405-405½ Bourbon St.

Square: 70 Lot Number: 11416

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

No change. Green with brown courtyard infill. See 401 Bourbon. This building retains, as do the other two, its front wrought iron balcony and its wooden cornice.

Green
Portion of Building Main
Material Masonry
Brown
Portion of Building Courtyard infill
Material Masonry

Dimensions

Frontage 18′ 9″ 4‴
2 76′ 3″ 2‴
3 18′ 9″ 4‴
4 76′ 3″ 2‴

Chain of Title

Last Updated: Monday, June 14th 1982
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Friday, April 15th 1977

Record Source COB
Volume 748
Page 16
N.A.# 236752
Authority Philip E. James Jr. ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $175000.00

Sale for $175,000 cash. Leases 686/604, 668/438, 594/513, 739/254. Lot measures 18' 9" 4''' front on Bourbon St. by 76' 3" 2''' in depth b.e.p.l. with use of alley in rear 3' 9" 2''' in depth opening on Conti St. All leases have run out.

Wednesday, December 1st 1976

Record Source COB
Volume 739
Page 254
N.A.# 221770
Authority Martin O. Miller II ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $182000.00

Two properties.

Friday, January 10th 1969

Record Source COB
Volume 688
Page 697
CDC# 485-056
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Civil District Court, Division E, Docket 1. Ownership of all property including Lot 2, 405 Bourbon St., appraised value $65,000.

Monday, April 30th 1951

Record Source COB
Volume 575
Page 540
Authority L. T. Kuhner ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

"A lot designated by No. 2, measuring 18' 9" 4''' front on Bourbon Street by a depth of 76' 3" 2''' b.p.l., together with the use of an alley 3' 9" 2''' in width and opening on Conti Street, common to lots 1, 2 and 3." Other transaction: COB 550/237.

Thursday, January 16th 1947

Record Source COB
Volume 549
Page 174
Authority W. B. Hamlin ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Wednesday, February 24th 1943

Record Source COB
Volume 526
Page 254
CDC# 248975
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Friday, July 6th 1928

Record Source COB
Volume 437
Page 642
Authority W. M. Gurley ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Friday, July 6th 1928

Record Source COB
Volume 437
Page 642
Authority W. M. Gurley ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Thursday, December 11th 1924

Record Source COB
Volume 387
Page 399
Authority R. Legier ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Thursday, December 11th 1924

Record Source COB
Volume 387
Page 399
Authority R. Legier ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Other transaction: COB 341/72.

Friday, June 14th 1918

Record Source COB
Volume 298
Page 502
Authority J. Corcelle ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Monday, April 15th 1918

Record Source COB
Volume 296
Page 243
CDC# 123526
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Friday, July 29th 1887

Record Source Original Act
Volume 35
Page 203
Authority Nicholas B. Trist ( Notary )
Authority Date Friday, July 29th 1887
Record Type [sale?]

N. Trist acting for J. Fahey. " ...said lot is shown on sketch by Arthur de Armas, dated June 4, 1887 hereto annexed... "

Friday, May 12th 1882

Record Source Original Act
Volume 37
Page 281
Authority A. Dreyfous ( Notary )
Authority Date Friday, May 12th 1882
Record Type [sale?]

Original Act: 37/281-282-283. Inherited from their father. "Gabriel Vanzini died April 28, 1857, leaving as his sole and surviving heirs two children, Anne Marie and Joseph Vanzini. Anne Marie died the wife of Dr. Jules Heller and left an only child Marie Heller. Before Guillaume Bruin, a Notary at Bellinzona, Canton of Tessin, Switzerland on the 3rd of June 1878, Dr. Heller acting as tutor of his said minor child, sold and transferred to Giuseppe Vanzini all the interest of his said child in and to the property left by her maternal grandfather, Gabriel Vanzini. A copy deposited in the office of Abel Dreyfous, Vol. 27/281-282, May 12, 1882 and registered in COB 117/330."

Monday, April 30th 1849

Record Source COB
Volume 46
Page 551
Authority T. Guyol ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Original Act: 12/258. "A certain lot of ground, together with three, two-story brick dwelling houses thereon, said lot forming the corner of Bourbon and Conti streets, measuring 76' front on Conti Street by a depth of 50' on Bourbon Street." Present-day lots 11415 or 401 Bourbon Street; 11416 or 405 Bourbon Street; 11417 or 407 Bourbon Street.

Tuesday, July 6th 1847

Record Source Original Act
Volume 58
Page 21
Authority W. Christy ( Notary )
Authority Date Tuesday, July 6th 1847
Record Type building contract
Price $9500.00

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Alexander Pereira ,   Francis D. Gott

Francis D. Gott, Building for Alexander Pereira for three, two-story houses on northeast corner of Bourbon and Conti streets - party wall next to St. Louis Street to be reused... $9500.

Friday, March 23rd 1838

Record Source COB
Volume 23
Page 337
Authority C. Pollock ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Original Act: 59/78. " ...said lot forming the corner of Bourbon and Conti streets, measuring 76' front on Conti Street by a depth and front on Bourbon Street of 50' 6", together with buildings... "

Thursday, June 9th 1825

Record Source Original Act
Volume 27
Page 237
Authority M. Lafitte ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, June 9th 1825
Record Type [sale?]

Thursday, November 26th 1818

Record Source Original Act
Volume 6
Page 945
Authority Philippe Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, November 26th 1818
Record Type [sale?]

Inherited from his brother.

Friday, November 14th 1817

Record Source Original Act
Volume 3
Page 787
Authority Philippe Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Friday, November 14th 1817
Record Type [sale?]

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Sebastian Ferrer ,   Isabel Funir ,   Augustin Ferrer

Testament of Sebastian Ferrer, legitimate son of Augustin Ferrer and Mme. Isabel Funir. It is stated in this document that a house constructed in brick situated at the corner of Bourbon and Conti streets was acquired from the Sheriff, Mr. Cenas, June 24, 1808, in the matter of the Syndic of the Creditors of John Poultney and the property of Jean Louis Isnard. The whole is composed of a cabaret at the corner of Bourbon and Conti streets.

Tuesday, April 28th 1801

Record Source Original Act
Volume 38
Page 268
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Tuesday, April 28th 1801
Record Type [sale?]

"A lot situated at the corner of Bourbon and Conti streets, measuring 60' front on Bourbon Street by 120' on Conti Street, bounded by lots of the purchaser and of Rosa Jung, free mulatress." Present-day lots 11415 or 401 Bourbon Street; 11416 or 405 Bourbon Street; 11417 or 407 Bourbon Street; 11418 or 409 Bourbon Street; 11437 or 811 Conti Street; 11438 or 815 Conti Street.

Monday, January 1st 1731

Record Source Map
Authority Gonichon Map ( Map )
Record Type [land grant and/or sale and/or succession]

Lists to one named La Roche Castel at Lot No. 186.

Thursday, January 1st 1728

Record Source Map
Authority Broutin Map ( Map )
Record Type [land grant and/or sale and/or succession]

Lists Widow Manard at Lot No. 227.

Thursday, January 1st 1722

Record Source Map
Authority de la Tour Map ( Map )
Record Type [land grant and/or sale and/or succession]

Lists Pierre Cognon. Marginal note: Louis Francois Castel, called Laroche at Lot No. 251.

Citations

"Three, two-story brick buildings at the northwest corner of Bourbon and Conti Streets, date from June 9, 1825, when Joseph Cheyron purchased the site and built the trio of commercial establishments."

p.217

— Old New Orleans: A History of the Vieux Carré
Author: Stanley Clisby Arthur Date: Friday, January 1st 1937