Rhomberg Avenue 0511 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 yet unknown boundaries
National Register Status:(any that apply) U 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 511 Rhomberq Avenue
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-0lB-Multiple Dwelling-01801 Duplex 01-Domestic-01B-Multiple Dwelling-01B01 Duplex
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
09-Other-09A01-House-two-story side gable duplex foundation Stone
walls Brick
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 N 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 ® More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
County Dubuque Address 511 Rhomberq Avenue 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-1889 ® 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 (N 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 Basting 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
Page 1
Dubuque
Name of Property County
511 Rhomberq Avenue Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This is a two-story brick side gable residential plan (core plan 34x44 with matching rear side
porches 6x16 recessed into rectangular plan, 1,336 square feet per level). There is a centered brick
single story rear addition (12x24, 288 square feet). The foundation is of stone. There are 14 rooms
and five bedrooms in the plan. The brickwork is a veneer, possibly indicating hollow wall construction.
The windows are 2/2. The fenestration is largely symmetrical and two very ornate end chimneys
survive. Window arches are formed from plain semi-circular stone lintels with plain stone sills. Straight
plain stone lintels are also used on the east sidewall ground level windows. A Classical era porch,
possibly dating to pre-World War I, survives with a hip roof.
There were two garages (14 feet by 26 feet, 10 feet by 18 feet) as of the early 1950s. An
attached shed measured four by eight feet.
Building Permit/Alteration Record, 511 Rhomberg Avenue
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
April 30, 1940 C. Baumgartner Alteration to two-family
dwelling, $60
1951 Front porch (assessor)
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
The Assessor dates this building to +/- 1880. This brick duplex was extant by 1891 (139-41
Rhomberg). It was numbered 539-41 Rhomberg by 1909. Jost Baumgartner (carpenter) and Rudolph
Schroeder (traveling salesman) lived here as of 1921.
Building Ownership/Occupancy History, 511 Rhomberg Avenue
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1899 Jost G. and Sophie Contractor Yard at 2539 Rhomberg, (as 539 Rhomberg),
Baumgartner sons Henry C. (Clerk, A. Y. McDonald), Charts
(Civil Engr., J. Spencer), and Arnold (laborer)
1900 Jost G. and Sophie Bricklayer Aged 52, married 27 years, wife aged 45, 7 of
Baumgartner 9 children survive, rents, Lulu, Charles, Henry,
Arnold, Clara, Leonard, Ray
1904
1909
1911
1913
1916 Jost G. and Sophie Bricklayer Son Leonard clerks for Kretschmer Mfg. Co.
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
511 Rhomberq Avenue Dubuque
Address City
Baumgartner
1918 Jost G. and Sophie
Baumgartner
1921 Jost Baumgartner
1925 Gus J. Baumgartner contractor
1929 Mrs. Sophie Baumgartner
1937 Mrs. Sophie Baumgartner
1941 John Shaw
1945 Andrew W. Dubmeyer,
Clara Baumgartner (apt)
1952 Florian Remitz, Mrs. Louis
B. Kirk (apt)
Early Assessor lists owners as Merlin and Darlene
1950s Langkamp, Ruth Hanna, with contract to Clem
and Margaret Kelly (whole house)
1955 Robert McCabe
1960 Gerald Westemeyer,
MRs. Hazel Mueller (apt)
Building Ownership/Occupancy History, 513 Rhomberg Avenue
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1900
1904
1909
1911
1913
1916
1918
1921
1925
1929 Rudolph E. Schroeder
1937 Rudolph E. Schroeder
1941 Rudolph E. Schroeder
1945 Mrs. Louise M. Schroeder
1952 Clem A. Kelly
1955 Clem A. Kelly
1960 James H. Nebel
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
511 Rhomberq Avenue 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 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
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
511 Rhomberq Avenue Dubuque
Address City
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description:
Lots 12 and 13, High Street Subdivision
Map:
Photographs: