St. Peter's First Community Church

Historic church in Indiana, United States

United States historic place


German Reformed Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

St. Peter's First Community Church, May 2012
40°52′40″N 85°29′38″W / 40.87778°N 85.49389°W / 40.87778; -85.49389
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1903 (1903)
Architect	Stevens, Will A.; Lamont, Robert V.
Architectural style	Late Victorian, Eclectic
NRHP reference No.	85000724^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 11, 1985

St. Peter's First Community Church, also known as the German Reformed Church and St. Peter's United Church of Christ, is a historic church located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. It was built in 1903, and is a red brick and limestone church building with an eclectic plan and Late Victorian design elements. It features a two-tiered central tower with angled buttresses, tall and narrow openings, and topped by a steep pyramidal bell-cast roof. Its stained glass windows include German language texts and an image of Christ's ascension.^[2] The building was designed by Will A. Stevens, a Huntington native who graduated from Cornell University in 1890.^[3]^: 5–6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[1] It is located in the Drover Town Historic District.

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Hess, Zen (June 2, 2021). "What is Beauty for? A Congregation Rediscovers Sacred Space?". The Christian Century. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved April 1, 2016. Note: This includes Robert H. Diffenbaugh (May 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: German Reformed Church" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.