633 Royal St.

Square: 61 Lot Number: 18646

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

No change: green. Small, unusual 2-story masonry building, which has the strange feature of only one opening on the second floor of the street façade. (There are two openings on the second floor of the rear façade, one of which is arched). It was described in an 1817 act of sale as a "new house -- composed of a store, two rooms, a kitchen and a courtyard."

Green
Portion of Building Main
Material Masonry

Dimensions

Frontage 14′ 5″ 5‴
2 127′ 10″ 5‴
3 14′ 3″ 5‴
4 127′ 10″ 5‴

Chain of Title

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 10th 1982
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Saturday, November 9th 1991

Record Source Newspaper
Page 18
Authority Times-Picayune ( Newspaper )
Record Type sale
Price $232000.00

Royal St. 633.

Wednesday, April 11th 1962

Record Source COB
Volume 646
Page 400
CDC# 380-027
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Lot X begins 64' 5" from St. Peter and measures 14' 3" 5''' front on Royal St. by a depth of 127' 10" 5''' b.e.p.l. Also Lot Y in same square.

Wednesday, February 2nd 1921

Record Source COB
Volume 334
Page 210
Authority F. W. Hart ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Monday, October 25th 1909

Record Source COB
Volume 230
Page 28
Authority J. F. Meunier ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Original Act: 47/122. Sketch of property lines drawn by George de Armas, Surveyor and Civil Engineer, dated October 13, 1909, attached to this act. Note: Here this becomes part of a large, irregular lot which today is composed of Lots No. 18647 and 18646.

Tuesday, June 8th 1897

Record Source COB
Volume 166
Page 584
Authority J. Meunier ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Refers to the larger lot.

Tuesday, May 14th 1895

Record Source COB
Volume 157
Page 385
Authority W. M. Gurley ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Refers to the larger lot.

Thursday, July 28th 1892

Record Source COB
Volume 142
Page 259
CDC# 36353
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

From the Succession of her brother. Half interest. Refers to the larger lot.

Friday, September 3rd 1875

Record Source COB
Volume 105
Page 937
CDC# 38204
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

From the Succession of her mother. Half interest in old number 147-151 Royal Street. Refers to the larger lot.

Tuesday, February 18th 1862

Record Source COB
Volume 87
Page 238
Authority A. Ducatel ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Original Act: 82/358. Refers to the larger lot.

Friday, January 21st 1853

Record Source COB
Volume 58
Page 390
Authority Denis Prieur ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Original Act: 0/114. 2nd District Court No.5370. Refers to the larger lot.

Friday, May 2nd 1851

Record Source COB
Volume 52
Page 639
Authority A. Chiapella ( Notary )
Record Type succession

Refers to the larger lot.

Wednesday, March 12th 1851

Record Source Plan Book
Volume 25
Page 25
Record Type plan

Plan showing lot portions and ownership, as of this date, of Royal Street and half each of St. Peter and Toulouse streets.

Tuesday, February 11th 1834

Record Source Original Act
Volume 35
Page 138
Authority ( Notary )
Authority Date Tuesday, February 11th 1834
Record Type [sale?]

Refers to larger lot.

Tuesday, January 14th 1834

Record Source Plan Book
Volume 14
Page 6
Record Type plan

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Louise Foucher Poree

"Plan of a portion of ground on which are brick buildings having a story, [a two-story structure in today's parlance], situated on Royal Street, northwest, between St. Peter and Toulouse, belonging to the Succession of Mme. Widow Poree, nee Foucher." Sketch drawn by Joseph Pilie, Surveyor. Refers to larger lot.

Friday, September 27th 1833

Record Source Court
Authority ( Notary )
Record Type succession

Probate Court, 1833 Sept. 24. Heirs to the Succession of Mme. Louise Foucher Poree. Heirs to the succession of Thomas Poree, Jr., undivided one-third. "The improvements comprise a main house facing Royal Street, kitchen and other buildings. The house and dependencies presently sold were purchased by Mme. Louise Foucher Poree from Antoine Cavelier by an act before Michel de Armas, March 24, 1818. The property now sold was composed of the three portions of land purchased by Antoine Cavelier at various times, as follows: 1: The house and dependencies on a lot of 45' more or less, fronting Royal Street and having a depth of 120' were purchase conjointly by Antoine Cavelier and Joseph Montegut from Andre Roche by an act before J. B. Garic, April 14, 1777. Mr. Cavelier became proprietor of the totality when he purchased the undivided half interest from Joseph Montegut by an act before Leonard Mazange, Dec. 18, 1780. 2: The 13' 7" front on Royal Street by a depth next the side of St. Peter Street to the lot already described had been purchased by Antoine Cavelier as the highest bidder at a public sale made on June 4, 1809 by William G. Garland, former Sheriff of the Parish, after seizure in the case of James LeDuc and Robert Dow vs. Leonard Lemelle, Victoire Deslande, Felicite Durand, and Charles Noel, which sale is registered in the records of the Superior Court of the Territory of New Orleans, June 9, 1809. 3: The final portion which is the depth of the property presently sold measures 15' on a line parallel with St. Peter Street by 75' in depth, is a part of a lot of 15' fronting on St. Peter Street by 150' of depth, purchased by Mr. Cavelier at a public sale of goods belonging to the Succession of Baptiste Pomet, as will be more fully explained by transaction before Pierre Pedesclaux, February 12, 1791. Mme. Poree purchased this land from Antoine Cavelier in 1818.

Tuesday, March 24th 1818

Record Source Original Act
Volume 14
Page 162
Authority M. de Armas ( Notary )
Authority Date Tuesday, March 24th 1818
Record Type [sale?]

