Broadway Street 2404Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00920
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 John King/Herman and Anna Bruening House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 2404 Broadway Street
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)
09A-House/09A02-Gable Front/ 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.
31-00920
Dubuque2404 Broadway Street
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
Architecture1857/1879 (wing)
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 # 7491 Frame/slot # 1 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
31-00920
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
John King/Herman and Anna Bruening House Dubuque
Name of Property County
2404 Broadway Street Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
Vernacular two-story front gable L-plan (side hall plan, single right side entry), stone construction gable
front north half with unusual brick infill around windows, classical entry surround with new transom, right
side hall, brick basement window arches
Physical Description:
36x25 core, 18x24 side wing
Alterations:
Enlarged by addition of wing. Front of brick wing re-worked as lower floor windows have flat soldier
brick arches, so windows likely both raised and shortened.
126 tons of stucco removed 1976, Rob and Judy McCoy add three entryways, gut brick house, add
second floor loft with two-story fireplace, 24’-high bookcase with ladder (Annual Dubuque Fest House
Tour, May 20-21, 1995).
Building Permit Card:
1978 – remodel/erect rear porch on SF brick dwelling-owner: Robert McCoy-$23,000
Outbuildings:
None
Landscaping Notes:
Extensive stone retaining wall and terrace system to east rear, house set close to sidewalk
Loss of Stucco detracts from integrity, possibly non-contributing? Stucco could have been added in
late 1890s when this was a common practice to dress up stone buildings?
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Evaluation:
House associated with local developer of neighborhood. Individually eligible for NRHP. House
surveyed by Kriviskey in 1979, rated “2” as an important early and excellent example of its style.
John King builds 1857, sells 1859 to Herman and Anna Bruening, their son Herman Sagehorn, adds
brick house with sep. entry c.1879, both bldgs. Stuccoed.
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1873 directory places Philip Louis Des Jardin on the northeast corner, 25 and Broadway, and Hy
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Sagehorn (bookkeeper, German Savings Bank) and Herman Bruening 2 houses north of 25).
A. C. Sagehorn owns when sewered 1912.
City Directory Notes:
(8 Broadway, 14 Broadway 1883)
H. Bruening, 1859-60 (Broadway west of Couler)
Hn. Bruning, Elevator Inspector, 1867, (Broadway east side one north of Blocklinger’s Alley)
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Herman Bruening, 1873 (Broad east side two north of 25, King’s Add.)
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
31-00920
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 2
John King/Herman and Anna Bruening House Dubuque
Name of Property County
2404 Broadway Street Dubuque
Address City
Same, 1877 as 14 Broadway
Anna Sagehorn, 1877, 14 Broadway
Mrs. Almstead Allen (widow) with Kate, Lou and Martha (Ladies & Childrens’ furnishings, 1031 Main) at
14, 1890.
Detective J. G. Shattuck (14) 1878 with Anna Sagehorn.
Adeline Sagehorn (widow), Annie S. and Arthur Reed (14) 1883.
E. A. Hollingsworth, 1899
Henrietta Barmier, 1908
Harry Barr, 1910
Mrs. Josephine Lempke, 1918
Wm. Duffy (2400), Christian Steiner (2404) 1921
Historical Image Notes:
The 1872 Bird’s Eye View shows this house as present, as a side gable plan.
Not mapped for Sanborn map series.
The 1884 Sanborn Map shows the present footprint, two stories high with east side porches.
The 1889 Bird’s Eye View shows this house as present.
Not mapped for Sanborn map series.
1891 Sanborn map shows two-story north portion with full-width rear porch advanced to curb, two-story
centered south wing with two-story rear shallow wings, two-story carriage house in southeast corner, as
14 Broadway. The 1909 map shows the same, as 8-10 Broadway. The 1909/36 map shows no
carriage house.
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:
Legal Description: Lot 1, Sagehorn Place
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
31-00920
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 3
John King/Herman and Anna Bruening House Dubuque
Name of Property County
2404 Broadway Street Dubuque
Address City
Map:
Broadway Area Survey Contour Map
Blackened house locates subject property
(City of Dubuque, 2005)