St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church - Brownsville, PA - American Guide Series on Waymarking.com

According to the American Guide Series book on Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, A Guide to the Keystone State, 1940, p. 599:

"ST. PETER'S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, 6th and Church Sts., erected in 1845, has been admirably restored. The design of this massive stone church recalls the steepled parish churches of Ireland and England. The lofty front tower, with its corner buttressed and octagonal spire, the tiny gabled vestibule at one side, and the rustic interior, with its hammer-beam timber ceiling, carved baptismal font, and altar, are all in keeping with the Gothic tradition."

Saint Peter Church was built circa 1845 in the Gothic Revival style to serve the growing Irish population in the Brownsville area. It is believed that the church is built on the site where one of the first Catholic Masses in the area was celebrated, during the French and Indian War. There is a large cemetery on the church grounds. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Source: (visit link)
Source: (visit link)

Book: Pennsylvania Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 599 Year Originally Published: 1940

Visit Instructions:
To log a Visit, please supply an original image of the Waymark.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.