Madame John's Legacy
Madame John's Legacy | |
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Location | 632 Dumaine St., New Orleans, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 29°57′31.76″N 90°3′46.5″W / 29.9588222°N 90.062917°W |
Built | 1788 |
Architectural style | Colonial |
NRHP reference No. | 70000256 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | April 15, 1970[1] |
Designated NHL | April 15, 1970[2] |
Madame John's Legacy is a
Description and history
Madame John's Legacy stands north of
Although archival records point to 1788 as the date of completion for its construction, archaeological investigations suggest that the house possibly incorporates a significant amount of an earlier one built on the site circa 1730 by François Marin and occupied by his widow, the New Orleans businesswoman Elisabeth Réal, until her death in 1777. Following the 1788 fire, owner Manuel de Lanzos instructed the American contractor Robert Jones to recycle as much brick and iron hardware as possible from his damaged house, suggesting that enough of it survived the fire to be included in the rebuilding. Whether entirely rebuilt in 1788 or a restoration of a damaged structure, the house managed to survive the 1794 fire unscathed. It underwent a number of alterations in the 19th century, most notably as part of a conversion to apartments in the late 19th century. In 1947 the house was donated to the Louisiana State Museum and operated as a museum until 1965, when it was closed due to hurricane damage. It was subjected to a painstaking restoration in the early 1970s, restoring it as much as possible to its late 18th-century appearance, and reopened.[3]
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This house is briefly seen in the 1994 movie
See also
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- List of National Historic Landmarks in Louisiana
- List of the oldest buildings in Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Orleans Parish, Louisiana
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b "Madame John's Legacy". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on March 8, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2008.
- ^ a b c Patricia Heintzelman (July 3, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Madame John's Legacy" (pdf). National Park Service.
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(help) and Accompanying 4 photos, exterior, from 1975. (0.99 MB) - ^ Cable, George Washington (1883). Old Creole Days. C. Scribner's sons. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ Torbett, Melanie (October 20, 2013). "'Twelve Years a Slave' movie has Cenla roots". The Town Talk. Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
External links
- Madame John's Legacy - Louisiana State Museum