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Julien Dubuque Monument_Improvment Project Planning Services Department City Hall 50 West 13th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4864 (563) 589-4210 phone (563) 589-4221 fax (563) 589-6678 TDD planning@citvofdubuque.org THE CTTY OF I~UB E Masterpiece on the Mississippi January 12, 2009 The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members City of Dubuque City Hall - 50 W. 13tth Street Dubuque, IA 52001 RE: Julien Dubuque Monument -Request for HDPIP Funding Dear Mayor and City Council Members: Introduction The Historic Preservation Commission has discussed a request by the Friends of the Mines of Spain for Historic District Public Improvement Program (HDPIP) funds for an improvement project at the Julien Dubuque Monument. The application, staff report, and related materials are enclosed for City Council review and approval. Background HDPIP provides 3:1 matching grants on a competitive basis to neighborhood associations and neighborhood groups and non-profit organizations for streetscape improvements in the City's five historic districts, at local landmark sites, and to individually designated historic properties. The program is intended to enhance the public places and streetscapes in the historic districts, at local landmark sites, and at individually designated historic properties to retain and augment their sense of place. The Julien Dubuque Monument is both a City and a National Historic Landmark. It is located in the Mines of Spain State Recreation Area. The monument area is located in the corporate limits of Dubuque. Discussion The Commission reviewed the application by the Friends of the Mines of Spain and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for a HDPIP grant in the amount of $15,390 to re- point the Julien Dubuque Monument, install two new interpretive signs, a fence and two benches. The total project cost is $20,814. The interior and exterior of the monument's mortar and masonry will be re-pointed and cleaned in accordance with the standards of the National Park Service and the State Historic Preservation Office. Julien Dubuque Monument -Request for HDPIP Funding Page 2 Two interpretive signs will be installed to replace the existing interpretive signs that are currently in disrepair. These signs will interpret Julien Dubuque and the Meskwaki Indians. The signs will be located in the existing frames along the walkway that leads to the monument. The signs are designed to be consistent with the existing interpretive signs found throughout the state park. At the Commission's request, the applicant agreed to include Julien Dubuque's birth date and birth place on the Julien Dubuque interpretive sign. Two limestone benches will replace wooden benches. The limestone benches will match four other memorial benches that are in the monument area. At the Commission's request, the applicant agreed that the limestone benches be installed on a concrete base The project will replace a log rail fence on the east side of the monument with a steel post and beam-style fence. The Commission questioned the fence proposal that is intended to resemble a log rail fence. Commissioners felt that the black post and beam style fence depicted in the center of the Fence Design Concept provided with the application is a more appropriate option than attempting to replicate a wooden material with steel. At the Commission's request, the applicant agreed to use the black post and beam-style fence as depicted in the center of the Fence Design Concept provided with the application, without replicating logs. Recommendation By a motion of 5 to 0, the Commission recommends approval of the application and $15,390 in HDPIP funds as requested with the following conditions: 1) The project use the black post and beam-style fence as depicted in the center of the Fence Design Concept provided with the application, without replicating logs; 2) Include Julien Dubuque's birth date and birth place on the Julien Dubuque interpretive sign; 3) The limestone benches be installed on a concrete base. A simple majority vote is needed for the City Council to approve the request. Respectfully submitted, C~~12~a~u1z U~~/zPa-e Christine Olson, Chairperson Historic Preservation Commission Enclosures cc Wayne Buchholz, IDNR Park Ranger, Mines of Spain State Recreation Area Pla~u.:x.g Sexvices Departmen# City Hall 50 West 13+~ Street Dubuque, IA 52401-4864 (563) 589-4220 phone (5b3) 589-4221 fax (563) 690-6b78 TDD vlannineflcitvofdubuaue.or$ THE CITY OF V L Masterpiece on the Mississippi HISTORIC DISTRICT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION FORM PROJECT COMPONiENTS (Check all that apply) Historic Street lights ~ Street Trees/Grates ~ Brick Sidewalks ~ Colored Concrete Sidewalks/Curbs ~ Benches ~ Landscaping/Plantings ~ Brick Crosswalks Colored Concrete Crosswalks ^ Trash Receptades ~ Decorative Fence/Rail ~ Brick Streets ~ Colored Concrete Street Paving ~ Planters ~ De~.,,aUve Bollards ^ Limestone Curbs I~ Other: Interaretive Scans ~ Waysides/Plazas =Identification Signs ^ Retaining Wails ~ Other: Monument Restoration Please tvpe or print lealbla in Ink Type of Applicant: ^ Neighborhood Group ~ Neighborhood Association (Name: Friends of Mines of Spain) Representative: Douglas Oik MD Phone: 563-556-0620 Address: 8991 Bellevue Hts. City: Dubuaue State: IA Zip: 52003-9214 Fax Number: 