St. Maurice Methodist Church

St. Maurice Methodist Church is a historic Methodist church (building) at the junction of LA 477 and U.S. Highway 71 in St. Maurice in Winn Parish, Louisiana, across from the U.S. post office of St. Maurice. It was built in 1874 and added to the National Register in 1997.[1]

St. Maurice Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Jct. of LA 477 and LA 71, St. Maurice, Louisiana
Coordinates	31.759824°N 92.958118°W
Area	7.5 acres (3.0 ha)
Built	1874
Built by	John E. Jones
NRHP reference No.	97000964[1]
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1997

It has a central entrance tower with a pyramidal roof topped by a cross. The tower and the main block of the church are covered with weatherboard held by square nails. It has a tin roof, which was originally of shake construction.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "St. Maurice Methodist Church". State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1997. Retrieved June 7, 2017. with two photos and two maps