Baroness Pontalba By Reitzellclass Nov 6, 1795 Birth Date Born on November 6th, 1795 Oct 25, 1810 married Apr 3, 1840 started construction Jun 12, 1851 finished construction Apr 20, 1874 died May 17, 2003 The Pontalba apartment was comissioned as a fitting France-Louisiana subject to commemorate the Louisiana Purchase Bicentennial.