Saint Alphonsus Church

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St. Alphonsus Church
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Location: 2029 Constance St., New Orleans, Louisiana
Coordinates: 29°55′50.34″N 90°4′24.89″W / 29.93065, -90.0735806Coordinates: 29°55′50.34″N 90°4′24.89″W / 29.93065, -90.0735806
Built/Founded: 1855
Architect: Louis L. Long
Architectural style(s): Renaissance
Designated as NHL: June 19, 1996[1]
Added to NRHP: May 22, 1973[2]
NRHP Reference#: 73000872
Governing body: Private

St. Alphonsus Church is a site in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Completed in 1857, it served as a Roman Catholic Church for the Irish Catholic community of the Lower Garden District section of the city. (Other churches nearby served the Francophone and Germanic Catholic communities, including St. Mary's Assumption Church, the Roman Catholic church built across the street for the German Catholic community). After church parishes were mereged, the building was made a community center.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996.[1][3]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b St. Alphonsus Church. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2008-01-29.
  2. ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
  3. ^ Jesse Poesch, Charles Tonnetti and Carolyn Pitts (May 12, 1995), National Historic Landmark Nomination: St. Alphonsus Church / St. Alphonsus Art & Cultural CenterPDF (128 KiB), National Park Service  and Accompanying 16 photos, exterior and interior, from 1931,1965, 1966, 1992 1993, and undated.PDF (2.59 MiB)
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