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Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-02358
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 Phineas W. Crawford House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1209 Prairie
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 3 0 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
0 Total 3 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)
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.
31-02358
Dubuque1209 Prairie
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
Architecturepre-1872
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
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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 June 12, 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 # 7477 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
31-02358
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Phineas W. Crawford House Dubuque
Name of Property County
1209 Prairie Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the West Eleventh Street Historic District. Style/Year: pre-1872, Italianate
style (belvedere, massing), modified c.1910 to Neo Classical style (side wing, entry porches, faux
window lintels and sills, modillions).
Physical Description: two-story brick near square plan (31’6”x35 core, centered right hand side wing,
20x37) with hip roof, centered belvedere, and twin “fronts.” Symmetrical fenestration on the core house
with a Neo Classical style west side entry porch, flat topped with paired Tuscan style columns and
entablature, and a broader matching east porch with deck and upper level balustrade (8x25). Centered
entrances with transoms. A south end two-story side wing (28x16) has window bands on both levels,
and corner pilasters with stone capital insets at each spring stone level. The eaves project broadly and
are supported on all sides with modillions. Faux Classical style lintels and sills have been attached on
the main façade fronts. The original north end two-story wing has a single-story wrap around porch
along its east and north sides (apparently a recent connection of a 12x29 northeast corner porch and a
10x7 north end porch). There is a three-sided bay on the northwest ground floor corner. Concrete
foundation.
Alterations: the 1950 Sanborn shows an L-plan with small east porch and a full-length west porch, in
addition to a straight side porch along the east side of the north wing. It would appear that the present
porch system post-dates 1950 and that the house was re-fronted eastward since that time. The south
wing is not indicated on the map either. The belvedere might be a replacement given its window
replacements but this is not known to be the case. The exterior was transformed into the Neo Classical
style, the eaves were rebuilt, faux lintels and sills added along with the porches. Permits note above
ground pool 1992, pool decking 1993. Assessors card, 1971, shows erased west side entry porch.
Brick garage converted to an apartment in 1974.
Landscaping/Setting: very large lot (the house pre-dated the present street system, Walnut did not exist
when built), a substantial stone wall runs along the east and north property lines with cuts for steps in
both those directions. A cast iron fence caps the wall and there are gates.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; pictured as P. W. Crawford house in Souvenir Gems, 1897, Andrew Y. McDonald,
here 1918-21+.
Building History: depicted on 1872 birds eye with belvedere, brick carriage house also present, and
arbor to the east. The 1889 map shows it as perhaps three-stories high with a Mansard roof on the
core structure, and a gabled north wing roof.
Daniel Reardon built a 2.5-story brick residence on Prairie for $3,000 in 1870 (Herald, December 18,
1870). 1209 and 1295 Prairie are the only candidates.
John Bell owned the parcel when it was sewered c.1889. The tap dates to October 5, 1956.
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Phineas W. Crawford House Dubuque
Name of Property County
1209 Prairie Dubuque
Address City
Directories place Phineas W. Crawford at 148 Chestnut in 1877-81, at 184 Walnut in 1883, 154 Walnut
in 1888-99. this property was 61 Prairie as of 1918 when Andrew Y. McDonald lived here. These
listings document the reversal of the house address from Walnut to Prairie after 1921.
Daniel Reardon not found in directories at this address. He lived on an alley between Main and Locust,
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16 and 17th in 1868 and is not listed later.
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
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: A. McDaniels Sub, Lots 778-779.
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