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Guido Beck’s St. Columbkille Catholic Church
St. Columbkille Catholic Church Built 1904 - 1905 Located at 1240 Rush Street Four years after the completion of the St. Anthony Church, the Archdiocese of Dubuque again commissioned Dubuque architect, Guido Beck to design his second church in Dubuque for the parish...
Guido Beck’s St. Anthony Catholic Church
St. Anthony Catholic Church Built 1900 Located at the corner of Rosedale and St. Ambrose Streets Dubuque architect, Guido Beck designed St. Anthony Church in 1900 in the Gothic Revival style of architecture. The St. Anthony Parish was formed in 1868 and underwent a...
Architect of the Month: Guido Beck, October 2016
Guido Beck (1853 – 1936), was a Dubuque architect who specialized in the architecture of churches and schools. Beck was born on January 25, 1853, in Hohenzollern, Germany where he received his early education and later studied architecture at Stuttgart and the...
Architect of the Month: Willoughby Edbrooke, September 2016
Willoughby Edbrooke (1843 – 1896), was born on September 3, 1843, in Deerfield, Illinois. Edbrooke’s father was an English-born contractor and builder and raised Willoughby in the architectural profession until he reached an age to study under the most advanced...
Alfred Caldwell’s Eagle Point Park
Alfred Caldwell titled his creation at Eagle Point Park, “a city in a garden.” The park sits high atop of a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River on the northeast corner of Dubuque. Caldwell’s work at the park was made possible through the Works Progress...
Architect of the Month: Alfred Caldwell, August 2016
Alfred Caldwell (1903 – 1998), was a landscape architect who mastered the use of Prairie School style of architecture. Caldwell had an interest in nature from early on in his life continuing into high school when he worked part-time jobs with nurseries and landscape...
John Mullany’s New Malleray Abbey Monastery
New Melleray Abbey Monastery Built: 1867 – 1870 Located in Peosta, Iowa at 6632 Melleray Circle Architect John Mullany is credited with the design of New Melleray Abbey. The New Melleray Abbey began with the Trappist monks who had left their home at the Mount Melleray...
John Mullany’s Town Clock
Town Clock Built: 1864; Rebuilt and relocated 1873; Relocated - 1971 Located on Main Street at Town Clock Plaza The Dubuque Town Clock is another distinguished landmark of downtown Dubuque. The clock currently operates in the Town Clock Plaza on Main Street. ...
John Mullany’s St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. Mary's Catholic Church Built: 1864 – 1867 Located at the Northeast corner of E. 15th and White Streets By 1863, the German immigrant population of Dubuque was increasing dramatically. The membership of the Holy Trinity parish had outgrown its stone church that...
John Mullany’s St. Raphael’s Cathedral
St. Raphael's Cathedral Built: 1857 – 1861 Located at the intersection of W. 2nd and Bluff Streets St. Raphael’s Cathedral is John Mullany’s first notable design accomplishment in Dubuque, although the construction may have caused him more grief than triumph with the...