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[[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] purchased the | [[AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK]] purchased the Tower Building in 1963 and rented out office space. Apartments were also available. (2) In 1986 the bank had a new roof installed at a cost of $18,000. By 1993 a broken heating system forced out the buildings last two tenants. (3) When the building had deteriorated beyond restoration, it was demolished and replaced by a branch of the bank. | ||
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2. Arnold, Bill. "American Trust Studies New Branch," ''Telegraph Herald'', February 9, 1993, p. 3A | 2. Arnold, Bill. "American Trust Studies New Branch," ''Telegraph Herald'', February 9, 1993, p. 3A | ||
3. Eiler, Donnelle. "Bank: Demolish 1892 Building," ''Telegraph Herald'', December 12, 1993, p. 3A | |||
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Revision as of 02:12, 17 June 2016
ODD FELLOWS TEMPLE. Located at the corner of Locust and 9th STREETS, the Odd Fellows Temple was constructed in 1873 with hallways from twelve to eighteen feet wide. In 1893 the building was used to store books when the collection had reached 14,000 volumes and a public library had not yet been constructed. (1)
AMERICAN TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK purchased the Tower Building in 1963 and rented out office space. Apartments were also available. (2) In 1986 the bank had a new roof installed at a cost of $18,000. By 1993 a broken heating system forced out the buildings last two tenants. (3) When the building had deteriorated beyond restoration, it was demolished and replaced by a branch of the bank.
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1. Tigges, John and James L. Shaffer. Then and Now: Dubuque, Iowa. Arcadia Publishing Company, 2000, p. 54
2. Arnold, Bill. "American Trust Studies New Branch," Telegraph Herald, February 9, 1993, p. 3A
3. Eiler, Donnelle. "Bank: Demolish 1892 Building," Telegraph Herald, December 12, 1993, p. 3A
