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National Register Nomination - Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Copyright 2014 City of Dubuque Action Items # 12. ITEM TITLE: National Register Nomination - Seminary Hill Residential Historic District SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Nomination and approval for the Mayor to execute the Certified Local Government National Register Nomination Evaluation Report Form. SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Approve ATTACHMENTS: Description Type ❑ Seminary Hill Residential Historic District NRHP Nomination-MVM Memo City Manager Memo ❑ National Register Nomination Submital Supporting Documentation ❑ Staff Memo Staff Memo ❑ Letter of Support Supporting Documentation THE CITY OF Dubuque U E I erica .i Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007-2012-2013 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Seminary Hill Residential Historic District — NRHP Nomination DATE: June 4, 2015 The Seminary Hill Residential Historic District is being considered for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens and the Historic Preservation Commission recommend City Council approval of the Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Nomination and approval for the Mayor to execute the Certified Local Government National Register Nomination Evaluation Report Form. The National Register is the official Federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. National Register properties have significance to the history of their community state, or the nation. Listing on the National Register of Historic Places provides potential eligibility for State and Federal tax benefits as well as Federal Grants. Listing on the National Register does not have any regulatory implications. Owners of private property listed on the National Register are free to maintain, alter, manage, or dispose of their property as they choose provided that no Federal financial incentives are involved. The Seminary Hill Residential Historic District is 13 acres and 50 buildings. It is roughly defined by Clarke Drive, North Main and Madison Streets and Madison Park. Seminary Street (now Clarke Drive) was an important east/west farm to market road and the namesake of the district. The District is significant on the basis of its architecture, which represents Mid-19th Century and Late Victorian Italian Villa and Italianate architecture, with a small number of Second Empire, Queen Anne and Classical Revival stylistic examples. Seminary Hill was particularly distinctive because it had an isolated north- end location and received extensive public stairways for access. Seminary Hill played a leading role in the development of the city's growing parks system with the establishment of Madison Park in 1911. I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council approval. Mic ael C. Van Milligen' MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Barry Lindahl, City Attorney Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager Teri Goodmann, Assistant City Manager Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager 2 IOWA DEPARCMENT OP TEI?RY E. BRANSTAD, GOVERAIOR UT T 7 A Klu REYNOLDS, LT. GOVERNOR ( RECEIVED NLSRY CowwE, Dia:ci°IR 15 MAY 26 AM 10: 52 Cords KRAMER, DiTu IY DIRIWTOR May 11,2015 City Clerk's Office H STT i CN., The Honorable Kevin Firnstahl Dubuque, IA IOWA� Mayor 50 W 13th SARAIIIIII ANoi.itscry Dubuque,IA 52001 Apnlmis naAI OR RE: Seminary Hill Residential Historic District,Clarke Drive,North Main,Madison streets and Madison Park,Dubuque,Dubuque County STATE Old Main Street Historic District Boundary Increase and Amendment, Main Street between West HISTORICAL I st and Fourth streets,Dubuque,Dubuque County 'f�IOWA Washington Residential Historic District, I100's-1900's blocks,White, Jackson and Washington streets, Dubuque,Dubuque County SusAN Kuntw9:R Fenelon Place Residential Historic District,Hill Street,3rd Street West, 5th Street West,Penelon MuSroM DuutcroR Place,Fenlon Place Elevator,Dubuque,Dubuque County Upper Iowa Street Historic District,Iowa Street between West 11th and 12th streets,Dubuque, Dubuque County IOIL9 �/���ya Dear Mayor Fimstahl: o° Weare pleased to inform you that the above named property will be considered by the State National'rraN� Register Nominations Review Committee for nomination to the National Register of Historic.Places on \4AI71fl V HARRIS June 25,2015. The National Register is the Federal Government's official list of historic properties worthy Ankiwis ntnrwt - of preservation. Listing in the National Register provides recognition and assists in preserving our Nation's heritage. Listing of the property provides recognition of the community's historic importance and assures protective review of Federal projects that might adversely affect the character of the historic property. Listing in the National Register does not mean that limitations will be placed on the properties by the Federal government. Public visitation rights are not required of owners. The Federal government will not attach restrictive covenants to the properties or seek to acquire them. Listing in the National Register results in: • Consideration in the planning for Federal, federally licensed,and federally assisted projects. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 requires Federal agencies allow the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment on projects affecting historic propel-ties listed in the National Register. For further information please refer to 36 CFR 800. • Eligibility for Federal tax provisions. If a property is listed in the National Register,certain Federal tax provisions may apply. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 revised the historic preservation tax incentives authorized by Congress in the Tax Reform Act of 1976,the Revenue Act of 1978, the Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980,the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981,and Tax Reform Act of 1984, and as of January 1, 1987,provides for a 20 percent investment tax credit with a full adjustment to basis for rehabilitating historic commercial,industrial, and rental residential buildings. The former 15 percent and 20 percent Investment Tax Credits(ITCs)for rehabilitation of older commercial buildings are combined into a single 10 percent ITC for Srxn IIIsmRIrAl.ol:u.umn commercial or industrial buildings built before 1936. The Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980 600 Ens r Lon..,I provided Federal tax deductions for charitable contributions for conservation purposes of partial Drs Momr�,loan 50319 interests in historically important land areas or structures. Whether these provisions are advantageous to a property owner is dependent upon the particular circumstances of the property T.(515)281-5111 and the owner. Because tax aspects outlined above are complex, individuals should consult legal F.(515)242-6498 counsel or the appropriate local Internal Revenue Service office for assistance in determining the tax consequences of the above provisions. For further information please refer to 36 CFR 67 and WWW.0TRJ AI nrrnrRS.nito Treasury Regulation Sections 1.48-12(ITCs)and 1.170A-14(charitable contributions). © Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface coal mining permit where coal is located, in accord with the Surface Mining and Control Act of 1977. For further information please refer to 30 CFR 700 et seq. '.... ® Qualification for Federal and State grants for historic preservation when funds are available. ® Eligibility for State Tax Credits for rehabilitation. Properties listed on the National Register, eligible for listing on the National Register or Barns constructed before 1937 are eligible to apply for a 25 percent state tax credit for rehabilitation. The cost of a 24-month qualified rehabilitation project would exceed either$25,000 or 25 percent of the fair market value for a residential property or bam less the land before rehabilitation. For commercial properties,the rehabilitation project would exceed 50 percent of the assessed value of the property less the land before rehabilitation -whichever is less. The State Historic Preservation office must approve the rehabilitation work before an amount of tax credits will be reserved for your project. There are limited credits available each year,so let us know if you want the application information. Owners of private properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Places have an opportunity to concur in or object to listing in accord with the National Historic Preservation Act and 36 CFR 60. Any owner or partial owner of private property who chooses to object to listing is required to submit to the State Historic Preservation Officer a notarized statement certifying that the party is the sole or partial owner of the private property and objects to the listing. Each owner or partial owner of private property has one vote regardless of what part of the property that party owns. If a majority of private property owners object,a property will not be listed;however,the State Historic Preservation Officer shall submit the nomination to the Keeper of the National Register for a determination of the eligibility of the property for listing in the National Register. If the property is then determined eligible for listing,although not formally listed, Federal agencies will be required to allow the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment before the agency may fund,license, or assist a project which will affect the property. If you choose to object to the listing of your property,the notarized objection must be submitted to the State Historical Society of Iowa,600 E. Locust,Des Moines,IA 50313 not more than 75 days from the date of this notice. '.. If you wish to comment on the nomination of the property to the National Register,please send your comments to the State Historical Society of Iowa before the State Nomination Review Committee meets on !i June 25,2015. A copy of the nomination and information on the National Register and the Federal tax provisions are available from the above address upon request. You are invited to attend the State Nomination Review Committee meeting at which the nomination will be considered. The meeting will take place at Winterset Public Library, 123 N 2nd St, Winterset,IA. A meeting agenda is enclosed. Should you have any questions about the National Register of Historic Places,Tax Incentives or about this nomination in particular,please feel free to contact me by telephone at 515-281-4137 or by e-mail at '..., beth.foster@iowa.sov. You may enjoy visiting the National Register website at