[Mary of the Angels Home]
Title
[Mary of the Angels Home]
Creator
Hoffman, Peter B.
Description
A group of women, young girls, and one nun are posed outside a stone building and on its upper porch. The building is long and narrow and has a decorative railing around the top. Today, it has undergone extensive additions. Located at 6th and Bluff, the house was originally the home of Jesse P. Farley, built for $20,000 in 1891. It was sold to the sisters in 1892 for $15,000 and operated as a boarding house for young women seeking employment. It was sold in 1990 and in 2019 is apartments.
Subject
Homes
Source
The Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52033
Format
Digital image captured with an Epson V600 scanner. TIFF file created from a print scanned in 48 bit color at 600 ppi.
Rights
Contact The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, 1450 Alta Vista Street, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 or call (563) 588-7100 Copyright LORAS COLLEGE
Contributor
Bernhard, Hannah
Relation
Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection
Date
Between 1892-1900
Identifier
HOFF 00033
Publisher
This record is part of the Peter B. Hoffman Photograph Collection held by The Center for Dubuque History at Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa.
Collection
Citation
Hoffman, Peter B., “[Mary of the Angels Home],” Loras College Digital Collections, accessed June 11, 2024, http://digitalcollections.loras.edu/items/show/6208.