D.H. Holmes

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D. H. Holmes was a New Orleans department store and later a New Orleans based chain of department stores. The company was founded in 1841 by Daniel Henry Holmes. ^[1] In 1849 he moved his headquarters to Canal Street. ^{[1] [2]}

D.H. Holmes' main building on Canal Street was long considered a landmark, partly because of a clock on the side of the building. ^[2] When Canal Street was a major shopping area, "Under the clock at D.H. Holmes" was a proverbial place to meet someone. At the beginning of the novel A Confederacy of Dunces, ^[3] Ignatius Reilly agrees to meet his mother there.

In 1989 D.H. Holmes was purchased by Dillard's. ^{[2] [4]} The former main store of D.H. Holmes is now a hotel. ^[2]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Holmes High School history page Retrieved September 22, 2006.
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Sonesta Hotel's History page Retrieved September 22, 2006.
3. ^ John Kennedy Toole. A Confederacy of Dunces.
4. ^ Dillard to Buy D. H. Holmes AP Retrieved September 22, 2006.

[edit] External Links

• D.H. Holmes lost a Supreme Court case on use tax in 1988
• D.H. Holmes Toy Department, around 1930