as the first degree-granting college for women within an American university.
Erected by Newcomb College of New Orleans.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women.
Location. 29° 55.679′ N, 90° 4.962′ W.
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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: Matthew Crooks Cottage (within shouting distance of this marker); Morris Building (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Freret's Folly (about 400 feet away); Rogers Voorhies House (about 400 feet away); Kohl - Wilson House
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 21, 2022
2. Newcomb House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 580 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
