Morphy Home, 2007

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Louisiana Bank’s initials “LB,” dating from the Antebellum period, remain in the center of the wrought iron on the balcony.

This file appears in: Former Home the Morphys: a Louisiana Supreme Court Judge and his World Chess Champion Son

Former Home the Morphys: a Louisiana Supreme Court Judge and his World Chess Champion Son

By Mary Ann Wegmann, The Law Library of Louisiana & University of New Orleans History Department

Directly across the street from the Louisiana Supreme Court building is 417 Royal Street, best known as the former home of Brennan’s Restaurant. In the mid-1800s, this building was the residence of…