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2329 Coliseum has a history dating back to 1868 when merchant John Hall contracted William Arms to build eight single-family rental cottages on land that Hall acquired as a twenty-year-old in 1824. Local architect Henry Howard is often credited with the Greek Revival and Italianate design of these houses.The street numbers of the eight houses were originally 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, and 151 Coliseum Street. Sometimes the addresses that were used for the houses were 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 Hall’s Row. When the New Orleans street numbering system was converted to the present system in the early 1890s, the street numbers became 2301, 2305, 2309, 2313, 2317, 2321, 2325, and 2329 Coliseum Street. So 2329 Coliseum Street has been known as 151 Coliseum Street and 8 Hall’s Row.John Hall, born about 1802, was originally from Martinsburg, Virginia (later West Virginia) and moved to New Orleans as a child or teen. Here he met Mary Ramsey, who had been born in the West Indies about 1810 and died in 1862. They had four daughters, two of whom inherited the properties after John Hall died in 1874.The houses are often called the Seven Sisters despite there being eight houses. This name may have come about because the property at 2301 Coliseum no longer has a Greek Revival or Italianate façade.Several articles and advertisements were found in The Times-Picayune (or its predecessors). Some of these provide names of families that have resided at 2329 Coliseum such as the Morans (1910s to 1933), the McClendons (1933 to 1939), and the Martins (1939 to ?). The City Directory of the mid-1880s list Francisco Blanco, manager at Avendano Bros., as the resident of 8 Hall’s Row.
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Historical property researchconducted by Anthony DelRosario.1174 Magazine StreetNew Orleans, LA 70130-4243(832) [email protected]
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2329 Coliseum has a history dating back to 1868 when merchant John Hall contracted William Arms to build eight single-family rental cottages on land that Hall acquired as a twenty-year-old in 1824. Local architect Henry Howard is often credited with the Greek Revival and Italianate design of these houses.
The street numbers of the eight houses were originally 137, 139, 141, 143, 145, 147, 149, and 151 Coliseum Street. Sometimes the addresses that were used for the houses were 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 Hall’s Row. When the New Orleans street numbering system was converted to the present system in the early 1890s, the street numbers became 2301, 2305, 2309, 2313, 2317, 2321, 2325, and 2329 Coliseum Street. So 2329 Coliseum Street has been known as 151 Coliseum Street and 8 Hall’s Row.
John Hall, born about 1802, was originally from Martinsburg, Virginia (later West Virginia) and moved to New Orleans as a child or teen. Here he met Mary Ramsey, who had been born in the West Indies about 1810 and died in 1862. They had four daughters, two of whom inherited the properties after John Hall died in 1874.
The houses are often called the Seven Sisters despite there being eight houses. This name may have come about because the property at 2301 Coliseum no longer has a Greek Revival or Italianate façade.
Several articles and advertisements were found in The Times-Picayune (or its predecessors). Some of these provide names of families that have resided at 2329 Coliseum such as the Morans (1910s to 1933), the McClendons (1933 to 1939), and the Martins (1939 to ?). The City Directory of the mid-1880s list Francisco Blanco, manager at Avendano Bros., as the resident of 8 Hall’s Row.
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“Halls Row”Coliseum St., Garden District, New OrleansEight Greek Revival and Italianate designed side-hall shotgun row houses built in 1868 for John Hall.
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and Richard Edrington’s house at 2325 Coliseum may be smaller than the mansions on the Avenue, but it packs a big punch. Brilliant colors, bold combinations and exotic shapes surprise at every turn in this 1868 camelback shotgun. Although she is quick to credit her contractor and de-signers, one gets the sense that Sally’s vibrant personality is the true inspira-tion for her home’s exquisite interior. Sally, originally from Jasper, Ala., and Richard, a New Orleans native, both fell in love with this house the instant they saw it. They cite the light-filled rooms, 13-foot ceilings and 140 years of history as some of their favorite features. With the help
of Melissa Rufty of MMR Interiors and the professionals at M. Carbine Restorations, the Edringtons person-alized the house to suit their tastes. Guests are greeted at the front door by saturated colors on a pale back-drop of pickled wood floors and soft white walls. Corners and hallways are converted into cozy, useful spaces by custom-made banquettes. Chinese influences mix with traditional marble mantles and modern American art. The antiques were either inherited from family or hand-picked from Magazine Street. Mirrors flanking the free-standing fireplace hail from the estate of famous designer and Loui-siana native Geoffrey Beene. And a
painting of a well-known waiter at Galatoire’s reminds you that you’re deep in the heart of New Orleans. The surprising use of color and juxtaposition of styles continues throughout the home, which has a history as lively as its interior. The property that now teems with life at 2325 Coliseum was originally part of a large piece of land acquired by John Hall in 1824. Forty-plus years later, in 1868, Hall contracted with builder William Arms to construct eight adjacent single-family cottages on Coliseum Street. This string of similar shotgun houses is often called “Hall’s Row” or “The Seven Sisters”, even though there are actually eight houses. Although the contract does not name an architect, the famed
