Bellevue, Iowa Bellevue, Iowa Location of Bellevue, Iowa Location of Bellevue, Iowa Website Bellevue, Iowa Website Bellevue is a town/city in Jackson County, Iowa, United States.
12), next to Bellevue State Park.
Jackson County, along with Jones and Linn Counties were established in 1837 and Bellevue was the titled the seat of justice for all three counties.
When Iowa became a territory in 1838, the first census was taken and Jackson County had 881 citizens .
Between 1848 and 1876, the struggle between Andrew and Bellevue for the governmental center of county continued with the governmental center of county being moved from one town to the other a several times.
As the county was settled, Maquoketa would turn into the dominant centrally positioned town when the barns reached Maquoketa in 1873.
The Town of Maquoketa then assembled a large town/city hall and offered to lease the building to Jackson County as a courthouse.
According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 1.41 square miles (3.65 km2), of which, 1.34 square miles (3.47 km2) is territory and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) is water. There were 966 homeholds of which 24.9% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 3.2% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 39.5% were non-families.
20.7% of inhabitants were under the age of 18; 6.9% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 20.2% were from 25 to 44; 27.3% were from 45 to 64; and 24.9% were 65 years of age or older.
There were 942 homeholds out of which 32.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 7.7% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 33.2% were non-families.
These early pioneer formed Bell View, the earliest town/city in the county and one of the five earliest metros/cities in Iowa.
The spelling was later changed to the French, Belle Vue and in time the two words were united and the town became Bellevue.
George Dyas House 1850-1860 23852 362nd Avenue, Bellevue The George Dyas House is the westernmost of a group of homes and agricultural buildings known as the Dyas Farm.
This limestone home is one of the first examples of limestone architecture in Jackson County.
William Dyas Barn 1850-1860 41088 243rd Street, Bellevue The William Dyas Barn is one of only 9 standing limestone destroyed in the county and is still in use.
Dyas Hexagonal Barn 1921 41279 243rd Street, Bellevue This unique shaped barn is one of a group of destroyed names to the National Register by Lowell Soike and encompassed in his book "Without Right Angles" Potters Mill 1843 300 Potter Drive, Bellevue Potter's Mill, a restaurant and bed and breakfast that was formerly a flour foundry assembled in 1845 is positioned in Bellevue.
Potter to foundry flour and this 3 story frame structure homed an active milling company until 1969.
This foundry made use of terraced rapids on Mill Creek with a 20-foot modern dam constructed by Potter to serve the turbines and grist mill.
Jackson County Courthouse 1845 100 South Third Street, Bellevue Bellevue was titled the governmental center of county in 1837 before Iowa was a state.
The Greek Revival style courthouse was assembled in 1845 to home the Jackson County Courthouse but in 1848, the governmental center of county was moved from Bellevue to Andrew because it was a more central location.
The structure was again the county courthouse from 1851 to 1861 amid the controversy over where to locate the governmental center of county and then moved again to Andrew after which the building was used as a enhance school.
LUCKE BUILDING c.1855 130-132 North Riverview, Bellevue This 2 1/2 building is an excellent example of commercial design from the 1850s.
Potters Offices c.1850 101 North Riverview, Bellevue One of the county's earliest commercial buildings.
Haney Campbell Dairy 1859 306 South Second, Bellevue This limestone commercial building's earliest use may have been a salt pork refining plant for the river trade.
Kucheman Building 1868 101 North Second, Bellevue Originally constructed as a dry goods store by Christian Kucheman and John Hinke, this is one of the last limestone commercial buildings constructed in Bellevue and the only limestone building featuring segmental arched windows.
The building's second floor served as City Hall and an opera home for decades; the 30' 50' addition at the rear was assembled before World War I.
Neimann House 1870 505 Court, Bellevue Theodore Neimann is believed to be the first resident at this address.
Henry Roling House c.1840 36170 308th Street, Bellevue The Rolings came from Ankrum, Germany about 1833 and lived in a log home which stood in the farmyard until this contemporary home was finished.
Theodore Niemann Home & Springhouse 1845 35032 308th Street, Bellevue The 1879 "History of Jackson County, Iowa" states that "this residence is the first contemporary home ever erected in the county .
Fritz Chapel 1852 34804 308th Street, Bellevue Matthais Fritz, a stonemason, erected the Fritz Chapel in thanksgiving for the safe arrival of his family of eight after a terrifying sea and territory voyage from Luxemborg.
Robb House C.1855 30602 Mill Creek Road Built by E.G.
Big Mill Homestead c.1845 - 1850 32575 Mill Creek Road This property is owned by the county and nestled at the edge of a conservation marshland.
Upper Paradise c.1850 33616 Mill Creek Road Built originally for Potter's only son, Lucius Byron Potter, though he never lived in it.
Paradise Farms 1846 34981 Mill Creek Road Originally Potter's home, the chief home is a stucco veiled three story flat roof residence with a cupola.
Mont Rest 1893 300 Spring Street, Bellevue This building was assembled in 1893 for $6,000 by Seth Luellyn Baker.
Seth Baker was originally from Bellevue and came back to buy what was known as the north bluff of Bellevue.
Bellevue High School is the enhance school of Bellevue.
Bellevue, Iowa.
"Bellevue, Iowa City Information." Owen's Gazetteer and Directory of Jackson County, Iowa.
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