Encyclopedia Dubuque
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STONE ARCHITECTURE
STONE ARCHITECTURE. This style of construction used native stone quarried from the bluffs. Following the age of log buildings, stone architecture is said to have developed in Cornwall and other parts of Great Britain. It came to Dubuque by way of miners who moved through the Midwest in search of LEAD and copper.
Examples of stone buildings have been found along Southern Avenue and West Locust. While the stones were often not carefully cut and fit, these buildings show the use of native building material.