Pitot House

Historical marker location:

1440 Moss Street, New Orleans, Louisiana

( Marker is on Moss Street, 0.2 miles south of Esplanade Avenue, on the left when traveling north.)

Built Late 18th Century.

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Jazz music was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The city's unique mix of African, Caribbean, and European cultures contributed to the development of this distinctive musical genre.