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Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-00452 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 Robert H. Collier House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1084 West Third
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
Q
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)
OS-Late Victorian/05B-ltalianate
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 1084 West Third
Site Number 31-00452
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
1872 IZI 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
John Keenan
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 Mav 17. 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 # 7479 Frame/slot # 19. 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 31-00452
Related District Number
Paqe 1
Robert H. Collier House
Name of Property
1084 West Third
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Langworthy Historic District. StyleNear: 1868/72, Italianate style brick
design (paired brackets, oculus attic lights, 2/2 windows, square cut bay with rounded windows, door
with sidelights, transom.
Designer/Builder: John Keenan, architect.
Physical Description: irregular two-story plan (rectangular core 30x29, with front wing 6x18, side wing
6'6"x19, rear wing 34x16) with front and side gable roof wings, offset rear gable roof wing. Raised
stone foundation, stone side walls on front steps, rounded stone lintels with flattened keystone, doubled
for front double window set, unusual hip roof bay, entrance on side with frame vestibule (multi-pane
side lights and transom, not original) on same, wrap-around porch (22' frontage, 34' depth) with round
columns on stone piers (c.191 0) shutters, stone sills.
Alterations: very well preserved, porch as noted. Permits note re-roofings in 1932, 1960, 1973 (part),
1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, garage roof 1962. The original house did not have the wing to the east (the
dining room), which was the first addition and quite early. The room over the dining room plus the wing
to the back, the second addition, was built in 1927 or so.
Landscaping/Setting: curved walk in front of house.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Original Owner/Builder: Robert H. Collier, (Susan A. Campbell's great-grandfather) two story brick
residence with all modern improvements, 28x40 core, 28x30 wing, $6,000, opposite Langworthy on 3rd
near the head of Alpine, Herald, November 24, 1872, Times, November 23, 1872 reports as valued at
$3,500. Herald says 28x30 with 16x18 wing, cost $5,000, on "3rd Street near Solon Langworthy's
residence." Susan Campbell, owner, was told it was built in 1873.
Following directory entries found:
[;]1867, Collier lives in hotel.
[;]1868, R. H. Collier, South side 3rd at foot of Alpine, Laflin & Rand.
[;]1873-74, R. H. Collier, 3rd, south side two east of Alpine, manager Western Dept. Laflin & Rand
Powder Co.
[;]1874, Robert H. Collier, same as 1875.
[;]1875, James F. Collier, wholesale dealer in wood and coal (as 606). Robert H., manger Dubuque
branch, Laflin & Rand.
[;]1877, J. C. Collier
Building History: visible on 1889, 1872 birds eye views.
Martha McDonald here 1921. No sewer data found. The house outline is sketched on a c.1895 sewer
map but no family name is given.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00452
Related District Number
Paqe 2
Robert H. Collier House
Name of Property
1084 West Third
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
Ada Langworthy Collier, widow of Robert H. Collier, lived here until she died in 1919. Then the
McDonald "Aunties," Miss Mame and Miss Martha, lived here until my mother, Helen Collier Altman,
and father, Franc K. Altman, moved in in 1922.
My grandfather, J.C. Collier, who later built the house next door at 1072 West Third was brought up at
1084 West Third. (I, Suzanne A. Campbell, was brought up here and lived at 1084 West Third until I
grew up and left Dubuque.)
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
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Lot 1 except north 12', Sub. Lot 5 of Mrs. L. H. Langworthy's Sub
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