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The oldest surviving Catholic church building in Hartford, the Portland brownstone Gothic Revival St. Peter’s Church, was completed in 1868. It was designed by James Murphy, who had once been an associate of Patrick Keely. The parish was established nine years earlier, in 1859, and served the city’s growing Irish-American population. The tower was added in the 1920s.

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St. Peter’s Church, Hartford (1868)
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  • May 22, 2021 at 6:16 pm
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    Charles Charles
    1 second ago
    SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CHURCH GOING TO WASTE I WENT TO THAT SCHOOL AND MASS WITH THE NUNS EVERY SUNDAY DOWN STAIRS IN THE CHAPEL WITH YOUR CLASS I ALSO WAS IN THE BOY CHOIR CHRISTMAS WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY,HOW I MISS IT.

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