Walnut Street 1179-1185-1195
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-05243
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 Howie Tri-plex
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1179-1185-1195 Walnut
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)
01B-multiple Dwelling 01B-multipleDwelling
7. Description
Architectural Classification Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions)
05-Late Victorian/05A-Gothic Revival foundation Stone
walls metal-aluminum
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.
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Dubuque1179-1185-1195 Walnut
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
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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 13, 2004
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 # 7478 Frame/slot # 10 Date Taken Sept. 2003
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
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Iowa Site Inventory Form
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Continuation Sheet
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Howie Tri-plex Dubuque
Name of Property County
1179-1185-1195 Walnut Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the West Eleventh Street Historic District. Style/Year: pre-1899, pre-1909
(Assessor dates 1195 to 1896, and 1179 to 1916!, modified Gothic Revival style (pointed dormer light,
gable cross gable through cornice dormer)
Physical Description: two-story frame side gable tri-plex with raised stone foundation, single entry offset
to the left, two entries grouped off center to the right, symmetrical fenestration modified by the
consolidation of windows on the south unit front and side wall (permastone front on ground level as
well), rear wings are separated, single wing on south end, double on north, new single-story L-plan
frame rear wing (18x19) on former. Rectangular core plan is 30x56, the unit widths being divided into
19’ (two south units) and 18’, the two-story rear wings measure 16x15 or 16x13, each has either a 4x16
recessed light well or side porch.
Alterations: window changes as noted, permastone, deck on south unit, metal canopy and wood
canopy replaces porches, aluminum siding. Siding on south unit is on top of early patterned asbestos
or asphalt siding (visible on rear wing). Permits note re-roofings in 1938, 1977, 1994-95, built three-car
garage 1932, repair roof two-family dwelling 1947, repair open porches 1948, enclose porch 1950,
construct chimney 1953, repair rear porch 1959, remove old porch and replace with 12x15 wood porch
1987, alter four windows, residing on façade and door hood 1996. Assessor notes residing of 1195 in
1977.
Landscaping/Setting: stone retaining wall on south boundary.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Original Owner/Builder: Howie family?
Building History: Assessor splits as three properties as of 1971.
James Howie owned the parcel when it was sewered (no date).
1899 directory listings not found for 1896: Chas. J. Schaefer, meat market, 137; David T. Howie,
carpenter, 141; Geo. P. Rose, 143.
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
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Howie Tri-plex Dubuque
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10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Sub 1 of 8Cummins Sub. 2 (1185), same, Lot 1 (1179), same Sub 8 Lot 2 (1195).
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