The story
America's oldest African American Catholic parish, where free people of color won the War of the Pews.
Everything that was here
- 1841–present · still open
St. Augustine Catholic ChurchHistoric Church
America's oldest African American Catholic parish, where free people of color won the War of the Pews.
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Nearby history
Congo Square
701 North Rampart Street · 201 m away
An 1817 city ordinance restricted gatherings of enslaved people to this plot, where hundreds danced and made music on Su
Economy Hall
1422 Ursulines Avenue · 240 m away
Backstreet Cultural Museum
1531 St. Philip Street · 374 m away
J&M Recording Studio
840 North Rampart Street · 386 m away
Municipal Auditorium
1201 St. Peter Street · 445 m away
New Orleans' $2 million Municipal Auditorium hosted Mardi Gras balls, the first Jazz Fest in 1970, and now stands vacant
LaLaurie Mansion
1140 Royal Street · 534 m away
When fire broke out in 1834, rescuers found enslaved people chained in the attic, evidence of torture that horrified eve
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