Thursday, August 23, 2012

St. Peter of Alcantara, Port Washington


The church of St. Peter of Alcantara is located at 1327 Port Washington Boulevard, Port Washington, NY 11050, telephone 516-883-6675.  An unofficial website describing the parish is linked here.
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The school, church, rectory and other buildings are located on the east side of Port Washington Blvd. (NY highway 101) about 0.4 mile north of Main Street.



The railroad reached Port Washington in 1898.  The parish was established in 1901 and the church dedicated in 1903.



The parish grounds include six or seven buildings.  Above is a new school building, and below is an older one.  



The school's helpful and informative website is linked here.  The address is 1321 Port Washington Boulevard, Port Washington NY 11050, telephone 516-944-3772.
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The statue honors the Franciscan saint, Peter of Alcantara, 1499-1562.






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