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[[Image:ghall.png|left|thumb|250px|The Saengerbund Auditorium stood at the southeast corner of Kaufmann and Central.  Photo courtesy: James E. Jacobsen]]GERMANIA HALL. Constructed in 1896, the massive frame building costing $6,000 housed the “German Day” events of October 16, 1902, described as “the grandest spectacle ever witnessed in Dubuque.” The regional event featured a 13-block long parade.  
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[[Image:ghall.png|left|thumb|250px|The Saengerbund Auditorium stood at the southeast corner of Kaufmann and Central.  Photo courtesy: James E. Jacobsen]]GERMANIA HALL. Solicitation for funds to construct a new Germania Hall began in March, 1890. (1)
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1. "News in Brief," ''The Herald'', March 25, 1890, p. 4


The hall was demolished; the operating cost exceeded the resources of the [[DUBUQUE SAENGERBUND]] organization.


[[Category: Halls]]
[[Category: Halls]]

Revision as of 16:35, 18 September 2017

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The Saengerbund Auditorium stood at the southeast corner of Kaufmann and Central. Photo courtesy: James E. Jacobsen

GERMANIA HALL. Solicitation for funds to construct a new Germania Hall began in March, 1890. (1)

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1. "News in Brief," The Herald, March 25, 1890, p. 4