Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd
National Register of Historic Places

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd

Lake Charles, Calcasieu County, Louisiana
Listed
December 22, 1983
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
83003607

About this property

The Church of the Good Shepherd is an historic Episcopal church building located at 715 Kirkman Street in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. Designed by noted Dallas architect C.W. Bulger in the Gothic Revival style of architecture, it was built of stone in 1896. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1983 and was added as a contributing property to the Lake Charles Historic District at the time of its creation on March 16, 1990.

Location

715 Kirkman St.
Lake Charles, Calcasieu County, Louisiana
30.23066, -93.20966

Categories

ARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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

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Nearby Historic Sites

Lake Charles Historic District
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0.3 mi
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0.3 mi
Muller's Department Store
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0.4 mi
Muller's Department Store (Boundary Increase)
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0.4 mi
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0.5 mi

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When was Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd listed on the National Register?

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 22, 1983.

What type of historic resource is Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd?

Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1896.

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