563.556-8474 Mabiie/Cefluiar Number: Project Description: Create and design hnro interorPi•ive scans on 3ulien ~ich~aoue anti Mpsouakie Indians. tuck point and other restoratlon can .7ulien Dubuaue Monument. install two limestone benches, and construct fence on east side bf monument. Project IocationJarea: ]ulien Dubuque Monument at the Mines of Swain 12.ecrrnation ,4re~ Total project cost: X20.814.00 Amount of Grant Request; $ 15~390.Ot1 CERTIFICATION: I/we, the undersigned, do hereby certify that: 1. The information submitted herein is true and correct to the best of myJour knowledge and upon submittal becomes public record; 2. The undersigned representatives are authprized to sign this application on behalf of the neighborhood association or group; and 3. Ait additional required written and graphic materials are attached. Representative: Douaias Olk MD , ~~'7~~iL. Date: / ~'I 3/Qd i~cpresc~;wriVe~dkTe~,~~~ BtiChholti ~iri --~ ~~~q,~ Dales. '1a~~t' $ y ICE USE ONLY - APPLICATION S B ITTAL CHECKLIST _ .. .FOR OFP Submittal Date: ~ NP . __-- _ _ . _... Received i,~" -'s'.a- ~ C Meeting Date: m Site/sketch plan(s) ©PetitionJSignatures in Support Photos ~ Catalog exa es [Project description (~ Budget Documentation [~' Map(s) ^Other: Friends of the _ . • Mines of Sprain. - _ ~_y : • December 2, 2008 ' FRIENDS o~the -M1 N ES o~SPA! N 8991 Bellevue Hfs. pubuque, IA 52003-9214 . ~ 0563) 556-0620 www. m inesoFsp~ in.org To: Planning Service Department ~ ~ - City Hall - . ~ - - 50 West 13~' Street _ _ Dubuque, Iowa 52001=4864 From: Friends of the Mines of Spain. 8991 Bellevue Hts. _ Dubuque; Iowa 32043-9214 ~ _ -Re: Support Letter . - The Friends of.the~Mines of Spain supports the project of Julien bubuque Monument Restoxation. We approve of the work to be completed on the Julien Dubuuue Monument and area around it. The project involves tuck painting and •other restoration work an the 'monument, twa new limestone benches, two interpretive signs and construction of a -- fence on the east side of the monument. - - We therefore request that funding be made available for the proposed project. Sincerely, , ~ ~ ~ ~ - Douglas ilk - ~ - President - - ', printed~on recycled paper Mines of Spain Recreation Area Julien Dubuque Monument Restoration Project Project Description The Julien Dubuque Monument is located at the e~trerne north end of the Mines of Spain Recreation Area and at the extreme south end of the City of Dubuque. The Julien Dubuque Monument and 7 acres surrounding it are within the city limits. The project is needed to make necessary restoration of the Julien Dubuque Monument and to amenities that are in close proximity of the monument. The Mines of Spain is visited by over 250,000 people annually. The Julien Dubuque Monument is one of the favorite sites in the park and area to visit. The project involves four aspects: 1. Tuck Pointing and other restorations of the Julien Dubuque Monument. The monument was constructed in 1897 as a tribute to Julien Dubuque. Restoration work has not been completed on the monument as far as documents show. Cracks and small rocks need to be filled by using a method of tuck pointing. The work needs be completed on the inside and outside of the monument. Cleaning of the rock will also be completed. The method of cleaning has not been determined. Since the monument is listed as a National Historic Landmark the State Historic Preservation Office (SHiPO) in Des Moines has been contacted. The contact has been made so that restoration work will meet standards set by the National Park Service. The cleaning and pointing will be done in accordance with the recommendation of the NPS TPS briefs Assessing Cleaning and Water-Repe/%nt Treatments for Historic Masonry BuI/dings and Repolnting MorlarJotnis In Historic MasonryBui/dings 2. Two int~~~,~etive signs will be installed along the walkway that leads to the monument. The sign frames currently exist, but the signs are in disrepair and need to be changed. The new signs will into~Y.~t Julien Dubuque and the Mesquakie Indians. The Meskwaki Indian sign will be set close to the marker for Chief Peosta and the Julien Dubuque sign will be placed as you come up on the monument. The signs will be designed and constructed of durable material and will be in full color. 3. Two wooden benches will be replaced with two limestone benches. These benches will compliment the Julien Dubuque Monument which is constructed of limestone. Wording will be placed on each bench that will list the park as a National Historic Landmark and as a Silos and Smokestacks National Heritage Site. The benches will match four other memorial benches that are in the monument area. 4. Currently there is a log rail fence on the east side of the monument. The fence is in need of repair and needs to be replaced to create a respectful and visitor friendly atmosphere. It is planned to replace the log rail fence with steel posts and beams. The steel design will provide a log appearance, but provide a long lasting fence. The fence will be painted black to accent the steel grated gate that is on the Julien Dubuque Monument. The restoration work, installation of benches and fife fence work are planned for spring and summer of 2009. The interpretive sign graphic design work and purchase of the signs can be completed in December 2008- March 2009 with installation in May of 2009. Work will not start on any part of the project until funding is secured. Mines of Spain Recreation Area Julien Dubuque Monument Improvement Proi ect Log Fence to be -~~ replaced JD Monument s J LIEN Tj~.»3t?.