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All Saints Episcopal Church, (DeQuincy, Louisiana)
Encyclopedia
All Saints Episcopal Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic
Episcopal church located at Hall and Harrison streets, in DeQuincy, Louisiana
in the United States
. On September 20, 1983, All Saints was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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, which is over 160 miles east of DeQuincy. Holy Trinity closed when its membership dwindled and it stood unused for several years. In 1942 it was bought by All Saints which had it dismantled and taken to DeQuincy, where it was slowly reassembled. It was reconsecrated by a bishop in 1946 as All Saints Episcopal Church.
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Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
Episcopal church located at Hall and Harrison streets, in DeQuincy, Louisiana
DeQuincy, Louisiana
DeQuincy is the northernmost city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 3,398 at the 2000 census. DeQuincy is part of the Lake Charles Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:DeQuincy is located at ....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. On September 20, 1983, All Saints was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
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History
The church was built in 1885 for Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in PattersonPatterson, Louisiana
Patterson is a small city in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 6,530 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Morgan City Micropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, which is over 160 miles east of DeQuincy. Holy Trinity closed when its membership dwindled and it stood unused for several years. In 1942 it was bought by All Saints which had it dismantled and taken to DeQuincy, where it was slowly reassembled. It was reconsecrated by a bishop in 1946 as All Saints Episcopal Church.
National Register listing
- All Saints Episcopal Church (added 1983 - Building - #83000493)
- Hall and Harrison Sts., DeQuincy
- Historic Significance: Architecture/Engineering
- Architectural Style: Late Gothic Revival
- Area of Significance: Architecture
- Period of Significance: 1875-1899
- Owner: Private
- Historic Function: Religion
- Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
- Current Function: Religion
- Current Sub-function: Religious Structure
Current use
All Saints is no longer an active parish, but is still owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Western LouisianaEpiscopal Diocese of Western Louisiana
The Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America whose territory comprises the western part of the state of Louisiana, including Shreveport. Organized through division of the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana in 1979, it had 48...
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See also
- List of Registered Historic Places in Louisiana
- All Saints ChurchAll Saints Church-Australia:*All Saints Church, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory*All Saints Church, Henley Brook, Western Australia*All Saints Anglican Church, Brisbane, Queensland-Canada:*All Saints Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton, Alberta...
External links
- National register listings for Calcasieu Parish
- DeQuincy News feature on All Saints for the DeQuincy Centennial Celebration, 2007
- Archiplanet listing for All saints
- Photos
- http://www.lat-long.com/ShowDetail-323-Louisiana-All_Saints_Episcopal_Church.html