624 Bourbon St.

Square: 61 Lot Number: 18664

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

No change: green. This Transitional style 3-story brick building with attached service building has a porte-cochere entrance, three bay openings at each level, as well as a wrought iron balcony railing at each of the two upper levels, entered through by hung sash windows. It was built c. 1834 by Dr. Edouard Fortin for his bride, Amanaide Le Carpentier.

Green
Portion of Building Service building (attached)
Material Masonry
Green
Portion of Building Main
Material Masonry

Dimensions

Frontage 31′ 11″ 5‴
2 128′ 2″ 0‴
3 31′ 11″ 5‴
4 128′ 2″ 0‴

Chain of Title

Last Updated: Monday, March 1st 1982
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Wednesday, July 7th 1965

Record Source COB
Volume 668
Page 412
Authority M. L. de la Houssaye ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $110000.00

Sale for $110,000, cash $10,000, balance terms. Lot No. 18 measures 31' 11" 5''' front on Bourbon St. with depth of 128' 2" b.e.p.l. Survey by E. Kelly, June 5, 1965.

Friday, May 26th 1950

Record Source COB
Volume 568
Page 391
Authority F. Macheca ( Notary )
Record Type mortgage

Saturday, July 6th 1940

Record Source COB
Volume 511
Page 578
Authority Elmer D. Flanders ( Notary )
Record Type mortgage

Thursday, October 26th 1939

Record Source COB
Volume 506
Page 261
Authority F. Macheca ( Notary )
Record Type mortgage

Tuesday, March 29th 1938

Record Source COB
Volume 498
Page 339
Authority E. Wegener ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Through Suburban Building and Loan Association.

Monday, March 14th 1938

Record Source COB
Volume 498
Page 302
Authority A. Ducatel ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

A. Ducatel, 9 Oct. 1880.

Sunday, October 31st 1937

Record Source COB
Volume 503
Page 261
Authority A. J. Peters ( Notary )
Record Type mortgage

Friday, November 9th 1917

Record Source COB
Volume 296
Page 83
CDC# 122025
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Tuesday, July 5th 1870

Record Source COB
Volume 97
Page 776
Court# 2045
Authority 7th District Court ( Court )
Record Type sheriff's sale

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Merchants' Mutual Insurance Company

From suit of "Merchants' Mutual Insurance Company vs. William Buck, et al."

Thursday, May 24th 1866

Record Source COB
Volume 91
Page 264
Authority Felix Grima ( Notary )
Record Type partition

Original Act: 5/154. Mrs. Marie Fortin, wife of William Buck by Partition from Mrs. Josephine Amenaide Le Carpentier, widow of Dr. Jean Baptiste Edouard Fortin, and Miss Louis Fortin. "A three-story brick dwelling house and other buildings." Note: Here the record is broken. However, it resumes...

Wednesday, February 2nd 1848

Record Source COB
Volume 43
Page 398
Authority ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

L. T. Caire, 109/32, substituting for P. Lacoste. As described above. [resumption of chain of title]

Wednesday, July 29th 1846

Record Source Original Act
Volume 4
Page 123
Authority J. Agaisse ( Notary )
Authority Date Wednesday, July 29th 1846
Record Type [sale?]

"Lot of ground situated in this city on Bourbon between Toulouse and St. Peter, north-east side measuring 30' front on Bourbon by 120', bounded on the Toulouse Street side by the property of Pierre Vaud and on the St. Peter Street side by the property of Dr. Martin."

Friday, June 3rd 1808

Record Source Unknown
Record Type public sale

"A principal house of four rooms, two cabinets, and rear gallery; and a two-story brick kitchen." Certified copy from books of Dutillet and Peyrillade, dated June 14, 1836. "The above mentioned property is on Bourbon Street between Toulouse and St. Peter, bounded on one side by the property of Dr. Martin and on the other side by that of Widow Goiffond. The house consists of four apartments (rooms), two cabinets and a gallery in the rear, the kitchen is of two-story brick." Note: above document is annexed to J. Agaisse, 4/123, July 29, 1846.

Friday, January 1st 1808

Record Source Map
Authority Pilie Map ( Map )
Record Type [sale?]

The map lists "Courcelle" at this site.

Monday, January 1st 1731

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

Lot No. 132 granted to one named Paul Vitre.

Thursday, January 1st 1728

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

Lot No. 152 granted to Francoeur. Lot No. 154 granted to Sieur Francoeur.

Thursday, January 1st 1722

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

Lot No. 198 granted to Jean Vann. No Marginal Note.

Citations

Act of sale

With mortgage between Jean Baptiste Bazine, Claude Bellurgey [Beleungey or Beleurgey] and Jean Renaud [French].

P. Pedesclaux, Vol. 46/21

— Notarial Act (New Orleans Notarial Archives)
Author: Pedro Pedesclaux, N.P. Date: Wednesday, January 11th 1804

Notarial Act [French].

P. Pedesclaux, Vol. 50/546

— Notarial Act (New Orleans Notarial Archives)
Author: Pedro Pedesclaux, N.P. Date: Wednesday, June 5th 1805

Act of sale

Between John McDonogh, Jr. and Louis Fortin [French].

M. de Armas, Vol. 7/49

— Notarial Act (New Orleans Notarial Archives)
Author: Michel de Armas, N.P. Date: Saturday, January 25th 1812

Inventory of Claude Bellurgey [Beleungey].
Register of Wills' Office
Court of Probates
Original Act: 10/102-03

— Mortgage Office
Author: Carlile Pollock, N.P. Date: Monday, September 2nd 1822

Marriage contract [?]

Between Jean Baptiste Edouard Fortin and Josephine Amendide Le Carpentier [French].

F. de Armas, Vol. 38/76

— Notarial Act (New Orleans Notarial Archives)
Author: Felix de Armas, N.P. Date: Friday, February 15th 1833

Act of sale

Between Ardene Blanc and Edouard Fortin [French].

F. de Armas, Vol. 42/389

— Notarial Act (New Orleans Notarial Archives)
Author: Felix de Armas, N.P. Date: Friday, June 20th 1834

Act of sale

Between Jean Baptiste Edouard Fortin and Josephine Amenaide Le Carpentier [French].

Th. Seghers, Vol. 10/37

— Notarial Act (New Orleans Notarial Archives)
Author: Theodore Seghers, N.P. Date: Monday, September 8th 1834

Estate inventory

Of Jean Baptiste Edouard Fortin.

Th. Guyol, Vol. 32/418

— Notarial Act (New Orleans Notarial Archives)
Author: Theodore Guyol, N.P. Date: Friday, June 29th 1855

624 Bourbon built for bride about 1834

— Vieux Carre Courier
Author: [Edith E. Long?] Date: Friday, August 4th 1967

The Vaucresson Café Creole
[review]

— Restaurant Review
Author: Richard H. Collin Date: Saturday, February 23rd 1974