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corners. The upper level also has arched openings, all articulated by pilasters, with multipane windows. The center three bays on both levels have engaged columns on either side, and are topped as a group by a gabled
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The Presbytère is located on the northeast side of Jackson Square, between the cathedral and St. Ann Street. It is a two-story brick building, originally built with a flat roof that had a
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in French). While intended to house clergy, it was never used as a religious residence. The building initially was used for commercial purposes until 1834, when it was used by the
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In 1853, cathedral officials sold the Presbytère to the city, and in 1908 the city sold it to the state. In 1911 it became part of the
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View of Jackson Square. The Cathedral is the central building, with the Cabildo to the left and the Presbytere to the right.
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Louisiana
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was replaced atop the Presbytère. The cupola had been missing since the
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The Presbytère was designed in 1791 by the French-born
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The Presbytère on the Louisiana State Museum website
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Index

The Presbytère
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
U.S. National Historic Landmark District
Contributing Property

Jackson Square
The Presbytere is located in East New Orleans
The Presbytere is located in Louisiana
The Presbytere is located in the United States
New Orleans
Louisiana
29°57′28.91″N 90°3′49.57″W / 29.9580306°N 90.0637694°W / 29.9580306; -90.0637694
Guilberto Guillemard
Colonial
Vieux Carre Historic District
ID66000377
70000257
French Quarter
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jackson Square
St. Louis Cathedral
the Cabildo
colonial Spanish architecture
neo-Renaissance
National Historic Landmark
Louisiana State Museum
balustrade
bay
arcade

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