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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Adjacent to Orleans Parish, Louisiana
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| On Beauregard Avenue north of Jay Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Established by Colonial French in the early 18th century
Rebuilt by the Spanish-1779
American restoration-1808
Built to protect New Orleans from attack by way of Lake Ponchartrain.
(lower plaque)
Dedicated by
Spirit of '76 . . . — — Map (db m113498) HM |
| | This Greek Revival house was erected for Mme. Julie Duralde, widow of John Clay, Henry Clay’s brother who purchased the property in 1835 and owned it until her death in 1861.
From 1940 until 1952 it was the residence of Frances Benjamin Johnston . . . — — Map (db m51361) HM |
| On Ursulines Avenue east of N. Peters Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | In 1991 in celebration of the bicentennial of its first market hall, the French Market rededicates itself to the perpetuation and expansion of the traditional market offerings of the bounty of Louisiana - its land, its waters, its cultures - in . . . — — Map (db m21841) HM |
| | Erected 1857 for his own residence by James Gallier, Jr. 1827-1868 architect of the French Opera House and other notable buildings. Here he died on May 16, 1868. Owned by his descendants until 1917. This property was part of the grounds of the . . . — — Map (db m51318) HM |
| Near Canal Street east of Royal Street when traveling south. |
| | Bernardo de Gálvez
Governor of Louisiana
1777 to 1785
The government of Spain donates this statue to the city of New Orleans to commemorate the bicentennial year of the independence of the United States to which the Spanish governor so . . . — — Map (db m41111) HM |
| On Washington Avenue at Prytania Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Avenue. |
| | Famous for its nineteenth century homes and gardens. This area was originally part of Livaudais Plantation. Became part of City of Lafayette, 1833. Annexed by City of New Orleans, 1852. Designated a National Historic Landmark, 1974. — — Map (db m82599) HM |
| On Dauphine Street near Orleans Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | Erected 1836 for
Joseph Coulon Gardette, Dentist
Frederic Roy, Builder
The cast iron galleries were added by
Jean Baptiste Le Pretre, Planter
who purchased the house in 1839 and
owned it until 1878.
Here on June 2, 1861 part of . . . — — Map (db m54175) HM |
| | This handsome Italianate villa notable for its fine cast iron work was erected in 1856 by John Gauche importer and dealer in crockery and chinaware who purchased this part of the former city commons from Henry R. Denis, attorney Acquired from the . . . — — Map (db m51316) HM |
| On South Jefferson Davis Parkway at Tulane Avenue (U.S. 61), in the median on South Jefferson Davis Parkway. |
| | Grand Commander, Supreme Council 33° Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, southern jurisdiction. U.S.A., 1859 - 1891. Erected April 27, 1957 by the Grand Consistory of LA., 32° Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry to . . . — — Map (db m102982) HM |
| On Esplanade Avenue at North Carrollton Avenue, in the median on Esplanade Avenue. Reported permanently removed. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m86158) WM |
| Near Avenue L near Avenue D, on the right when traveling west. |
| | John Bell Hood was born June 29, 1831, in Owingsville, Kentucky, and
was reared in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. After graduating from West
Point in 1853, he served in the elite U.S. 2nd Cavalry Regiment on the
Texas frontier. In 1861, he joined the . . . — — Map (db m157658) HM |
| On St. Charles Avenue at Valmont Street, on the right when traveling east on St. Charles Avenue. |
| | 5318 St. Charles Avenue
The site of Gilbert Academy
and
New Orleans University,
Black Educational
Institutions
Under the auspices of
The Methodist Church
1873 to 1949 — — Map (db m12678) HM |
| | Erected 1853
For Thomas Corse Gilmour,
English Cotton Merchant
Isaac Thayer, Architect-Builder.
Sold by Gilmour heirs in 1882
To John M. Parker,
whose son, John M. Parker, Jr.,
lived here and later served as
Governor of . . . — — Map (db m51660) HM |
| On Chartres Street at Saint Louis Street on Chartres Street. |
| | Erected in 1814 by Nicholas Girod
The two story wing facing St. Louis Street was built by his brother, Claude Francois Girod, about 1797.
