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The Algerine NewsletterTHIS QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER INCLUDES messages from the President and Editor, articles, photos, maps, members’ letters, information on forthcoming meetings and speakers, announcement of new members.
SUBMIT YOUR ARTICLE: Articles are always welcome, preferably in "word" format if you have a computer, but handwritten memories of life in Algiers are also encouraged. When submitting articles, please put all last names in capital letters. ORDER ALL BACK ISSUES OF THE NEWSLETTER -- SPECIAL OFFER: A unique "Digital Key" unlocks the cloud storage "vault" where ALL the back issues of the AHS's "The Algerine" quarterly e-newsletters are digitally stored, starting with the first issue in December 2000, to the present. The "Digital Key" is available for purchase by AHS members and non-members. Please refer to the "Special Offer" section of the AHS Membership Application, by clicking on the button labeled "NEWSLETTER SPECIAL OFFER", immediately below.. Researching your houseThe Times-Picayune Saturday, June 12, 2010 R. Stephanie Bruno
The New Orleans Library has a terrific guide to researching a New Orleans home's history -- a potentially ambitious project in a city founded nearly 300 years ago. Titled "Sources for Researching the History of Your House (Or Other Building) in New Orleans," it's available online http://nutrias.org/~nopl/house2/intro.htm Here's a brief outline of steps and resources, paraphrased from the library's online guide. |
Algiers Museum
When Judi ROBERTSON and Kevin HERRIDGE started the Algiers Historical Society, Judy was very active with the Friends of Algiers Courthouse, an organization that, through private and public funding, renovates the Courthouse and its grounds. Judy encouraged Kevin to become a member as she had a dream that one day, the stables would be converted into a museum to celebrate Algiers and its people.
Thanks to a Louisiana State Grant, and smaller grants from Entergy and the New Orleans City Council, work began in 1999 when a new roof was put on the building, and the exterior was made leak-proof. The interior brickwork was cleaned, the interior of the roof was insulated, air conditioning/heating was added, stairs, bathrooms, offices, kitchen, and storerooms were installed. The whole building was painted and re-cycled cypress was formed into a banister and handrail for the mezzanine floor. Concrete was poured for the floor, which was then stained and scored in a tile pattern. Jessica HACK was appointed curator and Kevin and Judy assembled five display panels that celebrate Algiers’ rich Jazz history. "The Algiers Museum, in the restored Carriage House, behind the Algiers Courthouse, 225 Morgan St., became the temporary home of the Cita Dennis Hubbell Algiers Point Library, for several years following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. When the newly restored original location of the Hubbell Algiers Point Library, at 725 Pelican Ave, was opened in July, 2013 the Algiers Museum was locked up and no future plans, by the City of New Orleans, for its use was forthcoming. Photos of the restored Algiers Museum's can be viewed here. Click on this link: http://www.constructionmastersinc.com/project/historic-algiers-courthouse-stable-museum/ For More Information:
Please contact Mayor LaToya Cantrell's office at:
Mayor’s Office 1300 Perdido St, 2nd Floor, New Orleans, LA 70112 (504) 658-4900 mayor@nola.gov Freddie King, City Council, District "C" Council-member City Hall, Room 2W70, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone: (504) 658-1030 Fax: (504) 658-1037 |
Step 1:
Find the "Conveyance Office Book" number and "Folio" (or page) number on which the most recent sale of the property has been recorded. These number codes will open the lock to finding older information.
If you are researching your own house, check your legal records for the code: For example, COB 409/FOL 361 refers to Conveyance Office Book volume 409 and Folio (page) 361. If you don't have your records or are researching a different house, go to the assessors' website (http://www.nolaassessor.com/) and look up the address of the property. On the property data page, you'll see entries next to "Book" and "Folio" -- those are the COB and FOL numbers you'll need. |
Step 2:
To find the chain of title, visit the city's Conveyance Division (formerly Conveyance Office) of Civil District Court at 1340 Poydras St., 4th floor.
Armed with the COB/FOL, ask to see the appropriate book and a staff member will provide it. Find the page or folio, and you'll be able to collect information on who sold the property to whom, for what price and when, and what notary officiated. You'll also find a reference to the previous conveyance, which you will then use to access a copy of a second book, and so on, using the COB/FOL found on each entry to develop a history of ownership of the property. |
Step 3:
Visit the Notarial Archives (1340 Poydras St., Suite 360), where, armed with the names of notaries and dates of sales found in the Conveyance Office Books, you will be able to access actual acts of sale for each transaction.
