Upper Central Avenue Commercial Historic District
The Upper Central Avenue Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Dubuque, Iowa, United States.
The Upper Central Avenue Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district located in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. At the time of its nomination it consisted of 65 resources, which included 56 contributing buildings, one contributing site and eight non-contributing buildings. This six block section of Central Avenue is located on the north side of the central business district. The largely linear district includes a jog at 18th Street. Below the jog the street was originally named Clay Street and above it Couler Avenue. It was also the dividing line where all commerce used the German language exclusively to the north. At one time the street featured a streetcar route and it was a significant farm-to-market route and a gateway into the city from the north.
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Worth seeing in and around Upper Central Avenue Commercial Historic District
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Loras College
Loras College is a private Catholic college in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It has an enrollment of approximately 1,600 students and is the oldest post-secondary institution in the state of Iowa.
1 km · private university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States · Wikipedia - 02University of Dubuque
The University of Dubuque is a private Presbyterian university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. About 2,200 students attend the university.
2.2 km · private Presbyterian university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States · Wikipedia - 03St. Raphael's Cathedral
St. Raphael's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the Archdiocese of Dubuque in Dubuque, Iowa in the United States.
1.6 km · church in Dubuque, Iowa · Wikipedia - 04Clarke University
Clarke University is a private Catholic university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It was founded in 1843 as "St.
1.8 km · Private catholic university in Iowa, U.S. · Wikipedia - 05Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge
The Dubuque–Wisconsin Bridge is a steel Tied-arch automobile bridge connecting Dubuque, Iowa, with still largely rural Grant County, Wisconsin, over the Mississippi River. It is one of two automobile bridges in the Dubuque area, the other being the Julien Dubuque Bridge, which is located about three miles south.
2.9 km · bridge across Mississippi · Wikipedia - 06Julien Dubuque Bridge
The Julien Dubuque Bridge is a bridge over the Mississippi River that connects Dubuque, Iowa and East Dubuque, Illinois. The bridge is part of U.S. Route 20.
2.2 km · bridge in Illinois and Iowa, U.S · Wikipedia - 07Holy Ghost Catholic Church
Holy Ghost Catholic Church is a Catholic parish located within the city of Dubuque, Iowa, United States. It is part of the Archdiocese of Dubuque.
1.9 km · church building in Iowa, United States of America · Wikipedia - 08Dubuque Rail Bridge
The Dubuque Rail Bridge carries a single rail line across the Mississippi River between Dubuque, Iowa, and East Dubuque, Illinois, near river mile 580. It is currently operated by Canadian National Railway as a result of their 1999 purchase of Illinois Central Railroad.
1.9 km · bridge in United States of America · Wikipedia - 09National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
The National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium is a museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, US. The museum is a property of the Dubuque County Historical Society, which also operates the Mathias Ham Historic Site. The museum has two buildings on its riverfront campus: the Mississippi River Center and the National River Center.
1.5 km · museum located in Dubuque, Iowa, USA · Wikipedia - 10Emmaus Bible College
Emmaus University is a private Christian university in Dubuque, Iowa, United States, affiliated with the Plymouth Brethren. In keeping with its background as a Bible college, it offers double majors in both professional and biblical studies.
3 km · private Bible college in Dubuque, Iowa, United States · Wikipedia
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Getting to Upper Central Avenue Commercial Historic District
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- General Mitchell (MKE), 232 km · Chicago O'Hare (ORD), 235 km · Chicago Midway (MDW), 254 km
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- Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center, 700 m
- Chicago → Upper Central Avenue Commercial Historic District259 km · quickest by road, 5h 10m · $24–33
- Milwaukee → Upper Central Avenue Commercial Historic District233 km · quickest by road, 4h 13m · $22–30
- Des Moines → Upper Central Avenue Commercial Historic District263 km · quickest by road, 4h 48m · $24–34
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