427-433 Royal St.

Square: 63 Lot Number: 11274

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

Main building -- green; Conti Street side and rear infill -- brown. This c. 1859 masonry 3 1/2-story double building is a late example of a classical style building which still follows the Creole tradition of a central passageway. The ground floor bay windows date from within the past 25 years.

Green
Portion of Building Main
Material Masonry
Brown
Portion of Building Courtyard infill
Material Masonry
Brown
Portion of Building Conti Street side infill
Material Masonry

Dimensions

Frontage 53′ 2″ 4‴
2 127′ 10″ 3‴
3 53′ 2″ 4‴
4 127′ 11″ 6‴

Chain of Title

Last Updated: Friday, March 5th 1982
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Friday, April 1st 1977

Record Source COB
Volume 740
Page 631
N.A.# 235236
Authority Jack M. Weiss ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $16000.00

All interests which he may have in property, including any interest which he may acquire through the successions of Perry S. Feldman and Leah S. Feldman. Both successions are still open. Vendor is son of Rosalie Feldman Young who was the daughter of Perry and Leah Feldman. Rosalie Feldman Young predeceased her parents. Lot designated 5A on a plan of re-subdivision by F. G. Stewart, July 27, 1962. Lot measures 52' 1" 3'' actual (53' 2" 4''' title) front on Royal St. by depth on side line nearer Conti St. of 127' 11" 0''' actual (127' 10" 3''' title), by 1st depth on side line nearer St. Louis of 98' 5" 0''', widening 6' 10" 0''' on a line parallel to Bourbon St. running toward St. Louis St., thence right angle on a line parallel to St. Louis St. running toward Bourbon St. a 2nd depth of 29' 6" 0''', with a width in rear of 58' 11" 3''' actual (60' 0" 4''' title). Lot composed of all of the original Lot 5 and a portion of the rear of the original Lot 1 on a sketch by E. L. Eustis, May 14, 1920.

Wednesday, January 10th 1968

Record Source COB
Volume 679
Page 389
Authority David L. Stone ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $22500.00

1/8 interest.

Tuesday, July 9th 1963

Record Source COB
Volume 656
Page 147
Authority Henry Jacobs ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $46000.00

Vendor's 1/4 interest in property.

Tuesday, September 4th 1962

Record Source COB
Volume 651
Page 142
Authority Ross T. Scaccia ( Notary )
Record Type partition

Act of Partition between Benjamin Feldman, Sander Feldman, Perry Feldman, Jacob Feldman, Jerald Feldman, Ezar Feldman and Adeline Feldman Cohen. Consideration: voluntary partition.

Monday, August 27th 1962

Record Source COB
Volume 649
Page 95
Authority Ross T. Scaccia ( Notary )
Record Type correction

Declaration of Title Change by Subdivision. Lot 5 now subdivided as 5A. See copy of survey attached.

Tuesday, June 12th 1962

Record Source COB
Volume 647
Page 585
CDC# 401-038
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Decedent owned 1/42 interest in property. Property valued at $85,000. Note: Court ruled 1/42 interest acq. 638/90 community property.

Thursday, January 12th 1961

Record Source COB
Volume 638
Page 90
Authority Lucius F. Suthon ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $42500.00

Sale for $42,500 cash and assumption of mortgage. Vendor's 1/7 interest in property. Property is separate property of purchasers.

Thursday, May 22nd 1958

Record Source COB
Volume 619
Page 574
CDC# 361-798
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

1/7 interest each of decedent's 1/2 interest.

Thursday, August 29th 1957

Record Source COB
Volume 615
Page 647
CDC# 351-162
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

1/7 each of 1/2 interest.

Friday, May 21st 1920

Record Source COB
Volume 318
Page 374
Authority Felix J. Dreyfous ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $20000.00

Tuesday, April 27th 1920

Record Source COB
Volume 319
Page 256
Court# 1154
Authority 29th Judicial District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

29th Judicial District Court for the Parish of St. Bernard, No. 1154 and 1167 consolidated.

Friday, May 8th 1885

Record Source COB
Volume 123
Page 125
Authority T. Guyol ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $13200.00

Thursday, November 18th 1880

Record Source COB
Volume 115
Page 78
Record Type sheriff's sale
Price $7500.00

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Emile Bouny

Emile Bouny vs. Robert G. Dugue

Friday, May 18th 1877

Record Source COB
Volume 109
Page 70
Record Type sheriff's sale
Price $8000.00

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Auguste Gautier

Auguste Gautier vs. Marie B. Doriocourt

Thursday, January 27th 1876

Record Source COB
Volume 108
Page 288
Authority Charles T. Soniat ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $9700.00

Thursday, March 22nd 1860

Record Source COB
Volume 83
Page 9
Court# 14607
Authority 3rd District Court ( Court )
Record Type judgment

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Henriette Dreux

Judgment decreeing Mrs. Henriette Dreux, wife of Auguste Coudreau, to be the owner of said property which was purchased by her husband.

