Iowa Street 1637IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
DUBUQUE, IOWA
Architectural
Inventory
STREET ADDRESS
BUILDING NAME
PRESENT OWNER
Address
1978
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DATE OF CONSTRUCTION
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Chimney(s) .~;, 1234
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DESIGN FEATURES
Details of Note:
Interior Features:
Site Features:
EvaluMion
I QUALITY Aesthetic 1~34
Historical 123~
Rarity 1~ 34
II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 12
III CONTEXT Immediate ~234
Broad f~234
IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 12~4
Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS
Facade N/S/E/W By Date
COMMENT:
12345
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SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP Date
Site Inventory Form
State Inventory No. 31-01674
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 Thomas & Ellen Connolly mansion
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1637 Iowa
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 2 0 buildings
structure sites sites
object structures structures
objects objects
0 Total 2 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/05D-Queen Anne/05g-Romanesque 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.
31-01674
Dubuque1637 Iowa
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
Architecture1891
check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Significant Person Architect/Builder
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
Architect
N/A Hyde, F. D.
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
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 # 7464 Frame/slot # 4-5 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
31-01674
Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Thomas & Ellen Connolly mansion Dubuque
Name of Property County
1637 Iowa Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Jackson Park Historic District. Style/Year: 1891 (1891-93?, local tradition
says 1893), Queen Anne style, embodied in turret and dormer (both lost), twin bays, and perhaps
Romanesque style reflected in the rustic stone exterior. There are few all stone residences in
Dubuque.
Designer/Builder: F. D. Hyde, 1890, $18,000, 2.5 story brick and stone, 36x75, slate roof, architect’s list
#86.
Physical Description: two-story rectangular stone plan with east pavilion and centered entrance, twin
south fronting bays, a half-round corner tower with turret cap, and a broader three-sided bay with a
gable roof dormer top. The hip roof was highly pitched towards the front of the plan. There is a high
raised stone foundation and water tower. The stone is Colorado Red limestone. John Rider Wallis a
neighbor termed the style “Romanesque Alfalfa” in 1973. Exotic trim woods include sycamore,
butternut, mahogany, and light oak. This house was one of few Dubuque homes with a curbside
carriage step.
Alterations: house was long notorious for its broad eaves flat roof, but the new roof actually represents
the saving of the lower part of the house following a gutting by fire on January 15, 1973, Neo-Classical
porch on east end dates to c.1910, deck with metal rail on south side, wholesale window reduction and
replacement. Permits note re-roofing in 1966, 1994.
Landscaping/Setting: prominent level location north of Jackson Park. Fronts east.
Style/Year: 1892-1908, Shingle style brick carriage house.
Physical Description: this carriage house appears to have evolved out of twin rectangular stables that
served this property and 1640 Main to the west. This half of that set was remodeled to its present
state. There is a raised stone foundation and brick main floor with gauged brick straight voussoir
arches. There is a broad plain shingled frieze and broad eaves. The roof is a steeply pitched hip form
with octagonal cupola with a bellcast turret roof with finial. A north-facing gable roof dormer projects
beyond a subordinate hay loft bay that in turn projects above two massive shingled brackets. A small
east dormer has a bellcast front and deep projecting eaves and shingled front.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; Thomas and Ellen Connolly mansion. Connolly was a noted carriage/wagon
manufacturer.
Original Owner/Builder: Connolly’s $15,000 residence is reported in the Herald (January 18, 1891) so
the house apparently dates to 1890-91, and the 1891 Sanborn Map is marked “being built.”
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Building History: Connolly’s son Maurice was distinguished for his election as a Democrat to the 3
District U.S. House seat in 1912. He was defeated in a Senate run two years later and died in a plane
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
31-01674
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Related District Number
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Name of Property County
1637 Iowa Dubuque
Address City
crash in 1921. Realtor Joseph Nagle bought the house in 1923 and he sold it a few years later to
William Hansen. John A. Nagel, Joseph’s son, repurchased it.
Arthur Nagle is credited with saving what survived from a 1973 fire. Ecumenical Housing Inc. had an
option on the property and wanted to build a high-rise unit for low income elderly residents. Nagle
convinced the City Council to give him a month to start work (April 17, 1973) and got a building permit
to do the work on May 14, barely meeting the deadline. Arthur Nagle unrelated to Joseph. The house
had been vacant for years prior to the fire (the newspaper warned in 1972 that “little time remains” for
the house) and its use was hindered by a claimed covenant that restricted the property to single-family
use. Nagle’s attorney discounted the existence of such a restriction but newspaper accounts stated
that it was somehow amended to allow two-family usage (Telegraph-Herald, June 5, 25, 1972; January
15, May 14, 1973). The sewer tap date is July 17, 1919.
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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