Original 1831 Open Hearth Base

ID: 4804 ~ Source: University of New Orleans Department of Anthropology

This file appears in: The Hermann-Grima House

This layer of bricks was the original open hearth base built in 1831 when Samuel Hermann had the house constructed.

This file appears in: The Hermann-Grima House

The Hermann-Grima House

By University of New Orleans Department of Anthropology

The Hermann-Grima house at 820 St. Louis Street is a Federal-style mansion built in 1831 for Samuel Hermann, a German-born immigrant who moved to New Orleans in 1810. The lot on which it stands has a…