Tewell House - New Orleans, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Fine Italianate styled building located in the Uptown district of New Orleans. Home was built c. 1870, and appeared to be in great condition. Great quiet neighborhood, and the entire area is a great place to park and walk safley and enjoy all the homes and buisnesses. Found a great history on the home and property from the State of Louisiana Register page, located here, which states:

The neighborhood in which the property is located is known as Faubourg Bouligny, named after Louis Bouligny who purchased plantation land from Wade Hampton in 1916. The plantation was subdivided in 1834 by Samuel Kohn and Laurent Millaudon who had bought it in 1831. The Millaudon family, one of the wealthiest in Louisiana, retained ownership of the square upon which the Tewell House is located until the late 1860's. James E. Tewell owned the property when the house was constructed c.1870. The city directory for 1871 lists Tewell as being the Administrator of Waterworks and Public Buildings for the city. The Tewells operated the Valence Institute in their home from about 1879 until 1895. The Valence Institute was a boarding school for "young ladies and little children." The Tewells sold the property in 1899. During the twentieth century, the property has been owned by several prominent citizens, the three most noted being A. Stanton Merril, Harry McCall, Jr. and Moise S. Steeg, Jr. A. Stanton Merril, who purchased the property in 1951, was a Vice-Admiral of the Navy noted for his military victories in the Pacific during World War II. The house was owned from 1955 until 1972 by Harry McCall, Jr., a noted attorney and King of Carnival in 1976 McCall sold the property to Moise Steeg, a prominent local attorney. Steeg has served the city as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New Orleans Museum of Art and as the first Chairman of the New Orleans Historic District Landmarks Commission, and remains active in many civic and social organizations.

Street address: 1503 Valence New Orleans, LA USA 70126 County / Borough / Parish: Orleans Year listed: 1978 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1850-1874 Historic function: Domestic. Sub - Single Dwelling Current function: Domestic. Sub - single Dwelling Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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