~d Interpretive Signs To parking lot Tuck-point and other stone restoration on monument Limestone Benches Sidewalk Existing Chief Peosta Marker, M cs~aalu ~~~~.~•1 .~ ;- ~' Lec DU ~ UQ E BikeBWalkingPath Mines of Spain Recreation Area Juuen oubuque orive Riprow Valley ~ ~ i. i ! ~ J'~, ;~`~°~---~-°`"t ~ 3 F~ ` .idle-:=flubuque Monument I ff~ p'~ ~t ~ ~ ~~i..>.!' Catfish Creek Canoe Access ~ l1~ ~•-• ~~-•-*' ~ ~-~ Mississippi River Hwy's; 51161152 ~ ,;;~ ~ j / , Horseshoe Bluff ~ %- i'; ~ ~ '`~ i - +`` -~; %i ~~_ ~ Wetland Trail 8 `'~~ Bel ~vue Hgts. Rd. ~ I ' ` - ~ •' % ~ Observation Deck E.B.Lyons ,~, ; % ,../,~i ~ ~~~~~~s~, INTERPRETIVE CENTER ~j // j % %;~~ ;l~` ~~. ~ ~ Mines of Spain r¢' %/% ~; ~~ //~, ......~ ,,'~` _-._~' ~GrangerCreek ' .~.1. ~ ,~,.'~~/ ~% %/.` ~~ ~%% H'~ ~52 Boundary Line ~` ~ 8 l-rails ~ 1. Catfish 1.75 Miles ~~, _~ i 2. Calcite 2 Mile Loop 3. Julien Dubuque 0.6 Miles ~;, / + 4 Horseshoe Bluff Nature 2 Mile Loop ~`;•., 5. Cattesse 1 Mile ~~. ~- ~ 6. Nature Center 1.3 Miles I " 7. Mesquakie 1 Mile Old Massey Road ~ i~ j 8. Prairie Ridge 3 Mile Loop ~.~ ~'~~, ~ ~- -I_ 9. Cedar Ridge 3 Mile Loop = - Entrance 10. Eagle Scout 6 Mile Loop `` . 11. Sauk & Fox 1 Mile THE MINES OF SPAIN IS DE IGNATED AS A: 1. National Wildlife Federation,, ature Area 2. National Historic Landmark~l ~ ien Dubuque Mines NHL ~ - ~+~ Cattesse Creek _ _ _ 3. National Silos and Smokestake '; eritage Site ~- -~^_ ~ ;-, 1-'-~.! ;i 4. Great River Road Interpretive Cer ~ ~__:, ._ ~.~, ~_E_. 5. Catfish Creek Reserve-600 Acres ~ ~ ._ -~-,=,-_ _ a1 :_i ~ 6. Watchable Wildlife Area in Iowa t~ !i i t 1'l ~- T- ~L.r.-~'` 7. 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(icaph}~tcs Mines of Spain Recreation Area Julien Dubuque Monument Restoration Project Limestone Bench Mines of Spain Recreation Area Julien Dubuque Monument Restoration Project Fence Design Concept Mines of Spain Recreation Area Julien Dubuque Monument Restoration Project Budget PrOjeCt Cate~Ol'~ City Friend of MOS Other In-kind ~JD Monument * $ -14,200.00. $ 500.00 $ 40 Interpretive Sic~ns** $ 1,040.00 $ 100.00 $ 10 Limestone Benches*** $ 800.00 Fence**** $ 150.00 $ 500.00 $ 3,02 $ 15,390.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 900.00 $ 3,52 Matching funds Requested from City of Dubuque * Includes tuc pointing by contract and washing of monument by staff and volunteers ** Includes purchase of sign, concrete, labor and design work by staff and volunteers *'"` Includes purchase of benches and installation by staff and volunteers "**" includes purchase of materials, labor to construct and install by staff ADVISORY DESIGN REVIEW STAFF REPORT Property Address: Julien Dubuque Monument Property Owner: State of Iowa /IDNR Meeting Date: December 18, 2008 ' Applicant: Douglas Olk, President, Friends of the Mines of Spain / Wayne Buchhoitz, IDNR Project: Repoint and restore the Julien Dubuque Monument, create and install two in#erpretive signs, install two limestone benches, and construct a fence on the east side of the monument. Historic Preservation District: No Landmark: Yes Style: NIA Funding: Historic District Public Improvement Program Date Built: 1897 Existing Zoning: R-1 Single-Family Residential Present Land Use: Recreational & Cultural Level of Significance: ^ National Historic Landmark ^ City Landmark Level of Rehabilitation: ^ Design for Historic Features ^ AlterationlAddition Property History: Enclosed is the 1988 NRHP nomination and H.A.B.S. drawing for the Commission's reference. Staff Analysis: The applicants are applying for funding from the Historic District Public Improvement Program for the following work: 1. Julien Dubuque Monument: The interior and exterior of the monument will be repointed and cleaned. The mortar and masonry wiN be repointed and cleaned in accordance with the recommendations of the NPS TPS Technical Preservation Briefs Repointing Mortar Joints in Historic Masonry Buildings and Assessing Cleaning and Water Repellent Treatments for Historic Masonry Buildings. The applicants have begun consultation with SHPO to assure the restoration work will meet the State standards. 2. Signs: Two interpretive signs will replace existing interpretive signs in disrepair. The signs will interpret Julien Dubuque and the Meskwaki Indians. The signs are located along the walkway tha# leads to the monument. See the enclosed map for sign locations. Interpretive sign examples are also enclosed. Design Review Staff Report -Julien Dubuque Monument Page 2 3. Benches: Two limestone benches will replace wooden benches. The benches will match four other memorial benches that are in the monument area. Photographs of the benches and a map of their location are enclosed. 