Bluff Street 0425-0433-04IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUBUQUE, IOWA
Architectural
Inventory
STREET ADDRESS
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
' Address
1978
1979
Photograph ~o~ z
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Source
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
Source
PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
Source
ACCESSIBILITY RES/UNR~
STATUS ~UNO/WP
BUILDING MATERIALS CONDITION
Foundation ~ ~7~ ~2 3 4
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Eaves/Cornice ~ ~ ~' ~
Roof ~O~ Y~
Chimney (s) __ ~~
1~3 4
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1<~3 4
1~34
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1234
DESIGN FEATURES
Style . ~-~ %/[(~-CA~C~j~
Details of Note:
Interior ~eatures:
Site Features:
Facade N/S/E/W By
MODIFICATIONS/ADDiTIONS:
COMMENT:
Date
Frame~<D
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic li~34
Historical 1~ 4
Rarity 1 . 4
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 12 .3~
III CONTEXT Immediate ~ 234
Broad ~234
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC (~234
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
COMMENT:
HABS/NRHP
SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP Date
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00729
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 425-433-441 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 []
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)
01B-multiple Dwelling 01B-multipleDwelling
7. Description
Architectural Classification Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions)
05-Late Victorian/05D-Queen Anne 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.
31-00729
Dubuque425-433-441 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
Architecture1897
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 # 7471 Frame/slot # 4 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
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Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
425-433-441 Bluff Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. Style/Year: 1897, Queen Anne row house
Physical Description: this is a longer (32x55’6”) version of 121-31 Bluff with the addition of three three-
sided bays (3’6”x12) in front of each gabled wall dormer and the centered dormer. Two-story
rectangular plan with mansard-like hip roof. Banded darker brick is used to form a polychromatic
striped first floor façade effect. The same brick forms a broad band at the second floor lintel level and
below sill level. Darker brick forms decorative surrounds on the attic dormer lights and creates a semi-
circular arch above each window set. Flat roof short porches (5’6”x10) infill between the bays and to
the south side of the southernmost bay. The cornice is denticulated as is the stone coping on the front
dormers. The chimney has a surviving enlarged cap. There is a north-facing gabled wall dormer on
that side wall. There is a raised stone foundation with plain water table. The darker brick was used on
the sidewalls. There are two rear wings, 33x16 (left) and 33x29 (right) with two rear porches. Stone
foundation.
Alterations: well preserved. Permits (425) note re-roofing in 1991, column replacement 1992, same for
433, re-roof metal garage 1967, rubber roof on flat area 1996, same for 441-43, re-roof 1980.
Landscaping/Setting: prominent level corner location, eastward orientation
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Original Owner/Builder: probable builder is Phillip Ryder who raised up a triple residence on Bluff and
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4 in 1897, at a cost of $10,000 (Herald, January 5, 1898). P. Ryder lived here in 1918-21 so this is his
building. Isabella and Marion Ryder owned the building in 1955 and it was noted by the Assessor that
Ryder “inherited property father built.”
Building History: John McCoy owned the property when it was sewered c.1889.
Unified Assessor card as of 1955
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
Bruce Kriviskey, Dubuque, Iowa--Architectural Survey 1978/1979, Atlas of City Wide and District
Survey Maps, Dubuque; n.p., c.1979
Dubuque County Assessor’s Data
Newspapers and other primary sources as noted in the text above.
Historical photographs, Center For Dubuque History, Loras College
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
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