Kniest Street 2014 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) 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 2014 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 2 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
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 house foundation Stone
walls Metal/aluminum
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 0 More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events.
❑Yes ❑ No 0 More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons.
❑ Yes 0 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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County Dubuque Address 2014 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
® check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Significant Person Architect/Builder
(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. 26, 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 part 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
Paqe 1
Dubuque
Name of Property County
2014 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This is a narrow two-story frame gable front residence (16x58, 928 square feet per level) with a
short attached side porch at the southeast corner. The foundation is of stone and the exterior is now
aluminum siding likely over composition shingle. There are eight rooms (four bedrooms). The
entryway is left of center and there is no porch. The plan has a centered brick chimney on the
ridgeline. A larger window on the facade balances with two windows above, placed center bay or right
of center. Side fenestration is minimal, with two sets of windows vertically aligned. The entry stoop
measures five feet square. There is a side porch at the back of the south sidewall (16 feet long, 8 feet
deep) and a rear centered porch, six feet long by eight feet in width. A 16 feet by 18 feet shed is noted
on early assessor records. At that time the owner occupied the ground floor, and tenant lived upstairs.
Building Permit/Alteration Record
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
December 13, 1939 Mrs. J. Betterman Rafoth Sheet Metal Co. Re-roof, $96
August 14, 1942 Geo. Sear Move frame shed to
rear of property, $50
May 17, 1948 E. J. Sasson Repairs to 2-family
dwg., $75
July 6, 1053 Major Roofing Co. Re-side, $850
September 30, 1960 Front stoop with
fiberglass canopy
(Assessor)
June 21, 1995 Orville Ludwig Dubuque Roofing Co. Re-roof, $2,930
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
The Assessor dates this building to +/- 1900. There was a smaller On footprint) 1.5-story frame
house on this lot as of 1891 and it was the only house on this side of Kniest Street, below
Division/Lincoln Avenue. It is possible that this earlier house was enlarged to the present one. This
was#86 Kniest as of 1891/190911915 and #100 Kniest as of 1918 (Carl Batteram).
Building Ownership/Occupancy History
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1900
1904
1909
1911
1913
1916-17 Harry W. and Luella Holtz Iowa Dairy Co.
1918 Herman and Amelia Electrician
Vehzbach/Wirzbach
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number
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Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number _
Continuation Sheet
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
2014 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
1921 Herman and Amelia
Vehzbach/Wirzbach
1925 Herman and Amelia
Vehzbach/Wirzbach, Carl
Batterman
1929 Mrs. Catherine Strahl
(apt), Clinton F. Derby
1937 A. C. Wehspann, W. L.
Weidenbacker(apt)
1941 Vacant, Henry Faulhaber
(apt)
1944 Mable Bennett buys 1944 for$3,650
(assessor)
1945 Lynn A. Wagner, Donald
F. Redenbaugh (apt)
1952 Edmund J. Sassen,
Clarence Willenburg (apt)
1955 Edmund J. Sassen,
Clarence Willenburg (apt)
1960 Joel R. Glennon
Pre- Bennetts sell by contract to Orville S.
1995 and Marguerite F. Ludwig
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.
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
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number
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Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 3
Dubuque
Name of Property County
2014 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
. 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 Film,January 15,2002
. Iowa Historic Site Inventory Form: East 22m Street and Washington Street Historic District. Des
Moines:History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Finn,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
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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, south 35 feet Lot 2 of Lot 4
Map:
Photographs: