St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Pittsburgh) Explained

St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal Church
Location:Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Status:deconsecrated 1986
Functional Status:demolished
Religious Affiliation:Episcopal
State:Pennsylvania
Municipality:Pittsburgh
Consecration Year:1851, reconstructed 1901
Architecture:yes
Architect:John Notman
Architecture Type:parish church
Architecture Style:archaeological phase of Gothic Revival
Spire Quantity:1
Materials:stone
Designation1:PHLF
Designation1 Date:1972[1]

St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was an early example of the archaeological phase of Gothic Revival architecture, designed by the Philadelphia architect John Notman. It was originally built in 1851 at the corner of Grant and Diamond streets as a chapel of ease for Trinity Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Pittsburgh. The church and its site were purchased by Henry Clay Frick. The building itself was donated back to the congregation. It was dismantled, the stones numbered, and taken up Forbes Avenue in horsedrawn wagons to the corner of Forbes and Craft avenues, where it was reconstructed in 1901. It received a plaque from the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation. The church was deconsecrated in September 1989, and the building was demolished.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 . Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation . Pittsburgh, PA . 2010 . 2010-07-02.
  2. http://www.shire.net/osl/buildings.htm A Brief History of OSL’s Buildings