Iberville in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
In the Protestant Section
Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe
| | Henry Sellon Boneval Latrobe | |
Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 26, 2011
1. In the Protestant Section Marker
Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe
Born Fulneck, England, May 1, 1764
Died New Orleans, September 3, 1820
Founder of the architectural profession in America
Architect of the United States Capitol,
The Baltimore Cathedral.
The Louisiana State Bank,
and other notable buildings.
Henry Sellon Boneval Latrobe
Son of Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe and Lydia
Sellon, his first wife.
Born July 19 1792, London, England
Died September 3, 1817, New Orleans
Architect of the Orleans Ballroom
and other New Orleans buildings.
Erected 1984 by the Latrobe descendants Ferdinand
Claiborne Latrobe III, John Henry Boneval Latrobe,
Virginia Latrobe Ruebensaal, Ellen Latrobe Wilson.
Erected 1984 by Latrobe Family descendents.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical date for this entry is May 1, 1930.
Location. 29° 57.579′ N, 90° 4.31′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Iberville. It is on Basin Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 429 Basin 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.
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More about this marker. This marker is located in Saint Louis Cemetery No. 1. St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is bound by Basin, St. Louis, Conti and Treme Streets with the main entrance on Basin Street. Established in 1789 it is the oldest extant cemetery in New Orleans.
Also see . . . Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Among Latrobe's accomplishments he was the architect of the United States Capitol. (Submitted on January 30, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
Photographed by Craig Doda, June 14, 2024
2. In the Protestant Section Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 30, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 796 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on October 24, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on January 30, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 2. submitted on June 20, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
