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French Quarter Square Number
5B6
French Quarter Block Map
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SQ5B6 = VCS BLOCK #52
     This square was first laid out by Bienville and royal engineers in 1718.

     This Square is bounded by: 1200 Block of CHARTRES St.; 500 Block of ST. PETER St. (Pedestrian Mall); 1200 Block of DECATUR St.; 500 Block of WILKINSON Row
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Partial Title Abstracts from the Vieux Carré Survey at the Historic New Orleans Collection:
Lots start on the street at the top of the graphic above and move clockwise around the block, but starting at the lowest address on each street.


620 Chartres St.
(Lot 00000, Lot 00)
1844
Dec. 11
State of Louisiana to John McDonough








500 St. Peter St.
(Lot 00000-01, Lot 00). (Lot 0000-01, Lot 0)
1773 Juan Escote from Dona Francisca Pilie de Coulange, widow of Don Pedro Gerardo de Villemond , 2 lots on the corner of St. Petere and Levee.
1775 Pedro Morris from Almonester 2 lots next to Raymundo Gayarre and Sr. Escote. Lots bought from Dona Francisca Trepagnier widow of Don MaCarty, other from Reynaldo Aiote.
1776 2 lots Pedro Morris from Pedro Escote
1777 Sale by Pedro Moris of lots to Almonester, 4 lots on St. Peter oncorners, fronting on Levee bounded one side by ht ehouse of Sr. F. M. Serviendos office of the Exchequwe (Contadoria, on the other side that of Raymondo Gayarre. 2 lots purchased from Raymondo Gayarre 2 from Almonester two years before. Obligation of paying rent (51 pesos to Mayordomo de proprois also five lots facing the garden of Charity Hospital and 2 lots 45x30 on St. Louis St.
1794 Dona Luisa La Ronde widow of Almonester , by will.
1875 Baroness Pontalba to Celestin Joseph Delfau de Pontalba. The Baroness died April 20, 1874 in Paris, France.
1886 Celestin George Edouard de Delfau de Pontalba from Joseph C. Defau de Pontalba
1920 Sale by heirs to Alfred Danziger (3/8) Jules Dreyfous (2/8) and William Runkel (3/8).
1930 Donation to City by The Pontalba Building Museum Association
1828 Contract for repairs by Claude Gorlie and Joseph Guillt for Joseph Xavier Celestine Defau de Pontalba.
1849 Contract with Samuel Stewart for 16 houses





600 Decatur St.
(Lot 00000-01, Lot 00). (Lot 0000-01, Lot 0)
1800 Event.
1800 Event.





500 Wilkinson St.
(Lots 00000, 00000, 00000)
1800 Event.
1800 Event.




Updated: Friday, August 20, 1999


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