Garden District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Mayor Isaac W. Patton House

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

1. Mayor Isaac W. Patton House Marker

Inscription. Described in 1859 as “a handsome cottage residence,” this Greek Revival house was erected for Lothrop Lewis Smith who purchased the site in 1853. It was his residence until he left New Orleans in 1859 and sold the house in 1861 to Mrs. Adolphe Jerome Odier. From 1873 until his death in 1890, it was the home of Isaac W. Patton, mayor of the City of New Orleans, 1878-1880.

This entire square was sold in 1832 to H.W. Hills and William Lord Roberson by Matthew Morgan, Samuel J. Peters, Levi Peirce and William H. Chase, who in that year subdivided the Livaudais Plantation as Faubourg Livaudais, a part of the city of Lafayette that was annexed to the city of New Orleans in 1852.

Erected 1985 by New Orleans Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Architecture. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 29° 55.823′ N, 90° 5.119′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Garden District. It is on Washington Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1527 Washington Avenue, 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: Garden District (within shouting distance of this marker); R.N. Girling’s “English Apothecary”

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Maisonette Creole (about 300 feet away); The Sully Mansion (about 300 feet away); Colonel Short’s Villa (about 400 feet away); Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 (about 500 feet away); Briggs Staub Ripley House (about 600 feet away); Commander’s Palace (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

2. Mayor Isaac W. Patton House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,880 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 11, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.