St. Mary's Catholic Church (Guttenberg, Iowa)
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church is a parish of the Archdiocese of Dubuque
. The church is located in Guttenberg, Iowa
, United States
and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
as St. Mary’s Catholic Church Historic District. The district includes all the parish buildings.
The parish was established in 1851. The Rev. Joseph Brinkman became pastor in 1889. He designed a new school, rectory
and the present church, which was dedicated in 1904. The church is a Gothic revival structure that features twin spire
s, which flank a tripartite entrance portal. It was originally built of sandstone
, and is the third church building for the parish. The sandstone exterior, however, became problematic and it was later replaced with bricks that were manufactured in St. Louis, Missouri
. The church’s dimensions are: 152 feet long, 62 feet wide, and 74 feet at the transept
. The church can seat 800 people. The bell towers are 146 feet high and rise well above any other structure in town.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the northeastern quarter of the state of Iowa in the United States. It includes all the Iowa counties north of Polk, Jasper, Poweshiek, Iowa, Johnson, Cedar, and Clinton counties. ...
. The church is located in Guttenberg, Iowa
Guttenberg, Iowa
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,987 people, 837 households, and 534 families residing in the city. The population density was 962.3 people per square mile . There were 935 housing units at an average density of 452.8 per square mile...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
as St. Mary’s Catholic Church Historic District. The district includes all the parish buildings.
The parish was established in 1851. The Rev. Joseph Brinkman became pastor in 1889. He designed a new school, rectory
Rectory
A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...
and the present church, which was dedicated in 1904. The church is a Gothic revival structure that features twin spire
Spire
A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....
s, which flank a tripartite entrance portal. It was originally built of sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
, and is the third church building for the parish. The sandstone exterior, however, became problematic and it was later replaced with bricks that were manufactured in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. The church’s dimensions are: 152 feet long, 62 feet wide, and 74 feet at the transept
Transept
For the periodical go to The Transept.A transept is a transverse section, of any building, which lies across the main body of the building. In Christian churches, a transept is an area set crosswise to the nave in a cruciform building in Romanesque and Gothic Christian church architecture...
. The church can seat 800 people. The bell towers are 146 feet high and rise well above any other structure in town.