HILLCREST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT - Revision history

Randylyon at 18:59, 2 July 2023

2023-07-02T18:59:11Z

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	[[Image:johndeerehouse.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]HILLCREST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. From 1947-1948, the Iowa Improvement Company of Waterloo, Iowa, working with E.B. Matthewson Company Engineers of Chicago, Illinois, created a housing development to accommodate the rush of John Deere workers to the new Dubuque plant. This development was the first project city officials allowed to be built outside the city limits.		[[Image:johndeerehouse.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]HILLCREST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. From 1947-1948, the Iowa Improvement Company of Waterloo, Iowa, working with E.B. Matthewson Company Engineers of Chicago, Illinois, created a housing development to accommodate the rush of John Deere workers to the new Dubuque plant. This development was the first project city officials allowed to be built outside the city limits.

	The small single-story homes, known as "John Deere houses," along ~~Morningside~~, Broadlawn, and Avalon [[STREETS]] had a similar style. Each had eight-inch thick cement exterior walls, red brick facades, and metal window casings and frames. Floors were asphalt tile squares over a cement slab.		The small single-story homes, known as "John Deere houses," along Morningview, Broadlawn, and Avalon [[STREETS]] had a similar style. Each had eight-inch thick cement exterior walls, red brick facades, and metal window casings and frames. Floors were asphalt tile squares over a cement slab.

	By September 11, 1947, the Hillcrest Housing Development contained roughly approximately twelve finished units. There were 110 homes due by mid-February 1948, including 95 two or three-bedroom houses and 15 one or two-bedroom duplexes. Only veteran John Deere workers transferred from the Moline or Waterloo plants and commuting to Dubuque were eligible to purchase and occupy the homes.		By September 11, 1947, the Hillcrest Housing Development contained roughly approximately twelve finished units. There were 110 homes due by mid-February 1948, including 95 two or three-bedroom houses and 15 one or two-bedroom duplexes. Only veteran John Deere workers transferred from the Moline or Waterloo plants and commuting to Dubuque were eligible to purchase and occupy the homes.

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Randylyon at 03:25, 4 March 2010

2010-03-04T03:25:56Z

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	[[Image:johndeerehouse.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]HILLCREST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. From 1947-1948, the Iowa Improvement Company of Waterloo, Iowa, working with E.B. Matthewson Company Engineers of Chicago, Illinois, created a housing development to accommodate the rush of John Deere workers to the new Dubuque plant. This development was the first project city officials allowed to be built outside the city limits.		[[Image:johndeerehouse.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]HILLCREST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. From 1947-1948, the Iowa Improvement Company of Waterloo, Iowa, working with E.B. Matthewson Company Engineers of Chicago, Illinois, created a housing development to accommodate the rush of John Deere workers to the new Dubuque plant. This development was the first project city officials allowed to be built outside the city limits.

	The small single-story homes, known ~~today~~ as "John Deere houses," along Morningside, Broadlawn, and Avalon [[STREETS]] had a similar style. Each had eight-inch thick cement exterior walls, red brick facades, and metal window casings and frames. Floors were asphalt tile squares over a cement slab.		The small single-story homes, known as "John Deere houses," along Morningside, Broadlawn, and Avalon [[STREETS]] had a similar style. Each had eight-inch thick cement exterior walls, red brick facades, and metal window casings and frames. Floors were asphalt tile squares over a cement slab.

	By September 11, 1947, the Hillcrest Housing Development contained roughly approximately twelve finished units. There were 110 homes due by mid-February 1948, including 95 two or three-bedroom houses and 15 one or two-bedroom duplexes. Only veteran John Deere workers transferred from the Moline or Waterloo plants and commuting to Dubuque were eligible to purchase and occupy the homes.		By September 11, 1947, the Hillcrest Housing Development contained roughly approximately twelve finished units. There were 110 homes due by mid-February 1948, including 95 two or three-bedroom houses and 15 one or two-bedroom duplexes. Only veteran John Deere workers transferred from the Moline or Waterloo plants and commuting to Dubuque were eligible to purchase and occupy the homes.

Randylyon at 02:39, 11 April 2009

2009-04-11T02:39:53Z

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	HILLCREST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. From 1947-1948, the Iowa Improvement Company of Waterloo, Iowa, working with E.B. Matthewson Company Engineers of Chicago, Illinois, created a housing development to accommodate the rush of John Deere workers to the new Dubuque plant. This development was the first project city officials allowed to be built outside the city limits.		[[Image:johndeerehouse.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]]HILLCREST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. From 1947-1948, the Iowa Improvement Company of Waterloo, Iowa, working with E.B. Matthewson Company Engineers of Chicago, Illinois, created a housing development to accommodate the rush of John Deere workers to the new Dubuque plant. This development was the first project city officials allowed to be built outside the city limits.

	The small single-story homes, known today as "John Deere houses," along Morningside, Broadlawn, and Avalon [[STREETS]] had a similar style. Each had eight-inch thick cement exterior walls, red brick facades, and metal window casings and frames. Floors were asphalt tile squares over a cement slab.		The small single-story homes, known today as "John Deere houses," along Morningside, Broadlawn, and Avalon [[STREETS]] had a similar style. Each had eight-inch thick cement exterior walls, red brick facades, and metal window casings and frames. Floors were asphalt tile squares over a cement slab.

Randylyon at 02:19, 7 April 2009

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New page: HILLCREST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. From 1947-1948, the Iowa Improvement Company of Waterloo, Iowa, working with E.B. Matthewson Company Engineers of Chicago, Illinois, created a housing develo...

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HILLCREST HOUSING DEVELOPMENT. From 1947-1948, the Iowa Improvement Company of Waterloo, Iowa, working with E.B. Matthewson Company Engineers of Chicago, Illinois, created a housing development to accommodate the rush of John Deere workers to the new Dubuque plant. This development was the first project city officials allowed to be built outside the city limits.

The small single-story homes, known today as "John Deere houses," along Morningside, Broadlawn, and Avalon [[STREETS]] had a similar style. Each had eight-inch thick cement exterior walls, red brick facades, and metal window casings and frames. Floors were asphalt tile squares over a cement slab.

By September 11, 1947, the Hillcrest Housing Development contained roughly approximately twelve finished units. There were 110 homes due by mid-February 1948, including 95 two or three-bedroom houses and 15 one or two-bedroom duplexes. Only veteran John Deere workers transferred from the Moline or Waterloo plants and commuting to Dubuque were eligible to purchase and occupy the homes.

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