▁destroyed ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁fire . ▁ ▁This ▁building ▁hous ed ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁Jo ▁Pack et ▁Line ▁from ▁the ▁mid - 1 8 8 0 s ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Stre ck f us ▁Line ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁head qu arter ed ▁in ▁McG reg or , ▁Iowa , ▁Joseph ▁Reyn olds ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁steam bo at ▁business ▁after ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ▁sh ipping ▁whe at ▁Minnesota ▁and ▁the ▁Chicago ▁and ▁North western ▁rail head ▁at ▁F ult on , ▁Illinois . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁quarter ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁Jo ▁Pack et ▁Line ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁active ▁on ▁the ▁upper ▁Mississippi . ▁ ▁As ▁rail ro ads ▁gradually ▁took ▁the ▁fre ight ▁business ▁away ▁from ▁steam bo ats , ▁Reyn olds ▁started ▁to ▁build ▁passenger ▁boats ▁and ▁he ▁bought ▁boats ▁from ▁other ▁lines . ▁ ▁The ▁offices ▁were ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁east ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁simple , ▁two - story , ▁brick ▁building , ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁was ▁used ▁for ▁storage . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁The ▁structure ▁res ides ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Jones ▁and ▁Water ▁St . ▁in ▁Dub u que ▁Iowa . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Joseph ▁" D iam ond ▁Jo " ▁Reyn olds ▁Office ▁Building ▁and ▁House ▁in ▁McG reg or , ▁Iowa ▁ ▁References