Greenville History
Faubourg Greenville History
Located in the uptown area of New Orleans
General boundaries - Freret Street, Audubon Park, Mississippi River, Lowerline Street
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Links to historical maps, surveys, photographs and other useful information related to the history of Greenville.
See links below for further information on The Batture Project, the development of 10 acres along the batture between the foot of Walnut Street to the US Army Corp of Engineers.
The Batture Land Sale and Development Project
Maps, Surveys, Photographs
Maps, Surveys, Photographs
Orientation Map
Orientation Map
1834 Topographical Map of New Orleans (Zimpel)
The property of L. F. Foucher, Chs. Derbigny and N. B. Lebreton became Greenville.
The property of L. F. Foucher became Audubon Park about 1870
Courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection
1884 Cotton Expo at Audubon Park
Photo courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection
1925 Sketch of Greenville Dating to 1789 (City Surveyor's Office) - Rough sketch by City of New Orleans Surveyors office. Shows areas of Greenville, Friburg, Foucher Plantation (Audubon Park) and Burtheville. Shows original land grants and history dating to about 1789.
Sketch of Greenville & Friburg - Feb. 1836 - Sketch of Greenville and Friburg that was attached to an act of sale between L F Foucher and J Olgivie in Feb 1836.
Notes about creation of Greenville - From the notebook John E. Walker, Book No. 1 Folio 112-113
Greenville Survey-April, 1836 (B Buisson) - complete - Copy of original Survey of Faubourg Greenville by B. Buisson in 1836. Note area of Squares 17 and 22. Current streets Broadway, Camp and Magazine were originally known as South Market, Market and Foucher, respectively.
Benjamin Buisson Biography - Benjamin Buisson completed the original survey of Greenville in April, 1836. He also surveyed several other Faubourgs of Uptown New Orleans and Jefferson Parish.
Greenville Near River - Waddill Survey (Sept, 1920) - Waddill Survey of several squares in Greenville near the River in Sept 1920. This survey references the 1836 Buisson survey noted above. Note changes in shoreline between 1836, 1845 and 1920. The levee noted as "present levee" is in the same position as the current levee (2009).
Guide to Measurements & Dimensions - Provides a guide to measurements and dimensions used in old surveys of New Orleans area.
Robinson Atlas - Plate 26 - Greenville (1883) - Robinson Atlas Plate 26 of the City of New Orleans. Dated 1883 this plate shows lots, buildings and geographical landmarks in the Greenville area. The color pink represents brick buildings and yellow represents wooden structures.
Sanborn Map - Square 17 Greenville (1909) - Portion of Sanborn Map of Square 17 Greenville (Sanborn Map Vol 6, 1909, Sheet 580). Note that the Square is mislabeled as 19 in the map. The building at 139 Broadway was constructed in 1912.
Sanborn Map - Square 22 Greenville (1909) - Portion of Sanborn Map of Square 22 Greenville (Sanborn Map Vol 6, 1909, Sheet 580). Note the location of the Audubon School at approximately 244 Audubon Street (Photo). The school was demolished in the early 1920's. Two, two story duplexes facing Audubon Street (246, 248, 252, 254) and three single story duplexes facing Broadway (157, 159, 161, 163, 165, 167) were built on the site of the old school.
Also note the houses located at 236 and 240 Audubon. These houses were moved to locations facing Camp (formerly Meadow and Market) Street at 7131 and 7115 prior to 1913. It is unknown which of the houses was moved to which location. The present two story house at 240 Audubon was constructed about 1913.
Sanborn Map - Squares 17 and 22 Greenville (October, 1933) - Sanborn Map of Squares 22 and 17 (Vol. 6, 1909 sheet 580 updated in October, 1933). Note Square 17 is mislabeled as Square 19.
Sanborn Maps - Various Images - Broadway and Leake - 1909 and 1933 - Courtesy of Tulane University Libraries
Title history of Square 17 to original owner and partition into 10 lots (1853)
Old Audubon School Photo - Square 22 Greenville (Ca. 1910) - Old Audubon School ca1910. 200 Block of Audubon Street. Building demolished approximately 1920. Photo courtesy of Historic New Orleans Collection. Originally published in the New Orleans Daily Picayune. Note the porch and railing of the house at 240 Audubon at the extreme left of the photo.
