1040 Royal St.

Square: 49 Lot Number: 22760

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

No rating to orange. The old Capri Theatre, which stood on this site was demolished in 1970 and a new service building type structure and a service court was designed by Koch and Wilson Architects as an adjunct of 618-22 Ursulines.

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Portion of Building Service building (618-622 Ursulines)
Material Masonry

Dimensions

Frontage 88′ 2″ 5‴
2 29′ 10″ 1‴
3 88′ 2″ 5‴
4 29′ 10″ 1‴

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Last Updated: Tuesday, October 14th 1986
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Thursday, April 18th 1985

Record Source COB
Volume 802
Page 70
N.A.# 597276
Authority Susan Gale Talley ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $2400000.00

Act of Cash Sale. Sale for $2,400,000 for movables and immovables. All encumbrances cancelled immediately. Lot No. 3 Lots measure as follows: According to the survey of J. J. Krebs and Sons, Inc., Land Surveyor, the property forms the corner of Royal and Ursulines Sts. and measures thence 188' 6" 5''' front on Ursulines St. to a point, thence measures on a line running in the direction of St. Philip St. and parallel with Chartres St. a 1st distance of 95' 11" 0''' to a point. Thence measure on a line running in the direction of Chartres St. parallel with Ursulines and St. Philip Sts. a distance of 3' 6" 0'''. Thence measure on a line running in the direction of St. Philip St. parallel with Chartres St. a 2nd depth of 96' 5" 5''' to a point. Thence measure on a line running in the direction of Royal St. and parallel with St. Philip St. a distance of 64' 1" 4''' to a point. Thence measure on a line running in the direction of Ursulines St. and parallel to Royal St. a distance of 127' 8" 5''' to a point. Thence measure on a line running in the direction of Royal St. and parallel with Ursulines and St. Philip Sts. A distance of 39' 8" 4''' to a point. Thence measure on a line running in the direction of Ursulines St. and parallel with Royal St. a distance of 35' 2" 00 lines [0'''] to a point. Thence measure on a line running in the direction of Royal St. parallel with Ursulines St. a distance of 88' 2" 5''' to a point on Royal St. Thence measure on a line running in the direction of Ursulines St. and fronting on Royal St. a distance of 29' 10" 1''' to a point which said point is the point of beginning. The improvements now bear the Municipal Address No. 618-20-22 Ursulines St.

Monday, April 19th 1982

Record Source COB
Volume 777
Page 541
N.A.# 448600
Authority Bartholomew P. Sullivan Jr. ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $500000.00

Sale for $500,000 cash. 618-620-622 Ursulines St. 1040 Royal St. 630 Ursulines St.

Friday, November 27th 1981

Record Source COB
Volume 774
Page 293
N.A.# 434513
Authority Bartholomew P. Sullivan Jr. ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $500000.00

Sale for $500,000 cash. 618-620-622 Ursulines St. 1040 Royal St. 630 Ursulines St.

Tuesday, April 8th 1969

Record Source COB
Volume 698
Page 183
Authority Bartholomew P. Sullivan ( Notary )
Record Type sale
Price $160000.00

Sale for $160,000 cash. Lot 11, formerly Lot 1 or 4, and adjacent Lot 3. Lot 3 measures 88' 2" 5''' on Ursulines St. and 29' 10" 1''' on Royal St., forming a corner lot. Plan by Gandolfo, Kuhn and Assoc., C.E. and S., Aug. 15, 1968, attached herewith.

Thursday, January 9th 1969

Record Source COB
Volume 688
Page 694
CDC# 461-422
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Thursday, April 4th 1957

Record Source COB
Volume 614
Page 247
Authority Gerald A. Stewart ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

A lot measuring 28' front on Royal Street by 82' 9" in depth and front on Ursulines Street.

Friday, June 10th 1927

Record Source COB
Volume 427
Page 115
Authority M. H. Manion ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Tuesday, April 27th 1926

Record Source COB
Volume 406
Page 326
Authority M. H. Manion ( Notary )
Record Type resale

Resale.

Tuesday, April 27th 1926

Record Source COB
Volume 406
Page 326
Authority M. H. Manion ( Notary )
Record Type sale

Sale.

Saturday, April 10th 1880

Record Source COB
Volume 112
Page 400
Authority O. de Armas ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Wednesday, April 20th 1853

Record Source Court
CDC# 6243
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type [sale?]

Inherited from her uncle.

Wednesday, July 15th 1840

Record Source Original Act
Volume 20
Page 130
CDC# 1521
Authority J. Mossy ( Notary )
Authority Date Wednesday, July 15th 1840
Record Type [sale?]

Inherited from his wife.

Friday, May 24th 1833

Record Source Original Act
Volume 6
Page 292
Authority Theodore Seghers ( Notary )
Authority Date Friday, May 24th 1833
Record Type [sale?]

