Duck Creek Hundred in Smyrna in Kent County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church

22 North Union Street

— Smyrna Historic District —

St. Peter's Episcopal Church Marker image. Click for more information.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 1, 2019

1. St. Peter's Episcopal Church Marker

Smyrna Historic District:
National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form
Church entry: Page 55
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Inscription. St. Peter's
Episcopal Church
in
Smyrna Historic District
on
the National Register
of Historic Places

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.

Location. 39° 17.937′ N, 75° 36.579′ W. Marker is in Smyrna, Delaware, in Kent County. It is in Duck Creek Hundred. It is on North Union Street north of West Commerce Street (Delaware Route 6), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 North Union Street, Smyrna DE 19977, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Mid-Atlantic

and on the Delmarva Peninsula.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

and the Antebellum South.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Thornley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Presbyterian Church of Smyrna (within shouting distance of this marker); Citizens' Hose Company No. 1. Inc. (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of Victor D. Ennis (about 500 feet away); Home of Allen McLane (about 700 feet away); Site of Old Asbury Methodist Church (about 700 feet away); School District No. 5 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Gray Box Chateau (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Smyrna.

Also see . . . Smyrna Historic District - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church (.166) was built in 1827 and enlarged in 1857. The Dr. Samuel M. Fisler Memorial Chapel associated with it was built in 1872 as a Sunday School building and is considered by many to be the finest Carpenter Gothic religious structure in Delaware.

(Submitted on April 24, 2025, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

St. Peter's Episcopal Church image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 1, 2019

2. St. Peter's Episcopal Church

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 379 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2019, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.