Locust Street 0053-0055IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
· DUB.UQUE,.IOWA 1978
Architectural SUrvey 1979
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STREET ADDRESS
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Source
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
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ACCESSIBILITY ~UNR/NO
STATUS ~UNO/WP
BUILDING MATERIALS CONDITION
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Eaves/Cornice~j~, 12~4
Roof
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DESIGN FEATURES
Style
Details of Note:
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Facade N/S/E/W By Date
MODIFI CATIONS/ADDITIONS:
Interior Features:
Site Features:
'EValuation
Historical 1~2) 3 4
Rarity ~234
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE ~1 34
III CONTEXT Immediate ~ 3 4
Broad ~1~] 4
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 4
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
COMMENT:
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SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-01955
New Supplemental
State Historical Society of Iowa
Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.)
Relationship:ContributingNoncontributing
(December 1, 1999)
Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries
National Register Status:(any that apply) Listed De-listed NHL DOE
9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number
Non-Extant (enter year)
1. Name of Property
historic name P.H. Halpin Block
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 53-55 Locust
city or town Dubuque vicinity, county Dubuque
Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter
(If Urban) Subdivision Block(s) Lot(s) see below
3. State/Federal Agency Certification []
Skip this Section
4. National Park Service Certification []
Skip this Section
5. Classification
Category of Property Number of Resources within Property
(Check only one box)
building(s) If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of:
district Enter number of: Contributing Noncontributing
site 0 buildings 1 0 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
0 Total 1 0 Total
Name of related project report or multiple property study
(Enter “N/A” if the property is not part of a multiple property examination).
Title Historical Architectural Data Base Number
The Architectural and Historical Resources of Dubuque, 1833-1955N/A
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions Current Functions
(Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions)
02-Commerce/Trade/o2E-Specialty Store 02-Commerce/Trade/o2E-Specialty Store
7. Description
Architectural Classification Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions)
05-Late Victorian/05B-Italianate foundation Stone
walls brick
roof Asphalt
other
Narrative Description
( SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
8. Statement of Significance
Applicable National Register Criteria
(Mark “x” representing your opinion of eligibility after applying relevant National Register criteria)
Yes No More Research Recommended A
Property is associated with significant events.
Yes No More Research Recommended B
Property is associated with the lives of significant persons.
Yes No More Research Recommended C
Property has distinctive architectural characteristics.
Yes No More Research Recommended D
Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
31-01955
Dubuque53-55 Locust
County Address Site Number
Dubuque
City District Number
Criteria Considerations
A Owned by a religious institution or used E A reconstructed building, object, or structure.
for religious purposes. F A commemorative property.
B Removed from its original location. G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past
C A birthplace or grave. 50 years.
D A cemetery
Areas of Significance Significant Dates
(Enter categories from instructions)
Construction date
Architecture1882
check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Significant Person Architect/Builder
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
Architect
N/A Unknown
Builder
Unknown
Narrative Statement of Significance
( SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
9. Major Bibliographical References
Bibliography
See continuation sheet for citations of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form
10. Geographic Data
UTM References
(OPTIONAL)
Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing
1 2
3 4
See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments
11. Form Prepared By
name/title James E. Jacobsen
organization History Pays! Historic Preservation Consulting Firm date June 15, 2004
street & number 4411 Ingersoll Avenue telephone 515-274-3625
city or town Des Moines state IA zip code 50312
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
(Submit the following items with the completed form)
FOR ALL PROPERTIES
1. Map: showing the property’s location in a town/city or township.
2. Site plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public road(s).
3. Photographs: representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be
curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo/catalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following
needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site:
Roll/slide sheet # 7469 Frame/slot # 3 Date Taken Sept. 2003
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
photo & slide catalog sheet
See continuation sheet or attached for list of photo roll or slide entries.
Photos/illustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file.
FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL
1. Farmstead & District:
(List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status)
2. Barn:
a. A sketch of the frame/truss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn.
b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side.
c. A sketch floor plan of the interior space arrangements along with the barn’s exterior dimensions in feet.
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use Only Below This Line
Concur with above survey opinion on National Register eligibility: Yes No More Research Recommended
This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated district.
Comments:
Evaluated by (name/title): Date:
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
31-01955
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
P.H. Halpin Block Dubuque
Name of Property County
53-55 Locust Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. Style/Year: 1882, Italianate two-story brick
business block (double storefront) with semi-circular pediment incorporated into an elaborate metal
bracketed cornice.
Physical Description: rectangular plan (62x43, rear porch 7x43), upper windows have semi-circular
stone lintels with flattened ends and flat-topped engaged key stones. There is a continuous stone lintel
atop the double storefront, stone columns with capitals, and intervening cast iron supports that flank the
entrances. The upstairs entrance is placed just south of center. There is a name/date stone centered
on the upper façade.
Alterations: storefront windows reduced. Permits for 53 note re-roofing in 1973, and second floor porch
repair, drop ceiling 1994. Same for 55 note re-roofing for 1942, 1986.
Landscaping/Setting: level corner lot, building fronts east.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; P. H. Halpin Block
Original Owner/Builder: P. Halpin, store on Locust, $6,000 (Herald, January 1, 1883).
Building History: Brothers P. H. and M. Halpin ran Halpin Brothers Grocery until 1878 when they went
their separate ways. P. H. Halpin purchased or gained full ownership of this corner parcel at that time
(Herald, April 21, 1878). Frank Ricke, grocer, here 1918, Thompson & Hogan, 1921.
B. J. O’Neill purchased a three-story brick lodge located between Dodge, Jones and Bluff streets—it
was sold at a referee’s auction for $2,500 and was from the Conner Estate (Telegraph, May 3, 1899).
This certainly isn’t a three-story building but the above building has yet to be located. Check Conner in
directories*
1899 Conner at 119 Bluff.
P. H. Halpin owned the property when the street was sewered c.1889.
Assessor, 1955, notes The Glass Tap and South End Beer Store here, two five-room apartments
upstairs. Mary Eleanor Hickey (Kalimoski) owned it post-1968.
1899 directory lists P. H. Halpin and T. Shea at 87 S Locust.
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
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10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: City Lot, east 97’ Lot 571
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