Garden District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Matthew Crooks Cottage
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 23, 2024
1. Matthew Crooks Cottage Marker
Circa 1845, the Irish-born Matthew Crooks built this Greek Revival side-galleried cottage -one of the earliest extant buildings in the Garden District-as a home for his young bride. The merchant had arrived in New Orleans by way of New York. Seized by "Gold Fever," he permanently moved west in 1849 and amassed a fortune there as a real estate developer. His family subsequently joined him in San Francisco. In 1850 Crooks auctioned his New Orleans home. A watercolor, commissioned for the sale and preserved in the Orleans Parish Notarial Archives, pictured the semi-rural homestead with an attached five-stall stable extending in the rear. After the Tulane Educational Fund acquired the property in 1897, the barn was demolished and until 1918 the home was used as housing for faculty of the nearby H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College. French-born master potter Joseph Fortunι Meyer, a leading force with Newcomb Art Pottery, lived here between 1902 and 1912. The existing appearance resulted from a renovation In 1976 when its owners enclosed the front gallery and made an addition running parallel with Camp
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Erected by Garden District Association.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 29° 55.648′ N, 90° 4.953′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Garden District. It is on Camp Street west of Fourth Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, November 23, 2024
2. Matthew Crooks Cottage Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 16, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 16, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
