534-536 St. Louis St.

Square: 28 Lot Number: 11068

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

No change -- green. 3-story masonry Transitional style (c. 1825) building which has a central passageway, arched openings on the ground floor and square-headed openings on the upper floors. The historic attached 2-story service building was torn down between 1876 and 1896. The interior of this building has been gutted over the years for warehouse usage. [534-536 Decatur (Lot 11068) and 538 Decatur (Lot 11068 C) make up this building.]

Green
Portion of Building Main
Material Masonry

Dimensions

Frontage 27′ 1″ 3‴
2 64′ 0″ 6‴
3 27′ 1″ 3‴
4 64′ 1″ 5‴

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Last Updated: Monday, March 23rd 1981
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Monday, July 31st 1978

Record Source COB
Volume 757
Page 161
N.A.# 296415
Authority Bernhard H. Berins ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $295000.00

Lot No. 22 or Lot C. No alley now exists as shown on plan enclosed.

Friday, December 13th 1963

Record Source COB
Volume 654
Page 539
CDC# 415405
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Together with undivided half of private alley on side toward Chartres Street.

Saturday, December 28th 1940

Record Source COB
Volume 514
Page 284
Authority E. C. Irwin ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Tuesday, January 19th 1926

Record Source COB
Volume 403
Page 559
Authority H. L. Loomis Jr. ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Through Dryades Building and Loan Association.

Monday, March 3rd 1924

Record Source COB
Volume 376
Page 49
Authority C. V. Macaluso ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Through Italian Homestead Association.

Friday, August 16th 1907

Record Source COB
Volume 215
Page 146
Authority P. D. Olivier ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Friday, August 26th 1892

Record Source COB
Volume 143
Page 332
Court# 435
Authority 14th Judicial District ( Court )
Record Type succession

Court in Iberville Parish.

Wednesday, July 13th 1892

Record Source COB
Volume 146
Page 225
Authority J. A. Grace ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Notary from Iberville Parish.

Thursday, January 3rd 1884

Record Source COB
Volume 120
Page 724
Authority Nicholas B. Trist ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Wednesday, October 27th 1880

Record Source COB
Volume 114
Page 60
Authority L. Dugas ( Notary )
Record Type donation

Notary from St. James Parish.

Saturday, August 11th 1877

Record Source Original Act
Volume 1
Page 39
Authority J. T. Mitcel ( Notary )
Authority Date Saturday, August 11th 1877
Record Type lease

Lease of store No. 22 St. Louis Street, between Chartres and Levee streets.

Thursday, June 20th 1872

Record Source COB
Volume 102
Page 389
Authority John J. Barnett ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Wednesday, June 19th 1872

Record Source COB
Volume 101
Page 391
Authority Parish Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Parish Court, St. James Parish. From the succession of her sister.

Monday, April 22nd 1867

Record Source COB
Volume 92
Page 400
Record Type sheriff's sale

8th J.D. St. Landry Parish. Lot measuring 28' front on St. Louis by 60' deep, F.M.

Friday, January 1st 1841

Record Source Court
Authority Probate Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Thursday, October 22nd 1840

Record Source Original Act
Volume 78
Page 592
Authority ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, October 22nd 1840
Record Type partition

From Partition of the property of his mother. "Portion of land fronting on St. Louis Street, measuring F.M. 28' front on St. Louis by 60' of depth, being the side nearest the river, on which is a three-story brick store having three doors on St. Louis Street and undivided rights to a common alleyway. The said store is now occupied by Messrs. Follain, Bellocq and Degelos."

Thursday, September 24th 1840

Record Source Original Act
Volume 78
Page 553
Authority ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, September 24th 1840
Record Type inventory

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Catherine Villere Paillet

Inventory of Mme. Catherine Villere Paillet. "A lot of land... on St. Louis, between Chartres and Old Levee, measuring F.M. 56' on St. Louis by 60' of depth, on which are found two stores built of brick, the one nearest the river being occupied by Messrs. Follain, Bellocq and Degelos."

Thursday, September 17th 1840

Record Source Will Book
Volume 6
Page 254
Authority Probate Court ( )
Record Type succession

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Catherine Villere Paillet

Succession of Mme. Catherine Villere Paillet. Died August 1, 1839.

Thursday, July 19th 1827

Record Source Original Act
Volume 11
Page 888
Authority F. de Armas ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, July 19th 1827
Record Type will

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Catherine Villere Paillet

Will of Mme. Catherine Villere Paillet. States that her husband's succession was never inventoried nor partitioned and that I "owe besides to my three children, Manette, Josephine, and Pedro Noel Paillet, a sum of $4,200 which has been used by them to build for the community a two-story brick house on a portion (of the property)... "

Friday, January 1st 1808

Record Source Will Book
Volume 1
Page 184
Authority Probate Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Jean Paillet

Succession of Jean Paillet. Originally from Commune of Martigue, Bouches du Rhone, France. Married to Catherine Villere, "Creole of the Province." Had ten children, five now living: Antoine 33, Catherine 28, Manette 26, Josephine 24, and Pierre Noel 23. His properties consist of "a house and lot situated in St. Louis Street forming the corner of Chartres Street." His eldest son receives only his legal right in the Succession; the other four children are equal heirs.

Monday, June 9th 1788

Record Source Original Act
Volume 12
Page 278
Authority Rafael Perdomo ( Notary )
Authority Date Monday, June 9th 1788
Record Type [sale?]

A house situated at the corner of St. Louis and Chartres streets, bounded by houses owned by Mme. Widow Mandeville and by Juan Medes, free mulatto, built on a lot 60' by 108', more or less, "constructed of timber with brick cemented over."

Saturday, March 29th 1788

Record Source Original Act
Volume 2
Page 415
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Saturday, March 29th 1788
Record Type retrocession

Thursday, August 23rd 1787

Record Source Original Act
Volume 12
Page 815
Authority Fernando Rodriguez ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, August 23rd 1787
Record Type [sale?]

House and lot as described above. Property acquired as follows: half from Joseph Conand, act passed before J. B. Garic, February 28, 1776; half from Miguel Royg, act passed before J. B. Garic, January 3, 1778. Note: Latter act missing.

Wednesday, February 28th 1776

Record Source Original Act
Volume 7
Page 72
Authority Jean Baptiste Garic ( Notary )
Authority Date Wednesday, February 28th 1776
Record Type [sale?]

A lot 60' front by 108' depth more or less at the corner of St. Louis and Chartres Street, bounded by houses of Mme. Widow Mandeville and Juan Medes.

Saturday, January 14th 1775

Record Source Original Act
Volume 6
Page 13
Authority Jean Baptiste Garic ( Notary )
Authority Date Saturday, January 14th 1775
Record Type [sale?]

A lot 60' front by 108' of depth... at the corner of St. Louis and Chartres streets, with a main house, kitchen and warehouse, bounded by lands of Phillippe Mandeville and Enrique Roche.

Citations

Carpentry Contract for house for Joseph Chauvin Delery between Antoine Joseph Delatte, carpenter, and Joseph Chauvin Delery, officer of infantry.

Louisiana State Museum Records 2075.

— Superior Council Records (LSM)
Date: Saturday, August 17th 1737