You will search first by notary, and then by date. Acts of sale sometimes include surveys and other information not available elsewhere. Also at the Notarial Archives, you may find building contracts that can tell you when your home was built or renovated, and "Plan Book Plans," 19th and early 20th century watercolors that might depict what your house looked like. |
More resources for researching your house
The Main Library's Louisiana Division/City Archives holds a wealth of information.
Other places to look for information include the Williams Research Center of the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Southeastern
Architectural Archive at Tulane, and the Louisiana Historical Center of the Louisiana State Museum at the Old U.S. Mint.
Other places to look for information include the Williams Research Center of the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Southeastern
Architectural Archive at Tulane, and the Louisiana Historical Center of the Louisiana State Museum at the Old U.S. Mint.
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Information to look for includes:
Repairs To The Historic Algiers Courthouse, as proposed by FEMA4. Algiers Historical Society (AHS) Findings & Reply To FEMA: AHS President Donald Costello, a Certified Historic Preservationist trained & certified by UNO's former College of Urban and Public Affairs and with 15 years experience (1990-2005) as Special Projects Coordinator for the the City's Vieux Carre Commission, carefully examined the proposed FEMA repairs to the Algiers Courthouse and saw no problems. Mr. Costello's findings were reported, via email, to the FEMA Area Field Office, on Robert E. Lee Blvd. in Lakeview and also reported to AHS members in the AHS President's Message, in the AHS quarterly newsletter "The Algerine", June, 2016, Issue 62, to wit, "...no tweaks are needed to the FEMA proposed repairs to the Algiers Courthouse."
5. The official ribbon cutting ceremony was on Feb. 1, 2018. It took nearly a year, from early 2017 to the ribbon cutting ceremony, to complete the interior and exterior renovations. Please refer to the "work in progress" slideshow, in the righthand column, on this webpage. |
Algiers Courthouse RestorationPlease Support These Local Businesses & Organizations;
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Algiers Economic Development Foundation (AEDF)
2401 Westbend Pkwy., Ste. 3020 New Orleans (Algiers), LA 70114 Office: 504-362-6436 Cell: 814-657-5895 Fax: 504-273-4499 www.algierseconomic.com info@algierseconomic.com ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 900 Library Plaza Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802 (260) 421-1200 www.acpl.lib.in.us ask@acpl.info BARRACUDA 446 Pelican Ave. Algiers, LA 70114 504-766-7268 www.eatbarracuda.com algiers@eatbarracuda.com THE DRY DOCK CAFE 133 Delaronde St. New Orleans (Algiers), LA 70114 (504) 361-8240 carrie@thedrydockcafe.com www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100039380724882 FIFTH DISTRICT SAVINGS BANK 4000 General DeGaulle Dr. Main Office, Algiers (504) 362-7544 www.FifthDistrict.com FRAMES, INC 3439 Kabel Dr. New Orleans, LA 70131 (504) 393-8383 info@framesinc.com www.framesinc.com GERMAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER 519 Huey P. Long Ave Gretna, LA 70053 (504) 363-4204 www.gacc-nola.org germanamerican@bellsouth.net HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK ALGIERS BRANCH 3001 Holiday Dr. Algiers, LA 70114 www.hancockwhitney.com HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN BED & BREAKFAST 335 Pelican Ave., Algiers Point 504-231-6498 www.risingsunbnb.com LOUISIANA RESEARCH COLLECTION (LaRC) Jones Hall, Room 202 Tulane University, Uptown Campus New Orleans, LA 70118 504-314-7833 www.larc.tulane.edu OLD POINT BAR 545 Patterson Dr. Algiers Point, NOLA 70114 504) 364-0950 www.oldpointbarnola.com www.facebook.com/pages/Old-Point-Bar/121893387820998 PAT LeBOEUF INSURANCE, INC. 601 Sequin St., Algiers Point (504) 361-4600 www.leboeufinsurance.com ROBINSON ET AL Marketing & Public Relations LLC 643 Sequin St. New Orleans, LA 70114 504-362-0708 Cell: 504-421-6692 Robinsonetal@gmail.com www.robinsonetal.com TOUT DE SUITE COFFEE SHOP & CAFÉ 347 Verret St., Algiers Point, 504-362-2264 www.toutdesuitecafe.com Music FestivalsRecommended Listening
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