MORE RESOURCES:

The Main Library's Louisiana Division/City Archives holds a wealth of information.

Other places to look for information include the Williams Research Center of the Historic New Orleans Collection, the Southeastern Architectural Archive at Tulane, and the Louisiana Historical Center of the Louisiana State Museum at the Old U.S. Mint.

Information to look for includes:

·	Indexes to street name and house number changes (many online at the public library)

·	Sanborn Insurance Maps, which show the footprint of buildings on lots, dating to 1885

·	The Robinson Atlas, similar to the Sanborn Maps but includes information from as early as the late 1870s

·	Plan Books, prepared by surveyors in the 1900s

·	Old maps, which may show "improvements" (buildings) on lots

·	Sewerage & Water Board house connection records

·	Property tax records (Jumps in assessments often occur when a house is built or renovated.)

·	Building permits

·	Blueprints, some at the library

·	Civil Court records/sheriff's sales

·	Fire Department monthly reports, useful if you suspect that an earlier structure on a lot was destroyed by fire or if your home was damaged by a fire

·	Board of Zoning Adjustments minutes and documents

·	City Council ordinances

·	Surveyor's Office and City Engineer records

·	City Planning Commission minutes and zoning documents

·	Comptroller's Office annual and semi-annual reports

·	Vieux Carre Commission and Historic District Landmarks Commission records, which detail changes requested or made to buildings in the French Quarter and other historic districts

·	City directories and federal Census records, which can show who lived at your address in the past

·	Photographs, in the public library's "Louisiana Division"

·	Books, especially the Friends of the Cabildo's architectural books

·	Newspapers and periodicals, some available online with a library card