213 S. Louisiana Ave., Abbeville, Louisiana. County/parish: Vermilion.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 12, 1999. NRIS 99000983.
1 contributing building.
St. Mary Congregational Church in Abbeville, Louisiana is the oldest incorporated, predominantly African-American church in Vermilion Parish. Its historic Gothic Revival style church at 213 S. Louisiana Avenue, constructed in 1905 to replace a previous building, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.
American Missionary Association records show the congregation dates to at least 1877.
The structure is a three-bay, gable-fronted church with a prominent corner tower. The tower is three-stage and square.
Rev. Kevin M. A. Williams, Sr. is the pastor.
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