Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church - Vacherie, LA
N 29° 56.667 W 090° 40.950
15R E 723672 N 3314888
Fine large Gothic brick church, located in "Lower" Vacherie. Also known as "Notre Dame de La Paix".
Waymark Code: WM51K5
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 10/26/2008
Views: 8
Beautiful church, located on Hwy. 644 in Lower Vacherie. There was some function going on when I visited, so I was not able to go inside. Also has a large cemetery on grounds.
Here is a bit of history I found (http://www.olopchurch.org/newolop_008.htm).The first chapel in the community of "La Vacherie" was built in 1854 and served by priests from St. James Catholic Church. We became a separate parish in 1864 and the congregation of Notre Dame de La Paix became a legal corporation August 7, 1894.
The current church, completed in 1902, was designed by Benjamin Morgan Harrod and Paul Andry. Construction is believed to have begun ca. 1893. With a visual character patterned after the rural churches in France, the mode of the architecture is ecclectic Gothic. The original floor tile came from Barcelona, Spain as did the men who did the masonry work.
Type of Church: Church
Status of Building: Actively in use for worship
Date of organization: 08/07/1894
Date of building construction: 05/22/1902
Dominant Architectural Style: ecclectic Gothic
Archdiocese: New Orleans
Diocese: Baton Rouge
Address/Location:
13281 Highway 644
Vacherie, LA USA
70090-3102
Relvant Web Site: [Web Link]
Associated Shrines, Art, etc.: Not listed
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