Built 1845 Opened 1845 | NRHP Reference # 81000248 Added to NRHP 2 July 1981 | |
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Location Bounded by Third, State, Fourth, and Court Sts., Bellevue, Iowa MPS County Courthouses in Iowa TR Architectural style Greek Revival architecture People also search for Kucheman Building, William Dyas Barn | ||
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.
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.
The courthouse was converted to use as a school in 1861, as of 2015 it is the pre-kindergarten through fifth grade Bellevue Elementary School in the Bellevue Community School District.
References
Jackson County Courthouse (Bellevue, Iowa) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA