St. Charles Hotel records, 1789-1931 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Collection Overview

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ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 204

Primary Creator: St. Charles Hotel (New Orleans, La.)

Extent: 11.0 Boxes. More info below.

Arrangement: The collection is arranged by topic as follows: correspondence, remodeling specifications, financial records, printed material, and volumes. The collection consists of 13 boxes and 9 volumes. It is 7.5 linear feet.

Date Acquired: 02/24/1971. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Hotels -- Louisiana -- New Orleans., New Orleans (La.) - Buildings, structures, etc., New Orleans (La.) -- History., Real estate transactions., St. Charles Hotel (New Orleans, La.), Trufant, Samuel A.

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence., Financial records., Ledgers (account books), Stock certificates.

Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The earliest handwritten record is in Spanish, and dates back to the 1789 sale of a plot of ground by Beltran Gravier and his wife, Maria Josefa Delonde, to Jacques A. Percy for the sum of 1,500 pesos, which later became the location of the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans. Subsequent sales by the Percy heirs are documented with a chain of titles, to Robert Montgomery and Greenbury R. Stringer, to the Freret Brothers, to John Hagan, the Exchange Hotel in 1835, and to the St. Charles Hotel in 1844. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1851 and again in 1894. The bulk of this collection deals with the third St. Charles Hotel, which was built in 1896. The records concern managerial transitions, maintenance, building additions and renovations. The collection contains handwritten or typed correspondence and legal documents regarding the property upon which the St. Charles Hotel was built (211 St. Charles Avenue in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana), specifications for building and remodeling, and for the addition of annexes, financial records, printed material, photographs, and nineteenth-century newspaper clippings.

Biographical Note

The earliest handwritten record is in Spanish, and dates back to the 1789 sale of a plot of ground by Beltran Gravier and his wife, Maria Josefa Delonde, to Jacques A. Percy for the sum of 1,500 pesos, which later became the location of the St. Charles Hotel in New Orleans. Subsequent sales by the Percy heirs are documented with a chain of titles, to Robert Montgomery and Greenbury R. Stringer, to the Freret Brothers, to John Hagan, the Exchange Hotel in 1835, and to the St. Charles Hotel in 1844. The hotel was destroyed by fire in 1851 and again in 1894. The third St. Charles Hotel was built in 1896. It was located at 211 St. Charles Avenue in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana. The St. Charles Hotel Company leased the hotel to Andrew R. Blakely and Company in 1896. In 1910 A.R. Blakely and Company sold their managerial interests to Alfred S. Amer and Company.

Subject/Index Terms

Hotels -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
New Orleans (La.) - Buildings, structures, etc.
New Orleans (La.) -- History.
Real estate transactions.
St. Charles Hotel (New Orleans, La.)
Trufant, Samuel A.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Accruals: Additional materials added to the collection in 1972.

Alternate Extent Statement: 7.5 linear feet

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Use Restrictions: Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Acquisition Source: ITT Sheraton Corporation of America, through the Sheraton-Charles Hotel

Preferred Citation: St. Charles Hotel records, Manuscripts Collection 204, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1971.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011. Revised by LAC 8/3/11.

Other Note:

For a partial list of some of the items of note from the collection, please click on "Online Images and Records" for an inventory. Please note that this is an incomplete inventory of the items in the collection.

OCLC Number: 608065501

Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Correspondence, Hotel Construction, Management, Real Estate, Maintenance, 1789-1901],
[Box 2: Correspondence, Hotel Construction, Management, Real Estate, Maintenance, 1902-1903],
[Box 3: Correspondence, Hotel Construction, Management, Real Estate, Maintenance, 1904-April 1910],
[Box 4: Correspondence, Hotel Construction, Management, Real Estate, Maintenance, 1910 May-1912 April],
[Box 5: Correspondence, Hotel Construction, Management, Real Estate, Maintenance, 1912 May-1913 June],
[Box 6: Correspondence, Hotel Construction, Management, Real Estate, Maintenance, 1913 July-1916 August],
[Box 7: Correspondence, Hotel Construction, Management, Real Estate, Maintenance, 1916 September-1918],
[Box 8: Correspondence, Hotel Construction, Management, Real Estate, Maintenance, 1919-1930],
[Box 9: Specifications for remodeling],
[Box 10: Financial papers],
[Box 11: Printed material, one photograph, and newspaper clippings],
[Volume 1: Sale to "Freret Brothers" by Ferdinand and Pierre Percy of lots of ground in Suburb St. Mary numbered one, two, and three by survey of Joseph Pilié in 1825 for the sum of 12,900 piastres, 1832 April 9],
[Volume 2: Trial balances on large double sheets and leases for rental offices],
[Volume 3: Ledger, 1877-1887],
[Volume 4: Ledger, 1887-1891],
[Volume 5: Cash books, 1877 July-1899 January],
[Volume 6: Cash books, 1899 February-1913 September],
[Volume 7: Stock certificates, 1910 October-1917 September 14],
[Volume 8: 1920 December 21-1931 July 6],
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