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

Conway’s Court

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 24, 2011

1. Conway’s Court Marker

Inscription. The French crown granted this property in the early 1700’s to the Marquis de Mezieres, whose influential family furnished planters, soldiers, administrators, and Indian Traders to the French and Spanish regimes. Maurice Conway, nephew and aide of Spanish Gov. Count Alexander O’Reilly, owned it in the 1770’s, and sold it to his nephew, William Conway. Fanchonette Robert bought it in 1799. After 1869, it became associated with the celebrated Louisiana painter, Richard Clague. These structures reproduce the buildings of about 1830.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1799.

Location. 29° 57.279′ N, 90° 4.052′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It is on Royal Street near Bienville Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 240 Royal Street, 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 distance of this marker: Edgar Degas House (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Kolly Townhouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S. Branch Bank (about 300 feet away); Calle de Bienville (about 300 feet away); Bank of Louisiana (about 300 feet away); The Birthplace of “Dixie”

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(about 400 feet away); Rillieux – Waldhorn House (about 400 feet away); Original Old Absinthe Bar (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 24, 2011

2. Conway’s Court Marker

The marker is to the right of the ATM.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,354 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 5, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.