4. Fence: The log rail fence on the east side of the monument will be replaced with a steel post and beam style fence. The fence will be painted black to accent the steel gate that is on the monument. Photographs of the fence concept and a map of the fence locations are enclosed. HDPIP provides grants of up to 75% of project costs. The 25% match can Include volunteers and donations. Currently there is $99,409.35 of HDPIP funds available through FY2009. $616,370.27 of HDPIP funding has been approved and $307,308.02 of HDPIP funds has been expended. The current HDPIP Project Status Report is enclosed. The following is the cost breakdown for the Julien Dubuque Monumen# project. Total Project Cost $20,814.00 Friends of the Mines of Spain Cost $5,424.00 Total Grant Request $15,390.00 Grant to total cost 73.94% The role of the Historic Preservation Commission is to provide advisory design review and a funding recommendation to the City Council for grant requests from the Historic District Public Improvement Program. The Commission's recommendation will go on to the City Council with the application materials for their review and approval of the project. Compliance with Design Guidelines: In 2002, the Streetscape and Landscape Guidelines were created to help provide recommendations for.public improvements on public property. In the City's locally designated historic districts, Landmarks are not specifically referenced in these guidelines; however, the Commission should refer to the descriptions of: setting and site, fences and gates, signs and graphics, wayfinding features, and amenities for guidance. Prepared by:'~ -~''"~ -' Reviewed~~ Date: IZ ~~ -~PS iwm t0.900y vi..l,D rA ~. okra Nn, tUJSOO ra ~Rsv. M8t l3nlted States Department of the interior ~~~~ National Park Service National Register of ~Nistoric Places ~ OC1' 2 0 X988 Registration Form ._ ~ NaTloNa~. REGISTER This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations of eligibility for individual properties or districts. Sae instructions In Guida!/nes for Compiating National Register Forms (National Register Bulletin i 6). Compute each item by marking "x" in the appropriate tx>x or by entering the requested information, if an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N!A" for "not applicable." For functions, styles, materials, and areas of significance, enter only the categories and subcategories listed in the insiructions. For additional space use continuation sheets (Form to-90oaj. Type ail entries. . 1. Name of Property ~ ' historic name Julien Dubuque ~Mgnume~- outer names/site nurnber 13llI3116 2. Location street & nurnber>;iines of Spain State ttedreation Area. 8999 Bellevue Hts.l_jnot for publication N/A city, town Dubuq ae lx_I vicinity state Xowa code YA • county Dubuque code R~ zip code52t)Dt 3. Ciassificaiian Ownership of Property - Category of Property [~ private ~ building(s) public-focal ~ ~ district pubiic•State ~1 site (,~ public-Federal , ~] structure ob,9ct Name of related multiple property listing: Mines of. Spain Area Archaeological Group 4. Stateli=ederai Agency Certification Number of_Resources within Property Contributing Noncontributing ' ___~ buildings sites structures i objects _ 1 _ ~ __.. Total Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register ~ As~e designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act of f966, as amended, i hereby certify That this ~.J nomination ~ request for determination of eiigitsitity meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register o Historic Pia es and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 3B CFR Part 6t). In opinion, t party meets does no meat the National Register criteria. C~See continuation sheet. -~ t Si rat e o cart' ing o 'ciao ~ , ~ ("1 ~ (, Dale Stara or Federahagancy and bureau in my opinion, the property ~~ meets (~ does not meet the National Register Criteria. ~ See continuation sheet. Signature of commenting or other official State or Faderaf agency and bureau 5. Natilanai Park Service Certification 1, her y, certify that this property is: ntered in the National Register. Sea can!inuation Sheet. [~delermined eligible for the Nalionai Register. ^See continuation sheet. determined not eligible for the National Hegiyter. removed from the National Register. [~, j other. (explain:) _ Date ~,,~e,,Q l/~~G~ .~._._.__ ..._~_ Stg~ature of tt:a lCeeper Hate of Action 6. i=unction or Use Historic Functions {enter categories from Instructions) r F[• FAT N A iZt~jL.TLtRE/monument/marker 7. Description Architectural Classification (enter categories from instructions] T.atP lnfihie RP~T~VAT Describe present and historic physical appearance. Current Functions (enter categories from instructions) RECREATION AND CTJLTURE/sspnuntent/:merkex LANDSCAPE/conservation area Materials (enter categories from instrucCsogsj foundation limes tone wails limestone roof N/A other N%A ®See continuation sheet 8. Statement of Significance Certitying official has considered the significance of this property in relation to other properties: ~ Q nationally ~ statewide ^ locally AppHcabie National Register Criteria ~ A Q 8 ^ C ^ A Criteria Considerations (Exceptions) []A ^ 8 ^ C (~ 0 ^ E Q f ^ 0 Areas of SignUicance (enter categories from instructions) Period of Significance Significant Oates SoCTAZ ~iZSTORX 1897 1897 Cultural Atfitiation 1QJA S~gnAificant Person ArchitectJBuitder _ Alexander Simolot Carter Brothers State significance of property, and justify criteria, criteria considerations, and areas and periods of significance noted above. See continuation sheet 9. Melor 8ibitographfcat References Y f Previous documentation on file (NPS): preliminary determination of Individual tsting (3ti CFR 67) has been requested ~• ^ previously Nsted in the National Register ^ previously determined eligible by the Nationai Register ^designated a Nationai Historic Landmark xQrecorded by Historic American t3uildings Survey # IA-9 []recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # 14. Geograahicai Data Acreage of property less than one acre U7M References A ~•~t~ ~619~315~0~01 (4~7~0~412~9~5~ Zane Easttng Northing ~ I~ I L._L~. 