Vieux Carré Survey
Begun in 1960 to bolster local historic preservation efforts, the survey contains detailed property data about every building and lot in the French Quarter from the French colonial period to the present.
The Collins C. Diboll Vieux Carré Digital Survey contains detailed property data about every building and lot in the French Quarter, from the French colonial period to the present. The database allows users to access photographs, plans, chain of title records, and citations, with the option to search by keyword, owners’ names, architectural rating, and even whether the owner was a free person of color. It is an extensive survey incorporating maps, major site plans, old drawings, engravings, sketches, paintings, newspaper clippings, property records, and more.
About the Survey
Made possible by a grant from the Edward G. Schlieder Education Foundation, the Vieux Carré Survey was begun in the 1960s by the Louisiana Landmarks Society and the Vieux Carré Commission to bolster local historic preservation efforts. HNOC cofounder L. Kemper Williams served on the project’s advisory board and provided space for workers and the board to meet on his property in the French Quarter (now part of HNOC’s campus).
HNOC has since digitized the survey, making it easily accessible to all, and continues to update and maintain the database. This digitization effort was made possible in part through the generous financial support of the Collins C. Diboll Private Foundation.
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