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

Jean Adrien Delpit House

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 26, 2011

1. Jean Adrien Delpit House Marker

Inscription. Erected together with the adjacent building at 525 St. Louis Street by Etienne Debon who acquired both properties in 1807 from Jean Etienne Boré, Claude Gerlie and Joseph Guillot, buiders.

This half of the Debon Building was extensively remodeled or rebuilt by Jean Adrien Delpit, tobacconist, who acquired this building in 1840. He established a tobacco and snuff factory in 1808 and operated here from 1840 until the 1880’s, adding the adjacent building at 517 St. Louis Street in 1885. His products, including the famed Louisiana Perique Tobacco, won many state and international awards. His heirs moved to Paris, France, and sold this building in 1889.

Erected 1993 by New Orleans Landmarks Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.

Location. 29° 57.332′ N, 90° 3.88′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the French Quarter. It is on Saint Louis Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 521 Saint Louis 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: Girod House (within shouting distance of this marker); Pierre Maspero’s Exchange (within shouting distance of this marker); Nicholas Bertoli Building

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Louis J. Dufilho (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Chevalier de Pradel - Jean Charles de Pradel de Lamaze (within shouting distance of this marker); St. Louis Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Calle de Chartres (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Homesite of Oliver Pollock (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 26, 2011

2. Jean Adrien Delpit House Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 12, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 2,361 times since then and 60 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 12, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.