Musee Rosette Rochon

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After the death of Pierre de Marigny in 1800, his oldest son Bernard began to plan what he would do with his vast inherited fortune. The purchase of the Louisiana...

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In this video from Finding Your Roots, host Henry Louis Gates Jr. reveals the ancestry of White House Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett. Jarrett learns she is descended from one of the first African American legislators in the country and that she comes from a line of free people of color dating back t...

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Visual Arts: Fall-Winter 2023 “Self Portrait” by Katie McDowell (18), New Orleans Center for Creative Arts "An Old Man in Military Costume" by Simone Wuttke (18), Dartmouth College (recent Benjamin Franklin High School graduate) "This oil on canvas painting is inspired by Rembrandt's 'An Old......

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Is this your ancestor? Explore genealogy for Rosette Rochon born abt. 1767 Mobile, La Florida, Nueva España died 1863 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States including ancestors + children + 6 photos + 2 genealogist comments + more in the free family tree community.

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Marie Louise Rosette Rochon was the first person to buy into the subdivision of Bernard de Marigny.

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Library of Congress documents on the Rochon House

Measured Drawing(s): 18

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Learn about Faubourg Marigny and other New Orleans neighborhoods with free digital walking tours of the National Register Historic Districts curated by the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans.

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A wonderful 1830's Creole Cottage on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter One of my favorite architectural styles in New Orleans i...

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The little Creole cottage at 1515-17 Pauger St. in the Marigny Triangle is a humble one. Small and tidy, there would have been little to distinguish it from the countless

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Discover the story of Rosette Rochon, a free woman of color who became a pioneering developer in New Orleans’ Faubourg Marigny, and the legacy she left behind.