Central Business District in New Orleans in Orleans Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Immaculate Conception Church
(Jesuits')
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017
1. Immaculate Conception Church Marker
- 1700
Reconnoiters Future City
of New Orleans
1722
inspects region for French Crown
1723
First Superior of
local Jesuit Mission.
1763
expelled from Louisiana;
property confiscated.
1831
1848-50
to Common St. purchased.
1849
Conception opened.
1851
designed by Fr. John Cambiaso,S.J.,
in Hispano-Moresque style
1857
Feast of Mary's Assumption.
Serving people of New Orleans since.
1928-29
present structure in same style.
The Jesuit Church of the
Immaculate Conception
has been listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Built 1851
Rebuilt 1929.
Erected by Archdiocesan Bicentennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list:
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Location. 29° 57.22′ N, 90° 4.296′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in the Central Business District. Marker is on Baronne Street west of Canal Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 130 Baronne Street, New Orleans LA 70112, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. New Orleans Slave Depot (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sears Building (about 300 feet away); 127-129 Carondelet Street (about 400 feet away); Canal Street Under French and Spanish Rule (1718-1803) (about 400 feet away); Louis Armstrong (about 700 feet away); Jefferson Highway (about 800 feet away); Merchants Mutual Insurance Company Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); America's First Movie Theater / Vitascope Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in New Orleans.
Photographed By Cajun Scrambler, July 22, 2017
2. Immaculate Conception Church Marker
July 22, 2017
3. Immaculate Conception Church
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 22, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 313 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 22, 2017, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 3. submitted on July 22, 2017.
