St. John Baptist Church
National Register of Historic Places

St. John Baptist Church

Dorseyville, Iberville County, Louisiana
Listed
January 21, 1994
Type
Building
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
93001549

About this property

St. John the Baptist Church, or St. John Baptist Church, is a historic church at 31925 Lacroix Road in Dorseyville, Iberville Parish, Louisiana. It was constructed around 1871 to serve the local African American congregation. Believed to be the oldest African-American church in the region, St. John Baptist was founded in 1868 by the Rev. Basile Dorsey, a black preacher and landowner after whom the village of Dorseyville was named. The cornerstone was laid in 1869 and construction was completed around 1871. The church is a basilica church five bays deep, with a second story gallery on three sides of the interior. It is clapboarded with tall windows and mostly reflects the Greek Revival style of many rural churches of the era, though with a three-stage entrance tower at the center with Italianate details. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.

Location

31925 Lacroix Rd.
Dorseyville, Iberville County, Louisiana
30.17695, -91.16080

Categories

BLACKEXPLORATION/SETTLEMENT
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Sources

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When was St. John Baptist Church listed on the National Register?

St. John Baptist Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1994.

What type of historic resource is St. John Baptist Church?

St. John Baptist Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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