The Church of the Good Shepherd is an historic
Episcopal church building located at 715 Kirkman Street in
Lake Charles,
Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Calcasieu Parish (; french: Paroisse de Calcasieu) is a parish located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,785. The parish seat is Lake Charles.
Calcasieu Parish is part ...
, United States. Designed by noted
Dallas
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architect
C.W. Bulger in the
Gothic Revival style of architecture, it was built of stone in 1896.
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three photos and two maps
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The church was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
on December 22, 1983
and was added as a contributing property to the
Lake Charles Historic District
The Lake Charles Historic District in Lake Charles, Louisiana was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is locally designated as the Charpentier Historic District. The NRHP district is roughly bounded by Iris, Hodges, ...
at the time of its creation on March 16, 1990.
Current use
The Church of the Good Shepherd is an active parish in the
Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana
The Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America whose territory comprises the western part of the state of Louisiana, including Shreveport.
Organization
Organized through division ...
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[Episcopal Church Annual, 2004, Harrisburg: Morehouse Publishing, p. 408]
See also
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Lake Charles Historic District
The Lake Charles Historic District in Lake Charles, Louisiana was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is locally designated as the Charpentier Historic District. The NRHP district is roughly bounded by Iris, Hodges, ...
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Church of the Good Shepherd (disambiguation) Church of the Good Shepherd, Chapel of the Good Shepherd, or variations thereof, may refer to:
In Australia
* Church of the Good Shepherd, Curtin, Australian Capital Territory
* Church of the Good Shepherd, Bellevue, Western Australia
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References
External links
Church of the Good Shepherd website
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
Episcopal church buildings in Louisiana
Buildings and structures in Lake Charles, Louisiana
Gothic Revival church buildings in Louisiana
Churches completed in 1896
19th-century Episcopal church buildings
Charles William Bulger buildings
Churches in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
National Register of Historic Places in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana
Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Louisiana
1896 establishments in Louisiana
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