St. Joseph Church-Convent of the Most Holy Sacrament Complex

The St. Joseph Church-Convent of the Most Holy Sacrament Complex is a historic church complex located at the corner of Lavoisier Street and 7th Street in Gretna, Louisiana.
The area includes:

The St. Joseph Church, built in 1926 in Colonial Revival style with Spanish Baroque details.
A convent and boarding school built in 1899. The three-story brick structure was enlarged, with the addition of a wing containing the chapel, in 1907.
A two-story stuccoed masonry school building built c.1940, considered a non contributing resource.
A landscaped yard with an ornamental terra cotta fountain at its center.

The complex was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 15, 1983. It was also included in Gretna Historic District at the time of its creation on May 2, 1985.