Coralville Union Ecclesiastical Church

Coralville Union Ecclesiastical Church, also known as Coralville Town Hall, is a historic building located in Coralville, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

Coralville Union Ecclesiastical Church
Location405 2nd Ave.
Coralville, Iowa
Coordinates41°40′27.2″N 91°34′13.3″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1885
NRHP reference No.77000526[1]
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1977

History

Coralville's first church was a frame structure built by a Methodist Episcopal congregation.[2] It was destroyed in a fire around 1880. The Coralville Union Ecclesiastical Society was formed to build a new church. The simple brick structure with a gable roof was built about 1885 to serve as a multi-denominational church on the main floor and as a town hall on the lower level. Any orthodox church, which excluded the Unitarians or Universalists, could use the building.[2] In addition to the town's administration, the lower level could be used for a variety of social functions, excluding dancing. The town purchased the building in 1921 for $2,500,[3] and it was used as a school, a meeting house for the Evangelical Free Church, and as the town's administrative center. It was renovated for the later purpose in 1953.

After its use as a town hall the building was converted into a museum. The building stood in the way of economic development, and in order to preserve it, the city of Coralville moved it from Second Avenue to Fifth Street in 2014.[3] It now sits across the street from the historic Coralville Public School (1876). Both buildings flank the entrance to a mixed use development known as Old Town.

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References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Virginia West. "Coralville Union Ecclesiastical Church". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-05-09. with photos
  3. Mitchell Schmidt (January 30, 2015). "Coralville's 'Old Town Hall' gets thumbs up for historic preservation". Cedar Rapids: The Gazette. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
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