https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=FOUR_MOUNDS 2026-04-13T03:23:03Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.1 https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=FOUR_MOUNDS&diff=186418&oldid=prev 2026-02-27T04:34:58Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:34, 27 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l14">Line 14:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 14:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:livingroom.jpeg|left|thumb|350px|Living room and three-season room of the Grey House.]]The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:livingroom.jpeg|left|thumb|350px|Living room and three-season room of the Grey House.]]The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A key figure in the evolution of premises was [[OLSON, Christine Happ|Christine Happ OLSON]] who led the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">foundation </del>for thirteen years. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A key figure in the evolution of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the </ins>premises was [[OLSON, Christine Happ|Christine Happ OLSON]] who led the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Four Mounds Foundation </ins>for thirteen <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of its earliest </ins>years. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 04:33, 27 February 2026</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l12">Line 12:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:riverview.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|River view of the Mississippi from the living room of the Grey House.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:riverview.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|River view of the Mississippi from the living room of the Grey House.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:livingroom.jpeg|left|thumb|350px|Living room and three-season room of the Grey House.]]The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:livingroom.jpeg|left|thumb|350px|Living room and three-season room of the Grey House.]]The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">A key figure in the evolution of premises was [[OLSON, Christine Happ|Christine Happ OLSON]] who led the foundation for thirteen years</ins>. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:55, 28 July 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l12">Line 12:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 12:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:riverview.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|River view of the Mississippi from the living room of the Grey House.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:riverview.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|River view of the Mississippi from the living room of the Grey House.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:livingroom.jpeg|left|thumb|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">250px</del>|Living room and three-season room of the Grey House.]]The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:livingroom.jpeg|left|thumb|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">350px</ins>|Living room and three-season room of the Grey House.]]The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td></tr> </table>

Randylyon https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=FOUR_MOUNDS&diff=185294&oldid=prev 2025-07-28T19:53:33Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:53, 28 July 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth&#039;s death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard and were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener&#039;s House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth&#039;s death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard and were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener&#039;s House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:riverview.jpeg|left|thumb|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">350px</del>|River view of the Mississippi from the living room of the Grey House.]]The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:riverview.jpeg|left|thumb|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">250px</ins>|River view of the Mississippi from the living <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">room of the Grey House.]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Image:livingroom.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Living room and three-season </ins>room of the Grey House.]]The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:48, 28 July 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth&#039;s death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard and were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener&#039;s House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth&#039;s death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard and were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener&#039;s House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:riverview.jpeg|left|thumb|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">250px</del>|River view of the Mississippi from the living room of the Grey House.]]The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:riverview.jpeg|left|thumb|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">350px</ins>|River view of the Mississippi from the living room of the Grey House.]]The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 19:47, 28 July 2025</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l11">Line 11:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 11:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth&#039;s death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard and were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener&#039;s House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth&#039;s death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard and were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener&#039;s House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Image:riverview.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|River view of the Mississippi from the living room of the Grey House.]]</ins>The site is owned by the City of Dubuque while the Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster work were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception of replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as on the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the estate include being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center. The Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:24, 18 March 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l3">Line 3:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 3:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:burdens.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Burdens in a car at the Grey House. Photo courtesy: Chris Olson.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:burdens.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Burdens in a car at the Grey House. Photo courtesy: Chris Olson.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The site is focused around the historic Grey House, a 1908 [[ARTS AND CRAFTS ARCHITECTURE]] mansion designed by the Chicago architect Lawrence Buck. The grounds were planned out by Chicago landscape architect, A. Phelps Wyman. Many buildings on the estate's farm campus were built between 1908 and 1911, including the barn/garage, chauffeur’s house, gardener's house and the root cellar. [[BURDEN, George A.|George A. BURDEN]] and his wife Viola developed this gentleman's farm in the country outside Dubuque in order to raise their children. The Burdens were able to enjoy a country lifestyle, with downtown Dubuque accessible through the use of their automobile, allowing Mr. Burden to commute to work on a daily basis. (3)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The site is focused around the historic Grey House, a 1908 [[ARTS AND CRAFTS ARCHITECTURE]] mansion designed by the Chicago architect<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>Lawrence Buck. The grounds were planned out by Chicago landscape architect, A. Phelps Wyman. Many buildings on the estate's farm campus were built between 1908 and 1911, including the barn/garage, chauffeur’s house, gardener's house and the root cellar. [[BURDEN, George A.|George A. BURDEN]] and his wife Viola developed this gentleman's farm in the country outside Dubuque in order to raise their children. The Burdens were able to enjoy a country lifestyle, with downtown Dubuque accessible through the use of their automobile, allowing Mr. Burden to commute to work on a daily basis. (3)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>George R. Burden, better known as &quot;Bill,&quot; contracted polio at the age of fourteen. George A. Buden had the gentlemen&#039;s farm, one of the last in Iowa, constructed Bill.  The farm produced no goods for sale. The flower and vegetable gardens, beef, and dairy cattle were for the family use only. The White House on the grounds of the estate was constructed for &quot;Bill&quot; Burden and his wife Elizabeth. (4) Playhouses and a small swimming pool for the children were built alongside it. A beautiful rock garden and potting shed was tended by Elizabeth. A wood shop for Bill were also built immediately nearby. (5)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>George R. Burden, better known as &quot;Bill,&quot; contracted polio at the age of fourteen. George A. Buden had the gentlemen&#039;s farm, one of the last in Iowa, constructed Bill.  The farm produced no goods for sale. The flower and vegetable gardens, beef, and dairy cattle were for the family use only. The White House on the grounds of the estate was constructed for &quot;Bill&quot; Burden and his wife Elizabeth. (4) Playhouses and a small swimming pool for the children were built alongside it. A beautiful rock garden and potting shed was tended by Elizabeth. A wood shop for Bill were also built immediately nearby. (5)</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:23, 18 March 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:fourmounds.gif|right|thumb|150px|Four Mounds remains one of the most fascinating estates in Dubuque.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:fourmounds.gif|right|thumb|150px|Four Mounds remains one of the most fascinating estates in Dubuque.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:greyhouse.png|left|thumb|250px|]]FOUR MOUNDS. [[BURDEN, George A.|George A. BURDEN]] moved to Dubuque in 1857. He married Viola Rider and together they moved to Four Mounds--named for burials by the [[MOUND BUILDERS]] in a nearby woods<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">--in 1908</del>. (1) The estate <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">consists </del>of about 60 acres of bluff-land along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]], comprised of cultured grounds, historic gardens, woodlands, prairie and a rare oak savanna. The 17 buildings <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">that make up </del>the estate are residential, farm, recreational and support structures <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for the site</del>. (2)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:greyhouse.png|left|thumb|250px|]]FOUR MOUNDS. [[BURDEN, George A.|George A. BURDEN]] moved to Dubuque in 1857. He married Viola Rider and together <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in 1908 </ins>they moved to Four Mounds--named for burials by the [[MOUND BUILDERS]] in a nearby woods. (1) The estate <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">consisted </ins>of about 60 acres of bluff-land along the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]], comprised of cultured grounds, historic gardens, woodlands, prairie and a rare oak savanna. The 17 buildings <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on </ins>the estate are residential, farm, recreational and support structures. (2)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:burdens.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Burdens in a car at the Grey House. Photo courtesy: Chris Olson.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:burdens.jpg|left|thumb|250px|The Burdens in a car at the Grey House. Photo courtesy: Chris Olson.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The site is focused around the historic Grey House, a 1908 [[ARTS AND CRAFTS ARCHITECTURE]] mansion designed by the Chicago architect Lawrence Buck. The grounds were planned out by Chicago landscape architect A. Phelps Wyman. Many buildings on the estate's farm campus were built between 1908 and 1911, including the barn/garage, chauffeur’s house, gardener's house and the root cellar. [[BURDEN, George A.