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Title: St. Angela Academy, Carroll, Iowa, Saint Angela Academy, St. Angela Domestic Science Institute, Kuemper Catholic High School, Kuemper Catholic School
Description: Looking northeast at a four-story brick and stone building founded by Father Joseph Kuemper as the St. Angela Domestic Science Institute in 1908, an all-girls boarding high school in Carroll, Iowa, to educate young women in the art of Christian homemaking. The school was later renamed the St. Angela Academy and closed in 1954. Soon after Father Leo Lenz led the effort to building a regional Catholic high school and a large addition was constructed and attached to the west side of the St. Angela building. The Kuemper Catholic School is located at 198 South East Street, Carroll, Carroll County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1934
PID: grinnell:13559

Title: St. Anthony of Padua Chapel, Interior, Festina, Iowa
Description: Interior view of an altar in the "Smallest Church in the World". The stone church was built in 1885. The chapel measures 12' by 16', has a complete miniature altar and four pews each seating two people.The purpose of the church was to accommodate two families. Located at 1120 Little Church Road, Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County, Iowa 5214.
Date Created: 1945
PID: grinnell:16771

Title: St. Francis Boys' School, Dyersville, Iowa, Saint Francis Boy's School
Description: Looking at a four-story brick and stone building built in 1876 at a cost of $10,000 amd managed by Franciscan Sisters. 1909 postmark. Number 5821.
PID: grinnell:16024

Title: St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Des Moines, Iowa, St. John's Lutheran Church, Saint John's Lutheran Church
Description: Looking southwest at the third St. Lutheran church building built in Des Moines in 1936 and was added to twice, in 1951 and again in 1965, to accommodate the increase in membership. On verso: "With more than 3,000 members, St. John's is one of the outstanding Lutheran Churches of the West. Plans for a $250,000 expansion program have recently been completed." The building is located at 600 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:16130

Title: St. John's M. E. Church, Davenport, Iowa, St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church, Davenport, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast at a three story limestone, English Gothic style building built in 1903 at a cost of $112,000. The church is located at 109 East 14th Street, Davenport, Scott County, Iowa, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:18451

Title: St. Luke's Hospital, Davenport, Iowa
Description: Verso says: St. Luke's Hospital is a non-profit but self-supporting 280 bed hospital dedicated to the health of the community and the care of the sick, regardless of race, color, creed of religion. The welfare of the patient is the chief concern. The original St. Luke's Hospital was completed in 1885 and was located at 121 W. 8th Street in Davenport, Iowa. The facility expanded and a new building was built at Bridge and High Streets in 1919 which is what is shown in this postcard. At that time the Eight Street location was abandoned and converted to apartments. The new facility had major expansions occur in the 1950s, 1960s and 1980s. In 1994, the Genesis Health System was created. Number 135393.
Date Created: 1968
PID: grinnell:16192

Title: St. Mary's Catholic Church, Avoca, Iowa, Saint Mary's Catholic Church
Description: Looking east a two-story brick church building from the street. Located at 113 North Maple Street, Avoca, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. 1962 postmark. Number 100-K.
Date Created: 1962
PID: grinnell:14223

Title: St. Mary's Church, Alton, Iowa, Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Saint Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church
Description: Looking southeast at the newly built Catholic church made of Romanesque architecture and pressed brick and stone with two towers of the same height. The church was constructed in 1908, and Martin Heer from Dubuque was the architect. It is located at 609 10th Street, Alton, Sioux County, Iowa. 1909 postmark.
Date Created: 1909
PID: grinnell:13551

Title: St. Mary's Church, Alton, Iowa, Saint Mary's Catholic Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church, Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church
Description: Looking southeast at the Catholic church of Romanesque architecture and of pressed brick and stone with two towers of the same height. The church was constructed in 1908, and Martin Heer from Dubuque was the architect. It is located at 609 10th Street, Alton, Sioux County, Iowa. 1910 postmark. Number 5223. Series 233648.
Date Created: 1910
PID: grinnell:13552