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[[Image:rowhouses.jpg|left|thumb|250px|1025-1037 Locust]]ROWHOUSES. | [[Image:rowhouses.jpg|left|thumb|250px|1025-1037 Locust]]ROWHOUSES. The term "rowhouse" referred to a series of abutting houses sharing common walls, covered by a common roof, and frequently constructed in [[SECOND EMPIRE ARCHITECTURE]]. Dubuque once boasted of having more rowhouses than any other city in Iowa. | ||
The “Bissell Block” at 1100-1150 Main Street was constructed in 1876 with an addition in 1880. | The “Bissell Block” at 1100-1150 Main Street was constructed in 1876 with an addition in 1880. | ||
[[Category: Buildings]] | [[Category: Buildings]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:43, 10 June 2021
ROWHOUSES. The term "rowhouse" referred to a series of abutting houses sharing common walls, covered by a common roof, and frequently constructed in SECOND EMPIRE ARCHITECTURE. Dubuque once boasted of having more rowhouses than any other city in Iowa.
The “Bissell Block” at 1100-1150 Main Street was constructed in 1876 with an addition in 1880.