1 ,J I~ f~ 1 Verbal toundary Description Boundary Justification Q See continuation sheet Primary location of additonal data: ^x State historic preservation office Other State agency Federal agency Q t.ocat government ^ University Other Specify repository: Dubuoue County Historical Society B I ~( I I ~ I i ~( ~~ ~ i l~ ~ Zone Fasting Northing DI ~-II~I~~II~I~f~~1 ^Sea c3ontinuation sliest (~x]See continuation sliest [See continuation sheet 11. Form PreRared 8Y nameJtitle -iS2yce M av_ [,~,1 t~ral $~rr`~s f:t~svl ~ant- organizatton private consultant .date September 20. 1988 , street & number P.0. Box 188 telephone 608~G24-6315 city or town Belleville stela Wisconsin zip code 53508 NPS t=orm 10-906-e OMB Approval No. to24.8pi8 (8.88) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section namber ~ Page 7, DESCRIPTION CFN-259-1118 The Julien Dubuque Monument belongs to the property type identified as a Commemorative Monument: An Expression of Boosterism. The property's physical appearance, called by its builders a "medieval design" {Hermann 1922), is one associated with the past by late nineteenth century culture. The form and its style suggest the later phase of boosterism which was usually associated with antiquarianism. Its integrity of design and materials remain intact. Although the essential elements remain, its setting and integrity of feeling have suffered partial alteration. As originally built, the monument stood on the edge of the bluff above Catfish Creek, the placement identified by nineteenth century observors as the location of Dubuque's operations and the Mesquakie village {Schermer and Kurtz 1986). The location is historically identified as the grave of Julien Dubuque. An undated photograph taken prior to the erection of the monument does indicate a low mound supporting a stone cairn (Hartman 1986). Although intended as a park, no other park-like features are known to have been associated with the monument at the time of its construction (Herrmann 1922). The monument is constructed 'of rock-faced limestone ashlar, a Galena limestone mined from a nearby quarry {Hermann 1922). This eylindrica.l tower is 12 feet wide and 25 feet high with walls approximately 18 inches in width and has no roof. The bonding material and the floor are cement, A rectangular, roughly shaped stone embedded in the center of the floor is intended to mark the grave site of Julien Dubuque. A 2.5 by 4 foot bronze plaque opposite the opening reads: "JULIEN DUBUQUE/MINER OF THE MINES OF SPAIN" (see Historic American Building Survey 193: 100). Covered with grillwork to prevent entrance and vandalism {Herrmann 1922}, the door-like rectangular opening overlooks the Mississippi River. There are narrow, rectangular openings on the upper portion of the monument and the top section is crenelated. The shape, massiveness, narrow windows, erenelation, and materials intentionally suggest a medeival form, a castle, features common to the Late Gothic Revival most commonly used between 18b0 and 1890, The monument was originally built Qn land owned by the Dubuque Monument Association: i.33 acres in lot 2 of government lot 1 in section 6 and .15 acres in lot 1 of government lot 1 in section 5, a total of 1.4$ acres (County of Dubuque, Plat Book 3, p. 109 in Hartman 1986). As noted, no associated features are known to have bean constructed adjacent to the monument at the time of its erection, In i94$, the city proposed the construction of a road way to the monument. The paved road to the monument appears not to have been completed until 1965. Just prior to the monument's construction, Herrmann and others removed skeletal materials from the burial location and placed them in Herrmann's Museum of Indian artifacts. The one• identified as Peosta was NPSForm 10.900•a 0M8Approva/No. 102~•B018 (8.88) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number ? Page Z cFN-ass-»1e donated to the Dubuque County Historical Society in i966. By 1972, patrons objected to its presence and reburial of the skeleton near the Julien Dubuque Monument followed in 1973. Standing 50 feet southwest of the monument, the grave is marked by a ~ foot tall by 2 foot square; 400 pound limestone marker., An affixed plaque states: "PEOSTA, FOX INDIAN CHIEF, FRIEND OF' JULIEN DUBUQi1E (letter dated 9/1$J7'4 from Peter tiarstad to David Gradwohl). Benches and paths presumed to be relatively recent additions to the park are scattered west of the monument. Finally, a chain link fence along the bluff line stands east of the monument. While integrity of place, design, and materials remain intact, intrusions partially disturb integrity of setting and feeling. The monument remains at its original location. Its design, including the form, plan, ornament, and style, are Well preserved and an essential element to the significance of the property. Its builders intended a medieval design to convey an aesthetic of antiquity and a feel-ing of historical permanence which the massiveness of the structure conveys. The roughness of the materials related to their vision of a romanticized past. Thus, the integrity of design and material contribute heavily to integrity of feeling intended to convey a sense of past importance. Intrusions to the west of the