Uptown/Carrollton in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Carrere Residence
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 23, 2024
1. Carrere Residence Marker
George J. Carrere (1889-1962), violinist, orchestra leader, and music teacher, lived here at 4611 Chestnut St. from 1917 to 1962. A graduate of Straight University, he taught at New Orleans University and gave private lessons. As a concert violinist he toured the U.S. accompanied by pianist-composer Camille Nickerson. His brother, clarinetist-saxophonist Sidney Goody Carrere (1900-1953), who lived here from 1917 to 1953, played and recorded with Papa Celestins Original Creole Jazz Orch., and played with Kid Ory. Their nephew drummer Edwin Beans Bergeron (1909-1971) lived here from 1917 to 1964, and played with Papa Celestin, Kid Ory, Sidney Bechet, Louis Armstrong, Barney Bigard, King Oliver, and marched with Fats Houston.
Erected by N.O. Jazz Commission Preservation Resource Center.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.
Location. 29° 55.361′ N, 90° 6.263′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Uptown/Carrollton. It is on Chestnut Street west of Cadiz Street, on the
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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: Riley Residence (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); St. Stephen Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Academy of the Sacred Heart (approx. Ό mile away); Halfway Station (approx. 0.3 miles away); Faubourg Bouligny (approx. 0.3 miles away); Salem United Church of Christ (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 23, 2024
2. Carrere Residence Marker
Also see . . . N.O. Jazz page on Carrere residence. (Submitted on November 24, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 192 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 24, 2024, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
