The History of Annadele's
Annadele's history begins in 1819 when seven men, police jurors of the town of Claiborne, formed the Claiborne Company. These men were looking for a site to locate the St. Tammany Courthouse and jail. The men acquired 1765.5 acres of land through a sheriff's sale. The town of Claiborne, however, did not grow and eventually the courthouse was abandoned. A new town, Covington (originally called Wharton), became the parish seat. The 1765.5 acres were divided into parcels and sold. Colonel Thomas Sully, of New Orleans, immediately realized the potential of one particular 24-acre parcel and proceeded to purchase it. Wasting little time, Colonel Sully began to build. Although the Colonel never intended to use the estate as a plantation, he adopted the West Indian plantation style and named the estate Monrepos. When the one-story was built in 1834, it was 4 bedrooms separated by a wide 54-foot hall with a room containing bathing tubs and laundry pots with a separate kitchen. This kitchen is still on site. It was used as a valet station for the original Annadele's. To aid in cooling and heating 15 foot ceilings were also incorporated into the design.
In 1889 the property became the summer home to New Orleans Mayor Walter C. Flower, his wife Adele, and their children. One of his daughters was Corinne Dunbar whose name became synonymous with the distinct Creole restaurant of the same name in New Orleans. From the Flower family, the estate passed into hands of New Orleans cotton broker Leon Gibert. MORE -->
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ADDRESS
71518 CHESTNUT ST.
COVINGTON, LA 70433
PHONE
985.809.7669
FAX
985.809.2787
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