The rear section of Olde St. Ann's Church was built in 1853, followed by the construction of the main section, including the nave, in 1870. The church underwent major restoration to return it to its 1870 condition before it was moved to its current location at the Pioneer Village Historic Site on the north side of Scott County Park in rural Iowa.

The stained glass windows were first professionally restored in 2010 by Glass Heritage, llc. These 140-year-old historic windows were carefully removed by our skilled site crew and brought to our studio where they were disassembled, cleaned, re-leaded and weatherproofed. Additional work was done on some of the finer painted details which had deteriorated to the point of being virtually illegible (see before and after images below).

Now reinstalled, the windows can be appreciated and admired by the many visitors to the Pioneer Village, including the many people who still use the charming old church for their weddings.