This church, the oldest standing church in New Braunfels, makes use of massive limestone masonry to form its Gothic Revival design. A square stone tower with a spire is the primary feature of the facade. In 1963 the church was significantly enlarged at its west end, but fortunately, the scale of the stone blocks was maintained.
Gerald Moorhead et al., "Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church", [New Braunfels, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-01-NB10.
Buildings of Texas: Central, South, and Gulf Coast, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2013, 202-202.
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