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*St. Peter's Church (Episcopal) is located at 24 St. Peter St. at Brown and St. Peter Square.
*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.  
*The present day granite masonry Gothic Revival church replaced the first St. Peter's Church, a wooden structure built on the same site in 1733/34.  
*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.
*The church was designed in 1833 by Isaiah Rogers (1800-1969), the nationally renowned Boston architect. The original structure was enlarged in 1845/1846, and new interiors were added in 1864 and rear chapel was expanded 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.
*St. Peter's was founded in 1733, soon after permission was granted for religious groups other than Congregationalists to worship in the colony. The land on which the church is built was donated by Phillip English, a wealthy merchant. During the Revolutionary War years, St. Peter's was a focus for anti-British sentiment.
 
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==See Also==
==See Also==
*[http://innopac.noblenet.org/search?/Xarchitecture%20in%20salem&searchscope=24&SORT=D/Xarchitecture%20in%20salem&searchscope=24&SORT=D&SUBKEY=architecture%20in%20salem/1%2C3%2C3%2CB/frameset&FF=Xarchitecture%20in%20salem&searchscope=24&SORT=D&2%2C2%2C Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p.113-4
*Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Churches'''
 
*[http://www.stpeters-sanpedro.org/ St. Peter's/ San Pedro] Church website
 
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1356094?locg=63 Architecture in Salem] by Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., p.113-4
 
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2058426?locg=63 A brief history of St. Peter's Church] by Clinton T. Macy
 
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/1657961?locg=63 Historical Sketch of Salem] by Charles S. Osgood, p. 87
 
*[http://evergreen.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/2382888?locg=63 Essex Institute Historical Collection] Vol. II, #5, p. 258
 
*[http://salem.noblenet.org/eg/opac/record/3486462?locg=63 St. Peter's Church in Salem, Massachusetts before the Revolution[] by Harriet S. Tapley
 
*[http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=47989 St. Peter's Episcopal Church Marker] Historical Marker Database
 
*"St. Peter's shows its true colors" ''Salem News'', Dec. 12, 2007, p.A1
*"Church honors rector with dedication of window", ''Salem Evening News'', July 3, 1998, p.B3
*"St. Peter's celebrates installation of new organ" ''Salem Evening News'', Nov. 9, 1998, p C3

Latest revision as of 13:56, 24 September 2020

  • 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 1733/34.
  • The church was designed in 1833 by Isaiah Rogers (1800-1969), the nationally renowned Boston architect. The original structure was enlarged in 1845/1846, and new interiors were added in 1864 and rear chapel was expanded 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.
  • St. Peter's was founded in 1733, soon after permission was granted for religious groups other than Congregationalists to worship in the colony. The land on which the church is built was donated by Phillip English, a wealthy merchant. During the Revolutionary War years, St. Peter's was a focus for anti-British sentiment.

St.Peterschurch.jpg

See Also

  • Vertical File in Salem Collection - Churches
  • "St. Peter's shows its true colors" Salem News, Dec. 12, 2007, p.A1
  • "Church honors rector with dedication of window", Salem Evening News, July 3, 1998, p.B3
  • "St. Peter's celebrates installation of new organ" Salem Evening News, Nov. 9, 1998, p C3
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