MIA KAPLAN STUDIO for ART, ARCHITECTURE & HISTORIC PRESERVATION
MKS was contacted to complete existing conditions drawings of the remaining church pinnacle and preliminary shop drawings to reconstruct new pinnacles belonging to the Historic St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church located at 222 North Roman Street in New Orleans, LA.
The St. James A.M.E. Church was originally constructed in 1848 by members of the congregation under the direction of Reverend Charles Doughty and was remodeled in 1903 by architects Diboll and Owen. The Church building is individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a prominent example of the Victorian Gothic Revival Style, with significant features including the following:
1. Pointed Arch Fenestration
2. Stained Glass Windows
3. Blind Arcading
4. The Corner Pinnacles
5. The Central Open Spire
The St. James A.M.E. Church is significant under Criteria C at the state level and is considered the most stylistically ornate A.M.E. Church in Louisiana.