St. James Episcopal Church (Oskaloosa, Iowa)

Coordinates: 41°17′39″N 92°38′29″W / 41.29417°N 92.64139°W

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St. James Episcopal Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Southwestern corner of the junction of 1st Ave. and S. 3rd St., Oskaloosa, Iowa
Coordinates	41°17′39″N 92°38′29″W / 41.29417°N 92.64139°W / 41.29417; -92.64139
Area	less than one acre
Built	1901
Built by	Henry Wetherell
Architect	Frank E. Wetherell
Architectural style	Late Gothic Revival
MPS	Oskaloosa MPS
NRHP reference No.	91001762^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 13, 1991

St. James Episcopal Church is a parish of the Diocese of Iowa located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

History

The parish was begun on May 27, 1855, and it was incorporated in August 1857.^[2] A lot was bought for a church on South Market Street, the location of the Oskaloosa Public Library, but it was exchanged for the corner lot at First Ave East and South Third Street. A Gothic Revival style church and a rectory were built on the property in 1869 for $12,000.^[2] It was a frame structure that measured 28 by 50 feet (8.5 by 15.2 m), and it was consecrated on November 20, 1870.

The church building was moved to the back of the property in 1896 in preparation for the construction of the present church in 1900. Frank E. Wetherell, a parishioner, designed the Late Gothic Revival style building. It was built of brick with a bell tower by Henry Wetherell for $20,000.^[2] The new church was consecrated on February 2, 1902. The old church is attached to the south side of the new church, and it is veneered in brick.^[3] The congregation worshiped without an organ until 1920 when $2,500 was raised to purchase one.^[2]

The 45-foot (14 m) tower^[3] holds 10 bells that were given by Alice Williams Bennett in memory of her parents Micajah and Virginia Williams. The tower was severely damaged by lightning in 1927 and had to be rebuilt.

The church's interior features an oak carved altar, lectern, pulpit, rood screen, and altar rail. Stained glass windows line the east and west walls. The original frame church was renovated in the 1950s for classrooms, office space, and a children's chapel. In 1985 a pipe organ, which had been built for a church in Bloomer, Wisconsin in 1930, was purchased a rebuilt in the church. It contains 1,126 pipes.^[2] A new oak altar was built in 1993 so the priest can face the congregation during the service. It was consecrated on March 29, 1994. The original church was remodeled again in 2001 to create a new fellowship hall. While it was air-conditioned at the time the rest of the church building was air-conditioned in 2004.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "History of St. James' Episcopal Church". St. James Episcopal Church. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
^ ^a ^b Molly Myers Naumann. "St. James Episcopal Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-04. with photos

External links

St. James’ Parish web site

v t e Episcopal Diocese of Iowa
Bishops	Henry Washington Lee William Stevens Perry Theodore Nevin Morrison Harry Sherman Longley Elwood Lindsay Haines Gordon V. Smith Walter Cameron Righter C. Christopher Epting Alan Scarfe Betsey Monnot
Cathedrals	Cathedral Church of Saint Paul, Des Moines Trinity Cathedral, Davenport
Churches	Christ Church, Burlington Church of the Saviour, Clermont St. John's Church, Dubuque St. Paul's Church, Durant St. Luke's Church, Fort Madison St. Paul's Church, Harlan Trinity Church, Iowa City St. Matthew's by the Bridge, Iowa Falls St. John's Church, Keokuk St. George's Church, Le Mars Trinity Memorial, Mapleton St. Barnabas Church, Montrose Trinity Church, Muscatine St. Stephen's Church, Newton St. James Church, Oskaloosa Trinity Church, Ottumwa St. Thomas Church, Sioux City St. Andrew's Church, Waverly
Former institutions	Clarissa Cook Home for the Friendless, Davenport St. Katharine's School, Davenport St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport

v t e National Register of Historic Places in Mahaska County, Iowa
Leighton	Vander Wilt Farmstead Historic District
New Sharon	North Skunk River Bridge
Oskaloosa	Carroll Alsop House Dr. William E. and Ethel Rosenberger Berry House Thomas J. Conover House Edmundson Park Historic District Eveland Bridge Forest Cemetery Entrance E.H. Gibbs House Ulysses Simpson Grant Elementary School Phil Hoffman House Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church William A. and Ida C. Johnson House Dr. William H. and Mae R. Klose House Lake Keomah State Park Lake Keomah State Park Jack Lamberson House Lincoln School Mahaska County Courthouse Maj. James W. McMullin House W.A. McNeill House Daniel Nelson House and Barn Oskaloosa City Hall Oskaloosa City Park and Band Stand Oskaloosa City Square Commercial Historic District Oskaloosa Fire Station Oskaloosa Monthly Meeting of Friends Parsonage Oskaloosa Post Office Oskaloosa Public Library Paradise Block Historic District Penn College Historic District Pierson-Betts House President's Cottage Rock Island Passenger Depot St. James Episcopal Church Seeberger-Loring-Kilburn House John H. Shoemake House Smith-Johnson House Spring Creek Friends Cemetery Spring Creek Meeting House-H Street Mission Spurgin Residence Stock Judging Pavilion Dr. Ella Stokes House Prof. Edgar H. and Irene D. Stranahan House John K. Voorhees House
Pella	Gary J. and Matilda Vermeer Farmstead
Rose Hill	Rose Hill Methodist Episcopal Church
Tracy	Bellefountain Bridge
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Mahaska County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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