http://www.er.nps.gov/nr/index.litm. Sincerely, for Berry Bennett Interim Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TERRY E.BRANSTAD,GOVERNOR CULTURAL AFFAIRS KIM REYNOLDS,LT.GOVERNOR MARY COWNIL,DIRECTOR CHRIS KRAMER,DEPUTY DIRECTOR .April 23,2015 David A Johnson Dubuque HPC Planning Services Department,City Hall 50 W 13th St Dubuque,IA 52001 RE: Old Main Street Historic District Boundary Increase and Amendment,Main Street between West 1st and Fourth streets,Dubuque,Dubuque County Washington Residential Historic District,1100's-1900's blocks,White,Jackson and Washington streets,Dubuque, Dubuque County Fenelon Place Residential Historic District,Hill Street,3rd Street West,5th Street West,Fenelon Place,Fenelon Place Elevator,Dubuque,Dubuque County Upper Iowa Street Historic District,Iowa Street between West 11th and 12th streets,Dubuque,Dubuque County Seminary Hill Residential Historic District,Clarice Drive,North Main,Madison streets and Madison Park,Dubuque, Dubuque County Dear Mr.Johnson: The State Nominations Review Committee(SNRC)plans to consider the property referenced above for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places during their June 25,2015 meeting. As a participant in the Certified Local Government Program,the Dubuque Historic Preservation Commission is required to review and comment on proposed National Register nominations of properties within its jurisdiction. The State is required to provide you with a 60-day period for the review,unless we mutually agree to expedite the process. I am contacting you to ask that you initiate the review process for the Historic Preservation Commission. As an attachment to the notification email is a copy of the nomination,photographs,and the review form. The review process will require the following: ♦ The Historic Preservation Commission should review the nomination during one of their meetings. In advance of the meeting, please send a formal invitation to your chief local elected official(the mayor or chair of the Board of Supervisors)with a copy of the nomination. You also need to send a formal invitation to the property owner/owners. If they are not familiar with the National Register of Historic Places,information about listing and the benefits of nomination is available at htW://www.nl2s.gov/nr/(see especially the Frequently Asked Questions and Owners sections): You also need to make available copies of the nomination for public review before the meeting. For example,leave a review copy at the courthouse and public library. Please indicate in your public meeting announcement that a review copy of the nomination is available and where the review copies can be found. ♦ The question for the Historic Preservation Commission to answer when reviewing the nomination is whether the nominated property meets the National Register of Historic Places criteria for significance and integrity(see Bulletin 15,How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation). If the Commission feels that the property and the nomination meets the criteria,the Commission should check the box recommending that the property be listed. If the Commission feels that the property does not meet the criteria,then check the box recommending that the property not be listed. Your chief local elected official should use the same approach when reviewing the nomination. ♦ You might want to invite the individual who prepared the nomination to attend the public meeting and present the nomination. Please keep a record of the meeting(copy of the public notice, agenda,minutes, list of attendees). At the conclusion of the meeting,the Commission should make a motion regarding their recommendation. The Chairman of the Commission will complete Item#1,the Commission's potion of the review form. Be sure to fill in the date of the public meeting,sign the STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING • 600 E. LOCUST ST. - DES MOINES. IA 50319 • P: 515.281.5111 • CULTURALAFFAIRS.ORG 1 signature line and record any comments made by commission members during the meeting. If your chief local elected official attended the public meeting,inquire if he/she is prepared to sign the review form. ♦ In the event that your chief local elected official was unable to attend the meeting,the Commission Chairman should forward the review form to bim/her for review and comment. Have your chief local elected official sign the form and return it to the Historic Preservation Commission. ♦ Item#3 on the Review form asks for the review and signature of a preservation professional. If your commission does not have a professionally qualified historian or architectural historian who can complete this part of the form,you may leave Item#3 blank and I will arrange to have a SHPO staff member complete that part of the form. ♦ After you have completed Items#I through 92(through#3 if a preservation professional is available),please make a copy of the completed review forms for your file and send the original copies of the completed forms to me. ♦ The Commission should keep the nomination and photographs. File them in your inventory,as you will need the information for future reference. If the Historic Preservation Commission and your chief local elected official disagree with one another on the property's National Register eligibility,both views will be presented to the SNRC for their consideration during review of the nomination. If both the Historic Preservation Commission(by Commission majority)and the Mayor do not consider the property eligible for National Register listing,we must halt the nomination. Be advised that when a nomination is halted,the property owner,the person who prepared the nomination or any interested party may appeal the decision. In addition,the nomination will still go forward to the National Park Service for an official"Determination of Eligibility." Please contact Paula Mohr at 515/281-6826 or paula.mok iowa.gov with any questions or concerns regarding the CLG program or the process for this review. You can find the answers to frequently asked questions do our website,such as the meaning of being listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the National Register process htto://www.iowahistory.orgJhistoric- preservafion/national-reeister-of-historic-places/index.html. Sincerely, 4.0 -V" a& Elizabeth Foster Hill National Register Coordinator State Historical Society of Iowa 600 E.Locust Street Des Moines,IA 50319 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS STATE HISTORICAL BUILDING 600 E.LOCUST ST. • UES MOINES. IA 50319 - P: 515.201.5111 • CULTURALAFFAIR5.ORG 2 CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION EVALUATION REPORT FORM As a participant in the Certified Local Government Program (CLG), the Historic Preservation Commission is required to review and comment on proposed National Register nominations of properties within its jurisdiction. The State is required to provide the CLG with a 60 -day period for the review prior to a State Nominations Review Committee (SNRC) meeting. This form must be received by the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) five days in advance of the State Nomination Review Committee (SNRC) meeting. (Please print clearly) Historic Property Name: Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Address: Clarke Drive, North Main, Madison streets and Madison Park, Dubuque, Dubuque County Certified Local Government Name: City of Dubuque Date of public meeting for nomination review: HPC — 05/21/15; City Council — 06/15/15 Applicable Criteria: (Please Check the Appropriate Box) ❑ Criterion A (Historical Events) ❑ Criterion B (Important Person) • Criterion C (Architecture) ❑ Criterion D (Archaeological) Please check the following box that is appropriate to the nomination (Please print clearly). ® The Commission recommends that the property should be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ❑ The Commission recommends that the property should not be listed in the National Register for the following reasons: ❑ The Commission chooses not to make a recommendation on this nomination for the following reasons: ❑ The Commission would like to make the following recommendations regarding the nomination: (use additional sheets if necessary) Official Signatures Required Below Historic Review Board Chair or Representative Print Name: Christina Monk, Vice -Chairperson Signature: Chief Elected Official Print Name: Ma or Ro R Buol Signature: Professional EvaltYation Print Name: Signature: Approved ® Not Approved ❑ Approved Not Approved ❑ Approved ❑ Not Approved ❑ NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form(National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking"x'in the appropriate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the building being documented,enter WA"for"not applicable." For functions, architectural classification,materials and areas of significance,enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets(NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter,word processor,or computer,to complete all items. 1. Name of Building historic name Seminary Hill Residential Historic District other names/site number Madison Park 2. Location street& number Clarke Drive, North Main, Madison streets and Madison Park [N/A] not for publication city or townN�/A] vicinity state Iowa code IA county Dubuque code 061 zip code_52001 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this[-�j nomination L] request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion,the building[x]meets[j does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this building be considered significant [j nationally[j statewide[x]locally. [j see continuation sheet for additional comments). Signature of certifying official/Title Date State Historical Society of Iowa State or Federal agency and bureau In my opinion,the building L]meets[_]does not meet the National Register criteria. ([j See continuation sheet for additional comments.) Signature of certifying official/Title Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the building is: Signature of the Keeper Date of Action L]entered in the National Register. [_]See continuation sheet. [ ]determined eligible for the National Register. [_]See continuation sheet. L]determined not eligible for the National Register. L]removed from the National Register. L]other,(explain:) Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Name of Building County and State 5. Classification Ownership of Building Category of Building Number of Resources within Building (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) [x] private [ ] building(s) Contributing Noncontributing L] public-local [X] district 37 13 buildings L] public-State L] site L] public-Federal L] structure 1 sites L] object 1 structures 1 1 objects 38 15 Total Name of related multiple building listing Number of contributing resources previously listed (Enter"N/A"if building is not part of a multiple building listing.) in the National Register Dubuque-The Key City: The Arch & Hist. Res...1837-1955 0 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Domestic/SingleDwelling Domestic/SingleDwelling Domestic/Multiple Dwelling Domestic/Multiple Dwelling Domestic/Secondary Structure Domestic/Secondary Structure Landscape/Park Landscape/Park 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) Mid-191h Century/Greek Revival foundation Brick Late Victoria n//ltaIianate walls Brick Late Victorian/Second Empire roof Asphalt other Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the building on one or more continuation sheets.) Seminary Hill Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Name of Building County and State 8. Statement of Sianificance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance (Mark"x'in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) L]A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. L] B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. L] C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics Architecture of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack Period of Significance individual distinction. 