TOLEDANO, Albert, St. John the Baptist, then Orleans Parish, Louisiana
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Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and
Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), pp. 435-436.  Edited by Alc‚e
Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

Toledano, Albert, residence 2221 Esplanade avenue, New Orleans; was born at
Reserve plantation, parish of St. John the Baptist, La., Sept. 27, 1858; son
of Jules R. and Apolline (Boudousqui‚) Toledano, the former of whom was born
in New Orleans, 1820, and the latter at Reserve plantation, parish of St. John
the Baptist, 1832.  A great-grandson of Manuel Toledano y Valenzuela, who was
a son of Christobal Toledano of Cordova, Spain, and Antonia Valenzuela of
Monte Mayor, Spain.  Manuel Toledano y Valenzuela was born at Cordova, Spain,
in 1763.  He came to America and located at New Orleans in the latter part of
the Galvez administration, and was later married to Marguerite Benoist, of New
Orleans, Nov. 2, 1787.  He was a Spanish officer and occupied many important
positions under the Spanish domination, among others that of chief officer of
the customs, department general, royal revenues of the Province of Louisiana.
Albert Toledano was educated in private schools at New Orleans and later
studied architecture in the office of the late James Freret, architect.  After
having completed his studies, he began the practice of his profession in 1883,
and during the 10 years dating from that year to 1893 was a member of the
architectural firm of Sully & Toledano.  In the latter year he formed a new
partnership, and during the 7-year period extending from 1893 to 1900 he was
associated with Mr. F. Reusch, under the firm name of Toledano & Reusch.  In
the year 1900 the firm of Toledano & Wogan, architects, was formed, with
Albert Toledano as the senior member, and under this name the business has
continued to grow and expand from that then to the present.  Mr. Toledano has
designed many of the most splendid and impressive modern buildings that have
been erected in New Orleans in recent years, as well as a number of similar
structures in other cities.  Among these substantial evidences of his
professional ability that may be seen in New Orleans today may be mentioned
the handsome structures of the Hotel Monteleone, the De Soto hotel, the
Macheca building, the Werlein music house, the Lorrainne apartments, the
Winter Garden (now conducted as the Hippodrome), the Union brewery, the New
Orleans sanitarium (now the Presbyterian hospital), the Orleans Parish Medical
Society building, and the beautiful Monteleone Memorial entrance to City park.
Among the numerous palatial New Orleans residences that have been designed by
Mr. Toledano should be noted those of Isidor Newman, W. T. Jay, Nicholas
Burke, Henry P. Dart and Peter Fabacher.  Mr. Toledano was also associate
architect in designing the Pickwick club building and the magnificent new
Grunewald hotel.  Mr. Toledano is a member of the Roman Catholic church, and
is affiliated with the following organizations:  The Boston club, Louisiana
Historical society, Athenee Lonisianais, Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, and the Louisiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.  On
Oct. 28, 1886, Mr. Toledano was married to Miss Anna Wogan, daughter of C. N.
and Adeline Augustin Wogan of New Orleans.

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