Square: 43 Lot Number: 18492-01_Cab
The Cabildo (Louisiana State Museum) [N.B: The Vieux Carré Survey does not include Vieux Carré Commission written or color-coded map evaluations for Square 43. Ratings are taken from the VCC website’s color-coded map.]
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Purple
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| Portion of Building | Main |
| Material | Masonry |
| Frontage | 107′ 6″ 1‴ |
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| 2 | 93′ 6″ 5‴ |
| 3 | 107′ 9″ 0‴ |
| 4 | 93′ 5″ 5‴ |
| Record Source | COB |
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| NA# | |
| Authority Date | Wednesday, January 1st 1908 |
| Record Type | donation |
Both Louisiana State Museum and the Louisiana Historical Society provided permanent homes in the Cabildo, Arsenal, and Presbytere by an ordinance of the New Orleans city council. No prior chain of title - property has always belonged to the City of New Orleans.
"Eleven architects vying for contract on Cabildo repairs:
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Only eight days after the fire that burned away the Cabildo's roof and gutted its third floor, 11 Louisiana architects have applied to repair the historic building on Jackson square."
"N.O. expert on Cabildo to repair it:
During the last 53 years, New Orleans architect Samuel Wilson, Jr. has written about the Cabildo, drawn it, researched it and restored it.
On Friday, he was chosen to lead the team to repair the fire-damaged 189-year-old building where the transfer of the Louisiana Purchase territories from France to the United States was consummated."
Museum gets $75,000 grant
— Times-Picayune, sec. A, p. 4National experts rally to the Cabildo
— Times-Picayune, sec. B, p. 2Contractor to be named Friday to restore Cabildo
— Times-Picayune, sec. B, p. 5Bid law suspension sought for Cabildo
— Times-PicayuneRemoval of Cabildo's top floor will start today
— Times-Picayune, sec. B, p. 2
"Raisin' The Roof"
An invitation to a Cabildo Benefit Concert, June 25th [1988?]
Saving the past
— Times-Picayune, sec. B, p. 1Cabildo's trash is treasured
— Times-Picayune, sec. B, p. 1Historic Cabildo Badly Damaged in Fire
— History News Dispatch, Vol. 3/8, p. 1Rebuilding the Cabildo from insider out
— Lagniappe (Times-Picayune), p. 13New director has big plans for LSM
— Lagniappe (Times-Picayune), p. 14Cabildo contractors blamed by state in $4 million suit
— Times-PicayuneFixing the Cabildo
— Times-Picayune, p. 1, c. 2Out of the ashes: Goal is to build a better Cabildo
— Times-Picayune
Letter to the Editor: "The legend of the Cabildo:
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With the attention of the community focused on the restoration of the Cabildo after last May's fire, this may be the time to set straight its historic use.
The colony of Louisiana was never governed from this building or this site."
"Cabildo restoration slow and steady:
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State Museum Director James Sefcik watched in horror one year ago as the Cabildo's roof was swallowed in a crown of flames. He imagined the worst - total destruction of one of Louisiana's greatest treasures."
"Museum board argues over role of support group:
Minutes after hearing a plea for unity from its new chairwoman, the Louisiana State Museum's board of directors Wednesday began a sometimes rancorous debate about the museum's relations with its chief support group and the performance of its directors."
New Cap For Cabildo
— Times-PicayuneNew Cabildo roof harks back to 1840s construction style
— Times-Picayune