1855-1919 L] D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Significant Dates (Mark"x'in all the boxes that apply.) Property is: L]A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. Significant Person L] B removed from Its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A L] C a birthplace or grave. Cultural Affiliation L] D a cemetery. L] E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. L] F a commemorative property. L] G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance Architect/Builder within the past 50 years. Lech and Herkes Neyens, Matt J. Narrative Statement of Significance (Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles,and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets.) Previous documentation on file(NPS): Primary location of additional data: L] preliminary determination of individual listing (x] State Historic Preservation Office (36 CFR 67) has been requested U Other State agency L] previously listed in the National Register U Federal agency L] previously determined eligible by the National U Local government Register U University L] designated a National Historic Landmark [X] Other L] recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: # City of Dubuque L] recorded by Historic American Engineering Record# Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Name of Property County and State 10. Geographical Data Acreage of Property 13.27 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1551 1619111113101 141710181712101 211151 1619111312101 141710181618101 Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 3551 1619111413101 141710181718101 4551 1619111710101 141710181912101 [_]See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form Prepared By name/title James E. Jacobsen organization History Paysl Historic Preservation Consulting Firm date March 26. 2015 street& number 4411 Ingersoll Avenue telephone 515-274-3625 city or town Des Moines state IA zip code 5031 2-241 5 Additional Documentation Submit the following items with the complete form: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Property Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) name Refer to attached list street& number telephone city or town state zip code Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing,to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended(16 U.S.C.470 at sec.). Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the Chief,Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127,Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects(1024-0018),Washington, DC 20503. NPS Form 10 900 a OMB A,—of No 1824 0018 @86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 5 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County,Iowa 7. Narrative Description: Data Categories For Materials, Continued: Foundation: Concrete Stone Walls: Concrete Stucco Concrete Asbestos Metal/aluminum Synthetics/vinyl Roof: Synthetics/rubber The Seminary Hill Residential Historic District is a bluff front enclave that encircles Madison Park on three sides and is located north of the Dubuque downtown proper. The Jackson Park Historic District is adjacent to it to the immediate south. High limestone bluffs form the park perimeter to the south. Substantial pedestrian stairs, first built of wood and later concrete, surmounted those bluffs to reach both the park and nearby homes. The district topography is downgrade to the east along the ascension of Clarke Street from Heeb Street, and to the south along Madison Street. The district is defined from the standpoint of both historic buildings and a consistent plateau top elevation. _ y V IIN 7� Y' 4 ORTH h x Figure 1: Aerial overview of the district showing elevated setting (Google Maps, 2015 annotated) NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 6 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa The district assumes the form of a cluster of primarily early date Italianate style single-family homes. These front onto a juncture of one angled principal cross street(Clarke formerly Seminary Street) with three cross streets. Heeb Street is the easternmost connector. North Main is self-defined by the bluffs so aligns with but does not link directly to the rest of Main Street. It borders Madison Park along its west side and then continues north beyond Clarke Street. Finally Madison Street ascends a steep incline to form the west part of the district and to terminate at Clarke Street. The result is an irregular district with the majority of houses (25) being on Clarke Street. Nearly half (2 1) of the district buildings are of brick construction. As is true with Fenelon Place,the proposed historic district's focal point is the southern termination of North Main Street. That street, now Madison Park, abruptly ends at the top of a limestone bluff. The district more broadly encompasses the eastern and southern end of Seminary Hill, and its steeply pitched approaches along Madison and Clarke Drives. Clarke Drive follows the crest of Seminary Hill westward but the district ends once the higher proportion of early house styles and brick houses declines. The district has suffered minimal later-date infilling just a few of the small number of non-contributing houses involve cases of recent construction. The Italianate style, either in a gable front side hall or an L plan side hall layout, predominates within the district's styles and there are a good number of Italian Villa house designs. As is the case with other bluff top residential districts,these originally deforested visually prominent settings leant themselves to the picturesque house design. Three Second Empire designs, of secondary importance are on Clarke Street. These examples include a cottage example, a single-story row house design and a large-scale residence. The first and last named mark the east and west district boundary on Clarke Street. As is the case with all city residential districts, vernacular architecture comprises a strong presence with a half dozen examples. These are single family examples, which distinguishes them from non-bluff top vernacular ranges and as is the case with the Italianate examples, these are mostly gable front or gable front and wing designs, the majority being houses but some good cottage examples being present. Contributing Buildings Non-contributing Buildings 24 Clarke Drive,Joseph H.Trieb House, 1891, contributing building(1): This is a single-story Second Empire style,brick quasi row house design with a dominant Mansard roof. Joseph H. Trieb, contractor,builds a$1,500 residence on Seminary Street, (Dubuque Herald, January 15, 1891). 40 Clarke Drive,Joseph H.Trieb House, 1874, contributing building(2): This is a Federal style, side gable (with stepped walls)side hall plan. This is an unusual plan for this suburban setting. It appears that Contractor Trieb lived here prior to building 24 Clarke immediately east in 1891. It is probable that he built this house given his residency here with other family members 1875-1890. NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appiouel No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 7 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Contributing Buildings Non-contributing Buildings 60 Clarke Drive, Ethelburt O. and Lena Duncan House 1877, 1881, contributing building(3): This is a Italianate style,brick,gable front plan a ca.1910 porch. The house is angled to the street,has a very deep and steep recess with a long approach. The flour dealer Ethelburt O.Duncan is first listed on Seminary Hill in 1877, and the family lives here through 1918. 80-82 Clarke Drive,W.Duncan Duplex 1915, contributing building(4): This is a gable front frame two-story duplex plan. W. Duncan builds$1,600 two-story frame residence, 86 Seminary(Telegraph-Herald,December 26, 1915). 90-92 Clarke Drive,Mrs.Herman(Ottelie)Schwab Duplex, 1925, contributing building(1): This is a frame gable front duplex,similar in massing to 80-82 Clarke but with an offset partial width front porch. It retains its original 9/1 windows. A 1925 building permit for a frame duplex was issued to Mrs. O. Schwab. A.H. Rodloff was the contractor(Permit dated February 2, 1925). 120 Clarke Drive, George Widenmaier House 1885, contributing building (5): This is a vernacular,two-story side gable center hall plan. G. Wiedemaier first lived here as of 1886-99. He was a coachmen who worked for J. V. Rider as of 1888. 207 Clarke Drive, Timothy O. Sullivan House,c.1883-85, contributing building(6): This is a gable front Italianate style two-story brick L-side hall(left hand side double entry with transom)plan. Timothy O. Sullivan lived on the northwest comer of Seminary and Main, and built a brick house for$3,000(Dubuque Times,December 1, 1878;Herald, January 3, 1879). 