Knowledge

Augustana Lutheran Church (Sioux City, Iowa)

Source 📝

1064: 50: 92: 979: 67: 990: 470: 99: 74: 484: 258:. Construction was begun in 1889 and was completed early the following year for $ 35,000. It was dedicated on February 16, 1890. The building was constructed in brick and the three spires were originally covered in decorative wood shingles. The church was incorporated in 1909 as the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Church. 302:
re-incorporated as Augustana Lutheran Church. The two-story brick education building was added to the back of the church in 1977. The church remains significant as Sioux City's last religious structure and congregation Swedish heritage and for its continuous association with its Swedish heritage.
242:
The first service for the congregation was held in May 1875. They initially met in a rented schoolhouse located at the corner of Third and Virginia Streets. Pastor P.A. Pihlgren and 17 men and women made up the congregation. They met in the rented building until the end of the year when the first
289:
were installed at the same time. The focal point of the altar was a painting of the Resurrection. The painting was replaced by a statue of Christ in 1970. The congregation has had four pipe organs in its history. The first was the Moline Organ that placed in the first church in 1882 and was used
301:
By 1955, the exterior brick started to crumble due to water seepage. The congregation decided to stay in the old church. It was re-clad in new brick by Sioux City Brick and Tile Company, which did the original work in 1890. In 1959 the church corporation expired per Iowa law, and it was
868: 963: 899: 883: 873: 326:
trim was also replaced at that time. A name and date stone is located above the central entryway. The changes gave the exterior a more mid-century interpretation of the Gothic style, whether that was its intention or not. The
1425: 1478: 958: 904: 1078: 545: 1473: 925: 827: 1375: 1094: 858: 792: 757: 832: 737: 697: 522: 797: 787: 782: 762: 878: 712: 627: 747: 742: 617: 837: 802: 707: 682: 822: 772: 752: 727: 717: 702: 692: 677: 657: 632: 622: 612: 314:. The tall central bell tower rises to a height of 115 feet (35 m), and flanking corner towers are 106 feet (32 m) in height. After the 1955 re-cladding of the exterior the main 842: 817: 722: 662: 642: 637: 607: 597: 1215: 1026: 777: 732: 672: 647: 602: 1330: 909: 807: 687: 652: 133: 1195: 863: 812: 767: 667: 247:
structure was built of wood at the corner of Fifth and Virginia Streets for $ 1,400. As the congregation continued to grow plans for the present church were begun in March 1887.
1448: 1110: 575: 560: 1180: 515: 91: 1235: 591: 1463: 1335: 1295: 1175: 1360: 1300: 1290: 993: 508: 66: 1429: 1365: 1019: 983: 488: 1240: 273:. In 1919 the organ was placed in the back of the church and the “Altar of Peace” was built in the apse. The Gothic styled altar was carved by a German 1483: 555: 1275: 1115: 1053: 1012: 219: 1468: 1255: 1488: 1150: 1063: 1035: 531: 383: 294:
organ was installed. It was used in the present church until the Bennett organ was installed as a part of the 1919 renovation. The present
227: 36: 1453: 1458: 1411: 1325: 1270: 946: 1165: 1340: 1305: 1260: 1220: 1345: 1310: 1280: 1160: 1185: 250:
The congregation bought two lots on the corner of Sixth and Court Streets for $ 7,500. The new church was designed in the
1350: 251: 186: 1200: 1395: 1230: 951: 930: 1355: 1205: 1145: 1004: 1315: 1210: 1135: 49: 1320: 1225: 1120: 1245: 565: 291: 1039: 570: 550: 440: 388: 1380: 1155: 255: 176: 1140: 1250: 475: 355: 354:
extends from the back and surrounded by the education building. The education building itself is a
1265: 1170: 332: 452: 1390: 1125: 436: 500: 274: 223: 121: 1285: 286: 244: 199: 1442: 1385: 1130: 964:
University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
318:
was greatly simplified with the removal of texture, patterning, and the four short
295: 278: 465: 409: 262: 148: 135: 469: 323: 483: 410:"History of Augustana Lutheran Church "the Red Brick Church on the Hill"" 336: 319: 1190: 270: 1426:
National Register of Historic Places listings in Woodbury County, Iowa
959:
List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
347: 344: 315: 311: 310:
The brick Gothic Revival structure features three towers on its main
282: 1079:
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Combination Depot-Hornick
98: 73: 340: 378: 1191:
Great Northern Railway Steam Locomotive No. 1355 and Tender 1451
1095:
W.L. and Winnie (Woodfield) Belfrage Farmstead Historic District
351: 328: 266: 1008: 504: 1479:
Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
495: 1474:
National Register of Historic Places in Sioux City, Iowa
243:
church building for the congregation was completed. The
1216:
Lewis System Armored Car and Detective Service Building
358:
style building whose brick matches that of the church.
