The San Pedro Chapel is a historic chapel that was built in 1932 at 5230 E. Ft. Lowell Rd. in

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. It replaced a chapel built in 1915 that was destroyed by a

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in 1929. The San Pedro Chapel was built over the ruins of the destroyed chapel and dedicated in 1932. Both chapels were constructed by the El Fuerte community. The San Pedro Chapel, also known as San Pedro de Fort Lowell (St. Peter's at Fort Lowell Mission), was listed in the

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on April 28, 1993, ref.: #93000306. It is also listed as a City Historic Landmark.Chapel of San Pedro at Fort Lowell
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Gallery

File:Tucson-San Pedro Chapel-1932.JPG, ''Different view of the San Pedro Chapel''. File:Tucson-San Pedro Chapel National Register of Historic Places Marker.JPG, ''San Pedro Chapel National Register of Historic Places Marker''.

References

{{Pima County, Arizona Churches in Pima County, Arizona Roman Catholic chapels in the United States National Register of Historic Places in Tucson, Arizona Properties of religious function on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona Churches completed in 1915 Mission Revival architecture in Arizona