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Charles Taney House

 
 
Charles Taney House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2024
1. Charles Taney House Marker
Inscription.
Charles Taney House
Edward Sewell, architect
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
1834

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1834.
 
Location. 29° 57.464′ N, 90° 4.093′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It is at the intersection of Saint Louis Street and Dauphine St, on the right when traveling south on Saint Louis Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 908 St Louis St, New Orleans LA 70112, 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: The Xiques House (within shouting distance of this marker); Audubon Room (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hermann – Grima House (about 300 feet away); Calle D San Luis (about 300 feet away); Camino D Bayona (about 400 feet away); Calle de Tolosa (about 400 feet away); Campanel Cottage (about 400 feet away); Original Pierre Maspero’s Slave Exchange (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
 
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1. 908 St. Louis St. Thursday, January 1st 1722 Record Source: Map Record Type: land grant and/or sale Authority: de la Tour Map (Map) Authority Date: Not
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Given To: Francois Boyer Pierre Coulleret Brief Description: Lot No. 421 granted to Francois Boyer: to Pierre Coulleret. Lot No. 422 granted to the said Coulleret. (Submitted on June 29, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.) 

2. Developer Joe Jaeger fills Vieux Carre home with elegance of the past, conveniences of the present. The Charles Taney House is a masonry American townhouse built in 1834 by its eponymous owner, a wealthy man originally from Baltimore. The house is just around the corner from the Dauphine Orleans (there’s a secret passageway that connects the two). (Submitted on June 29, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio.) 
 
Charles Taney House Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2024
2. Charles Taney House Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on July 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 451 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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Jun. 13, 2026