National Historic Landmark · New Orleans, Louisiana

St. Patrick's Church

Historic church in Louisiana, United States in New Orleans, Louisiana. Added to the National Register in 1974, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1974Gothic Revival
Billboards on side of building in New Orleans, Louisiana (LOC)Camp Street NOLA Blessing St Pats StereoCamp Street NOLA Blessing St PatsCamp Street NOLA St Patricks Church 1963
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · St. Patrick's Church (New Orleans, Louisiana)

St. Patrick's Church is a Catholic church and parish in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The parish was founded in 1833, and the current structure was completed in 1840. It is the second-oldest parish in New Orleans, located upriver from the French Quarter at 724 Camp Street in what is now the Central Business District. The building, a National Historic Landmark, is one of the nation's earliest and finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address724 Camp St., New Orleans, LA
CountyOrleans County
ListedMay 30, 1974
Reference number74000936
Type of placechurch building
StyleGothic Revival
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 buildings

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address724 Camp St., New Orleans, LA
Coordinates29.84659, -90.07036 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitJean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve · 5 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Reference

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Sources

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 74000936. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.