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“Iowa's First Church”

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1834. Heritage Village area, east corner of E. Grand Ave. at Hoover Ave.

This split-log church is a replica of the original church, which was located in Dubuque. The shingled roof has gabled ends sheathed in clapboard.

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Author: 
David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim
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David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim, "“Iowa's First Church”", [Des Moines, Iowa], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/IA-01-CE146.7.

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