National Register of Historic Places

Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church

Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa
Listed
March 29, 1996
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
96000344

About this property

Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church is a historic church building located in Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. The Colonial Revival structure was designed by Bloomington, Illinois architect A. T. Simmons, and completed in 1913. As their membership declined, Quakers in Iowa decided to concentrate on a few fundamental tenets of their faith, but gave way on their traditional concerns about simplicity and restraint. This more elaborate building replaced a simple 2½-story, brick and stone structure that was completed in 1865. The building project was a cooperative arraignment that included the Yearly Meeting, the Monthly Meeting, and nearby William Penn College. Oskaloosa had been chosen as the location of the Iowa Yearly Meeting, or the denominational headquarters, because of its central location to where the Quakers settled west of the Mississippi River. The previous building had separate meeting facilities for men and women, and this one does not. That separation was no longer considered necessary by the time this building was built. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Location

912 N. C St.
Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa
41.30327, -92.64817

Categories

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Sources

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When was Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church listed on the National Register?

Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 29, 1996.

What type of historic resource is Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church?

Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Iowa Yearly Meeting House-College Avenue Friends Church is recorded as the industrial era.

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