Madame John`s Legacy, 632 Dumaine St New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Named by the writer, George W. Cable, in his "Old Creole Days," this building appears first on Engineer Broutin`s map of the city in 1728 as Captain Pascal`s Place. It appears to have survived the first major fire in the city in 1788, according to Governor Miro`s map; purchased in 1925 by Mrs. I.I. Lemann who presented it to the State of Louisiana which maintains it as a museum.
Madame John`s Legacy, 632 Dumaine St New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Named by the writer, George W. Cable, in his "Old Creole Days," this building appears first on Engineer Broutin`s map of the city in 1728 as Captain Pascal`s Place. It appears to have survived the first major fire in the city in 1788, according to Governor Miro`s map; purchased in 1925 by Mrs. I.I. Lemann who presented it to the State of Louisiana which maintains it as a museum.
Posted Date
Sep 27, 2021
Source Name
Library of Congress
