St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church

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19th-century church building Roman Catholic church historic church

St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church is a historic 19th-century Catholic church in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, notable for its prominent hilltop location overlooking the town and its role during the Civil War.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	19th-century church building ⓘ Roman Catholic church ⓘ historic church ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Gothic Revival ⓘ
constructionStart	1830s ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
denomination	Catholic ⓘ
floorCount	1 main level plus tower ⓘ
hasAltar	yes ⓘ
hasBell	yes ⓘ
hasDiocese	Diocese of Wheeling–Charleston ⓘ
hasFeature	buttresses ⓘ pointed-arch windows ⓘ stained glass windows ⓘ
hasParish	St. Peter’s Parish, Harpers Ferry ⓘ
hasSpire	yes ⓘ
hasTower	yes ⓘ
hasViewOf	Bolivar Heights ⓘ Maryland Heights, Missouri ⓘ surface form: Maryland Heights Potomac River ⓘ Shenandoah River ⓘ
heritageDesignation	contributing property to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic landmark of Harpers Ferry ⓘ
inception	1833 ⓘ
isTouristAttraction	yes ⓘ
languageOfWorship	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	Jefferson County, West Virginia ⓘ
locatedInRegion	Appalachia ⓘ West Virginia ⓘ
locatedNear	Jefferson Rock ⓘ Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ surface form: Lower Town Harpers Ferry
locatedOn	hilltop above Harpers Ferry ⓘ
materialUsed	stone ⓘ
namedAfter	Apostle Peter ⓘ surface form: Saint Peter
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
overlooks	Harpers Ferry, West Virginia ⓘ surface form: Harpers Ferry confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers ⓘ
partOf	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park ⓘ
rebuiltOrRemodeled	1890s ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
roleDuringConflict	observation point during the American Civil War ⓘ shelter for civilians during the American Civil War ⓘ
survivedEvent	American Civil War ⓘ
usedDuring	American Civil War ⓘ
usedFor	historical interpretation ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourism ⓘ

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Harpers Ferry, West Virginia → hasHistoricStructure → St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church ⓘ