Old St. Peter's Church, Lower Manhattan, New York City

Landmarks of New York

Old St. Peter's Church

Here worships New York State's oldest Roman Catholic Parish, organized in 1785. The first church on this site, built a year later, remained until 1836. The present building, whose Greek Revival design is attributed to Isaiah Rogers, was blessed by Bishop John Hughes in 1838.

Plaque Erected 1962 by the New York Community Trust