Eagle Point Park (Dubuque, Iowa)

Eagle Point Park
View of the Mississippi River
from Eagle Point Park
Map
TypePublic park
LocationDubuque, Iowa
Area164 acres (0.66 km2)[1]
CreatedMay 1909
Operated byCity of Dubuque
OpenMay to October
Eagle Point Park Historic District
Bridge Complex (1935)
Eagle Point Park (Dubuque, Iowa) is located in Iowa
Eagle Point Park (Dubuque, Iowa)
Eagle Point Park (Dubuque, Iowa) is located in the United States
Eagle Point Park (Dubuque, Iowa)
Coordinates42°32′26″N 90°39′03″W / 42.54056°N 90.65083°W / 42.54056; -90.65083
ArchitectCharles Mulford Robinson
Charles Nassau Lowrie
Alfred Caldwell, et al.
Architectural stylePrairie School
NRHP reference No.100001834[2]
Added to NRHPNovember 27, 2017

Eagle Point Park is a 164-acre (0.66 km2) public park[1] located in the northeast corner of the city of Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Eagle Point is mostly situated on a bluff that overlooks the Mississippi River and the Lock and Dam No. 11.[3] The park is owned and operated by the city of Dubuque. It was listed as a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017.[2] At the time of its nomination it contained 34 resources, which included 14 contributing buildings, seven contributing sites, five structures, five objects, two non-contributing buildings, and two non-contributing structures.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Eagle Point Park, Dubuque County". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. April 30, 1979. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Program: Weekly List". National Park Service. Retrieved December 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Shaffer, James L.; Tigges, John T. (2001). Dubuque, Iowa. Arcadia Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 9780738518510. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
  4. ^ Dr. Julie Schlarman. "Eagle Point Park Historic District". National Park Service. Retrieved December 4, 2017.