Houma in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, 2006
1. St. Matthew's Episopal Church Marker
This was my photo I found from 2006. Marker was removed after the fire in 2010.
Chartered on May 15, 1855 by The Rt. Rev. Leonidas K. Polk, the first Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana. The first building was erected in 1858. Present cypress structure was completed 1892. During the War Between The States its first Rector, The Rev. Moses E. Wilson, served as a Union Army chaplain. Its second Rector, The Rev. George W. Stickney, served as a Confederate Army chaplain. In 1989, St. Matthew's was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil.
Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 29° 35.799′ N, 90° 43.148′ W. Marker was in Houma, Louisiana, in Terrebonne Parish. It could be reached from Barrow Street near Belanger Street. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 243 Barrow Street, Houma LA 70360, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker was in Louisiana’s Acadiana Cajun Country and specifically in Bayou Country. It was also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and on the Gulf Coast. Globally, it was in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found itself in what was once New Spain, Acadia, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location: A History of Terrebonne Parish (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bayou Terrebonne (about 700 feet away); When Oysters Were King (about 700 feet away); The Great Acadian Upheaval (about 800 feet away); The Grand Dιrangement / Le Grand Dιrangement
this page online
More about this marker. Marker is Missing. The 1892 structure described in marker text completely burned down on November 11, 2010.
Also see . . . Website homepage of St. Matthew's Episcopal Church. (Submitted on December 4, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, Jan 2021
2. St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
Credits. This page was last revised on May 31, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 21, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 21, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. 2. submitted on May 30, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia.
Editor’s want-list for this marker. Photo of former marker area or upon marker re-installation after newer church is built. • Can you help?
