The Presbytere

The Presbytere
The Presbytère, seen from Jackson Square
The Presbytere is located in East New Orleans
The Presbytere
The Presbytere is located in Louisiana
The Presbytere
The Presbytere is located in the United States
The Presbytere
Location751 Chartres St.,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Coordinates29°57′28.91″N 90°3′49.57″W / 29.9580306°N 90.0637694°W / 29.9580306; -90.0637694
Built1813
ArchitectGuilberto Guillemard
Architectural styleColonial
Part ofVieux Carre Historic District (ID66000377)
NRHP reference No.70000257
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 15, 1970[1]
Designated NHLApril 15, 1970[2]
Designated NHLDCPDecember 21, 1965

The Presbytère is an architecturally important building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It stands facing Jackson Square, adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral. Built in 1813 as a matching structure for the Cabildo, which flanks the cathedral on the other side, it is one of the nation's best examples of formal colonial Spanish architecture (with many neo-Renaissance elements).[3] It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970, and is now a property of the Louisiana State Museum.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "The Presbytere". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2008.
  3. ^ The French Quarter of New Orleans. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-61703-497-8. in the Spanish Colonial style, with 'a full panoply of Renaissance architectural forms'