Kniest Street 2006 (2) Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. _ ❑ New N 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 Wingert Brick Cottage
other names/site number _
2. Location
street& number 2006 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 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
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
09-Other-09A01-House-single-story gable front cottage foundation Stone
walls Brick
roof Asphalt
other
Narrative Description (N 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 N More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events.
❑Yes ❑ No N More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons.
❑ Yes N No ❑ More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics.
❑Yes ❑ No N More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
County Dubuque Address 2006 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 El 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 1 Northing Zone Fasting 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 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
Wingert Brick Cottage Dubuque
Name of Property County
2006 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This story-and-a-half brick cottage is set back along the alley behind 507 and 509 Rhomberg.
The plan has a stone foundation, segmental arch brick window arches, an early 20`h century porch and
a new side dormer. The entrance is on the west gable end. The new garage, located west of and in
front of the cottage, has a faux brick exterior.
The rectangular core plan measures 22 feet in width by 32 feet in depth. The west/front porch
measures 20 feet in width by 7 feet in depth. A north corner entry porch (six feet square) is located at
the northeast corner. An enclosed porch (12 feet long, 4 feet wide) extends from the southeast corner
to the east. North of this porch is an addition (24 feet in width, 12 feet long) that links the two porches.
Building Permit/Alteration Record
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
September 1960 Kitchen sink, part bath
(Assessor)
July 7, 1989 Ralph Winger Paul Berksdorf Erece end porch $438
December 13, 1990 Ralph Winger Steve Oeth 24 feet by 24 feet
detached garage,
$5,731 (Assessor notes
20 feet by 20 feet
garage, then 30 years
old, replaced?)
June 7, 1990 Harry Bevesdorf Bathroom remodel,
$500
November 15, 1999 Harry Bevesdorf Re-roof, $2,125
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
This is an early brick cottage example. It fronts west onto Kniest Street but it is set way back
on the lot and likely at first fronted to Rhomberg Avenue to the south. The yard to the south remains
open but likely belongs to 501 Rhomberg Avenue. owner says this cottage was built by Wingert Sr.
The cottage was present as of 1891.
The historic address is 68 Kniest (1891) and 80 Kniest (1909).
Building Ownership/Occupancy History
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1885 Mathias and Lena Drasda Cooper State census, Mathias born in German, aged
40, Lena aged 39, five children all born in city,
also Maggie Mohr (age 65) and servant Agnes
Tensheet
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number _
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number —
Continuation Sheet
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Wingert Brick Cottage Dubuque
Name of Property County
2006 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
1900
1904
1909
1911
1913
1915-16
1918
1921 Raymond N. and Emma Patternmaker
Wemette Adams Co.
1925 Mrs. Agnes Schubert (widow of Edward Schubert)
1929 Ralph Wingert, Mrs.
Agnes Schubert (apt)
1937
1941 Frank P. Schwartz
1945 Frank P. Schwartz
Early Ralph Winged Estate is owner (Assessor)
1950s
1952 Frank P. Schwartz
1955 Frank P. Schwartz
1960 Frank P. Schwartz
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number _
Continuation Sheet
Page 3
Wingert Brick Cottage Dubuque
Name of Property County
2006 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
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
. 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 H
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 22nd 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
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number _
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number _
Continuation Sheet
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Wingert Brick Cottage Dubuque
Name of Property County
2006 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description:
Kniest's Subdivision, northwesterly 50 feet of Lot 5
Map:
Photographs: