Square: 43 Lot Number: 18492-01
The Arsenal (Louisiana State Museum) [N.B: The Vieux Carré Survey does not include Vieux Carré Commission written or color-coded map evaluations for Square 43. Ratings are taken from the VCC website’s color-coded map.]
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Purple
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| Portion of Building | Main |
| Material | Masonry |
| Frontage | 31′ 0″ 0‴ |
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| 2 | 107′ 9″ 0‴ |
| 3 | 31′ 0″ 0‴ |
| 4 | 107′ 9″ 0‴ |
| Record Source | COB |
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| NA# | |
| Authority Date | Wednesday, January 1st 1908 |
| Record Type | donation |
Both Louisiana State Museum and the Louisiana Historical Society provided permanent homes in the Cabildo, Arsenal, and Presbytere by an ordinance of the New Orleans city council. No prior chain of title - property has always belonged to the City of New Orleans.
Picture Out of Our Past
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"The arsenal's St. Peter Street entrance was the right size for seven small boys to pose for this memorable photograph... "
Two Buildings Adjoining Cabildo Pose Fire Threat
— Times-PicayunePontalbas' Painting Given Okay
— Times-Picayune