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participated in a ceremony that drew 3,000 people. The chapel no longer houses a regular congregation, but is used for special occasions. A cemetery is located on the church grounds. The chapel was listed on the
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congregation in 1848, and built a log church in 1851. This church replaced it in 1860. Local builder Henri Jagle was responsible for building the 50-by-30-foot (15.2 by 9.1 m) frame structure. It is four
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named the New Sweden Chapel as a National Synodial Shrine in recognition of its being the oldest congregation in the synod.
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immigrant community that settled here was organized in 1845 under the leadership of Peter Cassel, a native of
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over the main entrance. The interior features a painting by Olaf Grafström, who was an art instructor at
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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property in Jefferson County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson County, Iowa
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Old Settlers' Association Park and Rhodham Bonnifield House
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in length and features a 16-foot (4.9 m) tower with a
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Architecture of Henry K. Holsman Historic Campus District
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

New Sweden Chapel is located in Iowa
New Sweden Chapel is located in the United States
Fairfield
U.S. Route 34
41°01′27″N 91°46′48″W / 41.02417°N 91.78000°W / 41.02417; -91.78000
77000525
Lutheran Church
Fairfield, Iowa
Jefferson County
Swedish
Kisa
Östergötland
Sweden
Mississippi River
Lutheran
bays
spire
Augustana College
Rock Island, Illinois
Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church
Prince Bertil
Archbishop of Uppsala
National Register of Historic Places


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National Register of Historic Places
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