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St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Georgetown, Iowa)

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challenging their legal right to employ the Sisters. The District Court upheld the practice, but the state Supreme Court overturned the decision and left it open for a retrial. The case was dropped as was one in 1941. While the state could not restrict employing teachers based on their religious beliefs, they could restrict what they wore. The Sisters continued to wear their
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was moved forward and a central heating system was installed. A kitchen and meeting rooms were added to the church's north side. The ceiling was lowered, obscuring the tin ceiling, and new walls and flooring were installed. The side entrances into the church were closed off and replaced with shrines.
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required all districts to have a school. Parochial schools fulfilled the requirement. Funds were used to pay at least some of the Sister's salaries, books (except for religion), equipment and other items per the contract with the state. Starting in 1937 lawsuits were brought against the districts
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As the numbers of clergy started to decline, St. Patrick's lost its resident priest and it was clustered with other parishes in Monroe County. It has been run by a lay Parish Life Coordinator under the direction of a Canonical Pastor since the 1990s. The church building was added to the National
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that sits on top of the roof above the main entrance of the church was added in 1903. It houses a bell that the congregation bought in 1896. A renovation of the church's interior from 1905 to 1906 included building an inclined floor, a pressed tin ceiling, new pews, altars, and statues. The
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St. Patrick's Church is a 100-by-60-foot (30 by 18 m) sandstone structure. The stones vary in color from beige to brown. They are roughly cut and measure 8 inches (20 cm) to 20 inches (51 cm) in length and 6 inches (15 cm) to 10 inches (25 cm) in width. The main
301:, a new church building was needed. They decided to build a mile west, closer to the village of Staceyville. Construction on the new St. Gregory's Church was begun in 1860 and completed in 1865, the same year the Rev. Bernard P. McMenomy was assigned to the parish. The 410:. In 1953 the state legislature passed a law that refused state aid to these schools. The school at Georgetown chose to replace the Sisters with lay teachers so they could continue to receive financial aid from the state. The school closed in 1959. 352:
The church was renamed St. Patrick's in 1872 in acknowledgment of the parishioners’ Irish ancestry. Staceyville was renamed Georgetown sometime later. The parish became a part of the Davenport Diocese when it was established in 1881.
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are located above all three entryways with three windows located in the central bay. There are six-pointed arch windows located along the east and west elevations of the church. The north elevation features a
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features a central, double-door entryway that is flanked by two single-door entryways. The two side entrances were closed in a renovation project between 1959 and 1960. The facade is divided into three
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style by Carr & Cullen. The sandstone was quarried by hand from Babb's Quarry a few miles away. The parish became a missionary center in southern Iowa. The pastor visited communities in
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visited the area starting in 1848 and celebrated Mass in people's homes. In the 1850s the Rev. John Kreckel from
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had delayed construction of the church. The church was designed by the Rev. Timothy Clifford and constructed of
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started visiting the area monthly until a small log church called St. Gregory's was built in 1851.
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The area that would come to be known as Georgetown was settled by people of Irish descent from
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struck St. Patrick's in 1963 and 1969. On both occasions the church's roof was damaged.
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and they originally named the settlement Staceyville. At the time the entire state of
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Other additions to the parish grounds include a memorial garden with a new statue of
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Running water and electricity were added to the sacristy and social rooms.
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The church building was extensively renovated in the late 1950s. The
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Monroe County, Iowa
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were added to the church in 1892. The small bell tower with a short
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19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States
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Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
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National Register of Historic Places in Monroe County, Iowa
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List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
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Seasons of Growth: History of the Diocese of Davenport
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Albia Square and Central Commercial Historic District
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Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport
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St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Georgetown, Iowa) is located in Iowa
St. Patrick's Catholic Church (Georgetown, Iowa) is located in the United States
Albia, Iowa
41°0′48″N 92°57′20″W / 41.01333°N 92.95556°W / 41.01333; -92.95556
Gothic Revival
92000426
Diocese of Davenport
Monroe County, Iowa
United States
U.S. Highway 34
Albia, Iowa
Georgetown
National Register of Historic Places
St. Louis, Missouri
Pennsylvania
Des Moines River
Iowa
Diocese of Dubuque
Keokuk
St. Mary of the Visitation
Ottumwa
Irish immigration
American Civil War
brick
sandstone
Gothic Revival
Afton
Bauer

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