Henry Howard is often credited for the design of these eight homes. Hall paid $32,800 for the eight shotguns, which made them pretty expensive for one-story rental cottages and is an indication of at-tention to detail on the interiors. When Hall died in 1874 at the age of 72, his two daughters inherited his large real estate portfolio. In 1889, this par-ticular house was then sold to Mrs. Georgina Ducros
Rawlins for $3,500; in 1895, she sold it to grocer Adam Frank for $3,300. When street addresses were standard-ized that year, Hall’s Row was desig-nated as the 2300 block of Coliseum. For the next five decades and more, 2325 Coliseum continued its life as a rental property. Adam Frank and his descendants owned the shotgun at 2325 until 1947, but there is no evidence that any of them ever lived at the house. Thanks to census records, however, it is possible to track the many interest-ing families who were tenants there in the early 20th century, including a drummer with eight children and his French grandfather, the secretary of
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the Police Board and his wife and five children, a public accountant, a post-man, some oil company employees and a number of teachers. In 1947, the combined Frank heirs partitioned the real estate conglomer-ate begun by Adam Frank. Elizabeth Frank, wife of Harry A. Thompson, received the Coliseum house and sold it June 12, 1947, for $9,300 to Emmet Parkerson, Jr. For the first time in its almost-80-year-existence, 2325 Coli-
seum, the seventh of the eight Hall’s Row cottages, was owner-occupied. Parkerson did a much-needed renovation of the house, which paid off when he sold it for $23,000 in 1955 to Lucie Pasquier, widow of John E. Baker. Between 1965 and 2000, the house changed hands ten times. Finally, in early 2004, it was sold to Sally and Richard Edrington, who have made it into the vibrant resi-dence it remains today.
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Preservation In Print, Preservation Resource Center, 2008
7New Orleans Streets : A Walker’s Guide to Neighborhood Architecture, Stephanie R. Bruno, 2011
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The Garden District of New Orleans, Jim Fraiser, 2012
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The Garden District of New Orleans, Jim Fraiser, 2012
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The Garden District of New Orleans, Jim Fraiser, 2012
11Some of the “Seven Sisters” aka “Hall’s Row” on the 2300 block of Coliseum Street, undated photograph by Bernard Lemann
12Some of the “Seven Sisters” aka “Hall’s Row” on the 2300 block of Coliseum Street, 1966 photograph by Ray Samuel
13Some of the “Seven Sisters” aka “Hall’s Row” on the 2300 block of Coliseum Street, 1966 photograph by Ray Samuel
14Southern Comfort : the Garden District of New Orleans, Frederick Starr, 1998
15Southern Comfort : the Garden District of New Orleans, Frederick Starr, 1998
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17Robinson Atlas of New Orleans 1883, District 4, Plate 10
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19Sanborn Map of New Orleans 1896, Volume 3, Sheet 220
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21Sanborn Map of New Orleans 1909, Volume 4, Sheet 375
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23Sanborn Map of New Orleans August 1951, Volume 4, Sheet 375
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This block of Coliseum was also known as Hall’s Row. 8 Hall’s Row probably refers to the eighth property from the corner.
Headline: [No Headline]; Article Type: AdvertisementPaper: Times-Picayune, published as The Daily Picayune.; Date: 09-15-1871; Page: 6; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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151 Coliseum was the previous street number for 2329 Coliseum
Paper: Times-Picayune, published as The Daily Picayune; Date: 03-26-1888; Page: 5; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana (top)
Paper: Times-Picayune; Date: 02-19-1893; Page: 5; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana (bottom)
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Headline: A Nice Day For Ever, And the Record of Forty-Nine Cases Not So Bad, Although; Article Type: News/OpinionPaper: Times-Picayune, published as The Daily Picayune.; Date: 10-24-1897; Page: 1; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Headline: Health Board Raid Results In Closing 5 Establishments Affidavits Filed Against 17 Alleged Violators of; Article Type: News/OpinionPaper: Times-Picayune, published as The Times-Picayune.; Date: 01-06-1918; Page: 5; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Real Estate For Sale advertisement
Paper: Times-Picayune, published as The Times-Picayune; Date: 08-16-1931; Page: 39; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
29Paper: Times-Picayune, published as The Times-Picayune; Date: 05-16-1932; Page: 2; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
30Paper: Times-Picayune, published as The Times-Picayune; Date: 11-05-1933; Page: 35; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
31Paper: Times-Picayune, published as The Times-Picayune; Date: 09-14-1939; Page: 21; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Real Estate For Rent advertisement
Paper: Times-Picayune, published as The Times-Picayune; Date: 03-26-1957; Page: 43; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Headline: [Mr. John Hall; New Orleans; Prosperous merchant; Martinsburg; Virginia]; Article Type: News/OpinionPaper: Times-Picayune, published as The Daily Picayune; Date: 08-15-1874; Page: 1; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
34Paper: Times-Picayune, published as The Daily Picayune; Date: 12-10-1862; Page: 2; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
35Paper: Times-Picayune; Date: 06-21-1870; Page: 4; Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
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