Episcopal Church of the Incarnation - Amite, LA
N 30° 43.767 W 090° 30.450
15R E 738654 N 3402272
Fine small church. Church was easy to find, photograph and enjoy.
Waymark Code: WM6BR2
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2009
Views: 7
Church and grounds were in very fine condition. Small town gothic style church. Not much history found, there is a State historical marker, ?Placed by the Louisiana Tourist Developement Commission. Text reads:
Incorporated in 1871. Church was admitted into union. Heirs of John Bach donated the present site. In 1872, the Rev. Herman Cope Duncan, missionary to the area, made first rector.I also found a small history from the Register application, located here.The Church of the Incarnation is significant in the area of architecture as a superior example
of small town, turn-of-the-century Gothic church architecture. Most extant examples have lancet
windows and towers, but the Church of the Incarnation has the additional refinement of an elegant
flared spire, exterior broad pointed arches accentuating the bays and quatrefoil ventilators.
Street address: 111 E. Olive St. Amite, LA USA 70422
County / Borough / Parish: Tangipahoa
Year listed: 1980
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1850-1874, 1900-1924
Historic function: Religion. Sub - Religious Structure
Current function: Religion. Sub - 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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