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The Algiers Courthouse, located at
225 Morgan Street near the Algiers/Canal Street Ferry,
was erected in 1896 to replace the Duverje Plantation
home, which served as the courthouse from 1866 until
it burned in the Great Algiers Fire of 1895. The Romanesque-style
building provides essential government services to Algiers
and stands as a revered monument to the past of our
beloved hometown.
Services include small claims court,
access to property ownership information, voter registration
and absentee balloting, marriage licenses and weddings,
and more.
City Engineers Linus Brown and Alonzo
Bell designed this building, which was erected by John
McNally. The Courthouse is the third-oldest courthouse
in continuous use in the State of Louisiana. It was renovated
by the City of New Orleans from 1979 to 1984. |