Nicholas Girod was the mayor of New Orleans from 1812 to 1815 and it is said that he offered his house as a . . . — — Map (db m51386) HM |
| On Jackson Avenue north of Magazine Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Designed by noted nineteenth century architect Henry Howard in 1859. Significant for its painted interiors. Has more fresco wall decoration and stenciling than probably any other mid-nineteenth century residence in the South. — — Map (db m95752) HM |
| On Newcomb Circle near Newcomb Place, on the right. |
| | Founded 1886 as the Coordinate Women's College of Tulane University by Josephine Louise Le Mommier Newcomb (1816-1901) in memory of her daughter Harriott Sophie Newcomb (1855-1870).Originally located in the former Thomas Hale House at Camp Street . . . — — Map (db m114187) HM |
| On St. Charles Avenue at Napoleon Avenue, on the right when traveling west on St. Charles Avenue. |
| | This block was home to the halfway station of the New Orleans & Carrollton Railroad Company chartered February 9, 1833. Mules were changed over at the stables located here on the long journey from Canal St. to Carrollton Ave. Mule power gave way t0 . . . — — Map (db m148820) HM |
| On South Carrollton Avenue at Tulane Avenue (U.S. 61), on the right when traveling north on South Carrollton Avenue. |
| | Home of New Orleans' first professional sports team, baseball's New Orleans Pelicans. The "Pels" played home games here from the park's construction in 1915 through its demolition in 1957. Negro league teams such as the Black Pelicans and the . . . — — Map (db m100503) HM |
| | Erected in 1831 by Samuel Hermann, William Brand, architect – builder. Purchased 1844 by Felix Grima judge, attorney and notary public. Owned by the Grima family until 1921 – acquired by the Christian Woman’s Exchange 1924. An important . . . — — Map (db m51378) HM |
| On St. Charles Avenue at Felicity Street on St. Charles Avenue. |
| | On this site at 1755 St. Charles Avenue in May 1941, Andrew Jackson Higgins and Higgins Industries Inc. designed and produced America’s first successful tank landing craft. Here Higgins produced his shallow draft "Eureka" work boats, which evolved . . . — — Map (db m54114) HM |
| On Esplanade Avenue near North Tonti Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | French "Impressionist" Master resided here in 1872-1873 with his maternal Creole family. Here, Degas created 18 paintings. His artistic evolution to a "more spontaneous, better art" occurred here, just before the Impressionist Movement of 1874 & . . . — — Map (db m155683) HM |
| | On June 7, 1892, Homer Adolph Plessy defied a Louisiana law that segregated railroad trains on the basis of race. He was arrested and became the defendant in the May 18, 1896 United States Supreme Court decision of Plessy v. Ferguson, which condoned . . . — — Map (db m13036) HM |
| On Baronne Street west of Canal Street, on the left when traveling west. |
| | 1700Fr. Paul Du Ru, S.J., Missionary Reconnoiters Future City of New Orleans 1722Fr. Pierre F.X. De Charlevoix,S.J., inspects region for French Crown 1723Fr. Joseph François De Kereben, S.J., First Superior of local Jesuit Mission. 1763Society . . . — — Map (db m105942) HM |
| On North Peters Street north of Conti Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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Constructed in 1868 by renowned New Orleans architect/builder Henry Howard, this building was comprised of six bonded warehouses, serving the thriving maritime commerce of the French Quarter Riverfront throughout the late 19th and early 20th . . . — — Map (db m131614) HM |
| | This memorial honors all American veterans who, although separated by generations, shared a common undeniable goal – to valiantly protect our country’s freedoms.
