Bluff Street 0474 IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUB .UQUE, IOWA 1978
Amh,tectural Survey I
Inventory
STREET ADDRESS
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
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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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BUILDING MATERIALS CONDITION
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DESIGN FEATURES Style
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Details of Note:
Interior Features:
Site Features:
'EvaluatiOn
Historical ±k~ 34
Rarity 1~34
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 12~4
III CONTEXT Immediate ~234
Broad ~234
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC ~234
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:
COMMENT:
Date
HABS/NRHP
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00736
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 474 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)
01-Domestic/01A01single dwelling residence 01-Domestic/01A01single dwelling residence
7. Description
Architectural Classification Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions)
03-Early Republic-03B-Federal 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.
31-00736
Dubuque474 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
Architecture1855
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 # 25 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
31-00736
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
474 Bluff Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. Style/Year: c.1855, Adams/Federal two-story
side gable brick house.
Physical Description: no raised end walls, metal lintels and sills, symmetrical fenestration and left side
double door entry with pedimented gable front shallow porch (round column supports), inevitable stone
foundation. L-plan includes front portion (34x23) and offset rear wing (31x14) with side porch (31x7’6”).
Alterations: porch likely a later addition. Permits note re-roofings in 1952, 1970, minor repairs 1943,
repair side porch 1943, repairs to two-family brick 1950. Assessor notes barn with loft, 16x18, “old.”
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Landscaping/Setting: level lot open on all sides, 5 street early house adjoins to north, house fronts
west and is advanced to sidewalk.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
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Building History: good candidate is J. Kleine who built a two-story brick house on Bluff between 4 & 5
for $2,400 in 1863 (Herald, January 1, 1864). This building appears on 1872 birds eye view.
Another candidate builder in 1870 is Theodore T. Koepfi, who built a large two-story brick with brick
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stable and brick outhouse for $4,000/$6,000 on the east side of Bluff between 4 and 5 (Herald,
December 18, 1870; Times, same date).
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The following buildings were constructed on Bluff near or on 4:
?John McKinley, two story brick, 42x37, two tenements 21x16, one for self, on corner (Herald,
September 5, 1867).
?same as above, double brick, $5,000, on corner (Herald, December 14, 1877).
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?Howard Drug, 4 and Bluff, destroyed by fire, 1870 (Times, September 28, 1870).
?Jacob Christian, corner, frame barn, $400 (Herald, December 16, 1869).
?A. W. Lyman, corner, two-story frame, $1,800 (Herald, March 8, 1857).
A. Tredway and the C. A. Kleine Estate owned this property when it was sewered (no date). Raymond
Davidsaver owned the property 1943-59.
1899 directory lists A. Kleine at this address.
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.
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