The Presbytere
The Presbytere | |
The Presbytère, seen from Jackson Square | |
| Location | 751 Chartres St., New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 29°57′28.91″N 90°3′49.57″W / 29.9580306°N 90.0637694°W |
| Built | 1813 |
| Architect | Guilberto Guillemard |
| Architectural style | Colonial |
| Part of | Vieux Carre Historic District (ID66000377) |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000257 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | April 15, 1970 |
| Designated NHL | April 15, 1970 |
| Designated NHLDCP | December 21, 1965 |
The Presbytère is an architecturally important building in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It stands facing Jackson Square, adjacent to the St. Louis Cathedral. Built in 1813 as a matching structure for the Cabildo, which flanks the cathedral on the other side, it is one of the nation's best examples of formal colonial Spanish architecture (with many neo-Renaissance elements). It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970, and is now a property of the Louisiana State Museum.