Garden District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Sinnott House
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 12, 2025
1. Sinnott House Marker
This area, once the vast lands of a riverfront plantation owned by Jacques Livaudais, was incorporated into the city of New Orleans in 1852. After incorporation, heavy equipment followed, transforming the area from agricultural to residential. Two houses completed during this period of development were these double-camelback homes at the request of Colonel James Butterfield Sinnott in 1885. "Camelbacks" are recognizable by their single-story front, and two stories in rear.
Decades prior, Colonel Sinnott's assignment toward the end of the Civil War was to lead a cavalry unit dedicated to the personal defense of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Sinnott's legacy with these two homes is visible by the "S" within the crests of the front doors.
In 1942, a fire broke out in the rear of an adjacent building, burning almost half of the city block and taking 1120's camelback with it. The fire was remarked to have been the biggest that year as well as the first fire fought by former-Superintendent of Fire, William McCrossen.
1120 Sixth St. has since undergone several renovations, one converting it from a double to a single-family home; it has been occupied by the Grieshaber family since 1982.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Architecture.
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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: Warren House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); School Of Music (about 500 feet away); Bosworth Hammond Fox House (about 500 feet away); Morris Building (about 500 feet away); Brown Residence (about 500 feet away); Wright Schlosser House (about 500 feet away); Kohl - Wilson House (about 600 feet away); Andrew McShane House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, April 12, 2025
2. Sinnott House Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 79 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 18, 2025, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
