Town Clock Building
Also known as Spensley Building
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About Town Clock Building
Town Clock Building, at 823-25 Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jan 24, 2002. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Late Victorian, as it does for 153 other Iowa listings. 14 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.
What it isAmerican building. 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 · 139 MB · National Archives↗Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 5 minutes
823-25 Main St., Dubuque · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies
35 more Register listings within half a mile
★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.
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Late Victorian style, nearby
Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Late Victorian.
Memories of Town Clock Building
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Questions about Town Clock Building
Is Town Clock Building on the National Register of Historic Places?
Yes. It was added on Jan 24, 2002 (Register number 01001488).
Is Town Clock Building a National Historic Landmark?
No. It is on the National Register; Iowa has 22 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Dubuque County Jail, 0.1 miles away.
Can you visit Town Clock Building?
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 Town Clock Building?
In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 139 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 75338740 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.