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 —
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, December 24, 2011
1. Residence of Don Manuel Lanzos Marker
Inscription.
Residence of Don Manuel Lanzos. Captain of the Spanish Army. 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 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. Marker 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.
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
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
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 February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,345 times since then and 37 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.