Main Street 1301IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUBUQUE, IOWA 1978
ArChitectural SU 1979
Inventory
STREET ADD~ESS
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Source
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
Source
PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
Source
ACCESSIBILITY
STATUS
BUILDING MATERIALS
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CONDITION
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Porch/Storefront ~OC~/~- ~234
Eaves / Cornice t~A~
Roof ~ d,.~
Chimney (s) g~
DESIGN FEATURES
Style
Details of Note:
1 2~4
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Interior Features:
Site Features'
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic 1 2~3 4
Historical 1(~3~4
Rarity 1 4
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 1 2~4
III CONTEXT Immediate ~2 3 4
Broad Q~]2 3 4
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 1~3 4
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP
Facade N/S/E/W By Date
MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS:
COMMENT:
HAB S / NRHP
Date
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-02219
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
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1301 Main
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 1 0 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
0 Total 1 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.
31-02219
Dubuque1301 Main
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 15, 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 # 7464 Frame/slot # 21 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
31-02219
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
1301 Main Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Jackson Park Historic District. Style/Year: pre-1872, Italianate style
(paired brackets beneath all eaves lines, paired attic light with coupled stone lintel, narrow window
openings, corbelled brick side chimney) side hall plan.
Physical Description: two-story gable front brick side hall plan (66x39) residence with raised stone
foundation, water table, and a two-story rear wing offset to the north with an elongated single-story side
porch. Lintels have prominent curved sills and flattened ends and might be cast. The porch is c.1910
with Neo-Classical form (tripled tapered rounded columns, denticulated cornice, brick piers). Single-
story rear wing (26x39) “of stone” might have triggered permastone exterior work.
Alterations: porch as noted, rear flat roof garage addition. Permits note re-roofing in 1931, 1994, floor
repairs and alterations 1937, remodel and repair 1937, porch alterations 1994, replace wood soffits
1995.
Landscaping/Setting: corner parcel rises to the west, there is a raised stone retaining wall and cap and
front terrace.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
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Original Owner/Builder: Alderman Arthur McCann built a $2,000 house on the corner of Main and 13
in 1878, starting the basement late that year (Herald, January 3, 1879; January 1, 1880; Times
December 11, 1878). This could be any of four corners including 1301 Main.
William Stephenson built a “solid comfortable brick mansion,” two stories, 40x50, “free from superfluous
adornment, 12 rooms, each 15x15, and a drawing room, 16x28, $12,000, French Peale windows, white
cornice (Herald, October 31, 1875).
D. N. Cooley erected two “fine two story brick dwellings,” 24x30 with an L-wing, $6,000 each in 1868. It
is probable that 1301 and 1313 (non-extant), apparently duplicate plans, were these two houses
(Herald, January 1, 1869).
Building History: The Telegraph-Herald, August 6, 1933 1870s walking tour of Main states “South of
Fourteenth street on the west side are several brick houses (still standing) the first occupied by Hon. W.
J. Knight, the others by T. P. Rood, C. H. Eighmey and Dr. Asa Horr.” Arthur McCann owned the
parcel when it was sewered.
Didesch Funeral Home owns 1971-77+ (Mable L. then Alois, Owsley and Delores after 1974).
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Look for Florence Flats, 13 & Main, designed by Thos. Carkeek, architect (Dubuque of Today, 1897).
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According to 1899 directory Florence Flats was on the se corner of 13 & Main (now Mario’s
restaurant)
1310 – McCann; 1311 – Asa Horr; 1323 – T. Rood; 1337 – C.Eighmey
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
1301 Main 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
10. Additional Documentation:
Map: