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

Kohl - Wilson House

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 23, 2024

1. Kohl - Wilson House Marker

Inscription.
Erected in 1892 for Theodore Kohl, an inspector for the Lafayette Fire Insurance Company.

Purchased in 1957 and renovated by the noted architectural historian author, teacher, and preservation architect
Samuel Wilson, Jr., F.A.I.A (1911-1993)
and his wife
Ellen Elizabeth Latrobe Wilson (1919-1991),
great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe, architect of the United States Capitol.

Samuel Wilson, Jr. has been called the father of historic preservation in New Orleans he was the founding president in 1950 of the Louisiana Landmarks Society. His firm designed The Board of Trade Plaza and restored numerous historic structures such as the Cabildo, Gallier House, The Historic Orleans Collection, Pitot House, and St. Patrick's Church.

Erected 1995 by Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission.

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

Location. 29° 55.602′ N, 90° 4.964′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Garden District. It is on Washington Street south of Camp Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1121 Washington 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 Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bosworth Hammond Fox House (a few steps from this marker); Morris Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Matthew Crooks Cottage (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Newcomb House (about 500 feet away); Sinnott House (about 600 feet away); Rogers Voorhies House (about 600 feet away); Warren House (about 700 feet away); Wright Schlosser House (about 800 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 23, 2024

2. Kohl - Wilson House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 23, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 433 times since then and 54 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 23, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.