Gallier Monument
This file appears in: St. Louis Cemetery No. 3
James Gallier was a famed architect whose many famous works include Gallier Hall, former City Hall of New Orleans, and the Pontalba buildings surrounding Jackson Square. James Gallier and his wife were lost at sea when the steamer the Evening Star wrecked on October 3, 1866.
Image courtesy of Amanda Knight.
This file appears in: St. Louis Cemetery No. 3
St. Louis Cemetery No. 3
An 1848 city legislature act allowed the Catholic wardens to establish a new cemetery. Land along Bayou St. John, purchased from Evariste Blanc for $15,000, became St. Louis Cemetery #3. The cemetery…