Edgar Degas House. This house was bequeathed to the artist and his sister by their maternal uncle Michael Musson. The property was at one time held by Wm. Kenner. Kenner was in New Orleans to assist Wm.C.C. Claiborne in the transfer of New Orleans and Louisiana purchase from French to American Rule. Degas sold the house in 1866. Designated a National Landmark by the Department of the Interior in 1978.