Mt. Pleasant Home

Mt. Pleasant Home has been a pillar of service here in Dubuque for over 150 years. Our community continues to be a home for people with inadequate support systems.  Residents thrive in our warm and caring atmosphere of this beautiful Victorian mansion. Mt. Pleasant Home is the perfect solution for those who no longer want to or can no longer live alone, cook, or maintain a house. A worry free, affordable, living environment. Mt. Pleasant Home provides three meals each day; weekly housekeeping; twice weekly laundry; daily wellness checks; 24-hour staffing; socialization and activities; transportation; and so much more. We offer short-term or long-term support options that can help those in need.

It's getting to be that time of the year again. With the upcoming Great Give Day hosted by the City of Dubuque and the Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque, scheduled for May 20, 2026, we are asking for help and support from friends and followers for some planned updates to our property. 

We are currently dealing with a major foundation concern or our 150+ year old building. The front mid-section of our building that supports the main community areas is leaking and the mortar has mostly washed away, and mud/dirt has packed into the gaps. The stone needs to be repointed in a 50 linear foot by 8-foot-high interior/exterior area that includes excavation of the wall, cleaning the area for mortar joint inspection, removing the interior wood frame, and repointing all of the interior/exterior mortar joints on the exterior.

We are also having issues with our parking lot/driveway. Our current blacktop, which we have stretched the life of with maintenance and repairs, is no longer sturdy, has places failing, and areas that are causing unnecessary runoff into the neighbors' homes. We would like to complete a concrete update on the entire drive to create a safe parking lot, walking areas, and service delivery for our distributors and emergency medical needs. 

The costs for these two projects are just over 21% of our annual budget this year, those estimated costs broken down:

For foundation work: 

$14,800 Tuckpointing.

$18,000.00 Waterproofing.

$6,600.00 Infill 3 basement windows.

The excavation work, wood frame wall removal, and repair of draining issues will be done in-house with

maintenance staff of Mt. Pleasant Home; estimated costs:

$1,800.00 excavator rental

$600.00 gravel and stone costs

$500 for back-fill materials

$1,700.00 excavation labor including backfill and final site prep

$1,900.00 labor for wall removal and replacement

$1,900.00 materials for the wall rebuild

Parking lot Re-paving:

$149,425 Parking lot Re-paving 

Removal of the existing road surface, repairing the underground drainage, and using the materials excavated to improve landscaping, drainage, and sloping by in-house staff costs:

$1,600.00 labor

$1,800.00 skid steer rental.

$200,625.00 TOTAL FOR BOTH PROJECTS

If you, or someone you know, may be interested in helping to support us in this upcoming venture, all donations would be so greatly appreciated, not only by our administration, but also by the residents who call Mt. Pleasant Home their home, as well as their families/caregivers/support staff, and the community members who partake in our food pantry, service-learning options, and community service.