tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519589841533506282.post9185928943445131960..comments2024-03-09T09:06:36.957-08:00Comments on The Picturesque Style: Italianate Architecture: The Freeman Annabelle House, New Orleans, LAJDFhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04927952898713409916noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519589841533506282.post-30324990832548613782024-01-22T14:01:58.702-08:002024-01-22T14:01:58.702-08:00Freeman Annabel was a white male towboat Captain, ...Freeman Annabel was a white male towboat Captain, born in Barnstable, Mass., circa 1810. He died in New Orleans in 1850. Neither he nor his wife (also from Barnstable) nor his children (born in New Orleans) were free people of color. The family seems to have moved back to Massachusetts after his death. He is buried in New Orleans in Cypress Grove Cemetery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519589841533506282.post-72400236793327844952023-06-08T12:15:50.267-07:002023-06-08T12:15:50.267-07:00Thank you for the details! I currently own unit No...Thank you for the details! I currently own unit No.1, which is the one you see on the top floor with the Corinthian columns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2519589841533506282.post-34362248456874370642017-01-03T16:57:26.358-08:002017-01-03T16:57:26.358-08:00Thanks for this entry. My name is Steve Teeter, an...Thanks for this entry. My name is Steve Teeter, and I own Unit 9 in the back part of this house. I was very interested by your comments, as I love New Orleans architecture. What I know about "Freeman Annabelle," or at least what I was told when I bought this, was the Freeman indicates a free person of color, a mixed race person who was not enslaved. Some of them in fact were quite wealthy. Furthermore, I was told that the Freeman Annabelle who originally built the house was a woman, not a man. Which is pretty extraordinary.<br /><br />I'd love to hear from you. If you'd like to email me, you can do so at: steeter212@gmail.com<br />Steve T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12075948665118760070noreply@blogger.com