|George A. BURDEN]] and his wife Viola developed this gentleman's farm in the country outside Dubuque in order to raise their children<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, [[BURDEN, George R.|George R. BURDEN]] and Viola</del>. The Burdens were able to enjoy a country lifestyle, with downtown Dubuque accessible through the use of their automobile, allowing Mr. Burden to commute to work on a daily basis. (3)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The site is focused around the historic Grey House, a 1908 [[ARTS AND CRAFTS ARCHITECTURE]] mansion designed by the Chicago architect Lawrence Buck. The grounds were planned out by Chicago landscape architect<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>A. Phelps Wyman. Many buildings on the estate's farm campus were built between 1908 and 1911, including the barn/garage, chauffeur’s house, gardener's house and the root cellar. [[BURDEN, George A.|George A. BURDEN]] and his wife Viola developed this gentleman's farm in the country outside Dubuque in order to raise their children. The Burdens were able to enjoy a country lifestyle, with downtown Dubuque accessible through the use of their automobile, allowing Mr. Burden to commute to work on a daily basis. (3)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">When </del>George R. Burden, better known as "Bill" contracted polio at the age of fourteen<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, his father created for him a </del>gentlemen's farm, one of the last in Iowa.  The farm produced no goods for sale. The flower and vegetable gardens, beef, and dairy cattle were for <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">their </del>use only. The White House on the grounds of the estate was constructed for "Bill" Burden and his wife Elizabeth. (4) Playhouses and a small swimming pool for the children were built alongside it. A beautiful rock garden and potting shed tended by Elizabeth<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, and a </del>wood shop for Bill were also built immediately nearby. (5)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>George R. Burden, better known as "Bill<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">,</ins>" contracted polio at the age of fourteen<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. George A. Buden had the </ins>gentlemen's farm, one of the last in Iowa<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, constructed Bill</ins>.  The farm produced no goods for sale. The flower and vegetable gardens, beef, and dairy cattle were for <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the family </ins>use only. The White House on the grounds of the estate was constructed for "Bill" Burden and his wife Elizabeth. (4) Playhouses and a small swimming pool for the children were built alongside it. A beautiful rock garden and potting shed <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </ins>tended by Elizabeth<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. A </ins>wood shop for Bill were also built immediately nearby. (5)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:carriage.png|right|thumb|250px|This baby carriage was used by the Burdens and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">carryied </del>the name Geo. Burden. For its history see: [[BURDEN BABY CARRIAGE]] ]] George R. Burden married Elizabeth Adams, the daughter of [[ADAMS, John Taylor|John Taylor ADAMS]] in 1924. The architect of the White House is unknown, but it is in a traditional Colonial Revival style and always featured its signature white clapboards, columns and interior trim. The Burdens raised their three girls, Frindy, Vidie and Betsy, in <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the White House</del>. The White House, Four Mounds Estate, 4900 Peru Road<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </del>was occupied from 1925 to Mrs. Burden’s death in 1982, when the 60 acre estate was bequeathed to the City of Dubuque in order that it be made available to the public for educational uses. (6)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:carriage.png|right|thumb|250px|This baby carriage was used by the Burdens and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">carried </ins>the name Geo. Burden. For its history see: [[BURDEN BABY CARRIAGE]] ]] George R. Burden <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">had </ins>married Elizabeth Adams, the daughter of [[ADAMS, John Taylor|John Taylor ADAMS]] in 1924. The architect of the White House is unknown, but it is in a traditional Colonial Revival style and always featured its signature white clapboards, columns and interior trim. The Burdens raised their three girls, Frindy, Vidie and Betsy, in <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">this house</ins>. The <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">address--</ins>White House, Four Mounds Estate, 4900 Peru Road<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">-- </ins>was occupied from 1925 to Mrs. Burden’s death in 1982, when the 60 acre estate was bequeathed to the City of Dubuque in order that it be made available to the public for educational uses. (6)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth's death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">but </del>were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener's House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. He and his wife raised their three children there</del>. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Interpretive signs highlighting the history of Four Mounds have been installed throughout the Grounds</del>.