St. Peter's Church (Manhattan)

This article is about St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Lower Manhattan. It is not to be confused with St. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church at Citigroup Center in Midtown Manhattan.
For the Episcopal church, see St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Manhattan).

Saint Peter's Church, Our Lady of the Rosary
(2012)
St. Peter's Church (Manhattan) is located in Lower Manhattan
St. Peter's Church (Manhattan)
St. Peter's Church (Manhattan) is located in New York City
St. Peter's Church (Manhattan)
Location22 Barclay Street,
Manhattan, New York City
Coordinates40°42′45″N 74°00′34″W / 40.712488°N 74.009501°W / 40.712488; -74.009501
Built1785 (original)
1836–1840 (current structure)[1]
ArchitectJohn R. Haggerty and Thomas Thomas
Architectural styleGreek Revival
WebsiteSt Peter's Church, Our Lady of the Rosary
NRHP reference No.80002721
NYSRHP No.06101.000084
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 23, 1980
Designated NYSRHPJune 23, 1980
Designated NYCLDecember 21, 1965

Saint Peter's Church/Our Lady of the Rosary is a Catholic church in the Financial District of Manhattan, New York City. The current building was constructed from 1836 to 1840 and was designed by John R. Haggerty and Thomas Thomas in the Greek Revival style, with six Ionic columns.[2] The church opened February 25, 1838 with Archbishop John Hughes officiating.[3]

The parish, part of the Archdiocese of New York, is the oldest Catholic parish in New York State, and the building replaced an earlier one built in 1785–86.[4] The original church was used for worship until 1834 when it was replaced by the present structure.

The church was designated a New York City landmark in 1965[5] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The present church has been declared a landmark by federal, state and city agencies.

  1. ^ White, Norval & Willensky, Elliot (2000). AIA Guide to New York City (4th ed.). New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN 978-0-8129-3107-5., p. 67
  2. ^ "St. Peter's Church – Barclay Street" on Daytonian in Manhattan (July 2, 2010)
  3. ^ "The Albion (New York February 24, 1838), p. 63".
  4. ^ Dunlap, David W. (2004). From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship. New York: Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-12543-7., p.242
  5. ^ New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission; Dolkart, Andrew S.; Postal, Matthew A. (2009). Postal, Matthew A. (ed.). Guide to New York City Landmarks (4th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-28963-1., p.25