St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and Rectory
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St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and Rectory is a historic
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and rectory located at 812 Pearl Street in Joplin,
Jasper County, Missouri Jasper County is located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 122,761. Its county seat is Carthage, and its largest city is Joplin. The county was organized in 1841 and named for ...
. The church was built in 1906, and is a Late Gothic Revival style building constructed of Carthage
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. It measures 63 feet, 6 inches, by 122 feet, 8 inches and features circular windows; tracery; Gothic arched windows and doors; and the triple portal entry. The rectory was built in 1917, and is a two-story Prairie School style dwelling with a finished basement. It is constructed of Carthage limestone and has a low pitched, hipped roof with wide overhang. Also on the property is a contributing
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garage. (includes 5 photographs from 1985; 9 photographs from 1990) It was listed on the
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in 1991 as a national historic district.


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Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield–Cape Girardeau Gothic Revival church buildings in Missouri Prairie School architecture in Missouri Roman Catholic churches completed in 1906 Buildings and structures in Joplin, Missouri Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Jasper County, Missouri 1906 establishments in Missouri 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States {{Missouri-church-stub