Tara. Erected in 1941 for businessman George J. Palmer (1897-1977) and his wife Juliette Wehrmann Palmer (1907-1980), who modeled their family home after the fictitious O'Hara residence in the 1939 film "Gone with the Wind". Andrew M. Lockett, Jr. was the architect. Cornelius Hurst developed this area as Hurstville in 1832. It was the first of the uptown faubourgs. In 1894 the William J. O'Donnell residence was built on this site after designs by Southron R. Duval. Jackson Brewing Company president Lawrence Fabacher later acquired the property and added a casino, greenhouses & a stable. These structures were demolished in 1940. This plaque was placed in 2015 by the Palmer children: George Jr., Jared, Richard, Robert, Vernon, Juliette and Walter, and the owner, Marilyn Springer Martin.

by Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission

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