201 N. Front St.

"New Sugar Refinery of the Louisiana Sugar Refining Company at the corner of N. Front and Customhouse [Iberville] sts....[t]he building at present in the course of construction...occupies almost all the square of ground between customhouse, Bienville, Front and Clay streets...extending back to Clay street from Front will be a seven-story high brick building 52 feet in front by 119 feet on customhouse. Adjoining this and extending 100 feet of the length of the former building will be a 10-story brick structure having a frontage of 81 feet. The remaining portion of the ground will be built over with two-story brick buildings...The ground was excavated to a depth of about 15 feet and at the bottom piles were driven six feet into the ground and then sawed off level with the bottom of the excavation. These piles were capped and on top of this a foot thickness of concrete was placed. A platform of six-inch planks was placed on top of the concrete and then the lower tier of brick, nine feet wide, was laid. The brick work tapers to two feet and a half where the first layer of joists is placed. Mr. Alexander Muir is superintending this stupendous building, which complete will cost not less than $300,000. Mr. J. H. Schell, an old and experienced mechanic is engaged in framing the building.

The smoke stack of the refinery will be 130 feet high 102 feet of which will be an iron tube with cap, and the foundation 28 feet high above the ground."

"...The Louisiana Sugar Refinery which was under construction last fall, was completed by Mr. Alexander Muir, and cost in the neighborhood of $300,000. It is the largest and most substantial structure in the city, and its ten stories tower above the Customhouse itself to which it is adjoined..."

"The Louisiana Sugar Refining Company:

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The largest sugar refinery in the South is the one owned by the Louisiana Refinery Co., of New Orleans....[t]he filter house is the only ten-story building in the city, and is a more massive structure than the U.S. Custom House..."

"Brightening a Tired Spot:
New Use for 111 Iberville:

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Successful attempts to rescue old abandoned warehouses in central cities and converting them into new commercial bright spots is not new. But in New Orleans it is....The old sugar and molasses warehouse at 111 Iberville is getting scrubbed, painted, its architectural highlights highlighted and a whole new glow..."

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"Train-buffs who wish to wet their whistles now can do so in New Orleans in three authentic old boxcars and a caboose clustered around the first floor of a restored molasses factory at the intersection of Iberville and Front Streets. It's a new cocktail lounge and restaurant called 'Victoria Station,' complete with historical British railroad artifacts..."

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"New Business Beefs Up Menu:
Landrieu Manner Cutting at Victoria Station:

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When is an almost 100-year-old sugar and molasses factory not a factory? Or three old box cars and caboose not elements of a train?....When all...elements combine to form one of the newest restaurants in the New Orleans area---Victoria Station, located at 111 Iberville St..."

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"111 Rue Iberville
Immediate Occupancy
Exciting New Vieux Carré Office Building

The renowned architectural firm of Curtis & Davis has refurbished a famous old building at 111 Rue Iberville. All the charm and richness of a century old building can be yours with the elegance of modern day office luxury. Call Real Estate Management today."

"New Orleans Design Winners:

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When the Louisiana Architects Association handed out laurels for design achievement recently two of its four Honor Awards went to buildings in New Orleans. Both are in riverfront areas..."

"Two Arrested in Holdup at Restaurant:

Two men, including the firm's assistant manager, have been arrested in connection with a $5,000 holdup at the Victoria Station restaurant, 111 Iberville St..."

"'Victoria' Sues 'Red Caboose':
Restaurant Says Train Theme Copied:

A New Orleans railroad car restaurant, Victoria Station of Louisiana Inc., Monday went to court to stop a similar Metairie restaurant from allegedly imitating its features and using them in a planned restaurant in New Orleans..."