Old Fort Lowell in Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Chapel of San Pedro at Fort Lowell

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 1, 2010

1. Chapel of San Pedro at Fort Lowell Marker

Inscription. A tiny chapel, built here in 1915, served the Barriada del Rillito, a community now called El Fuerte. The fifteen immigrant Mexican families of this village gathered outside under mesquite trees to hear Mass. In 1917, Señora Josefa de Mule donated land for a larger building. The second chapel, Santo Angel de la Guarda, was destroyed by a tornado in 1929. The present structure, also built by the men of El Fuerte, was dedicated in 1932. Carmelite fathers from Tucson's Holy Family Church served the congregation until 1948, when St. Cyril's replaced this chapel as the neighborhood parish church.

Spanish translation:
Capilla de San Pedro
Del Fuerte Lowell En 1915 se construyó una pequeña capilla para servir a las quince familias mejicanas de la Barriada del Rillito, más tarde llamada El Fuerte. En 1917, La Señora Josefa de Mule donó el terreno suficiente para establecer un edificio más grande. La segunda capilla, llamada Santo Angel de La Guarda, fué destruida por un tornado en 1929. Los hombres de El Fuerte construyeron el edificio actual y lo dedicaron en 1932. Los sacerdotes que atendían a los parroquianos de la capilla

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fueron Carmelitas afiliados con la Iglesia Sagrada Familia de Tucson.

Erected 1989 by Tucson-Pima Historical Commission and Arizona Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Hispanic Americans • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1915.

Location. 32° 15.656′ N, 110° 52.849′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. It is in Old Fort Lowell. It can be reached from East Fort Lowell Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5230 East Fort Lowell Road, Tucson AZ 85712, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Sky Islands,

in the Sonoran Desert,

and in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Borderlands

and in the Southwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also the Gadsden Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Headquarter's Buildings (approx. 0.3 miles away);

Capilla De San Pedro Del Fuerte Lowell image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 1, 2010

2. Capilla De San Pedro Del Fuerte Lowell

Spanish translation of marker text.

Quartermaster Depot and Post Trader (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Chief Trumpeter (approx. 0.3 miles away); Rugged Pioneer Soldiers (approx. 0.3 miles away); Officers' Quarters (approx. 0.4 miles away); Fort Lowell (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Fort Lowell Flagstaff (approx. 0.4 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tucson.

Chapel of San Pedro image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 1, 2010

3. Chapel of San Pedro

Photographed by Bill Kirchner, January 1, 2010

4. Chapel of San Pedro

Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 2,397 times since then and 82 times this year. Last updated on May 6, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 4, 2010, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.