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Fenelon Place |
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The house as it looked during the Civil War |
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From |
To |
Duration |
Owner |
Comment |
Household included: |
| 1673 |
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Sauk & Fox
Indians |
Joliett &
Marquette paddle down mississippi |
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| 1762 |
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France |
Area given to Spain
by the King of France |
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| 1788 |
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Meskwaki Indians |
Julien Dubuque starts
his lead mine |
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| 1796 |
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Julien Dubuque |
obtained land grant
for "mines of spain" |
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| 1800 |
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Spain |
Napolean
"annexes" spain and all its lands in america |
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| 1803 |
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France |
Area sold to US by
Napolean in Louisiana Purchase |
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| 1810 |
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Julien Dubuque |
Dubuque dies,
Meskwaki reclaim the land |
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| 1829 |
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Dr Stephen Langworthy's son,
James moves from Galena to Catfish Creek to take up the lead mines abandoned
by Julien Dubuque. |
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James
and his brother Lucius and several other miners are now located in the indian
territory around Dubuque. |
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| 1830 |
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Lucius Langworthy tried to take from the Indians the Mines of Spain at Dubuque
that Julien Dubuque
established in 1788. Major Stephen W.
Kearney's troops forced Langworthy and his men back to Illinois. |
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| 1833 |
9/21/1832 |
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Sac, Fox & Ho
Chunk Indians |
Indians sell a
50 mile wide strip on the West side of the Mississippi river from the
missouri border to almost the minnesota border for $640,000 to US making
white settlement legal in Iowa after 6/1/1833. |
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| 1834 |
6/1834 |
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Patrick
O'Connor first white man hanged in Dubuque at 7th and white streets after a
trial under "lynch" law. For the murder of George O'Kief in May of
1834. |
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| 1836 |
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Du Buque Visitor |
First
newspaper in Iowa published |
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Dr
Stephen Langworthy moves from St Charles, IL to Dubuque and is named
"president" of the Independence Day celebration |
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| 1837 |
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US |
Town
of Dubuque Incorporated.
Panic of 1837 causes the Miners Bank of Dubuque to fail |
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| 1838 |
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US |
Iowa territory
created |
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9/24/1838 |
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US |
Public Land Office
opened in Dubuque, Albert Ellis, Surveyor |
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| 1840 |
9/24/1840 |
9/16/1841 |
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William Cardiff |
Public
Lot Sale by US Government
Purchased 3.17 Acres "Out Lot No. 733"
Patent delivered 6/19/1844 from US 76TL-316
Cardiff then leaves for Ireland |
William
Cardiff Died 8/1846
Potts appointed administrator of his estate. |
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9/16/1841 |
8/15/1845 |
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William Potts &
John Fortune |
Cardiff
leaves for Ireland and gives land to his
only relatives living in the US. |
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8/16/1845 |
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John Fortune |
Potts conveys his
half of out lot 733 to Fortune |
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| 1848 |
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Iowa |
Becomes a state |
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10/9/1849 |
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John Fortune |
Fortune
takes Potts to court as Cardiff's executor to quit title to lot 733. |
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10/27/1849 |
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John Fortune |
Potts
records conveyance in accordance with
court decree |
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| 1850 |
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Population
of Dubuque 3,108 |
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8/16/1853 |
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John Fortune |
Records
a plat of the subdivision and starts to sell off the lots |
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| 1855 |
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First
train arrives in Dunlieth (East Dubuque)
Main street lit by coal gas lamps |
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10/1/1855 |
4/8/1856 |
0.5 |
John & Mary
O'Donnell |
Buys
lot #12 from Fortune
Born 1820 (aprox) Ireland
Married Mary ? 1856
