Rhomberg Avenue 0502-0504 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 502-504 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-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 (0 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 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.
County Dubuque Address 502-504 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.
El 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(® 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 `;Lasting 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 _
B 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
502-504 Rhomberq Avenue Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
Two story side gable brick (load-bearing) plan (31.6 feet by 30 feet, 1,323 square feet) and rear
addition (27 feet wide by 14 feet in depth) with two rear porches (13 feet wide by nine feet deep). Each
half contains six rooms (four bedrooms, three rooms per floor. There is a stone foundation.
The rear wing is a single-story gable roof plan. There is a tall chimney at the back of this wing
and twin shorter chimneys on each endwall peak. Sidewall fenestration is minimal. There is a gable
roof dormer with an oculus light that interrupts the front eavesline. The façade is fully fenestrated with
six upper-level windows, and two windows flanking each side of the centered paired entrances (with
rectangular transoms). Cast window lintels combine rounded pediments with a slightly curved broader
base. The south or rear wall of the rear wing has paired centered entrances. The west porch is
enclosed while the east one remains open. The roof is covered with hexagonal shingles.
Building Permit/Alteration Record
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
July 21, 1952 Robert Wiese Conversion of two-
family to four-plex,
$1,000
February 25, 1976 Marie Wiese Badger Roofing Re-roof $2,000
May 7, 1981 Marie Wiese Steve Bahr Const. Repair fire damage to
Multi-familydwg.
$9,000
[no permits as 504]
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
The Assessor dates this building to +1- 1870. This building was present by1889, is on the bird's
eye view, and in the 1891 Sanborn Map (114-6 Rhomberg). By 1909 it was numbered 510-12
Rhomberg. Alleyway sheds, covering the entire rear of the property, are shown in 1891-1909, but are
gone by 1934.
W. Hos was here in 1899 (not here in 1890). He operated a billiard hall. Mary McCauley was at 504
as of 1921.
Building Ownership/Occupancy History
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1900 Joseph and Regina Coffin He is aged 52, born Austria, to US 1884,
Tschole (512) Factory naturalized, rents; she is aged 48, nine of 14
children survive, four children, aged 16-24,
were born in Austria, three, aged 7-11 born in
Dubuque. Brother Peter Tschole, aged 46,
also to US 1884, alien.
1900 Henry and Anna
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
502-504 Rhomberq Avenue Dubuque
Address City
Schroeder (510)
1904 John E. Spielman, Leo As 502
Vogler
1909
1911
1913
1916 Perry Kirch
1918 Perry and Nora Kirch Fireman, #2
Eagle House
1921 Michael Wingert (02),
Mrs. Mary McCauley (04)
1925 Michael Winged (02),
Max W. Parker (04)
1929 Michael Wingert (02),
Max W. Parker (04)
1937 Michael Wingert and H. F.
Everhardt, (02), Max W.
Parker (04)
1941 Herman H. Everhardt
(02), Max W. Parker (04)
1945 Herman H. Everhardt
(02), Max W. Parker (04)
1952 Walter Schilling (02), Jos.
Wernimont (04)
1953 Aug. N. and Lucille Wernimont buy, contract
sale to Robert Wiese and wife, Mettel Realty &
Investment Co. have contract sale to Robert
and Marie Wiese
1955 02 vacant, Arnold F.
Curler (04), Mrs. Florence
Havill (apt)
1960 Robert D. Wise (02),
Lawrence L. Cottman (04)
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
502-504 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 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 Finn,January 15,2002
. Iowa Historic Site Inventory Form:East 22nd 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
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
502-504 Rhomberq Avenue Dubuque
Address City
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description:
Lot 19 and the easterly 8.2 feet of Lot 20, Smedley's Addition
Map:
Photographs: