727-729 Bourbon St.

Square: 74 Lot Number: 18780

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

No change: green. Early (1803-15) 4-bay masonry cottage, the millwork of which has been changed. An archival drawing from 1849 shows a window-door-window (all casement openings) arrangement, rather than the existing four doors.

Green
Portion of Building Service building
Material Masonry
Green
Portion of Building Main
Material Masonry

Dimensions

Frontage 35′ 0″ 0‴
2 79′ 9″ 0‴
3 35′ 0″ 0‴
4 79′ 9″ 0‴

Chain of Title

Last Updated: Monday, August 16th 1982
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Saturday, September 28th 1991

Record Source Newspaper
Page 19
Authority Times-Picayune ( Newspaper )
Record Type resale
Price $525000.00

Resale. Bourbon St. 727-29.

Saturday, September 28th 1991

Record Source Newspaper
Page 19
Authority Times-Picayune ( Newspaper )
Record Type sale
Price $1050000.00

Sale. Bourbon St. 721 and 727-29.

Thursday, November 16th 1967

Record Source COB
Volume 679
Page 192
CDC# 434-003
Authority Bernard J. Capella ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $167300.00

J. Gibson Tucker, Jr., N.P., Inventory. Sale of real estate in Judicial Partition at Auction. Sale for $167,300 cash. Three lots, including Lot 2 which measures 35' front on Bourbon St. by 79' 9" depth b.e.p.l.

Thursday, June 8th 1967

Record Source COB
Volume 681
Page 62
CDC# 408-639
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Lot appraised at $40,500. As forced heirs receive 1/5 each of 2/3. Eva Joseph Covington as legatee of Palmyra Gilmore Joseph receives an undivided 1/3.

Wednesday, March 31st 1920

Record Source COB
Volume 318
Page 128
Authority R. Weinmann ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Friday, June 18th 1880

Record Source COB
Volume 113
Page 327
Authority M. T. Ducros ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Monday, June 30th 1879

Record Source COB
Volume 111
Page 885
Court# 34,193
Authority 2nd District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Inherited from the Succession of sister. Note: Map of this property as of May 1, 1868 attached to Vol. 9 Act. 89 of Marcel T. Ducros, N.P.

Monday, June 5th 1865

Record Source COB
Volume 89
Page 114
Authority A. Dreyfous ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Saturday, May 11th 1861

Record Source COB
Volume 86
Page 16
Court# 8,744
Authority 6th District Court ( Court )
Record Type sheriff's sale

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

John M. Gould

From the suit of John M. Gould vs. Antoine Merale, Jr.

Friday, January 31st 1851

Record Source Unknown
Authority 14th Judicial District ( )
Record Type [sale?]

Tuesday, December 5th 1837

Record Source Unknown
Authority L. Feraud ( Notary )
Record Type inventory

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Victoire Marcos Tio

Inventory of the goods of Victoire Marcus Tio. In the inventory, the following property is listed: "A property forming the corner of Bourbon and Orleans streets, having 80' front on Orleans Street by 69' 6" upon which there is a house, bricked between posts, in a very bad state, and a brick house and other dependencies, of which the seventh belongs to the said late Victoire Tio and had been estimated at $1,500."

Saturday, March 18th 1837

Record Source Unknown
Authority L. Feraud ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

"Last Will and Testament of Victoire Marcos Tio bequeaths one-third of all her goods to her mother, Victoire Wiltz, and names Louis and Rosella Coussy as her universal heirs of the whole surplus of her goods, for equal parts."

Tuesday, January 16th 1827

Record Source Unknown
Authority Christoval de Armas ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Victoire Wiltz (f.w.c)

From:

Jean Marcos Tio (f.m.c)

"The undivided seventh part of a lot of ground, with all buildings thereon, forming the corner of Orleans and Bourbon streets and having 74' front on Orleans Street and 65' on Bourbon Street; which land and buildings had been bequeathed by the late Marcus Tio to his seven natural children, named in his will, received by C. de Armas, Notary, May 19, 1822, delivery of which legacy had been made to them by Francisco Tio, testamentary executor, by act before C. de Armas, December 12, 1823."

Friday, February 17th 1826

Record Source Unknown
Authority Christoval de Armas ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

To:

Victoire Wiltz (f.w.c)

From:

Louis Tio (f.m.c)

Friday, December 12th 1823

Record Source Unknown
Authority Christoval de Armas ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Victoire Wiltz, f.w.c. Administratrix for her seven natural children from Deliverance of Legacy by Francisco Tio, Testamentary Executor.

Tuesday, May 28th 1805

Record Source Unknown
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Record Type auction sale

Monday, October 17th 1803

Record Source Unknown
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Wednesday, October 6th 1802

Record Source Unknown
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Monday, January 1st 1731

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

Lot No. 217 granted to one named Balle.

Thursday, January 1st 1728

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

Lot No. 269 granted to one named Castier.

Thursday, January 1st 1722

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

Lot No. 308 granted to Louis Chambos, Workman of the Company. Marginal note: Half to Jet, called Balle à Peu Près, and the other to Lambert.

Citations

MECCA [unisex clothing store].

— Flyer
Date: Thursday, May 1st 1969

"Crystal Ball Arrests Made"
Crime of Telling Fortune Charged Against Trio

— Times-Picayune
Date: Monday, November 1st 1971