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The courthouse has undergone several modifications since its construction. The county built additions to the west in 1894 and to the north in 1927 using stone that closely matched the original structure. Owing to deterioration in the woodwork, the front portico was rebuilt in 1937 as a replica of the
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annulled the 1858 county seat referendum on the grounds that insufficient notice had been published. The county continued with the construction of the new building, but its status was uncertain until April 2, 1861, when a new election confirmed voters' choice to make Dodgeville the county seat. The
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temple-style building. It is notable as a unique manifestation of otherwise standard Greek Revival architecture using locally available materials. Local resident Ernest Wiesen drew the plans for the courthouse, likely copying elements from the 1854 book
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History of Iowa County, Wisconsin : containing an account of its settlement, growth, development and resources ; biographical sketches
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columns, which are tilted slightly inward to create an impression of solidity. The roof is surmounted with a small eight-sided cupola and dome.
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immigrants in 1859, it is the oldest courthouse still in use in Wisconsin. The building houses the circuit court and government offices of
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original. The interior underwent extensive renovation in 1969. The county expanded again with a new annex to the west in 1995.
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to Dodgeville. Work to build the courthouse began in early 1859, with stonework by newly immigrated workmen from
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Dodgeville courthouse was quickly put to use, holding a county board meeting on April 23 and a Union
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The present courthouse is the fourth to serve Iowa County. Three earlier courthouses had stood in
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in 1972. According to its 1971 NRHP nomination, its stonework is "superb".
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by Edward Shaw. The exterior walls consist of buff-colored local
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Iowa County Courthouse (Wisconsin) is located in Wisconsin
Iowa County Courthouse (Wisconsin) is located in the United States
Dodgeville, Wisconsin
42°57′41″N 90°7′47″W / 42.96139°N 90.12972°W / 42.96139; -90.12972
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Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Cornish
Iowa County, Wisconsin
National Register of Historic Places
Mineral Point
county seat
Cornwall
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Civil War
Greek Revival
Galena limestone
pilasters
pediments
portico
doric


"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
Barton 1919

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