The memories of these American veterans will continue to live on whenever and . . . — — Map (db m51294) HM |
| On Hayne Boulevard east of Press Drive, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Originally known as the Pontchartrain Park Stadium of the New Orleans Recreation
Department, the first Barrow Stadium was dedicated in May 1957 by Mayor
deLessups Story Morrison. The stadium served as a popular venue for youth
baseball, football . . . — — Map (db m158471) HM |
| | In the Protestant Section of this cemetery were interred
Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe
Born – Fulneck, England, May 1, 1764
Died – New Orleans, September 3, 1820
Founder of the architectural profession in America
Architect of . . . — — Map (db m52070) HM |
| | This imposing complex was assembled out of old buildings (one by architect James Gallier, dating to 1835) and new construction from between 1912 and 1920. As the Unione Italiana, which combined many Italian benevolent societies, it was the home of . . . — — Map (db m51987) HM |
| Near Basin Street south of St. Louis Street, on the right when traveling south. |
| | This architectural masterpiece is the most notable of the many multi-vaulted society tombs in the cemetery. Designed by Pietro Gualdi it was fabricated in Italy and erected in 1857 at a cost of $40,000. Ownership was ceded to the cemetery in 1986 by . . . — — Map (db m86109) HM |
| On North Rampart Street east of St. Ann Street, on the right when traveling east. |
| | From 1947-1956. J&M Studios, owned and operated by Cosimo Matassa, produced the records that helped give birth to rock and roll. Along with producer and arranger Dave Bartholomew, Matassa recorded sessions by pioneers Fats Domino, Little Richard, . . . — — Map (db m148817) HM |
| | played his last stand here one year ago today on 14 January 1964.
This plaque is placed in this spot by Y F Minola in deepest respect for his enduring contribution to jazz. — — Map (db m85503) HM |
| On Chartres Street (Place John Paul II) north of St. Paul Street. |
| | [Panel 1:]
Jackson Square has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935.
This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating and interpreting the . . . — — Map (db m21859) HM |
| Near Loyola Avenue 0.1 miles north of Perdido Street, on the right when traveling north. |
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This site is in the area which has been called the birthplace of jazz. It was a center of social clubs, saloons, honky-tonks, bakeries, pawn shops, and barber shops where the musicians met during the early years of the twentieth-century. . . . — — Map (db m81105) HM |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m51548) HM |
| On Jefferson Ave at Magazine Street, in the median on Jefferson Ave. |
| | Originally a part of Jefferson Parish, this area was incorporated as Jefferson City in 1850. By 1860 its population was 5,107, including 131 free black citizens. It was annexed by the City of New Orleans in 1870. — — Map (db m13039) HM |
| On First Street at Camp Street on First Street. |
| | Born at Fairview, KY. June 3, 1808
U.S. Army 1828-1835
Served in Black Hawk War
Congressman U.S. 1845-1846
Colonel Mississippi Volunteers in War with Mexico
Rendered Gallant Service in the taking of Monterey and Buena Vista where he was . . . — — Map (db m51521) HM |
| On Sugar Bowl Drive near Poydras Street. |
| | "I wasn't born to material wealth, nor do I have claim to an aristocratic name. But if I am elected governor, it will prove any mother's son can aspire to the highest political office of the state. I've come this far because you the people have . . . — — Map (db m105948) HM |
| On Royal Street at St. Louis Street on Royal Street. |
| | Fred J. Cassibry (1918-1996), U.S. Navy WWII veteran, served on the New Orleans City Council, Orleans District Court, U.S. District Court, E.D. La., and the Louisiana Economic Development and Gaming Corporation. Throughout his 40 years of public . . . — — Map (db m51333) HM |
| On Henry Clay Avenue at Hurst Street, on the right when traveling south on Henry Clay Avenue. |
| | Built in 1870 in Gothic Revival style for John Howard Ferguson an attorney who came to Louisiana from Martha's Vineyard and served in the Louisiana Legislature from 1877 to 1880 and then became a judge in Criminal District Court. The House remained . . . — — Map (db m156389) HM |
| On Julia Street at Camp Street, on the left when traveling west on Julia Street. |
| | Julia Row
Thirteen Identical Residences
Erected 1832-33 for the
New Orleans Building Company
James H. Dakin, Architect
Alexander T. Wood, Supervising Architect
Daniel H. Twogood, Builder
Many prominent families lived here
and the . . . — — Map (db m102529) HM |
| On St Charles Avenue at Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling south on St Charles Avenue. |
| | Here on March 30, 1852
Louis Kossuth
Governor of Hungary
leader of the 1848 revolution
addressed the citizens of New Orleans
Hungarians of Louisiana, Arpadhon
Hungarians Worldwide
2002 — — Map (db m134555) HM |
| On Saint Peter Street at Royal Street on Saint Peter Street. |
| | On this site in 1734 stood the residence of François Fleuriau, Attorney General of the Superior Council of the French colony of Louisiana, a native of Rennes in Brittany. This building erected in 1840 as one of a group of eleven by Madame Melasie . . . — — Map (db m51415) HM |
| | Established in 1833 by the City of Lafayette
The square was acquired from Cornelius Hurst and the cemetery laid out by Benjamin Buisson, city surveyor.
