Girod House
GIROD HOUSE
ERECTED IN 1814
BY
NICHOLAS GIROD
THE TWO STORY WING FACING
ST. LOUIS STREET WAS BUILT BY
HIS BROTHER, CLAUD FRANCOIS GIROD,
ABOUT 1797.
NICHOLAS GIROD WAS THE MAYOR
OF NEW ORLEANS FROM 1812 TO 1815
AND IT IS SAID THAT HE OFFERED
HIS HOUSE AS A PLACE OF REFUGE
FOR NAPOLEON BONAPARTE IN A
PLOT TO RESCUE HIM FROM EXILE.
Submitted by @alwaysreadtheplaque.