Gibson Methodist Episcopal Church
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Gibson Methodist Episcopal Church | |
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  Location in Louisiana  Location in United States | |
| Location | S. Bayou Black Dr., Gibson, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 29°41′6″N 90°59′16″W / 29.68500°N 90.98778°W |
| Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
| Built | 1849 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86001032[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 8, 1986 |
Gibson Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church on S. Bayou Black Drive in Gibson, Louisiana. It was built in 1849 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
On May 17, 1849, land was donated in Tigerville, Louisiana (now formally known as Gibson) by Cornelius C. Wallis and John Wallis. They donated this land to the Methodists for the construction of a cemetery and a Church. The church took approximately six months to build and was completely built by the end of the year. This church turned out to be the simplest and smallest church of the surrounding areas of Tigerville, Thibodaux, and Houma. At the time, it was known as the Sycamore Church because of the sycamore trees that grew in the yard. The common style during this time and the style of this church is a variation of the Greek Revival Style. Tobias Gibson, William Thompson, and John McIntyre were a few of the original members of the church.[2][3]
Tobias Gibson and his wife moved from Kentucky to Louisiana in the 1850s. Tobias owned Plantations named Holly Wood, Live Oak, and Oak Forest near Tigerville, Louisiana. They had eight children, but one child in particular was more eminent. His name is Randall Lee Gibson and he served in the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. Randall conducted all his business in French including owning a Plantation in Lafourche Parish and practicing law in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Also, it was he who requested Tigerville, Louisiana be changed to Gibson, Louisiana in 1859.[4]
