THIRD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2540 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, LA.
(Church was closed prior to Hurricane Katrina- Building was later sold to a private individual)
2540 Esplanade Avenue, New Orleans, LA.
(Church was closed prior to Hurricane Katrina- Building was later sold to a private individual)
Third Presbyterian
Church of New Orleans held its final service on Sunday August 1, 2004.
After one-hundred fifty-seven years of service, and with eighteen members
left in the congregation, a decision was made to discontinue services.
The building sustained damage during Katrina and it was sold to a private party several years later.
The Third Presbyterian Church congregation roots stemmed from the early 1800's when a group of Christian workers established a Sabbath school in the City's Third District. Many of these workers were destined for Texas, but remained in New Orleans and settled here. In 1845, the school was moved to a home on Chartres Street, and then to 181 Esplanade Avenue. On March 7, 1847, after a sermon by Rev. William A. Scott, D.D., The Third Presbyterian Church of New Orleans was formed. The present building dates from 1924, and was built at a cost of $52,000.
The Third Presbyterian Church congregation roots stemmed from the early 1800's when a group of Christian workers established a Sabbath school in the City's Third District. Many of these workers were destined for Texas, but remained in New Orleans and settled here. In 1845, the school was moved to a home on Chartres Street, and then to 181 Esplanade Avenue. On March 7, 1847, after a sermon by Rev. William A. Scott, D.D., The Third Presbyterian Church of New Orleans was formed. The present building dates from 1924, and was built at a cost of $52,000.
The church's
pipe organ dates to 1910 and is M. P. Moller Opus 1181. It was a donation from Andrew Carnegie. The organ's specifications are listed at the bottom of this page.
