French Quarter in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Residence of Don Manuel Lanzos

Captain of the Spanish Army

— Madam John’s Legacy —

Residence of Don Manuel Lanzos Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 24, 2011

1. Residence of Don Manuel Lanzos Marker

Inscription. Erected 1788 in the French colonial style Robert Jones, an American, builder. Site of the birthplace of Renato Beluche (1781-1860) a lieutenant of Jean Lafitte’s Baratarians who participated in the Battle of New Orleans Later Admiral of the Venezuelan Navy. The house was refferred to as ‘Madam John’s Legacy’ in Geo. W. Cable’s story ‘Tite Poulette’ in 1879 An earlier house was erected on part of this site about 1726 by Jean Pascal, a sailor killed in the Natchez Massacre in 1729, and occupied by his widow until her death in 1777.

The house was presented to the Louisiana State Museum by Mrs. Stella Hirsch Lewann on June 23, 1947. Restored in 1974.

Erected 1976 by New Orleans Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1831.

Location. 29° 57.553′ N, 90° 3.781′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It is on Dumaine Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 628 Dumaine Street, New Orleans LA 70116, 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: Thomas Poree House (within shouting distance of this marker); Calle de Conde (within shouting distance of this marker); Calle Real

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(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Calle de Conde (within shouting distance of this marker); Miltenbergers Home (within shouting distance of this marker); Calle Del Maine (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of First Louisiana School (within shouting distance of this marker); Cucullu Row (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Also see . . . Madame John's Legacy - Louisiana State Museum. (Submitted on January 4, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Madame John's Legacy Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 24, 2011

2. Madame John's Legacy Marker

Madame John’s Legacy Built in 1788 Restored in 1998 Under the Administration of Governor M.J. “Mike” Foster, Jr., Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Board of Directors, Louisiana State Museum E. Ralph Lupin, M.D., Chairman Mrs. Rosemary Ewing, Vice Chairman Jerry F. Adams • Warren M. Bilings, PhD. • Mrs. Patricia Brister • Mrs. Ann Brittain • R. Emmett Coates • Mrs.Isidore Chon, Jr. • Mrs. Mary Davis • Mrs. Shirley R. Giambelluca • Mary W. Grimball • George Ransdell Montgomery • Mrs. Cynthia W. Nunez • Roger H. Ogden • Fran Phillips • Mrs. Suzanne Wilbert Turner • Billy R. Vehnekamp • Matha Vidos White • Hilda Wing Young James F. Sefcik, Museum Director

Calle du Maine Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 24, 2011

3. Calle du Maine Marker

When New Orleans was the Capital of the Spanish Province of Luisiana 1762 - 1803 this street bore the name Calle del Maine.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 24, 2011

4. Residence of Don Manuel Lanzos Marker

<i> Madame John's Legacy…</i> image. Click for full size.

Postcard by S.H. Kress & Co., circa 1910

5. Madame John's Legacy…

…This building figures in Cables Story Old Creole Days, New Orleans, La.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2026. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,718 times since then and 51 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 4, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 5. submitted on February 21, 2015. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.