St. Peter’s Church

St. Peter's Church, also referred to as St. Peter's on Capitol Hill, is a church on in , within the Archdiocese of Washington.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Catholic church in Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C.
  • Also known as: “Church of St. Peter”, “Saint Peter’s Catholic Church”, “Saint Peters Catholic Church”, “St. Peter’s Church on Capitol Hill”, and “St. Peter’s on Capitol Hill”
  • Address: 301 2nd Street Southeast, Washington, DC 20003

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Mall and United States Capitol.

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The , a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.

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The , often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. is situated 2,000 feet northwest of St. Peter’s Church.

Library
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The is one of three United States Capitol Complex buildings that house the Library of Congress. The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976, and serves as the official to United States Founding Father and president James Madison. is situated 400 feet northwest of St. Peter’s Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Capitol Hill and Waterfront.

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is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.

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The is just south of the . In addition to beautiful views of the Washington Channel, which separates the parkland on Hains Point with the land contiguous with the National Mall, this neighborhood includes great seafood, restaurants, bars, sports stadiums, entertainment options and boat excursions.

Neighborhood
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's is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.

St. Peter’s Church

Latitude
38.88581° or 38° 53′ 9″ north
Longitude
-77.00393° or 77° 0′ 14″ west
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
Open location code
87C4VXPW+8C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48039359
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Geo­Names ID
4140372
Wiki­data ID
Q54196070
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to French—“St. Peter’s Church” goes by many names.

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