John Bell Hood House is a 19th-century residence in the Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana. Confederate General John Bell Hood lived and worked here following the American Civil War until his death during the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1852/00/00 | Edward Gottheil | Architect, Builder | Edward Gottheil builds a residence on Third Street for Bernard Lock at a cost of $6,750. | |||
| 1867/06/05 | Duncan Nicholson Hennen | In Memoriam | The friends and acquaintances of Duncan Hennen are respectfully requested to attend the funeral from his late residence, corner of Third and Camp streets, This Afternoon, at 5 o'clock. | |||
| 1871/00/00 | John Bell Hood | Home | Cotton factor John B Hood buys the Lock House in New Orleans. | |||
| 1871/00/00 | Theodosia French Hood | Home | John B Hood's widow mother, Theodosia Hood, a relic of Dr J W Wood, moves to the old Lock House in New Orleans with her son and his growing family. | |||
| 1879/04/12 | Anna Hennen Hood | Mother | Anna Marie Hood, wife of John B Hood, gives birth to a daughter, Anna Gertrude Hood, in New Orleans, Louisiana. | |||
| 1879/08/20 | A case of yellow fever infects the house directly across the street from the Hood residence in New Orleans, Louisiana. | |||||
| 1879/08/21 | Anna Hennen Hood | Health | Southern Belle, Anna Marie Hood, contracts Yellow Fever in New Orleans, Louisiana. | Lower Mississippi Valley Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 | ||
| 1879/08/24 | Anna Hennen Hood | Died | Anna Marie Hennen Hood, wife of John Bell Hood, dies of Yellow Fever at age 42 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana. | Lower Mississippi Valley Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 | ||
| 1879/08/25 | John Bell Hood | Life | I have never had the fever, but if I should have it and it's God's will l'm ready to go. I have requested Col Flowers to take charge of my children, and to appeal to the Confederate soldiers to support them for I have nothing on earth to leave them. - JBH | |||
| 1879/08/27 | John Bell Hood | Health | Ten year old Lydia Marie Hennen Hood and her father, John Bell Hood, contract yellow fever. | Lower Mississippi Valley Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 | ||
| 1879/08/30 | Lydia Marie Hennen Hood, daughter of John B and Anna M Hood, dies of Yellow Fever at age 10 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Miss Hood will be buried at Lafayette Cemetery No 1, but later moved to Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans. | Lower Mississippi Valley Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 | ||||
| 1879/08/30 | John Bell Hood | Died | John Bell Hood dies of yellow fever in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA. | Lower Mississippi Valley Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 | ||
| 1879/09/00 | P G T Beauregard | Benefactor | PGT Beauregard leads efforts to find homes for the ten orphaned Hood children, all under the age of ten. They will eventually be adopted by seven different families in Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi and New York. | Lower Mississippi Valley Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 |
| Particulars for John Bell Hood House NOLa: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Building Type | Mansion |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Criteria | Person |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Single dwelling |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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