St. Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church (Episcopal) is located at 24 St. Peter St. at Brown and St. Peter Square. The present day granite masonry Gothic Revival church replaced the first St. Peter's Church, a wooden structure built on the same site in 1733-1734.

• Designed in 1833, the church was designed by Isaiah Rogers (1800-1969) the nationally renowned Boston architect. The original structure was enlarged in 1845/1846, as well as new interiors in 1864 and expanding the rear chapel in 1871. One story high, with a low hipped roof, the church is dominated by a square bell tower centered on the front facade. The church is largely preserved in its original state.

See Also

• Architecture in Salem by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p.113-4