St. Maurice Methodist Church

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St. Maurice Methodist Church
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LocationJct. of LA 477 and LA 71, St. Maurice, Louisiana
Coordinates 31°45′35″N92°57′29″W / 31.759824°N 92.958118°W / 31.759824; -92.958118
Area7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built1874
Built byJohn E. Jones
NRHP reference No. 97000964 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 27, 1997

St. Maurice Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church (building) at the junction of LA 477 and U.S. Highway 71 in St. Maurice in Winn Parish, Louisiana, across from the U.S. post office of St. Maurice. It was built in 1874 and added to the National Register in 1997. [1]

It has a central entrance tower with a pyramidal roof topped by a cross. The tower and the main block of the church are covered with weatherboard held by square nails. It has a tin roof, which was originally of shake construction. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "St. Maurice Methodist Church". State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1997. Retrieved June 7, 2017. with two photos and two maps