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Title: St. Mary's Catholic Church, Catholic Church, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east on Broad Street. St. Mary's Catholic Church was built in the mid-twenties and dedicated in February 1927. Built in the Romanesque style. Cost was $59,000. Number 11460. Series 18.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13642

Title: Herrick Chapel, Chapel, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking east from Park Street. Herrick Chapel was constructed in 1907, costing approximately $20,000. It was named for Stephen Leonard Herrick, an early settler in Grinnell who was a local merchant and trustee of the College. Number 3183.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13794

Title: Marshall County Courthouse, County court house, Marshalltown, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Marshalltown, located in the heart of Iowa, has been called "The Natural Industrial Center of Iowa". This modern city with its many fine buildings and well-equipped schools, is noted for its wide pleasant streets and boulevards shaded with thousands of trees.--t.p. verso. Construction of the Marshall County Courthouse began in 1884 and was finished in 1886 costing $150,000. The courthouse is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Located at 1 East Main Street, Marshalltown, Marshall County, Iowa. Number 20200. Series 4.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13720

Title: Court house, Atlantic, Iowa, Cass County Court House, Cass County Courthouse
Description: Looking northwest at the Cass County Court House. The fourth and final courthouse constructed of Indiana limestone and standing three-stories high cost $119,000. It was dedicated on December 26, 1934. It was one of 10 county courthouses built in Iowa during the New Deal Era as part of the federal Public Works Administration. Located at 5 West Seventh Street, Atlantic, Cass County, Iowa, Listed in the National Register of Historical Places. Number M-424.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13440

Title: Poweshiek County Courthouse, Poweshiek County Court House, Court house, Montezuma, Iowa
Description: Looking southeast. The Poweshiek County Courthouse was built in 1857 costing $21,928.15 and is one of the oldest courthouses in Iowa. Listed in the National Register for Historic Places. Number N-326.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13540

Title: Cowles Residence Hall, Cowles Dining Hall, Cowles Dining & Residence Hall, Cowles Hall, [Grinnell College], Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast from Park Street. Made possible by a gift from the Cowles Foundation in 1941, Cowles Hall was built in 1942 to accommodate the Officers' Candidate School. It was not available for civilian use until 1945. Number 15671N.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13369

Title: Darby Gymnasium, Darby Gym, Darby fieldhouse and mens gymnasium, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Darby Gym was constructed in 1942 and razed in 2004. Cost was $125,000. Number 22415N. Series 13.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13457

Title: High school, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast from Fourth Avenue. The first Grinnell high school was built in 1904. An addition that expanded the building to include junior high students was completed in 1921. Number 21160. Series 1. It now houses the Grinnell Community Center.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13812

Title: Gates Hall, Mens dormitory, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northeast. Gates Hall bears the name of Grinnell's second president, George Augustus Gates, who led the College from 1887 through 1900. Number B-149.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13845

Title: Quad Dining Hall, Main Hall, Womens quadrangle and dining room, Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa
Description: Looking northwest from Sixth Avenue. The Women's Quadrangle was built in 1915, with a combined cost of about $1 million for the quadrangle, and the men's halls in 1916-17. Number B-86.
Date Created: 1950
PID: grinnell:13514