Christ Episcopal Church and Cemetery (Napoleonville, Louisiana)
Christ Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal church on Louisiana Highway 1 between Courthouse Street and Louisiana Highway 1008 in Napoleonville, Louisiana. It was designed by New York City architect Frank Wills in a Gothic Revival style as if it were an English village church, but with adaptations for Louisiana materials.[2][3] It was built in 1853 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]
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| Location | Corner of Louisiana Highway 1 and Louisiana Highway 1008, Napoleonville, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 29°56′31″N 91°01′34″W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1853 |
| Built by | George Ament |
| Architect | Frank Wills |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000666[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 2, 1977 |
It is located on the west bank of Bayou Lafourche on land donated by Dr. E. E. Kittredge for the church, on the corner of the former Elm Hall Plantation.[2][3]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- "Christ Episcopal Church and Cemetery" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1977. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 21, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2017. with three photos and two map Archived 2018-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
- Mrs. John F. Pugh, Committee Chairman (May 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Christ Episcopal Church and Cemetery". National Park Service. Retrieved March 19, 2018. With fifteen photos from 1977.
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