Bluff Street 0653IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUBUQUE, IOWA 1978
Architectural Survey 1979
Inventory
STREET ADDRESS
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
Photograph ~o~ z Frame
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Source
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
Source
PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
Source
ACCESSIBILITY
STATUS
BUILDING MATERIALS
Foundation
Walls ~' f
Trim
Por ch/Storefront
Eaves/Cornice
Roof .. C~%!
Chimney (s)
DESIGN FEATURES
RES/UNR/~
~Y~UNO/WP
CONDITION
~234
1 34
1~3 4
12~4
12~4
12~4
~234
1234
Details of Note:
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Interior Features:
Facade N/S/E/W By Date
MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS:
Site Features:
Evaluation
Historical 12
Rarity 12
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 12 4
III CONTEXT Immediate ~234
Broad ?~ 34
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 34
COMMENT:
Architectural 'Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP
Date
HAB S/NRHP
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00850
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 653-655 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/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.
31-00850
Dubuque653-655 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 # 7471 Frame/slot # 18 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
31-00850
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
653-655 Bluff Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. Style/Year: c.1870, Italianate/ vernacular two-
story brick side gable duplex.
Physical Description: the rectangular core plan measures 32’6”x41’, there are twin separated rear 1.75-
story brick wings (33x15), the east base of which is linked by a frame single-story (10x8) section. The
roof continues beyond end walls, chimneys on end walls, paired brackets beneath cornice, paired
centered entries (four panel doors) with transoms and side lights, plain stone sills and lintels.
Craftsman-era (c.1910) porch (8x39) with tapered pillars set on brick piers.
Alterations: porch as noted, concrete steps and curved side walls. Permits note conversion from
single-family to two-family dwelling 1948 ($1,000), front porch re-roofing 1982.
Landscaping/Setting: moderate terrace, east fronting house.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Building History: Appears on 1872 birds eye view. Tom Conolly builds additions to two two-story
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buildings, 16x15, $1,500 on Bluff, is carriage manufacture, at southwest corner 7 and Locust, as of
1880 (Herald, November 22, 1874).
A. Koch made improvement to his residence on Bluff for $400 (Herald, January 3, 1875). Koch worked
for Westphal, Hinds & Co.
Thomas Connelly, John A. Koch and H. A. Dean A. owned this property when it was sewered (no date).
A Kock built a brick addition to a frame house at 673 Bluff in 1878. He then worked for Westphal, Hinds
& Co.) (Herald, May 8, 1878).
The 1955-60 Assessor card notes a 1951 remodeling, the owner (Clara Hoffman) lived in California.
There were three rental units and the surveyor noted “excellent condition for old dwelling.”
1899 directory lists H. A. Dean at 653; Z. B. Hoffmann and F. Rickey at 655.
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
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Legal Description: North middle 23’ of the north 23.5’ Lot 621, South 23’ of the north 52.5’ of same.
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