St. Peter's Square (Fort Wayne, Indiana)

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St. Peter's Square
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St. Peter's rectory, April 2011
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LocationRoughly bounded by St. Martin, Hanna, E. Dewald and Warsaw Sts., including 518 E. Dewald St., Fort Wayne, Indiana
Coordinates 41°03′56″N85°07′46″W / 41.06556°N 85.12944°W / 41.06556; -85.12944
Area1.8 acres (0.73 ha)
Built1892 (1892)
Built bySuelzer, John, Sr.
ArchitectDederichs, Peter, Jr.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 91000259 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 20, 1991

St. Peter's Square is a historic Catholic complex and national historic district located at Fort Wayne, Indiana. The district encompasses five contributing buildings associated with St. Peter's Catholic Church. They are the Gothic Revival style St. Peter's Catholic Church (1892), former St. Peter's School (1904, 1914–1915), boiler house (1905-1915), and the Colonial Revival style John Suelzer House (1911) and garage (1920s). The house serves as the church rectory. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2015.Note: This includes R. Larowe; D. Orban & James A. Glass (October 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Peter's Square" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2015. and Accompanying photographs and map.