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Fenelon Place 0514Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-01411
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 Fay O. and Estella Farwell House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 514 Fenelon Place
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)
06-Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals/06C-Classical Revival foundation Stone
walls metal
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.
31-01411
Dubuque514 Fenelon Place
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
Architecture1901
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, 2005
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 # 7487 Frame/slot # 18 Date Taken Jan. 2005
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
31-01411
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
Fay O. and Estella Farwell House Dubuque
Name of Property County
514 Fenelon Place Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
Architectural Style And Key Stylistic Elements:
Classical Revival style, two-story hip roof core with a broad five-sided bay/turret in the northwest front
corner (with turret roof and finial). The offset gable roof front wing has a cantilevered gable front that
projects above a square cut bay (with bellcast lower corners) and a remarkable recessed open porch
with rusticated stone piers. The bay is bracketed.
Physical Description:
Irregular plan, 22x32 core, porch inset in left front corner, two right-hand side bays
Alterations:
Resided, narrow aluminum siding, two-story west rear garage wing with basement built 1997.
Building Permit Cards:
1949-porch
1952-porch remodeled
1997-erect 13 x 24 concrete garage above bsmt-$6396-owner: Ann Cunningham-contractor: Kelly
Const.
1998-erect 13 x 24 addition above garage, bedroom, bath-$15000-owner and contractor same as
above
Outbuildings:
Garage set into bank from side street, to east of house
Landscaping Notes:
Ground drops to south, fronts north
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Historical Notes:
The lack of an 1899 directory entry confirms the building date. Farwell was a superintendent for the
Adams Company. Three sons, Fay. G., Jay E. and Ray S. Farwell, all lived here and worked at the
same firm as of 1902.
Compares favorably with design of 515 Fenelon, across the street.
City Directory Notes:
(14 Fenelon Place)
Fay O. and Estella Farwell, 1902-1918
George McCarthy, 1921
Historical Image Notes:
The 1909 Sanborn map shows the house with a rounded east side front bay, two-story rear east corner
inset porch and an attached garage on the west side (14 Fenelon?).
The 1909/36 Sanborn map shows the same.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
31-01411
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 2
Fay O. and Estella Farwell House Dubuque
Name of Property County
514 Fenelon Place Dubuque
Address City
West Third and Fenelon Place, view northwest
(514 Fenelon Place is visible right of center)
(Telegraph-Herald Staff Photo, November 27, 1974)
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
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
31-01411
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 3
Fay O. and Estella Farwell House Dubuque
Name of Property County
514 Fenelon Place Dubuque
Address City
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Lot 1-2, Lot 2-A, Fenelon Place
Map:
Fenelon Area Survey Contour Map
Blackened house locates subject property
(City of Dubuque, 2005)