226:, United States. The church building was listed on the 339:
and includes a large pointed-arch window. The steep
1404: 1111:
Albertson and Company-Rocklin Manufacturing Company
1103: 1087: 1071: 1046: 939: 918: 892: 851: 584: 561:
History of the National Register of Historic Places
538: 205: 192: 182: 172: 164: 127: 115: 592:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state 1336:Sioux City Central High School and Central Annex 1176:Florence Crittenton Home and Maternity Hospital 984:National Register of Historic Places portal 437:"Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Church" 1361:Sioux City Public Library (Smith Villa Branch) 1371:Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Church 1020: 516: 232:Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Augustana Church 8: 335:in length. Each bay is divided with a brick 1449:Religious organizations established in 1875 1430:List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa 1366:Sioux City Public Library-North Side Branch 404: 402: 400: 398: 1241:Milwaukee Railroad Shops Historic District 1027: 1013: 1005: 523: 509: 501: 48: 532:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 37:U.S. National Register of Historic Places 1376:United States Post Office and Courthouse 430: 428: 426: 322:on the corners of all three towers. The 1464:Gothic Revival church buildings in Iowa 367: 1276:James P. Newton House and Maid Cottage 1054:George A. and Mary Tinkel Bailey House 379:"National Register Information System" 373: 371: 220:Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 18: 1246:Morningside College Historic District 7: 1036:National Register of Historic Places 384:National Register of Historic Places 228:National Register of Historic Places 489:Augustana Church (Sioux City, Iowa) 1412:Benson Archeological Site (13WD50) 1326:Simmons Hardware Company Warehouse 1196:Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church 947:National Historic Preservation Act 14: 1484:Swedish-American culture in Iowa 1341:Sioux City Fire Station Number 3 1062: 989: 988: 977: 482: 468: 97: 90: 72: 65: 1306:Arthur and Stella Sanford House 1181:Fourth Street Historic District 1346:Sioux City Free Public Library 1311:Ben and Harriet Schulein House 1296:St. Boniface Historic District 1281:Julius and Anine Oversen House 900:Federated States of Micronesia 546:Architectural style categories 254:style by Sioux City architect 194: 1: 1186:Grandview Park Music Pavilion 298:organ was installed in 1958. 106:Show map of the United States 1469:Churches in Sioux City, Iowa 1351:Sioux City Linseed Oil Works 27:Swedish Evangelical Lutheran 16:United States historic place 1489:1890 establishments in Iowa 1301:St. Thomas Episcopal Church 1291:Rose Hill Historic District 412:. Augustana Lutheran Church 1505: 1454:Churches completed in 1890 1396:Woodbury County Courthouse 1231:Mary Elizabeth Day Nursery 952:Historic Preservation Fund 931:American Legation, Morocco 1459:Lutheran churches in Iowa 1420: 1356:Sioux City Masonic Temple 1331:Sioux City Baptist Church 1206:Dr. Van Buren Knott House 1146:Charles City College Hall 1060: 972: 893:Lists by associated state 216:Augustana Lutheran Church 193:NRHP reference  59: 47: 43: 34: 25: 21: 1211:Leeds Junior High School 1136:Theophile Bruguier Cabin 874:Northern Mariana Islands 222:congregation located in 183:Architectural style 54:View from the southwest. 1321:Sergeant Floyd Monument 1236:Midland Packing Company 1226:T.S. Martin and Company 1121:Atchison A. Ashby House 149:42.496583°N 96.396083°W 869:Minor Outlying Islands 852:Lists by insular areas 566:Keeper of the Register 435:Marion Larson Moline. 