National Register of Historic Places - Iowa (IA), Dubuque County

Dubuque County Iowa (Historic Districts) has 28 places on the National Register of Historic Places including 1 place of National significance and 4 places of Statewide significance. Significant places include Dubuque Trading Post--Village of Kettle Chief Archeological District, Lock and Dam No. 11 Historic District, Mines of Spain Area Rural Community Archeological District, Mines of Spain Lead Mining Community Archeological District and Mines of Spain Prehistoric District.

Prehistoric cultural affiliation(s) include Late Woodland, Mississippi Basin Woodland and Eastern Archaic Tradition dating back to 8999 BC.

The famous person Edward Langworthy is associated with one of more of the Dubuque County historic places.

Some of the country's most noteable architects helped create the Dubuque County places including Edwin E. Abbott, Byrne & Soul, John Spencer, J.H. Bowen, Schnell Architects, Fridolin Hyde, Lawrence Buck, Frederick C. Burdt, Heer, Fridolin Joseph, Sr. and F.J. Heer Jr.. Prominent architectural styles found in Dubuque Country are Late Victorian, Greek Revival and Late Victorian.

Cathedral Historic District (added 1985 - - #85002501)

Also known as See Also:Fenelon Place Elevator;Washington Park;Thedinga, J.

Roughly bounded by a bluffline running W. of Bluff St., W. 7th, Locust and Jones Sts. , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Unknown

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Italianate, Federal

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Church School, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure, Single Dwelling

Cathedral Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2013 - - #13000066)

Roughly bounded by 7th, Locust, 4th, Bissel, Jones, Bluff, Emmett & St. Mary's Sts., Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Mullany, John, et al.

Architectural Style:

Mission/Spanish Revival, Moderne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Dubuque Millworking Historic District (added 2008 - - #08001030)

White, Jackson, Elm between E. 6th and E. 11th Sts. , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Heer, Fridolin Joseph, Sr., Burdt, Frederick C.

Architectural Style:

Renaissance, Late Gothic Revival

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Current Function:

Industry/Processing/Extraction, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Current Sub-function:

Manufacturing Facility

Dubuque Trading Post--Village of Kettle Chief Archeological District (added 1988 - - #88002665)

Also known as 13DB9,13DB62;Julien Dubuque's Mines

Address Restricted , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Commerce, Exploration/Settlement, Historic - Aboriginal, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

French-Canadian, Mesquakie

Period of Significance:

1825-1849, 1800-1824, 1750-1799

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Extractive Facility, Processing Site, Single Dwelling, Trade (Archeology), Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Eagle Point Park Historic District (added 2017 - - #100001834)

2601 Shiras Avenue, Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture, Entertainment/Recreation

Period of Significance:

1934-1936 AD, 1908-1966 AD

Fenelon Place Residential Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000787)

Dubuque, Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Four Mounds Estate Historic District (added 2002 - - #01001487)

4900 Peru Rd. , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering, Information Potential

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Buck, Lawrence, Phelps, Wyman A.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Colonial Revival

Area of Significance:

Agriculture, Prehistoric, Architecture

Cultural Affiliation:

Late Woodland

Period of Significance:

499-0 AD, 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-500 AD

Owner:

Local

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary, Landscape

Historic Sub-function:

Animal Facility, Garden, Graves/Burials, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Domestic, Education, Funerary, Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Educational Related Housing, Garden, Graves/Burials, Hotel

Holy Ghost Catholic Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000661)

2887-2921 Central Ave., Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education, Social History

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899

Jackson Park Historic District (added 1986 - - #86002102)

Also known as See Also:Carnegie--Stout Public Library;Ryan House;Central

Roughly bounded by Seventeenth, Iowa, Tenth and Ninth, and Bluff and Montrose Sts. , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Heer,F.J.,Jr.,Et al., Heer,Fridolin J.

Architectural Style:

Queen Anne, Second Empire

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Local, Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Single Dwelling

Langworthy Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000813)

Langworthy, West Third, Melrose Terrace, vet. Hill and W. 5th, Alpine and Walnut bet. Solon and W. Fifth , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Person, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Garkeek, Thos.T., Guilbert & Littlefield

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Octagon Mode

Historic Person:

et al., Langworthy, Edward

Area of Significance:

Industry, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling

Lock and Dam No. 11 Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000171)

11 Lime St. , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

multiple, Abbott, Edwin E.

