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FANNIE STOUT HOUSE
FANNIE STOUT HOUSE. Located at 1145 Locust, the home is an example of ECLECTIC ARCHITECTURE. Constructed for Henry L. STOUT, the building was first announced in 1891 in the Dubuque Daily Herald. Estimated then to cost $50,000 when finished, the construction depended upon the sale of ten feet of land from James BEACH who owned property to the north of Frank D. STOUT, the son of Henry Stout. It was estimated that this strip of property would cost $2,000.
When Fannie Stout married Fred O'Donnell, a Dubuque attorney, in 1898 her father gave her the house as a wedding present. It is believed the faucets in one bathroom cost $16,000.
After the death of Fannie in 1914, the home was owned by T. T. Nagel, a prominent real estate investor in Dubuque. It was purchased in 1932 and used as the EGELHOF HOME FOR FUNERALS. (1)
Peggy and Greg Stover purchased the home during the winter of 2000 with plans to convert it into a one-of-a-kind Victorian reception hall with the possibility of a bed-and-breakfast location in the future. Following renovations, the mansion was to feature a full-scale commercial kitchen and staff. Meals were to include such treats as Cornish hen and chocolate almond torte. The dining room was large enough to accommodate sixty people with the reception hall able to handle one hundred guests. Bed-and-breakfast suites would be constructed on the upper floors in years to come. Wedding receptions were soon accepted. (2)
In 2009 the Stovers announced that following eight years of restoration, their dream of opening the house as a bed-and-breakfast would come to pass during the summer. (3)
In 2018 following such renovation projects as copper plating the Byzantine dome, Gary and Chris Stelpflug with Gary Carner were among the winners of the 16th annual KEN KRINGLE HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD. (4)
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Source:
1. "Plans for a Palace," Dubuque Daily Herald, November 11, 1891, p. 4
2. Heitz, Joe, "Couple Changing Careers, Victorian Home," Telegraph Herald, June 29, 2001, p. 1
3. "Dubuquer Receives International Award," Telegraph-Herald, February 9, 2009, p. 3
4. "Ken Kringle Historic Preservation Awards Announced," Telegraph Herald, April 15, 2018, p. 36