"EAGLE'S NEST"

The home to the right in the picture and above the stone wall c. 1904 was called the "Eagle's Nest." It still existed in 2014. Image courtesy: Center for Dubuque History and http://www.cityofdubuque.org/DocumentCenter/Home/View/2926

"EAGLE'S NEST". The term "Eagle's Nest" referred to the seemingly precarious position of a home owned by the Cushing family half way up the bluff beneath MADISON PARK. The dwelling can only be reached by the MADISON STREET STEPS.

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Source:

Jacobsen, James E. Phase V Dubuque Historical and Architectural Survey of the Fenelon Place, North Main and Broadway Neighborhoods, p. 67