525-529 Decatur St.

Square: 27 Lot Number: 18431

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Proposed change -- yellow with green stripes to yellow. Two in an original row of four, 4-story Greek Revival warehouses of the granite post-and-lintel type, which were constructed c. 1840 for Dominique Seghers. The façade of this building was greatly altered during the first half of the 20th c.

Yellow
Portion of Building Main
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Dimensions

Frontage 39′ 2″ 4‴
2 97′ 1″ 0‴
3 5′ 2″ 4‴
4 51′ 7″ 0‴
5 44′ 0″ 0‴
6 148′ 8″ 0‴

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Last Updated: Thursday, March 5th 1981
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Tuesday, October 15th 1968

Record Source COB
Volume 685
Page 599
CDC# 426-421
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Division G, Docket 1. Placed in possession of an undivided 1/3 interest each.

Tuesday, December 27th 1960

Record Source COB
Volume 642
Page 49
CDC# 325849
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Tuesday, July 9th 1918

Record Source COB
Volume 294
Page 557
Authority R. E. Milling ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Thursday, February 3rd 1916

Record Source COB
Volume 278
Page 462
Authority W. K. Leverich ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Wednesday, October 11th 1911

Record Source COB
Volume 250
Page 7
Authority A. Brian ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Thursday, October 26th 1905

Record Source COB
Volume 205
Page 147
Authority F. Adolph ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Saturday, July 23rd 1904

Record Source COB
Volume 125
Page 698
Authority A. Doriocourt ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Monday, July 18th 1904

Record Source COB
Volume 195
Page 683
Authority A. Doriocourt ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Monday, August 15th 1898

Record Source COB
Volume 168
Page 681
CDC# 46093
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type sheriff's sale

From suit of Peoples Bank of New Orleans vs. Augustin A. David, et al.

Thursday, June 15th 1893

Record Source COB
Volume 148
Page 470
Authority Nicholas B. Trist ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Part interest.

Friday, January 6th 1893

Record Source COB
Volume 148
Page 10
Authority A. Doriocourt ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Part interest.

Tuesday, November 11th 1890

Record Source COB
Volume 137
Page 265
Authority Nicholas B. Trist ( Notary )
Record Type partition

From the partition suit of Camille Agnelly, et al. and Henry Jacob David.

Saturday, November 1st 1890

Record Source COB
Volume 137
Page 250
CDC# 27224
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Saturday, May 27th 1882

Record Source COB
Volume 117
Page 366
Authority Felix Grima ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Original Act: 61/36.

Saturday, February 18th 1882

Record Source COB
Volume 114
Page 891
Authority Edgar Grima ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Original Act: 11/22.

Monday, April 4th 1864

Record Source Unknown
Authority A. Boudousquie ( Notary )
Record Type partition

Appearers state that they are joint owners for one undivided half each of four lots of ground in the square bounded by Levee, Toulouse, Chartres, and St. Louis streets, designated by the numbers 72, 73, 74, and 75 on a plan deposited in the office of P. Lacoste, notary. Property acquired by Osgood and Johnson in this manner: (1) Isaac Osgood purchased one-half thereof from the Estate of Dominique Seghers, before J. Lisbony, April 6, 1850. (2) Bradish Johnson acquired the other half in several transactions. He inherited one-sixth from his brother George Washington Johnson as one of his legatees. The remaining two-sixths he purchased form his two brothers who were co-legatees, in an act before P. Lacoste, February 6, 1857. It was mutually agreed that through this partition Isaac Osgood should have for his hare Lots No. 72 and 73. Bradish Johnson shall have for his share Lots No. 74 and 75.

Monday, April 4th 1864

Record Source Unknown
Authority A. Boudousquie ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Part interest. Inherited from his brother.

Monday, February 9th 1857

Record Source COB
Volume 70
Page 547
Authority P. Lacoste ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Two undivided sixth parts of four lots of ground, being Nos. 72, 73, 74, 75.

Monday, July 7th 1856

Record Source Unknown
Authority Plaquemine Parish ( Notary )
Record Type succession

Saturday, April 6th 1850

Record Source Original Act
Volume 6
Page 83
Authority J. Lisbony ( Notary )
Authority Date Saturday, April 6th 1850
Record Type succession; sale

Four lots of ground, with all buildings, thereon, designated Nos. 72, 73, 74, 75 on plan by Bourgerol, March 25, 1840, annexed to this act. Note: Press clipping -- "The buildings thereon consisting of four Lot 76 in a large three story brick building, for each of the four remaining lots, in a large three story brick building in front and a large similar three story brick building in the rear, separated from the front building by a yard."

Tuesday, February 26th 1850

Record Source Plan Book
Volume 45
Page 25
Record Type [sale?]

Survey-sketch by A. Castaing, dated February 26, 1850, showing ground plan of five plots of ground, being Lots No. 72, 73, 74, 75, and 76, indicating position in the square and a drawing of the front elevation of all five buildings.

Monday, January 1st 1838

Record Source Plan Book
Volume 44A
Page 78
Record Type [sale?]

Survey-sketch showing plans of plots No. 72, 73, 74, and 75, including two lots around the corner on Toulouse Street, with drawing of the front elevations of the buildings on Decatur Street.

Wednesday, February 22nd 1837

Record Source Original Act
Volume 14
Page 354
Authority Felix Grima ( Notary )
Authority Date Wednesday, February 22nd 1837
Record Type [sale?]

A lot of ground with buildings on Levee Street, between Toulouse and St. Louis, divided into four lots according to a plan drawn January 17, 1837 by A. d'Hemecourt, and approved by Bourgerol. Said lot measures 84' 1" 6''' front on Levee, by 148' 8" in depth, on the line separating it, towards Toulouse Street from the property formerly belonging to Alexander Milne, Sr., and now belonging to D. Seghers; 73' 9" 4''' on depth on the line that separates the lot towards St. Louis Street from the property belonging to Campanel, f.m.c., and continues irregularly in such a manner that the said lot measures on the rear line 89' 2" 6''' of width. With the two storied brick house and all other edifices, buildings and dependencies.

Tuesday, January 17th 1837

Record Source Plan Book
Volume 53
Page 17
Record Type [sale?]

Survey-sketch of four lots of ground numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, drawn by d'Hemecourt, approved by Bourgerol.

Monday, March 23rd 1818

Record Source Original Act
Volume 12
Page 120
Authority M. Lafitte ( Notary )
Authority Date Monday, March 23rd 1818
Record Type [sale?]

A lot of ground on Levee Street, between St. Louis and Toulouse streets, having 80' front to the Levee and facing the river, by a depth of about 140', bounded on one side by the property of Alexander Milne, and on the other by that of Campanelle. With the two story brick house now on the front of the site, and all other buildings. This property was acquired in two portions: (1) A lot measuring 75' from Andres Almonester y Roxas and his wife, Mme. Luisa de Laronde, by act before Carlos Ximenes, January 16, 1795. (2) A strip of ground measuring 5' from Joseph de Pontalba, by act before Pedro Pededslaux, June 6, 1796. The house and other buildings belong to the vendor because he erected them.

Citations

"PRIVATE BOARDING HOUSE. No. 73 Old Levee. Mesdames Rigau and Griffon, having tenanted the former dwelling house of Mr. Fortier on the levee, between St. Louis and Toulouse Streets."

— The New Orleans Bee (L'Abeille)
Date: Monday, November 2nd 1835