St. Peter's Church and Mount St. Joseph Convent Complex

St. Peter's Church and Mount St. Joseph Convent Complex
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
File:RutlandVT StPetersChurch.jpg
Location	Convent Ave., Meadow and River Sts. Rutland, Vermont
Architect	Patrick C. Keely
NRHP Reference #	80000388
Added to NRHP	October 3, 1980

St. Peter's Church, in Rutland, Vermont, is a 19th-century Roman Catholic parish church.

Built largely through the efforts of Irish American stone workers from 1869 to 1873 from stone quarried from the site of the church, St. Peter's is the largest and oldest (the "mother parish") of three Roman Catholic parish churches in the city of Rutland. The church was designed by the noted 19th-century ecclesiastical architect Patrick Charles Keeley of Brooklyn, New York, and is noted for its rugged exterior walls, lofty interior, and excellent stained glass. The church is 150 feet in length, 71 feet wide, and can seat over 880 people. Major renovations have taken place in 1950 under the direction of Rev. Robert Joyce, 1973 under the direction of Msgr. Thomas Connor, and 2000–2004 under the direction of Rev. W. Andre Houle. Buried under a large monument next to the church tower is Fr. Charles Boylan, the priest responsible for the construction of the church, and the former Sisters of Saint Joseph Convent directly across convent avenue. St. Peter's Parish is closely associated with Mount St. Joseph Academy, as well as the St. Joseph Home and the Loretto Home. It is within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington. St. Peter Parish is currently administered by priests from the Capuchin Franciscan Province of Saint Mary.

The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Rutland County, Vermont

External links

• http://www.saintspeterdominic.org

• http://www.nbfarchitects.com/cgi/view.cgi?l=13