The luxurious St. Louis Hotel included a bank, ballroom, shopping arcade, and trading exchange. Six days a week, under the hotel's domed rotunda, auctioneers sold off land and goods as well as thousands of enslaved people. — — Map (db m221556) HM
1005
St. Peter Guest House
circa 1805
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m102530) HM
In 1917 the U.S.
government closed
Storyville in concert with a
nationwide order. Three of the
original Storyville buildings
remain today: Lulu White's
saloon on Basin Street, Frank
Early's My Place saloon on
Bienville Street, and . . . — — Map (db m205453) HM
The sugar wharves at the port were located where Woldenberg Park and the Aquarium of the Americas stand today. The Jax Brewery, built in 1892, is visible here to your far left. — — Map (db m171089) HM
Early in his career playright Thomas Lanier "Tennessee" Williams lived in an upstairs apartment at this location, 722 Toulouse Street. It was here that he wrote a short story, "The Angel in the Alcove." While living in New Orleans, Williams became . . . — — Map (db m221601) HM
[Panel 1:]
Erected 1795-1799,
Don Gilberto Guillemard, architect.
Constructed financed and directed by Don Andres Almonester y Roxas.
The mansard roof was added in 1847.
The illustrious Cabildo (Spanish colonial city council) held its . . . — — Map (db m21508) HM
Erected in the latter part of the 18th century, by the Spanish government and used for the assembling of the Cabildo or Governmental Council. Here, in 1803 took place the formal transfer of the Province of Louisiana from Spain to France and from . . . — — Map (db m221537) HM
[Panel 1]:
Ancient French Market dates its legal birth from September 10, 1784, when the “Authorities of Justice and Administration” decided that all retailers in the city should conduct their businesses on this spot.
In 1791 . . . — — Map (db m51556) HM
The INN ON BOURBON on the corner of Toulouse and Bourbon Streets, rests on the site of the Old French Opera House, for 60 years, the cultural center of New Orleans Creole society, and the first opera house in the United States. Erected in 1859 at . . . — — Map (db m21548) HM
Built in 1826 as a burial church for victims of yellow fever, the chapel is the oldest surviving church in the city. Now Our Lady of Guadalupe, the chapel is the official chapel of the New Orleans Police and Fire Departments. — — Map (db m21456) HM
Logo of the New Orleans Landmarks Commission
1964
The Presbytère
Designed in 1791 by Gilberto Guillemard, architect, as the rectory of the Church of St. Louis. Construction, begun through the generosity of Don Andres Almonester y Roxas, . . . — — Map (db m51544) HM
On January 10, 1812, the steamer "New Orleans" commanded by Nicholas Roosevelt, arrived on this spot. It was the first steamboat to successfully navigate the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Steamboats were a major factor in the growth of New Orleans as . . . — — Map (db m13504) HM
[Panel 1]:
On and near this site since 1718 has centered the military activities of both regular and citizen soldiers of France, Spain, the Confederacy and the United States. On either side were the redoubts forming the “Great . . . — — Map (db m24684) HM
This Greek Revival residence was built in 1852 for Angel Xiques, a native of Cadiz, Spain, who was a partner in Laborde & Xiques, importers of Cuban products.
This was the Spanish Consulate from 1871 to 1877. In 1884 a gambling house operated . . . — — Map (db m51357) HM
were designed and built in 1847 for merchant James Dick by renowned architect James Gallier, Sr. while he was designing the old New Orleans City Hall, now called Gallier Hall. Restored in 1971 by August Perez and Associates — — Map (db m51355) HM
Built in 1827 by John Mitchell and Isaac Lambert for Dr. Pierre Thomas, who acquired the site from the city.
The house was remodeled and a new kitchen constructed for Dr. Thomas by Joseph Desjardin in 1844.
The Federal-style townhouse remained in . . . — — Map (db m51420) HM
The ground floor of this building was erected for Juan Laporte in 1789 during the Spanish colonial period. It replaced an earlier, French colonial residence.
The second floor was added in 1807 when Louis d’Aquin expanded his adjacent bakery into . . . — — Map (db m51320) HM
To the French patriots of 1768 who in revolt against the transfer of the province of Louisiana from France to Spain first voiced in America the principle of self-determination of nations.
In tribute to their tragic fate and to the principle . . . — — Map (db m221531) HM WM
Three generations of Tortorici’s have owned The Nationally Famous Tortorici Restaurant.
Louis Tortorici left his native Italy for New Orleans and founded the Contessa Entellina Society, and on September 8, 1886 he became its first president.
