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Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-00410 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 Thomas Fahertv House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 541 3rd 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
snes snes
~ructures ~ructures
o~ects o~ects
Total 1 Q Total
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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 t:U6
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 Villa
foundation Stone
walls brick
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 541 3rd Street
Site Number 31-00410
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
pre-1868 IZI check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Architecture
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
UTM References (OPTIONAL)
Zone Easting
Notthing
Zone
Easting
Notthing
1
3
2
4
D See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments
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 15, 2005
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 # 7487 Frame/slot # 19. Date Taken Jan. 2005
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
Concur with above survey opinion on National Register eligibility: DYes D No D More Research Recommended
D 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
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00410
Related District Number
Paqe 1
Thomas Fahertv House
Name of Property
541 3rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
Architectural Style And Key Stylistic Elements:
Italian Villa style, two-story brick ell-plan with inset square hip roof tower, elongated lower windows,
single brackets with unusual pendants, lintels are of brick with wrap-around form of projecting
brickwork, side sections run well down the sides of the upper sash, have projecting cap, upper level
windows retain original rounded sash (very unusual survival), wrap-around porch around tower
Physical Description:
L-plan with wing to front left, 34x48, porch inset to right front, stone foundation, straight stone basement
window lintels, north side wall has fenestration only on its west half, there is an east facing door on that
part of the plan.
Alterations:
New porch on southeast corner.
Building Permit Cards:
1995-demolish house at 553 3rd.
2000-gut interior, $7,000
Outbuildings:
None
Landscaping Notes:
High bluff setting, house is accessed via alley from Summit to west and is best viewed from there or
Fenelon to north, shelf setting, stone retaining wall to east, alley to north, fronts east and south
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Evaluation:
House surveyed by Kriviskey in 1979, rated "2" as an excellent example of an uncommon style."
Historical Notes:
Thomas Faherty owns when sewered.
City Directory Notes:
(141 Third Street)
Thomas Faherty (at Bluff and 4th, 1859); 3rd "on the bluff" 1859-60, is grocer with Faherty & Gray; on 3rd
north side, 6 west of Bluff 1867, implements dealer at Main & 1st; same profession 1868-69, same
place, resides north side 3rd west of Bluff; at 141 W. 3rd 1875-76, Hale-Faherty & Co., with John W.
Faherty, clerk; at same 1883, is agent for Domestic Sewing Machine (32 Main), again sells implements
1890, lives with John W. Faherty at 141 West 3rd, last listing at this address 1896.
Cornelious and Ellen Ryan (contractor) (141) 1899-1905, listed as packer 1902,salesman for National
Cash Register Co. 1905.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00410
Related District Number
Paqe 2
Thomas Fahertv House
Name of Property
541 3rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
J. J. Murray, 1908
No 1910 listing
Jos. Steil, 1918-21
Historical Image Notes:
The 1909 Sanborn map shows the house with a front cornice and inset corner porch (as 141 West 3rd).
The 1909/36 Sanborn map shows the same.
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Samuel Root photo, view northwest towards north side of West 3rd Street, c.1869
Note barn to northeast of house
(Center For Dubuque History, Loras College, Photo Collection, #1374)
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Samuel Root photo, view northeast towards north side of West 3rd Street, c.1869
(Center For Dubuque History, Loras College, Photo Collection, #1375)
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00410
Related District Number
Paqe 3
Thomas Fahertv House
Name of Property
541 3rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
These early views nicely capture the profile of this house.
West Third and Fenelon Place, view northwest
541 West 3rd is at the lower left
(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, lowa--Architectural Swvey 1978/1979, Atlas of City Wide and District
Swvey 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
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00410
Related District Number
Paqe 4
Thomas Fahertv House
Name of Property
541 3rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Lots 13-14, Prospect Hill Sub and Lot 4A, City Lot 692
Map:
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2-foot Contours
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Fenelon Area Survey Contour Map
Blackened house locates subject property
(City of Dubuque, 2005)