St. Peter's First Community Church

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German Reformed Church
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St. Peter's First Community Church, May 2012
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Location202 Etna Ave., Huntington, Indiana
Coordinates 40°52′40″N85°29′38″W / 40.87778°N 85.49389°W / 40.87778; -85.49389
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1903 (1903)
ArchitectStevens, Will A.; Lamont, Robert V.
Architectural styleLate Victorian, Eclectic
NRHP reference No. 85000724 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1985

St. Peter's First Community Church, also known as the German Reformed Church and St. Peter's United Church of Christ, is a historic church located at Huntington, Huntington County, Indiana. It was built in 1903, and is a red brick and limestone church building with an eclectic plan and Late Victorian design elements. It features a two-tiered central tower with angled buttresses, tall and narrow openings, and topped by a steep pyramidal bell-cast roof. Its stained glass windows include German language texts and an image of Christ's ascension. [2] The building was designed by Will A. Stevens, a Huntington native who graduated from Cornell University in 1890. [3] :5–6

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] It is located in the Drover Town Historic District.

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