215 Clarke Drive, Bassel Clarke House, 1872, contributing building(7): Non-contributing(2) 1940 frame garage. This is a vernacular two-story gable front brick side hall plan is a mirror image design to 207 Clarke Street immediately east Bassel Clarke,Dentist (215)and Chas. Arms, clerk(215)were both listed here 1873 (City director NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appiouel No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 8 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Contributing Buildings Non-contributing Buildings 216 Clarke Drive,Dr. E. Lincoln,Mary Frances Clarke House/John Roshek House and Carriage House, 1850,1905+, contributing building(8, 9): This is a Spanish Mission makeover of an 1854/1867 two-story brick hip roof Italianate side hall design,. The Italianate style cupola survives on the west end of the plan. The makeover stuccoed the exterior, expanded the plan,adding a south two-story solarium wing. The replacement mission style window hoods and entry then morphed into a more Craftsman style form in the final stage. The house integrity dates to the Roshek family era(1905- 1950s). Contributing 1.5-story three-car Craftsman style garage. 247 Clarke Drive,Andrew Strobel House,pre-1889, contributing building(10): This is a Classical Revival style two-story frame gable front side hall(left) plan. Andrew Strobel,who worked for the pork packer J.H. Strobel, lived here 1890-1921. 279-281-283 Clarke Drive,J. F. Steiner Row house, 1884, contributing building(I D: This is a Second Empire style,single-story brick row house,very unusual for its type, style and low profile scale. The mansard roof form is single- dimensional. The porches were removed in 1981 and the interior gutted and rebuilt in 1983. J. F. Steiner, 281 Seminary,built this three brick building in 1883)(Dubuque Herald,December 12, 1884). The historic address is 251 Seminary. 295-97 Clarke Drive,Jim Stock Duplex, 1988,non- contributing building(3): This is a Garrison Colonial Revival style split foyer duplex. 1988-pennit to erect duplex, $84,000, Jim Stock. 300 Clarke Drive, Fred Kerkert House,c.1928,non- contributing building(4): This is a Craftsman style foursquare with a dark polychromatic brick veneer. Hip roof dormers front to the north and east. Attached garage not counted. 1927(Sept. 13)-pennit to erect 1.5-story brick veneered dwelling (Lech&Herkes,builders). The first listed occupant, as of 1929,is Fred Kerkert. 301 Clarke Drive,John F. Steiner Cottage, 1866-67, contributing building (12): This is a vernacular frame 1.5-story T-plan with and east wing to right, and inset porch(1980). Merchant John F. Steiner,is first listed as living on the north side of Seminary, at the head of Madison Street,in 1868 and remains through 1921. NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appiouel No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 9 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Contributing Buildings Non-contributing Buildings 303 Clarke Drive,Henry and Elizabeth Wagner House, 1867/1876, Non-contributing(5) 1957 garage,. contributing building(13): This is a vernacular two-story side gable frame central hall plan with a new porch. The blacksmith Henry Wagner lived on north side of Seminary, at head of Madison as of 1868,having moved into a new two-story dwelling., (Dubuque Herald, September 5, 1867). The family remained through 1908. 305 Clarke Drive, Thomas Westwick Cottage, pre-1889, contributing building(14): This is a Italianate style, one-story gable front frame plan. Features included elongated windows and a Neo-Classical porch. Thomas Westwick is the first directory listing as of 1884-86. He was a machinist for the Novelty Iron Works). 306 Clarke Drive, Timothy O. Sullivan House, 1876, contributing building (15): This is a Italianate style brick gable front house plan. The entry is that of a side hall(left-hand side). Timothy O. and Amelia Sullivan are first listed here in 1878 as living on south side of Seminary and then on the southwest comer of Seminary and Main. He was the City Assessor. 309 Clarke Drive, Lewis T. Farwell Cottage,1860/1867, contributing building(16): This is a vernacular 1.5-story gable front frame side hall(right side)plan. The cladding is asbestos siding(1940)and the porch dates to 1943. This cottage is attributed a very early construction date. The Farwell family can be associated with it as early as 1868 but there is no family listing for 1867. A c.1867 building date is likely if this family built the cottage. The 1868 directory lists Lewis T. Farwell at Seminary near Madison. The family remains through 1883. 312 Clarke Drive, 1891/1866-67, contributing building(17): This is a Italianate style gable front brick side hall plan(right side with paired doors and transom). It is now a tri-plex. This house has defied city directory documentation and no original owner is named. 313 Clarke Drive,Hiram Hart House, 1900, contributing building(18): This is a vernacular 1.5-story gable front frame T-plan. The porch was removed in 1979. Cabinetmaker Jacob Hart(Stevens&Hogan), lived on the north side of Seminary three houses west of Madison, and was to commence a new house(Dubuque Herald, September 5, 1867). The family remained here through 1890. NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appiouel No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 10 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Contributing Buildings Non-contributing Buildings 330 Clarke Drive,Harmon R. Edwards Cottage, 1951, non-contributing building(6): This is a frame low profile Tudor Revival, side gable cottage plan with a prominent front chimney with decorative stone inserts. An attached garage dates to 1993 and is not counted separately. Building Permit: April 25, 1950-erect single family dwelling, $5,500 (W. J. Schmidt contractor)for Harmon R.Edwards. 350 Clarke Drive,Joseph T.Hanson Cottage, 1949-51, non-contributing building(7): This is a minimal traditional, side gable plan. Building Permit: Dec. 9, 1949-J. A. Dodds, erect single a family dwelling, $5,000. The first directory listing is for Joseph T.Hanson in 1952. 369 Clarke Drive, E. Yingling House, 1881,contributing building(19): Non-contributing(8) 1950 frame garage. This is a Italianate style, single-story brick gable front cottage plan. A 1939 brick full-width hip roof porch is glassed in but reads as an open porch. E. Yingling, a carpenter,resided here as early as 1873 and remained through 1886. 389 Clarke Drive, Ephraim E. Yingling House, 1890, contributing building(20): This is a vernacular,two-story gable front brick plan. This is a side hall (left-hand side)design. An attached garage is not counted separately counted. Carpenter Ephraim E. Yingling is living on Seminary, four houses west of Madison, 1873. In 1890, Miss Carrie A. Yingling builds$1,800 residence on Seminary,Ephraim E. Yingling is the carpenter(Dubuque Herald, January 1, 1891). 390 Clarke Drive, Leo J.Loewen Cottage,1950-51, non-contributing building(9): This is a Colonial Revival single-story side gable frame cottage. The design features narrow windows and a steep roof pitch. Building Penn it: August 1, 1947-erect single- family dwelling,Matt J.Neyens builder, $4,000. 1952- Leo J. Loewen is the first directory listing. Non- contributing 4 1952 frame garage 406 Clarke Drive,Maurice Brown House, 1870, contributing building(21, 22): This is a Second Empire two-story frame plan with Mansard roof and attic level dormers. This is now an 8-unit apartment. There is a contributing garage with a parapet front. Railroad contractor and capitalist Maurice and Anna Brown lived here as early as 1867 and improved the building in 1878. (Dubuque Herald, January 3, 1879 . The family remained through 1908. NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 11 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Contributing Buildings Non-contributing Buildings 1910 Madison Street,Michael and Mary Duggan House, 1885, contributing building(23): This is a Italianate style two-story frame gable front house plan. There is an added Tudor Revival"cat slide"like front profile due to the lower and longer north roof pitch. The two-story hip roof front porch is veneered in polychrome brick. Michael Duggan,partner in Duggan& Sullivan Hardware, is the first directory listing here as of 1888-90, the family remaining through 1921. 1921 Madison Street,August and Olinda Staufenbeil House, 1893, contributing building(24, 25): This is a Queen Anne style,hip roof feet core with a southeast comer wrap- around porch with a prominent turret. The house is being incrementally restored and is in considerably better condition today than it was in 2005. A contributing 1.5-story square hip roof carriage house has a clapboard exterior and lancet windows. August R, Staufenbeil,owned a watches, clocks& jewelry store and is the first directory listing as of 1894. The house remained in the family well after 1934. 1941 Madison Street, 1955,non-contributing building (10): This is the bifurcated two-story rump remnant of an earlier Queen Anne style house. It contains nine efficiency apartments. It is probably that this house was converted into a five-plex in 1950, at which time the larger garage was built. 1951 Madison Street,Lyle D. Stanley Cottage' 1950- 51,non-contributing building(I D: This is a minimal traditional L-Plan design cottage. Oct. 10, 1950-permit to build, $10,000,L. D. Stanley Stanley previously owns and occupies 1941 Madison to the south. 1996 Madison Street, Ferd Nester House, 1896, contributing building(25, 26, 27): This is a Queen Anne style two-story brick gable front L-plan with side hall front entry. There is a contributing carriage house with a cupola and board and batten exterior. This house was built c.1895 by Ferd. A.Nessler (Dubuque Fest House Tour,May 21-22, 1994). Nesler lives here 1896- 1931+. He was a partner inNesler Bros. Jewelry Company. 1833 North Main,John&Mary E. Bale House, 1880, contributing building(28): This is two-story Neo-Classical gable front design that fronts south and is set almost entirely down the bluff front Its upper level that reads like a single- story cottage is level with North Main Street. An attached garage is not separately counted. John Bale is first listed in the 1888 directory as living on the Main Street Extension. The same family is listed through 1909. NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appiouel No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 12 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Contributing Buildings Non-contributing Buildings Madison Park, 1919, contributing site(1 contributing site): Madison Park Pavilion,2005,non-contributing building (12),: The park occupies a fairly steep yet rounded south edge of bluff top. The primary building is an open new hip roof concrete John V. Rider's Italian Villa brick residence occupied the park site until pavilion set on brick piers. This structure postdates 2005. 