Highland Street 1163IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC P~SERVATION
Inventory
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BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
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Address
Photograph
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE. OF CON~ION
Source
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
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PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
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ACCESSIBILITY ...... RES/UNR~ Facade N/S/E/W By Date
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BUILDING MATERIALS CONDITION MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS
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Chimney(s) ~~ 1~3 4
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Interior Features:
Site Features:
Evaluation
Historical 1 2
rarity 1 3 4
II ENVIRO~NTAL STATURE 1
III CONTEXT i~ediate
Broad
IV INTEGRITY OF F~RIC
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
SURVEY
CONSULTANT:
Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP
Date
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-01595
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 George Richardson House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1163 Highland
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 []
Skip this Section
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 1 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
0 Total 1 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/05B-Italianate foundation Stone
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.
31-01595
Dubuque1163 Highland
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
Architecture1865
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 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 # 30 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
31-01595
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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George Richardson House Dubuque
Name of Property County
1163 Highland Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the West Eleventh Street Historic District. Style/Year: c.1865, Italianate
broad two-story gable front brick residence with side hall plan (bracketed eaves, returned eaves, oculus
attic light, possible elongated lower level windows).
Physical Description: raised stone foundation, rectangular core (49x31 with centered south wing, 17x6)
with left hand double entry, rounded stone lintels with flattened ends on all fronts, stone sills, off center
chimney (to south of roof ridge), asymmetrical fenestration, two-story narrow hip roof rear wing, bay
window on southwest corner, c.1910 Neo Classical wrap around porch (46’ frontage, 31’ depth to north,
18’ to south) with Ionic style columns, a cantilvered rounded east balcony and rounded southeast
corner and stairs with stone side walls. Corner porch (southwest corner) measures 14x6), frame shed
at northwest corner measures 20x14.
Alterations: porch as noted. Porch being restored and columns repaired. Permits note a re-roofing in
1995, converted from single-family to tri-plex in 1941 ($200), porch repairs 1982, porch piers repaired
and decking 1988. 1971 Assessors card notes garage/loft 25x25, “old” presumably replaced.
Landscaping/Setting: high terrace setting, ground rises to the west, moderate front stone retaining wall,
high one to the north. A carriage house elevated to Dell Street appears to be new construction.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Original Owner/Builder: George Richardson was a major boot and shoe manufacturer and lived here in
1890 (57 Highland Place). Lawyer George W. Kiesel lived here 1896-99.
Building History: George Richardson owned the parcel when it was sewered c.1890. He built a single-
story frame barn at 57 Highland Place in 1886 and is listed at same 1886-1890 (Herald, January 1,
1887).
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George Richardson is not listed previously here, living at 3 & Bluff in 1883.
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: Lot 828 A. McDaniel’s Sub.
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