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

R.N. Girling’s “English Apothecary”

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

1. R.N. Girling’s “English Apothecary” Marker

Inscription. In this building Robert Nash Girling established his “English Apothecary” which he operated from the 1880s-1890s. An Englishman by birth, Girling studied pharmacy in England and at the Ecole de Pharmacie in Paris. In the early 1870s he immigrated with his wife to New Orleans, where he soon advertised as a “Druggist and Chemist”. His embossed glass bottles read “R.N. Girling, Accuracy and Purity, Pharmacist and Chemist, New Orleans”. A founder of the Louisiana Pharmaceutical Association in 1882, he served as its second president, and was instrumental in Louisiana becoming the first state in the nation to license pharmacists. After his death in 1894, this site continued to be used as a pharmacy until the 1950s. Placed by his descendants, October, 2004.

Erected 2004 by The Descendants of R.N. Girling.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1882.

Location. 29° 55.792′ N, 90° 5.078′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Garden District. It is on Prytania Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2726 Prytania 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

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of this marker: Maisonette Creole (a few steps from this marker); Colonel Short’s Villa (within shouting distance of this marker); Garden District (within shouting distance of this marker); The Sully Mansion (within shouting distance of this marker); Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mayor Isaac W. Patton House (about 300 feet away); Commander’s Palace (about 400 feet away); McKnight Marinoni Nolan House (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.

Also see . . . The Grave of Robert Nash Girling - Find a grave. Location of Girling's grave, and including a short biography. (Submitted on January 16, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

2. R.N. Girling’s “English Apothecary” Marker

The R.N. Girling’s “English Apothecary” image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, December 25, 2011

3. The R.N. Girling’s “English Apothecary”

Robert Nash Girling image. Click for full size.

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4. Robert Nash Girling

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 10, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 1,902 times since then and 71 times this year. Last updated on January 16, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 10, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 4. submitted on January 16, 2012, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.