1914 when Rider moved to California. He gave the property to the city for use as a park, assuming that the house would be re-used. The house was finally demolished and the park dedicated in 1919. Madison Park, 1919, contributing object, obelisk base as object(1 Madison Park, 1919,non-contributing playground contributing object): structure(1 non-contributing structure). The base of obelisk reads"Madison Park" Madison Park, 1919,non-contributing object, electronic substation(1 non-contributing object): Set along the south edge of the park fence and perimeter. 1846 North Main,William Clarke House, 1886,contributing building (29): This is a vernacular two-story brick gable front side hall plan(left side entry with paired doors,transom, and original doors). A new porch replicates the original. The Historical address is 1796 Main Street. The William Clark family lived here from 1886 through 1909. 1857 North Main, 1855, contributing building(30): This is a Italianate cruciform plan two-story brick plan. The lower windows are elongated and stone lintels substitute for brick arches. . 1860 North Main, Frank Lothrop House, 1889, contributing building (31): This is a vernacular two-story brick gable front side hall plan(left side entry with paired entry doors and transom). Frank Lothrop, carpenter for G. R. Clark is the first directory listing, 1884-86(1814). 1871 North Main, 1881, contributing building(32): This is a Italianate Villa frame gabled L-plan with a three-story comer tower. Features include a walkout basement,paired window sets, ornate window surrounds, a double decker porch in the southwest comer and a southeast comer porch. 1881 North Main, 1870, contributing building(33): This is a 1.5-story frame Italianate L-plan with cropped off inset comer tower-twin window sets. The tower base,now capped with a gable front roof,rests on the porch roof. No early directory listings as 1815 Main Street, have been found. NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 13 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Contributing Buildings Non-contributing Buildings 1886 North Main,John H. and Anna Smith House, 1879/82, contributing building(34,35): This is a Italianate style two-story broad brick L-plan that is angled northwest This is a side hall plan(left entry,paired original doors with transom). There is a contributing brick garage. John H. Smith, 1816 Main, 1880+,foreman Dubuque Telegraph, is the first directory listing,the family remaining through 1899. 1906 North Main,John and Evelyn Moser House, 1878,contributing building(36): This is a Italianate style two-story gable front two-story plan. This is a side hall plan(left side paired entry doors with transom). John Moser builds a "handsome"brick residence for$5,000 on Seminary Hill in 1878 (Dubuque Herald, January-3, 1879 and Dubuque Times,December 11, 1878). 1924 North Main, 1879, contributing building(37): Non-contributing(13)frame gable front garage This is a Italianate style gable front brick two-story side hall plan(left hand entry, originally double doors with transom). The house retains its original 2/2 light elongated windows on the lower front. Other key features are paired brackets and curved stone lintels. No early owner/tenants have been identified. Total Contributing BuildingCount: Total Non-contributing BuildingCount: Contributing primary buildings-37 Non-contributing buildings-13 Contributing site-1 Non-contributing site-1 Contributing object-1 Non-contributing object-1 District Alterations: The district was first surveyed and recommended as being a potential historic district in 2005. Since that time the majority of building changes have mostly involved porch removals or replacements and no buildings have been gained or lost. The Madison Park pavilion was replaced with a new structure and the park gained an electrical substation. Integrity Evaluation: The district overall has a good level of historical integrity. Contributing and non-contributing evaluations are based principally upon the district period of significance, 1855-1919. Buildings that post date that period are deemed to be non-contributing. The period of significance reflects the period during which the neighborhood was being actively built up. The original district was substantially an Italian Villa enclave with the Rider residence, now the Madison Park site, being the most visible. These homes were staged up the various steeply pitched streets and open spaces along with limestone bluffs, separated the residences. These open areas did not lend themselves to post-World War 11 infilling with smaller apartments and the like but that same time period did lend itself to the transformation of single family houses into multi-family ones. The former Queen Anne house at 1941 Madison Street, decapitated and transformed into a now non-contributing apartment house is a premier example. Almost all of the late infill took place along the south side of the west end (district wise) of Clarke Street where the lots were level. Given the brick NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI ft 10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 14 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa core of early 191' Century houses and the survival of the relationships between those houses, a district is recommended that retains all seven aspects of historical integrity. Integrity of design is embodied in the surviving buildings and their highly ornamental detailing. Integrity of setting is retained in terms of topography, the plat and architecture and the tree cover. Integrity of original materials is retained by the many brick residences, ornamental stone and in visible or encased original woodwork and wood trim. Integrity of workmanship is most notably vested in surviving craftsmanship, which is represented by brick and stonework, pressed metal ornamentation and some original chimney profiles. Integrity of feeling is sufficiently represented by the district architecture and its associated topography. Grand vistas of the downtown proper can be attained from numerous vantage points including the park, or the head of Clarke and North Madison Street. The physical separation of the district due to the steep limestone bluffs distinguishes it from the rest of the city. Integrity of association is based upon its bluff front prominence and the recognizable historical architecture. Historic personages would have little difficulty finding and identifying their former homes for the most part. Future District Plans: There are no large-scale municipal plans for this district apart from a general expectation that this National Register listing will foster neighborhood identity and community and will protect the district properties from demolition. It is also hoped that property owners will avail themselves of the Iowa State historic rehabilitation tax credit program. There are no identified developmental threats to the district. NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI ft 10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 15 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa 8. Statement of Significance: Builders Continued: Rodluff, A. H. Schmidt,W. J. Trieb,Joseph H. The Seminary Hill Residential Historic District is locally significant on the basis of its architecture (Criterion C). The district architecture represents Mid-191' Century and Late Victorian Italian Villa and Italianate architecture, with a small number of Second Empire, Queen Anne and Classical Revival stylistic examples. Primarily of brick construction,the district combines a prominent bluff top setting and a central Madison Park(1919)focal point. The district period of significance is 1855-1919, the period during which the district was developed and completed. During the early development of the city, wealthy residents could afford to defy the difficulties of surmounting the steep blufffronts and the bluff fronts were the preferred picturesque building sites for Italianate style grand residences, built of wood or brick. Seminary Hill was particularly distinctive because it had an isolated north-end location and it loomed upwards above the city's first cemetery(Jackson Park). Unlike other bluff-front neighborhoods, Seminary Hill never enjoyed streetcar access, nor did it develop its own inclined railway as did Fenelon Place and the neighborhood above West 111i Street. Development proceeded regardless. In lieu of rails Seminary Hill received extensive public stairways to aid residents and tourists in ascending the picturesque bluffs. Following World War I Seminary Hill played a leading role in the development of the city's growing parks system with the establishment of Madison Park and concrete stairs replaced the wooden ones. Historical Overview: Seminary Street(now Clarke Street)was an important east/west farm to market road but it's east end, terminating as Heeb Street at West 171i Street, presented a very steep and sustained descent into the city. The Dubuque City Council instructed the City Engineer on September 1, 1856,to establish a formal grade for Seminary Street and petitioners urged that"Seminary Street. ..be improved so as to put same in a good condition for travel." . Another less steep approach to reach Seminary Street from the south, was also promoted at this time. Proponents of this route, present day Madison Street, petitioned the Council on July 13, 1857 to It wasn't until June 16, 1857 that the Council finally asked the City Engineer to prepare a survey and plat for the new Madison Street. (Dubuque City Council Minutes). The Herald observed in early September 1867 "No portion of the city is improving faster than Seminary Hill. It is fast settling up with an honest laboring population, who are constantly improving it. Almost every body on the hill has been making improvements to some extent." The building up of the north side of Seminary, to the west of North Main, was proceeding in a building frenzy that would later be typical of tract housing developments. The Herald enumerated five new houses being built and several others that were being rebuilt. Herman Sauer was lauded for his "nearly new" six-room brick house on the hill complete with a greenhouse and vineyard. The Herald added NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 16 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa "This place commands a fine view of the river and city and is a very desirable location" (Dubuque Herald, September 5, 1867; May 11, 1870)." Semi s + Stre` c a. T. son, 1: 'T pe*+S t�1R M Heeb +` Street-, Figure 2: Detail, 1872 Birds Eye View (District outlined in black) This earliest overview of the area(Figure 2) attests to the solid up building of all existing streets. Madison Street, if fully linked to West 17b, has houses along its west side. The image underscores the striking difference in relative elevation between the upper and lower reaches of the survey area. Seminary(Clarke) is already well developed