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	Ryan was involved in the excavation that began work on the [[BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING]] by keeping twenty teams of workers constantly on hand. He had previously been instrumental in the building of Grandview Avenue and later Southern Avenue, filling of Salina Street and the old half-mile race track and had a significant role in work at Woodlawn Park subdivision. He was hired for the excavation for the Shields building on the corner of Main and Jones [[STREETS]] and frequently sent teams of workers to Chicago. (1)		Ryan was involved in the excavation that began work on the [[BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING]] by keeping twenty teams of workers constantly on hand. He had previously been instrumental in the building of Grandview Avenue and later Southern Avenue, filling of Salina Street and the old half-mile race track and had a significant role in work at Woodlawn Park subdivision. He was hired for the excavation for the Shields building on the corner of Main and Jones [[STREETS]] and frequently sent teams of workers to Chicago. (1)

	The 1886-87 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 28 S. Bluff.		The 1886-87 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 28 S. Bluff for this general contractor.

	The 1915 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 825 Dodge as the address of this brick contractor.		The 1915 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 825 Dodge as the address of this brick contractor.

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RYAN, Cornelius. (Frankfort, KY, May 22, 1857--Dubuque, IA, Jan. 27, 1934). As a child, Ryan moved with his parents to Dubuque and after receiving his education entered the construction business.

Ryan was involved in the excavation that began work on the [[BANK AND INSURANCE BUILDING]] by keeping twenty teams of workers constantly on hand. He had previously been instrumental in the building of Grandview Avenue and later Southern Avenue, filling of Salina Street and the old half-mile race track and had a significant role in work at Woodlawn Park subdivision. He was hired for the excavation for the Shields building on the corner of Main and Jones [[STREETS]] and frequently sent teams of workers to Chicago. (1)

The 1886-87 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 28 S. Bluff.

The 1915 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 825 Dodge as the address of this brick contractor.

The 1916-1917 '''White's Dubuque County Directory''' listed the corner of Main and Jones as the address of this excavating contractor.

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Source:

"Cornelius Ryan," ''The Dubuque Herald'', December 29, 1895, p. 2

[[Category: Contractor]]

RYAN, Cornelius - Revision history

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