After a painstaking three-month demolition to salvage as much as possible, the LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church is no longer standing. See the photo progression.
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
It took roughly three months for Joe Works and Co. to meticulously demolish the old LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church, with the last walls coming down Friday. Works dismantled the abandoned church piece by piece to preserve the stained glass windows, bricks and ornate woodworking.
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition.
Photo by Richard Luken
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition.
Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition.
Photo by Richard Luken
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition.
Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition.
Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition.
Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition.
Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition.
Photo by Richard Luken
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition.
Photo by Richard Luken
LaHarpe Methodist Episcopal Church demolition.
Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register