Son, John O Donnel born 1859 |
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5/21/1858 |
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John & Mary
O'Donnell |
Provide
a warranty deed to Sophia under her married name |
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4/9/1856 |
5/20/1858 |
2 |
Sophia W. Tanner
(Whyler?) |
Land
only
Sophia Whyler Tanner
born 1831, Mansfield, richland, Ohio
married Platt Green 5/27/1856 |
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9/15/1856 |
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Sophia Green |
Relinquishes
dower right to her new husband |
What is dower right? |
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12/1/1856 |
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Sophia Green |
Buys
lot #11 from Fortune |
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| 1860 |
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Population
of Dubuque 14,319 |
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5/21/1858 |
9/9/1863 |
5 |
Sophia and Platt
Greene |
House
is built and occupied
Platt Rogers Greene
born 2/22/1829, Plattsburg, clinton, New York
City Directory list him in 1859 "Agent of H C Green Hardware 172 Main
St"
Brother Heman Cady Green, born 8/11/1831
Brother Theordorus Greene, born 12/14/1821
Family moved to Greenbay Wisconsin in 1864
died 1901, clinton, NY
note: the Green family has been traced back to the battle of Hastings in
1066 |
The
Green Children:
Charles Tanner born 1857
Wallace Platt born 1860 married Bertha H Bacon
Anna Frances born 1863 (aprox)
Thomas circa 1864 married May Hayes
-----children born in Wisconsin----
Julia Beaumont circa 1869 died 1887,
Marinette, WI
Sophia Platt born 1877 when Her mother was 46! Died 1901, Marinette, WI |
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5/15/1858 |
5/13/1860 |
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Provide
a trust deed to W W Peckham for $1250 |
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8/1/1859 |
11/8/1860 |
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Mortgage
to Alexander D Anderson for $750 |
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1/10/1860 |
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Judgement
of $62 to Pleins & Beach-satisfied |
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3/30/1860 |
10/16/1860 |
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Provide
a trust deed to Julius Graves to secure payment to Anderson for $750 |
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8/18/1860 |
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Judgement
of $33 to W W Peckham, M N Beach, L Clark-unsatisfied |
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1/12/1861 |
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Provide
a trust deed to Christian Mullweber for $150.
Loan paid off. |
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4/27/1861 |
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Judgement
of $63 to Graves-unsatisfied |
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10/1/1861 |
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Mortgage
to Julius Graves for $500 |
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12/9/1861 |
5/23/1863 |
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Mortgage
to Julius Graves for $1200 |
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2/8/1862 |
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Judgement
to Pallee Yale & McFarlane (supplier?) for $473 |
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2/1/1863 |
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Judgement
to Ward C Cooley for $24-unsatisfied |
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2/8/1862 |
5/19/1863 |
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Mortgage
to Charles O'Tillotson for $585 |
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5/12/1863 |
6/17/1865 |
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Mortgage
to John M Kirkpatrick for $2500 |
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5/22/1863 |
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Judgement
to Theodore P Greene for $2562
This action forced the sale of the house to Graves.
However, on 7/18/1863, the Sheriff, C J Cummings stated there was still a
balance of $1100 owed. |
It
would seem that Platt borrowed the money to build the house from his older
brother in addition to $6,200 in other debts.
When his brother foreclosed, he was forced to sell.
This would put the total investment in the property at around $9,000 in
1863.
That represents a 2006 value of $150,000 |
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9/10/1863 |
12/16/1863 |
0.25 |
Julius K. Graves |
Lots
11 & 12 sold to Graves for $5,000
House taken over by principal mortgage holder
born 9/29/1837, Keene, NH
Managed the State Bank of Iowa from 1858
Quartermaster, Camp Franklin, Dubuque during the war-Colonel
Built the Key City Gas works and lighted the streets 1866
Mayor of Dubuque 1867
Owned and operated the shot tower |
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12/17/1863 |
6/25/1868 |
5 |
Francis Ann Blanchard |
Buys
the Green home from Graves for $4600
Subject to an encumbrance on Sophia Green for $2500 to a Kirkpatrick |
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8/31/1853 |
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John Hoey |
Buys
lot #3 from Fortune
Lot 3 is directly South of lot 12 |
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10/10/1858 |
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Catherine Knight |
Buys lot #3 from Hoey |
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3/21/1865 |
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George Blanchard |
Buys lot #3 from
Knight |
