Creole House, 616 Pirate's Alley

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This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Pirate's Alley, The Arsenal, Creole House & Jackson House

Formerly the site of the guard house for the French and Spanish prison; building now owned by Louisiana State Museum.

Courtesy of the Collections of the Louisiana State Museum

This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Pirate's Alley, The Arsenal, Creole House & Jackson House

Battle of New Orleans: Pirate's Alley, The Arsenal, Creole House & Jackson House

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Jenny Star, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

Walking out of Jackson Square toward St. Louis Cathedral, Pirate’s Alley appears on the left, between the Cathedral and the Cabildo. Formerly known as “Orleans Alley,” the passage is one block long, extending from Chartres Street at Jackson Square…