US Industrial Alcohol Company of Virginia - Commonly referred to as the Molasses Factory. The building complex was located along Leake Ave at the foot of Broadway St. It was shut down in the mid 1960's and demolished shortly before the start of Uptown Square construction in the early 1970's. Tulane University also has a presence at this location today.
Old Audubon School ca1910.
200 Block of Audubon Street. Building demolished approximately 1920. Photo courtesy of Historic New Orleans Collection. Originally published in the New Orleans Daily Picayune. Note the porch and railing of the house at 240 Audubon at the extreme left of the photo.
US Industrial Alcohol Company of Virginia (ca late 1930's)-
Commonly referred to as the Molasses Factory. The building complex was located along Leake Ave at the foot of Broadway St. It was shut down in the mid 1960's and demolished shortly before the start of Uptown Square construction in the early 1970's.
Tulane University also has a presence at this location today.
Aerial photo of Audubon Park, Greenville, Black Pearl and nearby sections of Uptown New Orleans (7/10/1922)
Photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration
1927 aerial photo of section of New Orleans, from riverfront of Greenville and Black Pearl sections. Background right are Tulane and Loyola University campuses. (March - April 1927)
Photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration
1922 aerial photo over the Mississippi River, with Greenville Bend & Audubon Park of New Orleans at left, Westwego and nearby areas of the West Bank on right.
Photo courtesy of National Archives and Records Administration
The Batture land sale and development -
The Batture land sale and development -
In 2023 Bisso Marine sold approximately 10 acres along the batture between the foot of Walnut St and the US Army Corp of Engineers to two developers. Additional details available at the following links:
The Batture Site maintained by the project developer
Local Developers Plan to Convert Site Near Audubon's 'Fly' into Riverfront Park (bizneworleans.com Oct 12, 2023))
Renderings: Developers Plan Riverfront Park with Restaurants for Uptown New Orleans (www.axios.com Oct 16, 2023)
Ambitions Plans for The Batture Project, near Audubon Park, Have Uptown Neighbors Worried (reddit.com)
Two New Orleanians Bought a Huge Uptown Property on the River. Here's What They're Planning (nola.com Oct 12, 2023)
Ambitions Plans for The Batture Project, near Audubon Park, have Uptown neighbors worried (nola.com Nov 29, 2023)
Additional References:
Additional References:
Wikimedia Commons - Category Greenville, New Orleans - Website provides a wealth of information, photographs and maps of Greenville. Links to additional related websites are also listed.
Widimedia Commons - Category: Houses in Greenville, New Orleans - Numerous photographs of houses and scenes in present day Greenville.
Greenville Encampment: Union Cavalry and Barracks - Greenville was the site of a federal encampment during the Civil War referred to as Sedgwick Barracks. Historic images and further detail are shown.
Greenville Encampment: Sedgwick Hospital - One of many area hospitals that serviced the military during and after the Civil War. Greenville Encampment was located along the lower boundary of Carrollton (Lowerline St.) and was part of the land owned by Pierre Foucher. The Foucher residence was torn down to make room for Sedgwick Hospital.
Wikipedia - Uptown New Orleans - Presentation of biographical information on Uptown New Orleans and several Faubourgs including Lafayette, Jefferson City, Greenville, Hurstville, and others.
Wikipedia - 14th Ward of New Orleanas - A section of New Orleans formed in 1870. It includes Greenville and Audubon Park.
Wikipedia - Black Pearl, New Orleans - Black Pearl is a neighbohood in uptown New Orleans near the river and part of Carrollton. Greenville forms the boundary down river. Mahalia Jackson, a gospel singer, was from Black Pearl.
Wikipedia - Audubon, New Orleans - Audubon is a neighborhood of New Orleans and is a subdistrict of Uptown/Carrollton Area. Greenville, and a number of other neighborhoods, are part of Audubon.
New Orleans Historical Greenville References - New Orleans Historical is a project by the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans. The link is a result of a sitewide search for Greenville. Numerous references to other historical information is also available.
See also NewOrleansHistorical.org
New Orleans History 101: A Beginners Guide to Understanding the Crescent City - Courtesy of the Historic New Orleans Collection. 13 mini-lessons on major themes and events.
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