Bluff Street 0701-0703IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUBUQUE, IOWA 1978
Architectural Survey 1979
Inventory
STREET ADDRESS
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Source
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
Source
PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
Source
ACCESSIBILITY
STATUS
BUILDING MATERIALS
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CONDITTON
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Walls
Trim
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Pot ch/Store front
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Eaves/Cornice 5~> ~ 2 3 4
Roof ~?~%~ ~ 234
Chimney(s) ~V 1234
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DESIGN FEATU~S
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Details of Note: ' ~
Interior Features:
Photograph ~o: ~ Frame
Facade N/S/E/W By Date
MODIFI CATIONS / ADDITIONS:
COMMENT:
Site Features:
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic 1:2~34
Historical 1" 34
Rarity 1~34
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 1~34
III CONTEXT Immediate C~234
Broad ~23 4
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC ~234
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP
COMMENT:
HABS/NRHP
Date ~ /~ ~
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00852
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 George W. Healey Duplex
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 701-703 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 []
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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)
nd
05-Late Victorian/05D-Queen Anne/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.
31-00852
Dubuque701-703 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
Architecture1888
check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Significant Person Architect/Builder
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
Architect
N/A Carkeek, Thomas T.
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 # 20 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
31-00852
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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George W. Healey Duplex Dubuque
Name of Property County
701-703 Bluff Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. Style/Year: 1888, Queen Anne/Second
Empire double house or duplex (former embodied in the orioles and turret caps, the central pavilion,
and the classical elements in the friezes, the latter in the attic mansard form.
Designer/Builder: Thomas T. Carkeek, architect (Sommer, p. 96; Dubuque of Today, 1897).
Physical Description: two-story side gable rectangular plan (30x41, centered two-story rear brickwing,
33x32, matching rear side porches, 14x8) with mansard attic front, twin orioles (second floor base to
the top of the attic level) with turret roofs flank a two-story pedimented pavilion. The twin entries are
centered and grouped and a partial width pedimented porch with turned posts and bargeboard covers
the entry. There is a raised stone foundation and water table. Brick pilasters define the outer corner
edges. Brick belt courses (twin and parallel) mark the lintel level on the lower level and the sill level on
the upper floor. A rusticated stone belt course marks the base of the parapet. Oversized stone lintels
on the main floor cap two picture windows with triple-transom lights. Geometric inlays ornament the
oriole spandrels and Classical designs the pavilion and porch pediment fronts. There is a rear wing
with south-fronting side porch along the south side. One fireplace in each unit.
Alterations: very well preserved. Permits note re-roofings in 1941 (701), 1989 (flat roof), remove and
replace rear stairs on brick office 1986, replace stringers office 1992.
Landscaping/Setting: level parcel with east-fronting building, hillside at west end likely prevented rear
porches, forcing porches to the side of the plan.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; Edward M. Healey Duplex (Sommer says George W. Healey as does Dubuque of
Today).
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Original Owner/Builder: Healey built a two-story dwelling with Mansard roof at the head of 7 Street on
Bluff for $2,000 in 1888 (Herald, December 23, 1888).
Building History: Healey was a clerk for Christman & Healey as of 1893 and resided here.
George W. Healy and the J. R. Goodrich Estate owned this property when it was sewered (June 14,
1902).
The south half at least was owner-occupied as of 1955, with a vacant second floor. Lavina Steinbach
owned 703 for 35 years as of 1955. She sold it in 1962. She rented sleeping rooms for $5.000 weekly.
1899 directory lists G. W. Healy at 701; A.L. Pizer andMrs. J. Hyde at 703.
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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
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Sub 2 of 2 City Lot 653-1, Sub 3 City Lot 653A-1 (south half), Sub 2-2 City Lot 653-
2, Sub 3 of City Lot 653A-2 (north half).
Map: