St. George's Episcopal Church (Le Mars, Iowa)
St. George’s Episcopal Church
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Location | 400 1st Ave., SE. Le Mars, Iowa |
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Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1881 |
Architectural style | Carpenter Gothic |
NRHP Reference # | 76000797[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 21, 1976 |
St. George's Episcopal Church is an historic Episcopal Church building located in Le Mars, Iowa, United States. Designed in the Carpenter Gothic style of architecture, the church building was erected in 1881. On November 21, 1976 St. George's was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
History
British men were sent to the Le Mars area to study farming in the late 19th-century. Over the years over 1,000 people would settle here as a part of this program.[2] In order to serve their spiritual needs Grace Mission was established in 1872. Its first building was located at 5th and Hubbard Streets, now 1st Street SW and 5th Avenue SW. They later moved to the Apollo Hall.
The congregation reorganized itself as St. George’s Church on October 4, 1881. The present church building was completed the same year for about $3,200.[2] The money was sent from England to build the church. It was consecrated on June 9, 1882. The parish hall was built in 1963 and housed St. George’s Preschool. St. George's Episcopal Church is still an active parish in the Diocese of Iowa.[3]
Architecture
The church building is built over a limestone foundation, and utilizes a unique board and batten border just below the horizontal clapboard.[2] There are narrow hoods over the Gothic arched windows. The double-hung windows feature various designs of colored glass. The windows on the south side contain unique cut glass.[2] The lancet arch over each window is pressed glass. There was formerly an entrance tower on the main façade. It was removed in the 1940s due to water leaks. The wooden exterior steps feature railings that were reproduced in the early 1990s to mimic the early banisters. The pews on the inside are original to the church. The altar is similar in appearance to the original and the pulpit dates from 1892.
References
External links
- Waymarking listing
- Archiplanet Listing
- Janine Calsbeek, A small Episcopal church grows in Orange City, Sioux County Capital-Democrat March 8, 2008 tells the story of an Orange City, Iowa parish which grew out of St. George's.
- flickr 1994 Confirmation, St. George's Episcopal Church, Le Mars, Iowa
- Pages with broken file links
- Religious organizations established in 1881
- Churches completed in 1881
- Buildings and structures in Plymouth County, Iowa
- Carpenter Gothic churches in Iowa
- Episcopal churches in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Plymouth County, Iowa
- Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- 19th-century Episcopal churches
- 1881 establishments in Iowa