His . . . — — Map (db m51334) HM
The trade of human beings from Africa to Louisiana began in 1718 with the first slave ships, the Aurore and the Duc du Maine, arriving in 1719. Those ships carried 451 enslaved Africans to the Louisiana colony. Their voyage marked the beginning . . . — — Map (db m117276) HM
Some structures and artifacts belong
to one of the most famous periods
in New Orleans' history. In 1897, the City
created Storyville for white patrons, and
the Uptown District for African-American
customers. Although separated from
each . . . — — Map (db m205454) HM
William Strickland, Architect.
John Mitchell and Benjamin F. Fox. Builders.
The building was renovated and fireproofed
1856-59 under the supervision of
Captain Johnson K. Dunkin
On this site stood Fort San Carlos
erected in 1792 . . . — — Map (db m54153) HM
[Panel 1:]Logo of the Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission
Erected 1849-50
by Michela Almonester, Baroness Pontabla,
working first with James Gallier, architect
and then with Henry Howard, architect
Samuel Stewart, builder. . . . — — Map (db m21499) HM
Erected in 1838 for Victor David, a native of Gascony, France, and his wife Ann Rabassa. David Sidle and Samuel Stewart, builders.
Purchased and restored in 1925 as its clubhouse by Le Petit Salon, a ladies' literary group, one of the first to . . . — — Map (db m51413) HM
Catch the Ferry in the Terminal Straight Ahead
Ride the Canal Street—Algiers Ferry across the river, pickup a FREE walking tour brochure in the Ferry Terminal and enjoy a leisurely stroll through the charming streets and historic . . . — — Map (db m122346) HM
Malcolm Woldenberg, one of Louisiana’s greatest philanthropists of the 20th century, dedicated his wealth to helping local, national, and international charities in aid of the elderly, children’s health, education, the worldwide Jewish community, . . . — — Map (db m51288) HM
In this vicinity during March-April 1718, French colonists under the command of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, first cleared vegetation for the establishment of La Nouvelle Orleans. Bienville, who had first sailed by here in 1699, . . . — — Map (db m117272) HM
Thomas C. “Tom” Zimmermann (1888-1923), pianist & composer, lived here at 4607 Freret Street from 1913 until 1915. He played piano in Jack Laine’s band, Jonny Dedroit’s band, at the Tudor Theater, & at Tom Anderson’s Café in the Tango . . . — — Map (db m163716) HM
Erected for John I. Adams, merchant, who in 1860 purchased this part of the former plantation of Jacques Francois de Livaudais, built this house and made his residence here until 1896.
Subsequent family ownerships were
Ferdinand Reusch – . . . — — Map (db m51518) HM
The design of this post-Civil War mansion of a prominent Louisiana sugar planter, attributed to James Freret, architect, reflects the influence of the French “Ecole des Beaux Arts,” where he studied from 1860 to 1862. Residence of Walter . . . — — Map (db m51519) HM
James H. Calrow, architect
Charles Pride, builder
Owned by Brevard heirs until 1869 purchased then by Emory Clapp, who added the library wing on the left. It remained in the Clapp family until 1935.
It was then owned and occupied by the . . . — — Map (db m51523) HM
Designed in 1879 by German-born architect
William Fitzner a favored architect of the
city's Gilded Age, this grand villa was
constructed by builder Ferdinand Reusch for
Virginia-born physician John Carter and his
wife Letitia Todd. It displays . . . — — Map (db m224506) HM
Built in 1859 for
Colonel Robert H. Short
of Kentucky, commission merchant,
Henry Howard, architect,
Robert Huyghe, builder.
In 1832 this property, which was part of the Lavaudais Plantation was subdivided into city squares.
September 1, . . . — — Map (db m51497) HM
In 1832 this site was part of
the J.F.E. Levaudais Plantation and
was acquired under French grant.
Prior to 1880 the property formed
a part of the City of Lafayette,
Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Dedicated 1944
To Dining in the Grand . . . — — Map (db m51662) HM
The Greek Revival design by architect William A. Freret was built for Edward A. Davis in 1859. Dr. and Mrs. Herman de Bachelle Seebold purchased the home in 1944 and donated the mansion, furnishings and art in 1965 to the Women’s Guild of the New . . . — — Map (db m51517) HM
Built in 1850 for Joseph Fernandez, this Greek
revival raised cottage stands as one of the
oldest homes in the Garden District, and as
a rarity with its unusual side galleries. A
watercolor from 1850, preserved in the
Orleans Parish Notarial . . . — — Map (db m212926) HM
A.D. Stafford constructed this Italianate
home in 1887 for Ontario native Francis
Martin. Martin was a skilled mechanic who
worked for several railroads including the
St. Charles Street Railroad Company. He
was also a successful merchant in . . . — — Map (db m224486) HM
This row of five once identical
Greek Revival houses
was erected in 1861 by
New Orleans architect
William A. Freret (1833-1911)
as a speculative building project.
