Midtown - Downtown in Columbia in Richland County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church

Photographed By Mike Stroud, 2010

1. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Marker

National Register of Historic Places: St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church (added 1989 - Building - #89001610)

Inscription. (Upper Medallion)
American Revolution Bicentennial
* Richland County Committee *
Landmark 78
(Lower Medallion)
National Register of Historic Places
St. Peter's
Roman Catholic Church
South Carolina
Department of Archives
and History (Marker Number #89001610.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion.

Location. 34° 0.327′ N, 81° 2.262′ W. Marker is in Columbia, South Carolina, in Richland County. It is in Midtown - Downtown. Marker is on Assembly Street, on the right when traveling south. Located between Taylor Street (SC 12 westbound) and Hampton (SC 12 eastbound) Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbia SC 29201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Peter's Church and Ursuline Convent (a few steps from this marker); The Big Apple (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); We Shall Not Be Moved (about 600 feet away); Israelite Sunday School / Columbia's First Synagogue (about 600 feet away); Efird's Department Store / Mast General Store (about 700 feet away); Canal Dime Savings Bank/Bouie v. City of Columbia (1964)

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(about 700 feet away); Lever Building (about 700 feet away); Nathaniel J. Frederick House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbia.

Regarding St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church. Built in 1906, St. Peter’s Roman Catholic Church is primarily significant as an excellent example of Gothic Revival church architecture designed by a major regional architect. St. Peter’s is also significant as one of the most important Catholic churches in South Carolina, established in 1821 and considered the “mother church” of many congregations in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. It was designed by Frank Pierce Milburn, one of the most significant and prolific architects working in the South from the 1880s to the 1920s. Milburn, a Kentucky native, practiced throughout the Southeast, most notably in North and South Carolina. His work includes several railroad stations, several buildings at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and extensive enlargements of the South Carolina State House and the Florida State Capitol. Other notable Milburn buildings in Columbia include Union Station, the South Carolina State Dispensary Office Building, and the

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and Marker seen at left side of doorway image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mike Stroud, May 6, 2010

2. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church and Marker seen at left side of doorway

Mother Church of Central • South Carolina Parish Established 1821 • This building, the second to be erected on this site, was begun in 1906 and formally dedicated in 1909

Columbia City Hall and Opera House (demolished). The church is constructed of locally selected dark red brick, trimmed with Bedford stone and dull glazed white terra cotta. The roof is Buckingham slate while the main doors are of cathedral oak. A cemetery dating from ca. 1840 is at the rear of the church. Listed in the National Register September 28, 1989.(South Carolina Department of Archives and History)

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church image. Click for full size.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History, circa 1989

3. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church

First church built 1824; present church 1906. In the churchyard is buried John R. Niernsee (1823-85), Major C. S. A.; architect of the State House.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History, circa 1989

4. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church Marker

St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, altar image. Click for full size.

South Carolina Department of Archives and History, circa 1989

5. St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, altar

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 25, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,145 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 25, 2010, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.