839 Dumaine St.

Square: 76 Lot Number: 18820

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

No change: green. See 841 Dumaine. 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.

Green
Portion of Building Main
Material Masonry

Dimensions

Frontage 21′ 7″ 0‴
2 39′ 2″ 0‴
3 4′ 0″ 0‴
4 21′ 4″ 0‴
5 29′ 4″ 2‴
6 64′ 6″ 0‴

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Saturday, January 4th 1997

Record Source Newspaper
Authority Times-Picayune ( Newspaper )
Record Type sale
Price $390000.00

Dumaine St. 839.

Monday, October 1st 1934

Record Source COB
Volume 477
Page 480
Authority B. J. McCloskey ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Other transactions: COB 477/44.

Friday, June 23rd 1916

Record Source COB
Volume 286
Page 216
Authority J. C. Wenck ( Notary )
Record Type resale

Resale. "A portion of ground with buildings and improvements thereon, designated as lot "B" on a certificate of survey by E. L. Eustis, D.C.S., May 31, 1916, annexed to an act of sale before J. Wenck, annexed hereto, measuring 21' 7" front on Dumaine Street, 64' 6" depth on the side line towards Dauphine Street, and having an irregular depth on the opposite side line, (starting from Dumaine Street, on the center line of the dividing wall to its end.) of 39' 2", thence diagonally 4' adjoining the fence line, which is projected on the center line alley, marked "D" on a sketch by H. L. Zander, Engineer and Surveyor, August 19, 1906, annexed to an act before E. Stafford, N. P., May 4, 1910, and a third depth of 21' 4" joining the rear line by a depth on the rear line of 23' 4" 2'''. The alley marked "D" above referred to shall serve as a common alley for portions marked "B" and "C" on said sketch made by H. L. Zander, only during the life time of the buildings as now constructed, and when demolished, said common use shall cease, and the line shall be described as on said sketch, the portion of ground herein conveyed, commences at a distance of 17' 2" from the corner of Dauphine and Dumaine streets."

Friday, June 23rd 1916

Record Source COB
Volume 286
Page 216
Authority J. C. Wenck ( Notary )
Record Type sale

Sale.

Monday, October 10th 1910

Record Source COB
Volume 235
Page 383
Authority R. Legier ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Other transactions: COB 233/594.

Saturday, May 5th 1906

Record Source COB
Volume 206
Page 644
Authority Ethelred M. Stafford ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Saturday, May 5th 1906

Record Source COB
Volume 207
Page 668
Authority Ethelred M. Stafford ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Monday, December 12th 1898

Record Source COB
Volume 174
Page 101
Authority Felix J. Dreyfous ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Saturday, August 12th 1876

Record Source COB
Volume 107
Page 649
Court# 8872
Authority 6th District Court ( Court )
Record Type sheriff's sale

From the suit of Leon Godchaux vs. Mme. Caroline Giraud, widow of Joseph Girodano.

Thursday, May 26th 1859

Record Source MOB
Volume 73
Page 421
Authority O. Drouet ( Notary )
Record Type building contract
Price $15185.00

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Caroline Giraud Giordano ,   Nicolas Duru

Nicolas Duru, Builder, for Widow Jos. Giordano for three houses with slate roofs at Dumaine and Dauphine (St. Philip and Bourbon) $15,185.00.

Friday, October 27th 1843

Record Source Court
Authority Probate Court ( Court )
Record Type [sale?]

Other transactions: COB 33/357.

Thursday, June 7th 1832

Record Source COB
Volume 9
Page 718
Authority ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

"Lot of ground at the corner of Dumaine and Dauphine streets, measuring in F.M., 61' more or less, front on Dumaine Street and 60', more or less, on Dauphine Street, with the buildings thereon."

Wednesday, October 25th 1809

Record Source Unknown
Authority S. de Quinones ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

"Lot of ground at the corner of Dumaine and Dauphine streets, having 61' front on Dumaine Street and 60' on Dauphine Street, upon which is found the followings buildings, all new and in the best possible condition, making the corner, composed of four apartments having two fireplaces trimmed with wood and at the rear two offices and two cellars below; a gallery, glassed doors and windows, the house is covered with tiles, a shed all around; a kitchen of two rooms of 20' by 10'; a paved yard of 25' enclosed by painted boards with a door of 14'; another house, with a gable, on Dauphine Street having 19' 9" of depth, composed of five apartments, of which four have fireplaces trimmed with wood, with a gallery at the rear, glassed doors and windows, covered in scantlings, a tin gutter with a shed, emptying into Dauphine Street; the yard is paved, and enclosed with lattice work on the street side, bounded on one side to Josephine Braquier, a free mulatress and on the other to the land of the Succession of Marianne Carriere."

Saturday, July 29th 1809

Record Source Unknown
Authority S. de Quinones ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

"...bounded on one side to Josephine Brquier, free mulatress and on the other to the land of the Succession of Marianne Carriere... "

Tuesday, May 31st 1808

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

Monday, May 5th 1800

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

"One house and lot on Dumaine Street of 60' front and 100' of depth. Bounded by the houses of free negro Noel on one side and on the other side by the person named Beluc." Present day Lots Nos. 18819 or 841 Dumaine Street - 900-904 Dauphine Street; 18820 or 839 Dumaine Street: 18821 or 837 Dumaine Street: 18818 or 910-912 Dauphine Street.

Saturday, March 20th 1790

Record Source Unknown
Record Type [sale?]

Private signature.

Monday, January 1st 1731

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

Lot No. 252 granted to L'Arche.

Thursday, January 1st 1728

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

Unassigned.

Thursday, January 1st 1722

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

Lot No. 349 granted to the Sr. Albert de Baulne. Marginal note: To the Sr. Albert de Baulne.

Citations

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."

— Louisiana Historical Quarterly, Vol. 23/946
Date: Wednesday, May 12th 1784

"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
Date: Wednesday, October 11th 1809

"...[a] trio of three-story brick buildings at the north-east 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
Author: Stanley Clisby Arthur Date: Friday, January 1st 1937