Rhomberg Avenue 0510-0512 Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. _ 9 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 510-512 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-01B-Multiple Dwelling-01B01 Duplex 01-Domestic-01B-Multiple Dwelling-01E301 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 Vinyl
roof Asphalt
other
Narrative Description (9 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 9 More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events.
❑Yes ❑ No 9 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 9 More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
County Dubuque Address 510-512 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
_ ® 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 Dec. 2, 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
510-512 Rhomberq Avenue Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This is a two-story side gable frame residential plan (37 feet by 24 feet, 1,434 total square feet
per level) with a rear addition (13 feet by 42 feet). The foundation is of stone. The house has vinyl
siding. The building was divided into four apartments prior to a severe fire which damaged the rear of
the building in 1997. It was converted to three units two years later. There are 14 rooms (seven
bedrooms). The rear wing had four separate rear porch components, none of which survive. The
present rear wing is an amalgam of additions build on either side of a central two-story gable roof rear
wing, likely original to the house. Sanborn maps indicate a high number of outbuildings that were
clustered alongside the alley, between 1891 and 1950. By 1964, just one garage, an east-end
remnant of the larger complex, survived. There are no outbuildings at present. Fenestration is
symmetrical, with broadly-spaced window openings on the facade. Each of two bays has two windows
each, aligned vertically with the two entrances, broadly centered but separated. There is a hip roof
porch with replacement timber posts (16 feet wide by six feet deep) and a concrete porch deck and
entry steps for each unit. Windows on the facades have rounded wood lintels and side windows have
flat wood lintels. Fenestration on the side walls is also symmetrical. Brick chimneys are located on
each gable end.
Building Permit/Alteration Record
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
May 27, 1931 Mrs. Anna Christopher Albert N. Eisbach Repair, $300
May 19, 1978 E. Cramer Jim Geisler Re-roof, $600
January 3, 1996 Bob Hertig Tom Hoftender Drywall three units
post-fire, $24,700
September 14, 1998 V. Bechen Tom Wood Re-roof flat area, 6 feet
by 10 feet porch,
$50,000 (?)
March 23, 1961 [512] Mrs. Gengler Re-roof garage, $75
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
The Assessor dates this building to +/- 1890. This frame duplex was extant by 1891 (134-36
Rhomberg). It was numbered 534-36 Rhomberg by 1909.
H. Schroeder occupied the building (510) as of 1899. T. Schohl was at 512 in 1899. Herman Pautz
was at 510 in 1908. Joseph Tschohl was at 512 at that time. Herman Pauts was in 510 and Joseph
Tshohl was in 512 as of 1908.
Building Ownership/Occupancy History, 510 Rhomberg Avenue
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1900 Jacob and Kate Saloonist Rents, he is aged 44, married 23 years, born
Spieleman (536) Germany, to US 1868, naturalized/she is aged
42, three of three children survive, Henry,
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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Dubuque
Name of Property County
510-512 Rhomberq Avenue Dubuque
Address City
Jessie, Fannie
1900
1904
1909
1911
1913
1916 CM&St.PRR
1918
1921
1925
1929 Matthew J. Kostle
1937 J. M. Fetschele, Anna
Christopher (apt)
1941 Wilfred Hammel, Anna
Christopher (apt)
1945 Ronald E. Wilkins, Anna
Christopher(apt)
1952 Ronald E. Wilkins, Edw.
Blaser (apt)
1955 Martin F. Powers, Edw.
Blaser (apt)
1960 Peyton Long, Ronald J.
Markus (apt)
Building Ownership/Occupancy History, 512Rhomberg Avenue
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1900 Arthur and Mary Smith Junk dealer Rents, he is aged 45, married 21 years, she is
(536) aged 45, two of two children survive, Anna
(dressmaker) and Frank..
1904
1909
1911
1913
1916 Arthur and Mary Smith
1918
1921 Lester Delaney, Mrs. Delaney USNavy
Martha Schell
1925 Carl L. Dietrich, Joseph F.
Simon, Mrs. Anna
Christopher •
1929 Martin Jacquinot, Ernest
J. Salisbury (apt)
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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Dubuque
Name of Property County
510-512 Rhomberq Avenue Dubuque
Address City
1937 Wm. Berg, J. L. Thresen
(apt)
1941 Joseph Meurisse, Leo D. Coal (Dodge)
Dodge (apt)
1945 Stanley E. Block, Martin
Powers (apt)
Early Assessor notes ownes Katherine and May
1950s Gengler, Marvin J. Kilburg
1952 Stanley E. Block, Martin
Powers (apt)
1955 Lloyd Hoppman, Phil Ruff
(apt)
1960 Richard E. Keller, Donald
J. Fath (apt)
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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Dubuque
Name of Property County
510-512 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. 20959-39971. 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 Finn,January 15,
2002
. Dubuque-The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837-1955:Phase 11
Historical and Architectural Survey Report. Des Moines:History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Finn,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
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
510-512 Rhomberg Avenue Dubuque
Address City
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description:
Subdivision of 33 High Street Sub. 1
Smedley's Subdivision, sub. Of Lot 16 and Lot 16A
Map:
Photographs: