The property is on a gravel road east of Iowa Highway 1 between Solon and Mount Vernon in rural Johnson County.

[1] Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church was founded around 1861 to serve Czech Bohemian immigrants who began settling near Solon in 1854.

Florian Svrdlik from St. Wenceslaus Church in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, preached the sermon at the ceremony.

[3] The parish, like many in rural Iowa, was a victim of declining numbers of clergy and people who opted to live and work on farms.

On March 28, 1996, Bishop William Franklin announced in The Catholic Messenger that Saints Peter and Paul's would close by the end of June.

[4] The parish was merged with St. Mary's in Solon on June 30 of that year, and the church building was officially closed.

Joseph Sparks of St. Mary's was placed in charge of pastoral management for corporate affairs.

They bought the church from the diocese for a dollar and raised funds to renovate the building.

Saints Peter and Paul Church is a 79-by-35-foot (24 by 11 m) structure that is composed of a steel frame covered with red brick and tile.