Built 1833 Opened 1833 Added to NRHP 30 March 1973 | NRHP Reference # 73001915 Phone +1 304-725-5558 | |
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Similar Jefferson Rock, John Brown Wax Museum, Harpers Ferry National, John Brown's Fort, Brunswick Heritage Museum | ||
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. The street along the side of the church building is part of the Appalachian Trail. 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.