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth's death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </ins>were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener's House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The site is owned by the City of Dubuque <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </del>Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </del>was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">systems </del>were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The site is owned by the City of Dubuque <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">while the </ins>Four Mounds Foundation is entirely responsible for its management and fundraising. Four Mounds Foundation was founded as a non-profit organization in 1987 as a means to preserve the historic Four Mounds estate and make it available to the public for a variety of educational uses. A rehabilitation project started in the late 1990s was completed in December of 2011. The pipes in the house had broken over the years and severe damage had taken place. The plaster <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">work </ins>were restored, the mechanical portions were all updated, air conditioning was installed, lead paint was removed, the cedar roof was replaced, and the windows were restored. With the exception <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of </ins>replacing one of the children’s bathrooms with an adult bathroom, no interior changes were made. Some non-historic windows on the second floor porch were re-created to the original design. (7) <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building was opened to the public for the first time in its history. </ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">With the conclusion of the White House restoration, the building is now open to the public for the first time in its history. It is a contributing piece to the Four Mounds experience and interpretation. </del>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">site includes </del>being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and the </del>Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Four Mounds Estate is listed on the City of Dubuque historic register as a Local Landmark as well as <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">on </ins>the [[NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES]].  Contemporary uses of the <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">estate include </ins>being open 365 days a year as a city park, hiking trails overlooking the Mississippi River, and a Challenge Ropes Course. The main buildings are operated as an Inn &amp; Conference Center<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. The </ins>Four Mounds Foundation has a mission and history of using the site to benefit youth, the community and at-risk populations. (8)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In November, 2018 the announcement was made that Four Mounds had obtained state funding to return the site to its natural oak savanna landscape. It was hoped that such a project would slow soil erosion, open access to more visitors, and increase biodiversity. The $200,000 grant would enable removal of invasive species and those, like the maple, that discourage the oak savanna. The change from savanna to the current woods began with European settlement, the introduction of exotic seeds, fire suppression and overgrazing. (9)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In November, 2018 the announcement was made that Four Mounds had obtained state funding to return the site to its natural oak savanna landscape. It was hoped that such a project would slow soil erosion, open access to more visitors, and increase biodiversity. The $200,000 grant would enable removal of invasive species and those, like the maple, that discourage the oak savanna. The change from savanna to the current woods began with European settlement, the introduction of exotic seeds, fire suppression and overgrazing. (9)</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:50, 12 February 2020</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l7">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When George R. Burden, better known as &quot;Bill&quot; contracted polio at the age of fourteen, his father created for him a gentlemen&#039;s farm, one of the last in Iowa.  The farm produced no goods for sale. The flower and vegetable gardens, beef, and dairy cattle were for their use only. The White House on the grounds of the estate was constructed for &quot;Bill&quot; Burden and his wife Elizabeth. (4) Playhouses and a small swimming pool for the children were built alongside it. A beautiful rock garden and potting shed tended by Elizabeth, and a wood shop for Bill were also built immediately nearby. (5)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When George R. Burden, better known as &quot;Bill&quot; contracted polio at the age of fourteen, his father created for him a gentlemen&#039;s farm, one of the last in Iowa.  The farm produced no goods for sale. The flower and vegetable gardens, beef, and dairy cattle were for their use only. The White House on the grounds of the estate was constructed for &quot;Bill&quot; Burden and his wife Elizabeth. (4) Playhouses and a small swimming pool for the children were built alongside it. A beautiful rock garden and potting shed tended by Elizabeth, and a wood shop for Bill were also built immediately nearby. (5)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:carriage.png|right|thumb|250px|This baby carriage used by the Burdens and <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">carrying </del>the name Geo. Burden <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was purchased at a garage sale by Diane Harris</del>. <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">In February, 2020 she returned the carriage to </del>[[<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">GRONEN, John|John GRONEN</del>]]<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, a Burden descendant and person largely responsible for the development of the property in recent years.</del>]] George R. Burden married Elizabeth Adams, the daughter of [[ADAMS, John Taylor|John Taylor ADAMS]] in 1924. The architect of the White House is unknown, but it is in a traditional Colonial Revival style and always featured its signature white clapboards, columns and interior trim. The Burdens raised their three girls, Frindy, Vidie and Betsy, in the White House. The White House, Four Mounds Estate, 4900 Peru Road, was occupied from 1925 to Mrs. Burden’s death in 1982, when the 60 acre estate was bequeathed to the City of Dubuque in order that it be made available to the public for educational uses. (6)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:carriage.png|right|thumb|250px|This baby carriage <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">was </ins>used by the Burdens and <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">carryied </ins>the name Geo. Burden. