Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans
Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans | |
Northwest façade of the Old Ursuline Convent | |
| Location | 1100 Chartres St., New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 29°57′37.1″N 90°3′38.51″W / 29.960306°N 90.0606972°W |
| Built | 1751 (first building completed in 1734) |
| Architect | Ignace Broutin, Alexandre de Batz |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical, French Colonial |
| Website | Old Ursuline Convent |
| NRHP reference No. | 66000376 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 15, 1966 |
| Designated NHL | October 9, 1960 |
Ursuline Convent (French: Couvent des Ursulines) was a series of historic Ursuline convents in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. In 1727, at the request of Governor Étienne Perier, nuns from the Ursuline Convent of Rouen (Normandy) went to New Orleans to found a convent, run a hospital, and take care of educating young girls.