609-615 Chartres St.

Square: 42 Lot Number: 18488

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

Change: yellow with green stripes to pink. This early c. 1795 2-story masonry Spanish Colonial structure, which evidently was constructed by Joseph Reynes at the same time that he constructed 601 Chartres, has lost its historic detailing. A portion of its front façade evidently dates from the 20th c.

Pink
Portion of Building Main
Material Masonry

Dimensions

Frontage 58′ 9″ 2‴
2 92′ 8″ 5‴
3 40′ 1″ 3‴
4 29′ 11″ 2‴
5 10′ 2″ 4‴
6 18′ 3″ 4‴
7 8′ 6″ 3‴
9 44′ 9″ 4‴

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Thursday, October 25th 1962

Record Source COB
Volume 651
Page 272
Authority D. S. Martin ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Anne Galbo

From:

Joseph Galbo

One-third interest.

Wednesday, June 30th 1954

Record Source COB
Volume 594
Page 579
Authority V. J. Thiberville ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Joseph Galbo

From:

Emile Galbo

One-third interest.

Friday, September 24th 1948

Record Source COB
Volume 560
Page 402
Authority V. J. Thiberville ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Anne Galbo ,   Sam Galbo ,   Emile Galbo

From:

Joseph Galbo

Thursday, June 17th 1948

Record Source COB
Volume 561
Page 120
Authority V. J. Thiberville ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Joseph Galbo

From:

Cecile Mary Linthicum ,   Albert Stauffer Jordy

Friday, November 3rd 1944

Record Source COB
Volume 534
Page 177
Authority J. H. Hammel Jr. ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Albert Stauffer Jordy ,   Cecile Mary Linthicum Jordy

From:

Richard J. Roth

Through French Market Homestead Association.

Thursday, July 18th 1940

Record Source COB
Volume 508
Page 515
Authority C. V. Kehoe ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Richard J. Roth

From:

Ulrich Rosen

Saturday, February 27th 1937

Record Source COB
Volume 492
Page 12
Authority A. J. Justrabo ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Ulrich Rosen

From:

Mildred Frances Crowley

Friday, March 27th 1936

Record Source COB
Volume 482
Page 669
CDC# 183920
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Mildred F. Crowley Shaffer Vaughn

From:

Rose Lee Arnold

Friday, April 24th 1925

Record Source COB
Volume 394
Page 209
Authority E. Pomes ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Rose Lee Arnold Gould

From:

Charles Alexander Stokes

Tuesday, April 1st 1913

Record Source COB
Volume 292
Page 54
Authority M. C. Soniat ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Charles Alexander Stokes

From:

Marie Emma Larue

Thursday, October 30th 1884

Record Source COB
Volume 149
Page 197
CDC# 12410
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

To:

Marie Emma Larue Capdeville

From:

Edgar Larue

Inherited.

Thursday, June 27th 1878

Record Source COB
Volume 111
Page 581
Authority A. Ducatel ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Edgar Larue

From:

Marius Martin

3rd District Court No. 24873. Undivided half-interest.

Tuesday, September 25th 1877

Record Source COB
Volume 111
Page 262
Court# 24800
Authority 3rd District Court ( Court )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Edgar Larue

From:

Marius Martin

From the suit of Edgar Larue vs. Marius Martin. Half-interest.

Tuesday, September 9th 1845

Record Source COB
Volume 39
Page 181
Authority A. Ducatel ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Marius Martin

From:

Josephine Birot

Original Act: 27/262. Lot of ground with buildings.

Tuesday, September 9th 1845

Record Source Original Act
Volume 27
Page 260
Authority A. Ducatel ( Notary )
Authority Date Tuesday, September 9th 1845
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Josephine Birot Robert

From:

Mercelite Birot

A lot of ground on Chartres Street between Toulouse and St. Peter streets now occupied by Mr. Martin, Pharmacist, 54' 5" front on Chartres Street by an irregular depth, with buildings.

Wednesday, December 28th 1842

Record Source Court
Authority Probate Court ( Court )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Josephine Birot Robert ,   Mercelite Birot

From:

Louise Francoise Birot

Homologation and Probation of Mystic Will, dated January 5, 1842.

Monday, April 10th 1826

Record Source Original Act
Volume 5
Page 169
Authority Felix de Armas Sr. ( Notary )
Authority Date Monday, April 10th 1826
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Louise Francoise Birot Caisergues Fogliardi

From:

Joseph Reynes Jr.

