St. Mark's Episcopal Church (Shreveport, Louisiana)

St. Mark's Episcopal Church
Location 875 Cotton Street
Shreveport, Louisiana
Coordinates 32°30′25″N 93°45′05″W / 32.50703°N 93.75139°W / 32.50703; -93.75139Coordinates: 32°30′25″N 93°45′05″W / 32.50703°N 93.75139°W / 32.50703; -93.75139
Area less than one acre
Built 1905
Architect C.W. Bulger
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
Part of Shreveport Commercial Historic District (#82002760)
NRHP reference # 91000700[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 11, 1991
Designated CP May 16, 1997

St. Mark's Episcopal Church, now known as the Church of the Holy Cross, is a historic church at 875 Cotton Street in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States. The first services of the Episcopal church in Shreveport were celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, the Bishop of Louisiana in March 1839. That liturgy is considered the founding day of St. Mark's Church.[2] Prior to this church building, the church was located on Fannin Street. St. Mark's moved into a new church building at Fairfield Avenue and Rutherford Street in 1954. That church became the cathedral of the Diocese of Western Louisiana on July 7, 1990.[3][4]

The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1] It also became a contributing property of Shreveport Commercial Historic District when its boundaries were increased on May 16, 1997.[5]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Brock, Eric J. (2005). Shreveport in Vintage Postcards. Google Books. ISBN 9780738517469. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Western Louisiana, Diocese of". Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2014-01-19.
  4. ↑ National Register Staff (February 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: St. Mark's Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved April 13, 2018. With six photos from 1991.
  5. ↑ "Shreveport Commercial Historic District" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 16, 2018.


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