Iowa County Courthouse (Wisconsin)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Iowa County Courthouse
Iowa County Courthouse.jpg
Courthouse in 2013
Iowa County Courthouse (Wisconsin) is located in Wisconsin
Iowa County Courthouse (Wisconsin)
Iowa County Courthouse (Wisconsin) is located in the United States
Iowa County Courthouse (Wisconsin)
LocationSW corner of Iowa and Chapel Sts., Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°57′41″N 90°7′47″W / 42.96139°N 90.12972°W / 42.96139; -90.12972Coordinates: 42°57′41″N 90°7′47″W / 42.96139°N 90.12972°W / 42.96139; -90.12972
Built1859
ArchitectWiesen, Ernest
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.72000053[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1972

The Iowa County Courthouse in Dodgeville, Wisconsin was built in 1859, with stonework by newly immigrated workmen from Cornwall, England. It is a two-story Greek Revival temple-style building made of buff-colored local Galena limestone.[2][3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.[1] According to its 1971 NRHP nomination, its stonework is "superb".[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Iowa County Courthouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  3. ^ a b Donald N. Anderson (April 22, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: or Registration: Iowa County Courthouse". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016. with photo from 1971
Retrieved from ""