St Peter Catholic Church
by Jennifer White
Title
St Peter Catholic Church
Artist
Jennifer White
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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An outdoor autumn street scene photo of the historic St. Peter Catholic Church in Jefferson City, Missouri, United States. It is so beautiful on the inside. The history of St. Peter Church and Catholicism in Jefferson City can be traced back to ten years after the founding of the capital city in 1821. The first Catholic Church in Jefferson City was constructed in 1845-46 under Father Helias, on the present site of St. Peter School. The church served the community well for 12 years until the growth of the Catholic population forced Fr. William Walsh, the fourth pastor, to construct the second St. Peter church structure on the corner of Broadway and High Streets. It was built of brick and dedicated in 1856 on a plot of land purchased for $600. The Jefferson Inquirer, the city newspaper, declared the new brick building to be the “handsomest building in the city. The present church was designed by Adolph Druiding and constructed by Fred H. Binder with 800,000 bricks donated by G.H. Dulle. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1976. The church is pure gothic. It is 173 and one half feet in length. It is 60 feet in width. It has a seating capacity of 700. The clock tower, a city landmark, rises to a height of 170 feet. The tower contains four bells cast by the Struckstede Foundry with an aggregate weight of 8,000 pounds. (Info from www.saintpeterjc.org)
This has been featured in the following groups:
-1.24.24 Churches
This photo was taken by Jennifer White with Timeless Moments Photography. All images are copyrighted © Timeless Moments Photography/Jennifer White.
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January 14th, 2018
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