About this property
The Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also known as the Assumption Church, in Plattenville is a historic Roman Catholic church which was built in 1856. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The area was settled by Canary Islanders and Acadians from 1779 on and the parish was formed in 1793 with its first church being "little more than a shack". It was replaced by a more permanent one in 1819, which in turn was replaced by this one in 1856, quite close to the site of the 1793 church. The parish's governing "Fabrique", or council of wardens, reportedly appointed a committee to measure the Catholic church in Thibodaux, Louisiana, andthen contracted with one Wilson Grisamore "to build a Church of Assumption for the amount of $13,500 after the plan of the Catholic church of Thibodaux (sic) using the same dimensions, with the bell tower being fifteen feet higher than the one at Thibodaux." This mid-century example of one-upmanship produced a competent English Gothic church which was rendered even more unique in its area by the burning of its model, St. Joseph's Church in Thibodaux, in 1916. The contracted cost of the new church was paid to Mr. Grisamore across a four year period, with an additional sum of $1129.48 being paid him for "extra work" in 1855, and the church seems to have been essentially complete by 1856. The NRHP nomination describes the church as havinga pitched roof-basilican plan with a central square tower at the narthex. Adjacent to the tower is a stair leading to a small second-floor gallery. The five bay nave terminates in an apsidal chancel with one-story ancillary spaces. The exterior bearing walls are of brick with a timber roof and interior wood columns which were inspired by gothic compound colonettes. The exterior buttresses do not appear to be structural." As of 1979 the church was approached by a gravel road, and it is located off Louisiana Highway 308.
Location
Categories
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.
Everything a full report reveals about Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
This page lists Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. A full Aubrey report for an address near it pulls together this listing alongside battlefield records, land patents, and every other historical record within a chosen radius:
Every location is different. Not every section appears for every place, only what the historical record actually holds turns up in a report.
Questions about this property
When was Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary listed on the National Register?
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1979.
What type of historic resource is Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary?
Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.
What is the period of significance for Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary?
The period of significance for Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is recorded as the early_republic era, specifically around 1779.
Can I research the history near Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary?
Yes. Aubrey Research reports search National Register listings, battlefield records, land patents, and other primary historical sources within any radius of a US address. A report for an address near Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary will include this listing and all other historical records in the area.
More in Assumption County
Historic places, battles, and census history across Assumption County.
Explore AssumptionCounty ›More historic places in Louisiana
Browse all historic places in Louisiana.
View Louisianahistoric sites ›Louisiana history
Colonial settlement, territorial period, and statehood narrative.
Louisianahistory ›Research the history near this site
An Aubrey US report for an address near Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary will include this listing alongside battlefield records and other historical sources within your chosen radius.