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I QUALITY Aesthetic
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II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE
III CONTEXT Immediate
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Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-01806
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 L. Alphonse Rhomberg House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 571 Jefferson
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)
01-Domestic/01A01single dwelling residence 01B-multipleDwelling
7. Description
Architectural Classification Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions)
05-Late Victorian/05B-Italianate foundation Stone
walls brick
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.
31-01806
Dubuque571 Jefferson
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
Architecture1883-84
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 12, 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 # 7475 Frame/slot # 6-7 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
31-01806
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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L. Alphonse Rhomberg House Dubuque
Name of Property County
571 Jefferson Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the West Eleventh Street Historic District. Style/Year: c.1883-84, Italianate
two-story brick side hall plan (brackets, wrap-around lintels, bracketed entry canopy).
Physical Description: broad rectangular core (25x32) on raised stone foundation with water table, left
hand entry with recessed side panels, double doors, transom and original canopy, singular narrow
ornamental wrap-around lintels superimposed on brick window arches (terra cotta, metal?) with spring
stones, stone sills, attic light, bracketed (almost modillions) and uniquely denticulated broad cornices.
Side wing (11x15’6”), rectangular rear brick wing offset west to west side wall (15x36’6”), centered two-
story brick extension (8x12), two rear extensions parallel alley (15x19, northwest corner), 35’6”x19, east
wing). Total of 19 rooms as of 1955.
Alterations: transformed into apartment complex with two-story rear wing, two-story brick solarium east
side wing, and two-story elongated rectangular plan wing across the back of the property. All of these
save for the solarium are of early date and feature corbelled brick parapets and brick window arches.
Two small front basement windows might be of later date given their wood framing, concrete deck and
steps with metal railings. Permits note re-roofings in 1950, 1972, 1977, 1985, 1993 (flat roof), 1995,
rear side porch enclosed 1955, deck on side rebuilt 1993.
Landscaping/Setting: large parcel, moderate terrace with stone retaining wall, steps, fronts south.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Original Owner/Builder: L. Alphonse Rhomberg.
Building History: L. A. Rhomberg owned the parcel when it was sewered c.1894. Five-plex as of 1955.
Clarence J. and Augusta Weaver (passenger agent, C&GW Railroad) here 1903-21. Mrs. Mary
Rhomberg here 1899-1903. Maggie Rhomberg, widow of Alphonse L., here 1896. L. Alphonse
Rhomberg, wholesale liquor dealer, 1884-1890. He was at 531 Main in 1883.
Charles Petrakis Apartments (painted on transom) owner as of 1955, sells to Nicholas and Stella
Psihoyos 1958.
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
Bruce Kriviskey, Dubuque, Iowa--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
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L. Alphonse Rhomberg House Dubuque
Name of Property County
571 Jefferson Dubuque
Address City
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Farley’s Sub., east 3’ Lot 25, all of Lot 26, west 23’ Lot 27.
Map: