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COPPER KETTLE AND GRILLE (THE)
THE COPPER KETTLE AND GRILLE. Originally a neighborhood grocery operated by Samuel Cantigny, the building was converted to a restaurant in the mid 1950s. The business name was originally coined from a large copper brewing kettle once located across the street at the DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY.
In 2012 Chris Staver, proprietor of the Copper Kettle, began and completed an extensive rehabilitation of the property. The work involved a complete update of the 1st floor restaurant space and upstairs apartments. The exterior was re-pointed and new windows and storefront were installed. A highlight of the exterior was the architectural copper awnings. The interior combineda modern approach which reflected the history of the building and neighborhood. New doors, flooring and trim were installed throughout. The original tin walls and ceiling were discovered and preserved. Original features of the iconic 1950s neon sign were repurposed above the open kitchen. The back bar replicated from a typical turn of the century back bar produced by the former BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY.
The 1957 through 2015 Dubuque City Directory listed 2987 Jackson.
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Source:
Piper, Andy. "The Owner to Get Copper Kettle Cooking," Telegraph Herald, Aug. 6, 2012
"11th Annual Ken Kringle Historic Preservation Awards Announced," Dubuque, IA-Official Website. Online: http://www.cityofdubuque.org/List.aspx?MID=2704