Central City in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Van Benthuysen-Elms Mansion
(Attributed to Lewis E. Reynolds, Architect)
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 7, 2016
1. Van Benthuysen - Elms Mansion Marker
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Van Benthuysen-Elms Mansion. (Attributed to Lewis E. Reynolds, Architect). Built in 1869 for "Yankee in Grey," Capt. Watson Van Benthuysen, II, CSA. Relative by marriage of Jefferson Davis and Q'master of Presidential convoy that fled Richmond in April, 1865, Van B. became merchant and industrialist with interests in St. Charles streetcar line, telephone company and firm that bridged Hudson at Poughkeepsie. Born in NY 1833, Van B. died here in 1901. House served as German Consulate General 1931-41. From here, Adolph Karl Georg Edgar Baron Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim, novelist and U-boat kapitan, informed Axis submarines of ship departures. Became John Elms family residence 1951.
Built in 1869 for "Yankee in Grey," Capt. Watson Van Benthuysen, II, CSA. Relative by marriage of Jefferson Davis & Q'master of Presidential convoy that fled Richmond in April, 1865, Van B. became merchant and industrialist with interests in St. Charles streetcar line, telephone company & firm that bridged Hudson at Poughkeepsie. Born in NY 1833, Van B. died here in 1901. House served as German Consulate General 1931-41. From here, Adolph Karl Georg Edgar Baron Spiegel von und zu Peckelsheim, novelist & U-boat kapitan, informed Axis submarines of ship departures. Became John Elms family residence 1951.
Location. 29° 55.777′ N, 90° 5.325′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Central City. It is on St Charles Avenue east of Eighth Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3029 St Charles Ave, New Orleans LA 70115, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is
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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.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 21, 2016. This page has been viewed 1,812 times since then and 85 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 21, 2016. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
