09th Street West 0395
HISTORIC SITES FIELD SURVEY
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Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-00590 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 First Church of Christ Scientist
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 395 West 9th
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
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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 fiffi
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions)
06-Reliqion-06A01-church
02-Commercial/Trade
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions)
Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
foundation Stone
06-Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals
06C-Classical Revival
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 395 West 9th
Site Number 31-00590
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
1892-1908 IZI 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 15. 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 # 7465 Frame/slot # 35 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 31-00590
Related District Number
Paqe 1
First Church of Christ Scientist
Name of Property
395 West 9th
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Jackson Park Historic District. StyleNear: 1910-11, Neo Classical style
embodied in its Palladian profile, temple front with entablature, broken front pediment, centered double
entry with transom (diamond lights) and applied pediment, shoulders on gable ends, broad frieze with
windows that interrupt or partly interrupt the frieze band, arched triple window sets with multiple small
light windows.
Physical Description: this plan lacks the expected scaled cruciform layout and is in fact nearly a square
plan overall. A 2.5-story gable front core dominates the whole and houses the sanctuary. Gable roof
side wings project on each side. A two-story porch with Tuscan style columns on a raised porch
dominates the fayade. An element of particular interest is the window design that features a full-length
window bay with brick surround and an infilled faux lower window. The upper window interrupts the
base of the frieze. On the side wings, twin triple window sets, the uppermost with rounded top, are
recessed within a common window bay and brick pilasters link each set, continuing across the spandrel
fronts. Raised stone foundation, brick exterior.
Alterations: very well preserved. Permits note re-roofing in 1989 ($7,000), alteration to masonry and
frame assembly building 1991 ($246,000), cut door in basement wall 1998).
Landscaping/Setting: prominent corner lot, ground level drops slightly to the east, fronts south.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; First Church of Christ Scientist
Original Owner/Builder: First Church of Christ Scientist, $40,000 (Telegraph-Herald, January 1, 1911).
Building History: Dubuque students established the congregation in 1892 and meetings were held in
member homes. In 1903 a two-story house on this site was acquired and remodeled. This building is
depicted as a single-story squarish plan as of 1909/36 that building remained in place. If accurate this
building post-dates 1936 although it is dated to 1911. First services were held December 14, 1911.
The final service took place November 27, 1988 at which time the membership was just 15. The
Herald, April 13, 1900, announced early intentions on the part of the congregation to build a church. P.
W. Crawford owned the parcel when it was sewered, the tap date being November 23, 1903.
Nowa restaurant.
9. Major Sibliographical 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
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Paqe 2
First Church of Christ Scientist
Name of Property
395 West 9th
Address
Site Number 31-00590
Related District Number
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
Newspapers and other primary sources as noted in the text above.
Historical photographs, Center For Dubuque History, Loras College
11 Additional Documentation:
Map: