Encyclopedia Dubuque
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BISHOP'S BLOCK
BISHOP'S BLOCK. The Bishop's Block was listed on the NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES in 1994. The architect of the building located at 90 W. Main Street was Franklin D. Hyde. The building of limestone, brick, adobe and asphalt was constructed in 1889 in the style of ROMANESQUE ARCHITECTURE.
The Bishop's Block was once the location of Walker and Company, a wholesale produce seller, and later by the WESTERN GROCER COMPANY. It was then used as a warehouse.