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St. Patrick's Catholic Church (West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana)

Coordinates: 29°27′9″N 89°37′34″W / 29.45250°N 89.62611°W / 29.45250; -89.62611
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St. Patrick's Catholic Church
St. Patrick's Catholic Church (West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana) is located in Louisiana
St. Patrick's Catholic Church (West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana)
St. Patrick's Catholic Church (West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana) is located in the United States
St. Patrick's Catholic Church (West Pointe à la Hache, Louisiana)
Location21997 LA 23, West Pointe a'la Hache, Louisiana
Coordinates29°27′9″N 89°37′34″W / 29.45250°N 89.62611°W / 29.45250; -89.62611
Arealess than one acre
Built1918
Built byJohn Edgecombs and Sons
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.99001571[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 17, 1999

The St. Patrick's Catholic Church in West Pointe a'la Hache, Louisiana is a historic Roman Catholic church. It is located at 21997 LA 23, on the west bank of the Mississippi River.[2]

History

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The wood-frame building was constructed in 1918 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

It was built in 1918 to replace a previous church destroyed by a hurricane in 1915. The church includes some elements of Gothic Revival architecture. It used some materials salvaged from the former church.[2]

The church was moved a short distance in 1937, from the east side of Louisiana Highway 23 in Port Sulphur to the west side. And it was somewhat enlarged then.[2]

It was moved upriver its current location in Woodland Sugar Plantation in 1998 and a further addition to the church was then added.[2]

St. Patrick's current church

The current St. Patrick's Catholic Church is a masonry structure built in 1954 to replace the wood-frame church. It is located in front of the former site of the wood frame one.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e National Register Staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (October 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: St. Patrick's Catholic Church / Spirits of Woodland". National Park Service. Retrieved March 22, 2019. With accompanying eight photos from 1999