Iowa County Courthouse (Dodgeville, Wisconsin)

Iowa County Courthouse

Courthouse in 2013
Location NW corner of Iowa and Chapel Sts., Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Coordinates 42°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
Built 1859
Architect Wiesen, Ernest
Architectural style Greek Revival
NRHP Reference # 72000053[1]
Added to NRHP February 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. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Iowa County Courthouse". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  3. 1 2 Donald N. Anderson (April 22, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: or Registration: Iowa County Courthouse" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2016. with photo from 1971
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