St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
St. Peter's viewed from Lower Town
Location:	Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Coordinates:	39°19′28″N 77°43′53″W / 39.32444°N 77.73139°W / 39.32444; -77.73139Coordinates: 39°19′28″N 77°43′53″W / 39.32444°N 77.73139°W / 39.32444; -77.73139
Built/Founded:	1831
Architect:	Unknown
Architectural style(s):	Late Gothic Revival
Governing body:	Private
Added to NRHP:	March 30, 1973[1]
NRHP Reference#:	73001915

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia occupies a prominent location on the heights above Harpers Ferry. The original church was built in 1833 in a pseudo-Gothic style which it kept through the Civil War, in which it was the only church in Harpers Ferry to escape destruction. The church was extensively altered in 1896 in the then-popular Neo-Gothic style to produce the church seen today. The church commands a sweeping vista across the gorge of the Shenandoah River above its confluence with the Potomac River. A short trail leads from the church to Jefferson Rock. St. Peter's Church is a mission church of St. James in Charles Town. A Mass is offered at the historic church Sunday at 11 a.m. More information on St. James is available at http://www.stjameswv.org/. ^[2]

[edit] See also

• Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
• Harpers Ferry Historic District

[edit] References

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