Rock Rapids United Methodist Church


First Methodist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	302 S. Carroll St. Rock Rapids, Iowa
Coordinates	43°25′45″N 96°10′19″W / 43.42917°N 96.17194°W / 43.42917; -96.17194Coordinates: 43°25′45″N 96°10′19″W / 43.42917°N 96.17194°W / 43.42917; -96.17194
Area	less than one acre
Built	1895-1896
Architect	Joseph Schwartz
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP Reference #	78001244^[1]
Added to NRHP	June 23, 1978

Rock Rapids United Methodist Church, formerly known as First Methodist Church, is located in Rock Rapids, Iowa, United States. The church building is significant for the use of blue-gray and red granite used in its construction.^[2] It was designed by Sioux Falls, South Dakota architect Joseph Schwartz utilizing the Richardsonian Romanesque style. Completed in 1896, it is the second church building for a congregation founded in the 1870s. The blue-gray granite quarried near Sioux Falls is the main building material, and it is laid in a random ashlar pattern. The red granite was acquired from the receiver of a bankrupt packing plant which had begun, but did not complete, a new stone building. It is used for the trim, especially in the voussoirs of alternating colors. The building also features a tall corner bell tower. The pipe organ was ordered from the Hinners Organ Company of Pekin, Illinois in January 1905 at a cost of $1,960 (equivalent to $52,000 in 2015).^[3]^[4] An addition was added to the south side of the church in 1966. The church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Nadine Pettengill. "First Methodist Church" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-02. with two photos from 1977
↑ Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Community Development Project. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ "Local Brevities". Rock Rapids Reporter. January 12, 1905. Retrieved April 11, 2016.

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National Register of Historic Places in Lyon County, Iowa

Doon	Charles B. Reynolds Round Barn

George	Duncan-Duitsman Farm Historic District

Granite	Blood Run Site

Klondike	Big Sioux Prehistoric Prairie Procurement System Archaeological District

Larchwood	Klondike Bridge

Rock Rapids	Burlington, Cedar Rapids, and Northern Railroad-Rock Rapids Station, Railroad Track and Bridge First Methodist Church Lyon County Courthouse Melan Bridge

Sheldon	Broad View Ranch Historic District

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Lyon County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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