Main Street 1752IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUBUQUE, IOWA
Architectural
1978
1979
Inventory
STREET ADDRESS
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
Photograph ~o~ 3
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Source,
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
Source
PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
Source
ACCESSIBILITY
STATUS
BUILDING MATERIALS
Foundation ~SJ
Walls ~
Trim ~A~f~ / ~l-~
Porch/Storefront
Eaves/Cornice 'IOoO~
Roof A\~a~ ~ ~g~
Chimney(s) ~_
DESIGN FEATURES
Style OP~C'~
RES/UNR/~
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CONDITION
1 3 4
1~3 4
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1~3 4
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1~34
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Details of Note:
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Interior Features:
Facade N/S/E/W By Date
MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS:
Site Features:
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic
Historical
Rarity 1 4
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 1 3 4
III CONTEXT I~ediate ~2 3 4
Broad ~2 3 4
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 1~3 4
COMMENT:
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
HABS/NRHP
SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP Date
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-02247
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 I. J. Cushing House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1752 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/05D-Queen Anne foundation Stone
walls clapboard/shingle
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.
31-02247
Dubuque1752 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
Architecture1894
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 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 # 7467 Frame/slot # 4 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
31-02247
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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I. J. Cushing House Dubuque
Name of Property County
1752 Main Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Jackson Park Historic District. Style/Year: c.1894, late Queen Anne
(large corner tower and turret roof, bays and gables, mixed cladding materials, Neo Classical (squarish
core and hip roof, porch detailing).
Physical Description: two-story L-plan frame residence, raised stone foundation, prominent hillside
placement results in a double design front effect, broad gable roof west wing, nearly freestanding round
corner oriole/tower with tall turret roof and finial, wrap around porch below same and along south side,
south-facing gable roof wing with first floor bay (cut corners, paired brackets set atop each cutaway),
east facing gable wing with double-decker porch, north wing with gable roof. All gable ends shingled
with returned eaves, infilled apexes, triple window bands. There is a shallow three-sided cantilevered
oriole on the west front. Shingled bands with bell cast base encircles the west front and tower base
and the fronts of the other wings. The porch has a denticulated cornice and round Doric columns set
on battered stone piers.
Alterations: resided with asbestos siding, the porch is likely a c.1910 change given the use of stone
piers and classical elements. Permits note re-roofing in 1984, porch re-roof 1962, doorway alterations
1985.
Landscaping/Setting: hillside setting, carved out niche, ground falls away to south and rises abruptly to
the north, concrete stairs/walk approach from the west, fronts west.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Building History: The Jackson Park Walking Tour links this house with the I. J. Cushing, son of ice and
vinegar magnate James Cushing, who built this house. A catwalk linked this house with the father’s
th
house, due south, at 175 West 17 Street.
Is post-1889. No sewer data found.
1899 I. J. Cushing listed at this address
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
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