Ursuline Convent

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  • Address
    1112 Chartres St, French Quarter
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  • Phone
    504 529 3040

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In 1728, 12 Ursuline nuns arrived in New Orleans to care for the French garrison's 'miserable little hospital' and to educate the young girls of the colony. Between 1745 and 1752, the French colonial army built the Ursuline Convent, now the oldest structure in the Mississippi River Valley and the only remaining French building in the Quarter. Since Katrina, the convent has discontinued tours so you must peek at it through the gate, but tours may resume.