monument - the roads the 1472 grave, added benches, and walkways - lend a mid-twentieth century atmosphere to what was intended to be a rustic, natural late nineteenth century rural park. Except for the easily removed chain--link fence, the viers overlooking the river remains unobstructed. The relationship between the monument, believed to be the site of Dubuque's grave by its nineteenth century builders, the river, and Catfish Creek, the location of historical events which to them made .Dubuque historically important, is a critical one. This rustic placement also adds to the general feeling of antiquity. Therefore, although integity of setting and feeling have been disturbed in the recent past, the most essential element, the view from the bluff, remains. For these reasons, the boundary of the property is confined to that portion of lot 2 of lot 5 of government lot 1 immediately west of the monument and all of lot 1 of government lot 1, the edge of the bluff. This boundary delineation excludes all 1960s and 1970s intrusions except for the chain link fence which may be easily replaced by a more appropriate barrier. NPgForm 10.80o-a OMBApprovelNo. t02t-0i0I11 {&8t!) United S#ates Department of the Interior Nat9onal Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number $ Page GFN•2b9-1118 8. STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Julien Dubuque Monument relates to the Late Nineteenth-Twentieth Century Bo osterism context and the Commemorative Monument: An Expression of Boosterism property type. The property type recognizes the possible existence of a wide range of forms which express the booster ethic ,as an antiquarian phenomenon between approximately 1870 to i940. Most are statues or small decorative architectural forms. Although they may commemorate a past historical event or series of events, the property type acquires significance under eri.terion A as an expression of antiquarian interest growing from a desire to maintain historical security, prove past importance, and promote their community based upon an association with past accomplishments. The Julien Dubuque Monument relates the importance of the City of Dubuque to its early association with Julien Dubuque through an architectural form which to the late nineteenth century connoted antiquity and stability. Although it overlooks the location they identified as Julien Dubuque's lead mining operations and stands over what they believed to be his grave site, the "medieval design" of the monument possesses no symbolic relationship to Dubuque himself. its symbolism functions to connect the City of Dubuque with its past. The property type retains its associative values through integrity of place, setting, design, materials, and feeling. While the monument maintains its integrity of place, design, and materials, alterations to the west of the monument have partially disturbed integrity of design and feeling. For this reason, the boundary line is drawn excluding these distracting features to focus upon the bluff-top view to the west. During the nineteenth century, boosterism usually moved through two related phases. It initially emerged as a central place community attempted to economically outdistance its neighbors. Leaders attempted to give their community a sense of importance by attracting a railroad, developing a large industrial and commercial base, founding educational and other institutions which would support community services, and beautifying their surroundings to attract population and business. Such ploys as expositions, business directories, guide books, and other forms of pramotionalism attempted to sell the community as an important place to outsiders. In later phases of this movement as central places experienced frustrations with their promotional campaign, leaders often explored other avenues and acquired additional goals. They began to fear that their community might not adequately survive competition with other places. While they continued their former modes of promotion, they sought security for their community in the past. usually prominent leaders gathered evidence about their early beginnings. These facts emphasized successes, greatness, progress, and firsts. Thus, they constructed highly selective histories. Despite their superficial interpretations of the past by late twentieth century standards of historiography, these histories served their own needs. The histories gave the rapidly changing, late NPS Form 7 Q•8U8-a (8-8Bj lJni#ed Sta#es Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Shee# Section number $ Page OMB Approval No. 182f•OOf8 CFN-2b84 t 18 nineteenth and twentieth century live past. Commemorative moments built as were a by-product of this historicism. statue or a.small architectural form figure such as a community founder or past as a series of true events. I uncertain and hazy during a period of di sorientation. s a feeling of security anchored in the a physical representation of the past These monuments frequently included a representing an important historical an important event. They viewed the t was certain while the future was rapid technological progress and social Then, Dubuque's leaders such as Richard Herrmann searched for relics and gathered the facts of the past to place in his museum (Herrmann 1972). As a representation of the past, these objects whether they be from the early founding of Dubuque or from the prehistoric