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| Underwriters Inspection Bureau of New
Orleans Street rate slips, 1897
The original published volume from which this data was transcribed
comprises printed sheets apparently revised periodically for the use of
insurance companies writing fire insurance policies in New Orleans.
Individual slips are numbered consecutively (from #491-#821) and dated
with the note "these rates supersede all those previously bulletined and
are in effect from this date."
Each slip is for an individual street and includes the following
information: new and old street address (the N.O. street numbering system
had undergone a major overhaulin 1893-1894), brief description of each
building (number of stories, building/roofing material), name of
owner/occupant, nature of occupancy, and rates for both building and
contents, and a column marked El. Lt. (electric lighting?). A final
column, headed "for revision see D.R.S. No." has handwritten entries
thereunder.
Each sheet is also cross-referenced to the corresponding page in the
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map for the street in question. The slips also
indicate cross streets, sometimes indicating the exact addresses of
structures located on the cross streets at intersections with the street
in question. The streets represented in the volume are: Annunciation,
Bourbon, Burgundy, Chestnut, Cleveland, Commercial Alley, Common,
Constance, Cypress, Dauphine, Girod, Gravier, Jackson, Julia, Natchez
Alley,Notre Dame, Palmyra, Perdido, Perilliat, Poydras (and Poydras
neutral ground), Prytania, Rampart (North and South), Royal (lake side
only), St. Joseph, Tulane Ave., and Union. A list of streets and
corresponding slip numbers is at the front of the volume.
This online version presents most of the data included in the original
publication. It does not include references to cross streets, data on
addresses located at cross streets, data on some fire hazards located at
most addresses, or any notations relative to insurance rates. We strongly
suggest that users of the online version consult the original publication
for possible additional data.
We have also created several specialized reports from our master database. Click HERE for a list of those reports.
Annunciation Street--Lake Side
This online presentation was made possible by a dedicated Louisiana Division volunteer, Randy Bibb. We thank him for his contributions!
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9/28/2002 |
