1233 Dauphine St.

Square: 82 Lot Number: 23046-01

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Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

No change: brown (shed structure). This property has composed part of Cabrini Playground since late 1930s. Before that, the area was the site of assorted noteworthy, early and late 19th century buildings and McDonogh School No. 15 (Barracks Street). All existing structures were demolished to make way for the playground. [N.B: The VCS staff abstracted the chains of title of all fourteen separate lots whose buildings were razed to make way for Cabrini Park: 1222 Burgundy (Lot 23052-01), 1228 Burgundy (Lot 23051-01 13), 1230-1232 Burgundy (Lot 23051-01 12), 1234-1236 Burgundy (Lot 23050-01), 1240-1242 Burgundy (Lot 23049-01), 916 Barracks (Lot 23047-01 C), 918 Barracks (Lot 23047-01 1), 928 Barracks (Lot 23047-02), 930 Barracks (Lot 23048-01), 1221 Dauphine (Lot 23044-01 F), 1225 Dauphine (Lot 23044-01 H), 1227 Dauphine (Lot 23045-01), 1233 Dauphine (Lot 23046-01), 1241 Dauphine (23047-01 27).]

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Dimensions

Frontage 31′ 11″ 7‴
2 94′ 0″ 0‴
3 31′ 11″ 6‴
4 94′ 0″ 0‴

Chain of Title

Last Updated: Thursday, December 9th 1982
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Tuesday, December 6th 1938

Record Source COB
Volume 502
Page 386
Authority R. Legier ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Part of Cabrini Playground.

Tuesday, August 13th 1929

Record Source COB
Volume 448
Page 383
CDC# 181733
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type sheriff's sale

From Sheriff in sale of "Nellye Deming vs. Romandia Mary Angellette, widow of Peter Cardaro."

Saturday, June 2nd 1928

Record Source COB
Volume 437
Page 499
Authority E. Vidrine ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Tuesday, May 29th 1928

Record Source COB
Volume 438
Page 522
CDC# 174966
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Inherited.

Friday, January 28th 1927

Record Source COB
Volume 419
Page 389
Authority E. Vidrine ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Original Act: 0/1808.

Friday, December 26th 1924

Record Source COB
Volume 385
Page 386
Authority A. J. Peters ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Monday, April 4th 1921

Record Source COB
Volume 334
Page 385
Authority A. J. Peters ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Monday, March 21st 1921

Record Source COB
Volume 330
Page 311
CDC# 135913
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Friday, August 20th 1920

Record Source COB
Volume 329
Page 183
CDC# 132895
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Inherited from the Succession of their sister.

Thursday, June 17th 1909

Record Source COB
Volume 224
Page 307
CDC# 1899
Authority Civil District Court ( Court )
Record Type succession

Inherited.

Monday, January 23rd 1871

Record Source COB
Volume 99
Page 309
Court# 34272
Authority 2nd District Court ( Court )
Record Type [succession?]

Thursday, May 13th 1858

Record Source COB
Volume 74
Page 680
Authority A. Doriocourt ( Notary )
Record Type sale

A lot of ground... 30' F.M. front on Dauphine Street by 94' A.M., in depth between parallel lines, bounded on the barracks Street side by property of the Heirs of Eulalie Mandeville, and on the Hospital [Gov. Nicholls] Street side by property of the vendor. Together with buildings and dependencies. This property is part of a lot of ground of greater depth acquired by the vendor from Louis Charbonnet.

Friday, December 6th 1850

Record Source Original Act
Page 422
Authority P. Lacoste ( Notary )
Authority Date Friday, December 6th 1850
Record Type [sale?]

Bounded by property of Heirs of Eulalie Mandeville on Barracks Street side and by property of the vendors on the other. Lot measures 30' by 120' F.M.

Tuesday, March 27th 1849

Record Source Original Act
Page 90
Authority P. Lacoste ( Notary )
Authority Date Tuesday, March 27th 1849
Record Type [sale?]

The following refer to a larger portion of ground; measuring 30' by 120' F.M.

Tuesday, March 26th 1844

Record Source Unknown
Authority A. Chiapella ( Notary )
Record Type [sale?]

Note: Bounded by properties of Eulalie Mandeville and of Manuel.

Tuesday, February 10th 1818

Record Source Original Act
Page 36
Authority Narcisse Broutin ( Notary )
Authority Date Tuesday, February 10th 1818
Record Type [sale?]

A half lot of ground situated in this city having 30' front on Dauphine Street by 120' of depth, bounded on one side by the property of Mrs. Manuel and on the other side by the property of Eulalie Mandeville. The said lot of ground belongs to the vendor by virtue of an acquisition from Mr. Ferdinand Henriques, September 6, 1813 by act passed before S. Quiñones, N.P.

Monday, September 6th 1813

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

A half lot of ground in Dauphine Street, measuring 30' front by 120' of depth, bounded by properties of M. Manuel and Eulalie Mandeville, with all buildings thereon. This property was acquired about three years ago from Jean-Baptiste Prampin by act before N. Broutin.

Saturday, May 25th 1811

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

A half lot of ground... purchased by Jean-Baptiste Prampin from Sophie Dusuau, f.w.c.

Friday, January 1st 1808

Record Source Map
Authority Pilie Map ( Map )
Record Type [sale?]

The map lists "Ducian (Dusuau)" at this site.

Monday, January 1st 1731

Record Source Map
Authority Gonichon Map ( Map )
Record Type land not subdivided

Square 82 not included in this plan.

Thursday, January 1st 1728

Record Source Map
Authority Broutin Map ( Map )
Record Type land not subdivided

Square 82 not included in this plan.

Thursday, January 1st 1722

Record Source Map
Authority de la Tour Map ( Map )
Record Type land not subdivided

Square 82 not included in this plan.

Citations

Addendum
From Historical American Building Survey, 1939-40

The cemented brick cottage on this site demolished by the City of New Orleans in the Spring of 1939 to make room for the Cabrini Playground had a high-pitched gable roof, the front slope covered with flat pan tiles. The cottage at that time had two habitable rooms, the other two rooms having had the dividing partition removed and being used for storage. There was evidence that there had been the typical cabinets and loggia in the rear. The cottage at that time belonged to Miss Nellye Duning, who acquired it in 1929 for $2,500. The lot then had a depth of 94 feet. There was no service building.

From April, 1921 to January 1927, the cottage was owned by the House of SAN - I - BAKER, INC., which acquired it from the Soniat du Fossat heirs for $2,000. Another set of Soniat du Fossat heirs acquired it in May of 1858 from Madame Marie Aminthe Boissiere, wife of Louis Hus Desforges.

Mme. Desforges acquired the house and lot with a depth of 120 feet from Louis Charbonnet in December of 1850 for 5,300 piastres. This additional 26 feet was retained by Mme. Desforges to form the L of the lot next door at 1227-1229 Dauphine St.

Louis Charbonnet acquired from Jean Firmin Pepin, who acquired it from the heirs of Louis Gallaud for $3,000. Gallaud had acquired it in February of 1818 from Jean Joseph Coulon and Virginie Marc, his wife, for 900 piastres, with no mention of buildings.

From this and from the evidence of the building, we may say it was built about 1818 by Louis Gallaud.

The "half lot of ground" had been acquired by the Coulons from Ferdinand Henriques in September of 1813. The Pilie map of 1808 shows this site to have been the property of Duciau at that time.

— Addendum
Author: HABS Date: Sunday, January 1st 1939