615 St. Peter St.

Square: 43 Lot Number: 18492-01

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

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.]

Purple
Portion of Building Main
Material Masonry

Dimensions

Frontage 31′ 0″ 0‴
2 107′ 9″ 0‴
3 31′ 0″ 0‴
4 107′ 9″ 0‴

Chain of Title

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 26th 1983
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Wednesday, January 1st 1908

Record Source COB
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.

Citations

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... "

— Dixie (Times-Picayune)
Date: Sunday, September 10th 1967

Two Buildings Adjoining Cabildo Pose Fire Threat

— Times-Picayune
Author: Millie Ball Date: Wednesday, June 19th 1974

Pontalbas' Painting Given Okay

— Times-Picayune
Author: Millie Ball Date: Thursday, March 20th 1975