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Iowa Street 1684IOWA STATE HISTORICAL DEPARTMENT, DIVISION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION DUBUQUE, IOWA 1978 Amhitectural SUrvey 1979 Inventory STREET ADDRESS BUILDING ~ NAME PRESENT O~ER Address Photograph ~o~ ~ __ Frame ~9A LEGAL DESCRIPTION DATE OF CONSTRUCTION Source ARCHITECT/BUILDER Source PRESENT USE DESIGNED USE Source ACCESSIBILITY ~UNR/NO STATUS ~/UNO/WP BUILDING MATERIALS CONDITION Foundation ~ ~~ ~ 234 Trim L~A~57~_~ ~ ~}~f~ (~A~V ~234 Eaves/Cornice ~%%Mz~ ~%M3~ ~234 Roof ~0~ l~[~ [ ~?M~% 1~ 34 Chimney(s) .~ 1C~ 34 1234 1234 DESIGN FEATURES Facade N/S/E/W By Date MODIFICATIONS/ADDITIONS: Details of Note: Site Features: Evaluation I QUALITY Aesthetic 1~34 Historical 1~34 Rarity 1~34 II ENVIRONMENTAL STATURE 1~34 III CONTEXT Immediate ~234 Broad <~'~234 IV INTEGRITY OF FABRIC 1~34 Architectural Significance PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE REPRESENTATION IN EXISTING SURVEYS COMMENT: H~S / NEaP SURVEY CONSULTANT: Bruce M. Kriviskey, AICP Date Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. 31-01680 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 First German Presbyterian Church other names/site number 2. Location street & number 1684 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 [] Skip this Section 4. National Park Service Certification [] Skip this Section 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) 06-Religion/06A01-church 06-Religion/06A01-church 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions) foundation Stone thth 06-Late 19 & 20 Century Revivals/06E-Late Gothic Revival 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. 31-01680 Dubuque1684 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 Architecture1896 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 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 # 7465 Frame/slot # 10 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 31-01680 Site Number Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 1 First German Presbyterian Church Dubuque Name of Property County 1684 Iowa Dubuque Address City 7. Narrative Description: This property is located in the Jackson Park Historic District. Style/Year: 1896, late Gothic Revival, remarkable design with an angled square steeple, Gothic windows, buttresses with stone shoulders. Physical Description: Rectangular plan, off center east end, raised rusticated stone foundation and water table, cruciform footprint with side gable wings, bulls eye window with quatrefoil infill, same in steeple gable fronts. Alterations: removal of spire from stone tower, metal stair railing. Permits note re-roofing in 1938 ($50), 1949 ($500), 1967 ($8,000), 1996 ($10,000), cast concrete handicap access ramp 2000. Landscaping/Setting: prominent corner parcel, ground level drops to the east, building fronts west. 8. Narrative Statement of Significance: Special Significance; First German Presbyterian Church th Original Owner/Builder: this building, similar in design to the German Presbyterian Church at 11 and Locust, but had a greater capacity and would “exceed any German protestant church in the city.” The foundation was nearly finished by late May 1896, $20,000 (Herald, May 24, 1896). Building History: the original church on this corner was built 1856-57 and had a pastor’s residence in the basement. It was called “Old Blue Church” and measured 40x60 with a basement ceiling of 12 feet. The pastor’s quarters were in the basement where there was also a large lecture room. It was built for $6,000. The congregation sponsored the Presbyterian Seminary, later the German Theological Seminary and finally the University of Dubuque (Jackson Park Walking Tour; Herald, March 8, 1857). The German Presbyterian Church owned the parcel when it was first sewered. 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 H E E B S T R E E T M A D I S O N S T R E E T T E RE T S H T 17 IO W . LW O CA U SS T ST T RR E Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs ME EET TEAE R TIT SN H 6T 1S T R E E T B L U FT EE FR T S S H State Historical Society of Iowa T T15 R E E 31-01680 Site Number TL O C U S T S TT RE E ETR S EH T T4 /1 D BL AS R O L Iowa Site Inventory Form ET E R T S H 3T 1 Related District Number T E E R ST TH 2 Continuation Sheet 1 TL EE RO T SC H 1TU 1 S T S T BR LE U E F T F S T R E E T T E E R T S H T 0 1 ET Page E 2 R T S TH 9 First German Presbyterian Church Dubuque Name of Property County 1684 Iowa Dubuque Address City 10. Additional Documentation: Map: fi? 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".., , h ~, ~ :0 :0 :0 First Presbyterian Church 1684 Iowa Street Dubuque, Iowa 52001 January 16, 2004 Wally Wernimont, Assistant Planner Planning Services Department 50 W. 13th Street Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear Mr. Wernimont: Thank you for the historical papers that you sent in regard to our church. Our history book indicates that the present church was built in 1896 for a cost of$10,599. A church member named Ulrich Willy was the contractor using plans prepared by Heer and Son. I am enclosing a short history which includes some facts which you already have plus some additional information. The First Presbyterian Church of Dubuque, Iowa Swiss Pastor, Peter Flury, came to Wisconsin to minister to Indians. However, he was drawn to German-speaking immigrants in Dubuque who were in need of leadership. On December 25, 1847, he gathered 35 people and organized the German Evangelical Church and a small church building was soon built. The church moved to 17th and Iowa Streets while Rev. Adrian VanVliet was pastor. They built the"Blue Church", painted with VanVliet's favorite color. He lived in the basement and trained young men for the gospel ministry. This was the start of the University of Dubuque Theological Seminary. The church became the First German Presbyterian Church in 1854. The present building, erected in 1896, is in the National Historic Register. A pipe organ was purchased for$986 during that same year. This organ is of similar style and type as the organ used by Johann S. Bach to compose his great masterpieces. The organ blower was pumped by hand until 1926. "German" was cemented over on the identification stone on the church during World War I but restored in 1985. While Dr. William C. Laube was pastor of First Presbyterian, he was instrumental in the founding of Bethany Home for the Aged in 1923. He persuaded Mrs. Christian Loetscher to donate her home to the church for this purpose and encouraged Presbytery to accept it. Bethany Home continues today in the same location at 1005 Lincoln Avenue. Today First Presbyterian Church welcomes a variety of races and cultures including a number of Native American students, a fact which would have pleased Peter Flury. This"Mother Church" maintains close ties with the seminary, encouraging students to be a part of the church family and supervising one or two student pastors each year. Local outreach is done cooperatively with other downtown churches. There are currently 89 members and in 1999 they called their first full-time pastor in almost twenty years. (revised 1-14-04) Please call if you have further questions: My number is 582-9462. VeNita E. Fawcett Clerk of Session