Saturday, March 26th 1859

Record Source Unknown
Authority Pierre C. Cuvellier ( Notary )
Record Type building contract

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Louis Folliet ,   Auguste Coudreau

Building contract, L. Folliet, builder for Auguste Coudreau. "...to erect, construct and to finish a masonry building with dependencies."

Saturday, February 19th 1859

Record Source COB
Volume 77
Page 465
Authority Pierre C. Cuvellier ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $10500.00

As stated in this act, vendors inherited property from their mother, Melanie Seghers, deceased wife of Gustavus Schmidt. No record of this succession could be found.

Saturday, April 16th 1831

Record Source Original Act
Volume 37
Page 761
Authority C. Pollock ( Notary )
Authority Date Saturday, April 16th 1831
Record Type marriage contract

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Gustavus Schmidt ,   Melanie Seghers

Marriage contract between Gustavus Schmidt and Melanie Seghers. Said property part of dowry given to Miss Melanie Seghers, future wife of Gustavus Schmidt, by her father, Dominique Seghers, in advance of his future succession. Property valued at 24,000 piastres.

Friday, November 21st 1828

Record Source COB
Volume 3
Page 554
Authority W. Y. Lewis ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $18150.00

3/4 interest. (Price paid for full interest in property).

Friday, November 21st 1828

Record Source COB
Volume 3
Page 555
Authority W. Y. Lewis ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

1/4 interest. From heirs of Benjamin Carter Beverly Farar, minor. "...together with the two-story brick house and all other buildings and improvements."

Wednesday, April 12th 1826

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

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Benjamin Farar

Inventory of Benjamin Farar mentions property which was later sold by his heirs (COB 3/554 and 3/555) states that property formerly belonged to Richard Butler.

Saturday, May 24th 1817

Record Source Original Act
Volume 10
Page 209
Authority Marc Lafitte ( Notary )
Authority Date Saturday, May 24th 1817
Record Type sale
Price $10000.00
Currency Piastres

Thursday, April 24th 1817

Record Source Original Act
Volume 10
Page 166
Authority Marc Lafitte ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, April 24th 1817
Record Type sale
Price $10000.00
Currency Piastres

50' by 119' 9". Note: Louisiana Bank still owns portion measuring 8' 3" by 120'. See chain of 417 Royal St., 11273-01 for continuation of chain for this portion of lot. Portion is now part of Lot 11273-01, 417 Royal St.

Saturday, April 27th 1816

Record Source Original Act
Volume 8
Page 193
Authority Marc Lafitte ( Notary )
Authority Date Saturday, April 27th 1816
Record Type sale
Price $9000.00
Currency Piastres

59' front on Royal St. by depth of 119' 9". (As stated in act before H. Lavergne, Vol. 4, No. 605, 1820, Oct. 5, these dimensions were found to be erroneous by Joseph Pilie, city surveyor, and to be 58' 3" front on Royal St. by depth of 120' F.M.).

Citations

Auguste Coudreau House
Erected 1859-1860
Louis Folliet, architect and builder
Joseph Derbes, Jr., builder, completed the structure
Erected for Auguste Coudreau on a site purchased by him in 1859 from C. E. Schmidt, probably a grandson of Dominique Seghers who had bought the property in 1827 from the heirs of Benjamin Farrar. Farrar had acquired it from Richard Butler of Ormond Plantation who bought it in 1817 and had a house erected upon it by Henry S. Latrobe, architect, who was engaged in the project at the time of his death from yellow fever, September 3, 1817.
It is probably that some of the materials, including doors, mantels, etc. from this earlier house were incorporated in the house built in 1859. The courtyard has been covered over, and the first floor shop fronts have been extensively remodeled. In May 1817 Richard Butler had bought the property from Thomas L. Harmon who a month before had bought it from the "Banque de la Louisiane." The bank had acquired it in April 1816 from William Nott.
In the inventory of Benjamin Farrar's estate filed in April 1826, the property was described as containing a "two story brick dwelling house and all the other buildings and improvements --- at present occupied by Messrs. Milne & Co." When sold to Seghers in 1827 it was described as "being in need of extensive repairs."

— VCS Binder
Author: VCS staff

431 Royal Street
Auguste Coudreau House
Reference List (brief recapitulation of chain of title entries)

— VCS Binder
Author: VCS staff

"Rare opportunity to secure a safe and sure investment in the splendid three-story brick stores and residence occupied by L. Bauer, Furniture Dealer, Nos. 95 and 97 Royal Street."

— Newspaper article
Date: Saturday, April 25th 1885