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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