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According to the Encyclopedia Dubuque, this building, home to Lodge #297 of the Elks, was constructed in 1914-1915, and demolished in 1975. The main entrance, framed by six white columns, faced 7th street and Washington Park. A smaller entrance faced…

One large building is visible in this image. The building is brick, with two large towers that extend above the roof. These frame the front entrance. White columns are also visible around the front door and a statue is visible over this entrance. A…

A multi-story building dominates this image. The first story is constructed of limestone blocks, while the remaining stories are of brick. A team of horses is pulling a loaded wagon toward the building. Two men, with their backs to the camera, are…

Funded by Andrew Carnegie and built on land donated by Frank Stout, the Carnegie Stout Public Library is located at the corner of 11th and Buff Streets. The front entrance faces 11th Street. The words “Carnegie Stout Free Library” have been engraved…

Three large dwellings are visible along this residential street. The residence on the left in this image is also pictured in image LO 086. An automobile, also pictured in LO086, is parked along a side street. The number 1279 is written on a label…

This large, multi-story residence is located on the corner of two streets. Ivy covers two walls of the home. An automobile is parked near the street corner. Additional homes are visible on a bluff behind the residence. The number 1276 is written on a…

Construction of the classroom building on the Wartburg Seminary campus at 1821 Fremont Avenue, began in 1914. The building faces the quadrangle, and is connected to Loehe Chapel and the Wartburg tower building. See images LO 083 and LO 084 for…

The Victorian mansion on the right in this image was the Emerson Mansion, site of Wartburg Seminary’s return to Dubuque in 1889. Fritschel Hall is on the left. Loehe Chapel and the Wartburg Tower, modeled after the famous Wartburg Tower in Eisenach,…

This image was taken looking across the quadrangle at the front of the Chapel and tower that were under construction on the campus of Wartburg Seminary. Together with buildings shown in images LO 084 and LO 085, construction for the chapel and tower…

This image shows the second building erected on the site of what was once known as St. Joseph College in Dubuque, Iowa. The chapel portion of the building is partially visible on the left side of the image. The building fronted on 14th Street, known…