Arlington Street 0637-0641
IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
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Architectural Survey .1979
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HISTORIC SITES FIELD SURVEY
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Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-00646 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 637-641 Arlinqton
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
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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 fiffi
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)
foundation Stone
09A04-side qable two stOry
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 637-641 Arlinqton
Site Number 31-00646
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
pre-1889 IZI 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. Geographic Data
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 Mav 18. 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 # 7474 Frame/slot # 1. 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 (SHPO) Use Only Below This Line
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00646
Related District Number
Paqe 1
Name of Property
637 -641 Arlinqton
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the West Eleventh Street Historic District. StyleNear: 1880s, pre-1889,
exceptionally well preserved two-story vernacular/ Italianate style brick side gable duplex (latter
embodied in 2/2 lights, unusual broad bracketed stone sills with broad sills and round topped upper
sash (these rarely survive in the city, here the entire set does).
Physical Description: broad rectangular plan (shallow T-plan, core 46x37'6" with matching rear .6"x16
recesses), centered paired entries and upper centered elongated windows (apparently not former doors
as is usually the case given the survival of 2/2 sash in the openings), symmetrical fenestration, stone
foundation and water table, a key item of interest are the wrap around window arches, a combination of
decorated triangular stone spring stones, ornate coffin-shaped ornamented stone key stones, with two
intervening sections of double rowlock brickwork. Two east side chimneys are on end wall roof planes,
eaves continue beyond end walls. Rear portion of plan is stepped in behind gables, with broad rear
gable roof wing, there are paired and centered single story rear additions (12x18). No porch on house
as of 1950, 3'6"x9 porch present 1971. There is a sealed rear east side door
Alterations: present porch, front chimneys shortened, east windows sealed, porch gone (major loss
since 1986, vacant and deteriorated). Permits note re-roofings in 1942, 1966 (part), 1967 (dormer),
1995.
Landscaping/Setting: ground drops abruptly to the north behind duplex, fronts south.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Original Owner/Builder: Bernard Joseph O'Neill, 179 Arlington, built a $1,000 addition to his half duplex
in 1881 (Herald, December 4, 1881).
Building History: 1889 birds eye view shows this duplex on high exposed stone foundation. Tenants as
of 1899 were F. A. Lynburner and J. Dockstader, neither was here in 1896.
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
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Lots 799-800, A. McDaniels Sub.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00646
Related District Number
Paqe 2
Name of Property
637 -641 Arlinqton
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
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