The row was so-named after the Civil War
made the venture financially . . . — — Map (db m211863) HM
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
Built c. 1860, this elegant Italianate-style
residence breaks tradition in the Garden
District with its unique upper gallery with
bracketed cornice, supported by fluted
Corinthian columns joined by cast iron rails.
The masterfully carved . . . — — Map (db m211874) 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
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
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
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
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
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
Longtime tradition in the Marinoni-Nolan family
holds that this rambling classic revival-style
mansion is an early 20th century rebuilding of
a mid-19th century center hall cottage. While
the differences are vast both outside and inside,
the . . . — — Map (db m212871) HM
Built in 1856-57 for Bernard and C. Felicie Kock by Robert Little and Peter Middlemiss In 1899, Josephine Louise Le Monnier Newcomb, benefactress of the H. Sophie
Newcomb Memorial College, purchased this house as her residence. From her death
in . . . — — Map (db m210966) HM
Standing squarely on the historic dividing
line between old Faubourgs Livandals and
Lafayette, the house was built in 1896 on
part of the 1840's estate of Francois D'Aquin.
The distinctive woven wire fencing, wrapping
the corner and extending . . . — — Map (db m224502) 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
In 1867, Henrietta Wilson, wife of Col.
Henry Wilson, purchased this property as
a vacant lot. Formerly part of the Livaudais
Plantation, 1771-1832, the tract had been
planted with indigo. In 1868, the Wilsons
built the current Greek Revival . . . — — Map (db m224514) HM
Builder Abraham Howell constructed this
double-galleried residence for Kentuckian
produce merchant Luther Wilson Stewart and
his wife Susan in 1858. Originally the double
gallery was in the Greek Revival style with
simple wooden posts . . . — — Map (db m224493) HM
Erected 1859 for Hannah Killingley Walford, widow of Edmund W. Briggs, agent for London Unity Insurance Company, William A. Freret, architect.
Purchased 1871 by the Prytania Street Presbyterian Church for use as the minister’s residence. The bay . . . — — Map (db m51520) HM
The Sully Mansion was built in 1891 for
prominent financier John Scott Rainey, his
wife Georgia Pritchard Rainey, and their four
daughters. It was designed by architect
Thomas Sully (1855-1939) in the Queen Anne
style with Colonial Revival . . . — — Map (db m211114) HM
Built 1852 for wholesale grocer John Samuel
Wallis of Baltimore and his wife Louisa
Mather of St. James Parish, this Classic-
Revival mansion is an early example of the
double-galleried Garden District residence.
Six of the seven Wallis . . . — — Map (db m224504) HM
The West Hobson House is an architecturally
significant Greek Revival-Italianate center
hall cottage built c. 1858 by Richard Swain,
a ship captain. The Greek Revival details.
include Corinthian columns, stylized harp
cast-iron railing and . . . — — Map (db m212277) HM
Since 1869 the Brothers and their colleagues have touched the hearts and shaped the lives of the City's youth. As St. Aloysius in the Vieux Carre, Cor Jesu on this site and, since merging in 1969 into Brother Martin High School, belief in God, love . . . — — Map (db m97461) HM
First envisioned by the Southern Baptist
Convention at its formation in 1845,
Baptist Bible Institute was created in
1917 by direct vote of the Convention to
train ministers and missionaries to carry
out the Great Commission (Mt. . . . — — Map (db m213115) HM
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
Civil Rights Pioneers On November 14, 1960, four six-year-old children in New Orleans became the first African-Americans to integrate "white only" public elementary schools in the Deep South. On that day, three girls enrolled in McDonogh No. 19 . . . — — Map (db m99584) HM
George "Kid Sheik" Cola(r), (1908-1996), cornetist,
trumpeter, pianist, and bandleader, lived
here at 939 Deslonde Street from 1940 to
1988. He was a member of the Eureka Brass
Band, the Olympia Brass Band, had his own
band the Storyville . . . — — Map (db m156482) HM
In 1852, Most Rev. Antoine Blanc, newly raised to the rank of first Archbishop of New Orleans, founded St. Maurice Parish to serve Fabourg La Course below the Ursuline Convent, then on Jourdan Ave. L'Abbé Napoleon
J. Perché, convent chaplain and . . . — — Map (db m99226) HM
Albert G. Blanchard
1810 - 1891
Graduate U.A. Military
Academy; Merchant; Director
of New Orleans Public
Schools 1843-1845; Fought in
Mexican War; Brigadier
General in Confederate Army;
After Civil War became Civil
Engineer in New . . . — — Map (db m191528) WM
Bernard de Marigny de Mandeville (1785-1868) a wealthy land-owner, served in the U.S. Army, participated in framing the first and second constitutions of Louisiana, and served in the Louisiana Territorial Legislature. He also was elected President . . . — — Map (db m51643) HM
Louisiana provided the largest number of black Union troops during the Civil War. Many lie buried here. The most notable, Capt. Andre Cailloux, fell while courageously leading a charge of the Louisiana Native Guards in 1863 at Port Hudson, La. . . . — — Map (db m161738) HM
Burial place (right) of second wife of Governor W.C.C. Claiborne, Clarisse Duralde, who died in 1809 at the age of 21.
