Area Less than one acre NRHP Reference # 92000912 Phone +1 563-686-4228 | Built 1883 Opened 1883 Added to NRHP 24 July 1992 | |
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MPS Limestone Architecture of Jackson County MPS Address 17486 Bellevue-Cascade Rd, Zwingle, IA 52079, USA Similar St Patrick's Church‑Garryowen, St Joseph's Roman C, Saint Donatus Catholic, Saints Peter and Paul Chu, Holy Trinity Catholic Church | ||
St. Lawrence Catholic Church is a parish of the Archdiocese of Dubuque. It is located in rural Jackson County, Iowa, United States, in Otter Creek Township. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
The parish's first church building was a small stone structure completed in 1866. It soon became too small and a frame Methodist Church nearby was bought to house the growing congregation. The present church building, completed in 1883, was designed by Dubuque architect Fridolin Heer. It is constructed in limestone in the Gothic Revival style. The rectangular structure measures roughly 51 by 107 feet (16 by 33 m) with a 15-by-19-foot (4.6 by 5.8 m) projecting tower on the main facade. The tower is capped by an octagon-shaped belfry and spire. There is a Gothic arched window in the tower above the main entrance and in each of the six bays on the sides. The main facade is the south elevation and on the opposite side of the church is a rose window.