nave rises to , while the side naves are . The ornate wood altars from the old church were moved to the new church and the three bells were placed in the tower. The ceiling of the church was frescoed with circular portraits of various saints. The seating capacity was 500. After the new church was built the old church was converted into a parish hall. Major renovations were made to the church in the 1960s and again in the 1990s. During the renovation in the 1960s many of the original furnishings were removed and the interior was plastered with Kalloite. An altar was constructed so the priest could face the congregation, as well as other changes influenced by the liturgical changes brought about by the Second Vatican Council. The roof was recovered with black slate in the 1980s. In the 1990s many of the original furnishings were brought back into the church and repurposed. The gates to the former communion rail were made into table tops. The old sedalia was remade into a presider's chair. A new ambo, baptismal font and ambry were made to complement the church's Gothic design. The seating capacity of the church was reduced to 300. References External links Parish website Roman Catholic churches completed in 1900 Churches in Clayton County, Iowa Gothic Revival church buildings in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Clayton County, Iowa Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dubuque Roman Catholic churches completed in 1856 Elkader, Iowa 19th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in the United States