Arcadia Publishing by arrangement with Fonthill MediaLLC,
Copyright Date:
2021
Description:
95 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
About the author -- Apollo School --Bartlett School -- Nodaway Consolidated School -- Dinsdale School -- Clutier School -- Searsboro Consolidated School --Beaver School -- Bagley School --Gardiner Consolidated School -- Montour School -- Eighme Schoolhouse #9 -- Williams Schoolhouse -- Sharpsburg School -- Vennard College -- Hoosier Row School -- Adams #1 Wellman School -- Wyman School -- Popejoy School -- Pilot Mount School -- Geneseo Consolidated School -- St. Mary's School -- University of Iowa Arts Building -- Maysville Schoolhouse -- Mt. Hamill School -- Fort Des Moines -- The Congregational Church of Arion -- Loucks Grove Church -- Rome Baptist Church -- Liberty Baptist Church -- First Church of Christ Scientists -- Elk Chapel -- Gravity Methodist Church -- Mt. Sterling United Methodist Church.
Summary:
"Have you ever wondered why there are so many abandoned schools and churches? The consolidation of districts, a lack of members, a declining community, a desire for new structures--the list of reasons is endless. The intrigue of finding abandoned places is strong, but schools and churches have become a favorite thing to photograph. Nicole Renaud has wandered all over Iowa to capture a chunk of abandoned schools and churches. Some are well preserved and maintained and others are crumbling, such as Apollo School, Vennard College, and Loucks Grove Church. All of them have some amazing memories inside their walls. This book covers over thirty schools and churches that once were." - provided by the publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.