Christ Episcopal Church and Cemetery - Napoleonville, LA
N 29° 56.550 W 091° 01.517
15R E 690586 N 3314053
Located on Hwy. 1 in Napoleonville, La. Stunning brick Gothic style church. Massive, very thick. Not a large structure just alot of mass.
Waymark Code: WM4ZX2
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/19/2008
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Each time I pass church, grounds are opened and very easily accessible. Easy parking in front on wide shoulder, although it is on a busy highway. I am amazed at the massive size of this church. It is not a huge structure. Small town church. I also am amazed always at the brick work. The cemetery is directly behind church, also easily accessible.
Here is a brief history I found from Register application located
here. Christ Episcopal Church is situated on the west bank of Bayou Lafourche on a long, narrow
lot located in the sugar cane producing community of Napoleonville, Louisiana. The land donated by
Dr. E. E. Kittredge for the church is on the corner of what used to be Elm Hall Plantation. The
beautifully proportioned building is in almost perfect scale with the narrow lot, its tall neighboring
trees and the small town of Napoleonville.
Designed by Architect Frank Wills of New York City in the Gothic Revival style similar to
English village churches from the medieval period, the church was built in 1853 by local carpenters
at a cost of $9,500, which was raised locally.
The floor plan is of asymmetrical design with the nave measuring 58' 0" long by 25' S" wide;
the sanctuary 22' 0" deep by 18' 10" wide, (off center with the nave); small transept 13' 10" wide by
6' 6" deep only east side; the sacristy 11' 4" wide by 9' 2" deep just forward of the transept (appears
to be a later addition) and an entrance portico on the west rear corner (this was completely changed
in 1896).