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10/21/1865 |
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George Blanchard |
Buys
lot #4 from Fortune
Lot 4 is directly South of lot 11 |
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| 1868 |
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Railroad bridge
across the mississippi is built |
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6/26/1868 |
9/19/1878 |
10 |
Charlotte and Solomon Turck |
Charlotte buys
lots 3, 4, 11 and 12 from
Blanchard
Charlotte Langworthy (father-Stephen)
born 1/20/1838, Iowa
died 8/27/1926
Solomon Turck
born 1829, New York
died
Mayor of dubuque 1868, 1872
President Laflin & Rand Gunpowder from 1873 on
He moved to NY in 1873, but his wife stayed here til 1878 |
Annabel
Florence
2 sons (infants)
Eliza Byron-domestic 25 in 1870 |
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9/20/1878 |
10/22/1929 |
51 |
Scott Family |
Elizabeth
buys lots 3, 11 & 12 from
her sister
Elizabeth Langworthy (Charlotte's sister)
born 12/28/1832, Missouri
David G Scott
Born 1827, Perth, Scotland
Came to US in 1845, age 13 with his cousin, Steven Langworthy
Married 4/21/1851, age 19
Moved from 404 West 3rd Street
Started several banks
First Auditor of City of Dubuque |
Mary
(check 1870 census for birthdates)
Charles
Walter
George
Lillian
Kate Byron-domestic 19 in 1870 |
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09/20/1878 |
02/16/1905 |
27 |
Elizabeth and David
Scott |
David
G Scott
Elizabeth J. Langworthy
marry 4/21/1851 |
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| 1900 |
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02/17/1905 |
02/28/1913 |
8 |
David Scott |
Elizabeth dies at home, David
inherits |
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03/01/1913 |
08/21/1923 |
10 |
George Scott |
David dies, son
George inherits |
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08/22/1923 |
10/22/1929 |
6 |
Edith Scott |
George dies, wife
Edith inherits |
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10/23/1929 |
08/03/1949 |
20 |
John G and Rose
Chalmers |
The
Scott family lawyer
John G coached football at U of Dubuque as a "hobby"
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08/04/1949 |
02/14/1950 |
1 |
I. Duane and Henry
Wilson |
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02/15/1950 |
09/03/1974 |
24 |
I. Duane Wilson |
Henry sells his 1/2
to Duane |
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09/04/1974 |
11/30/1979 |
5 |
Hunny Pot Preschool |
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12/01/1979 |
08/30/1983 |
4 |
Barbara
and Henry Goldstein
Francis and Melvin Bayer |
Owners of Hunny Pot
Preschool |
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09/01/1983 |
06/28/1992 |
9 |
James and Marie
Scranton |
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06/29/1992 |
12/17/1992 |
0 |
Marie Scranton |
James dies, wife
Marie inherits |
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12/18/1992 |
10/22/1993 |
1 |
Michael
J Schubatt and
Amy Gilligan |
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10/23/1992 |
12/18/1995 |
3 |
Michael and Amy
Schubatt |
They get married |
Amy
"Gilligan" employed as a writer at the Telegraph Herald 2007 |
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12/19/1995 |
10/07/2001 |
6 |
Mark J and Charlotte
Sasek |
Note
found in book case in library dated 5/26/2001
Adam 3 1/2 years old
selling house 6/2001 due to job in clinton, ia
total rehab from duplex back to single family
front hall restored
upper bannister hand made to match
kitchen gutted and rebuilt
new hardwood floor
laundry moved to 2nd floor
SE room on main floor gutted
built deck
new roof
ENJOY!! |
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| 2000 |
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10/08/2001 |
07/29/2004 |
3 |
Jeffrey and Josephine
Schmidt |
They
were divorcing and had to sell to clear their debts
They owed almost the entire purchase price of the house. |
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07/30/2004 |
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John
Martin and
Joanne Georgulis |
Invested
$150,000 in remodel and infrastructure upgrades
All new wiring
Central air "spacepack" system
Built 1880's style library and media room
Repaired and refinished all wood floors
Gutted rear of second floor
Installed new baths and laundry
Re-installed outside stairway to second floor
Painted, wallpapered every surface |
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05/26/2006 |
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Surveyed,
re-platted lots 11, 12, 13, 14 to prepare for sale
of most of lot 13. Moved lot line
3.5 feet to allow a 6' space
from West wall of house on lot 14.
New plat joins lots 11, 12, 13 as lot 1 of Fortune's subdivision #2 |
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08/01/2006 |
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Purchased
bulk of lot 13 & carriage
house from Jean & Joseph Hartel for $15,000
Removed concrete pad to East of Carriage House
New carport built by George Martin & Sons to look like a stable
Carriage house remodeled and painted.
Front doors rebuilt
New wiring installed to support a wood working shop |
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10/01/2007 |
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Landscaped
entire property
Design by Vaso Powers
Installation by Nauman Nursery |
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11/01/2007 |
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Repaired
slate roof on carriage house
Found slate at Sharkey's
Rebuilt 2nd floor rear landing due to rot
Built enclosed East Porch and stairway |
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