St. Patrick's Church - New Orleans, LA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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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