The Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carré Survey - a project of The Historic New Orleans Collection
901-921 Canal St. (117 - 127 Dauphine St., 926 Iberville St.)
Square: 94 Lot Number: 11495

 

Vieux Carré Commission Evaluation:

[Blue. Maison Blanche building. 6-bay, 12-story department store/office complex, 1906-1909. Stone Brothers, architects. The Second Christ Church originally sat on this lot, as shown in a c. 1872 drawing by Marie-Adrien Persac. In 1884, the property was sold to D. Mercier and Sons, who then demolished the existing structure and erected the Mercier building in 1887. An 1892 photograph by James P. Craig shows that this 5-story brick commercial structure had projecting cornices above its third and fourth levels, decorative pediments and scrolls, and a first-floor balcony supported by poles. The extant structure was built for the Maison Blanche department store in 1906-1909. Its façade is ornamented with scored and glazed terra cotta tiling, joint ionic columns at the second and third levels, and a projecting, dentilated cornice along the roofline. The building currently houses The Ritz-Carlton hotel.] [N.B: Squares in the 100 block of the French Quarter (those that front Canal Street and back on Iberville Street) are not part of the original Vieux Carré and have never been evaluated by the Vieux Carré Commission. Rather, their historical status is the domain of another city agency, the Historic District Landmarks Commission (HDLC). The c. 1965, color-coded architectural evaluation square maps for these squares found in the VCS binders were most likely executed by architect Sam Wilson, but they are obviously not official, as the HDLC was not even in existence then. The official color ratings given here have been taken from the HDLC's current maps.]


 
Blue
Portion of Building: Main Material: "Frame special"
     • Note: with some original Masonry

 

Dimensions (Dimensions run CCW)
Frontage: 161' 9" 2'''
Side 2: 212' 6" 0'''
Side 3: 127' 10" 6'''
Side 4: 107' 11" 6'''
Side 5: 81' 0" 0'''
Side 6: 159' 11" 6'''
Side 7: 47' 1" 3'''
Side 8: 160' 6" 0'''

Property


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901-921 Canal corner (117, 121, 125, 127) Dauphine

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Fifteen Story Audubon Hot[el]... (901-921 Canal corner Dauphine)

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Dauphine Street Elevation, Maison Blanche, Ltd. (901-921 Canal corner...

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Maison Blanche (901-921 Canal corner Dauphine)

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Canal Street Elevation, Maison Blanche, Ltd. (901-921 Canal corner...

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901-921 Canal (side/rear elevation = Dauphine); 131, 135, 139, 141 Dauphine

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901-921 Canal (side/rear elevation = Dauphine); 131, 135, 139, 141 Dauphine

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901-921 Canal (side/rear elevation = Dauphine); 131, 135, 139, 141 Dauphine...

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The Mercier's Building (901-921 Canal corner Dauphine)

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Christ Church (901-921 Canal corner Dauphine)

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Christ Church (901-921 Canal corner Dauphine)

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901-921, 923-927, 929-941 Canal corner Dauphine

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901-921, 923-927 Canal corner Dauphine

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901-921 Canal corner Dauphine

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901-921 Canal corner Dauphine (survey)

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Square 94 (901-921 Canal corner Dauphine - survey)

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901-921 Canal corner Dauphine

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926 Iberville (primary address: 901-921 Canal)
Frame

Street Images


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The Riot in New Orleans...[t]he Struggle for the Flag (900 block Canal)

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900 block Canal (north side)
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Square Images


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Square 94 (survey)

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Sanborn's Insurance Maps

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Sanborn's Insurance Maps

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Sanborn's Insurance Maps (Square 94 - detail)

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DPM Square 94 square map w/lot numbers

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VCS Square 94 architectural ratings color-coded square map

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VCS Square 94 bldg. materials color-coded square map

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Square 94 (901-921 Canal corner Dauphine - survey)

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Square 94 (survey)
Frame
 The Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carré Survey - a project of The Historic New Orleans Collection
901-921 Canal St. (117 - 127 Dauphine St., 926 Iberville St.)
Square: 94 Lot Number: 11495

 

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 The Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carré Survey - a project of The Historic New Orleans Collection
901-921 Canal St. (117 - 127 Dauphine St., 926 Iberville St.)
Square: 94 Lot Number: 11495

 

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This project was made possible in part through the generous financial
support of the Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation.

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