included new floors, pews, altar, and communion rail. It was redecorated in 1964 and changes were made a couple years later which reflected the liturgical changes inspired by the Second Vatican Council. The altar was changed so the priest could face the congregation. By 1975 Pocahontas no longer needed two parishes, let alone a national parish for Bohemians. Bishop Frank Greteman merged both Saints Peter and Paul and Sacred Heart in Pocahontas into one parish named Resurrection of Our Lord. Both churches were initially used for liturgy. Saints Peter and Paul Church was permanently closed in 1983. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The last Mass in the church was held in 1997. Architecture The wood-frame building measures and it features a three-story tower. It exhibits a combination of Italianate and Greek Revival elements. The Italianate influence is found in the round-arched windows and the paired brackets on the belfry. The Greek Revival is found in the fanlight over the main entrance; the pilastered corner boards and the fanlight motif on the upper section of the tower; and the lantern that caps the tower. Saints Peter and Paul is significant for several reasons. It was the first Catholic church in Pocahontas County, and it holds an association with the Bohemian people who settled here. The church building is significant for its Italianate and Greek Revival design and its association with its builder, Will Hubbel. It is the last of the wood-frame church buildings left in Pocahontas, and one of the last in the county. References Religious organizations established in 1881 Roman Catholic churches completed in 1882 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States Greek Revival church buildings in Iowa Italianate architecture in Iowa Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sioux City Buildings and structures in Pocahontas County, Iowa Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Former Roman Catholic church buildings in Iowa National parishes Czech-American culture in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Pocahontas County, Iowa Italianate church buildings in the United States 1881 establishments in Iowa