St. Maurice Methodist Church Explained

St. Maurice Methodist Church
Location:Jct. of LA 477 and LA 71, St. Maurice, Louisiana
Coordinates:31.7598°N -92.9581°W
Built:1874
Builder:John E. Jones
Added:August 27, 1997
Area:7.5acres
Refnum:97000964

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.

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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Maurice Methodist Church . State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation . 1997 . June 7, 2017 . with two photos and two maps