National Register of Historic Places

St. Peter's Catholic Church

Rensselaer, Ralls County, Missouri
Listed
November 14, 1980
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
80002392

About this property

St. Peter's Catholic Church, also known as Brush Creek Church, is a historic Catholic church near Rensselaer, Ralls County, Missouri. After an original building constructed in 1845, the current church was built about 1862, and is a one-story, rectangular limestone building with limestone and sandstone ornamentation. It is topped by a gable roof with belfry.It features lancet windows and has a frame two-room addition sheathed in weatherboard. The church is where Augustus Tolton, the first openly African-American Catholic priest, was baptized; he has since been put on the path to sainthood. The church was closed in 1968, reduced to the status of a chapel, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. A memorial to the enslaved buried in the church's cemetery was blessed in 2025.

Location

Rensselaer, Ralls County, Missouri
39.61965, -91.60417

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Sources

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When was St. Peter's Catholic Church listed on the National Register?

St. Peter's Catholic Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 14, 1980.

What type of historic resource is St. Peter's Catholic Church?

St. Peter's Catholic Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for St. Peter's Catholic Church?

The period of significance for St. Peter's Catholic Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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