Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church is an historic building in Baddeck, Nova Scotia. The church is one of only four remaining churches designed by

Reverend Simon Gibbons Simon Gibbons (June 21, 1851 - December 14, 1896) was Canada's first Inuit priest. The Anglican missionary constructed a number of churches in Nova Scotia. Early life Simon Gibbons is believed to have been born at Forteau, Newfoundland and Labrado ...

, Canada's first Inuit priest. Built in 1883, the church is the second of six churches built by Gibbons in Nova Scotia. It is believed that Gibbons first came into contact with the Cambridge Camden Society while building Saint Peter's and Saint John's Anglican Church. St. Peter's and St. John's was designated a Provincially Registered Property under the Heritage Property Act in 1990 due to its connection to Gibbons and because it best exemplifies the style of the Cambridge Camden society which advocated a return to simple Medieval styles. Typical of neo-Gothic architecture, the wooden church features buttresses, pointed arch windows, and a round-headed window on the east elevation. The church continues to hold masses to this day.

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{{Baddeck Churches completed in 1883 Historic buildings and structures in Nova Scotia Buildings and structures in Victoria County, Nova Scotia Anglican church buildings in Nova Scotia 19th-century Anglican church buildings in Canada 1883 establishments in Nova Scotia

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