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Fenelon Place Elevator
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National Register of Historic Places

Fenelon Place Elevator

Also known as 4th Street Elevator

On the National Register since 197848 years
Listed 1978Dubuque
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About Fenelon Place Elevator

Fenelon Place Elevator, at 512 Fenelon Pl., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 3, 1978. The Register lists it for its transportation and architecture, at the state level. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isFunicular railway in Dubuque, Iowa. 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 · 18 MB · National Archives↗
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Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

512 Fenelon Pl., Dubuque · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Fenelon Place ElevatorStart here
  2. 2Fenelon Place Residential Historic DistrictDistrict · next door
  3. 3Cathedral Historic DistrictFederal Vernacular · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4RedstoneRichardsonian Romanesque · next door
  5. 5J. H. Thedinga HouseBuilding · next door
Around it

26 more Register listings within half a mile

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

DCathedral Historic District (Boundary Increase)District0.2 miDOld Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation)District0.2 miDOld Main Historic DistrictCommercial0.2 miBGerman BankCommercial0.2 miBOrpheum Theatre and SiteFlemish Renaissance0.2 miSWashington ParkSite0.2 miBBishop's BlockVictorian0.3 miBRoshek Brothers Department StoreBeaux Arts0.3 miBSecurity BuildingBeaux Arts0.3 miBTown Clock BuildingLate Victorian0.3 mi★WILLIAM M. BLACK (dredge)Structure0.4 miBDubuque Freight HouseBuilt 19010.4 miBDubuque County CourthouseRichardsonian · Built 18910.4 miBGrand Opera HouseLate Victorian0.4 mi★Dubuque County JailEgyptian Revival0.4 miDUpper Iowa Street Historic DistrictDistrict0.4 miBDubuque YMCA BuildingLate Victorian0.4 miBCarnegie-Stout Public LibraryClassical Beaux Arts · Built 19010.4 mi
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BInterstate Power Company BuildingLate Victorian · Built 18940.4 miBGarland HouseGeorgian Revival0.5 miBLangworthy HouseOctagonal0.5 miDLangworthy Historic DistrictGreek Revival0.5 miBCharles T. Hancock HouseQueen Anne0.5 miDUpper Main Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.5 miBSt. Luke's Methodist Episcopal ChurchLate Victorian0.5 miDUpper Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Beaux Arts0.5 mi

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Questions about Fenelon Place Elevator

Is Fenelon Place Elevator on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Aug 3, 1978 (Register number 78001215).

Is Fenelon Place Elevator a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is WILLIAM M. BLACK (dredge), 0.4 miles away.

Can you visit Fenelon Place Elevator?

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 Fenelon Place Elevator?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 18 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 75338808 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.