The Old Ursuline Convent
The Old Ursuline Convent is the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley. Constructed by French Colonial Engineers under the auspices of the crown, the convent was designed in 1745 and completed in 1752-1753. Over the centuries, this building has been a convent for the Ursuline nuns, a school, an archbishop’s residence, the archdiocesan central office, and a meeting place for the Louisiana Legislature. Later it served as a residence for priests serving mainly the Italian community. and then housed the Archdiocesan Archives. Today, together with the St. Louis Cathedral, it forms the Catholic Cultural Heritage Center of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
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The Old Ursuline Convent
1100 Chartres Street
New Orleans, LA 70112
phone: (504)525-9585 x21
web: http://www.stlouiscathedral.org/convent.html
email: saintlouiscathedral-no@archdiocese-no.org
The Museum is open for self-guided tours
Monday - Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm
