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Revision as of 21:09, 3 December 2017
BETHANY HOME. Bethany Home was originally the residence of Christian LOETSCHER and his wife. Located at 1005 Lincoln, the home and adjoining stable were constructed in 1883. The residence, designed by Loetscher, was the first in Dubuque to have steam heat. (1)
Bethany Home was founded in the early 1920s when Mrs. Loetscher donated her home, after the death of her husband, to Reverend William C. LAUBE to the Presbyterian Church as a home for retired ministers and their wives. (2) Stipulations in the donation included that every building addition had to copy the distinctive MANSARD ROOF and other architectural details of the original building. The home was originally called Bethany Home for the Aged.
Until 1977, the home could not borrow money, or the donated property would revert to the Loetscher family or their heirs. This clause was changed to allow construction of the latest addition. This three million dollar project was the seventh building expansion.
The concept of a home for older Dubuque residents belonged to Reverend Adolf Krebs of Galena, Illinois, who died before his dream was realized. Laube carried the plans to completion. The home provides apartments, residential rooms, and an intermediate care facility.
The 1972 Dubuque City Directory listed 1005 Lincoln Avenue for Bethany Home for the Aged.
The 1977 through 2017 Dubuque City Directory listed simply Bethany Home at the same address.
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