This was part of the Livaudais Plantation which had been subdivided into city squares in . . . — — Map (db m51493) HM |
| On St. Charles Avenue, on the left when traveling south. |
| | (Obverse) Planned in 1788 as a public place for Faubourg Ste. Marie, the City's first suburb, this Square honors American Revolutionary War Hero, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette. He declined the invitation . . . — — Map (db m20965) HM |
| On Lakeshore Drive 0.2 miles east of Canal Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. |
| | English: Traveled on by Iberville, 1699 and named for French Minister of Marine. Indians called it Okwa-ta, wide water. First port of embarkation was at the site where Bayou St. John flows from this lake. It was first water travel route to . . . — — Map (db m99490) HM |
| Near Lakeshore Drive 0.5 miles north of Robert E. Lee Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. |
| | Named Lake Pontchartrain in 1718 by French Explorer, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, Lake Pontchartrain is not a true lake but a shallow 630 square mile estuary. Approximately 40 miles wide and 24 miles across, it is the largest of three . . . — — Map (db m156388) HM |
| Near Lakeshore Drive 0.5 miles south of Robert E. Lee Boulevard, on the right when traveling east. |
| | In the 1930's the Orleans Levee Board completed a levee protection and land development project along Lake Pontchartrain's south shore. A stepped seawall was built and behind it 2000 acres of land were filled in with soil dredged from the lake. The . . . — — Map (db m156390) HM |
| | In 1836, renowned New Orleans architect James Gallier built these two buildings, 631 & 635 St. Charles Avenue along with the one on the right and the one that was on the corner for Samuel Morse for the sum of $20,000.00.
In 1978-79, after . . . — — Map (db m51595) HM |
| On State Street near Benjamin Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Purchased in 1965 by The Saint Charles Avenue Presbyterian Church And named in honor of its first pastor and Pastor Emeritus The Rev. Dr. John Samuel Land (1893-1993)Dr. Land was born in York County, South Carolina and graduated in 1914 from . . . — — Map (db m156464) HM |
| | Erected 1826
by Joseph Le Carpentier Auctioneer, (Grandfather of Paul Morphy
World’s Chess Champion).
Francois Correjolles, Architect.
James Lambert, Builder.
Sold in 1833 to John A. Merle
who built the adjacent garden
which . . . — — Map (db m51314) HM |
| On Poydras Street west of Carroll Street, on the right when traveling west. |
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This square of ground on which Le Pavillon Hotel now stands has had many historical associations over the years, which together form an interesting chapter in the romantic story of New Orleans.
In the early eighteen hundreds, this property . . . — — Map (db m117319) HM |
| On Saint Peter Street at Chartres Street on Saint Peter Street. |
| | Residence in the 1920s of Sherwood Anderson, author of “Winesburg, Ohio.” While living here, Anderson hosted literary salons that powered the careers of William Faulkner, Gertrude Stein, Carl Sandburg and John Dos Passos.
Dedicated . . . — — Map (db m51546) HM |
| On Warrington Drive at Maribeau Ave., in the median on Warrington Drive. |
| | On August 29, 2005, tidal surge from Hurricane Katrina exposed design flaws in the London Avenue Canal floodwall, part of the Federal Flood Protection System. The floodwater killed many Gentilly residents and their beloved pets. The breach was one . . . — — Map (db m46064) HM |
| Near St. Ann Street west of N. Rampart Street when traveling north. |
| | His trumpet and heart brought everlasting joy to the world, embodying jazz as The Pulse of Life.
In appreciation National Park Service/Tourism Cares April 18, 2008. — — Map (db m21068) HM |
| | In this shop on this site
Louis J. Dufilho
Practiced pharmacy as one of the first of his profession to have been licensed in the United States (no later than 1816). Pharmacist Dufilho symbolizes the beginning of a system of certifying the . . . — — Map (db m51419) HM |
| On Loyola Avenue at Poydras Street, in the median on Loyola Avenue. |
| | Spanish War Veterans 1898-1902 USA, Cuba, Porto-Rico, Philippine IslandsErected by the State of Louisiana in honor of her sons who served in The Army and Navy of The United States in The War with Spain, The Philippine Insurrection and the China . . . — — Map (db m115966) WM |
| On Chartres Street at St. Ann St., on the right when traveling west on Chartres Street. |
| | [Logo of the Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission] Erected 1850 - 1851
by Micaela Almonster Baroness De Pontalba
working first with James Gallier, architect, and then with Henry Howard, architect.
