Tabor Congregational Church

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Tabor Congregational Church
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Nearest city Tabor, Iowa
Coordinates 40°54′01″N95°40′25″W / 40.90028°N 95.67361°W / 40.90028; -95.67361 Coordinates: 40°54′01″N95°40′25″W / 40.90028°N 95.67361°W / 40.90028; -95.67361
Built1875
ArchitectJ.K. Nutting
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP reference No. 11000720 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 2011

Tabor Congregational Church is a historic Congregational church at 403 Elm Street in Tabor, Iowa, USA.

The church was designed by J.K. Nutting, who pastored The Little Brown Church and is similar in design to that church. The church building was completed in 1875. Before its completion, the congregation met in the chapel at Tabor College. The founding minister was John Todd), a prominent abolitionist in Tabor. The church building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [2]

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References

  1. "Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 10/03/11 through 10/07/11". National Park Service. October 14, 2011. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
  2. James Patrick Morgans, John Todd and the Underground Railroad: biography of an Iowa abolitionist, (McFarland, 2006), pg. 153