Early 20th Century, Ursuline Convent

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This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Old Ursuline Convent

By the early 20th Century, only the Ursuline Convent remained. The chapel was demolished after it was condemned as unsafe in 1928.

Courtesy of the Collections of the Louisiana State Museum

This file appears in: Battle of New Orleans: Old Ursuline Convent

Battle of New Orleans: Old Ursuline Convent

By Mary Ann Wegmann, Louisiana State Museum & University of New Orleans History Department

Almost 300 years ago, in 1727, the Ursuline nuns arrived in New Orleans at the invitation of Governor Bienville. While awaiting the completion of their convent in 1734, the Ursuline nuns established…