Brown plaque № 51524

New Orleans, LA, United States

The Hedgewood. This impressive Colonial Revival structure was built in 1894 as the residence of cotton broker Charles Miltenberger. The builder, Thomas Nicholson of Chicago, was also responsible for Gibson Hall (1894) at Tulane University and the St. Charles Hotel (1894-1896). The house was substant

ially enlarged to the rear in 1907 by Sylvanie Denegre. In 1955, Gussie Watts turned the residence into a hotel known as the Hedgewood, which operated here for thirty-three years. Maryjo and Calvin Jo

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