St. John's Episcopal Church (Dubuque, Iowa)


St. John's Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
1907 postcard image of St. John's Church

Location	1410 Main St. Dubuque, Iowa
Coordinates	42°30′21.78″N 90°40′10.51″W / 42.5060500°N 90.6695861°W / 42.5060500; -90.6695861Coordinates: 42°30′21.78″N 90°40′10.51″W / 42.5060500°N 90.6695861°W / 42.5060500; -90.6695861
Built	1875-1878
Architect	Henry M. Congdon
Architectural style	Gothic Revival
Part of	Jackson Park Historic District
NRHP Reference #	86002102^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 31, 1986

St. John's Episcopal Church is a parish of the Diocese of Iowa, located in Dubuque, Iowa, United States.^[2] The church was included as a contributing property in the Jackson Park Historic District that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

History

The Rev. Henry Tullidge arrived at Grace Church in Galena, Illinois in November 1834 as a missionary supported by Grace Church in Providence, Rhode Island.^[3] The first services in Dubuque were held sometime not long after his arrival. Tullidge served the spiritual needs of people in the surrounding area. St. John's parish in Dubuque was organized in 1845 and a brick church was built on the corner of Ninth and Locust Streets.^[4] The parish continued to grow, but the American Civil War delayed any plans for a new church. A parish woman's organization raised the money to buy the property on the corner of Loras and Main Streets. At the time a tenement named Norton's Rookery stood on the site.

Construction of the present church began in 1875 and it was completed three years later. The church was designed in the High Victorian Gothic style by New York architect Henry M. Congdon. The rough-cut limestone for the walls was quarried in near-by Farley, Iowa.^[4] The church follows a cross-shaped plan. It features a crenelated corner tower, recessed entryways, a rose window, roof dormers, and a shorter tower toward the back of the church that is capped by a spire.

References

↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Congregations in Iowa". Diocese of Iowa. Retrieved 2012-05-01.
↑ "History". St. John's Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2015-05-25.
1 2 Pam Myhre, Lisa Hawks. "Jackson Park Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-05-25.

External links

Official Site

Episcopal Diocese of Iowa

Bishops	Henry Washington Lee William Stevens Perry Theodore Nevin Morrison Harry Sherman Longley Elwood Lindsay Haines Gordon V. Smith Walter Cameron Righter C. Christopher Epting Alan Scarfe

Cathedrals	Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, Des Moines Trinity Cathedral, Davenport

Churches	Christ Church, Burlington Church of the Saviour, Clermont St. John's Church, Dubuque St. Paul's Church, Durant St. Luke's Church, Fort Madison St. Paul's Church, Harlan Trinity Church, Iowa City St. Matthew's by the Bridge, Iowa Falls St. John's Church, Keokuk St. George's Church, Le Mars Trinity Memorial, Mapleton St. Barnabas Church, Montrose Trinity Church, Muscatine St. Stephen's Church, Newton St. James Church, Oskaloosa Trinity Church, Ottumwa St. Thomas Church, Sioux City

Former Institutions	Clarissa Cook Home for the Friendless, Davenport St. Katharine's School, Davenport St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport

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