Sorry Carol, I meant to send it to the list. Penny T According to the "Historical sketch Book and Guide New Orleans 1868, the first Charity hospital funded mostly by Don Andres de Almonaster y Roxas was situated on Rampart, between St Peter and Toulouse, but it burned down in 1809. It was rebuilt on what was then known on the city commons: bounded by Canal, dryades, Baronne and Common Streets. The second Charity Hospital was erected in 1815.That building was purchased[1831} by the State of Louisiana University for $125,000 and the proceeds went toward building the third Charity hospital on Common Street between Howard and Freret.{1832} notable comment: Present day {1868} "To keep outimpertinebt, idle and morbidly curious persons, who would otherwise disturb the sick, a tariff of ten cents is charged all persons entering the building. In case, however, of poor persons whose relatives are sick, this charge is generally remitted." Penny T ----- Original Message ---- From: Carolyn Long <carolynlong@earthlink.net> To: Orleans Parish listserve <LAORLEAN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 8:53:37 PM Subject: [LAORLEAN] Hospital Street? What is the origin of the name of Hospital Street (now Governor Nicholls)? As I recall, the military hospital was located there during colonial times. It was never the location of Charity Hospital, was it? I've been looking at the online city directories, and see that Charity was on Canal between Dauphine and Burgundy. --- Carolyn Long --- carolynlong@earthlink.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LAORLEAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.