Washington in Beaufort County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church

1873

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2023

1. Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Marker

Inscription. This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Notable Buildings • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 35° 32.505′ N, 77° 3.201′ W. Marker is in Washington, North Carolina, in Beaufort County. It is on North Bonner Street just north of East Main Street, on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted at eye-level, directly on the subject building, just to the left/north of the front entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 North Bonner Street, Washington NC 27889, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Free Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Dr. Susan Dimock (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); W.M. Chauncey (about 500 feet away); Siege of Washington (about 500 feet away); DeMille Family (about 500 feet away); Dr. Washington (about 500 feet away); Washington (about 600 feet away); John Gray Blount (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.

Regarding Saint Peter's Episcopal Church. Contributing property, Washington Historic District, National Register of Historic Places #79001661.

Also see . . .
1. Saint Peter's Episcopal Church. Church website entry:

Established in 1822, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church has played an important part in diocesan and community life. In its formative years, St. Peter’s used the “free church” along with the Methodists, Presbyterians, and Baptists. In 1824 St. Peter’s
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2023

2. Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Marker
(marker is mounted on left/north side of front entrance)
erected a frame church on the grounds facing Main Street. That church burned in 1864 (as an indirect result of Union occupation of Washington). St. Peter’s sits in an historic churchyard bordered by stately oaks and marked by plantings of rare trees. In the churchyard is the grave of Col. James Bonner, founder of the town of Washington.

(Submitted on June 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. National Register of Historic Places Nomination.

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church began in a wooden building consecrated in 1824 by the Rt. Rev. John Stark Ravenscroft, first Episcopal bishop of North Carolina. The present structure, prudently rebuilt in brick, was begun in 1868. First services were held there in 1873. This important gable end Gothic style building with lancet windows and corbeled detail is dominated by an off-center tower. The tower, rising in four stages, features Gothic detail similar to that of the main body of the church.

(Submitted on June 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church<br>circa 1822 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2023

3. Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church
circa 1822

(sign mounted on right side of front entrance)

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Tower Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2023

4. Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Tower Entrance

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Carillon Dedication image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2023

5. Saint Peter's Episcopal Church Carillon Dedication

The carillon bells of
Saint Peter’s Episcopal Church
ring in memory of
Robin Morgan
Roberson Potts
1942-2018

Saint Peter's Episcopal Church<br><center>(<i>front/west elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2023

6. Saint Peter's Episcopal Church
(front/west elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on November 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 449 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.