Presbytère from Jackson Square, circa 1900

ID: 3070 ~ Source: Courtesy of Louisiana State Museum.

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

The mansard roof with the cupola, added in 1847, is visible.

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…