03rd Street West 0955
Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-05494 D New rgJ Supplemental
rgJ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) _
Relationship: rgJ 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 Clifton B. Trewin/B. M. Harqer House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 955 3rd 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
Q buildings 1 1 buildings
snes snes
~ructures ~ructures
o~ects o~ects
Total 1 1 Total
Q
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)
06-Late 19th & 20th Century Revivals
foundation Stone
walls wood shinqle
06D Queen Anne
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 D No IZI More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events.
DYes D No IZI More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons.
IZI Yes D No D More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics.
DYes D No IZI 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 955 3rd Street
Site Number 31-05494
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
pre-1896 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 # 7486 Frame/slot # ~ 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 31-05494
Related District Number
Paqe 1
Clifton B. Trewin/B. M. Harqer House
Name of Property
955 3rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
Architectural Style And Key Stylistic Elements:
Queen Anne/Shingle style, two-story frame side gable plan, rounded corner dormer/turret with open
balcony centered on front, offset double-decker porch on fa<;ade with semi-circular arches on both
levels, west exterior side chimney, three-sided open porch in southeast front corner, side gable fronts
set flush with close trimmed eaves and cantilevered above second floor (two-story three-sided bay
below same at rear of east side), window bands in gable ends, rear gable roof wing.
Physical Description:
33x25 core, left three-sided side bay, rear centered 16x14 shed roof wing, porch recessed in front right
corner
Alterations:
Very well preserved.
Building Permit Card:
1960-frame garage, rear porch
1970 - erect frame garage
1991-remodel and move doorway
Outbuildings:
20x30 shingle clad garage, 1970
Landscaping Notes:
Level yard, open to west, fronts southwest.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Historical Notes:
Clifton B. Trewin sells house to B. M. Harger, latter to reside here (Herald, July 18, 1896).
See James Burch who was to erect costly residence on West 3rd on the grounds of the old Burch
homestead, to west of the family residence, plans drawn, foundation laid (Telegraph, July 5, 1902).
William B. Hopkins Jacob Rich own when sewered 1891.
City Directory Notes:
(455 West Third Street)
Benton M. Harger, 1896-1910, Harger & Bliss Co. (on Grove Terrace, 1894)
Jas. Burch, 1918
Mrs. lola Blocklinger, 1921
Historical Image Notes:
The 1909 Sanborn map shows the house with a projecting square right hand front porch and a rounded
east side extension to that porch, also an east bay and inset east rear side porch (455 West 3rd).
The 1909/36 Sanborn map shows the same.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-05494
Related District Number
Paqe 2
Clifton B. Trewin/B. M. Harqer House
Name of Property
955 3rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
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West Third Street viewed west from east of Burch, looking towards Hill Street
Houses in foreground, are right of center Geo. F. Atkins (now 971 West 3rd), B. M. Harger
(non-extant), and Fred Bell (non-extant). The back of 308 Hill is in the background, directly in line with
West 3rd Street (Souvenir Gems of Dubuque, 1897)
9. Major Sibliographical 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
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-05494
Related District Number
Paqe 3
Clifton B. Trewin/B. M. Harqer House
Name of Property
955 3rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: East half Lot 1, Buettel & Lang-worthy Sub., Lot 2-1-2-2, Burch's Sub, Lot 2-2,
Mineral Lot 73 and Lot 1, same
Map:
Fenelon Place Contour Map
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2-foot Contours
Fenelon Area Survey Contour Map
Blackened house locates subject property
(City of Dubuque, 2005)