A lot of ground... on Chartres Street, between Toulouse and St. Peter, measuring F.M. 54' 5" front on Chartres, bounded on the right side by property of Mr. Bernard Marigny and in the depth by property previously belonging to Mrs. Christy now to Messrs. Mossy and Alpuente, said lot of ground composed of land between the letters A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and H to a figurative plan made the 5th day of this present month of April, by Joseph Pilie, Surveyor of this city... which remains annexed to these presents. Josephy Reynes, Jr. is herein acting as heir of his deceased mother, Mrs. Charlotte Gardela Reynes. This property is part of a larger portion of land acquired in three pieces by Joseph Reynes, Sr. during the lifetime of his wife: Lot A. A portion of ground situated at the corner of Toulouse and Chartres streets, having 49' on Toulouse by 101' 6" on Chartres... from Pierre Jourdan, following act before P. Pedesclaux, May 8, 1793. Lot B. A portion of ground situated on Chartres Street, having a frontage of 12' on said street by 87' in depth... from Joseph Xavier de Pontalba, following act before P. Pedesclaux, December 9, 1794. Lot C. A portion of ground situated on Toulouse Street, 38' front by 101' 7" in depth... from Pierre Jourdan, following act before P. Pedeslaux, May 23, 1796. Plan of J. Pilie, dated April 5, 1826, annexed to this act.

Monday, May 23rd 1796

Record Source Original Act
Volume 27
Page 247
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Monday, May 23rd 1796
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Joseph Reynes

From:

Pedro Jourdan

Refers to Lot C. A half lot of ground situated on Toulouse Street measuring 38' front and 101' 7" depth bounded by properties of Miguel Roig and the property of the purchaser.

Monday, January 5th 1795

Record Source Original Act
Volume 23
Page 6
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Monday, January 5th 1795
Record Type building contract

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Joseph Duguet ,   Joseph Reynes

Refers to Lot A. Agreement to build a warehouse for Joseph Reynes, next to Pontalba.

Tuesday, December 9th 1794

Record Source Original Act
Volume 22
Page 1044
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Tuesday, December 9th 1794
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Joseph Reines

From:

Joseph Xavier de Pontalba

Refers to Lot B. 12' of land fronting Chartres Street and the common wall of 87' in depth bounded on one side by the land of the vendor and on the other side by the land of the purchaser.

Wednesday, May 8th 1793

Record Source Original Act
Volume 17
Page 356
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Wednesday, May 8th 1793
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Joseph Reines

From:

Pedro Jourdan

Refers to Lot A. A house and lot... with its kitchen and a storehouse constructed entirely of wood, brick, and native tile, situated in this same city, forming the corner of Toulouse and Chartres streets, measuring 49' on the first street and 101' 6" on the second, bounded on its sides by the houses of the vendor and of Don Joseph Xavier de Pontalba.

Thursday, January 13th 1791

Record Source Original Act
Volume 12
Page 23
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, January 13th 1791
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Joseph Xavier de Pontalba

From:

Pedro Jourdan

Refers to Lot B. As described above.

Thursday, May 14th 1789

Record Source Original Act
Volume 7
Page 520
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, May 14th 1789
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Pedro Jourdan

From:

Margarita Renne

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Pedro Le Bourgeois

Refers to Lot A. "A lot of ground... on the corner of Toulouse and Chartres Street comprising 87' frontage on the first street by 114' 7" on the second, bounded on one side by the property of Don Miguel Roche y Girona and on the other by land of Joseph Vincent Nunez... and behind that of Don Miguel Roche y Girona a width of 28' of ground, the same that my said wife was adjudicated in a public sale of his effects, by the death of Nicolas Sarde, her first husband, done on August 12, 1783... and with all the bricks that are found on the same... conforming to a plan by Carlos Laveau Trudeau, Public Surveyor."

Thursday, May 14th 1789

Record Source Original Act
Volume 7
Page 520
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, May 14th 1789
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Pedro Jourdan

From:

Margarita Renne

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Pedro Le Bourgeois

Refers to Lot B. "...a lot of ground... on the corner of Toulouse and Chartres Street, comprising 87' frontage on the first street by 114' 7" on the second street, bounded on one side by the property of Don Miguel Roche y Girona, and on the other side by the land of Don Joseph Vincent Nunez... and behind that of Don Miguel Roche y Girona a width of 28' of ground."

