Broadway Street 2418Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00923
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
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 2418 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 1 buildings 0 0 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
1 Total 0 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 clapboard/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.
31-00923
Dubuque2418 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
Architecturepre-1889
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 # 14 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
31-00923
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
Dubuque
Name of Property County
2418 Broadway Street Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
Architectural Style And Key Stylistic Elements:
Vernacular two-story gable front L-plan, south end extensions, side porch, plan set sideways relative to
street, might be an I-house example or derivative.
Physical Description:
47’ depth, 24’ width, partial-width south double-decker porch tucked into corner of south side wing.
Alterations:
Resided, aluminum siding, small window replaces likely front side entry. West end window replaced
with small raised light.
Outbuildings:
None
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
This property has defied efforts to identify an original builder/occupant. No 1886 listing was found so
that would appear to confirm the 1889 building date.
Historical Notes:
Denied applications to built 4 or 5-plex unit by Board of Adjustments, 1942, 1969, 1970 and 1971.
Sewer Record:
1912 sewer record shows Agatha Heim as owner of Lot 1 of Wullweber’s subdivision
City Directory Notes:
(28 Broadway)
1890-Otto Ulmer, porter for J. T.Hancock & Sons, and Otto Jr., bricklayer/builder (28) (no earlier listing)
1890-also Christian Burdt, contractor, and Frederick Burdt, bricklayer/builder (28) (no earlier listing)
1899-Carl Hansen, draftsman (no earlier listing), Jacob and Margaret Fluetsch, laborer (no previous
listing)
Ewald Gerkin, Henry Russow 1921
John Carnahan owns 1947.
Historical Image Notes:
The 1889 Bird’s Eye View shows this house as present, depicted with side wing to south.
Not mapped for Sanborn map series.1891 Sanborn Map shows as elongated single-story frame L-plan
with south wing at back, porch in inset, a line of narrow additions along north side, second centered
addition across lot line, the whole advanced to the curb, as 28 Broadway. The 1909 map shows the
same general plan, core raised to two stories, with single long narrow north wing, corner porch two
stories and rear cross wing now 1.5-stories, same 1909/36. Large yard to south, sheds in southeast
corner.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
31-00923
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 2
Dubuque
Name of Property County
2418 Broadway Street Dubuque
Address City
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: North 38’ Lot 1, Wullweber’s Sub
Map:
Broadway Area Survey Contour Map
Blackened house locates subject property
(City of Dubuque, 2005)