(1) A lot measuring 33' front on Royal Street by 82' 9" in depth, bounded on the St. Philip Street side by property of Pelagie Forcelles, f.w.c., and on the Ursulines Street side by corner lot below described, together with a house in brick and kitchen of two-stories. Present day Lot No. 22761 or 1036-1038 Royal Street. (2) A lot on the corner of Royal and Ursulines Street, adjoining the above, measuring 28' front on Royal Street by 82' 9" in depth and front on Ursuline Street... together with a house, brick between posts and covered in tiles; a two-story brick kitchen and other dependencies. Present day Lot No. 22760 or 1040 Royal Street. (3) A lot situated on Ursulines Street, between Chartres and Royal streets, measuring 37' 3" front on Ursulines Street by 61' in depth, bounded by the two preceding lots on one side and on the other side by house adjudicated to Madame Poeyfarre... together with a house in brick; two-story kitchen and other dependencies. Present day Lot No. 22760, designated as No. 11 or 628-626 Ursulines Street. The above said lots conform to plan by J. A. d'Hemecourt, dated April 8, 1833, annexed to this act, which sites were subdivided and buildings of the present manner were erected by Mr. Magnon.

Friday, June 26th 1801

Record Source Original Act
Volume 39
Page 412
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Friday, June 26th 1801
Record Type [sale?]

"A lot of ground forming the corner of Ursulines and Royal streets, measuring 30' front on Royal Street by 120' in depth." Present day Lots No. 22760 or 1040 Royal Street; front portion of No. 22760 (11) or 626-628 Ursulines Street.

Saturday, December 31st 1796

Record Source Historical Document
Authority Tax List ( )
Record Type [sale?]

Agent / Single Party Act / Other:

Elias Beauregard

Lot No. 33 in the name of Don Elias Beauregard located between Widow Lalande de Dalcour at No. 32 and Josef Cruzat at No. 34.

Monday, February 22nd 1790

Record Source Original Act
Volume 9
Page 135
Authority Pierre Pedesclaux ( Notary )
Authority Date Monday, February 22nd 1790
Record Type [sale?]

"...bounded by property of Mr. de La Ronde Dalcour... "

Thursday, June 24th 1762

Record Source Unknown
Authority Francois Broutin ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

(Act missing.)

Monday, January 1st 1731

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

Lot No. 101 granted to du Sablon.

Thursday, January 1st 1728

Record Source Map
Authority Broutin Map ( Map )
Record Type [land grant and/or sale and/or succession]

The map lists "Widow Laurent" at lot No. 114.

Thursday, January 1st 1722

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

Lists Jean La Thoulippe, Corporal - to Guillotot called du Sablon - granted 3 March 1732 - It has a hut of stakes - At lot No. 104.

Citations

"Gaiety Theatre burned on December 4, 1937...a two story brick structure... erected nearly 100 years ago and until about 35 years ago was used as an overalls factory. The building was valued at $20,000, the contents at $25,000. About 10 years ago it was renovated by the present owners, Sam Ruffino, 628 St. Philip Street, Frank Di Giorgio, 1813 Bayou Road and Nick Evola, 2206 Royal Street... During the fire the roof collapsed... when the blaze was extinguished only the four walls remained."

— Times-Picayune, p. 6, c. 4
Date: Sunday, December 5th 1937

St. Genesius Theater New Art Center

— Times-Picayune
Date: Friday, November 10th 1961

New Theater At 1040 Royal

— Times-Picayune
Date: Sunday, February 18th 1962

ON THE SQUARE
Stage Opening

— Times-Picayune
Author: Frank Gagnard Date: Wednesday, July 25th 1962

First Nighters' Club At St. Genesius

— Times-Picayune
Date: Tuesday, July 31st 1962

"There has been a change of plans at Le Theatre de St. Genesius. "The Rivalry," scheduled to open this month, has been postponed in favor of William Faulkner's "Requieum for a Nun." The cast will include Laura Owens Lewis, Clifford Eaton, Wililam de Lys and DeHoun Leiteau. Nancy Jones, director, is aiming for the Aug. 25 opening."

— Times-Picayune
Date: Thursday, August 2nd 1962

'St. Genesius, Guard Our Destiny'

— Times-Picayune
Date: Friday, August 3rd 1962

Fire Bombing Attack Is Failure: Royal Street Theater Unharmed

— Times-Picayune
Date: Monday, July 19th 1965

"Another proposal by the Vieux Carre Commission is that there should be no increase permitted in sign areas in the new ordinance as compared with existing ordinance.

In other business Tuesday, the commission referred to the architectural committee an application by Koch & Wilson Architects to demolish the Capri Theatre at 1040 Royal st. The applicants are seeking to rebuild the area into a patio, and to build a garage and service building."

— Times-Picayune
Date: Wednesday, July 24th 1968

Garden at the flick

— Vieux Carre Courier
Date: Friday, August 2nd 1968

Capri Theater Hearing Slated

— Times-Picayune
Date: Wednesday, September 18th 1968

Suit in Theater Case Dismissed

— Times-Picayune
Date: Thursday, September 26th 1968