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St. Peter's Catholic Church is a historic church building at 935 Main Street in
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. Built in 1884, the church is one of the city's finest and most ornate examples of
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architecture. It was listed on the
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in 1980. It is home to an active parish in the
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.


Architecture and history

St. Peter's is located on the south side of Main Street in southwestern Worcester, directly opposite the main
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campus. It is a red brick structure with granite trim and ornate Gothic Revival styling. It is basically rectangular, with a square tower projecting from the right front corner and a central projecting section on the main facade. The tower has two narrow round-arch windows in the first three stages, this in the third (belfry) stage taller. It is topped with ornate crenellations and spires. The main facade has three entrances, one in the projecting section, and one each on either side. The central entrance, set in a round-arch opening, is under a gable-roofed projection, with a row of round-arch windows set pairwise in round-arch recesses. The flanking entrances are also set in round-arch openings, with circular rose windows on the second level. St. Peter's Parish was established in 1884 to provide services to the burgeoning population of southwestern Worcester. Ground for the church was broken on its construction that year, but it was not completed until 1893, the year in which it was formally dedicated. It was designed by architect Patrick W. Ford.


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in southwestern Worcester, Massachusetts There are 291 properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts. Of these, 82 are west of I-190 and the north-south section of I-290 and south of Massachusetts Route 122, and are listed be ...
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