Langworthy Street 1110IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUBUQUE, IOWA 197,
Architectural SUrveY
Inventory
STREET ADDRESS
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Source
ARCHITECT/BUILDER'
Source
PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
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ACCESSIBILITY
STATUS
BUILDING MATERIALS
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DESIGN FEATURES
Style ,i
Details of Note:
Interior Features:
Site Features:
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic 1 2 3~
Historical 1 ~ ~
Rarity 1
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 1204
III CONTEXT Immediate ~ 2~4
Broad ~234
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 1~34
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AtLEAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
Frame
Facade N/S/E/W By Date
MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS:
COMMENT:
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SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICF
Date
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-01880
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 Fred F.and Mabelle A. Thill House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1110 Langworthy
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 2 0 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
0 Total 2 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)
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05-Late Victorian/05B-Italianate/05C-2 Empire foundation Stone
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06-Late 19 & 20 Century Revivals/06B Colonial walls clapboard/shingle/concrete block
Revival roof Asphalt
07E-Craftsman 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.
31-01880
Dubuque1110 Langworthy
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
Architecture1915
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 May 16, 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 # 7480 Frame/slot # 9 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
31-01880
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
Fred F.and Mabelle A. Thill House Dubuque
Name of Property County
1110 Langworthy Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Langworthy Historic District. Style/Year: 1915 (owner, also note etched
basement tile with 1913), Craftsman/ Colonial Revival style, shallow “U” shaped façade with matching
end upper level orioles, a centered open porch atop the main porch, and an unusual porch projection
that projects a three-sided bay from its center. Oriole and dormer windows have vertical divide set
beneath a shallow transom with diamond lights (see 1090 Langworthy). Dormer wall corners are
battered.
Designer/Builder: Said to have been modeled after a Dyersville house, present owners have located
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same on 2 Avenue in Dyersville).
Physical Description: Rectangular plan (36x32) with hip roof, broad centered front dormer, diamond
pattern upper sash. Shingle exterior. Four bay windows at or near endwall corners. Front bay 2’6” x
16, full-width front porch 9’6” x 32. Stone foundation. Unpainted quarter-sawn oak throughout the
interior and one bedroom features birdseye maple woodwork.
Alterations: The porch has been screened in. Permits note re-roofings in 1945, 1980, 1997, and
building a garage in 1971. Assessor notes November 16, 1971 permit for garage addition, 16x24,
notes foundation only complete as of December 1971. The house was generally repaired in 1997 (new
wiring, new roof, new first floor laundry and bathroom, kitchen improvements). Porch no longer
screened in.
Landscaping/Setting: driveway to east, garage in east center of parcel.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Original Owner/Builder: Fred F.and Mabelle A. Thill were the first listed residents in 1915 (as 272
Langworthy). He was the president of the Standard Supply co. Current owners credit parents of
William F. Thill with building the house. William Thill lived here until 1997. Mabelle A. Carroll listed by
Assessor as original owner, her estate owned it as of 1966.
Building History: David D. Howe built three houses on Langworthy in 1915: (1) a single-story frame,
$2,500, 451 Langworthy, (2) single story, $2,000, and (3) a frame house for $2,000, likely one story as
well (Telegraph-Herald, December 26, 1915). The sewer tap is dated October 24, 1913.
William F. Thill owned in 1971 when garage was expanded.
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Information provided by current owner Deb Fordice.
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
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Fred F.and Mabelle A. Thill House Dubuque
Name of Property County
1110 Langworthy Dubuque
Address City
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
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: West 20’ Lot 4, all of Lot 5, Sub 2 & 3, Mrs. L. H. Langworthy’s Addn.
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