Garden District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Wright Schlosser House
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 12, 2025
1. wright Schlosser House Marker
Inscription.
Wright Schlosser House. . This graceful two-story, double-galleried, three-bay side hall house was designed in the Italianate style with Greek Revival components. The three bays are framed within equally spaced columns on both the upper and lower galleries. The columns framing and supporting the faηade are squared with Doric capitals. However, the two centered on the upper gallery are classic Corinthian and feature fluted shafts a dramatic Italianate feature. Built along with its next door twin in 1866-67 for William Wright, who was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1819, and his wife Susan West; the twin was built for Susan's sister, Mary Agatha West Norwood. The Wrights resided here until 1874. From 1874-1953 it had six owners and was divided into apartments. In 1953, Martha Lindsay, wife of Dr. Joseph Schlosser, acquired the home and worked with local preservation architect Samuel Wilson, Jr., of Koch and Wilson Architects, to restore it to single-family residence. The owners, at the 2019 placement of this marker, purchased the property in 1992 from the Schlossers.
This graceful two-story, double-galleried,
three-bay side hall house was designed in
the Italianate style with Greek Revival
components. The three bays are framed within
equally spaced columns on both the upper and
lower galleries. The columns framing and
supporting the faηade are squared with Doric
capitals. However, the two centered on the
upper gallery are classic Corinthian and
feature fluted shafts a dramatic Italianate
feature. Built along with its next door twin in
1866-67 for William Wright, who was born in
Dublin, Ireland in 1819, and his wife Susan
West; the twin was built for Susan's sister,
Mary Agatha West Norwood. The Wrights
resided here until 1874. From 1874-1953 it had
six owners and was divided into apartments.
In 1953, Martha Lindsay, wife of Dr. Joseph
Schlosser, acquired the home and worked with
local preservation architect Samuel Wilson, Jr.,
of Koch and Wilson Architects, to restore it to
single-family residence. The owners, at the
2019 placement of this marker, purchased the
property in 1992 from the Schlossers.
Erected 2019 by Garden District Association.
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Location. 29° 55.625′ N, 90° 5.108′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Garden District. It is on Sixth Street near Chestnut Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1238 Sixth St, New Orleans LA 70115, 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: Warren House (within shouting distance of this marker); Andrew McShane House (about
Credits. This page was last revised on July 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 18, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 112 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 18, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
