Bluff Street 0231IOWA
DUB .UQUE, IOWA
Architectural
Inventory
~AL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
STREET ADDRESS
BUILDING NAME__~,
PRESENT OWNER
Address
1978
1979
Photograph ~o~
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Source
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
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PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
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ACCESSIBILITY
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STATUS ~NO/W~
BUILDING MATERIALS CONDITION
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Walls~f~'(~~P/~Q%~Qi~ ~234
Trim k~ /~'l~ ~234
Porch/Storefront ~ ~234
Eaves/Cornice
Roo~ ~V
Chimney(s) ~V
DESIGN FEATURES
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Details of Note:
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MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS:
COMMENT'
Interior Features:
Site Features:
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic 1Q~4
Historical 1~2~4
Rarity 1~3 4
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE ~3 4
III CONTEXT Immediate ~2 3 4
Broad ~2 3 4
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 1034
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
COMMENT:
SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP
Date
HABS/NRfl?
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00713
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 St. Raphael Rectory
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 231 Bluff
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 []
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4. National Park Service Certification []
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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)
01B-multiple Dwelling-Rectory 01B-multiple Dwelling-Rectory
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.
31-00713
Dubuque231 Bluff
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
Architecture1863
check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Significant Person Architect/Builder
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
Architect
N/A Keenan, John
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 # 35 Date Taken Sept. 2003
Roll/slide sheet # 7470 Frame/slot # 10 Date Taken same
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
31-00713
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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St. Raphael Rectory Dubuque
Name of Property County
231 Bluff Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. Style/Year: 1863, Italianate style (paired
brackets, massing, entryway porch.
Designer/Builder: John Keenan, architect, Wood & Perot, ironwork, Joseph Ryder, stonecutter, P. T.
Walsh, painter, Dones & Schulte, provided stone, John Tierney, plasterwork
Physical Description: three story brick (50x45) with flat-capped pyramid roof, paired brackets beneath
broad cornice, symmetrical fenestration, cast metal lintels, stone sills, raised stone foundation with
water table, two-story rear wing, flat roof partial-width front porch with semi-circular hood, tapered
rounded Doric columns.
Alterations: Porch might be later addition, decorative metal faux balconies of recent vintage, possible
cupola removed. Permits note re-roofing in 1980, erection of masonry garage 1953, re-roofing garage
1968.
Landscaping/Setting: part of larger complex, fairly level site. Eastward orientation.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; St. Raphael’s Rectory.
Original Owner/Builder: Bishop Clement Smyth, described as an “elegant” residence.
Building History: construction began May 1863 and finished in November save for the upper levels, iron
fence along cost $1,000, total $9,000 (Herald, January 1, 1864).
Patrick Quigley came to Dubuque in 1832, was removed and returned a year later, and built a house at
First and Bluff streets. The first mass held in the city was conducted in his home that fall. He donated
Lot 603 to Father Samuel Mazzuchelli, and he in turn transferred it to Bishop Loras on August 27, 1839
for $500. The first residence for the bishop was built on the site of the c.1930s St. Raphael School,
behind the Cathedral. It measured 40x48 and housed the bishop, priests and seminarians. The
diocese was established on July 28, 1837 and Bishop Loras reached Dubuque in the fall of 1839. This
second bishop’s residence for Bishop Smyth replaced the first house. St. Mary’s School, founded in
1843, occupied the old residence and was there for 20 years. A new school building finished in April
1884 allowed its occupancy by the St. Francis Home, later Mary of the Angels Home, until 1892. It was
demolished when the new school was built (undated newspaper article, post-1930, titled “Mary of the
Angels Home”).
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
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Historical photographs, Center For Dubuque History, Loras College
10. Additional Documentation:
Map: