Square: 76 Lot Number: 18819
No change: green; rear additions (courtyard area) -- brown. This 2½-story masonry townhouse is one in a row of three c. 1859 simply detailed Greek Revival buildings (#841, 839, 837 Dumaine). #839 and 837 are separated by a narrow pedestrian passageway in the Creole tradition, and #841 shares a common wall with #839. An ornate c. 1850 cast iron gallery unites the front facades of the three buildings. Although #839 and 837 retain much of their original detailing, which includes granite lintels and sills, #841 has late Victorian millwork on its ground floor. Each building in the row has its attached 2-story service ell. The service ell for #841, which was originally slightly set back from the sidewalk and with an open balcony, was filled in to the sidewalk earlier in the 20th century.
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| Portion of Building | Rear additions |
| Material | Masonry |
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| Portion of Building | Main |
| Material | Masonry |
| Frontage | 17′ 2″ 0‴ |
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| 2 | 64′ 6″ 0‴ |
| 3 | 17′ 2″ 0‴ |
| 4 | 64′ 6″ 0‴ |
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 768 |
| Page | 529 |
| N.A.# | 37947 |
| Authority | Harry Herman ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | counter letter |
Counter letter Martha Rosen, wife of/and Jack M. Sands were named as purchasers in Sale COB 760/86, where in Richard C. French, Jr. and Mrs. Jacqueline Rice, wife of/and Joseph E. Schexnayder sold the property, 900-904 Dauphine St. One half the consideration of $140,400 cash and incidental expenses were paid by Mrs. Goldie Sawilowsky, wife of/and Herman S. Ungar, and one half of the proceeds of the loan are owned by Mr. and Mrs. Ungar, and they can at any time call for a Notarial Act of Sale by Martha Rosen, wife of/and Jack M. Sands.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 760 |
| Page | 86 |
| N.A.# | 325778 |
| Authority | Maury A. Herman ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | sale |
| Price | $140400.00 |
Sale for $140,400 cash. Lot A. Lot measures 17' 2" front on Dumaine St. and 64' 6" depth and front on Dauphine St. Survey by Gilbert, Kelly and Couturie, May 3, 1973.
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 756 |
| Page | 554 |
| N.A.# | 314515 |
| Authority | Edmond G. Miranne Jr. ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | sale |
| Price | $68639.62 |
Act of Sale and Assumption. Vendor's Lien on note of $72,000.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 741 |
| Page | 469 |
| N.A.# | 225698 |
| Authority | Edmond G. Miranne Jr. ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | sale |
| Price | $70331.19 |
Act of Sale and Assumption. Note assumption for Lot A, the original amount being $72,000.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 728 |
| Page | 286 |
| N.A.# | 140481 |
| Authority | Edmond G. Miranne Jr. ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | resale |
| Price | $72000.00 |
Resale.
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 728 |
| Page | 286 |
| N.A.# | 140480 |
| Authority | Edmond G. Miranne Jr. ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | sale |
| Price | $72000.00 |
Sale for $72,000 cash.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 722 |
| Page | 457 |
| N.A.# | 118918 |
| Authority | Edmond G. Miranne Jr. ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | sale |
| Price | $62000.00 |
Sale for $62,000, cash $23,095, $38,904.55 assumption of mortgage. Lot A, subject to restrictions.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 715 |
| Page | 566 |
| N.A.# | 100745 |
| Authority | Edmond G. Miranne Jr. ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | resale |
| Price | $39200.00 |
Resale for $39,200, terms.
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 715 |
| Page | 566 |
| N.A.# | 100745 |
| Authority | Edmond G. Miranne Jr. ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | sale |
| Price | $49000.00 |
Sale.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 718E |
| Page | 158 |
| N.A.# | 100748 |
| Record Type | transfer |
COB 718E/158-159. Transfer of Trust Corpus Beneficiary of principal and income of Trust established in the Succession of Pauline E. de Baronceilli CDC 340-023.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 625 |
| Page | 477 |
| CDC# | 340-023 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
Trust Agreement (Exhibit A) as the residuary legatee of decedent's estate, including jewelry and Lot A, 841 Dumaine St. Appraised at $20,000.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 625 |
| Page | 477 |
| CDC# | 340023 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
"A lot of ground measuring 17' 2" front on Dumaine Street by a depth of 64' 6", together with buildings and improvements."
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 612 |
| Page | 384 |
| CDC# | 333440 |
| Authority | Civil District Court ( Court ) |
| Record Type | succession |
Inherited.
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 525 |
| Page | 78 |
| Authority | C. de Baroncelli ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 498 |
| Page | 128 |
| Authority | W. Von Behren ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
"Sketch of this property by E. L Eustis, Surveyor, dated December 20, 1937, attached hereto."
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 469 |
| Page | 71 |
| Authority | E. Weil ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 456 |
| Page | 302 |
| Authority | E. Weil ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 418 |
| Page | 388 |
| Authority | E. Weil ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 393 |
| Page | 202 |
| Authority | F. W. Magne ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 354 |
| Page | 591 |
| Authority | F. W. Magne ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 321 |
| Page | 480 |
| Authority | R. Legier ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 235 |
| Page | 383 |
| Authority | R. Legier ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
"A lot of ground, measuring 38' 9" front on Dumaine Street by 64' 6" depth and front on Dauphine Street, having an irregular depth on the side line towards Bourbon Street." Present day Lots Nos. 18819 or 841 Dumaine Street - 900-904 Dauphine Street; 18820 or 839 Dumaine Street. Other transactions: COB 233/594.
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 206 |
| Page | 644 |
| Authority | Ethelred M. Stafford ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
|---|---|
| Volume | 207 |
| Page | 668 |
| Authority | Ethelred M. Stafford ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
| Record Source | COB |
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| Volume | 174 |
| Page | 101 |
| Authority | Felix J. Dreyfous ( Notary ) |
| Record Type | [sale?] |
Original Act: 30/532.
Francisco Landreaux petitions for his share of his father's and mother's estates, May 12, 1784.
June 16, 1784 "House and lot at the corner of Dumaine and Dauphine Streets, 60' on Dumaine by 100' on Dauphine, next to the free negro Noel Carriere on one side and Beluc on the other...considering the bad condition of the house...1300 pesos...sold July 17, 1784 at auction to Martin Brquier for 1343 pesos."
"FOR SALE - A lot of ground, corner of Dauphine and Dumaine Streets, 61' on Dauphine and 60' on Dumaine... on which is erected the following buildings, all of them new and in good repair: A house 30' front on Dauphine and 35' in depth, divided into four apartments, two of them with fireplaces, on the back part are two closets and two cellars underneath, a gallery with glass doors and windows; the house is covered with tiles and a shade all around it; a kitchen with two rooms, 20' by 10'; a yard well paved, 25' in length and fenced with boards painted red, and a gate 14' wide. Another house facing Dumaine street, having 19' 9" front on 52' in depth, divided into five apartments, four of which have fireplaces, a back piazza with glass doors, etc.. The house is covered with pickets, has a shade and a tin spout all around."
— Louisiana Courier"900 Dauphine Street - A trio of three-story brick buildings at the northeast corner of Dauphine and Dumaine, two of them facing the latter street, are well over the century mark for they were built by Guiseppi Giordano in 1832."
— Old New Orleans: A History of the Vieux Carré, p. 233"...about 50 years ago Comte J. G. de Baroncelli came here from France... not long after began the publication of "La Guepe" The Wasp, in the Pontalba Building... issued weekly and for a time daily... its home then shifted to Royal, to Chartres and to a number of other streets about the Vieux Carre... some years ago The Wasp left the Quarter to located above Canal Street... they are now returning to the Quarter to 841 Dumaine corner Dauphine Street... because the Wasp doesn't sound so elegant in English "La Guepe" has become the Courier... the Comte died in 1934... He wrote a history of the French Opera, a history of the state and various other works. The old Wasp was a rival for years of the old Bee, but finally bought it out."
— New Orleans Item, p. 26