23rd Street West 0121
Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-05447 D New rgJ Supplemental
D Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) _
Relationship: D Contributing D Noncontributing
D Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries
National Register Status:(any that apply) D Listed D De-listed D NHL D DOE
9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number _
D Non-Extant (enter year) _
1. Name of Property
historic name John Schaffner Residence (?)
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 121 West 23rd Street
city or town Dubuque
Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name
D vicinity, county Dubuque
Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter
(If Urban) Subdivision_
3. State/Federal Agency Certification [Skip this Section]
4. National Park Service Certification [Skip this Section]
5. Classification
Category of Property (Check only one box)
IZI building(s)
D district
D site
D structure
D object
Block(s) _
Lot(s) see below
Number of Resources within Pro ert
If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of:
Enter number of: Contributin Noncontributin
~ buildings Q Q buildings
snes snes
~ructures ~ructures
o~ects o~ects
Total Q Q Total
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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, 1833-1955 t:U6
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions)
01-Domestic/01 A01 sinqle dwellinq residence
01-Domestic/01 A01 sinqle dwellinq residence
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions)
Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
Contemporary/no stvle
foundation Stone?
walls metal
roof Asphalt
other
Narrative Description (IZI 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)
DYes IZI No D More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events.
DYes IZI No D More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons.
DYes IZI No D More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics.
DYes IZI No D More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
County Dubuque
City Dubuque
Criteria Considerations
D A Owned by a religious institution or used
for religious purposes.
D B Removed from its original location.
DCA birthplace or grave.
D D A cemetery
Address 121 West 23rd Street
Site Number 31-05447
District Number
D E A reconstructed building, object, or structure.
D F A commemorative property.
D G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past
50 years.
Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions)
Significant Dates
Construction date
1848? IZI check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Architecture
Significant Person
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
N/A
Architect/Builder
Architect
Unknown
Builder
Unknown
Narrative Statement of Significance (IZI SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
9. Major Bibliographical References
Bibliography IZI 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
Notthing
Zone
Easting
Notthing
1
3
2
4
D See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments
11. Form Prepared By
name/title James E. Jacobsen
organization History Pays! Historic Preservation Consultinq Firm
street & number 4411 Inqersoll Avenue
city or town Des Moines
state IA
date June 15, 2005
telephone 515-274-3625
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 # 7490 Frame/slot # 29 Date Taken Jan. 2005
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
D See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries.
D 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: DYes D No D More Research Recommended
D 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
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-05447
Related District Number
Paqe 1
John Schaffner Residence (?)
Name of Property
121 West 23rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
Architectural Style And Key Stylistic Elements:
Contemporary plan, catslide like roof, altered early two-story frame L-plan. An unrecognizable re-
building of what is presumably a very early house.
Physical Description:
40x38 core
Alterations:
Permastone foundation
Building Permit Card:
1942-reside-owner: Fred Hufthill-$90
1959-erect concrete block garage-owner: Arthur Oberbroeckling-$1 ,000
1974-reside-contractor: Burke Alumatic-$2450
Outbuildings:
Four stall concrete block garage, 1959, 24x54, south end door, gambrel shed
Landscaping Notes:
Deep setback, concrete block retaining wall to west, open lot to the west, drive to west
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Historical Notes:
This house is associated with the brewery to the immediate north, deep setback indicates that this was
a very early residence in this area. It was apparently built by John Schaffner as a home, in the Greek
Revival style (see photo below). This was not confirmed by city directories given the absolute loss of
historical integrity in the present building.
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The house (numbered 121) apparently survives much altered as does the Beer Hall, far right.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-05447
Related District Number
Paqe 2
John Schaffner Residence (?)
Name of Property
121 West 23rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
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John Schaffner Residence, Tivoli or Centennial Gardens, view northwest
(Telegraph-Herald, May 27, 1934)
John Schaffner established the Tivoli Gardens in conjunction with the Tschirgi & Schmid
Brewery, in the early or mid-1850s. Richard Cox operated the gardens 1860-63, followed by Joseph
Zugenbuehler (1863-76) and finally John Krayer (1876-closure). Schaffner's Greek Revival style
cottage survived into the 1930s and might form the core of 121 West 23rd today. The gardens were
reduced in size as housing was built to the south along Hart/West 23rd Street and this cottage was
obscured by a large double-decked billboard. When those were removed the house was confused with
that of Lucius Hart Langworthy, who had built a house in the early 1830s in an oak grove beyond
Frances Street, to the south of West 23rd Street.
City Directory Notes:
(75 Hart)
Frank D. Scharle, contractor 1899-1918 (at 62 Hart 1898)
Jas. Powell, 1921
Historical Image Notes:
Clearly depicted on 1872 Bird's Eye View.
The 1889 Bird's Eye View shows this house as present as an elongated two-story side gable plan.
The 1884 and 1891 Sanborn maps shows a single-story square building with a wrap-around porch on
the east and south exposures. There was a single story rear wing offset north, a series of other
outbuildings, nine in number, lining the parcel's northwest sides and an octagonal well house. The
1909 map shows fewer outbuildings and addresses it as 75 Hart. The house was presumably
associated with the Schmidt Brothers and then the Weiss beer companies. By 1909/36 the house had
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-05447
Related District Number
Paqe 3
John Schaffner Residence (?)
Name of Property
121 West 23rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
only a small rear frame offset wing, fewer outbuildings including a two-story carriage house, and was
associated with the Artesian Bottling Works.
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
Bruce Kriviskey, Dubuque, lowa--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 1-1-8, Lot 2-9, Schaffner's Sub
Map:
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Blackened house locates subject property
(City of Dubuque, 2005)