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Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-00859
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 919-923-925 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-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.
31-00859
Dubuque919-923-925 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
McCoy, John
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
1 2
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 # 7467 Frame/slot # 32 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
31-00859
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
919-923-925 Bluff Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Jackson Park Historic District. Style/Year: pre-1884, Italianate style
embodied in massing, bays, bracketed cornice.
Designer/Builder: John McCoy, builder.
Physical Description: large three-story parapet front apartment block with rectangular plan, two full-
height three-sided bays frame the outer edges of the façade and a third is set off-center. Single door
basement entrances are located between the bays, two being paired right of center. Supplemental
elevated ground floor entries, set above the lower doors, have been paneled over and small windows
inserted. There is a raised stone foundation but this is infilled with brick to the ground floor level across
the lower façade. Straight stone lintels form nearly continuous belt courses across the lintel level of
each floor. On the second floor the center window of each bay has a brick/stone voussoir arch and
these add a polychromatic feel to the design. The south bay features two round columns that are
based on lintel level brackets, and these are set beneath the cornice. The cornice traces the bay
pattern and is surmounted with a shallow mansard roof-like cap. The south bay has a pedimented
gable dormer cap as well, with a bulls eye window set into the gable end. There is a two-story rear
brick wing, also on stone foundation.
Alterations: removal of first floor level entrances and open stairs. Permits note re-roofing in 1982,
alterations, repairs 1948 ($900), concrete block garage 1957, alterations multi-family dwelling 1965 (all
as 919).
Landscaping/Setting: the parcel ground level rises to the west, there is open space on three sides with
the bluff base behind the building.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
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Original Owner/Builder: James Green built a three-story brick residence “near 9” 30x40 with wings of
16x18, for $3,000 (Herald, November 24, 1872).
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Builder T. C. Duddy began excavations for three two-story brick houses on the corner of 9 and Bluff
(likely non-extant) in 1877. Duddy was called a “wire worker” and was credited with building seven new
houses in the city counting these (Herald, August 5, 1877).
Building History: A. Palmer owned parcel 5, Sub. of Lot 664 in October 1889 when this block was first
sewered. The tap dates to August 4, 1902.
Permits for 919 Bluff: alteration, $900 (1948), concrete block garage, $1,000 (1957), alteration $1,000
(1965).
1873-1874 directory lists James Green as residing Bluff ws 1 s Tenth
1899 lists 919 – Mrs. Palmer; 923 - D. C. Glasser; 925 – C. W. Coleman.
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919-923-925 Bluff Dubuque
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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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