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Dubuque County Jail
Dubuque County Jail
Location: 36 East 8th St., Dubuque, Iowa Coordinates: 42°30′3.74″N 90°39′52.89″W / 42.5010389°N 90.6646917°WCoordinates: 42°30′3.74″N 90°39′52.89″W / 42.5010389°N 90.6646917°W Built: 1857 Architect: John Francis Rague; David Armstrong Architectural style: Exotic Revival, Other Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 72000473 Significant dates Added to NRHP: June 27, 1972[1] Designated NHL: May 28, 1987[2] 
2009 jail photo; Dubuque County Courthouse on right.
The Dubuque County Jail is an historic building in Dubuque, Iowa. The National Park Service describes it: "Completed in 1858, this massive stone building was designed by the Midwestern architect who also did such masterpieces as the Old Illinois State Capitol. An outstanding example of the Egyptian Revival style, it exemplifies the antebellum penal reform movement in the United States."[2]
The jail is famous for having at one point hosted Butch Cassidy, who was picked up outside of Dubuque on his way back to Wyoming from Chicago. It was thought he had robbed a bank on the Illinois side of the Mississippi, but no one was willing to testify against him and no evidence was found at the scene to link Cassidy with the robbery, so he was let free after only four hours in detention. He was never formally charged.[citation needed]
The Dubuque County Jail currently houses the Old Jail Museum, which is operated by the Dubuque County Historical Society. The museum exhibits part of the Society's collection of local history artifacts, as well as a sound and light show, "The Hanging of Patrick O'Connor", about a local murder and execution which occurred 20-yards from the jail.
The jail was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b c "Dubuque County Jail". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1226&ResourceType=Building. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ ["Dubuque County Jail", January 20, 1987, by Ralph J. Christian and Howard IberPDF (593 KB) "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination"]. National Park Service. 19. "Dubuque County Jail", January 20, 1987, by Ralph J. Christian and Howard IberPDF (593 KB).
- ^ [Dubuque County Jail--Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1986.PDF (1.14 MB) "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination"]. National Park Service. 19. Dubuque County Jail--Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1986.PDF (1.14 MB).
External links
- Old Jail Museum - Dubuque County Historical Society
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