Samuel Stewart, builder. . . . — — Map (db m34846) HM |
| | Maison Hospitalière, or “Hospitality House,” is a non-profit, non sectarian nursing home. It is dedicated to providing quality, individualized assistance in a homelike atmosphere to elderly women and men without regard to their creed, . . . — — Map (db m51360) HM |
| | In 1832 this site was a part of Jefferson Parish and was known as the Livaudais Plantation. In the late 90’s it was occupied as an English Apothecary and owned by R.N. Girland. Restored by Fannie Mae Goldman, 1960 — — Map (db m51495) HM |
| On Prytania Street at Clio St., on the left when traveling south on Prytania Street. |
| | Margaret’s Place and Walk
Margaret’s Place and Walk honors Irish Immigrant Margaret Gaffney Haughery (1813-1882), who devoted her life to orphaned children and the needy. An orphan herself, Margaret lost her husband and baby to illness. . . . — — Map (db m38640) HM |
| | This Greek revival tomb is reputed burial place of this notorious "Voodoo Queen". A mystic cult, Voodooism, of African origin, was brought to this city from Santo Domingo and flourished in 19th century. Marie Laveau was the most widely known of many . . . — — Map (db m13699) HM |
| | "This residence and grounds are named in honor of Marvin E. Thames, Ph.D., who served this college in the following manner: Director of Isaac Delgado Trades School from 1954 to 1958; Dean and President of Delgado Trades and Technical Institute from . . . — — Map (db m86198) HM |
| On South Carrollton Avenue near Plum Street, on the right when traveling west. |
| | This church came into being in 1899, when the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin, established in the Town of Carrollton in 1848, and the Mater Dolorosa German Church, which dated from 1871, were united into a single parish. With the . . . — — Map (db m103547) HM |
| | 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. . . . — — Map (db m51524) HM |
| On Milan Street near Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | W.A. Freret, Architect J.C. Kiddell, Builder Dedicated October 22, 1877 Erected from funds bequeathed to the City of New Orleans in the will of John McDonogh, in continuous use as a public elementary school for one hundred years.This plaque is . . . — — Map (db m155704) HM |
| On Bartholomew Street south of St. Claude Avenue (State Route 46), on the right when traveling south. |
| | Manuel John Mello (1887-1961), cornetist and bandleader, lived here at 1025 Bartholomew Street from 1917 until 1961. He played with Weinmunson’s Band, Johnny Fischer’s Band, Fischer’s Military Band, & was the leader of one of Jack Laine’s Reliance . . . — — Map (db m156820) HM |
| | Erected in 1792 on the site of the first barracks forges and workshops of the Company of the Indies, the house was the only building in the area of destruction to escape the Great Fire of 1794.
In 1832 it was remodeled in the style of the period . . . — — Map (db m51331) HM |
| On Moss Street at North Carrollton Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Moss Street. |
| | First highway through this city led from lower Kenner to Chef Menteur. Mississippi River, during prehistoric days, overflowed into Lake Pontchartrain. The receding waters created these ridges and their accompanying bayous which connected, at City . . . — — Map (db m92002) HM |
| Near Pontchartrain Boulevard 0.2 miles north of Metarie Road (Louisiana Highway 611-9), on the left when traveling north. |
| | Dedicated for cemetery purposes
July 2, 1872
Recognized as one of the world's
most unique and beautiful cemeteries
Approximately 150 acres
Formerly the Metairie Race Course
Scene of the famous match races
between LeCompte and . . . — — Map (db m87275) HM |
| On Henry Clay Avenue at Prytania Street, on the left when traveling north on Henry Clay Avenue. |
| | Described at the time it was built as an "Old Colonial Cottage."
Sully was born in Mississippi in 1855 and trained in New York and Texas after which he set up practice in New Orleans where he became one of the city's leading architects. . . . — — Map (db m156755) HM |
| On Elk Place at Canal Street, in the median on Elk Place. |
| | Rededicated July 1, 1966 in honor of Women Marines who serve their country in keeping with the highest traditions of the United States Marine Corps.
