Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Cadillac Homesite
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015
1. Cadillac Homesite Marker
Here stood the home of Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, soldier of fortune under Louis XIV. Founder of Detroit, 1701; prominent person-age in Canada until 1710. He lived here during his residence in Mobile (1713-1717) as Royal Governor of Louisiana.
Erected by the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1701.
Location. 30° 41.474′ N, 88° 2.455′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is on Conti Street 0.1 miles west of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling west. On the south side wall of 28 Royal Street, diagonally across from the Hampton Inn hotel check-in driveway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 South Royal Street, Mobile AL 36602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast and in Mobile Bay. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. 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, 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: In Memory of the Battle of Mobile Bay (about 400 feet away); Mobile's First Mardi Gras Parade (about 500 feet away); The La Clede Hotel (about 500 feet away); 10" Rifled Sea Coast Columbiad (about 500 feet away); To Jean Baptiste LeMoyne (about 500 feet away); Office of Dr. Henry S. LeVert, 1804-1864.
this page online
Another marker is no longer nearby. Admiral Raphael Semmes, CSA (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on Cadillac. (Submitted on July 27, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Public Domain
2. Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac bust.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015
3. Marker across street from Hampton Inn.
Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 25, 2015
4. The view west on Conti Street.
Public Domain
5. 1951 US stamp honoring the Cadillac exploration.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,118 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 27, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
