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TENNIS COURTS. Mary Ellen Cooper, the daughter of [[COOPER, Augustin A.|Augustin A. COOPER]], married [[WALLER, John Robert|John Robert WALLER]] on January 24, 1878. As a wedding gift, A. A. Cooper offered the couple one of the prime lots in a block he owned south of WASHINGTON PARK. (1) The Wallers constructed the home they called [[YORK (THE)]] as an English estate complete with tennis courts, fishpond, orchard and conservatory. The residence was a popular site for teas and parties hosted for the English families of Dubuque. (2) With the death of her husband, Mary Ellen sold the property to move closer to her sister in Maryland. Russell Mulgrew sold the York to Joseph J. NAGLE who sold the estate to the United States Treasury as the site for the new post office. (3) | TENNIS COURTS. Mary Ellen Cooper, the daughter of [[COOPER, Augustin A.|Augustin A. COOPER]], married [[WALLER, John Robert|John Robert WALLER]] on January 24, 1878. As a wedding gift, A. A. Cooper offered the couple one of the prime lots in a block he owned south of WASHINGTON PARK. (1) The Wallers constructed the home they called [[YORK (THE)]] as an English estate complete with tennis courts, fishpond, orchard and conservatory. The residence was a popular site for teas and parties hosted for the English families of Dubuque. (2) With the death of her husband, Mary Ellen sold the property to move closer to her sister in Maryland. Russell Mulgrew sold the York to Joseph J. NAGLE who sold the estate to the United States Treasury as the site for the new post office. (3) | ||
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1. Friedman, Larry and Fischer, Katherine. '''A. A. Cooper: Reinvesting the Wheel''', River City Press, 2016, p. 91 | |||
2. Ibid., p. 92 | |||
3. Ibid. p. 93 | |||
Revision as of 20:42, 20 January 2020
TENNIS COURTS. Mary Ellen Cooper, the daughter of Augustin A. COOPER, married John Robert WALLER on January 24, 1878. As a wedding gift, A. A. Cooper offered the couple one of the prime lots in a block he owned south of WASHINGTON PARK. (1) The Wallers constructed the home they called YORK (THE) as an English estate complete with tennis courts, fishpond, orchard and conservatory. The residence was a popular site for teas and parties hosted for the English families of Dubuque. (2) With the death of her husband, Mary Ellen sold the property to move closer to her sister in Maryland. Russell Mulgrew sold the York to Joseph J. NAGLE who sold the estate to the United States Treasury as the site for the new post office. (3)
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1. Friedman, Larry and Fischer, Katherine. A. A. Cooper: Reinvesting the Wheel, River City Press, 2016, p. 91
2. Ibid., p. 92
3. Ibid. p. 93