Jackson County Courthouse (Bellevue, Iowa)


Jackson County Courthouse
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The former Jackson County Courthouse, now a school.
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Location	Bounded by Third, State, Fourth, and Court Sts., Bellevue, Iowa
Coordinates	42°15′27″N 90°25′34″W / 42.25750°N 90.42611°W / 42.25750; -90.42611Coordinates: 42°15′27″N 90°25′34″W / 42.25750°N 90.42611°W / 42.25750; -90.42611
Built	1845
Architect	Dohaney & Jones
Architectural style	Greek Revival
MPS	County Courthouses in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference #	81000248^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 2, 1981

Jackson County Courthouse is the former courthouse for Jackson County, Iowa, United States. It is located in Bellevue and was built in the Greek Revival style in 1845.^[1]

History

A county seat rivalry moved the Jackson County seat between Bellevue (1838–48), Andrew (1848-51), Bellevue again (1851–61), Andrew once more (1861-73), finally ending up in Maquoketa in 1873.^[2]

The courthouse was converted to use as a school in 1861,^[2] as of 2015 it is the pre-kindergarten through fifth grade Bellevue Elementary School in the Bellevue Community School District.^[3]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
1 2 Division of Historic Preservation (c. 1981). "Iowa Site Inventory: Former Jackson County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2015-04-21. Photo (1978)
↑ "Bellevue Elementary". Bellevue Community School District. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

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National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Iowa

Andrew	Nathaniel Butterworth House DeFries House, Barn and Carpenter Shop Insane Asylum at the County Poor Farm Jackson County Jail Thomas Slye House

Baldwin	Henry Lubben House, Smokehouse and Springhouse Mill Rock School Mrs. Margaret Sieben House

Bellevue	Bellevue Herald Building Big Mill Homestead Building at 101 North Riverview Street Building at 126 South Riverview Street Building at 130-132 North Riverview Street Building at 306 South Second Street Dyas Hexagonal Barn George Dyas House William Dyas Barn Fritz Chapel House at 505 Court Street Jackson County Courthouse Kucheman Building Lock and Dam No. 12 Historic District Theodore Niemann House and Spring House Paradise Farm E.G. Potter's Jasper Flour Mill Robb House and Spring House Henry Roling House Spring Side Upper Paradise

La Motte	Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Narrow Gauge Depot-LaMotte Harris Wagon and Carriage Shop

Maquoketa	D.H. Anderson Building D.H. Anderson House Bassnett-Nickerson House George Cooper House Cundill Block Decker House Hotel First National Bank Milton Godard House Hotel Hurst Hotel Hurst Garage House at 111 E. Maple Street A.A. Hurst House Hurstville Historic District IOOF Building Mrs. Lydia Johnson House John Lake House Lyon Block Maquoketa Caves State Park Historic District Maquoketa Company-Clinton Machine Company Administration Building Maquoketa Free Public Library Dr. G.S. Martin House Merrero Building Mitchell-Maskrey Mill New Era Building Alexander Organ House Perham House C.M. Sanborn Building J.E. Squiers House W.B. Swigert House Henry Taubman House West Pleasant Street Historic District Seneca Williams Mill Anson Wilson House

Sabula	John S. Dominy House Savanna–Sabula Bridge Jeremiah Wood House

St. Donatus	Gehlen House and Barn Village of St. Donatus Historic District

Springbrook	Kegler Gonner Store and Post Office

Unincorporated areas	Canton Canton School Central School Garryowen St. Patrick's Church-Garryowen Otter Creek St. Lawrence Catholic Church Van Buren Township Polygonal Barn, Van Buren Township

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Jackson County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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