Encyclopedia Dubuque
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JOHN MCMAHON-800 ENGLISH LANE
MCMAHON HOUSE.
One of Dubuque's finest stone houses, this two-story cottage was reportedly built by John McMahon, a LEAD miner before 1840. The home was built of randomly-laid cut limestone fitted with mortar.