Location 169 Dorchester Dr. Built 1913 Address Dorchester, IA 52140, USA Phone +1 563-492-3806 | Nearest city Dorchester, Iowa NRHP Reference # 15000435 Opened 1913 Added to NRHP 21 July 2015 | |
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Architectural style Gothic Revival architecture Similar Old East Paint Creek Lut, Iron Post, Upper Iowa River Bridge, Allamakee County Court Ho, Effigy Mounds National | ||
Waterloo Ridge Lutheran Church is located northwest of the unincorporated community of Dorchester, Iowa, United States. It and the church yard form a nationally recognized historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015. The Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church established the Waterloo Ridge Church, which was incorporated on March 25, 1869. The first trustees were Hans Johnson Gaare, John Svenson, and Peter Martinson; with Anders Larson and Ole Clauson acting as incorporators as well. Their first church building was a stone structure. It was replaced by the present frame Gothic Revival structure that was dedicated in 1913. It was erected for around $15,000. An iron gate was built over the walkway into the church. The script on the archway reads in Norwegian: Kom til Guds Hus (Come to Gods House). The Waterloo Ridge Cemetery is located in the churchyard.