Bluff Street 0679IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUBUQUE, IOWA
Arch,tectuml SU
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Inventory Photograph Roll ~ Frame
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Source
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
Source
PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
Source
ACCESSIBILITY RES/UNR~
STATUS OCC/d~/WP
BUILDING MATERIALS CONDITION
Foundation ~OwL~_ ~ 2 3 4
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Porch/Storefront ~,
Eaves/Cornice ~[[~
Roof ~PODL~ '
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DESIGN FEATURES
Style ~JO%~ O~j~f~
Details of Note:
Facade N/S/E/W By Date
MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS:
COMMENT:
Interior Features:
Site Features:
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic 1 2 3~
Historical 1 2 3 4
Rarity 1 2 3 4
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 1 2 3~.
III CONTEXT Immediate O2 3 4
Broad ~2 3 4
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 1 2~4
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OFSIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP
COMMENT:
Date
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00851
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 J. Mehlhop House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 679 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 0 1 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
0 Total 0 1 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)
05-Late Victorian/05D-Queen Anne/Shingle 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.
31-00851
Dubuque679 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
Architecture1890s
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 # 19 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
31-00851
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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J. Mehlhop House Dubuque
Name of Property County
679 Bluff Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. Style/Year: c.1890s, shingle style (embodied
in front gable shingle work and window, overhang on north wing).
Physical Description: Two-story brick front addition or enclosed porch completely obscures and
compromises the original. Two-story north side addition. Attached garage with tile coping on south
side. The core measures 33x24, the front addition 11x24, attached garage to the south (17x14), single-
story rear brick addition (16x8), two-story frame rear addition (to north, 17x13) rear porch behind latter
(3’6”x12). One fireplace.
Alterations: Permits note re-roofings in 1957 (half), 1968, 1979, 1988, roof repairs 1956, addition to
funeral home 1934 ($1,500), re-siding part 1939. 1955 Assessor card notes “new addition” in the front,
11x24.
Landscaping/Setting: slight terrace, east-facing house.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; Mehlhop house
Building History: J. Mehlhop occupies 1899, possible builder, Carl F. Mehlhop here 1918-21.
John Mehlhop and E. W. Albee owned this property when it was sewered (no date).
James Richard and Frances Ashworth had owned the property 30 years as of 1955. The addition was
made to a funeral home that occupied the building.
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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