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Erected in the latter part of the 18th century by the Spanish government for the assembling of the Cabildo, or Governmental Council, this building was the site in 1803 of the formal transfer of the Province of Louisiana from Spain to France and from France to the United States. In 1825, the Marquis de Lafayette resided here as the guest of the state. Later, the Great Hall was used for sessions of the Supreme Court of Louisiana.
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New Orleans, Louisiana · United States
