253 Carondelet Walk New Orleans
Details
- Address
- 253 Carondelet Walk New Orleans
- Year Built
- Unknown
- Building Type
- Commercial
- Construction
- not specified
Annotations
Sanborn 1885-1893 vol. 2 (1885)
"Commercial Cooperage Co.", "Stave Piles", Iron Refuse Burner", "Storage",
Description
This property was enumerated in the year 1890-1891 as a "Pottery" owned by Lucien Gex. Although described as a "Commercial Cooperage Co." on the 1885 Sanborn Map, the fire iron chimneys and furnaces would have been conducive to a pottery kiln. Pottery sherds including kiln furniture, biscuit ware, and test sherds were excavated on this property during archaeological data recovery in 2010. Additionally, Lucien Gex was a potter known for the brief pottery operation called "Porcelain Works" off of Carondelet Walk and Rocheblave.
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Advertisement from City Directories, 1890-1891.
Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
Lucien Gex was a dealer in building supply, but also located in city directories as a potter. Follow this New Orleans Historical Link, below, for a portion of his story that we traced out through the archives.