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FRENCH HOTEL. The 1858-1859 ''Dubuque City Directory'' listed Lorimier Avenue near Delhi in West Dubuque. A. | FRENCH HOTEL. The 1858-1859 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed Lorimier Avenue near Delhi in West Dubuque. Andre Cottet was the proprietor. | ||
Cottet, his wife and one child, left for Dubuque from New York City sometime before 1850. Coming to Dubuque and finding other French immigrants who dreamed of French food and wines, he established the French Hotel in West Dubuque. | |||
The bar occupied the east half of the ground floor. A small room in the back served as a sitting room. The remainder of the first floor and all of the second were devoted to guest rooms. The basement was used as the dining room and kitchen. | |||
The hotel was not large but very important. Annually the hotel hosted the "French Ball." For this event, the long tables were removed from the dining room. French music was performed and the best French wines were served. Cottet operated the hotel until 1872 when he leased the business to Laurent and Joseph Dufit. The building eventually became a residence. It was located in 1933 on the south side of Delhi Street in the second building east of O'Hagen. | |||
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"Inns of Yesteryear," ''Telegraph Herald'', May 28, 1933, p. 7 | |||
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FRENCH HOTEL. The 1858-1859 Dubuque City Directory listed Lorimier Avenue near Delhi in West Dubuque. Andre Cottet was the proprietor.
Cottet, his wife and one child, left for Dubuque from New York City sometime before 1850. Coming to Dubuque and finding other French immigrants who dreamed of French food and wines, he established the French Hotel in West Dubuque. The bar occupied the east half of the ground floor. A small room in the back served as a sitting room. The remainder of the first floor and all of the second were devoted to guest rooms. The basement was used as the dining room and kitchen.
The hotel was not large but very important. Annually the hotel hosted the "French Ball." For this event, the long tables were removed from the dining room. French music was performed and the best French wines were served. Cottet operated the hotel until 1872 when he leased the business to Laurent and Joseph Dufit. The building eventually became a residence. It was located in 1933 on the south side of Delhi Street in the second building east of O'Hagen.
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"Inns of Yesteryear," Telegraph Herald, May 28, 1933, p. 7