past such as the skeletal materials were revered if not understood. Although Dubuque's economy had ex perienced rapid growth after the arrival of the railroad in 1855, its industry slowly declined as lumber mills failed and the railroad began to draw natural products from the area to Chicago (Mahoney 19$2). Thus, in 1897 during a period of gradual economic decline and following the depression of the 18gOs, some of Dubuque leaders within the Early Settlers Association agreed to erect a monument to the person they identified as their community founder} Julien Dubuque. Because the monument commemorates an historical trend rather than the individual alledged to be buried Within, the actual events which occurred at its location are immaterial to the significance of~the monument itself. The identification of the individuals uncovered while •excavating the footings remains unconfirmed. What is important is that its builders believed that they had located the grave of Dubuque and several other noted participants in the early history of Dubuque, Peosta and Potosa. The Early Settlers Association with the Zowa Institute of Science and Letters of Dubuque jointly formed the Dubuque Monument Association to raise funds and erect the Monument in 1897. The original holdings purchased by the group for this purpose totalled i.48 acres. Alexander Simplot submitted drawings depicting a medieval design for the monument followed by local builders, the Carter Brothers {DUBUQUE ENTERPRISE 190~i; Herrmann 1922). The dedication of the Julien Dubuque Monument in ©ctober, 1897 attracted a large gathering of from 2000 to 3000 individuals brought by special train excursions and a ferry (Herrmann 1972). Although the ceremony appears to the late twentieth century as a side-show, it was most likely an expression of respect for the past as well as an attempt to sub-consciously use history to verify the importance of Dubuque as a place. The Early Settler's Association "...had only the betterment of Dubuque in mind and the preserving of old relies of the early history of Dubuque" (Champion n.d.). A clear element of antiquarianism existed. But, additionally, ~lerrmann noted that "...all the NPS Form t0-900-a OMB Apprevat Na 1024.0018 t5.5e> United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 3 GFN•259-1118 travelers and writers speak of the location of the grave as being an extremely curious and interesting place, which tourists should not fail to see" (1922: 5y ). Thus, although their antiquarian interest is real, the iooation links the past to the present, it also serves the present by drawing others to the city to view such an important place. It thus boosted the City of Dubuque. The Julien Dubuque Monument emerged from the booster movement common to many midwestern cities and gains significanee.under criterion A as an expression of a series of events. Grave sites of historic figures are not considered significant as a representation of that person. This kind of property does not represent the productive years of the individual. And, commemorative properties are not eligible for the National Register as an expression of a past event or recognition of an individual. They did not exist during the period of the person's life or the event. Commemorative properties gain importance as a representation of how later generations viewed the past. They must possess their own historical significance, Thus, the Dubuque Monument acquires significance under .a criterion consideration as a symbol of the use of history to find security within a rapidly changing society from which the later phases of boosterism developed. The monument then derives significance from the area of social history. This property represents a significant, late nineteenth and twentieth century attitude toward economic progress and insecurities evolving from the rapid pace of change which precipitated both phases of the booster ethic. And, although a nationwide phenomenon, this and most examples of the commemortive property types are expressions of a particular central place and therefore possess local significance. There are two other known National Register properties within Iowa that indirectly represent this context. The Spirit Lake Massacre cabin site in Arnold's Park, Dickinson County represents the massacre which occurred there in 1$57. And, probably more significantly, the cabin was also the site of a museum displaying what were viewed as relics of that massacre and interpreting them from the late nineteenth century perspective. And, Sargent Flo yd's Monument in Sioux City commemorates the death of Floyd on the Lewis and Clark expedition. They display a similar kind of antiquarianism to the Julien Dubuque Monument. Because the monument was intended to tie Dubuque to its past thus evoking feelings of importance and security in the present, the property's location, design, materials, and setting compose the elements of integrity which convey that feeling as well as fulfill the registration requirements for the property type. The Late Gothic Revival design of the tower with its rock-faced limestone ashlar surface, erenelation, and narrow windows and the rustic view of the river valley overlooking the location of Dubuque's operations ail continue to reinforce this originally intended feeling of antiquity and permanence. However, intrusions to the west, the road, modern park furniture, NPS Form 10-900-a OM8 