St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley

St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley
St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley, April 2010
Location South of Phoenixville off Pennsylvania Route 423, East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°4′5″N 75°31′33″W / 40.06806°N 75.52583°WCoordinates: 40°4′5″N 75°31′33″W / 40.06806°N 75.52583°W
Area 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1744
Architectural style Colonial
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 77001155[1]
Added to NRHP November 21, 1977

St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley is a historic Episcopal church located near Phoenixville, East Whiteland Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The current stone church building was constructed in 1744 to replace an earlier wooden building. The original building was a stone structure with a medium pitched gable roof measuring 47 feet by 28 feet. A two-story addition was built in 1856, and the 1 1/2-story Parish House added in 1901. The building was renovated in the 1940s under the direction of R. Brognard Okie. During the American Revolution, the church was used as a hospital by both British and American forces.[2]

St. Peter's Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Peter's Church in the Great Valley" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.

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