Bluff Street 0411-0419DUBUQUE,
Architectui,al
Inventory
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
Trim
Porch/Storefronn
Eaves/Cornice
Roof
Chimney (s)
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DESIGN FEATURES
Style
Details of Note:
1978
Photograph
Facade N/S/E/W By Date
COMMENT:
Interior Features:
Site Features:
Evaluation
I QUALITY Aesthetic 123~
Historical 123'~
Rarity 1234
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 1 2 ~(?
III CONTEXT Immediate ~ 2
Broad ~234
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 1 2Q4
ArchitectUral Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP
COMMENT:
HAB S / NRHP
Date
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00728
New Supplemental
State Historical Society of Iowa
Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.)
Relationship:ContributingNoncontributing
(December 1, 1999)
Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries
National Register Status:(any that apply) Listed De-listed NHL DOE
9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number
Non-Extant (enter year)
1. Name of Property
historic name
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 411-419 Bluff
city or town Dubuque vicinity, county Dubuque
Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter
(If Urban) Subdivision Block(s) Lot(s) see below
3. State/Federal Agency Certification []
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4. National Park Service Certification []
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5. Classification
Category of Property Number of Resources within Property
(Check only one box)
building(s) If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of:
district Enter number of: Contributing Noncontributing
site 0 buildings 1 0 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
0 Total 1 0 Total
Name of related project report or multiple property study
(Enter “N/A” if the property is not part of a multiple property examination).
Title Historical Architectural Data Base Number
The Architectural and Historical Resources of Dubuque, 1833-1955N/A
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions Current Functions
(Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions)
01B-multiple Dwelling 01B-multiple Dwelling
7. Description
Architectural Classification Materials
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foundation Stone
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06-Late 19 & 20 Century Revivals walls brick
06C-Classical Revival roof Asphalt
other
Narrative Description
( SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
8. Statement of Significance
Applicable National Register Criteria
(Mark “x” representing your opinion of eligibility after applying relevant National Register criteria)
Yes No More Research Recommended A
Property is associated with significant events.
Yes No More Research Recommended B
Property is associated with the lives of significant persons.
Yes No More Research Recommended C
Property has distinctive architectural characteristics.
Yes No More Research Recommended D
Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
31-00728
Dubuque411-419 Bluff
County Address Site Number
Dubuque
City District Number
Criteria Considerations
A Owned by a religious institution or used E A reconstructed building, object, or structure.
for religious purposes. F A commemorative property.
B Removed from its original location. G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past
C A birthplace or grave. 50 years.
D A cemetery
Areas of Significance Significant Dates
(Enter categories from instructions)
Construction date
Architecturepre-1884
check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Significant Person Architect/Builder
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
Architect
N/A Unknown
Builder
Unknown
Narrative Statement of Significance
( SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
9. Major Bibliographical References
Bibliography
See continuation sheet for citations of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form
10. Geographic Data
UTM References
(OPTIONAL)
Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing
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3 4
See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments
11. Form Prepared By
name/title James E. Jacobsen
organization History Pays! Historic Preservation Consulting Firm date June 15, 2004
street & number 4411 Ingersoll Avenue telephone 515-274-3625
city or town Des Moines state IA zip code 50312
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION
(Submit the following items with the completed form)
FOR ALL PROPERTIES
1. Map: showing the property’s location in a town/city or township.
2. Site plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public road(s).
3. Photographs: representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be
curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo/catalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following
needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site:
Roll/slide sheet # 7471 Frame/slot # 2-3 Date Taken Sept. 2003
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
photo & slide catalog sheet
See continuation sheet or attached for list of photo roll or slide entries.
Photos/illustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file.
FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL
1. Farmstead & District:
(List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status)
2. Barn:
a. A sketch of the frame/truss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn.
b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side.
c. A sketch floor plan of the interior space arrangements along with the barn’s exterior dimensions in feet.
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use Only Below This Line
Concur with above survey opinion on National Register eligibility: Yes No More Research Recommended
This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated district.
Comments:
Evaluated by (name/title): Date:
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
31-00728
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
Dubuque
Name of Property County
411-419 Bluff Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Cathedral Historic District. Style/Year: pre-1884, Italianate style
(brackets) modified to Classical Revival, c.1910 (porch, dormer).
Physical Description: two-story brick side gable double house with twin Neo-Classical broad gable roof
dormers. Entrance on 411 is identical to that of 409 and there is a vertical cut in the brickwork on the
second floor above the entrance. Plain stone lintels and stone sills. Brackets are set beneath the
cornice. Porch dates to c.1910 and the same porch, in two sections, was built across 409-11 and 419
Bluff. 419 is unpainted.
The two properties are unified in terms of their facades but have completely different overall footprints.
411 Bluff has party walls on each side and its rectangular plan (42x22), front porch (8’6”x15’6”), offset
two-story rear wing (13x17) and rear single-story brick L-shaped wing (21x14 on long sides). 419 Bluff
has a 8’6”x14’6” front deck, rectangular plan (32x17) offset L-shaped rear wing (22x10 overal) and two
rear porches.
Alterations: porch and dormers as noted. It appears that the south end of 411 was added, given the
change in window spacing across the façade. The entrance on 419 is a single one without sidelights,
etc. Permits (411) note re-roofing in 1995, repair of fire damage 1943 ($300), permits (419) note re-
roofing in 1995, installation of wood porch railing on brick commercial building 1986. Assessor notes
split metal 9x21 garage.
Landscaping/Setting: level lot, building abuts those on each end, eastward orientation.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
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Building History: the following buildings were constructed on Bluff near or on 4:
?John McKinley, two story brick, 42x37, two tenements 21x16, one for self, on corner (Herald,
September 5, 1867).
?same as above, double brick, $5,000, on corner (Herald, December 14, 1877).
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?Howard Drug, 4 and Bluff, destroyed by fire, 1870 (Times, September 28, 1870).
?Jacob Christian, corner, frame barn, $400 (Herald, December 16, 1869).
?A. W. Lyman, corner, two-story frame, $1,800 (Herald, March 8, 1857).
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?Theodore Koepfi, large two-story brick, brick stable and outhouse, $4-6,000, between 4 & 5 (Times,
December 18, 1870; Herald, same date).
Walsh & Cunningham owned the property when it was sewered (no date).
Assessor splits property as of 1955.
1899 directory lists B. W. Rawson at 429.
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10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Sub of Lot 1 of Lot 1 of J. M. Walker Bluff St. Place, Lots 1-2.
Map:
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