Spillville, Iowa - Living Heritage one Kolach at a time

The following sites are indicated by the black numbers on the map at right.

1 - 1850/53 Joseph Spielmann Cabin
2 - 1854 Martin Bouska Log Cabin, Oldest Czech Log School in America
3 - 1856 St. Clement Church and Cemetery
4 - 1857 Jacob Schmitt Building (Now houses Exhibits 11, 20 & 21 below)
5 - 1860 St. Wenceslaus Church, Oldest Czech Catholic Church in America
6 - 1860 St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
7 - 1866 Big Stone Water Mill
8 - 1870 St. Wenceslaus School, Oldest Czech Parochial School in America
9 - 1871 Wenzel Taylor Building (Currently the Old World Inn)
10 - 1875 Blacksmith Shop
11 - 1875-1925 Charles Andera Ornate Grave Markers
12 - 1876 Pfeffer Organ
13 - 1881 Memorial to the Parishioner-Builders of St. Wenceslaus Church
14 - 1893 Antonin Dvorak's Summer Sojourn & Inspirations (Spillville environs)
15 - 1903 Parsonage
16 - 1904 Czech National Cemetery
17 - 1921 Unique Town Square & "Soldiers' & Sailors' Memorial" Bandstand
18 - 1922 Inwood Ballroom/Pavilion and Riverside Park
19 - 1925 Antonin Dvorak Memorial
20 - "Bily Clocks"
21 - Antonin Dvorak, The Great Czech Composer, Museum Exhibit
22 - Dvorak Memorial Highway
23 - Fort Atkinson


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	Experience Spillville Historic Treasures The following sites are indicated by the black numbers on the map at right. 1 - 1850/53 Joseph Spielmann Cabin 2 - 1854 Martin Bouska Log Cabin, Oldest Czech Log School in America 3 - 1856 St. Clement Church and Cemetery 4 - 1857 Jacob Schmitt Building (Now houses Exhibits 11, 20 & 21 below) 5 - 1860 St. Wenceslaus Church, Oldest Czech Catholic Church in America 6 - 1860 St. Wenceslaus Cemetery 7 - 1866 Big Stone Water Mill 8 - 1870 St. Wenceslaus School, Oldest Czech Parochial School in America 9 - 1871 Wenzel Taylor Building (Currently the Old World Inn) 10 - 1875 Blacksmith Shop 11 - 1875-1925 Charles Andera Ornate Grave Markers 12 - 1876 Pfeffer Organ 13 - 1881 Memorial to the Parishioner-Builders of St. Wenceslaus Church 14 - 1893 Antonin Dvorak's Summer Sojourn & Inspirations (Spillville environs) 15 - 1903 Parsonage 16 - 1904 Czech National Cemetery 17 - 1921 Unique Town Square & "Soldiers' & Sailors' Memorial" Bandstand 18 - 1922 Inwood Ballroom/Pavilion and Riverside Park 19 - 1925 Antonin Dvorak Memorial 20 - "Bily Clocks" 21 - Antonin Dvorak, The Great Czech Composer, Museum Exhibit 22 - Dvorak Memorial Highway 23 - Fort Atkinson
Additional pre-1893 Spillville Properties Neighboring Ethnic Heritage Towns "Spillville, Iowa was founded by a German, its principle merchants were Swiss, but the overwhelming majority of its settlers were Czech." THEY CAME TO THIS PLACE - A History of Spillville, Iowa and Its Czech Settlers - Cyril M. Klimesh METHODIUS PRESS, 1983, Revised and Reprinted 1992