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Cardiff Street 0285-0287-0289-0Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. 31-01008 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 Michael and Anna McCarthy Fourplex other names/site number 2. Location street & number 285-91 Cardiff Street 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) 01B-multiple Dwelling 01B-multiple Dwelling 7. Description Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions)(Enter categories from instructions) 01-no style/Apartment block, parapet front foundation Stone walls asbestos siding 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. 31-01008 Dubuque285-91 Cardiff Street 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 Architecture1905-07 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, 2005 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 # 7486 Frame/slot # 24, 34 Date Taken Jan. 2005 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 31-01008 Site Number Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 1 Michael and Anna McCarthy Fourplex Dubuque Name of Property County 285-91 Cardiff Street Dubuque Address City 7. Narrative Description: Architectural Style And Key Stylistic Elements: Parapet front two-story frame four-plex block, rounded end bays, north shallow three-sided bay, hip roof porch, quite unusual to have four separate front entrances, walkout to north. Physical Description: “H” plan with deeper rear centered open court, 57x39 core, rusticated concrete block foundation, three- sided north side bay Alterations: Asbestos siding, likely lost its parapet detailing with the residing. No building permits found. Outbuildings: None Landscaping Notes: Corner terrace, ground level drops to the north, fronts east, concrete patio to rear 8. Narrative Statement of Significance: Historical Notes: McCarthy builds six flats, Cardiff St. for $7,500 in 1905 (TH-12-31-05). This is too late for this tri-plex, which first appears as three units in 1899 (no directories 1895-98). Probable builder is Michael H. rd McCarthy, who built a frame double residence at 3 and Cardiff. Michael (wife Anna) was treasurer for rd Standard Lumber Co. and treasurer, Central Lumber & Coal Co. (he is listed at 256 West 3 1908 (Herald, December 31, 1905). The first listing for this property is found in 1908 with no listing in 1906. City Directory Notes: 1908 Listing” 3 Cardiff-Horace S. Poole (Frances), Deputy U. S. Marshall 5 Cardiff-Chas. P. Greene (Dorrit R.), propr. Dubuque Watch Matking School 7 Cardiff-Fred Sands, Supt. Bradstreet’s. 9-Roy McCoy (Ludeurna), manager Nelson Morris Co. Historical Image Notes: Not mapped 1909, 1909/36. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa 31-01008 Site Number Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 2 Michael and Anna McCarthy Fourplex Dubuque Name of Property County 285-91 Cardiff Street Dubuque Address City 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 10. Additional Documentation: Legal Description: North 51.5’ of Lot 4-5-6, City Lot 724 Map: Fenelon Area Survey Contour Map Blackened house locates subject property (City of Dubuque, 2005) --- 1