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Conservation, Economics, Politics/Government, Commerce, Social History, Maritime History, Engineering, Transportation, Military

Period of Significance:

1925-1949

Owner:

Federal

Historic Function:

Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Water-Related

Current Function:

Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Water-Related

Loras College Historic District (added 2020 - - #100005277)

Roughly bounded by Alta Vista St., Loras Blvd., Kirkwood St., Cox St., West 17th St., and Henion St., Dubuque

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Area of Significance:

Architecture, Education

Mines of Spain Area Rural Community Archeological District (added 1988 - - #88002663)

Also known as 13DB60,13DB69,13DB80,13DB86,13DB89,13DB90,13DB100,13DB190,13

Address Restricted , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Community Planning And Development, Agriculture

Cultural Affiliation:

Rural American

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Manufacturing Facility, Single Dwelling, Storage

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Mines of Spain Lead Mining Community Archeological District (added 1988 - - #88002664)

Also known as 13DB9,13DB62,13DB17,13DB18,13DB201,13DB95,13DB99,13DB204,13D

Address Restricted , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Historic - Non-Aboriginal, Exploration/Settlement, Industry

Cultural Affiliation:

Rural American

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Domestic, Industry/Processing/Extraction

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Extractive Facility, Processing Site, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Mines of Spain Prehistoric District (added 1988 - - #88002666)

Address Restricted , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Information Potential

Area of Significance:

Prehistoric

Cultural Affiliation:

Mississippi Basin Woodland, Eastern Archaic Tradition

Period of Significance:

7000-8999 BC, 5000-6999 BC, 3000-4999 BC, 1499-1000 AD, 1000-2999 BC, 1000 AD-999 BC

Owner:

State

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic, Funerary

Historic Sub-function:

Camp, Graves/Burials, Processing, Village Site

Current Function:

Landscape

Current Sub-function:

Conservation Area

Old Main Historic District (added 1983 - - #83000356)

Also known as Lower Main Street District

Main St. between 1st and 4th Sts. , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Multiple

Architectural Style:

Mixed (More Than 2 Styles From Different Periods)

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic

Current Sub-function:

Business, Hotel, Restaurant, Specialty Store

Old Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation) (added 2015 - - #15000722)

Main St. between W. 1st & 4th Sts., Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Hyde, Fridolin, Fairbanks, J.E.

Architectural Style:

Romanesque, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Commerce, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Schrup, John and Marie (Palen) Farmstead Historic District (added 2009 - - #09000713)

10086 Lake Eleanor Rd. , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Other

Area of Significance:

Architecture, European, Exploration/Settlement

Period of Significance:

1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Agriculture/Subsistence, Domestic

Historic Sub-function:

Agricultural Outbuildings, Animal Facility, Single Dwelling

Current Function:

Domestic, Work In Progress

Current Sub-function:

Single Dwelling

Seminary Hill Residential Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000723)

Dubuque, Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Greek Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1924 AD

St. Boniface of New Vienna Historic District (added 1999 - - #99001207)

7401 Columbus St. , New Vienna

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Schnell Architects, Byrne & Soul

Architectural Style:

Gothic, Queen Anne

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private, Local

Historic Function:

Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Water Works

Current Function:

Education, Industry/Processing/Extraction, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Religious Structure, School, Water Works

St. Mary's Catholic Church Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000436)

Dubuque, Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Person, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Gothic, Second Empire

Historic Person:

Schmitt, Rev. Aloysius H.

Area of Significance:

Religion, Education, Other

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Upper Central Avenue Commercial Historic District (added 2012 - - #12000793)

1460-1965 Central Ave., Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Early Commercial

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Upper Iowa Street Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000724)

Dubuque, Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Late Victorian, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1949 AD

Upper Main Street Historic District (added 2005 - - #05000275)

1000's-1100's Main St. , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering, Event

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Carkeek, Thomas, Bowen, J.H.

Architectural Style:

Bungalow/Craftsman, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Education, Religion

Historic Sub-function:

Business, Church Related Residence, College, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Religion

Current Sub-function:

Business, Church Related Residence, Multiple Dwelling, Religious Structure

Upper Main Street Historic District (Boundary Increase) (added 2011 - - #11000003)

909, 951, 955, 965 Main St., Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Williamson, William George, Spencer, John

Architectural Style:

Beaux Arts

Area of Significance:

Architecture, Commerce

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899

Washington Residential Historic District (added 2015 - - #15000725)

Dubuque, Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event, Architecture/Engineering

Architectural Style:

Mid 19th Century Revival, Late Victorian

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development, Architecture

Period of Significance:

1850-1974 AD

Washington Street and East 22nd Street Historic District (added 2011 - - #11000052)

2162-2255 Washington St and E 22nd St, Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Event

Area of Significance:

Community Planning And Development

Period of Significance:

1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874

West Eleventh Street Historic District (added 2004 - - #04000814)

Bounded by Grove Terrace, Loras Blvd., Wilbur and Walnut Sts. , Dubuque

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Historic Significance:

Architecture/Engineering

Architect, builder, or engineer:

Guilburt. W.F., Heer, Fridolin

Architectural Style:

Federal, Classical Revival

Area of Significance:

Architecture

Period of Significance:

1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924, 1875-1899, 1850-1874, 1825-1849

Owner:

Private

Historic Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Transportation

Historic Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store

Current Function:

Commerce/Trade, Domestic, Landscape, Transportation

Current Sub-function:

Multiple Dwelling, Park, Road-Related, Secondary Structure, Single Dwelling, Specialty Store