Jul 26, 1979
Grant-Black House ( Grant-St. Amant House) - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The Grant-Black house is an example of a high style, eastern. Queen Anne Revival residence. This is a type and style of which there are few fully developed examples in Louisiana. Noteworthy features in this regard include the flaring belt course, the three-part windows (probably unique in New Orleans); the living hall (rare in Louisiana), and the highly ornamented mantels and stain glass windows. According to real estate assessment records and city directories, the house was built by William Grant in 1887. He had purchased the land in 1882. Grant was born in New York, and during the Civil War he served on the staff of General Nathaniel P. Banks, as a judge advocate. After the war. Grant moved to New Orleans and in 1876 established a law firm in partnership with John Rouse, He became one of the more respected attorneys in the city in the later years of the nineteenth century, serving as U. S. District Attorney for the Eastern District: 'of Louisiana during 1889-1892 and making numerous appearances before the U. S. Supreme Court. After Grant's death in 1919, the house passed to his daughter Virginia Grant Black, who held the house till 1938. The house is generally attributed to Thomas Sully, a prolific architect in New Orleans during the 1880's and 1890's. This, Attribution is based on the fact that Sully has been cited by previous owners as the home's architect as well as the fact that certain stylistic elements relate it to other, documented houses designed by Sully. The dormer window design, for example, is identical to that found in several other Sully houses. It is also very likely that Grant knew Sully, who lived only a block away from the house and whose office was only a block from Grant's law office. In addition. Sully was the architect for many of the mansions near the house.
Grant-Black House ( Grant-St. Amant House) - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: The Grant-Black house is an example of a high style, eastern. Queen Anne Revival residence. This is a type and style of which there are few fully developed examples in Louisiana. Noteworthy features in this regard include the flaring belt course, the three-part windows (probably unique in New Orleans); the living hall (rare in Louisiana), and the highly ornamented mantels and stain glass windows. According to real estate assessment records and city directories, the house was built by William Grant in 1887. He had purchased the land in 1882. Grant was born in New York, and during the Civil War he served on the staff of General Nathaniel P. Banks, as a judge advocate. After the war. Grant moved to New Orleans and in 1876 established a law firm in partnership with John Rouse, He became one of the more respected attorneys in the city in the later years of the nineteenth century, serving as U. S. District Attorney for the Eastern District: 'of Louisiana during 1889-1892 and making numerous appearances before the U. S. Supreme Court. After Grant's death in 1919, the house passed to his daughter Virginia Grant Black, who held the house till 1938. The house is generally attributed to Thomas Sully, a prolific architect in New Orleans during the 1880's and 1890's. This, Attribution is based on the fact that Sully has been cited by previous owners as the home's architect as well as the fact that certain stylistic elements relate it to other, documented houses designed by Sully. The dormer window design, for example, is identical to that found in several other Sully houses. It is also very likely that Grant knew Sully, who lived only a block away from the house and whose office was only a block from Grant's law office. In addition. Sully was the architect for many of the mansions near the house.
Jul 26, 1979
Posted Date
Mar 23, 2022
Historical Record Date
Jul 26, 1979
Source Name
United States Department of Interior - National Park Service
