St. Alphonsus Church
Historic church in Louisiana, United States in New Orleans, Louisiana. Built 1855 by Louis L. Long. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
St. Alphonsus Church is a historic former church building at 2029 Constance Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. Completed in 1857, it is one of the few surviving national examples of a richly multi-colored church interior predating the 1870s, and a high quality example of ecclesiastical Italianate architecture. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1996 for its architectural significance. It is now home to the St. Alphonsus Art and Cultural Center.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 2029 Constance St., New Orleans, LA |
| County | Orleans County |
| Listed | May 22, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73000872 |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architect | Louis L. Long |
| Type of place | church building |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 2029 Constance St., New Orleans, LA |
| Coordinates | 29.93092, -90.07365 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park · 2 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000872. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.