# Old Ursuline Convent

New Orleans, United States

Completed in 1752 for the Ursuline nuns who arrived in 1727, this French colonial landmark is widely called the oldest surviving building in the Mississippi Valley and a rare survivor of the city's earliest decades.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Old Ursuline Convent, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: 29.95972, -90.06028

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