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St. Peter's Church (Queenstown, Maryland)

1827 establishments in Maryland19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United StatesChurches in Queen Anne's County, MarylandChurches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wilmington in MarylandChurches on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
Gothic Revival church buildings in MarylandNational Register of Historic Places in Queen Anne's County, MarylandRoman Catholic churches completed in 1827Roman Catholic churches completed in 1877Use mdy dates from July 2019
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St. Peter's Church, also known as the Church of St. Peter the Apostle, is a nearly 200-years-old Roman Catholic church located in Maryland's Eastern Shore near Queenstown. It is a prominent landmark along U.S. Route 50 in Maryland, which is part of the main route from Washington and Baltimore to Atlantic beach resort towns in Maryland and Delaware. Catholics came to Kent Island around 1639, and moved to what became the Queenstown area shortly afterwards. They originally practiced their religion discreetly in their homes. The parish of St. Peter's was established in 1765, and the original chapel was constructed some time in the next 20 years. This was the third permanent mission on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Construction of the present church began in 1823 and was completed in 1827. The building was expanded in 1877 after fundraisers were unable to raise enough money to build a completely new building in town. A portion of the church's exterior shell is the only part remaining from the 1827 structure. The church, which is built in the Victorian-Gothic style, has a steep roof and rose windows, and is located very near to the road. The interior is mostly the same as it was in the 1877 Victorian construction period, and contains all of the stained glass and altar furniture from that period. The church was placed in the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1980.

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