Rectory - Village of St. Donatus Historic District - St. Donatus, Iowa - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

The rectory is perhaps the largest of the surviving Luxembourg structures. Constructed in 1857 of stone quarried from the nearby bluffs, the three story building is coated with a light yellow/brown stucco. The moderate pitch of its simple hipped roof and the absence of eaves typifies traditional Luxembourg architecture. The European heritage of its builders is also evident in the massing and fenestration of the structure. The building is roughly one and one half times as long as it is wide. Windows and doors are arranged symmetrically, one above another. Cross gabled dormer windows are evenly spaced along the roof. The primary entrance is located in the center of the main facade and oriented towards the street.