An early-morning fire destroyed St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in downtown Houma today, leaving little more than the historic building’s front steps, part of the steeple and a wall standing.
There were no injuries, and the cause has not yet been determined.
…The church, a Houma landmark, had been Terrebonne’s second-oldest and is on the National Registry of Historic Places. The cypress building where parishioners had worshipped was built in 1896. The church was perhaps best known for its Gothic revival architecture and magnificent stained-glass windows.
June Butler is following the story.