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Details of Note:
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I QUALITY Aesthetic
Historical
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ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE
CONTEXT Immediate
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IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC
MODIFI CATIONS/ADDITIONS:
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PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
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SURVEY~ CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-01574
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 Louis G. Hurd House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1245 Grove Terrace
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 0 1 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
0 Total 0 1 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)
05-Late Victorian/05D-Queen Anne foundation Stone
walls clapboard
roof Asphalt
0 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.
31-01574
Dubuque1245 Grove Terrace
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
Architecture1890
check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
1938
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 18, 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 # 7476 Frame/slot # 23 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
31-01574
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Louis G. Hurd House Dubuque
Name of Property County
1245 Grove Terrace Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the West Eleventh Street Historic District. Style/Year: 1890, three-story
modified Queen Anne, now a Victorianized side gable bungalow with gabled ell on right front.
Physical Description: single story rectangular plan (29’6”x44 with east wing 18x11’6”, and west wing,
17x24), on raised stone foundation, external chimney on south end wall, gabled dormer on front,
narrow clapboard, cutaway southeast front corner, porch has separate roof plane from core roof. Two-
story wing to northwest, square gable roof wing in north rear with corner porch in front, sunburst motif
used on brackets. The porch is L-shaped, 25 feet long and 8-11 feet deep.
Alterations: middle floor removed, roof dropped down. Permits note re-roofings in 1958, 1977, 1995,
frame dwelling remodeled 1938 ($1,500), alterations to two-family residence 1939 ($500), re-sided
1977, second floor dormer 6x12 and porch added ($12,000), 12x17 second floor sunroom added 1997
($10,000). Assessors card, 1971, notes concrete 12x20 old garage, apparently demolished.
Landscaping/Setting: raised excavated site on hillside, high terrace, fronts east, open yard to the west,
terrace to west, two levels, concrete steps in front, stone retaining wall to the south, new metal fence
along Highland to west.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; Louis G. Hurd house. Hurd was a prominent lawyer (1845-1927) and practiced
law for over 50 years.
Original Owner/Builder: Louis G. Hurd lived at 37 Arlington as of 1888. He was here as of 1890, and
was a partner with Henderson, Hurd, Daniels and Kiesel.
Building History: Land transactions: Enoch Brown to Burton Carpenter, 1841; Alfred McDaniels
acquires and he was largely responsible for platting the larger area. The Grove and High Street lots
were laid out in 1853, and this lot was split into three parcels and sold off. Louis G. Hurd purchased the
property August 27, 1886 for $500 and he built a three-story frame house in 1890 at a cost of $9,000
(Herald, January 18, 1891). He paid off a $5,000 mortgage in 1894-95. A third floor ball room was still
not finished when Hurd died January 25, 1929. The family retained the house until 1938 when Hurd’s
son-in-law sold it to John Walbrun, a local contractor. Walbrun built the terrace garage, stairs and
removed the second floor, rebuilding the roof. The house was duplexed and sold in 1929 to Harry and
Lauretta VanNest. Arnold and Elizabeth Henry acquired the house in 1971 at which time it was a
duplex with a separate living unit on the second floor. David and Jean Fyten bought it in 1973. Joan
and Jed Noon acquired the house in 1985 and restored it as a single-family residence. The
wraparound porch and its gazebo extension were restored in 1995 (commun-ication from Jed Noon,
August 2003; 1996 Old House Enthusiasts Tour).
The sewer tap dates to August 9, 1904.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
31-01574
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Louis G. Hurd House Dubuque
Name of Property County
1245 Grove Terrace Dubuque
Address City
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
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Sub of 2 of 775 A. McDaniel’s Sub South 75.55’ Lot 3.
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