1040:Woodbury County, Iowa 571:National Park Service 551:Contributing property 491:at Wikimedia Commons 441:National Park Service 389:National Park Service 154:42.496583; -96.396083 1261:Municipal Auditorium 1141:Elzy G. Burkam House 926:District of Columbia 290:until 1887 when the 1271:New Orpheum Theatre 1251:Motor Mart Building 1116:Alhambra Apartments 476:Christianity portal 187:Late Gothic Revival 145: /  1266:Mylius-Eaton House 1256:Mount Sinai Temple 1171:H.H. Everist House 1436: 1435: 1391:Williges Building 1286:John Peirce House 1151:Davidson Building 1126:Badgerow Building 1002: 1001: 556:Historic district 487:Media related to 391:. March 13, 2009. 213: 212: 1496: 1381:Warnock Building 1066: 1029: 1022: 1015: 1006: 992: 991: 982: 981: 980: 905:Marshall Islands 525: 518: 511: 502: 486: 478: 473: 472: 455: 450: 448: 447: 432: 421: 420: 418: 417: 406: 393: 392: 375: 275:Prisoners of War 256:Charles P. Brown 224:Sioux City, Iowa 196: 177:Charles P. Brown 160: 159: 157: 156: 155: 150: 146: 143: 142: 141: 138: 122:Sioux City, Iowa 107: 101: 100: 94: 82: 81:Show map of Iowa 76: 75: 69: 52: 29:Augustana Church 19: 1504: 1503: 1499: 1498: 1497: 1495: 1494: 1493: 1439: 1438: 1437: 1432: 1416: 1400: 1099: 1083: 1067: 1058: 1047:Correctionville 1042: 1033: 1003: 998: 978: 976: 968: 935: 914: 888: 847: 580: 534: 529: 474: 467: 464: 459: 458: 445: 443: 434: 433: 424: 415: 413: 408: 407: 396: 377: 376: 369: 364: 356:Modern Movement 308: 240: 153: 151: 147: 144: 139: 136: 134: 132: 131: 120: 111: 110: 109: 108: 105: 104: 103: 102: 85: 84: 83: 80: 79: 78: 77: 55: 39: 30: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 1502: 1500: 1492: 1491: 1486: 1481: 1476: 1471: 1466: 1461: 1456: 1451: 1441: 1440: 1434: 1433: 1421: 1418: 1417: 1415: 1414: 1408: 1406: 1402: 1401: 1399: 1398: 1393: 1388: 1383: 1378: 1373: 1368: 1363: 1358: 1353: 1348: 1343: 1338: 1333: 1328: 1323: 1318: 1316:SERGEANT FLOYD 1313: 1308: 1303: 1298: 1293: 1288: 1283: 1278: 1273: 1268: 1263: 1258: 1253: 1248: 1243: 1238: 1233: 1228: 1223: 1218: 1213: 1208: 1203: 1198: 1193: 1188: 1183: 1178: 1173: 1168: 1166:Everett School 1163: 1158: 1153: 1148: 1143: 1138: 1133: 1128: 1123: 1118: 1113: 1107: 1105: 1101: 1100: 1098: 1097: 1091: 1089: 1088:Sergeant Bluff 1085: 1084: 1082: 1081: 1075: 1073: 1069: 1068: 1061: 1059: 1057: 1056: 1050: 1048: 1044: 1043: 1034: 1032: 1031: 1024: 1017: 1009: 1000: 999: 997: 996: 986: 973: 970: 969: 967: 966: 961: 956: 955: 954: 943: 941: 937: 936: 934: 933: 928: 922: 920: 916: 915: 913: 912: 907: 902: 896: 894: 890: 889: 887: 886: 884:Virgin Islands 881: 876: 871: 866: 861: 859:American Samoa 855: 853: 849: 848: 846: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 793:South Carolina 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 758:North Carolina 755: 750: 745: 740: 735: 730: 725: 720: 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 588: 586: 585:Lists by state 582: 581: 579: 578: 576:Property types 573: 568: 563: 558: 553: 548: 542: 540: 536: 535: 530: 528: 527: 520: 513: 505: 499: 498: 496:Church Website 480: 479: 463: 462:External links 460: 457: 456: 422: 394: 366: 365: 363: 360: 343:roof features 307: 304: 287:communion rail 252:Gothic Revival 245:Gothic Revival 239: 236: 211: 210: 207: 203: 202: 197: 190: 189: 184: 180: 179: 174: 170: 169: 166: 162: 161: 129: 125: 124: 117: 113: 112: 96: 95: 89: 88: 87: 86: 71: 70: 64: 63: 62: 61: 60: 57: 56: 53: 45: 44: 41: 40: 35: 32: 31: 26: 23: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1501: 1490: 1487: 1485: 1482: 1480: 1477: 1475: 1472: 1470: 1467: 1465: 1462: 1460: 1457: 1455: 1452: 1450: 1447: 1446: 1444: 1431: 1427: 1424: 1419: 1413: 1410: 1409: 1407: 1403: 1397: 1394: 1392: 1389: 1387: 1386:Warrior Hotel 1384: 1382: 1379: 1377: 1374: 1372: 1369: 1367: 1364: 1362: 1359: 1357: 1354: 1352: 1349: 1347: 1344: 1342: 1339: 1337: 1334: 1332: 1329: 1327: 1324: 1322: 1319: 1317: 1314: 1312: 1309: 1307: 1304: 1302: 1299: 1297: 1294: 1292: 1289: 1287: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1277: 1274: 1272: 1269: 1267: 1264: 1262: 1259: 1257: 1254: 1252: 1249: 1247: 1244: 1242: 1239: 1237: 1234: 1232: 1229: 1227: 1224: 1222: 1219: 1217: 1214: 1212: 1209: 1207: 1204: 1202: 1199: 1197: 1194: 1192: 1189: 1187: 1184: 1182: 1179: 1177: 