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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Moundville Street, Washington, St. Landry Parish, LA
LocationMoundville Street,
Washington, LA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1933.
Notes
Survey number HABS LA-1163
Significance: This church, begun in 1851, was built by the diocese because the town had grown sufficiently and needed the "moral up-lifting" of its own church. The central tower was added in 1856, the seating area and corner towers in the late 1800's. It is constructed of native cypress with a shingle roof. Brick buttresses, with pinnacled tops, added in the late 1800's have disappeared. Craftsmanship is good but details are primitive in design.
Collection
Historic American Buildings Survey (Library of Congress)
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