{"nrhp_refnum":"90000472","name":"St. Peter Church","other_names":["Sta-55-11"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"720 Cleveland Ave., NW.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Canton","county":"Stark County","state":"OH","lat":40.803828027000066,"lon":-81.37457123099995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1990-03-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"St. Peter Church is a Gothic Revival brick church at 720 Cleveland Ave., N.W., in Canton, Stark County, Ohio, just north of the downtown commercial district. It was built in 1875-79, with Engelhardt named as architect/builder.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the church is significant under Criterion C for architecture, as an outstanding example of Gothic Revival design in Canton. It cites the buttresses, central tower, flanking towers, compound Gothic arch entry, lancet windows, and vaulted interior. It is described as one of the two or three most exuberant and highly developed Gothic Revival buildings in the city.","narrative":"St. Peter Church is a brick Gothic Revival church on Cleveland Avenue N.W. in Canton, Ohio, just north of the downtown commercial district. Built in 1875-79 on a stone foundation, it measures 74 by 164 feet. A tall central tower with battlements, flanked by smaller towers, dominates the west front, where a compound Gothic arch entry sits beneath a large pointed-arch stained glass window and a rose window. Inside, vaulted ceilings rise on clustered columns, and marble altars, mosaics and Munich-made stained glass and statuary decorate the interior. The exterior was stuccoed in 1919 to resemble cut stone, and a conical steeple and cross were added in 1944. The church was listed for its architecture. It is judged one of the two or three most elaborate and fully developed Gothic Revival buildings in Canton, more elaborate than several other local Gothic Revival churches. The architect or builder is recorded as Engelhardt.","period_of_significance":"1875-79","architect_builder":"Engelhardt","architectural_style":"Gothic Revival","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still used as a church (current function: religious structure). Exterior was stuccoed in 1919 and a steeple was added in 1944.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:14.674918-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/90000472.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000472/e6f317ccbb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/90000472/e6f317ccbb-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Roseohioresident","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canton,_Ohio_-_St._Peter_2011-02-04.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Roseohioresident</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canton,_Ohio_-_St._Peter_2011-02-04.JPG"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"06000202","name":"Upper Downtown Canton Historic District (Additional Documentation)","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/upper-downtown-canton-historic-district-additional-documentation-06000202/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991345","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Peter%27s_Catholic_Church_(Canton,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7591307"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/stark-county/st-peter-church-90000472/"}