Iowa Street 1454
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-01665
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 Strueber Funeral Home,
other names/site number
2. Location
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street & number 1454 Iowa Street (60 West 15)
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)
07-Funerary/07C02-Funeral Home Visiting Nurse Association
7. Description
Architectural Classification Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions)
08-Modern Movement/09\8C-Art Deco foundation concrete
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.
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Dubuque1454 Iowa Street (60 West 15)
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
Architecture1935
check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Significant Person Architect/Builder
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
Architect
N/A Fisher and Kennison
Builder
Zwack, Anton
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 15, 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 # 7465 Frame/slot # 23 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
31-01665
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Strueber Funeral Home, Dubuque
Name of Property County
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1454 Iowa Street (60 West 15) Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Jackson Park Historic District. Style/Year: 1930-31, Art Deco style, the
style was then described as “modern, conservative style…monumental in its effect, but at the same
time will impress one with its domesticity.” The “exterior effect will be enhanced by the use of textured
buff brick, with limestone trim at doors, windows and coping. Additional character will be gained by the
use of ornamental iron balconies and a marquee.”
Designer/Builder: Anton Zwack, builder, Fisher and Kennison, local architects.
Physical Description: two-story brick veneered tile square plan (65x56) with north and west raised
pavilions, second story penthouse and east end garage/porte cochere. Stone entry and window
surrounds, floor-length windows with metal fence balcony effects, vertical fluting of corners, suspended
canopy entry. The plan allowed for main floor main chapel, auxiliary chapels, second story apartments
with a separate west entrance and stairwell.
Alterations: penthouse might be an addition with different brickwork, window treatments. No permit
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data, see interior remodeling of 80 W 15 1980, $193,738?
Landscaping/Setting: level corner site, fronts west
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; this is the only building in the city planned and built for use as a mortuary, it was
built by former county coroner, George F. Strueber.
Original Owner/Builder: Strueber Funeral Home, George F. Strueber, entered into the funeral business
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in October 1919, being located at 18 and Central. The new funeral home opened in late July 1931
(Telegraph-Herald, July 23, 1931).
Building History: Replaced pre-1866 frame Sheppley rowhouse string. Currently owned by the Visiting
Nurse Association (Walking Tour of Jackson Park). Construction began in the second half of 1930 and
completion was scheduled for May 1, 1931 (Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal, October 23, 1930).
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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