French Quarter (Vieux Carré) Historic District New Orleans, Louisiana
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- 1727
- Ursuline nuns arrive in New Orleans after a journey that nearly saw them lost at sea or to pirates or disease
- 1727
- Completion of the first St. Louis Church, probably the first example of brick-between-posts construction in New Orleans
- 21 Mar 1788
- A fire begins in the home of military treasurer Vincente Jose Nunez on Chartres Street, when a candle ignites lace on his altar; goes on to destroy the original St. Louis Church, Presbytère, and Cabildo
- 25 Apr 1793
- Pope Pius VI creates the diocese of Louisiana and the Floridas, with Don Luis Ignacio Maria de Pefialver y Cardenas of Havana as first bishop
- 8 Jan 1815
- Bell for St. Louis Cathedral is cast in Paris for New Orleans clockmaker Jean Delachaux, with funds from City Council
- 1819
- Clock tower designed by Benjamin Latrobe is added to St. Louis Cathedral for the new clock and bell
- 1824
- Ursuline Convent and Ursuline Academy move downriver to Dauphine Street, turning over the original convent to the bishop of New Orleans, Louis William Valentine DuBourg
- 1832
- Construction of Court of Two Sisters as a home for for Jean Baptiste Zenon Cavelier, president of the Bank of New Orleans
- 1886-c. 1905
- Bertha Angaud (wife of Emile's son Baldomero) and her sister Emma Camors run a "rabais" or notions shop called "The Shop of the Two Sisters," which sells expensive Mardi Gras costumes, formal gowns, lace, and perfumes imported from Paris
- 1886
- Emile Angaud purchases the Court of Two Sisters building and the street-side store at 613 Royal
- c. 1902-1904
- According to legend, the vampire Jacques St. Germain moves from France to 1041 Royal Street
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