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Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-00475 D New rgJ Supplemental
rgJ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) _
Relationship: rgJ Contributing D Noncontributing
D Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries
National Register Status:(any that apply) D Listed D De-listed D NHL D DOE
9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number _
D Non-Extant (enter year) _
1. Name of Property
historic name J. H. Thedinqa House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 340 West 5th
city or town Dubuque
Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name
D vicinity, county Dubuque
Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter
(If Urban) Subdivision_
3. State/Federal Agency Certification [Skip this Section]
4. National Park Service Certification [Skip this Section]
5. Classification
Category of Property (Check only one box)
IZI building(s)
D district
D site
D structure
D object
Block(s) _
Lot(s) see below
Number of Resources within Pro ert
If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of:
Enter number of: Contributin Noncontributin
Q buildings 1 Q buildings
sites sites
structures structures
o~ects o~ects
Total 1 Q Total
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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. 1833-1955 fiffi
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions)
01-Domestic/01 A01 sinqle dwellinq residence
01-Domestic/01 A01 sinqle dwellinq residence
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions)
Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
03-Earlv Republic/03B-Federal
foundation Stone
walls brick
roof Asphalt
other
Narrative Description (IZI 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)
DYes D No IZI More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events.
DYes D No IZI More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons.
IZI Yes D No D More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics.
DYes D No IZI More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
County Dubuque
City Dubuque
Criteria Considerations
D A Owned by a religious institution or used
for religious purposes.
D B Removed from its original location.
DCA birthplace or grave.
D D A cemetery
Address 340 West 5th
Site Number 31-00475
District Number
D E A reconstructed building, object, or structure.
D F A commemorative property.
D G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past
50 years.
Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions)
Significant Dates
Construction date
1855 D check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Arch itectu re
Significant Person
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
N/A
Architect/Builder
Architect
Unknown
Builder
Unknown
Narrative Statement of Significance (IZI SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
9. Major Bibliographical References
Bibliography IZI See continuation sheet for citations of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form
10. Data
or
11. Form Prepared By
name/title James E. Jacobsen
organization History Pays! Historic Preservation Consultinq Firm
street & number 4411 Inqersoll Avenue
city or town Des Moines
state IA
date June 15. 2004
telephone 515-274-3625
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 # 7470 Frame/slot # 28 Date Taken Sept. 2003
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
D See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries.
D 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 Use Below This Line
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00475
Related District Number
Paqe 1
J. H. Thedinqa House
Name of Property
340 West 5th
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. StyleNear: 1855, two-story brick
Adams/Federal style (I-house?) residence.
Physical Description: narrow rectangular plan (40x20 with off center side wing, 14x9, porch behind
latter 5x9), stepped end walls, symmetrical fenestration with oversized stone lintels (that over the off
center entry covers the door and sidelights), and stone sills. Twin attic square lights, centered end
lights on each level. Single-story gable roof frame addition on southwest corner. Wrap-around porch,
15'6" frontage to street, 27' to side, includes two-story section.
Alterations: very well preserved, restored. Permits note re-roofings in 1932, 1974, replace aluminum
soffit, fascia with wood 1990 and 1993, rebuilt 8x8 porch, soffit, fascia, re-roof and re-side same 2000.
Assessor notes return to single-family 1960. Also old barn/loft, 16x15 as of 1955.
Landscaping/Setting: level large corner lot, open to the west, fronts north.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; J. H. Thedinga House, National Register listed. Thedinga (1814-76) was born in
Hanover, Germany, came to the U.S. in 1835, was a merchant beginning in 1839, and was elected
Alerman in 1844. He served on the land claims committee to settle disputed claims in 1847, was a
county commissioner in 1850, justice of the peace, 1852-54, served on the Dubuque Board of
Education 1858-76, Dubuque County Board of Supervisors, 1861, served as the city's first German-
born mayor, 1862-66, organized and was president of the German Bank, 1864. He was the founder of
the German Bank (obituary, December 16, 1876).
Building History: built originally as a brick addition (1855) to a pre-existing frame house (1840, non-
extant) that was to the back of the lot (A Walking Tour to Points Of Interest In Historic South Dubuque).
The Thedinga estate owned this property when it was sewered (no date). Anna Thedinga owns as of
1955, sells to Anthony Rhomberg 1959.
1899 directory lists Mrs. M.L. Thedinga at 26 Fifth St.
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
Bruce Kriviskey, Dubuque, lowa--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
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00475
Related District Number
Paqe 2
J. H. Thedinqa House
Name of Property
340 West 5th
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: City Lot 136.
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