Prince Street 2263-65 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) LI 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 2263-65 Prince 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. StatelFederal 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"NIA"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-01801 Duplex
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
09-Other-09A01-House-two-story side gable fram duplex foundation Stone
walls Wood/weatherbard and vinyl siding
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 ® 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 0 More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
County Dubuque Address 2263-65 Prince 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 ® 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. 12, 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
0 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
2263-65 Prince Street Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This two-story frame side-gable duplex pre-dates 1891 and first appears (1891) with separate front
corner porches. By 1909 the current porch was in place and by 1950 a rear full-width porch had been
added. Two outbuildings of equal size are first shown (1891) as placed together on the center line of
the lot but by 1909 they are reoriented north and south and remained on the property as late as 1964.
An early Assessor's card for 2265 (c.1950s-70) gives the shed dimension as 14 feet by ten feet, with
no reference to the shed at 2263 Prince.
The two halves of this duplex are a perfect contrast of preservation and change. The south half retains
its original Italianate style 2/2 windows and round window hoods, and its clapboard exterior, with no
additions. The north half has morphed into a modern house with new siding, window alterations and a
very large and exotic rear two-story addition. The commonality is the shared early centered porch, with
turned columns.
The porch is 20 feet long and five feet deep. The shared front core is 32 feet in width and 24 feet in
depth. The centered rear wing measures 22 feet by 12 feet in depth. The south half retains its
recessed rear corner side porch (12 feet long, four feet wide) and there is an enclosed rear porch (10
feet long by 14 feet wide). The north half has its two-story rear addition (12 feet long, 11 feet wide
which likely extends north above a second north side porch (12 feet long, five feet wide). The original
corner porch (12 feet long, five feet wide) apparently remains in place.
The fagade fenestration is largely intact, with the addition of a smaller window on the north half above
the door. Stairways are centered on this plan. The entrances are centered on the plan and retain their
original transom and semi-circular hoods. As noted the south windows retain their matching hoods and
the downstairs windows have their original sash. North side wall fenestration is minimal. Brick
chimneys are at each end of the ridgeline. The rear addition on the north half has a wrap-around deck
and balustrade. There is a double garage behind 2265 Prince Street.
Building Permit/Alteration Record, 2263 Prince Street
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
June 20, 1938 Ed Simpson Geisler Bros. Re-roof, $95
May 18, 1998 Robert Sparkman C&P&D Construction Re-roof, $1,100
Building Permit/Alteration Record, 2265 Prince Street
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
August 19, 1939 Mrs. M. Schendal Henry Gerhard Enclose rear porch
August 15, 1940 Randy Roth Foundation slab for
future garage
September 18, 1940 Randy Roth 432 square foot garage,
$4,298
August 27, 1991 Randy Roth 16 feet by 18 feet
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
2263-65 Prince Street Dubuque
Address City
second level addn.,
$5,500
May 21, 1991 Randy Roth 12 feet by 16 feet deck,
siding, $1,400
October 13, 1993 Randy Roth Re-roof, $500
September 5, 1995 Randy Roth Drywall ceiling, walls,
new subfloor, $7,000
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
The house pre-dates 1891 and was originally addressed as 79-81 Prince Street.
Building Ownership/Occupancy History, 2263 Prince Street
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1880 Horatio Sanford sells lot to Dubuque Bldg. &
Loan, April 22, 1880 for $13,000 ???
1890 Dub. B&L sells to Ezra and Abbie Luckenbill
June 28, 1890 for$2,100-house is certainly
there no later than this year, perhaps they had
been paying on contract? Luckenbill
immediately sells to Antone Graff on July 24,
1890. Graff owns it until 1927
1899 Anton and Margaret Graf Dub. Malting
Co.
1900
1904
1909
1910 Anton and Margaret Graf Brewery He is aged 56, born Germany, to US 1888,
laborer naturalized, married 22 years, owns house,
she is aged 49, five of five children survive and
all are at home, son Joseph (16)works in
candy factory, dau. Willimuth (19) works in
brewery
1913
1915-16 Anton and Margaret Graf
1918 Anton and Margaret Graf
1921 Anton and Margaret Graf
1925 Anton and Margaret Graf
1927 Anton and Margaret Graf Graff's Estate sells to widow Anna Emma and
Joseph Graf Simpson. Anna Graf, Anton's
widow dies in 1944
1929 Anton and Margaret Graf
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
2263-65 Prince Street Dubuque
Address City
1937 Vacant
1941 Lloyd E. Lubbers
1945 Lloyd E. Lubbers Emma Simpson's husband died April 2, 1934,
she files affidavit of ownership March 12, 1945,
heirs sell property to Basilos and Genevieve
Drosopoulos April 13, 1945 (they had married
in III. Nov. 1924) for $3,200. They divorce in
early 1952 and Basilos dies in July 1954. His
widow Mrs. Marcella Weland got the house
January 28, 1953 in the divorce decree. She
dies in 1981 and the property is sold by the
court to Kenneth F. and Diana M. Schmitt
March 6, 1981. They divorce and the August
1882 judgement sells the house to David R.
and Rita Fuerstenberg
1952 Basil Drosopolos Assessor notes contract sale to Weland, 1953
by Dropsopolos
1955 Mrs. Marcella P. Weland
1960 Mrs. Marcella P. Weland
Building Ownership/Occupancy History, 2265 Prince Street
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1899 Lawrence and Margaret Porter, F&L
Schanderl
1900 Lawrence and Margaret Bottler He is aged 44, born Germany, to US 1888,
Schanderl naturalized, owns house, she is aged 35,
married 18 years, four of five children survive,
son John (17) is a cabinet maker, others at
home
1904
1909
1910 Lawrence and Margaret Laborer, RR He is aged 53, to US 1887, naturalized, owns
Schanderl shop house, married 28 years, she is aged 41, four
of five children alive, to US 1887, John (27) is
butcher at packing house, Margaret (21) is
dressmaker, Lillian (19) is hat trimmer for
millinery, Anna (16) is saleslady for dept. store
1913
1915-16 Lawrence and Margaret
Schanderl
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
2263-65 Prince Street Dubuque
Address City
1918 Lawrence and Margaret Laborer,
Schanderl CM&StP
1921 Lawrence and Margaret
Schanderl
1925 Lawrence and Margaret
Schanderl
1929 Lawrence and Margaret
Schanderl
1936 Assessor says Paul N. and Helen Schuster
inherited property this year, sold to Lillian A.
and Margaret E. Schandrel
1937 Margaret Schanderl
1941 Margaret Schanderl
1945 Margaret E. Schanderl
1952 Margaret Schanderl
1955 Margaret Schanderl
1960 Margaret Schanderl
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
2263-65 Prince 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 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 Firm, January 15,2002
. Iowa Historic Site Inventory Form: East 22°"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
2263-65 Prince Street Dubuque
Address City
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description:
2263-south half Lot 54, Sanford's Subdivision
2265-north half Lot 54, Sanford's Subdivision
Map:
Photographs: