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Westminster Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Looking southeast at the Westminster Presbyterian Church which was established on May 27, 1855, and originally named the Presbyterian Church of Cedar Rapids. The name of the church was changed to Second Presbyterian Church in 1868 and the original structure was expanded and remodeled. The new church was moved to 1285 3rd Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa, was built by Charles Bolton of Philadelphia, and was renamed Westminster Presbyterian Church. The Magdalene Tower of Westminster was modeled after the tower at Oxford College, England. Number 22212.
Title Westminster Presbyterian Church, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Alternative TitlePresbyterian Church of Cedar Rapids
Alternative TitleSecond Presbyterian Church
Index Date 1930
Publisher Souvenir Post Card Co. (New York, [N.Y.])
Type of Resource still image
Genre postcard
Physical Extent 1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium Color reprint, divided back.
Digital Origin digitized other analog
Digital Extent 1 file
Media Type image/jpeg
citation/reference Westminster Presbyterian Church (https://www.crwpc.org/)
Date Issued 1920-1940
Provenance Purchase or donation
reproduction Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language English
Topic Linn County (Iowa)
Topic Cedar Rapids (Iowa)
Topic Churches
Topic Protestant churches
Topic Presbyterian churches
Topic Dwellings
Cartographic 41.984649, -91.653160
Classification MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_cedarm0051
Related Item Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local) ihpc_cedarm0051
Identifier (local) grinnell:14113
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Identifier (hdl) http://hdl.handle.net/11084/14113
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