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Greene mansion demolition marks Mount Mercy site change
The Jan 12 note details Mount Mercy College demolishing the 1870s Greene mansion to clear space for new campus construction. It describes the mansion’s ornate features and links to Cedar Rapids founder Judge George Greene, who arrived in 1838.
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