~ Did you know? (Historic buildings in Phoenixville) Folks I believe they do not build churches quite like Saint Peters Church anymore. This historic church is located on Church street in Phoenixville. The architecture & design of this church is quite amazing, and they celebrated 175 years at this location about one year ago.The original building was built in April 21,1840, and the entrance was actually located on Prospect Street. And a really interesting fact about the interior of the church is, (an excerpt from St. Peters history,) the church chancel was built in the medieval Gothic Style, which emphasized the use of colors, symbolism and ritual, similar to the styles of medieval churches. Inlaid in the floor of the altar is a large memorial cross made of bronze. Inside this larger cross is a smaller cross made of marble.This stone was a gift to St. Peter’s Church from Queen Victoria, and it was taken from the ruins in Hastings, England. The chancel was built in memorial to Margaret Handy Reeves by her son Samuel J. Reeves. The photo shared below is from inside of the church that I took last year. Here is a web link that details the history of Saint Peters Church > saintpeterschurch.net/about-us-history/
Posted on: Sun, 02 Nov 2014 16:31:06 +0000
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