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">For its history see: </ins>[[<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">BURDEN BABY CARRIAGE</ins>]] ]] George R. Burden married Elizabeth Adams, the daughter of [[ADAMS, John Taylor|John Taylor ADAMS]] in 1924. The architect of the White House is unknown, but it is in a traditional Colonial Revival style and always featured its signature white clapboards, columns and interior trim. The Burdens raised their three girls, Frindy, Vidie and Betsy, in the White House. The White House, Four Mounds Estate, 4900 Peru Road, was occupied from 1925 to Mrs. Burden’s death in 1982, when the 60 acre estate was bequeathed to the City of Dubuque in order that it be made available to the public for educational uses. (6)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth&#039;s death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard but were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener&#039;s House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. He and his wife raised their three children there. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years. Interpretive signs highlighting the history of Four Mounds have been installed throughout the Grounds.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth&#039;s death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard but were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener&#039;s House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. He and his wife raised their three children there. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years. Interpretive signs highlighting the history of Four Mounds have been installed throughout the Grounds.  </div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:00, 7 February 2020</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l7">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When George R. Burden, better known as &quot;Bill&quot; contracted polio at the age of fourteen, his father created for him a gentlemen&#039;s farm, one of the last in Iowa.  The farm produced no goods for sale. The flower and vegetable gardens, beef, and dairy cattle were for their use only. The White House on the grounds of the estate was constructed for &quot;Bill&quot; Burden and his wife Elizabeth. (4) Playhouses and a small swimming pool for the children were built alongside it. A beautiful rock garden and potting shed tended by Elizabeth, and a wood shop for Bill were also built immediately nearby. (5)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>When George R. Burden, better known as &quot;Bill&quot; contracted polio at the age of fourteen, his father created for him a gentlemen&#039;s farm, one of the last in Iowa.  The farm produced no goods for sale. The flower and vegetable gardens, beef, and dairy cattle were for their use only. The White House on the grounds of the estate was constructed for &quot;Bill&quot; Burden and his wife Elizabeth. (4) Playhouses and a small swimming pool for the children were built alongside it. A beautiful rock garden and potting shed tended by Elizabeth, and a wood shop for Bill were also built immediately nearby. (5)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:carriage.png|right|thumb|250px|This baby carriage used by the Burdens and carrying the name Geo. Burden was purchased at a garage sale by Diane Harris. In February, 2020 she returned the carriage to [[GRONEN, John|John GRONEN]], a Burden descendant and person largely responsible for the development of the property in recent years. George R. Burden married Elizabeth Adams, the daughter of [[ADAMS, John Taylor|John Taylor ADAMS]] in 1924. The architect of the White House is unknown, but it is in a traditional Colonial Revival style and always featured its signature white clapboards, columns and interior trim. The Burdens raised their three girls, Frindy, Vidie and Betsy, in the White House. The White House, Four Mounds Estate, 4900 Peru Road, was occupied from 1925 to Mrs. Burden’s death in 1982, when the 60 acre estate was bequeathed to the City of Dubuque in order that it be made available to the public for educational uses. (6)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:carriage.png|right|thumb|250px|This baby carriage used by the Burdens and carrying the name Geo. Burden was purchased at a garage sale by Diane Harris. In February, 2020 she returned the carriage to [[GRONEN, John|John GRONEN]], a Burden descendant and person largely responsible for the development of the property in recent years.<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]] </ins>George R. Burden married Elizabeth Adams, the daughter of [[ADAMS, John Taylor|John Taylor ADAMS]] in 1924. The architect of the White House is unknown, but it is in a traditional Colonial Revival style and always featured its signature white clapboards, columns and interior trim. The Burdens raised their three girls, Frindy, Vidie and Betsy, in the White House. The White House, Four Mounds Estate, 4900 Peru Road, was occupied from 1925 to Mrs. Burden’s death in 1982, when the 60 acre estate was bequeathed to the City of Dubuque in order that it be made available to the public for educational uses. (6)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth&#039;s death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard but were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener&#039;s House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. He and his wife raised their three children there. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years. Interpretive signs highlighting the history of Four Mounds have been installed throughout the Grounds.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Burdens would not have been able to maintain Four Mounds without the help of dedicated, long-term employees. At the time of Elizabeth&#039;s death in 1982, she still had full-time, live-in staff. These people worked hard but were looked on as part of the Four Mounds family. The Heitzmans (gardeners and caretakers) lived in the lower yellow house (or Gardener&#039;s House) for six decades. Milton Kirch, the chauffeur, lived in and worked out of the upper yellow house (Chauffeur’s House) for over thirty years. He and his wife raised their three children there. Mildred or “Mo” Hahlen supervised the White House and was the cook to Bill Burden’s family for over 50 years. The Burden children said she was like a second mother to them. Hannah Driscoll played the same role at the Grey House for over 40 years. Interpretive signs highlighting the history of Four Mounds have been installed throughout the Grounds.  </div></td></tr> </table>

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