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PAGE HOTEL
PAGE HOTEL. Located at Fourth and White STREETS, the Page Hotel was a favorite eating place for many residents of Dubuque. A small electric train circled the walls as a Christmas attraction. The location of the hotel near railroad terminals made it a popular stop for railroad personnel.
Plans for the hotel were accepted on February 24, 1883, by John PAGE from the famed architect, Fridolin HEER. An estimated three hundred guests attended the grand opening of the hotel in September of that year. The hotel was four stories tall and offered fifty-two rooms, the Page apartments, dining room, and two tap rooms. In keeping with similar establishments of the time, the hotel in 1895 had a sign painter clearly indicate the entrances--"Saloon", "Ladies Entrance" and "Office." (1)
John Page was the manager until 1923. He was succeeded by Karl PAGE.
The success of the Dubuque hotel led to other Page Hotels being opened in Manchester, Iowa and then Kenosha, Wisconsin. (2)
In the path of the north-south expressway, the Page Hotel at 75 E. 4th St. was purchased by the City of Dubuque for $50,000. (3)
The 1886-87 through 1923 Dubuque City Directory listed 473-75 4th as the address.
The 1929 through the 1968 Dubuque City Directory listed 75 E. 4th
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Source:
1. "Caught on the Fly," Dubuque Daily Herald, March 1, 1895, p. 8
2. Mrs. Catherine Page, e-mail, July 19, 2015
3. "To Be Demolished," Telegraph Herald, (date to be determined)