The Cabildo Museum (New Orleans, Louisiana) | NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, 1790s construction, U.S. National Historic Landmark

USA / Louisiana / Gretna / New Orleans, Louisiana / Chartres Street, 701
 museum, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, interesting place, 1790s construction, U.S. National Historic Landmark
The Cabildo was the seat of colonial government in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is now a museum. The building's main hall, the Sala Capitular ("Meeting Room"), was originally utilized as a courtroom. The Spanish used the courtroom from 1799–1803, and from 1803-1812 it was used by the Louisiana territorial superior court. After the American Civil War, it was the home of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1868-1910. The Sala Capitular was the site of several landmark court cases, including Plessy v. Ferguson. It houses several historic artifacts such as the desk on which the Louisiana Purchase was signed.

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Coordinates:   29°57'27"N   90°3'49"W

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  • Just wanted to say that, of course although there is much written about the cabildo online, probably the most important thing toknow is that the building was almost destroyed by fire, most recently in 1988 and, it is the single most important location in Louisiana history, having been where we bought the place from Napoleon in 1803.
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