Christ Episcopal Church and Cemetery | |
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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 / 29.94201°N 91.02615°W / 29.94201; -91.02615 |
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 |
Christ Episcopal Church and Cemetery is a historic Episcopal churchonLouisiana Highway 1 between Courthouse Street and Louisiana Highway 1008inNapoleonville, 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]
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]