Myra Clark Gaines (left) was the daughter of Daniel Clark (1769-1813), American consul when Spain ruled city and later . . . — — Map (db m51650) HM
Intrepid warrior on land and sea
in a hundred combats showed his valor
this new Bayard without reproach or fear
could have witnessed the ending of the
world without trembling
(English translation of inscription on tome)
Dominique You . . . — — Map (db m191530) WM
First wife of Wm.C.C. Claiborne, first American governor of Louisiana. Also memorialized here are her son and her brother, Micajah Green Lewis, who died in a duel defending the honor of his brother-in-law, Benjamin Latrobe, noted architect, designed . . . — — Map (db m51648) HM
Francois Xavier Martin
1762 - 1846
Louisiana Jurist and author of the First History Of The State
Designed and erected by Newton Richards in 1847
Restored in 1978
New Orleans Archdiocesan Cemeteries — — Map (db m191529) 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
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 the United . . . — — Map (db m207970) HM
"My name is Marie Justine Cirnaire. I was born in Guinea.
When I was
perhaps seven years of age I was carried to St. Dominique. I am as a result
not aware of the name of my father nor of my mother, nor do I know my age.
I was . . . — — Map (db m161741) HM
"… let our republican government be upheld by all citizens and derive its just power from the expressed consent of ALL governed. Being just it will feel stronger; resting on the base of Universal Suffrage, it will be . . . — — Map (db m161739) HM
Mayor of New Orleans
1900 - 1904. Served as state
auditor 1904 1922. President
of City Park Board member
sewerage and water board
interred Aug 8, 1922. — — Map (db m191531) 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
Pioneers in education and in the care of orphans and the
elderly among the colored people, this society of colored
sisters was founded in New Orleans on November 21, 1842 by
misses Henriette Delille and Juliette Gaudin who became the first and . . . — — Map (db m161740) HM
Among burials in this area are William P. Canby, U.S.N. and other Americans who died in the defense of the city in the Battle of New Orleans and the defeat of the British Army, January 8, 1815 — — Map (db m51649) HM
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
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
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
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
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
Located across the New Basin Canal before you is the second oldest yacht club in the country. It moved from Pass Christian, MS onto the site across from the New Canal Lighthouse. The club built a beautiful facility in 1879 that blocked the New . . . — — Map (db m155961) HM
Across from you is the end of a narrow peninsula that has been used for years as a popular fishing spot. It extends out from the West End Park. Called "The Point" it was created in the 1920's as a bulkhead and was not accessible to cars. In the . . . — — Map (db m155964) HM
Pierre Chartier de Baulne, French Louisiana attorney general in 1719, held the earliest land grant at the former village of the Colapissas on Chapitoulas (Metairie) Road. His family first colonists to live nearby. — — Map (db m92953) HM
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
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
In Memory of William Charles Cole Claiborne Born in Virginia Member of the Convention that framed the first Constitution of Tennessee Judge of the Supreme Court of that State at 21, And Representative in Congress at 23. Governor of Mississippi . . . — — Map (db m109517) HM
In 1833, real estate investors commissioned surveyor Charles F.
Zimpel to lay out the former Macarty sugar plantation
into lots, squares, and streets that formed the village of
Carrollton. Reportedly named in honor of General William
Carroll, . . . — — Map (db m155718) HM
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
Began service in 1835 as the Carrollton Line of the N.O. & Carrollton Railroad. Powered by steam engine, horse, and mule prior to electrification in 1893. It is the oldest continuously operated street railway line in the world. — — Map (db m13502) HM
Walgreens is proud to make New Orleans the site of our 6,000th store celebration.The unwavering spirit of our employees and customers here continue to inspire us."We believe in today and the work we are doing, in tomorrow and the work we hope to do . . . — — Map (db m155715) HM
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
Designed by noted architect Thomas Sully and
built in 1892 for Irish-born, prominent banker
Robert Moore Sr., this significant Garden
District home bridges the transition of
architectural styles from Queen Anne to
Colonial Revival. Exterior . . . — — Map (db m211805) HM
When the Faubourgs of uptown New Orleans were subdivided in 1838, Bishop Antoine Blanc accepted a donation from the estate of Mrs. Theresa Perie Saulet, of a square in Faubourg Saulet "for charitable purposes." It was her wish that a church bear . . . — — Map (db m104904) HM
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