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Louisiana Mid-Century Modern Churches (page 2)

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Chapel of the Holy Spirit
New Orleans, LA
The Chapel of the Holy Spirit was designed by Claude E. Hooton and built in 1955. As part of renovations after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the ceiling and beams were painted white. Originally, they were unpainted wood. For more, see this website. [map]

United Methodist Center
New Orleans, LA
The United Methodist Center was built in 1965. I don't know if that was the original occupant. The building now houses NOLA Wesley which is Tulane and Loyola's United Methodist campus ministry. It is used as their Labyrinth Cafe and Gathering Place. [map]

Bethany United Methodist Church
New Orleans, LA
The Bethany United Methodist Church appears to be from the 1960s. After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, only the church's exterior walls remained. It was rebuilt and reopened in 2006. The building at the right is the church's "social hall". [map]

Lake Vista United Methodist Church
New Orleans, LA
The Lake Vista United Methodist Church was designed by August Perez and Associates and built in 1961. For more, see this website. [map]

St. Pius X Catholic Church
New Orleans, LA
The St. Pius X Catholic Church was designed by James Lamantia, Jr. and completed in 1966. The building has an octagonal plan with the altar at the center. The canopy in front of the church, shown in the bottom row, was built around 2018. For more, see this website. [map]

Unity Temple
New Orleans, LA
The Unity Temple was built in 1960. It was designed by Leonard Spangenberg, Jr., a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

More New Orleans:
Saint Francis Xavier Cabrini Catholic Church: 1, 2, 3 [gone]

St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church
Pierre Part, LA
The St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church was built in 1964. [map]

Magnolia Baptist Church
Shreveport, LA
The Magnolia Baptist Church is probably from the 1960s. [map]

Avenue Baptist Church
Shreveport, LA
The Avenue Baptist Church was designed by Edward Koerber and built in 1963 as a Central Christian Church. [map]

Calvary Chapel
Shreveport, LA		 Central Baptist Church
Springhill, LA
The Calvary Chapel originally housed the First Evangelical Lutheran Church and later the First Lutheran Church. I believe it was built in the early 1950s. [map]

The Central Baptist Church features a mid-century modern addition with stained glass in front of a much older, more traditional looking building. [map]