Henion Street 1401
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-02122
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 Hugh M. and Mae Corrance House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1401 Henion
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 1 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
0 Total 1 1 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
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05-Late Victorian/05B-Italianate foundation Stone
walls clapboard
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.
31-02122
Dubuque1401 Henion
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
Architecture1884-85
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 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 # 7472 Frame/slot # 24 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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Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Hugh M. and Mae Corrance House Dubuque
Name of Property County
1401 Henion Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the West Eleventh Street Historic District. Style/Year: 1884-85, 1896
(Assessor), Italianate style cubic plan with belvedere, original square cut porch with ornament, rounded
wooden lintels with sills, elongated narrow lower level windows, paired brackets on eaves.
Physical Description: narrow clapboard exterior, raised stone foundation and wooden water table,
corner boards, left side entry with side lights, transom and recessed paneled side walls, two-story hip
roof wing to the northeast, belvedere has hip roof and arcade of three round topped 2/2 lights on each
front, bracketed cornice. corbelled chimney in northeast corner. Square front core, 30x34, offset rear
wing (16x32) is remnant of four-part array of additions, three of which were erased on 1971 Assessor’s
card. Left hand side bay (4x8), three right set porches, twin front bays (both 3x8).
Alterations: very well preserved. Additions removed 1972 (Assessor).
Landscaping/Setting: ground level rises to the north, house fronts west, stone retaining wall to north.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; Hugh Corrance was president of the Dubuque Building and Loan Association
(1899) and this house is associated with the work of that important housing promoter.
Original Owner/Builder: Hugh M. and Mae Corrance
Building History: appears on 1872, 1889 birds eye views. Hugh Conance owned the parcel when it was
sewered c.1889.
Julien’s Journal (6:3:9) states Richard and Mary Phillips purchased this house in 1981, removed a
carriage house, added a kitchen wing in 1984, replacing a summer kitchen. The house has 42
windows and as late as 1977 lacked both plumbing and electricity! A Belvedere trim piece is dated
“San Francisco, 1875.”
Directories run back to 1886, listing Hugh M. and Mae Corrance. He was president of the Dubuque
Building and Loan Association as of 1899. In 1896 he was a clerk for William Corrance. In 1890 he
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had a grocery at 13 and Iowa, and in 1886 he had a grocery, flour and feed store at 297 W. 13.
Corrance was here through 1911. Ernest and Suzie Seitz here 1911-21. He was the manager of
Rosheks Bros. Co.
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
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Hugh M. and Mae Corrance House Dubuque
Name of Property County
1401 Henion Dubuque
Address City
Newspapers and other primary sources as noted in the text above.
Historical photographs, Center For Dubuque History, Loras College
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Henion & Bairds Sub. 10 & 11.
Map: