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BRICK HOUSE (FIRST)
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BRICK HOUSE (FIRST). Leroy Jackson completed the first brick house in Dubuque in 1837 the same year John Johnson completed a brick storeroom on Main. James and Edward Langworthy started work on their brick houses and finished the work in 1838.
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Source:
Dubuque Folklore. American Trust and Savings Bank. 1976