St. Lawrence Catholic Church (Otter Creek, Iowa)
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St. Lawrence Catholic Church is a parish of the Archdiocese of Dubuque
located in rural Jackson County, Iowa
. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
.
The parish was founded in 1854. The church building, built in 1883, was designed by Fridoline Heer. It is constructed in limestone
in the Gothic revival style.
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. ...
located in rural Jackson County, Iowa
Jackson County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 19,848 in the county, with a population density of . There were 9,415 housing units, of which 8,289 were occupied.-2000 census:...
. It 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...
.
The parish was founded in 1854. The church building, built in 1883, was designed by Fridoline Heer. It is constructed in limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
in the Gothic revival style.