Kniest Street 2106 Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. _ ❑ New ® Supplemental
State Historical Society of Iowa ❑ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.)_
(December 1, 1999) Relationship: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing
❑ Contributes to a potential district with et unknown boundaries
National Register Status:(any that apply) D Listed ❑ De-listed ❑ NHL ❑ DOE
9-Digit SHPO Review&Compliance Number_
❑ Non-Extant (enter year)
1. Name of Property
historic name
other names/site number _
2. Location
street&number 2106 Kniest Street
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 [Skip this Section]
4. National Park Service Certification [Skip this Section]
5. Classification
Category of Property (check only one box) Number of Resources within Property
• 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 II 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
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions(Enter categories from instructions)
01-Domestic-01A Single Dwelling 01-Domestic-01A Single Dwelling
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
09-Other-09A01-House-two-story gable front foundation Stone
• walls Wood
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 0 More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
County Dubuque Address 2106 Kniest Street Site Number _
City Dubuque 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 (Enter categories from instructions) Significant Dates
Construction date
pre-1891 ® check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Significant Person ArchitectlBuilder
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above) Architect
N/A N/A
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 Nov. 25, 2008
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# Frame/slot# Date Taken
Roll/slide sheet# Frame/slot# Date Taken _
Roll/slide sheet# _ Frame/slot# Date Taken _
❑ See continuation sheet or attached photo&slide catalog sheet 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 pad of a locally designated district.
Comments:
Evaluated by(name/title): Date:
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number —
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
Dubuque
Name of Property County
2106 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This is a broad two-story gable front frame residence plan (18.6x30, 555 square feet per level)
with a single-story rear addition (14.6x14) and south-facing recessed side porch. The foundation is of
stone and the exterio is stuccoed. There are seven rooms in the plan (three bedrooms). The full-width
hip roof front porch has been closed in. A rear porch was removed in 1997. The adjacent house to the
north at 2108 Kniest was demolished in 1985 and the present 24 feet by 30 feet two-car garage was
built in 1995.
Building Permit/Alteration Record
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
July 6, 1934 Frank Berwanger Dubuque Roofing Co. Reroof, $100
August 14, 1939 Mrs. S. P. Trottory Henshel Roofing Co. Re-roof, $75
September 27, 1945 Charles M. Post Tom Hockings Resided, $200
September 12, 1956 Cletus Brimayer Major Roofing Co. Reroof, $350
November 6, 1957 New roof
October 14, 1957 Andrew Mellon Raforth Furnace Reroof $800
1960 Roof insulated, gas
heating unit
November 1, 1984 David Birch Reroof$1,100
August 29, 1985 David and Rita Burch Demolish single family
residence
October 20, 1994 David Birch Reroof, $1,500
September 5, 1995 David Birch Build detached 24 feet
by 30 feet garage,
$7,164
April 9, 1996 David Birch Replace rear orch and
columns, $2,100
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
The historic address is 171 Kniest Street. The garage associated with this house replaced 2108 Kniest
in recent years.
The Assessor dates this building to +1- 1885. The house was present as of 1891. The 1889
Perspective Map of the City of Dubuque shows no houses on this part of Kniest, implying rapid building
up between 1889 and 1891.
Building Ownership/Occupancy History
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1900
1904 Joseph S. Rubesky As 171 Kniest
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number _
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number _
Continuation Sheet
Page 2
Dubuque
Name of Property County
2106 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
1909
1911
1913
1915-16
1918
1921 Frank and Mae C M & St. P. Berwangers owned the house as of 1934
Berwanger (building permits)
1925 Frank and Mae
Berwanger
1929 Frank and Mae
Berwanger
1937 Frank and Mae
Berwanger
1941 Frank and Mae
Berwanger
1945 John Dobmeier
1952 Colford N. Pauly Early assessor records identify Colford and
Ruth Pauly as owners
1955 Thos. Breitbach
1960 Andrew A. Mellon Early assessor records identify owners as
Andew A. and Hazel Mellon
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Atlas of Dubuque County,Iowa. Clinton:Harrison and Warner, 1874
Atlas of Dubuque County,Iowa. Davenport: Iowa Publishing Company, 1906
Atlas of Dubuque Iowa. Peoria:Austin Engineering Company,n.d.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number _
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number _
Continuation Sheet
Page 3
Dubuque
Name of Property County
2106 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
Atlas of Dubuque County,Iowa. Rockford: W. W.Hixson,n.d.
Bee Branch Creek Restoration Alignment Study: Project No. 20959-39471. Dubuque: CDS in association with WHKS&
Company,October 2004
"Birds Eye View of the City of Dubuque Iowa, 1872." Augustus Koch Engraver
Dubuque City Council Minutes,Volumes 29(1899)to 36(1906)
Jacobsen,James E. Dubuque-The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque,Iowa, 1837-1955::
Phase IV Edition. Des Moines: History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm,November 24,2003
. Dubuque-The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837-1955: Phase I
Historical and Architectural Survey Report. Des Moines:History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm,January 15,
2002
. Dubuque-The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837-1955:Phase II
Historical and Architectural Survey Report Des Moines:History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm,January 15,
2002
. Iowa Historic Site Inventory Form:Rhomberg Avenue and Kniest Street Historic District. ,Des Moines:
History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm,January 15,2002
. Iowa Historic Site Inventory Form:East 22"d Street and Washington Street Historic District. ,Des
Moines:History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm,July 22,2000
Map of the City of Dubuque. Davenport: Iowa Publishing Company, 1906
Newspapers(as cited in the text)
Perspective Map of the City of Dubuque. Milwaukee:American Publishing Company, 1889
Plan of Dubuque,Dubuque County. Chicago: Charles Skober and Company, 1875
Plat Book of Dubuque County,Iowa. Davenport:Northwest Publishing Company, 1892
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps,Dubuque,Iowa:
1884, 1891, 1901, 1909, 1909/24, 1909/50, 1909/56, 1909/62
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description:
Kniest's Subdivision, southeasterly 20 feet of the southwesterly 97 feet of Lot 2
Kniest's Subdivision, northwesterly 10 feet of the southwesterly 97 feet of Lot 3
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number —
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number _
Continuation Sheet
Page 4
Dubuque
Name of Property County
2106 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
Map:
Photographs: