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Harvey Castle Site

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Built in 1844, Harvey Castle was the Gothic Revival home of Marie Louise Destrehan and her husband Joseph Hale Harvey. It served as the third courthouse of Jefferson Parish from 1874 to 1884. The site was on the east side of Destrehan Avenue, 450 feet north of the railroad. The building was demolished in 1924 to enlarge Harvey Canal and Locks.
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