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I QUALITY Aesthetic
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II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE
III CONTE~T Immediate
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IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC
. Archit~ctl.lralSi9nificance
PROBABLE ...ADDIT!ONALAREASOFS IGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTAtION IN EXIS'rING SURVEYS
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Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-00571 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 Jesse P. and Mary P. [Johnson] Farlev Cottaqe
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 636 West 11th Street
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 clapboard
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 636 West 11th Street
Site Number 31-00571
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
1848 D 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
Unknown
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. Geographic Data
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 June 12. 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 # 7482 Frame/slot # ~ 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 (SHPO) Use Only Below This Line
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00571
Related District Number
Paqe 1
Jesse P. and Mary P. [Johnson] Farlev Cottaqe
Name of Pro~erty
636 West 11 h Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the West Eleventh Street Historic District. StyleNear: c.1848, Italianate style
(rounded paired window sets in gable front, 2/2 elongated windows).
Physical Description: 1.5-story gable front brick rectangular plan (20x30), single-story rear wing on
raised stone foundation (full-sized west side basement, 16x26), side hall plan with right hand entry
(double doors with transom), windows have rounded frame arches, surrounds and sills, clapboard
exterior, corner boards, east front and rear chimneys, half sized under eaves window on west side rear,
east side porch along rear wing, wooden water table. Front porch measures 5x18.
Alterations: it is possible that the house first fronted south towards Julien at a time when it was just one
of two houses standing between Loras and Julien, west from Bluff (the other was the Cummins House
on Rose Street, west of Walnut Street). Light sconces on front. Permits note re-siding 1952,
alterations 1977 ($4,000), replace 5x7 wood stoop on front 1986.
Landscaping/Setting: corner location, ground drops away to south and west, another house infills rear
of property to south, fronts north.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; Jesse P. and Mary P. [Johnson] Farley Cottage
Original Owner/Builder: Hiram Jackson built the front part of the house c.1865, his widow lived here
until 1903.
Building History: Jessee Preston Farley brought his family to Dubuque from Galena in 1837 although
he played a local role from 1833 onwards. Legend places them in this area (Farley was first a lead
miner) and this house could be the first house or a second one. Farley first served as a town trustee
(1840), councilman (1841-42, 1851) and mayor (1852-54). He was a leading early advocate of
railroads and was largely responsible for the organization of the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad. He
married a second time, in 1844, to Mary L. Johnson. He fathered 17 children, two of whom still lived as
of 1934 (Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal, April 15, 1934, also house photo).
Ed and Jan Zenner purchased the cottage and began restoration in 1977. The Fredericks bought it in
1994 (Telegraph-Herald, December 20, 1985; 1996 Old House Enthusiasts House Tour). Not visible
on the 1872 birds eye view but possibly obstructed by another building in the foreground. The Farley
family owned the house and all of the land around it, the location of many lead mines, until 1853.
Edward James Jr. followed, C. C. Hewitt, 1855; Morris McCombs, 1856; A. H. Dillon, Jr. 1857; Thomas
Millen, 1861; Elizabeth McCombs, 1863; Richard Waller, 1865; Mary A. Swivel, 1865; Hiram B.
Jackson, 1866; Louis G. Wood, 1891; George Luke, 1895; Thodore Werner, 1896; J. J. Nagle, 1902;
Archie Frater, 1902; J. J. Nagle, 1906; C. H. Kemler, 1913; C. A. Voelker, 1914; Julia A. Smith, 1914;
Clara Herbert, 1925, Lillian Barnholt (1925).
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00571
Related District Number
Paqe 2
Jesse P. and Mary P. [Johnson] Farlev Cottaqe
Name of Pro~erty
636 West 11 h Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
Rachel R. Jackson owned this parcel when it was sewered. She made $350 in improve-ments in 1870
(Herald, December 18, 1870).
Directory listings: Charles Fales, engineer, CD&MRR, 1870-73, no 1874 listing, R. R. Jackson and
Frank Jackson and M. L. Wood(both brakemen ICRR) 1877, Frank Jackson and widow Mrs. Rachel R.
Jackson 1878-81, no 1882-98 listings, G. G. Hitchcock, 1899 (Biays Bowerman research).
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
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Sub 8 Farley Sub Lot 1.
Map: