Built 1845 Opened 1845 | NRHP Reference # 81000248 Added to NRHP 2 July 1981 | |
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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