Unfinished Presbytère as it appeared in 1803

ID: 3068 ~ Source: Courtesy of Louisiana State Museum.

This file appears in: The Presbytère: Home of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 1822-1853

At the time of the Louisiana Purchase, only the first floor was complete. Presbytère appears on the right.

This file appears in: The Presbytère: Home of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 1822-1853

The Presbytère: Home of the Louisiana Supreme Court, 1822-1853

By Mary Ann Wegmann, The Law Library of Louisiana & University of New Orleans History Department

The Presbytère, originally named the Casa Curial (Ecclesiastical House), was designed to be the presbytery, or residence, of the priests serving St. Louis Cathedral next door. Located at 751 Chartres…