1174: 1172: 1169: 1167: 1164: 1162: 1159: 1157: 1154: 1152: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1142: 1139: 1137: 1134: 1132: 1129: 1127: 1124: 1122: 1119: 1117: 1114: 1112: 1109: 1108: 1106: 1102: 1096: 1093: 1092: 1090: 1086: 1080: 1077: 1076: 1074: 1070: 1065: 1055: 1052: 1051: 1049: 1045: 1041: 1037: 1030: 1025: 1023: 1018: 1016: 1011: 1010: 1007: 995: 987: 985: 975: 974: 971: 965: 962: 960: 957: 953: 950: 949: 948: 945: 944: 942: 938: 932: 929: 927: 924: 923: 921: 917: 911: 908: 906: 903: 901: 898: 897: 895: 891: 885: 882: 880: 877: 875: 872: 870: 867: 865: 862: 860: 857: 856: 854: 850: 844: 841: 839: 836: 834: 833:West Virginia 831: 829: 826: 824: 821: 819: 816: 814: 811: 809: 806: 804: 801: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 746: 744: 741: 739: 738:New Hampshire 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 698:Massachusetts 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 593: 590: 589: 587: 583: 577: 574: 572: 569: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 543: 541: 537: 533: 526: 521: 519: 514: 512: 507: 506: 503: 497: 494: 493: 492: 490: 485: 477: 471: 466: 461: 454: 442: 438: 431: 429: 427: 423: 411: 405: 403: 401: 399: 395: 390: 386: 385: 380: 374: 372: 368: 361: 359: 357: 353: 349: 346: 342: 338: 334: 330: 325: 321: 317: 313: 305: 303: 299: 297: 293: 288: 284: 280: 276: 272: 268: 264: 259: 257: 253: 248: 246: 237: 235: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 208: 206:Added to NRHP 204: 201: 198: 191: 188: 185: 181: 178: 175: 171: 167: 163: 158: 130: 126: 123: 119:600 Court St. 118: 114: 93: 68: 58: 51: 46: 42: 38: 33: 24: 20: 1422: 1370: 1221:Martin Hotel 1201:Hubbard Park 1156:Dick's Diner 1131:Boston Block 798:South Dakota 788:Rhode Island 783:Pennsylvania 763:North Dakota 481: 444:. Retrieved 414:. Retrieved 382: 350:. A squared 309: 306:Architecture 300: 261:Initially a 260: 249: 241: 231: 215: 214: 209:May 30, 2006 140:96°23′45.9″W 137:42°29′47.7″N 1161:Evans Block 919:Other areas 879:Puerto Rico 713:Mississippi 628:Connecticut 279:World War I 265:filled the 230:in 2006 as 152: / 128:Coordinates 1443:Categories 1104:Sioux City 828:Washington 748:New Mexico 743:New Jersey 618:California 446:2015-11-27 416:2012-02-11 362:References 263:pipe organ 1423:See also: 1405:Smithland 838:Wisconsin 803:Tennessee 708:Minnesota 683:Louisiana 324:limestone 320:pinnacles 173:Architect 994:Category 823:Virginia 773:Oklahoma 753:New York 728:Nebraska 718:Missouri 703:Michigan 693:Maryland 678:Kentucky 658:Illinois 633:Delaware 623:Colorado 613:Arkansas 345:louvered 337:buttress 331:is five 292:Schuelke 281:. A new 200:06000444 116:Location 1072:Hornick 940:Related 843:Wyoming 818:Vermont 723:Montana 663:Indiana 643:Georgia 638:Florida 608:Arizona 598:Alabama 348:dormers 296:Moeller 271:chancel 269:in the 238:History 778:Oregon 733:Nevada 673:Kansas 648:Hawaii 603:Alaska 539:Topics 453:photos 341:gabled 316:facade 312:facade 283:pulpit 218:is an 910:Palau 808:Texas 688:Maine 653:Idaho 451:with 277:from 165:Built 1428:and 864:Guam 813:Utah 768:Ohio 668:Iowa 352:apse 333:bays 329:nave 285:and 267:apse 168:1890 1038:in 195:No. 1445:: 439:. 425:^ 397:^ 387:. 381:. 370:^ 234:. 1028:e 1021:t 1014:v 594:: 524:e 517:t 510:v 449:. 419:.

Index

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Augustana Lutheran Church (Sioux City, Iowa) is located in Iowa
Augustana Lutheran Church (Sioux City, Iowa) is located in the United States
Sioux City, Iowa
42°29′47.7″N 96°23′45.9″W / 42.496583°N 96.396083°W / 42.496583; -96.396083
Charles P. Brown
Late Gothic Revival
06000444
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Sioux City, Iowa
National Register of Historic Places
Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival
Charles P. Brown
pipe organ
apse
chancel
Prisoners of War
World War I
pulpit
communion rail
Schuelke
Moeller
facade
facade
pinnacles
limestone
nave
bays

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.