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DETAIL OF SOUTHWEST CORNER, SHOWING CORNER TOWER. VIEW TO NORTH. - Commercial and Industrial Buildings, American House Hotel, 400-414 Central Avenue, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA
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Hiller, George P
Felton, John B
Farnsworth, John T
Wertin, Theresa
Wertin, Peter
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DETAIL OF SOUTHWEST CORNER, SHOWING CORNER TOWER. VIEW TO NORTH. - Commercial and Industrial Buildings, American House Hotel, 400-414 Central Avenue, Dubuque, Dubuque County, IA
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American House Hotel — in Dubuque, Iowa.

  • Significance: As the oldest building in the survey area and one of the oldest remaining in Dubuque, the American House hotel is vitally important in the interpretation of the city's early history. The building's value is enhanced considerably by its high degree of integrity. It is one of Dubuque's more important structures.
  • Building dates: 1857 Initial Construction; 1874 Subsequent Work.
  • Image (c.1987): Dubuque Commercial and Industrial Buildings documentation project, by the HABS—Historic American Buildings Survey of Iowa
Depicted place Iowa; Dubuque County; Dubuque
Date Documentation compiled after 1933
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
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HABS IOWA,31-DUBU,13-P-9
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: As the oldest building in the survey area and one of the oldest remaining in Dubuque, the American House hotel is vitally important in the interpretation of the city's early history. The building's value is enhanced considerably by its high degree of integrity. It is one of Dubuque's more important structures.
  • Survey number: HABS IA-160-P
  • Building/structure dates: 1857 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1874 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ia0293.photos.067275p
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Object location42° 30′ 02.02″ N, 90° 39′ 51.98″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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