St. Mary's Street 0189IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUBUQUE, IOWA 1978
Architectural 1979
Inventory
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
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DESIGN FEATURES
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By Date
MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS:
Interior Features:
Site Features:
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic 12~4~
Historical 1 4
Rarity i~34
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 12~4
III CONTEXT Immediate ~ 234
BrOad ~234
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 1 2~4
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
COMMENT:
SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AiCP
Date
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Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-02479
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 Hugh Treanor House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 189 St. Mary's
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)
01-Domestic/01A01single dwelling residence 01-Domestic/01A01single dwelling residence
7. Description
Architectural Classification Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions)
foundation Stone
09A04-side gable two story/Gallery 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.
31-02479
Dubuque189 St. Mary's
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
Architecture1872
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 # 74691 Frame/slot # 32 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
31-02479
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Hugh Treanor House Dubuque
Name of Property County
189 St. Mary's Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. Style/Year: 1872, two-story brick side gable
vernacular house with double decker front porch (unusual in city).
Physical Description: rectangular plan (27x30), brickwork incorporates stone foundation walls as
sidewalls contact base of bluff, double brick rowlock window arches, stone sills, centered entries on
each floor, interesting frame vestibule on main entrance with transom. 4/4 lights survive on north end
wall. The house is built into a bluff. Full-width front porch (5x30). Rear north side porch (3’6”x6) with
stoop on east side.
Alterations: porch is replacement on concrete base. Permits note re-roofings in 1973, 1994 (skylight
also), front porch repairs 1965, new open porch 1974, wood deck and stairs 1986, replace porch piers
1998. Assessor notes (1955) presence of frame 11x12 shed, and change to single-family 1964.
Landscaping/Setting: terrace with stone/concrete retaining walls, fronts east.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; Hugh Treanor House, c.1870, Irish born, came to America in 1832 and to
Dubuque 1837, was a businessman and Alderman 1846-48, dying in 1882. He built a brick double
tenement for $2,500 “back of the Cathedral”, employing Thos. Connolly as builder, in 1872. He built a
second dwelling house that same year, also on this street, for $2,000 (Herald, November 24, 1872).
Mrs.Treanor resided at 55 St. Marys as of 1899.
Original Owner/Builder: Two brick duplexes were built on this street in 1889, one by B. W. Linehand
($2,500) and the other by C. and J. Mullin ($3,000) (Herald, December 29, 1889).
Building History: Bruce and Bev Oestreich bought the house in 1986 and received a Dubuque County
Historical Society preservation award in 1995-96 (Telegraph-Herald, February 25, 1997).
This building appears on 1872 birds eye view and is probably the only early surviving house on this
street.
Mrs. E. Treanor owned this property when it was sewered (last hookup May 11, 1922).
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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