within the range of the district. North Main does not continue north of Seminary. A correlation of the 1873-74 city directory entries for the district identifies 27 residences along Seminary and Madison streets. Six residences were along the south side of Seminary Street, west of Madison. Four homes were on the west side of Madison on its south end above West 17'' Street. End of year and other newspaper reports document the construction of 134 houses on Seminary Hill in the years 1865-1919. Two patterns are clear. First, the majority(71 houses) of these houses were built prior to 1879. Second, later houses replaced a small number of the earlier ones. Sustained new construction (24 houses)took place between 1865-69. A dozen houses date to 1870-72 but 35 houses date to 1876-1879. Between 1880 and 1894, seven to nine houses were built in every five-year period. Just three houses date to 1895-1904. Larger-scale construction resumed abruptly in 1906, with nine houses being built 1905-09, 8 between 1910-14, and 19 between 1915-19. NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appmval No.10240018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 17 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Seminary Street was being graded and macadamized as of late 1880. Contractor Mathias Morgan was doing the work. By early October the macadam work was underway and Morgan reported the removal of 3,000 cubic yards of barrow in his grading work, in an apparent effort to lower the grade. Figure 3 illustrates the extensive grading that was required to make the street minimally useful (Dubuque Herald, September 20, October 3, 1880). Figure 3:3: Seminary Street, view to the southeast from a point to the east of North Main (Center for Dubuque History, Loras College) :Z zr 9w.. V� r I� Cc7xJ• �qDD ti!a�` y � e ,a � s t� i Figure 3: Detail, 1884 Sanborn Map Index Map NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 18 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Figure 3 identifies the principal original plats that directed the district's development. L. H. Langworthy's Subdivision accounted for the hilltop that flanked North Main Street and the present-day park. G. D. Wood's Addition was along the north side of Seminary Street, while Cox's Addition was to the south. Seminary Hill was considered as the location for an inclined passenger railway when the other railways at 4t' and 11th streets were being planned. It never gained its own elevator because the investment wasn't deemed profitable (Dubuque Herald, February 21, 1888). p { 1 "t'rn�{ yet ' -- .��1yy�n / - ^.',. ' '•' .' 7�• fa, N h\ 1 A ky rf iJM1�'aY Yf lyjy } .L fiIV � 0.Ir {r �!y4�, �5 s "t' .z ,'}7�° �` +,,� fir•,. 0, Figure 4: Detail, Map of Dubuque, 1888 (district area marked with black lines) (Map of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, 1888. New York: Leggo Brothers & Company) N PS �Ap mmwo ,a,am,a wily United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 19 seminay Hill Residential 7 starc DDlsfiR Dubuque County Iowa F Figure 5: 1889 Perspective View of Dubuque, view northwest Figure 5 depicts a self-contained neighborhood that was located atop Seminary Hill. Little residential expansion had ventured west or north. Most important is the distinctive cluster of Italimme houses that prominently stood out along North Main Street (near the present Madison Pack site). Figure 5a overlays the district on this image. I I ^' it I Figure 5a: 1889 Perspective View of Dubuque, view northwest(with district boundary marked) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 20 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa One long-delayed street improvement was the opening of Heeb Street in 1904. Now surely the street had functioned in some informal manner otherwise Seminary/Clarke on its eastern end went nowhere and its only means of egress would have been stairs from 18th and Couler/Central. At any rate the street was to be opened with a 60' width up to its northern end where just 30' was deemed necessary. The successful petitioners included Henry Schroeder, H. Peiffer and Peter Grutz. Opponents were Mr. Gatena and Liesecker(Dubuque Telegraph Herald, May 17, 1904). North n`4 i P rr- Figure 6: Detail, 1928 Streetcar map Figure 6 documents the absence of streetcar or early bus service to the district. The district, given its high elevation, necessarily had no direct access to streetcar lines. The nearest lines were located at the foot of Clarke Drive on Central Avenue. Individual dots identify Telegraph-Herald subscribers but not all extant houses. When a Seminary Street residence was auctioned off in early the Herald noted, "The building is in the near neighborhood of the late Maurice Brown's, P. M. Harrington's and other fine residences, and is one of the most desirable places for a home in the city (Dubuque Herald, April 5, 1903)." The Development of Madison Park: f t� j i u Figure 7: Madison Park, view southeast, park pavilion (non-extant) and young tree growth, c.1919 (Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Photo #8107) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 21 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Merchant George D. Wood built a prominent Italian Villa style brick house on the brow of Seminary Hill and Wood platted the north side of that street as previously noted. Wood, however, was a large man and grew tired of the uphill trek home. He sold the house to J. V. Rider. Rider enlarged the house during his lengthy occupancy. The mansion long dominated the south end of North Main, below Seminary/Clarke Drive. Set atop a steep sheer wall of stone (the result of quarrying), his house occupied what was termed by some residents "one of the most beautiful in the city." Rider retired to California and gave his house to the city for use as a public park in August 1914. Rider also specified the name for the park although it was at least briefly termed "Hill Crest Park." His specific desire was that children could enjoy his spectacular vista. It was also his hope that the house itself could be incorporated into the park facilities. The park first opened in mid-August 1915. This was not deemed feasible. In mid-1918 Rider agreed with the Park Board that the house had to be removed. Demolition took place in January 1919. An open pavilion was built and the grounds landscaped. A concrete stairway leading up to the park from West 17th Street had been built in 1918. Seminary Hill residents raised funds to erect a 60' flagpole (reflective of post-war patriotism). The Herald noted "The flag hanging from this pole can be seen from the greater part of the city." Formal dedication of the park took place on June 26, 1919. . The requisite speeches, a two-hour band concert by John Jenny's Municipal Band, and the raising of the flag for the first time, all filled the evening program. The Park Board hoped that all the city residents would use the park and the board was particularly proud of the artistic stairway. The stucco and tile pavilion was considered a model for use in any additional small parks that the city might create (Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, August 25, 30, September 23, October 29, 1914; August 19, September 17, 1915; January 9, June 24, 27, 1919; September 23, 1934, August 4, 1937). I P � r ; r A Figure 8: Dedication of Madison Park 1919, view northwest (Center for Dubuque History, Loras College) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 22 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Figure 9: Head of Madison Park Steps, view southeast, c.1919 (Center for Dubuque History,Loras College,Photo #FBL 4725) 19a x_ M $. Rf Figure 10: Madison Park, view north (Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, July 21, 1937) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 23 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa The Seminary Hill/Madison Park Steps: Figure 11: North Main steps at West 17t and Main streets, view north, c.1872 (Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Photo#HAM 840) This earliest view of the steps (Figure 11) necessarily pre-dates the establishment of Madison Park and the wooden steps, located behind and to the east of photographer Sam Root's house, were used to reach the base of North Main Street. The John V. Rider Italianate style house is prominently visible to right of center atop Seminary Hill. Seminary Hill, unlike other bluff fronts, has not been clear-cut of its native timber and clearly someone had interceded to protect the trees. .r n Figure 12: Seminary Hill from below, view north, 1897, Wood-Rider residence left of center, 1833 North Main is at the upper left, and the house at upper right is 60 Clarke Drive (Souvenir Gems of Dubuque) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 24 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa r F_ 4• i N - _ry, Figure 13: North Main Street Steps, c.1906, view northeast, Madison Street to the left, 1833 North Main at far left (Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Photo #FBL 4725) irr r r � y:. r t � jLX s I .,r Figure 14: Early view up Madison Street, wooden steps, 1833 North Main visible left of center (Dubuque County Historical Society) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 25 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa CY Figure 15: Early wooden steps, Wood-Ryder House, view northeast across Madison from West 17th (Dubuque County Historical Society) What is striking in comparing the earlier view of the base of Seminary Hill with this one, is the degree to which the stone bluff front has been cut back to a nearly vertical profile. A house site has been created to the right of the steps and a massive stone retaining wall built. The steps remain simple and of frame construction. z r� Figure 16: Madison Park Steps, view east, c.1918 (Center for Dubuque History, Loras College) NPS Form 18-888-a OMBAp rovalNo 10240018 (8 86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 26 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Elaborate concrete and stone stairs with ornamental light posts and metal railings represent the new stairs built by the Park Board in 1918 to reach the newly established park. The vantage point of the lamppost image taken at the head of the stairs (see above) is visible at the upper left. These stairs were one of a number of similar municipal improvements built at this time. Only a few foundation remnants survive from any of these stair systems. �• it ;" i Figure 17: Madison Park Steps,view north, c.1920 (Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Photo #FBL 4724) Other Historic District Photographs: NPS Form 10 900 