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First Presbyterian Church (Muscatine, Iowa)

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The two buildings are connected by an entrance pavilion. The stone trim and shape of the gable end reflects the pavilion of the Sunday School building. The wide Tudor arch and tracery panel at the entrance reflects the church's entry. The church, Sunday School building and the entrance pavilion form
329:. The facade features a three-bay gabled pavilion. The windows are rectangular overall with the exception of the second floor windows in the central pavilion, which have four-centered arches. The building also reflects the neighboring church with the white trim around windows and white stone for the 235:
established in Iowa. On February 2, 1842 the Rev. John Stocker became the first pastor and the church itself was organized with the following members: Elizabeth R. Stocker, Harvey Gillete, Azel Farnsworth, Jane Lathrop, Priscilla Burdit, William Hill, Isabella Ogilvie, Martha Vanatta, Rebecca Smith,
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The congregation erected its first church building in 1849 when the Rev. John Hudson was the pastor. The building measured 35 by 40 feet (11 by 12 m) and was located at the corner of Mulberry Street between Third and Fourth Streets. The first Iowa Synod in the Presbyterian Church was organized
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The classroom wing was added to the church in 1915. The building was listed as an American Presbyterian and Reformed Historical Site in 1976, and the following year it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The sanctuary was remodeled in 2004-2005. The renovation featured a larger
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Almira Lockwood and Ann Farnsworth. At first the congregation did not have a building of its own and they worshiped in a building called the People's Church, which was a union meeting house, a building occupied by
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style structure was dedicated in 1859. The dedicatory address was delivered by the Rev. W.S. Plummer, D.D., of the Western Theological Seminary in
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with Gothic Revival details that repeat those of the church. The two-story structure is on a raised basement, and capped with a
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The Sunday School building sits to the north of the church. The plan and massing of the structure is
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here in 1852. By 1856 the congregation outgrew the building and plans were made for a new one.
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The church building is a rectangular structure, built on a raised basement, that follows a
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plan. The exterior is composed of red brick, and the early Gothic Revival style exhibits
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The present church building was built at the corner of Iowa Avenue and Fourth Street. The
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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History of Muscatine County Iowa: From the Earliest Settlements to the Present Time
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capped with white stone weatherings. It is also three bays wide. The shallow,
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Muscatine County, Iowa
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The congregation was initially organized in 1839. It was the first
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19th-century Presbyterian church buildings in the United States
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National Register of Historic Places in Muscatine County, Iowa
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Depot
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Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad-Wilton Depot
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Doctor Alexander R. (A.R.) and Louisa J. Leith House
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includes the primary entry on the lower level and a
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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First Presbyterian Church (Muscatine, Iowa) is located in Iowa
First Presbyterian Church (Muscatine, Iowa) is located in the United States
Muscatine, Iowa
41°25′22″N 91°2′51″W / 41.42278°N 91.04750°W / 41.42278; -91.04750
Gothic Revival
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Presbyterian Church (USA)
Muscatine, Iowa
National Register of Historic Places

presbytery
Trinity Episcopal
Gothic Revival
Allegheny, Pennsylvania
narthex
basilica
Tudor Revival
bays
buttresses
gable
cornice
facade
belfry
crenelated
parapet
transom
Pinnacles
Neoclassical

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