Approval No, i0?1-ODiB (8-~) r United Sta#es Department of tthe Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Can#inuation Sheet ~ Section number ~ Page ~ ' cFN~s9,111s and ad,~acent grave as well. as the fence to the east do detract from the setting. For this reason property boohdaries orient the viewer toward the bluff's edge to the north and east. ePessl orm 10.900-a OM8 Approval No. f02I.0819 - • Un lted States Depar#men# of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places - ~ Continuation Sheet Section number ~ Page 1-. CEN 258.1116 - 9. MAJOR BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFEREC}CES Champion, Fabian ' n.d. The Old Settlers Association of Dubuque. Ms. at the Dubuque County Historical Soefety, Dubuque. Dubuque Enterprise 1944 Dubuque's Grave Yeas Not Desecrated. Dubuque Enterprise, 3 (43): 1-2. Harstad, Peter 1974 Letter to David Gradwohl, State University of Iowa, Ames from Peter Harstad, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City dated g/i$/1974. Hartman, Garda Preston 1986,.Histarieal !?eseareh on Mines of Spain Area: Abstracts, Personal Interviews, and Recollections. Ms. at Loras College Library, Dubuque. Herrmann, Richard 1922, Julien Dubuq~;e . Fins Life and Adventures . Times-Journal Company, Dubuque. Herrmann, Henry 1972 Land of Promise and Fulfillment, Life and Story of Richard Hermann. Sr. Henry Herrmann, Dubuque. Historic American Building Survey - 1934 Plan of the Dubuque Monument, HAF3S. Copy of ms. at the Dubuque County Historical Society, Dubuque. Mahoney, Timothy R. 1982 River Towns in the Great West, 1835-1860. Doctoral thesis, Univer- sity of Chicago, Chicago. NPS Farm 10-900-a OMB Approval Ko. t0?<-OOtB le-e8) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Nati©nal Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet - Section number to Page I CEN-259-t118 Verbal Boundary Aescription: The property contains all that portion of the tract east of a north-south line di reetly west of the monument in lot 2 of government lot 1 in section b and lot 1 of government lot i in section 5 (County of Dubuque, Plat Book 3, p. 109 in Hartman 198b) on which the Early Settlers Association originally built the monument east of a north-south line directly west of the monument, Boundary Justification: Logically, all of the lands on which the Early Settlers Association erected the monument, the 1.q8 acres which contains the original setting of the monument, should be included within the property boundaries. 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JULIEN NR>+C pG'MWT)PC 71IBUQUE ;~~{}N~JMENT • <~ mn.+tta 30-9I t ; ~d:t kF~13::rA i62 - ~@ C Historic District Public Improvement Program {HDPIPI-- Projec# Status Report Group Approved Project Anticipated Date of Date of Council Amount HDPIP Amount of HDPIP Remaining Completion Approval Funds Approved Funds Expended Funds ,City of Dubuque ~ Design Review Guidelines Complete 2002 $ 46,865,00 $ 46,865.00 $ - City of Dubuque Design Review Training Complete 2003 $ 20,000.00 $ 20,000.00 $ - HPC Historic Dis#rict Entrv Signs ~ Complete 08!02/2004 $ 19,500.00 $ 15,510.98 $ 3,989A flubuque Main Street Ltd. Sidewalks Complete 03107/2005 $ 100,000.00 $ 100,000.00 $ - HBNA W. 11th Street Elevator Park Complete 03!07/2005 $ 3,000.00 $ 1,983.71 $ 1,016,2 Four Mounds Foundation Directional Signs CComptete 03/07/2005 $ 6,000.00 $ 4,293.55 Four Mounds Foundation Commemororative Sign Complete 92105/2005 $ 2,094.00 $ 3,800.45 $ - FourMounds Foundation interp. SignslConcrete Walk Complete 09/05/2006 $ 7,394.23 $ 6,619.92 $ 774.3 City of Dubuque -Dubuque Pedestrian Wayfinding Signs Complete 05/2112007 $ 59,500.00 $ 59,500.00 $ - History Trail Four Mounds Foundation Acheological Survey June 30, 2008 09/0512006 $ 2,304.06 $ 2,304,06 $ - Historic Preservation NRHP Nomination For December 31, 2007 06105/2006 $ 11,000.00 $ 11,000.00 $ - Commission Miliworking Historic District Downtown Neighboritood Sidewalks -1105, 1470, 9472 & Complete 08/02/2004 $ 12,155.03 $ 12,744.80 $ - C.OUncil 1492 t.ocust {2004) Downtown Neighborhood Sidewalks -1105, )145,1398 October 1, 2006 03107/2005 $ 24,346.95 $ 22,685,55 $ 1,071.6 Council locust i~ 1323125 Bluff {2005) City of Dubuque W. 11th Street Stair Project Summer 2008 01/07/2008 $ 90,OOOAO $ - $ 90,000.0 City of Dubuque Shot Tower Rehabilitation Unknown Oi107/2008 Four Mounds Foundation Public improvement Project June 30, 2009 03/0312008 Four Mounds foundation Phase lil Signs & Concrete December 1, 2009 08!0412008 Pad Downtown Neighborhood Planters & Benches in Unknown 01107!2008 Council Jackson Park H.D. Totals Remaining Balance on Finished Proiects to Carer Over to Total HDPIP Funds Available FY 2002 HDPIP Funds FY 2003 HDPIP Funds FY 2004 HDPIP funds FY 2005 HDPIP Funds FY 2006 HDPIP Funds FY 2007 HDPIP Funds FY 2008 HDPIP Funds FY 2009 HDPIP Funds 07!01101 - 06/30/02 07!01102 - 06!30/03 07/01/03 - 06/30/04 07!01/04 - 06/30105 07/01/05 - 06/30/06 07/01106 - 06/30107 07/01/07 - 06/30/08 07/01/08 - 06!30109 'Total HDPIP Funds Currently Available Pendina Requests Repair/Replacement of Brick Streets TOTAL Potential Funds Available $ 100,OOOAO $ $ 100,000.00 $ $ 3,691.fl0 $ 8,520.00 $ 616,370.27 ( $ 5,779.62 $ $ 100,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 100,000.00 10,000.00 99,409.35 99,409.35 - $ 100,fl00.0 - $ 100,000A $ 3,691.0 - $ 8,250.0 307,308.fl2 $ 308,792.2 Prepared by Dave Johnson 12!08/2008