Our Lady Star of the Sea, 1835 St. Roch AvenueWogan and Bernard Architects, 1930-31.
One of the perquesites of my job is that I'm out and around in most of the historic neighborhoods in New Orleans and seeing sights like this almost every day. Wogan and Bernard have a long history in New Orleans: under various firm names, they are responsible for large houses Uptown, the original part of the Xavier University campus, the Monteleone Hotel in the French Quarter and numerous churches around Louisiana.
The church is built in a Byzantine/ Venetian style and is a landmark in the St. Roch neighborhood north of St. Claude Avenue.
I was just passing through the neighborhood, so I couldn't go inside, but found these images online. Apparently it has quite a pipe organ.
I like the interior, but not quite sure what I think about the altar painting. (It's starting to grow on me)
last 2 photos from http://www.neworleanschurches.com/StarofSea/star.htm
2 comments:
the altar is a little too pierre et gilles for me.
that said, the second image of the steps and entrance to the church is very, very beautiful.
ps thank you for stopping by!
That's who I was trying to remember!
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