First Welsh Congregational Church


First Welsh Congregational Church
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Iowa City, Iowa
Coordinates	41°36′47″N 91°36′33″W / 41.61306°N 91.60917°W / 41.61306; -91.60917Coordinates: 41°36′47″N 91°36′33″W / 41.61306°N 91.60917°W / 41.61306; -91.60917
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1871 (1871)
NRHP Reference #	77000528^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 13, 1977

First Welsh Congregational Church is a Congregational church near Iowa City, Iowa that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[1]

The first sermon associated with the church was in September 1845, and was believed to be the first Welsh church "in the whole region west of the Mississippi River", according to a 1905 account in the Columbus Gazette.^[2]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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