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HEER, Martin
HEER, Martin. (Germany--Germany, 1915). Heer came to Dubuque at an undetermined date. His family emigrated to America in 1843. He practiced from about 1884 through 1888 and partnered with Guido BECK from about 1892 to 1895. In 1897 he was operating from an office at 824 8th Street.
He is documented as still working in Dubuque through 1899 although family history states he did so through around 1912 when he returned to Germany. He died there.
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Source:
Jacobson, James E. "Key Dubuque Architects, Builders and Property Developers," The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837-1955, June 24, 2003, p. 158