The Cabildo is an important historical building in New Orleans, Louisiana. Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, The Dirty Dirty Motto: Official website: http://www. ...

The Cabildo was built between 1795-99 as the home of the Spanish municipal government in New Orleans. The building took its name from the governing body who met there -- the "Illustrious Cabildo," or city council. The Cabildo was the site of the Louisiana Purchase transfer ceremonies in 1803, and continued to be used by the New Orleans city council until the mid 1850s. From Frank Bond, Louisiana and the Louisiana Purchase. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

The building's main hall, the Sala Capitular ("Capitol Room"), was originally utilized as a courtroom. The Spanish used the courtroom from 1799-1803, and from 1803-1812 it was used by the Louisiana territorial superior court. After the American Civil War, it was the home of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1868-1910. The Sala Capitular was the site of several landmark court cases, including Plessy v. Ferguson. A courtroom is the actual enclosed space in which a judge regularly holds court. ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Abraham Lincoln† Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Strength 2,213,363 1,064,200 Casualties KIA: 110,100 Total dead: 359,500 Wounded: 275,200 KIA: 74,500 Total dead: 198,500 Wounded: 137,000+  The American... Holding The separate but equal provision of public accommodations by state governments is constitutional under the Equal Protection Clause. ...

In 1911 The Cabildo became the home of the Louisiana State Museum. In 1960 it was designated a National Historic Landmark. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... USS Constitution. ...

The Cabildo was extensively damaged by a fire in 1988, but it was restored and reopened to the public in 1994. More recently, it survived Hurricane Katrina with relatively minor damage. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hurricane Katrina was the costliest and one of the deadliest tropical cyclones in American history. ...

External links

• The Cabildo on the Louisiana State Museum website