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BURDEN, George A.
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BURDEN, George A. (Dubuque, IA, Feb. 3, 1866--Dubuque, IA, May 19, 1945). Developer of FOUR MOUNDS. Burden used some of the money earned from the investments of his father to construct a mansion at 130 W. 11th Street.
In 1908, soon after his marriage, he established Four Mounds, the last remaining intact gentleman’s farm in Iowa, then far from the city. (1) Burden had The Grey House, located at the National Register Historic District and Landmark Site Four Mounds Estate, constructed by Lawrence Buck, a disciple of Frank Lloyd Wright. (2) Sixty acres perched over the bluffs of the Mississippi River host over 15 historic buildings from the farm dating from 1908 through 1953. A more traditional home was built for his son George R. BURDEN.
Burden pursued a career in real estate and banking. He developed several subdivisions in Dubuque including the Belmont Addition and the Burden-Lawther Addition. He was associated with the RIDER-WALLACE DRY GOODS COMPANY until 1912 when he became associated with the IOWA TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK for which he served as vice-president until 1915. He was then involved in his investments until his retirement. (3)
His son was George R. Burden
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Source:
1. "The Grey House," Preservation Nation, Online: https://www.flickr.com/photos/preservationnation/3573503500/
2. Ibid.
3. "Four Mounds Landmark Estate." Online: http://weblink.cityofdubuque.org/WebLink8/1/doc/28651/Page26.aspx