Thursday, May 14th 1789

Record Source Original Act
Volume 7
Page 520
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Thursday, May 14th 1789
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Pedro Jourdan

From:

Margarita Renne

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Pedro Le Bourgeois

Refers to Lot C. "A lot of ground... on the corner of Toulouse and Chartres Street comprising 87' frontage on the first street by 114' 7" on the second, bounded on one side by the property of Don Miguel Roche y Girona and on the other by land of Joseph Vincent Nunez... and behind that of Don Miguel Roche y Girona a width of 28' of ground, the same that my said wife was adjudicated in a public sale of his effects, by the death of Nicolas Sarde, her first husband, done on August 12, 1783... and with all the bricks that are found on the same... conforming to a plan by Carlos Laveau Trudeau, Public Surveyor." "...a lot of ground... on the corner of Toulouse and Chartres Street, comprising 87' frontage on the first street by 114' 7" on the second street, bounded on one side by the property of Don Miguel Roche y Girona, and on the other side by the land of Don Joseph Vincent Nunez... and behind that of Don Miguel Roche y Girona a width of 28' of ground."

Citations

Addendum: It is obvious from the footage involved in all the 18th century transactions on this property that the two original grants of 60' by 120' F.M. on Chartres at the Toulouse Street corner were merged into a single ownership at a fairly early time. Though there is no documentation to substantiate this, it is reasonable to suppose that M. and Mme. Wiltz must have bought the adjacent lot sometime after 1743, when they acquired the corner lot by exchange with Arnaud Roche and his wife Marianne Birot.

Nicolas Sarde purchased the lot in turn from the Widow Wiltz. He died, his widow inherited the land and then married Pedro le Bourgeois. In 1789 Dona Margarita Renne Sarde le Bourgeois, with the assistance of her husband Pedro le Bourgeois, sold to Pedro Jourdan the property she said she inherited from her husband, Nicolas Sarde. And in this transaction the land is described as measuring 114' 7" on Chartres which would include a major portion of the second lot. That was further substantiated by a drawing by Carlos Trudeau, dated May 25, 1789, stating "land of Pedro le Bourgeois, 114' 7" on Chartres by 87' on Toulouse, bounded on Toulouse Street side by land of Don Miguel Royg y Girona, bought from Nicolas Sarde."

Therefore, to complete the earliest ownership of this entire portion of ground it is necessary to include data on the lot adjacent to the corner grant.

— VCS Binder
Author: VCS staff

Louis Wiltz to build brick house at Chartres and Toulouse Streets, with party wall with Jacques Chauvin.

Refers to entire portion of ground.

April 28, 1745

— Louisiana Historical Quarterly, Vol. 14/1, p. 112
Date: Thursday, January 1st 1931

611 Chartres Street

Erected: unknown
Architect: unknown
Builder: unknown

This plain structure, which seems once to have been two buildings, occupies the site of Mr. Reynes' warehouse. Apparently it has not always been this severe, box-like looking building. Interior arches indicate that there are substantial portions of a fine old structure here. Photographs from the Mugnier period show that at one time a wooden gallery, with turned balusters and colonettes supporting a canopy trimmed with bargeboard, extended to the edge of the banquette. These decorative details have been stripped away, and what is left is a stark box of no great distinction. However, judging from the photographs, the essence of these buildings is still here, and if properly restored this could take a respectable place among the buildings on the street.

The site was originally assigned to Henry Bouquay, called Plaisance, in 1722. By 1728 it belonged to Sieur Boileau. In 1731 Sieur Belcour had acquired it. No one seemed to hold it very long. Yet a map of 1734 shows this lot, already shortened in its depth, with a large building set somewhat back from the street, having front and rear galleries, with another fair-sized building on the lot. After 1743 this land must have been acquired by Louis Wiltz [Wilz?] and his wife Marie Tolly. For by the time the Widow Wiltz sold to Nicolas Sarde, this lot had been absorbed into the corner property, which M. and Mme. Wiltz had acquired by exchange with the original owner Arnaud Roche.

For a long time thereafter lot No. 18488 had no separate existence. It belonged to Nicolas Sarde and his wife who, when a widow, married Pedro Le Bourgeois. It passed to Pedro Jourdan, [and] then to Joseph Reynes, who apparently built stores and warehouse and used the site for commercial purposes. It was not until 1826 that this portion of ground resumed its identity, when Joseph Reynes, Jr. sold it to Mme. Fogliardi. It has passed on many times since then, and it is difficult to say just when and by whom the present building was erected.

— VCS Binder
Author: Edith E. Long Date: Tuesday, September 22nd 1964

"Even if the weatherman's winds die down, there'll be a tornado blowing on the 600 block of Chartres until Thursday night. Teresa Torkanoswky vows she'll open her flamenco room that night, even if between now and then there are such minor items to complete as getting the midnight blue corduroy walls up, the new stage surfaced, spotlights and dimmers installed...etc. etc. etc."

— New Orleans States-Item
Date: Tuesday, February 1st 1966