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	[[Image:100_0379.jpg\|left\|thumb\|~~150px~~\|]]HAMMOND ROUSE HOME. This vernacular brick house was built in 1851. One of the ~~original~~ owners, Hammond Rouse, was the owner of [[IOWA IRON WORKS]] - the business that developed into the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. A later owner, William B. Poinsett III was the nephew of botanist Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico and the person who introduced the poinsettia plant to North America. Mrs. William Poinsett, an active civic volunteer, was a president of the Dubuque Women’s Club. She invited [[EARHART, Amelia Mary\|Amelia Mary EARHART]] to Dubuque and entertained her as a guest in the home. Another distinguished visitor was Joan Mondale, wife of the Vice President of the United States.		[[Image:100_0379.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]HAMMOND ROUSE HOME. This vernacular brick house was built in 1851. One of the owners, Hammond Rouse, was the owner of [[IOWA IRON WORKS]] - the business that developed into the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]].

			A later owner, William B. Poinsett III was the nephew of botanist Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico and the person who introduced the poinsettia plant to North America. Mrs. William Poinsett, an active civic volunteer, was a president of the Dubuque Women’s Club. She invited [[EARHART, Amelia Mary\|Amelia Mary EARHART]] to Dubuque and entertained her as a guest in the home. Another distinguished visitor was Joan Mondale, wife of the Vice President of the United States.

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[[Image:100_0379.jpg|left|thumb|150px|]]HAMMOND ROUSE HOME. This vernacular brick house was built in 1851. One of the original owners, Hammond Rouse, was the owner of [[IOWA IRON WORKS]] - the business that developed into the [[DUBUQUE BOAT AND BOILER WORKS]]. A later owner, William B. Poinsett III was the nephew of botanist Joel Roberts Poinsett, the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico and the person who introduced the poinsettia plant to North America. Mrs. William Poinsett, an active civic volunteer, was a president of the Dubuque Women’s Club. She invited [[EARHART, Amelia Mary|Amelia Mary EARHART]] to Dubuque and entertained her as a guest in the home. Another distinguished visitor was Joan Mondale, wife of the Vice President of the United States.

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Dubuque City Directory

Old House Enthusiasts

[[Category: Homes]]

HAMMOND ROUSE--W. 11TH - Revision history

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