St. Ambrose Cathedral
- Architect
- James J. Egan
- Year
- 1940
- Style
- Romanesque Revival
- City
- Des Moines, IA
St. Ambrose Cathedral serves as a parish church and the seat of the Diocese of Des Moines in the Catholic Church. It traces its lineage to the first Catholic mass celebrated in present-day Des Moines in 1851 and to three earlier St. Ambrose Churches, the first built in 1856 by resident priest George Plathe. The cathedral and its adjoining rectory were listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
the building
Roots in the first St. Ambrose Church. The first St. Ambrose Church, built in 1856 by George Plathe, the first resident priest assigned to Des Moines, measured only 40 by 24 feet and was, at the time, the only Catholic parish in southwest Iowa.
the style
St. Ambrose Cathedral was built in the Romanesque Revival style, designed by architect James J. Egan.
More on Romanesque Revivalthe architect
James J. Egan designed St. Ambrose Cathedral in the Romanesque Revival style.
significance
St. Ambrose Cathedral, along with its adjoining rectory, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
nearby
- Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Des Moines Building
- American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters Building
- Des Moines Building
- Equitable Building
- Iowa Commission for the Blind Building
- Register and Tribune Building