Refers to the larger lot. "...the said site adjoining the property of Messrs. Renaud and Garic on one side and on the other side by Labatut and a portion of the property which Mr. Antoine Cavelier sold to his son, Mr. Zenon Cavelier, the act for which is going to be passed today..." Sketch defining lots and tracing ownership of property, with emphasis on the Cavelier land, from 609-611 Royal to the St. Peter Street corner, dated March 24, 1818, annexed to this act. Note: Here the property returns to its previous identity as a single lot and is merely Lot No. 18646 again.

Thursday, June 4th 1807

Record Source Unknown
Authority W. G. Garland ( Sheriff )
Record Type sheriff's sale

From Sheriff in suit entitled "Jacques Le Duc and Robert Dow vs. Leonore Lemelle, Victoire Deslondes, Felicite Durand and Charles Noel, (heirs of Louis Carriere)."

Monday, April 28th 1783

Record Source Unknown
Record Type agreement

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Antoine Cavelier ,   Pedro Richoux

Agreement between Antonio Cavelier, and Pedro Richoux [Henrique Roche?] concerning the property Pedro Richoux acquired from Manon Durand. The dimensions of the property Pedro Richoux bought from Manon Durand are 13' 7" front on Royal Street on Royal Street to a depth of 70' and thereafter a width of 16' 2" to the full depth of 120'.

Thursday, July 22nd 1779

Record Source Unknown
Record Type judgment

Judgment was rendered this date correcting the act of sale of Feb. 17, 1777 and fixing the frontage of this lot to conform with the frontage of the little house located thereon; being 13' 7".

Monday, February 17th 1777

Record Source Unknown
Authority Andres Almonester y Roxas ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

"A certain lot of ground, with the improvements thereon on Royal Street, the house of posts and brick measuring 20' front by 10' deep on a lot 20' front by 120' deep, bounded on one side by that of Antonio Marmillion; being the same property which was inherited by the vendor from his grandfather, Andres Roche." Note: The following transaction, while it seems to divert from the smooth transition in this case history, does obviously refer to this piece of property. Perhaps this sale did not go through, or something occurred in the interval to make possible the subsequent sale by Henrique Roche to Manon Durand. This accords a direct link to the original grantee, Andres Bertaut. For this reason it is being recorded here.

Saturday, April 27th 1776

Record Source Original Act
Volume 7
Page 122
Authority Jean Baptiste Garic ( Notary )
Authority Date Saturday, April 27th 1776
Record Type [sale?]

"Two houses situated, one on Royal Street and bounded by lots owned by Antonio Mermillion and by San Martin. This house was acquired by inheritance from his grandfather, Andres Bertaut, as stated in his will..."

Monday, January 1st 1731

Record Source Map
Authority Gonichon Map ( Map )
Record Type vacant

Unassigned.

Thursday, January 1st 1728

Record Source Map
Authority Broutin Map ( Map )
Record Type land grant

Lot No. 142 granted to Sieur Manard.

Thursday, January 1st 1722

Record Source Map
Authority de la Tour Map ( Map )
Record Type land grant

Lot No. 190 granted to Nicolas Chibault and Pierre Poumit, soldiers. Marginal note: "To Andre Bertaut."

Citations

Postcard for The Green Shutter Coffee-House

— Postcard

A petition filed in the Alcade's Court this date by Manon Durand states 'that she bought a lot on Royal Street measuring 20' front, from Henrique Roche, bounded on one side by the property of Antoine Marmillion and on the other by the property of Antoine Cavelier, and of these 20' front she agreed to resell to Henrique Roche 4' for the sum of 80 pesos; that being why there are only 16' remaining to her. In these same proceedings Henrique Roche alleges that he had sold to Manon Durand a small house occupying 13' front with the usual depth, and although in the act of sale drawn up it appears as 20' front, this is a mistake, as it was never his intention to sell her more than the house covered; therefore he could not have sold her more than 13'. It is not probable that he, Henrique Roche would have sold, with the small house, a piece of his own, because the two houses adjoin. He is now going to build a new house across the front of his land, and so that Manon Durand will not disturb or molest him in the possession of his house and lot, may it please the court to order Gilberto Guillemard to make a survey of the ground the little house occupies, which will serve them both for a title in due form for all time."

— Louisiana Historical Quarterly, Vol. 20/1, p. 279
Date: Tuesday, October 18th 1785

Survey

"The survey of the above property and that of the adjoining was made on this date by Carlos Laveau Trudeau, Royal Surveyor, and is as follows: The Marmillion property on the corner of St. Peter and Royal Streets has a frontage of 60' 5", Manon Durand's property; being the above described Lot No. 27, measures 13' 7" front on Royal Street and 16' 2" on the rear line, and the property of Antoine Cavelier; measures 46' 10" front on Royal Street and 44' 3" on the rear line."

C. Trudeau

— Notarial Act (New Orleans Notarial Archives)
Author: Carlos Trudeau, Royal Surveyor Date: Wednesday, February 8th 1786

"...will be sold at the Coffee House on Thursday, the 4th day of June, 1807, at 12:00 o'clock: A lot of ground about 13' front in Royal Street between the houses of Messrs. Cavalier & Sons and Mme. Loubies, on which is a small house a little back from the street; seized in above suit... "

— Louisiana Gazette
Date: Friday, May 8th 1807

Copy of a photograph of Charles Louis Cresson and son, Charles E. Cresson, taken c. 1903 (interior of shop).
[poor quality photocopy]

— William C. Cresson Collection
Date: Thursday, January 1st 1903