French Quarter Square Number 701

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French Quarter Square Number
701

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SQ701 = VCS BLOCK #54

This square was first laid out by Bienville and royal engineers in 1718. The irregular lot lines in the middle of this block are along the old upriver rampart of the city.

This Square is bounded by: 1200 Block of BOURBON St.; 700 Block of IBERVILLE St.; 1200 Block of ROYAL St.; 700 Block of CANAL St.

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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.

100 Bourbon St.
1800	Bourbon Street addresses on this block not yet entered.
1800	Event.

700 Iberville St.
1800	Event.
1800	Event.

101 Royal St.
1805 October	The first United States Post Office in New Orleans opens in an apothecary shop at 23 Royal Street. The Postmaster is Blaize Cenas a native of France.
1800	Event.

127-129 Royal St.
1805	Joseph McNeil from B. Bosque.
1828	Partition of the estate of Joseph McNeil.
1838	Inventory of Gilbert S. Vance.
1847	Widow Eliza McNeil from Gilbert Vance.
1857	Alfred A. Pray from Eliza McNeil, widow of Gilbert Vance.
1857	Alden C. Pray from Alfred A. Pray.
1800	Event.
1800	Event.
1800	Event.
1800	Event.
1800	Event.
1800	Event.

100 Royal St.
1800	Event.
1800	Event.

100 Royal St.
1800	Event.
1800	Event.

701 Canal St.
1810	Samuel B. Elkins from City. Elkins builds several four story brick buildings.
1811 August 28	Samuel B. Davis - William Brand (builder).
1813	Stephen Henderson from Samuel B. Elkins.
1814	James Shepherd from Stephen Henderson.
1835	Judah Touro from James Shepherd.
1856	Judah Touro replaces the 1811 buildings with magnificent new buildings for prestigious merchants such as Marks Isaacs, Leonard Krower.

727-729 Canal St.
1807	Waters Clark to city Corporation.
1815	Christ Church from city.
1817 December 30	Site designated for Monument to Claiborne near the church. He had died on November 23.
1840	Judah Touro from Christ Church.
1856	Judah Touro replaces the 1811 buildings with magnificent new buildings for prestigious merchants such as Marks Isaacs, Leonard Krower.
1901 March 26	Fire reported in Fellman's Dry Goods at 727 Canal (Times Democrat).
1800	Event.

700 Canal St.
1800	Event.
1800	Event.

700 Canal St.
1800	Event.
1800	Event.

Updated: Friday, August 20, 1999

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