Baptist Church (Sperry, Iowa)

United States historic place


Baptist Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Baptist Church in 2013.
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Location	West of Sperry off U.S. Route 61
Coordinates	40°57′30″N 91°11′56″W / 40.95833°N 91.19889°W / 40.95833; -91.19889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1847
NRHP reference No.	77000509
Added to NRHP	April 18, 1977

Baptist Church, also known as Stone Church, is a historic church building in Sperry, Iowa, United States. The Baptist congregation that built this church was founded in 1840. They built this building seven years later. In addition to religious services, it was the meeting place for a variety of community events. The church building is surrounded by a cemetery, which contains the graves of some of the areas first settlers. The utilitarian design of the church building and the use of local materials is characteristic of pioneer church architecture in Iowa. The 48-by-36-foot (15 by 11 m) building is a single-story, gable roof structure. It features a cornice return. The roughly cut stone exterior uses larger stones at the corners for a decorative effect. The interior walls are plaster and the flooring are pine boards. It still houses the original hardwood pews, pulpit, minister's settee, and hand-carved altar. The building was damaged in a tornado in 1964, and the repairs conform to the original character of the church. It was added to the National Register in 1977.

References

"National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Mrs. J.E. Collar. "Baptist Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-11-27. with photo

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