Encyclopedia Dubuque
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GRAFFORT HOTEL
GRAFFORT HOTEL. According to the 1857-1858 Dubuque City Directory, this hotel was located at the corner of 3rd and Bluff. It was not yet opened at the time the directory was printed.
The 1858-1859 through 1878-79 Dubuque City Directory placed the business, the Graffort House, at the same address.
In 1880 the building was purchased and renovated for the GEORGE RICHARDSON'S BOOT AND SHOE FACTORY. (1)
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Source:
1. "Another Step Forward," Dubuque Herald, November 16, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18801116&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
