Dubuque County Jail
36 E. 8th St., Dubuque, Iowa
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Dubuque County Jail
1. GENERAL VIEW OF NORTH FRONT AND WEST FACADE
Photo from the Historic American Buildings Survey
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Description
Completed in 1858, this massive stone building was designed by the Midwestern architect who also did such masterpieces as the Old Illinois State Capitol. An outstanding example of the Egyptian Revival style, it exemplifies the antebellum penal reform movement in the United States. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, May 28, 1987National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1972
- Reference number
- 72000473
- Architectural style
- Other architectural type; Egyptian Revival
- Areas of significance
- Architecture; Social History
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Correctional facility
- Current function
- Government office
- Period of significance
- 1850-1874
- Significant year
- 1857
Sources
- HABS IA-72 - Dubuque County Jail
- Wikipedia
- J.R. Manning - Lugnuts969 [at] gmail [dot] com
- National Register database - Reference number 72000473 (Search for documents)
- National Historic Landmark information
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