Bluff Street 0345-0347IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUBUQUE, IOWA 1978
Architectural SUrvey 1979
Inventory
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BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
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ARCHITECT/BUILDER
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PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
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ACCESSIBILITY
STATUS
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DESIGN FEATURES
Details of Note:
Interior Features:
Site Features:
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic 1~3 4
Historical 1 3'4
Rarity 1~4
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 1 4
III CONTEXT Immediate ~ 2 3 4
Broad ~ 2 3 4
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 1 2~ 4
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP
Facade N/S/E/W By Date
MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS:
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Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00720
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
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 345-347 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 []
Skip this Section
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 01B-multipleDwelling
7. Description
Architectural Classification Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions)
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05-Late Victorian/05C-2 Empire 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.
31-00720
Dubuque345-347 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
Architecture1870
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 # 7470 Frame/slot # 16 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
31-00720
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
Dubuque
Name of Property County
345-347 Bluff Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. Style/Year: 1870, historical photographs hint
at 1875 date, Second Empire, probably originally Italianate side gable duplex similar to houses to the
south. Mansard roof embodies former, surviving paired brackets the latter style. Full-width hip roof
porch (enclosed on north half and entryway) is Classical Revival influence, c.1910.
Physical Description: two-story brick rectangular double house (33x41, two-story centered rear wing,
16’6”x32, rear porches) with Mansard roof, raised stone foundation, shed roof dormers on attic front
and side, stone lintels combine squared spring stones and semi-circular arches. Stone foundation.
Alterations: soffit covered with aluminum siding, some brackets removed, porch alteration. Permits
(345) note re-roofings in 1997 (remove and replace asphalt shingles on Mansard, $3,000), 2000,
general remodeling 1935, repair/replace rear porch 1978, soffit and fascia work 1986, same for 347
conversion single family into two apartments 1946 ($900), carport 1978. Assessor notes return of 347
Bluff to single-family dwelling, 1964.
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3 level of 345 and 347 was remodeled in 1997-98 w/ new yankee gutters, eave brackets, dormer
windows and re-brick of chimneys. Enclosed porch was opened 1988. First floor both buildings is
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(Maggie Kelleys), 2 floor 345 is apartment. 2 level 346 is storage. Memorial marker in rear of
building for “Thomas Kelly” born in Ireland – died in Dubuque. “erected by his loving wife Maggie
Kelly”(owner information).
Landscaping/Setting: fairly level corner parcel, eastward house orientation.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Original Owner/Builder: Mortimer and Maria Hayden, ?
Building History: ? Mortimer M. and Maria Hayden built a frame house at this address for $1,000 in
1883, and replaced it with a two-story double brick, costing $4,000 in 1885. Widow Hayden lived at this
address as of 1893 and presumably the building took place here. No mention however is made of a
mansard which is unusual (Herald, December 20, 1883; Times, January 20, 1886).
Mrs. Maria Hayden and Peter Doherty own the property when it is sewered (no date).
Assessor splits property as of 1955.
1899 C. D. Hayden at 347 – president of Dubuque Altar Co.
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
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