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

St. Louis Hotel

Site Active 1838-1862

— New Orleans Slave Trade —

St. Louis Hotel Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 12, 2023

1. St. Louis Hotel Marker

Inscription. The luxurious St. Louis Hotel included a bank, ballroom, shopping arcade, and trading exchange. Six days a week, under the hotel's domed rotunda, auctioneers sold off land and goods as well as thousands of enslaved people.

Erected 2018 by Tricentennial Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1838.

Location. 29° 57.36′ N, 90° 3.913′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It is at the intersection of Chartres Street and St. Louis Street, on the left when traveling north on Chartres Street. The marker is located on the corner of the building by the intersection near the garage door. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Chartres 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,

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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: Nicholas Bertoli Building (a few steps from this marker); Girod House (a few steps from this marker); Louis J. Dufilho (within shouting distance of this marker); Pierre Maspero’s Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); Calle de Chartres (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Chevalier de Pradel - Jean Charles de Pradel de Lamaze (within shouting distance of this marker); Homesite of Oliver Pollock (within shouting distance of this marker); Jean Adrien Delpit House (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Also see . . . New Orleans Slave Trade. (Submitted on April 29, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The St. Louis Hotel Marker on the building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 12, 2023

2. The St. Louis Hotel Marker on the building

The St. Louis Hotel and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 12, 2023

3. The St. Louis Hotel and Marker

Old St. Louis Hotel image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Curt Teich & Co. (courtesy of McFaddin-Ward House Museum), circa 1908

4. Old St. Louis Hotel

Old Slave Block, St. Louis Hotel, New Orleans, LA. image. Click for full size.

Detroit Publishing Co. (courtesy of the New York Public Library), circa 1905

5. Old Slave Block, St. Louis Hotel, New Orleans, LA.

Photographed by Craig Doda, February 14, 2026

6. St. Louis Hotel Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 2, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 29, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 1,150 times since then and 147 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 30, 2023, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 4, 5. submitted on April 30, 2023. 6. submitted on March 1, 2026, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.