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A List of Faubourg Tremé Historic Sites

compiled and proposed by Brenda Marie Osbey

Benevolent and Mutual Aid Societies and Meeting Houses:

Concorde                                                                              Loge la Persévérance (Armstrong

                                                                                                  Park)

 

Dieu Nous Protège                                                               St. Philip

 

les Jeunes Amis                                                                    1321 Robertson Street

 

les Francs Amis                                                                    1420 Robertson Street

 

French Union Hall                                                                 Rampart at Dumaine

 

la Société des Artisans de Bienfaisance                           1460 Derbigny Street

 

 

Religious Sites:

 

Association de la Sainte Famille                                       1100 block Tonti

(a Lafon property)

 

Bayou St. John

 

Calvary Spiritual Church                                                    St. Philip across fm. Amstrong Park

(Mother Florence Gamble, Father Reimonecque)

 

Congo Square                                                                       Armstrong Park

 

St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic

Church                                                                                   1210 Gov. Nicholls

 

St. Peter Claver Roman Catholic

Church

 

 

 

Jazz Sites:

 

     Clubs, cafés:

   

    Abadie’s                                                                                 Bienville at Marais

 

    Anderson’s                                                                            Iberville at Basin

 

    Frenchmen’s Lounge                                                            Bienville at Villere

 

    The Globe                                                                               St. Claude at St. Peter

 

    Gypsy Tea Room                                                                   St. Ann at Villere

 

    Musicians’ Union                                                                  Claiborne at Columbus

 

   The Top Hat                                                                            St. Ann at Dorgenois

 

 

   Musicians’ residences:

 

    Baquet Family Residence                                                       2002 Iberville

 

    Bechet Residence                                                                    1716 Marais

 

    Cottrell Residence                                                                   1121 Robertson

 

    Keppard Family Residence                                                    1813 St. Ann

 

    Kid Rena Residence                                                                2032 Conti

 

    Pavageau Family Residence                                                   1621 Dumaine

 

   Tio Family Residence                                                               1723 Kerlerec

 

 

Political Sites:

 

Bayou St. John

 

Desdunes Family Residence                                                   928 Marais

 

Trévigne Family Residence                                                     1608 Gov. Nicholls

                (la Tribune)

 

Roussève Family Residence                                                    Esplanade at Rampart

(Charles B., Negro in New Orleans and

                    Negro in Louisiana)

  

 

 

 

This list is routinely edited and updated. 

 

 

 

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