St. Peter's Catholic Church (Rensselaer, Missouri)

St. Peter's Catholic Church
Nearest city Rensselaer, Missouri
Coordinates 39°37′11″N 91°36′14″W / 39.61972°N 91.60389°W / 39.61972; -91.60389Coordinates: 39°37′11″N 91°36′14″W / 39.61972°N 91.60389°W / 39.61972; -91.60389
Area 2.5 acres (1.0 ha)
Built 1862
NRHP Reference # 80002392[1]
Added to NRHP November 14, 1980

St. Peter's Catholic Church (also known as Brush Creek Church) is a historic church in Rensselaer, Missouri.

It was built in 1862 and added to the National Register in 1980. It is the church on the site where Augustus Tolton, the first ordained African American Catholic priest, was baptized.[2]

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Poletti, Mary (January 24, 2011). "Grant, sainthood cause drive preservation of historic Ralls County church". Quincy Herald-Whig. Quincy, Illinois. Retrieved January 26, 2011.


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