{"nrhp_refnum":"76001645","name":"St. Peter's Cathedral Complex","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"315 Wyoming Ave.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Scranton","county":"Lackawanna County","state":"PA","lat":41.41068755400005,"lon":-75.66342995099996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-07-19","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture","Religion"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A complex of three buildings on Wyoming Avenue in downtown Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania: St. Peter's Cathedral, the Cathedral Rectory and the Cathedral Convent. The cathedral was constructed in 1867.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the complex is significant as the mother church for 237 churches in northeastern Pennsylvania, as the Cathedral Convent is all that remains of St. Thomas College, and for the architectural quality of the three buildings as fine examples of the Romanesque Revival style. It also notes the complex's contribution to the streetscape with its landscaped, human-scale setting.","narrative":"On Wyoming Avenue in downtown Scranton, three brick buildings form a single street front: St. Peter's Cathedral, completed in 1867 to designs by Joel Amsden, the Cathedral Rectory of 1908 and the Cathedral Convent. The cathedral, built of red brick with limestone trim and a clay tile roof, has two bell towers and a limestone pediment, and seated 2,300 people. Later renovations in 1883, 1921, 1934 and 1966 altered its entrance, towers and interior. The rectory, reputed to be the work of Lewis Hancock, has golden oak interiors and a limestone base. The convent is the surviving building of St. Thomas College, the forerunner of the University of Scranton. The buildings are regarded as fine examples of the Romanesque Revival style in the region, and they are listed for their architecture and for their link to the diocese and the college.","period_of_significance":"1800-1899","architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Romanesque Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Restoration and preservation work was being performed on the rectory's interior and exterior at the time of the nomination.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.106741-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/76001645.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001645/c23654f3ce-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001645/c23654f3ce-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Christopher Seliga","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Peter%27s_Cathedral.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Christopher Seliga</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:St._Peter%27s_Cathedral.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998097","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Cathedral_(Scranton,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2942438"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lackawanna-county/st-peters-cathedral-complex-76001645/"}