Bluff Street 0051-0053
DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUWQUE,IOVft, 19n1
Architectural Survey 1979
Photo9RiPh Roll
Inventory
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STREET ADDRESS
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
Source
ARCHITECT/BUILDER
Source
PRESENT USE
DESIGNED USE
Source
ACCESSIBILITY
STATUS
BUILDING MATERIALS
Foundation
Walls
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Porch/Storefront Gt~(At~:i',~
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CONDITION
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Interior Features:
Site Features:
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic
Historical
Rarity
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE
III CONTEXT Immediate
Broad
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC
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PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
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MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS:
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HISTORIC SITES FIELD SURVEY
DUBUQUE, IOWA
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Common Name
Address
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Map Key
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NATURE OF SITE
Building
Area
Site
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~OURCE OF INTEREST
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Architectur~
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ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY
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Repair
Critical
Major
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Foundation
Walls
Roof
Wi-ndows
Conunents
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MAINTENANCE
Excellent
Good
Fair
Poor
Structure
Site
Adj. Bldgs.
Adj. Prop.
Vicinity
Comments
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Good Signif~cant features
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URBAN DESIGN VALUE
Great
Moderate
Minor
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SIGNIFICANCE
Neighborhood -2\--
City
State
National
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Date of Field Survey
Is site threatened?
Additional information
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Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-0693 D New rgJ Supplemental
rgJ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) _
Relationship: rgJ Contributing D Noncontributing
D Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries
National Register Status:(any that apply) D Listed D De-listed D NHL D DOE
9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number _
D Non-Extant (enter year) _
1. Name of Property
historic name
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number Bluff 51-53
city or town Dubuque
Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name
D vicinity, county Dubuque
Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter
(If Urban) Subdivision_
3. State/Federal Agency Certification [Skip this Section]
4. National Park Service Certification [Skip this Section]
5. Classification
Category of Property (Check only one box)
IZI building(s)
D district
D site
D structure
D object
Block(s) _
Lot(s) see below
Number of Resources within Pro ert
If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of:
Enter number of: Contributin Noncontributin
Q buildings 1 Q buildings
sites sites
structures structures
o~ects o~ects
Total 1 Q Total
Q
Name of related project report or multiple property study (Enter "N/A" if the property is not part of a multiple property examination).
Title Historical Architectural Data Base Number
The Architectural and Historical Resources of Dubuque. 1833-1955 fiLA
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions)
01 B-multiple Dwellinq
01 B-multipleDwellinq
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions)
Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
OS-Late Victorian/05B-ltalianate
foundation Stone
walls brick
roof Asphalt
other
Narrative Description (IZI SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
8. Statement of Significance
Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" representing your opinion of eligibility after applying relevant National Register criteria)
DYes D No IZI More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events.
DYes D No IZI More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons.
IZI Yes D No D More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics.
DYes D No IZI More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
County Dubuque
City Dubuque
Criteria Considerations
D A Owned by a religious institution or used
for religious purposes.
D B Removed from its original location.
DCA birthplace or grave.
D D A cemetery
Address Bluff 51-53
Site Number 31-0693
District Number
D E A reconstructed building, object, or structure.
D F A commemorative property.
D G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past
50 years.
Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions)
Significant Dates
Construction date
1860 D check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Arch itectu re
Significant Person
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
N/A
Architect/Builder
Architect
Unknown
Builder
Unknown
Narrative Statement of Significance (IZI SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
9. Major Bibliographical References
Bibliography IZI See continuation sheet for citations of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form
10. Data
or
11. Form Prepared By
name/title James E. Jacobsen
organization History Pays! Historic Preservation Consultinq Firm
street & number 4411 Inqersoll Avenue
city or town Des Moines
state IA
date June 15. 2004
telephone 515-274-3625
zip code 50312
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (Submit the following items with the completed form)
FOR All PROPERTIES
1. Map: showing the property's location in a town/city or township.
2. Site plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public road(s).
3. Photographs: representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be
curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo/catalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following
needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site:
Roll/slide sheet # 7469 Frame/slot # ~ Date Taken Sept 2003
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
D See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries.
D Photos/illustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file.
FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOllOWING AS WEll
1. Farmstead & District: (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status)
2. Barn:
a. A sketch of the frame/truss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn.
b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side.
c. A sketch floor plan of the interior space arrangements along with the barn's exterior dimensions in feet
State Historic Preservation Office Use Below This Line
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-0693
Related District Number
Paqe 1
Name of Property
Bluff 51-53
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. StyleNear: c.1860, brick two-story side gable
duplex with unusual centered pass-through corridor, Italianate style (paired brackets, 2/2 windows).
Very diminutive units with entries separated on outer ends of the plan.
Physical Description: double rowlock brick semi-circular front arches indicative of early building date,
stepped end walls and chimneys, raised stone foundation with brick basement window arches,
transoms over entries. Mirror-image units separated by 3'6x14 corridor, fronts 26x14, single-story brick
offset wings 12x10, rear porches 7x10.
Alterations: painted brick. Permits note re-roofings in 1954, repairs in 1966, 1979, 1987, 1995, re-
siding of side kitchen 1951.
Landscaping/Setting: level parcel back to bluff, ground lower to west, eastward fronting.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Original Owner/Builder: James Sloan, 17-21 South Bluff, built a two-story brick dwelling, 28x26 for
$2,000 in 1883 (Herald, June 8, 1883).
Building History: Edward Condon, saloon keeper, improved his house at 23 S. Bluff, $200 or $2,000
(Herald, October 31, 1875). Which property? Residing of kitchen, 1951, $48, two-family residence.
J. J. Sloan and Mrs. M. McTeary owned the property when the street was sewered (no date).
Single Assessors card, 1955 with two addresses.
1899 directory lists F. Murphy at 43 Bluff.
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
Bruce Kriviskey, Dubuque, lowa--Architectural Survey 1978/1979, Atlas of City Wide and District
Survey Maps, Dubuque; n.p., c.1979
Dubuque County Assessor's Data
Newspapers and other primary sources as noted in the text above.
Historical photographs, Center For Dubuque History, Loras College
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-0693
Related District Number
Paqe 2
Name of Property
Bluff 51-53
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Sub 2 City Lot, 595.
Map:
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(:; LAND RECORD LAND VALUE COMPUTATIONS TOTAL
NO UTILITIES LOW FRONTAG! AVERAGE UNIT UNIT FRONT FT. COR.INFL. TOTAL 9t DEPR. VALUE LAND
NO SEWER HIOH FlOURED DEPTH PRICE PERCEIIT PRICE
'. NO WATER ROUCH SO /,';)..:;- ~.~ 99 -<.9 ~. J / ~ ~ BLtlGS. '.~.,
NO OAS ROCKY 2! ".:" "
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