Daniel Carroll of Duddington, the landowner whose estate included most of what is now Capitol Hill, donated the land on which St. Peter’s Church was built in 1821. He also chaired the Subscription Committee formed a year earlier to raise money for the new parish near the Capitol.

Carroll lived nearby, in a manor house begun in 1793 at one location and completed in 1797 at another location. He had started building his home on land that Major Pierre L’Enfant designated as the route of New Jersey Avenue. After much discord, the house was rebuilt on land below E Street, SE, along what is now Duddington Place, a one-block street between First and Second and D and F Streets, SE.

The manor house was demolished in 1886, and thanks to the far-sightedness of staff and friends of St. Peter’s, several items from Duddington Manor were preserved and installed in the parish rectory built in 1901.

The black marble mantlepiece at the back of the second parlor was the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Howe P. Cochran, who also donated several paintings. And three crystal chandeliers, those hanging in the front parlor, second parlor, and dining room, were rebuilt from Duddington Manor originals. These artifacts are another link to Daniel Carroll, one of St. Peter’s founders, who is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

The crystal chandelier in the rectory dining room was rebuilt from a Duddington Manor original.

The crystal chandeliers in the rectory’s second parlor, foreground, and first parlor were rebuilt from Duddington Manor originals. 

The black marble mantlepiece in the second parlor of the rectory was preserved from Duddington Manor in 1886 and given to St. Peter’s by Mr. and Mrs. Howe P. Cochran.