Tabor Congregational Church

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

Tabor Congregational Church
Nearest cityTabor, Iowa
Coordinates40°54′01″N 95°40′25″W
Built1875
ArchitectJ.K. Nutting
Architectural styleGothic Revival
NRHP reference No.11000720[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 6, 2011

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. Prior to the church's 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]

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


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