Encyclopedia Dubuque
"Encyclopedia Dubuque is the online authority for all things Dubuque, written by the people who know the city best.”
Marshall Cohen—researcher and producer, CNN
Affiliated with the Local History Network of the State Historical Society of Iowa, and the Iowa Museum Association.
PETER KIENE AND SON: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[Image:imp868.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]] | [[Image:imp868.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]] | ||
[[File:peterkieneson.jpg|200px|thumb|left|]]PETER KIENE AND SON. | [[File:peterkieneson.jpg|200px|thumb|left|]]PETER KIENE AND SON. Peter Kiene & Son was founded in 1857 by Mr. Peter Kiene, Sr. His son, Peter, was admitted to partnership in 1876. The business consisted of fire, marine, tornado, accident and life insurance in addition to loaning money and dealing in real estate. They were also agents for ocean steamship companies. The company employed three | ||
clerks. | |||
The insurance transactions of the company was confined mainly to the city | |||
and vicinity. In loaning money, they covered a territory throughout northern | |||
Iowa. This department of the business was the largest in the city, their transactions amounting to several millions of dollars. Loans were made | |||
on real estate securities, principally farm lands in the interior. | |||
The company's officers were [[KIENE, Peter|Peter KIENE]], [[ALTMAN, Franc W.|Franc W. ALTMAN]], E.A. Fitz, Otto M. Lorenz, and William Zumhof. | The company's officers were [[KIENE, Peter|Peter KIENE]], [[ALTMAN, Franc W.|Franc W. ALTMAN]], E.A. Fitz, Otto M. Lorenz, and William Zumhof. | ||
| Line 11: | Line 17: | ||
The 1909 through 1913 ''Dubuque and Dubuque County Directory'' stated that this business was located at 406 Main. | The 1909 through 1913 ''Dubuque and Dubuque County Directory'' stated that this business was located at 406 Main. | ||
--- | |||
Source: | |||
'''The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center,''' Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 78 | |||
[[Category: Conveyancer]] | [[Category: Conveyancer]] | ||
[[Category: Abstracters]] | [[Category: Abstracters]] | ||
Revision as of 23:58, 26 September 2014
PETER KIENE AND SON. Peter Kiene & Son was founded in 1857 by Mr. Peter Kiene, Sr. His son, Peter, was admitted to partnership in 1876. The business consisted of fire, marine, tornado, accident and life insurance in addition to loaning money and dealing in real estate. They were also agents for ocean steamship companies. The company employed three
clerks.
The insurance transactions of the company was confined mainly to the city and vicinity. In loaning money, they covered a territory throughout northern Iowa. This department of the business was the largest in the city, their transactions amounting to several millions of dollars. Loans were made on real estate securities, principally farm lands in the interior.
The company's officers were Peter KIENE, Franc W. ALTMAN, E.A. Fitz, Otto M. Lorenz, and William Zumhof.
The 1878-79 Dubuque City Directory listed the southeast corner of Main and 5th.
The 1880 Dubuque City Directory stated that this business, insurance, was to be found at the corner of 7th and Main.
The 1883 through 1904-05 Dubuque City Directory stated that this business was located in the Kiene Building at the corner of 4th and Main.
The 1909 through 1913 Dubuque and Dubuque County Directory stated that this business was located at 406 Main.
---
Source:
The Industries of Dubuque: Her Relations as a Trade Center, Dubuque: J. M. Elster and Company, Publishers, 1887, p. 78