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Dubuque County Courthouse
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National Register of Historic Places

Dubuque County Courthouse

Dubuque’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jun 23, 1971; only 6 of Iowa’s 2,458 listings are older
RichardsonianListed 1971Dubuque
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About Dubuque County Courthouse

Dubuque County Courthouse, at 720 Central Ave., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jun 23, 1971: the first place in Dubuque to be listed. Only 6 of Iowa’s 2,458 listings are older. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Richardsonian, as it does for 3 other Iowa listings. It was listed as part of County Courthouses in Iowa TR (AD); County Courthouses in Iowa TR. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isCounty courthouse in Iowa, United States of America. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 36 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1891 to today

  1. 1891Built, designed by Fridolin Heer
  2. 1971Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 55 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes

720 Central Ave., Dubuque · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Dubuque County CourthouseStart here
  2. 2Dubuque County JailEgyptian Revival · next door
  3. 3Grand Opera HouseLate Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Security BuildingBeaux Arts · next door
  5. 5Town Clock BuildingLate Victorian · next door
Around it

36 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BDubuque YMCA BuildingLate Victorian0.1 miBOrpheum Theatre and SiteFlemish Renaissance0.2 miSWashington ParkSite0.2 miBRoshek Brothers Department StoreBeaux Arts0.2 miDUpper Iowa Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBInterstate Power Company BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18940.2 miDOld Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)District0.3 miDOld Main Historic DistrictCommercial0.3 miDCathedral Historic DistrictFederal Vernacular0.3 miBRedstoneRichardsonian Romanesque0.3 miBGerman BankCommercial0.3 miBJ. H. Thedinga HouseBuilding0.3 miBCarnegie-Stout Public LibraryClassical Beaux Arts · Built 19010.3 miDUpper Main Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBSt. Luke's Methodist Episcopal ChurchLate Victorian0.3 miDUpper Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Beaux Arts0.3 miDDubuque Millworking Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBDubuque City HallBuilding0.3 mi
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BJohn Bell BlockLate Victorian · Built 18870.3 mi★WILLIAM M. BLACK (dredge)Structure0.4 miDFenelon Place Residential Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miDCathedral Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.4 miBDubuque Freight HouseBuilt 19010.4 miStFenelon Place ElevatorStructure0.4 miBCharles T. Hancock HouseQueen Anne0.4 miBAndrew-Ryan HouseSecond Empire0.4 miDJackson Park Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBZiepprecht BlockLate Victorian · Built 18880.4 miDWashington Residential Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBBishop's BlockVictorian0.5 miBDubuque Star BreweryLate Victorian0.5 miStRogers, George W. Company Shot TowerExotic Revival0.5 miDWest Eleventh Street Historic DistrictEarly Republic0.5 miDSt. Mary's Catholic Church Historic DistrictDistrict0.5 miDUpper Central Avenue Commercial Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 miBHollenfelz HouseSecond Empire0.5 mi

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Questions about Dubuque County Courthouse

Is Dubuque County Courthouse on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jun 23, 1971 (Register number 71000298).

Is Dubuque County Courthouse a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Dubuque County Jail, 0 miles away.

Can you visit Dubuque County Courthouse?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Dubuque County Courthouse?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 36 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75336351 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.