Who Lived in Your House in 1940?

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by Charlie London
Michelle Kimball of the Preservation Resource Center graciously sent out info about how you can find out who lived in your home in 1940. You can also check out what the people living in your home did for a living in 1940.

Jennifer Anderson posted instructions on the PRC’s blog on just how to find information on your specific address. Visit the link below:

http://blog.prcno.org/2012/04/12/1940censusrecordrelease/

http://1940census.archives.gov/search/?search.result_type=image&search.state=LA&search.county=Orleans+County&search.city=New+Orleans&search.street=Grand+Route+St+John#searchby=location&searchmode=browse&year=1940

Take a deep breath, follow the instructions very carefully and you’ll see some cool info about who lived in your home and what they were doing for a living in 1940.

Check out what I found out about my home at 3301 Grand Route Saint John:


In 1940, Mr. Anthony Mauro (46) lived with his wife Josephine (39) at 3301 Grand Route St. John. Their two children Jack (17) and Geornina (19) lived with them as well. Mr. Mauro was a plumber and his son Jack is listed as a plumber’s helper.

Got an Empty Lot?

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by Michelle Kimball

article reposted at the request of the author

1780′s House in 9 Mile Point Needs a New Home

The owners of this historic 1780′s home in Nine Mile Point, near Westwego plan to remove the house from the site and sell the property for new construction. The owners have given a local contractor a window of opportunity to try to save this house. This house is 40+ feet deep and 50+ feet wide. It can be moved, or it can be dissambled for reconstruction. The catch is that one of the options must be completed in the next 90 days.

On Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 an open house will be held 9 am till noon. Please go by and see all the marvelous details and feel the ambiance of this simple and humble home. We’ve seen the house and it is truly a gem!

All components of the original building are cypress and hand hewn! Renovations over the years have added some beaded ceiling and pine flooring over the original in place cypress floor. Some bussilage “stuffing” is evident where some weatherboards are missing. The exterior wall framing shows no evidence of replacement of weatherboards. The visible additions are the kitchen, bath, and probable closing in of the front porch to make sort of a den. The current “front porch” is a slab on grade change. With this change the front became the back and the back became the “front”. Most of the millwork is period and probably original. The French style timberframe trusses in the attic are magnificent. Joinery is all mortise and tenon and peg. Cross sectional measurements of lumber and beams are typical of French colonial construction. See photos of some of the details HERE –> http://www.flickr.com/photos/prc-advocacy/sets/72157628136228450/.

If you could use this home or know someone who could or would like to contribute in any way to saving this house please email PRC staff at mkimball@prcno.org or send this information on to others.

The house is located at 1029 Hidden Lane, Nine Mile Point. It is about 1/2 mile downstream from the H P Long bridge on the West Bank of the river. Look for Wiegand St. off of the river road go back to the 1st intersecting street to the right (Pavo), turn right, stop at the next corner. Hidden Lane is so hidden that it doesn’t appear on maps, so please visit the link below for a MAP of Wiegand Street (Pavo maps as Toreo, which you can see if you zoom in close). http://tinyurl.com/free-house-map

If you have trouble finding the house, email PRC staff at mkimball@prcno.org and we’ll put you in touch with the folks that will be on the site. We will be checking emails and we might even be willing to take a ride to see the house again — it is just THAT GREAT! Here is a peak at some of the old timber framing. Don’t mistake the bussilage “stuffing” between the wood beams for termite damage!

Great Neighborhood Sellabration

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Many thanks to Mona McMahon and Conrad Abadie who along with Charlie & Brenda London represented Faubourg St. John at today’s Great Neighborhood Sellabration!

Mona McMahon at the Faubourg St. John table.

Conrad Abadie shows off one of the Faubourg St. John Home Tour booklets provided by Karen and Scott Smuck.

Thanks too to Bonnie Lee for her display of photos from previous events, Karen and Scott Smuck for providing a box of 2001 Home Tour booklets to give away, and to Linda Landesberg for storing the large FSJNA sign which was proudly displayed at the Faubourg St. John booth

View this information on our blog: http://wp.me/prA7R-1qh

The PRC's Great Neighborhood Sellabration
Saturday, Sept. 17
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At the PRC
923 Tchoupitoulas St.
(in the Warehouse District)

This annual homebuyer fair promotes homeownership in historic New Orleans neighborhoods by providing prospective homebuyers with the tools they need to find, purchase, and renovate a historic home.

This year's Great Neighborhood Sellabration will feature exhibitions about historic New Orleans neighborhoods, along with workshops on how to buy, finance, and renovate a historic home. Also featuring hundreds of properties for sale throughout New Orleans!

Realtors, lenders and contractors will be available to answer questions and provide information.

Participating neighborhood associations that will have information on homes available in their neighborhood include: Algiers Riverview Association, Bywater Neighborhood Association, Fontainebleau Improvement Association, Northwest Carrollton Civic Association, O.C. Haley Main Street, Felicity Street Redevelopment Project, Esplanade Ridge and Treme Civic Association, Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, Historic Faubourg Treme Association, Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association, Gentilly Terrace & Gardens Improvement Association, Holy Cross Neighborhood Association, Coliseum Square Neighborhood Association, Mid-City Neighborhood Association, Faubourg St. Roch Improvement Association, Audubon Riverside Neighborhood Association, and Maple Area Residents, Inc.

Each attendee will receive a complimentary resource book on buying and renovating a historic house in New Orleans.

Workshop Schedule:
9:30 a.m. – "Buy Right": Presented by Jo-Ann Fitzpatrick Broussard, Latter & Blum Realty
11 a.m. – "Finance Right": Presented by City of New Orleans. Presentation will focus on the new soft second mortgage program. Lagniappe: Using a renovation loan to purchase and renovate your historic home, presented by Joe Uzee, Mortgage Loan Originator at Gulf Coast Bank & Trust.
1:15 p.m. – "Renovate Right": Presented by Patricia H. Gay, Executive Director of PRC

FREE and open to the public.

Pre-registration is encouraged. Pre-registration will enable you to receive information from the PRC that may help you find, finance, and purchase your historic home. When you arrive at Great Neighborhood Sellabration, please proceed to the pre-registration Will Call to receive your free resource booklet. Pre-registration is available at www.prcno.org

Parking:
Available at 901 Convention Center Blvd. for $8 (mention "Preservation Resource Center" to receive the $8 parking rate).
Parking also available on the street and several area lots.

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Michelle Kimball
Senior Advocate
Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans