Biography of 	Favrot, Charles A. Orleans Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by 	Mike Miller August 2001

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Mr. Charles A. Favrot is a member of the firm of Duval & Favrot, prominent
architects of New Orleans, La., who established their business in May, 1890.  He
was born in West Baton Rouge parish, La., as was also his father, Col. H. M.
Favrot, and his grandfather, Louis Favrot.  The father was colonel of the Fourth
Louisiana regiment, confederate army, during the Civil war [see sketch of H. L.
Favrot].  Charles A. Favrot was born in 1866 and in 1884 graduated from the
university at Baton Rouge, taking a post-graduate course the following year. 
The following four years he was in the office of James Freret, one of the oldest
architects of New Orleans, and subsequently attended Cornell university, New
York state, finishing his course in architecture in 1889.  After this he worked
in Rochester, New York, for a number of months, and then entered the present
company with S. R. Duval.  They are highly regarded in the community for their
ability and integrity, as they always secure to owners the best results within
the limit of estimates.  Mr. Favrot is a member of the Young Men's Catholic
club. Chess, Checker and Whist club, Young Men's Gymnastic club and others.  He
was married in .January, 1891, to Miss Beatrice Freret, daughter of James
Freret, the architect.  In politics Mr. Favrot affiliates with the democratic
party.  The office of this company is at 71 Baronne street., and their office
hours are from 9 to 12 A. M.

Biographical and Historical Memoires of Louisiana, (vol. 1), p. 409.  Published
by the Goodspeed Publishing Company, Chicago, 1892.