"McDonogh 1 Front Elevation"

ID: 5148 ~ Source: Image courtesy of New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans (La.) Board of Commissioners of the McDonogh School Fund. ~ Creator: New Orleans (La.) Board of Commissioners of the McDonogh School Fund ~ Date: 1850s-1860s

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Mc Donogh #1 was established in 1861 as a grammar and primary school for white girls. The building was located on Laurel between Philip and First. Two story brick building with twelve classrooms and a capacity of 578 pupils. Watercolor on paper.

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John McDonogh Monument

By Adrienne Luck, Mariah Speert, Sophie Cornfield & Emily Galik, Editor

In 1800, a Baltimore merchant named William Taylor sent his recently released indentured servant, John McDonogh, to New Orleans to work as a merchant on his behalf. [1] Having established himself as a merchant, McDonogh turned his attention to…