Square: 62 Lot Number: 18693
No change -- blue. C. 1831 3-story mansion constructed for German-born merchant Samuel Kohn. Its features, which combine the Federal and Transitional styles, include a continuous, wraparound balcony at the second level, basket balconies at the third level, gable ends, a fine Federal style entrance and loggia areas on the courtyard façade. [N.B: The two adjacent buildings at 508 and 510-516 Bourbon are part of the same lot (Lot 18693).]
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| Portion of Building | Main |
| Material | Masonry |
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| Portion of Building | Main |
| Material | Masonry |
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| Portion of Building | Carriage house |
| Material | Masonry |
| Frontage | 61′ 1″ 4‴ |
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| 2 | 127′ 3″ 1‴ |
| 3 | 61′ 1″ 4‴ |
| 4 | 127′ 9″ 2‴ |
| Record Source | COB |
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| Authority Date | Monday, October 27th 2008 |
| Record Type | lease |
Commercial lease of "[t]he property...measuring in American measure 64 feet, 0 inches front on Bourbon Street, by 127 feet in depth on the sidelines. The improvements thereon bear the Municipal Numbers 522 and 522-1/2 Bourbon Street." The lease in favor of 522 Bourbon, L.L.C. (and renewal every ten years) begins on November 1, 2008 and expires at the end of October 2018. [N.B. "Specifically included as part of the Leased Property is the courtyard which lies between the buildings which bear municipal nos. 522 and 516 Bourbon Street."]
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 768 |
| Page | 483 |
| CDC# | 78-12272 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
N.A. 37651 An undivided 1/5 of 3/4 interest and 1/6 of 1/4 interest. Lot measures about 60' front on Bourbon St. by about 120' in depth.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 764 |
| Page | 392 |
| CDC# | 79-10163 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
N.A. 372977 One-half each of decedent's 1/48 interest in property.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 746 |
| Page | 674 |
| CDC# | 77-458 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
N.A. 260270 CDC 77-458 consolidated with CDC 76-7344 The interest of both decedents in property. Property valued at $325,000.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 712 |
| Page | 353 |
| CDC# | 525-876 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
An undivided 1/5 of 3/4 interest and 1/6 of 1/4 interest. Usufruct to Mrs. Marie Latreyte, widow of Charles Barthelemy, Mrs. Lucille Latreyte, widow of Alfred Plassan, Mrs. Shirley Latreyte, wife of Richard Giraud.
| Record Source | COB |
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| CDC# | 485-003 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
COB missing. 1/5 of 3/4 interest and 1/6 of 1/4 interest in equal proportions. Usufruct to Mrs. Marie Latreyte, widow of Charles Barthelemy, Mrs. Lucille Latreyte, widow of Alfred Plassan, George E. Latreyte.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 674 |
| Page | 67 |
| CDC# | 434-180 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
1/5 each of 3/4 interest. Property appraised at $100,000.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 648 |
| Page | 568 |
| CDC# | 409-164 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
1/2 each of decedent's 1/24 interest.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 618 |
| Page | 104 |
| CDC# | 344-013 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
3/8 interest.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 569 |
| Page | 396 |
| CDC# | 289-754 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
1/2 each of 1/4 interest. Appraised value $10,000 [or $15,000].
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 496 |
| Page | 106 |
| CDC# | 224-603 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
Decedent's 1/24 interest.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 255 |
| Page | 56 |
| CDC# | 101-147 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
1/6 each of decedent's 1/4 interest.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 181 |
| Page | 98 |
| CDC# | 61-143 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
1/5 interest each.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 181 |
| Page | 81 |
| Authority | Bussiere Rouen ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | sale |
| Price | $3800.00 |
1/5 interest (in equal proportions) in several properties (real and personal). Note: William Anglade sold out his interest while Succession of Antonin Anglade was being probated.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 117 |
| Page | 595 |
| Authority | E. Bouny ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 111 |
| Page | 50 |
| Authority | Nicholas B. Trist ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | auction sale |
Bounded on one side towards St. Louis St. by the property of Jean Jourdan and on the other side by that of J. M. Rouzan. Known as No. 106-108 Bourbon St.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 105 |
| Page | 869 |
| Court# | 43256 |
| Authority | 4th District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | sheriff's sale |
Sheriff's sale in suit entitled: Hippolyte Piquet et al. vs. Mrs. Clara Ollier, widow first of Jean Charles Mace, wife second of E. LeFranc.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 91 |
| Page | 216 |
| Authority | O. Morel ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 58 |
| Page | 451 |
| Authority | H. P. Caire ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 47 |
| Page | 377 |
| Authority | ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | Original Act |
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| Page | 553 |
| Authority | ( Notary ) |
| Authority Date | Wednesday, June 15th 1836 |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
"A land in this city on Bourbon Street ... having 60 feet front on Bourbon Street by 120 feet depth F. M., on the St. Louis Street side touching the property of Mr. Jacques Meffre Rouzan and ending on the respective property of Messrs. Jean Baptiste Lepretre and William Nott. Together with all the brick structures found thereon, their dependences and appurtenances, rights,...the lot of land and buildings presently sold belong to the said Mr. Samuel Kohn, to wit: the buildings for having them built himself."
| Record Source | Original Act |
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| Page | 55 |
| Authority | C. Janin ( Notary ) |
| Authority Date | Monday, April 11th 1831 |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
This document states that the purchaser Samuel Kohn as having constructed the buildings thereon. "In the year 1831 and after the death of Mrs. Victoire Maroteau, deceased wife of the said Mr. Modeste Lefebvre, a suit of partition was begun by the latter against his children and grandchildren, and after the prescribed legal publications the property was offered at an Auction Sale...the 31st of March of the same year." Other transaction: March 30, 1831, by order of Probate Court.
| Record Source | Newspaper |
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| Authority | Le Courrier ( Newspaper ) |
| Record Type | court order |
"Court of Probates...I will expose to sale for the account of the Succession of the late Victoire Maroteau, wife of Modeste Lefebvre; to wit: a lot of ground, situated in Bourbon Street between St. Louis and Toulouse streets, measuring 60 feet front by 120 feet in depth, with the buildings thereon."
| Record Source | Original Act |
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| Page | 83 |
| Authority | Christoval de Armas ( Notary ) |
| Authority Date | Wednesday, March 28th 1827 |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
The land hereon designated as having 60' front on Bourbon by 120' in depth, as well as all the rights they may have on the old wooden buildings found on the said land. From Jean B. Colla, et al., heirs of Dame Adelaide Maroteau, widow of Jean Baptiste Colla, Sr.
| Record Source | Map |
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| Authority | Pilie Map ( Map ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
The map lists "Moreau" at this site.
Note: Letter to H. E. Krehbiel from L. Hearn dated New Orleans, 1877. "Let me give you a description of my new residence."
Updating Note: Though this property has long been associated, by hearsay, with Lafcadio Hearn, it is more than likely, judging from the description of the dwelling in which he had rooms in the adjacent Hearn letter, that Hearn lived around the corner in what is present-day 719-723-725 St. Louis Street. The description in this letter does not apply to 508-516 Bourbon Street, but it does correspond to buildings on the St. Louis site at the time of Hearn's residence in the Vieux Carré. (Dec. 31, 1900 - 181/81)
- E. Long, 1/6/1967
Lafcadio Hearn's domicile
"Hearn, Lafcadio (Patricio Lafcadio Tessima Carlos Hearn), June 27, 1850 - Sept. 26, 1904."
St. Charles Institute: "The Academy Movement in Louisiana."
— Louisiana Historical Quarterly, Vol. 3/3, p. 860-862