[Sculptor: Enrique Alferez] — — Map (db m21557) HM |
| | One of the oldest burial grounds in the Mississippi Valley, St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 is still in use. From its beginning in 1789 it has been the custom to make multiple burials in the tombs and vaults when space in a tomb is re-used the remains of . . . — — Map (db m51653) HM |
| | New Orleans maps, as early as 1720, all reveal the presence of earlier buildings on this historic site. During the time of Spanish Rule, after the Great Conflagrations of 1788 and 1794, Casa Quinones was erected in 1795 by Don Estevan de Quinones, a . . . — — Map (db m51377) HM |
| On State Street 0.2 miles south of South Claiborne Avenue (U.S. 90), on the left when traveling south. |
| | On January 7, 1815, the eve of the Battle of New Orleans, Ursulines and townsfolk prayed for victory, before the Virgin's statue, now in this National Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor. Ever after, first St. Louis Cathedral and since 1851 in the . . . — — Map (db m104776) HM |
| On Lakeshore Drive 0.5 miles north of Robert E. Lee Boulevard. |
| | The canal you see before you was created in the 1830's by the New Orleans Canal and Banking Company for drainage and commerce. Over 8,000 Irish immigrants died digging the canal through mosquito infested swamp. Across the canal developed a . . . — — Map (db m155941) HM |
| On Decatur Street south of St Ann Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | First sighted as Indian portage to Lake Pontchartrain and Gulf in 1699 by Bienville and Iberville. Founded by Bienville in 1718; named by him in honor of the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France. Called the Crescent City because of location in bend of . . . — — Map (db m12679) HM |
| On Esplanade Avenue at Chartres Street, in the median on Esplanade Avenue. |
| | (front side)
In 1808, the US Congress abolished the international slave trade, contributing to a significant increase in the domestic slave trade, or the trafficking of human beings within the boundaries of the United States. During the . . . — — Map (db m117438) HM |
| On Newcomb Place at Newcomb Circle, on the right when traveling south on Newcomb Place. |
| | The Newcomb Pottery Garden honors the artistic legacy of Newcomb Pottery, a quasi-commercial enterprise established in the late 19th century in association with the curriculum of Newcomb College...During its forty-five years in existence, the . . . — — Map (db m114188) HM |
| | Erected 1842 by Samuel Holden and John Cuminger, builders for Nicholas Bertoli, grocer.
Occupied as the Pacific Concert Salon, 1855-1876.
Owned by the family of Jean Louis Tissot, 1876-1897.
Its granite columns are typical of the 1840’s Greek . . . — — Map (db m51387) HM |
| On Burgundy Street north of Alavar Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | Erected A.D. 1919 by the people of this the Ninth Ward in honor of its citizens who were enlisted in combative service and in memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice for the triumph of right over might in the Great World War.
White men . . . — — Map (db m95670) WM |
| On Chartres Street near Ursuline Street. |
| | . . . — — Map (db m51297) HM |
| On Chartres Street at Mazant Street, on the left when traveling south on Chartres Street. |
| | Here stood the Olivier House from ca. 1820 to 1949. Built by Paris-born David Olivier, the large Creole-style residence presided over a sugar cane plantation for barely a decade. In 1835 the house became heart of the St. Mary's Orphan Boys Asylum, . . . — — Map (db m95749) HM |
| On Bourbon Street, on the right when traveling east on Bourbon Street. |
| | A tradition in the french quarters. This is the
bar known to travelers the world over. From it
came the famous absinthe drip. The bar where
Jean E Pierre LaFitte, Andrew Jackson,
Mark Twain and other celebrities were served.
If it could talk . . . — — Map (db m54858) HM |
| On Chartres Street at Saint Louis Street on Chartres Street. |
| | Within this historic structures slaves were sold and Andrew Jackson met with the Lafitte Brothers and planned the defense for the historic and epic Battle of New Orleans. At this monumental battle the British surrendered to American troops commanded . . . — — Map (db m51385) HM |
| | Within this burial memorial rest some of the gallant defenders of New Orleans, members of the battalion which fought in honor on the plains of Chalmette on January 8 1815 against the British invaders.
