Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1684 St. Peter’s

Dorchester Illustration of the Day no. 1684

 

St. Peter’s parish was organized in 1872.  Its young pastor Father Peter Ronan had the vision to push for the construction of a great church and convinced the archdiocese to hire Patrick Keely, an American Gothicist, to design the new building.

Postcard. Caption on front: Dorchester, Mass. St. Peter’s Church and Parsonage. Postmarked Oct 6, 1908. Dorchester Station, Boston. With one cent stamp. On verso: The Hugh C. Leighton Co., Manufacturers, Portland, ME, U.S.A. 27887.

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