Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

St. James Episcopal Church

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015

1. St. James Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. The congregation first organized in 1819, received their charter as St. James Church in 1844. The second church, of Gothic Revival style, was completed in 1895. Mrs. Zachary Taylor was an early member.

Erected by City of Baton Rouge.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1819.

Location. 30° 26.902′ N, 91° 11.212′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is on Convention Street near North 4th Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 205 N 4th St, Baton Rouge LA 70801, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

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 marker: Original Site of the First Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Old Post Office (about 400 feet away); Garner v. Louisiana (about 500 feet away); Third Street (about 500 feet away); Bill Conti (about 500 feet away); The C.O.R.E. March (about 600 feet away); Pioneers of the Bus Boycott (about 600 feet away); Alvin Batiste (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.

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Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 14, 2015

2. St. James Episcopal Church

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