Encyclopedia Dubuque
"Encyclopedia Dubuque is the online authority for all things Dubuque, written by the people who know the city best.”
Marshall Cohen—researcher and producer, CNN
Affiliated with the Local History Network of the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Museum Association.
GAZEBO
GAZEBO. A pavilion constructed to provide an enjoyable view. In 1877 a forty-foot high oriental gazebo was constructed in WASHINGTON PARK and stood as a landmark of the city for many years. Similar buildings, once found in MADISON PARK and JACKSON PARK, eventually became victims of age and neglect and were torn down.
During the summer of 1977, the present three-quarters scale steel replica of the old Washington Park gazebo was completed. The construction was part of a $57,000 Washington Park restoration project coordinated by the Dubuque Jaycees.