▁Historic ▁Places ▁as ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁Church , ▁C emetery , ▁Rect ory , ▁and ▁An cient ▁Order ▁of ▁Hi ber ni ans ▁Hall ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Hol bro ok ▁The ▁parish ▁buildings ▁represent ▁the ▁Irish - C atholic ▁settlement ▁of ▁Hol bro ok . ▁The ▁area ▁of ▁Iowa ▁County , ▁Iowa ▁that ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁Hol bro ok ▁was ▁settled ▁by ▁Irish ▁imm igr ants ▁or ▁descend ants ▁of ▁Irish ▁imm igr ants . ▁Thomas ▁Hans on , ▁one ▁of ▁those ▁sett lers , ▁brought ▁the ▁priest ▁from ▁Iowa ▁City ▁in ▁his ▁l umber ▁w agon ▁and ▁Mass ▁was ▁celebrated ▁in ▁his ▁home . ▁People ▁from ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁would ▁gather ▁for ▁the ▁Mass . ▁The ▁former ▁rect ory ▁s its ▁across ▁the ▁highway ▁from ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁the ▁former ▁Hi bern ian ▁Hall ▁is ▁across ▁the ▁c emetery ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁c emetery ▁surr ounds ▁the ▁church ▁on ▁three ▁sides . ▁Other ▁than ▁a ▁few ▁houses , ▁they ▁are ▁all ▁that ▁is ▁left ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁which ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁had ▁a ▁post ▁office ▁and ▁a ▁store . ▁ ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁Par ish ▁The ▁parish ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 3 ▁and ▁plans ▁to ▁ere ct ▁a ▁church ▁were ▁begun . ▁A ▁small ▁frame ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁St . ▁Michael ' s ▁C emetery , ▁near ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁church ▁building . ▁The ▁Rev . ▁Math ias ▁Hann on , ▁who