Landry Tomb is an historic burial vault located in the cemetery of the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in

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. The two stage granite monument, containing 24 vaults, was built in 1845 and its design is attributed to

James H. Dakin James Harrison Dakin (August 24, 1806 – May 13, 1852) was an American architect who designed Neo-Gothic buildings and was the architect for the Old Louisiana State Capitol, Old Bank of Louisville, and other public buildings. Early life Dakin ...

, an architect whose work included the

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building. With . Landry family members entombed or interred here include

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Joseph Aristide Landry (1817–1881). The tomb was placed on the

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on August 11, 1982. Others interred in the cemetery of the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church include

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, Ralph Falsetta, Duncan Farrar Kenner and

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* {{Portal bar, National Register of Historic Places Tombs in the United States Cemeteries on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana Buildings and structures in Ascension Parish, Louisiana Buildings and structures completed in 1845 Donaldsonville, Louisiana National Register of Historic Places in Ascension Parish, Louisiana 1845 establishments in Louisiana Burial monuments and structures in Louisiana

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