a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 (2 86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 27 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa r■ ` Y Figure 18: Overview of Madison Street Hill, view northeast, c.1915 (Center for Dubuque History, Loras College) From right to left in Figure 17 the following houses are visible: 1833 North Main, 1765, 1805 (with an additional floor), 1829, 1849 and 1910 Madison (the last named in its original Italianate form with cupola). Atop Seminary Hill, are to the left of 1833 North Main, are 1846, 1857, 1860, 1871, 1881, 1886 North Main, and 216 Clarke with its carriage house. The Classical Revival style has a lesser presence within the survey area. Three of five examples are found along Lowell Street, where they are intermixed with bungalow and Craftsman examples. The Italianate examples, mostly side-hall plans, are almost all located along Clarke and North Main. All of the Second Empire examples are on Clarke Drive. *WNW r� 1L _ .wrfk �r Figure 22: A. R. Staufenbeil residence, 1921 Madison Street, view northwest, 1897 The original design of 1941 Madison is visible at the far right. (Souvenir Gems ofDubuque) NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 28 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa r � Figure 23: Wood-Rider House, 1772 North Main, view southeast, stereograph by Sam Root, c.1870 Non-extant, present site of Madison Park(Dubuque County Historical Society) Figure 24: The former Italianate style House, 216 Clarke Drive, c.1911, view west (Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Photo#357) This photo depicts the first post-Italianate style makeover, as a Spanish Mission/Craftsman design. A two- story south solarium was added and the Italianate style elongated windows were broadened into casement windows and were given gable roof hoods. An open raised patio with stuccoed balustrade wrapped around the south and east sides. The second makeover added a single-story flat roof porch on the south side, removed the porch and terrace, enclosed the solarium, and added a matching north wing. NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI ft 10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 9 Page 29 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa 9. Mai or Bibliographic References: [A broader range of resources are identified in the MPDF]. Dubuque Sources: Bulkow, Helen,Dubuque In The Civil War Period. Evanston: M.A. Thesis, Department of History, Northwestern University, May 1941 (Center for Dubuque History, Civil War, F-2) "City of Dubuque, Iowa,"Ballou's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion, Vol. 13 (31 October 1857), pp. 260-62 Dubuque City directories, 1857-1965 Dubuque County History, Iowa. Dubuque: Iowa Writer's Program, Work Projects Administration, 1942 (cited as WPA) "Dubuque Building On A Proud Heritage." The Iowan Magazine, Summer 1979, pp. 3-19 Dubuque Enterprise Magazine, Volumes 1-4, 1901-05 Dubuque of Todav, the Kev City, Historical, Descriptive And Biographical, Commercial And Industrial. Dubuque: Press of the Telegraph Job Printing Company, 1897 Dubuque of Today, the Key City,A City oflmmense Industries, Magnificent Public Buildings, Schools, Colleges, Churches and Many Fine Residences., Dubuque: n.p., n.d. Sewer Data, City of Dubuque Hoffman, Mathias M., Antique Dubuque, 1673-1933. Dubuque: n.p., 1933 (Carnegie-Stout Library) Horton, Loren, "Early Architecture In Dubuque,"Palimpsest, September-October 1974, pp. 130-37 Horton, Loren, "The Urbanization Process in Early Iowa: Town Planning And Growth in Dubuque, 1833-1861." Iowa City; Research Paper, Fall Semester 1972 Iowa Works Progress Administration, The History of Dubuque County. Des Moines: Iowa Writer's Program, 1942 (Carnegie-Stout, Center for Dubuque History) Jacobsen, James E.,Dubuque—The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837- 1955:Phase IHistorical and Architectural Survey Report. Des Moines: History Pays! June 19, 2002 NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 9 Page 30 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa Jacobsen, James E., "... the finest business street west of Chicago and North of St. Louis... "Phase IIIArchitectural and Historical Survey Report-Downtown Dubuque. Des Moines: History Pays!, 2003 Koch, Augustus, "Birds Eye View of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, 1872," Dubuque: Augustus Koch, 1872 Kriviskey, Bruce M.,Historic Preservation Planning and Design Study In Dubuque, Iowa. Dubuque: Ben Miehe and Associates, August 1981 Kriviskey, Bruce M.,Dubuque, Iowa Architectural Survey 1978/1979, Atlas of City Wide and District Survey Map. Dubuque; n.p., c.1979 Lyon, Randolph W., Dubuque: The Encyclopedia. Dubuque: First National Bank of Dubuque, 1991 Oldt, Franklin T., and P. J. Quigley,History ofDubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911 Shank, Wesley L.,Iowa's Historic Architects:A Biographical Dictionary. Iowa City: University of Iowa Press, 1999 Simplot, Alexander, Souvenir ofDubuque, Iowa. Dubuque: Alex Simplot, 1891 Sommer, Lawrence J., The Heritage of Dubuque: An Architectural View. Dubuque: First National Bank, 1975 Wellge, Henry, Perspective May of the City of Dubuque, Iowa, 1889 (Milwaukee: American Publishing Co., Henry Wellge, 1889) Wilkie, William E., Dubuque On The Mississippi, 1877-1988. Dubuque: Loras College Press, 1987 (Carnegie-Stout Library) Dubuque Maps: Andreas, A. T.,A. T. Andreas Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State oflowa, 1875. Chicago: Chicago Lithographic Company, 1875. Atlas ofDubuque County, Iowa. Clinton: Harrison and Warner, 1874 Atlas ofDubuque, Iowa. Rockford, Illinois: W. W. Hixson Company, n.d. Atlas ofDubuque, Iowa. Peoria, Illinois: Austin Engineering Company, Inc., for the Des Moines Real Estate Board, n.d. Atlas ofDubuque, Iowa. Davenport: The Iowa Publishing Company, 1906 (Carnegie-Stout Library) NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI ft 10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 9 Page 31 Seminary Hill Residential Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa DeWerthem, H.,Dubuque And Vicinity, Iowa, 1858. (Iowa State Historical Society, State Archives, Map Drawer Dr 52, Map 10A) Sanborn Map Company, Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909, 1909/36, 1909/6, New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1909-59 Architectural Sources: Blumenson, John J. G., Identifying American Architecture:APictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945. Nashville: American Association for State and Local History, 1981 Foley, Mary Mix, The American House. New York: Harper Colophon Books, 1980 Gowans, Alan, Styles and Types of North American Architecture, Social Functions and Cultural Expression. New York: Harper Collins Publishers, 1991. (Icon Editions) McAlester, Virginia and Lee,A Field Guide To American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf Inc., 1984 Walker, Lester,American Shelter:An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Home. Woodstock, New York: The Overlock Press, 1981 Whiffen, Marcus,American Architecture Since 1780:A Guide To The Styles. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969 Photographs: Dubuque County Historical Society Center for Dubuque History, Loras College, Dubuque NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI ft 10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Imbedded Images Page 32 County, Iowa 10. Geographical Data: Additional USGS 5. 691020 4708920 Verbal Boundary Description: The boundary begins on the east end at the intersection of Clarke Drive and Heeb Street. The boundary follows Clarke Drive northwest, turning north and then west to include the properties at 1906 and 1924 North Main Street. The boundary follows that street north, turning southwest following the north boundary lines of 207 and 215 Clarke Drive. The boundary continues westward following the north boundaries of the buildings along the north side of Clarke Drive, through 389 Clarke Drive. The boundary then turns south to Clarke Drive,jogs west and turns south and then east following the property lines of 406 Clarke Drive. The boundary continues to follow the south property lines of buildings along the south side of Clarke Drive,jogging south and then northeast with 306 Clarke Drive. The boundary then turns south to follow the west boundary lines of the properties on the west side of Madison Street (1951, 1941 and 1921 Madison Street). The boundary follows the south boundary line of 1921 Madison Street, continues east to follow Madison Street,the south boundaries of 1833 North Main and then the south and east boundaries of Madison Park returning to the place of beginning. Boundary Justification: This district boundary contains the extant and sufficiently well preserved buildings and topography that comprise the historic district that developed atop this plateau. A combination of topographical features and a directly related number of transportation access points are included in the district boundary. Steep bluffs clearly define the eastern and southern and western district boundaries, while a deeply sculpted drainage (North Madison Street streets also forms a part of the southwest district boundary. The plateau descends to the north of Clarke Street so the district includes properties that front on that street along its north side. Properties further north are excluded. The core of the district is the park and a cluster of early brick residences. Properties on an interim bluff terrace and the bluff base to the south are excluded because they are included in the adjacent Jackson Park Historic District and because they are located at lower levels than the district. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Imbedded Images Page 33 County, Iowa Map: CLARKE DR i ,. � ■ N 0 125 250 500 Feet Figure 25: Contributing and non-contributing properties map (Jacobsen, 2015) NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI ft 10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Imbedded Images Page 34 County, Iowa Photouaphs: Name of Photographer: James E. Jacobsen Film Type: Ilford 100ASA Date of Photographs: November 19, 2014 Location of Original Negatives: City of Dubuque, Planning Department Description of views: 1. Clarke Drive, south side, looking southwest from point east of Heeb Street 2. Clarke Drive, south side, looking southwest from point east of Heeb Street 3. Clarke Drive, south side, looking southwest from point east of Heeb Street 4. Clarke Drive, southside, looking southwest from point east of North Main Street 3. North Main Street, west side, looking northwest from point east of North Main Street 4. North Main Street, west side, looking southwest from the east side of North Main Street 5. North Main Street, east side, looking eastt west of North Main Street 6. North Main Street, west side, looking northwest from the east side of North Main Street 7. North Main Street, west side, looking south from the west side of North Main Street, south of Clarke Drive 8. Madison Park, looking northwest from park towards the west side of North Main Street 9. Madison Park, looking northeast towards Clarke Drive 10. Madison Park, looking northwest from south of pavilion towards North Main Street 11. Madison Park, looking south from point west of the park on North Main Street towards the city 12. Madison Park, looking south from point on the west side North Main Street towards the city 13. Clarke Drive, south side, looking northeast from Madison Park 14. 