page_title: St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Carson City, Nevada)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: St. Peter's Episcopal Church (Carson City, Nevada) / History
caption_attribution_description: James W. Nye. Library of Congress description: "Hon. James Warren Nye of Nevada"
context_page_description: St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a large historic Carpenter Gothic Episcopal church building located at the corner of Division and Telegraph streets in Carson City, Nevada. Built in 1868, it is the oldest Episcopal church still in use in Nevada. On January 3, 1978, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_section_description: On November 9, 1863, laymen D. S. King and A. H. Griswold were selected as the first wardens of the new parish in Carson City. Nevada territorial governor James W. Nye and businessman Henry Marvin Yerington were among the first vestrymen. The site for a new church building was acquired in 1865. The women of the congregation helped raise construction funds through social events, such as sales at fairs and other activities.
caption: James W. Nye, one of the church's first vestrymen.
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