Academy of the Sacred Heart
National Register of Historic Places

Academy of the Sacred Heart

Grand Coteau, St. Landry County, Louisiana
Listed
February 18, 1975
Type
Building
Period
Early Republic
Ref No.
75002079

About this property

Schools of the Sacred Heart is a complex of two Catholic single-sex private schools for grades pre-kindergarten-3 through grade 12 in Grand Coteau, Louisiana. It operates independently within the Diocese of Lafayette. The Academy of the Sacred Heart, is a PK3–12 girls' school founded in 1821 Its brother school, Berchmans Academy, is a PK3 through 12 boys' school founded in 2006.

Location

Grand Coteau, St. Landry County, Louisiana
30.43105, -92.03742

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 75002079. It was listed on February 18, 1975.

Categories

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTUREEDUCATIONPOLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Burleigh House
Industrial
1.4 mi
Sunset High School
Civil War
2.1 mi
Frozard Plantation House
Early Republic
2.7 mi

Nearby Battles

Grand Coteau
1863Civil War
1.2 mi
Grand Coteau — Advance Skirmish (November 1863)
1863Civil War
5.8 mi
Bayou Bourbeux (November 1863)
1863Civil War
6.3 mi
Opelousas Massacre
1868Indian Wars
7.5 mi

Questions about this property

When was Academy of the Sacred Heart listed on the National Register?

Academy of the Sacred Heart was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 18, 1975.

What type of historic resource is Academy of the Sacred Heart?

Academy of the Sacred Heart is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Academy of the Sacred Heart?

The period of significance for Academy of the Sacred Heart is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1821.

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