Date of construction is unknown. Restored in . . . — — Map (db m51866) HM |
| On Moss Street north of Grande Rte. Saint John Street, on the right when traveling north. |
| | About 1834, Évariste Blanc had this Greek Revival mansion built on his Bayou St. John estate. His widow, Marie Fannie Labatut Blanc, planned to give the property to the Archdiocese of New Orleans for a parish church as early as 1855 .Fifty years . . . — — Map (db m104705) HM |
| | This historical building that is home to Pat O’Brien’s Bar was built in 1791 as a private home that became the first Spanish Theater in the United States. It was later purchased by the Deflechie family as their residence until the building was . . . — — Map (db m51376) HM |
| | In 1835 Louis Pecquet purchased this site and likely replaced the existing Spanish Colonial buildings shortly thereafter with the present Greek Revival shop-residence.
During the late 1830s, the shop housed a dry goods store, then a milliner and . . . — — Map (db m51599) HM |
| On Royal Street at St. Peter Street on Royal Street. |
| | Pierre Pedesclaux, prominent notary purchased this site in 1795 and began construction of this house. Its design is attributed to Barthelemy Lafon architect, whose office was here in 1805. Purchased in 1811 by Dr. Yves Réné Lemonnier and François . . . — — Map (db m51323) HM |
| On Saint Peter Street near Chartres Street. |
| | where defenses of New Orleans were planned, 1814-15. — — Map (db m51549) HM |
| On Moss Street 0.2 miles south of Esplanade Avenue, on the left when traveling north. |
| | Home of James Pitot, who was first Mayor of incorporated City of New Orleans, 1804-1805. Also Builder of one of the City’s first cotton presses. — — Map (db m86023) HM |
| On Press Street at Royal Street, on the right when traveling south on Press Street. |
| | (Side 1)
On June 7, 1892, Homer Aldolph Plessy was removed from the East Louisiana Railroad train and arrested by Detective C.C. Cain at the corner of Royal and Press St. He was charged with violating the 1890 Louisiana Separate Car Act . . . — — Map (db m147979) HM |
| | Erected about 1825 by Jean Felix Pinson and Maurice Pizetta, builder, sold by them in 1827 to Giraud M. Plique. Acquired in 1829 by Jean Baptiste La Branche, planter of St. Charles Parish, and occupied as his city residence until his death in . . . — — Map (db m51365) HM |
| | In 1805 an area at the rear of the cemetery was assigned to Christ Church (Episcopal) for the burial of non-Catholics. More extensive originally, all that remains of the Protestant section is the area between these wall vaults, the brick walls to . . . — — Map (db m51644) HM |
| | Land grant from King Louis XV of France to Bienville’s Lieutenant, Louis Boucher de Granpré circa, 1725. In 1775 the tract was sold to Chevalier Jean Lavillebeuvre, “Sieur de Garrios”, Indian agent for the Colony from 1780 to 1797. . . . — — Map (db m51526) HM |
| | Site Quartier General de la Garde Municipale 1726 Site & Walls &
El Calabozo 1770
Donated to the Louisiana State Museum
By
W. Ratcliffe Irby 1922 — — Map (db m51487) HM |
| | 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 . . . — — Map (db m51661) HM |
| On Saint Charles Avenue at General Taylor Street, on the right when traveling east on Saint Charles Avenue. |
| | Erected 1875
for
the St. Charles Avenue
Methodist Church South
Charles L. Hillger, Architect
James Cox, Builder
Robert Walker Rayne
purchased the site
and made a major contribution
to the cost of its erection
in memory of his son . . . — — Map (db m88787) HM |
| Near LaSalle Street near Sugar Bowl Drive. |
| | On Monday, September 25, 2006, Steve Gleason was responsible for one of the most dramatic moments in New Orleans Saints history. He blocked a punt in the first quarter of the team's return to the Superdome following Hurricane Katrina. That night, . . . — — Map (db m105944) HM |
| | Erected 1788 in the French colonial style Robert Jones, an American, builder. Site of the birthplace of Renato Beluche (1781-1860) a lieutenant of Jean Lafitte’s Baratarians who participated in the Battle of New Orleans Later Admiral of the . . . — — Map (db m51319) HM |
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