Dubuque County Jail

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Dubuque County Jail
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
Dubuque County Jail
Location:	36 East 8th St., Dubuque, Iowa
Coordinates:	42°30′3.74″N 90°39′52.89″W / 42.5010389, -90.6646917Coordinates: 42°30′3.74″N 90°39′52.89″W / 42.5010389, -90.6646917
Built/Founded:	1857
Architect:	John Francis Rague; David Armstrong
Architectural style(s):	Exotic Revival, Other
Designated as NHL:	May 28, 1987^[1]
Added to NRHP:	June 27, 1972^[2]
NRHP Reference#:	72000473
Governing body:	Local

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."^[1]

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.

It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1987.^[1]^[3]^[4]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Dubuque County Jail. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved on 2007-10-03.
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
^ ["Dubuque County Jail", January 20, 1987, by Ralph J. Christian and Howard IberPDF (962 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (19).
^ [Dubuque County Jail--Accompanying 10 photos, exterior and interior, from 1986.PDF (627 KiB) National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination]. National Park Service (19).

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