St. Patrick's Church - New Orleans, LA
Posted by: JimmyEv
N 29° 56.802 W 090° 04.196
15R E 782811 N 3316491
A Gothic church featuring a 190-foot tower, St. Patrick’s was the first English-speaking parish in New Orleans. The 1841 building has stained glass filling the panels of the sanctuary ceiling, spraying light down upon three beautiful oil paintings.
Waymark Code: WM14QC
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 01/14/2007
Views: 24
The Irish-Catholic in New Orleans worshiped with the French at St. Louis Cathedral until 1833, when they formed their own parish of St. Patrick in the American Sector. Charles B. and James H. Dakin were the original architects hired to design the Gothic Revival church. They began construction on the church, ran into problems with the foundation, and were replaced by James Gallier, who finished the church in 1841. The exterior was designed by the Dakins to imitate the ‘unrivaled example of splendor and majesty, York Minister Cathedral.’ Gallier mostly kept to the Dakins’ plan for the exterior, including the 190-foot tower, but removed some of the more ostentatious decor. The interior was Gallier’s design. Stained glass fills the panels of the sanctuary ceiling, spraying light down upon three oil paintings by Leon Pomarede.
Street address: 724 Camp Street New Orleans, LA USA
County / Borough / Parish: Orleans Parish
Year listed: 1974
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1825-1849
Historic function: Religious Structure
Current function: Religious Structure
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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