Our Lady of Grace Church (Reserve, Louisiana)

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LocationNear jct. of Airline Hwy. and 3rd St., Reserve, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°4′23″N90°33′23″W / 30.07306°N 90.55639°W / 30.07306; -90.55639 Coordinates: 30°4′23″N90°33′23″W / 30.07306°N 90.55639°W / 30.07306; -90.55639
Arealess than one acre
Built1937
NRHP reference No. 05001277 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 2005

Our Lady of Grace Church is a historic Black Catholic church near the junction of Airline Highway and 3rd Street in Reserve, Louisiana. It was built in 1937 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [1]

It was deemed "significant in the areas of religion, social history and ethnic heritage because it represents an important historical phenomenon in the history of the Catholic Church in southern Louisiana - the formation of separate churches for African-American parishioners." [2]

It is staffed by priests from the Josephites and was listed on the Louisiana African American Heritage Trail in 2012. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. National Register Staff, Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation (May 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Our Lady of Grace Church". National Park Service . Retrieved March 13, 2019. With accompanying five photos from 2005
  3. "African American Heritage Trail". Louisiana Official Travel and Tourism Information. Retrieved 2022-10-13.