216 North Main, looking west 15. Clarke Drive, south side, looking west from the north side of Clarke Drive, west of North Main Street 16. Clarke Drive, north side, looking east from the south side of Clarke Drive, west of North Main Street 17. Madison Street, east side, looking southeast from Clarke Drive 18. Madison Street, west side, looking southwest from Madison Street below Clarke Drive 19. 1910 Madison Street with 216 North Main in the distance, looking east from Madison Street 20. 1910 and 1996 Madison Street, looking north 21. 1910 Madison Street with 216 North Main in the distance, looking northeast from Madison Street 22. Houses along the east side of North Main Street, viewed looking east from Madison Street 23. Madison Street, west side, looking northwest from Madison Street 24. Madison Street, west side, looking northwest from Madison Street 25. View towards main city from south boundary of the district, looking south 26. Clarke Drive, north side, looking northwet from point west of North Main Street and east of Madison Street 27. Clarke Drive, north side, looking northwest from Madison Street 28 Clarke Drive, north side, looking northwest from Madison Street 29. Clarke Drive, south side, looking southwest from Madison Street 30. Clarke Drive, south side, looking southeast from the west district boundary 31. Clarke Drive, north side, looking northeast from thewest district boundary NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 (8-86) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Imbedded Images Page 35 County, Iowa 2 2 9 369 313 0 9 3 �i 1 N RKE DR 79 207 y< 1748 4 27 x-28 26 � '�k 90 350 330 31218 6 t0 � 1996 � 30s 5 6 4 19 m j 19 216 14 1 25 o � 1910 � �0 4 1881 6 1 0 187 13 ALMOND ST 1921 239 18 1 11 � 10 1833 N 'Pk Figure 26: Photo vantage point map (Jacobsen, 2014) Property Owners' List: PREGLER,JAMES D&MARY C 90 CLARKE 90 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001 HUSEMANN,LARRY H&BRENDA A 18491 W MICHELLE CT 80 CLARKE EAST DUBUQUE IL 61025-9403 OTT,JAMES M&JACK,TERESA A 60 CLARKE 60 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 ST JOAN,ROBYN MARY 40 CLARKE 40 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001 COOHEY,JAMES L&ELIZABETH R 406 CLARKE 406 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 VAUPEL,MICHAEL J 390 CLARKE 716 TANGLEWOOD DR NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI ft 10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Imbedded Images Page 36 County, Iowa MANCHESTER IA 52057 GABRIELLESCHI,ELLEN P 350 CLARKE 350 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 MCGOUGH, JAMES 24 CLARKE 24 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001 HITZLER RENTAL LLC 312 CLARKE 312 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 MILLER, JULIE 306 CLARKE 306 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001 ROSS, CHRISTINE M 300 CLARKE 300 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001 WALTER JR, CHARLES TAYLOR&ZOELLNER,BARBARA R 216 CLARKE 8870 SE 70TH TERRACE OCALA FL 34472 GOTTO,MICHAEL A 330 CLARKE 330 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001 JERAULD,ALEK D 389 CLARKE 389 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 BAUER,LISA A&DAVID W 369 CLARKE 449 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 RODAS,AMBER L 313 CLARKE 313 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001 O'HEA,ANN M 309 CLARKE 309 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001 BONAR-ARNOLD,NATALIE 305 CLARKE 213 DORM UNIT 202 GRAND FORKS ND 58207-5301 FELLER, JOHN W 303 CLARKE 303 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 SKAIFE JR,RICHARD L 301 CLARKE 301 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52003 MAGLAR PROPERTIES LLC 279 CLARKE 1857 N MAIN ST DUBUQUE IA 52001 DUCHOW,FRANK R&ANN L 247 CLARKE 247 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 DENLINGER NORMA M AS TRUSTEE OF THE NORMA M DENLINGER TRUST 215 CLARKE NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Imbedded Images Page 37 County, Iowa 215 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001 PRELIS, CHAMINDA S&CINEFRO-PRELIS,DOMINICK A 207 CLARKE 207 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 SIMONEQI,MATTHEW M 297 CLARKE 297 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001-4426 SIMONEQI,MATTHEW M 295 CLARKE 297 CLARKE DRIVE DUBUQUE IA 52001-4426 O'NEIL, JESSE W&HEATHER L 120 CLARKE 1895 MARION DUBUQUE IA 52001 FEEHAN, SANDRA 1951 MADISON 1951 MADISON STREET DUBUQUE IA 52001 FEEHAN, SANDRA 1941 MADISON 1951 MADISON STREET DUBUQUE IA 52001 DELIRE, S VANCE&TRICIA 1921 MADISON 1921 MADISON STREET DUBUQUE IA 52001 BOFFELI,LINDA L 1996 MADISON 1996 MADISON STREET DUBUQUE IA 52001 CHAPPELL, JAMES THOMAS 1910 MADISON 1910 MADISON STREET DUBUQUE IA 52001 CITY OF DUBUQUE CITY HALL(MADISON PARK) N. MAIN 50 W 13TH ST DUBUQUE IA 52001 KLEIN, JAMES ETAL 1881 N. MAIN 1881 N MAIN ST DUBUQUE IA 52001 DEGREE, JORDAN T 1871 N. MAIN 119 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 LESLEIN, JAMES MELVIN&MARY JANE 1833 N. MAIN 1833 N MAIN ST DUBUQUE IA 52001 BRIMEYER, CHARLES J&PATRICIA ANN 1924 N. MAIN 1924 N MAIN DUBUQUE IA 52001 HITZLER RENTAL LLC 1906 N. MAIN 312 CLARKE DR DUBUQUE IA 52001 VIZE,LAWRENCE A&WIDMYER-MARGARET A 1857 N. MAIN 1857 NORTH MAIN STREET DUBUQUE IA 52001 NPS Forth 10-900-a OMB Appio,eI No.10240018 (886) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number Imbedded Images Page 38 County, Iowa LESLEIN, JAMES MELVIN&MARY JANE 1833 N. MAIN 1833 N MAIN ST DUBUQUE IA 52001 BOYD,MICHAEL J&BONITA A 1886 N. MAIN 1886 NORTH MAIN STREET DUBUQUE IA 52001 LUKSETICH, JAMES J&PATTIE S 1860 N. MAIN 1860 NORTH MAIN STREET DUBUQUE IA 52001 ROLWES,DENNIS N&DEBRA J 1846 N. MAIN 1846 NORTH MAIN STREET DUBUQUE IA 52001 DUBUQUE COUNTY COURT HOUSE DUBUQUE IA 52001 THE MYOFF Dubuque DTL E NI-nmeencaCAY Masterpiece on the Mississippi 2007•20U•2013 MEMORANDUM TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager SUBJECT: Seminary Hill Residential Historic District — NRHP Nomination DATE: June 1 , 2015 Introduction The Seminary Hill Residential Historic District is being considered for listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRNP). This memorandum forwards the enclosed Certified Local Government National Register Nomination Evaluation Report Form and Seminary Hill Residential Historic District nomination for City Council's consideration. Background The National Register is the official Federal list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects significant in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture. National Register properties have significance to the history of their community state, or the nation. Listing on the NRHP provides potential eligibility for State and Federal tax benefits as well as Federal Grants. Listing on the National Register does not have any regulatory implications. Owners of private property listed on the National Register are free to maintain, alter, manage, or dispose of their property as they choose provided that no Federal financial incentives are involved. Discussion The Seminary Hill Residential Historic District is 13 acres and 50 buildings. It is roughly defined by Clarke Drive, North Main and Madison Streets and Madison Park. Seminary Street (now Clarke Drive) was an important east/west farm to market road and the namesake of the district. The District is significant on the basis of its architecture, which represents Mid-19th Century and Late Victorian Italian Villa and Italianate architecture, with a small number of Second Empire, Queen Anne and Classical Revival stylistic examples. Seminary Hill was particularly distinctive because it had an isolated north- end location and received extensive public stairways for access. Seminary Hill played a leading role in the development of the city's growing parks system with the establishment of Madison Park in 1911 . „] aKXEM m � . IR1 1 . N o 1z M saa rEn As a participant in the Certified Local Government Program, the Historic Preservation Commission and City Council are required to review and comment on proposed NRHP nominations. The HPC reviewed the nomination at their May 21” public meeting. All property owners in the proposed district were provided notification of the proposed district and public meeting. Recommendation By a vote of 5 to 0, the Commission recommended the Seminary Hill Residential Historic District be listed on the NRHP based on eligibility criterion C. Criterion C is property that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. Requested Action A simple majority vote is needed for City Council to concur with the Commission's recommendation. If City Council concurs with the Commission's recommendation the State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) requires the Mayor also sign the enclosed Certified Local Government National Register Nomination Evaluation Report Form. The Planning Services Department will forward the form to the SHSI. Enclosures cc Alvin Nash, Housing and Community Development Director Maurice Jones, Economic Development Director Page 1 of 1 David Johnson - Seminary Hill From: Lin Boffeli <lboffeli@gmail.com> To: <djohnson@cityofdubuque.org> Date: 05/19/2015 2:15 PM Subject: Seminary Hill Dear Mr. Johnson f I would like to state that I think, as the property owner at 1996 Madison St., it would be a very good idea to be a part of the Seminary Hill Residential Historic District. I cannot be at the meeting on Thursday, May 21 st but I would like to put my two cents in to say that it would be a wonderful designation for the neighborhood. Thank you for letting my voice be heard. Sincerely, Linda Boffeli 1996 Madison St. Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Click here to report this email as spam. f file:///C:/Users/dj ohnson/AppData/Local/Temp/XPgrpwise/5 5 5B4566DBQ_DODBQ_PO... 05/20/2015