DUBUQUE MONUMENT COMPANY

Four stone carvers are posing at their workstations. Two of the men may be seen carving pieces of stone. In the foreground, one man is holding a small hammer and leaning on a gravestone that he is carving for Melvin Winders. The dates “Feb. 28, 1898” and “Aug. 30, 1911” have been carved into the stone. c.1912. William J. Klauer Collection. Center for Dubuque History, Loras College

Photo courtesy of Jim Massey.

DUBUQUE MONUMENT COMPANY. Located in 1911 at 280 Eighth Street, the Dubuque Monument Company had been in business for twenty-five years. Ten skilled workmen were employed creating work in marble, stone or granite for use in sites including mausoleums. Business were received from Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

The 1909 Dubuque City Directory gave the address of this company as the southwest corner of 8th and Iowa.

The 1899-1900 Dubuque City Directory through 1913 Dubuque and Dubuque County Directory gave this business address as 280 8th.

The 1915 and 1918 Dubuque City Directory listed 8th and Iowa as the address.