Le Vieux Presbytere
Le Vieux Presbytere | |
| Location | 205 Rue Iry Lejeune, Church Point, Louisiana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°24′22″N 92°12′56″W / 30.40621°N 92.21544°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architectural style | Stick/eastlake, Italianate |
| MPS | Louisiana's French Creole Architecture MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 97000508[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 30, 1997 |
Le Vieux Presbytere, is a house located in Church Point in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.[1] It originally served as a presbytery, and now stands as the town's museum.[2]
It was located at 205 Rue Iry Lejeune, and had been moved twice from its original location.[3]
It is a one-and-one-half story frame bousillage house, across from the church square in the small community of Church Point.[3]
History and structure
In 1883, French priest Auguste Vincente Eby took over the pastorship of the Catholic parish in Church Point, and decided to build a new church structure over the existing Jesuit chapel that was there before. Eby then built a home for himself in 1887.[2]
As a presbytery, the building housed Church Point's priests for at least 100 years. The building is 40 ft. by 40 ft., made of bousillage and is surrounded on all sides by a wide porch.[2]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c "Le Vieux Presbytere". Church Point. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
- ^ a b National Register Staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (February 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Le Vieux Presbytere". National Park Service. Retrieved March 21, 2019. With accompanying eight photos from 1987