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DUBUQUE, IOWA ...
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I QUALITY Aesthetic
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III CONTEXT Immediate
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Architectural Significance
PROBABLE ADDITIONAL AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE
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SURVEY CONSULTANT: BruceM. Kriviskey, AICP
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HISTORIC SITES FIELD SURVEY
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ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY
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STRUCTURAL CONDITION
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Walls
Roof
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Additional information
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Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-00431 D New rgJ Supplemental
rgJ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) _
Relationship: rgJ Contributing D Noncontributing
D Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries
National Register Status:(any that apply) D Listed D De-listed D NHL D DOE
9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number _
D Non-Extant (enter year) _
1. Name of Property
historic name Beniamin F. Parker House
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 804 3rd Street
city or town Dubuque
Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name
D vicinity, county Dubuque
Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter
(If Urban) Subdivision_
3. State/Federal Agency Certification [Skip this Section]
4. National Park Service Certification [Skip this Section]
5. Classification
Category of Property (Check only one box)
IZI building(s)
D district
D site
D structure
D object
Block(s) _
Lot(s) see below
Number of Resources within Pro ert
If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of:
Enter number of: Contributin Noncontributin
Q buildings 1 1 buildings
snes snes
~ructures ~ructures
o~ects o~ects
Total 1 1 Total
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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, 1833-1955 t:U6
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions)
01-Domestic/01 A01 sinqle dwellinq residence
01-Domestic/01 A01 sinqle dwellinq residence
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions)
Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
OS-Late Victorian/05B-ltalianate
foundation Stone
walls clapboard
roof Asphalt
other
Narrative Description (IZI 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)
DYes D No IZI More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events,
DYes D No IZI More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons,
IZI Yes D No D More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics,
DYes D No IZI More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history,
County Dubuque
City Dubuque
Criteria Considerations
D A Owned by a religious institution or used
for religious purposes,
D B Removed from its original location,
DCA birthplace or grave,
D D A cemetery
Address 804 3rd Street
Site Number 31-00431
District Number
D E A reconstructed building, object, or structure,
D F A commemorative property,
D G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past
50 years,
Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions)
Significant Dates
Construction date
1886 D check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Architecture
Significant Person
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
N/A
Architect/Builder
Architect
Unknown
Builder
Unknown
Narrative Statement of Significance (IZI SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
9. Major Bibliographical References
Bibliography IZI 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
Notthing
Zone
Easting
Notthing
1
3
2
4
D See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments
11. Form Prepared By
name/title James E. Jacobsen
organization History Pays! Historic Preservation Consultinq Firm
street & number 4411 Inqersoll Avenue
city or town Des Moines
state IA
date June 15, 2005
telephone 515-274-3625
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 # 7487 Frame/slot # 1Q Date Taken Jan, 2005
Roll/slide sheet # 7495 Frame/slot # 1 Date Taken April 2005
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
D See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries,
D 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: DYes D No D More Research Recommended
D 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
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00431
Related District Number
Paqe 1
Beniamin F. Parker House
Name of Property
804 3rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
Architectural Style And Key Stylistic Elements:
Italianate style, brick L-plan, modillions, pedimented front dormer, gingerbread in gable cap, wrap-
around porch (original), elongated lower windows, original storm windows, corner boards, stone
foundation with ornamented straight lintels, wooden water table, frame window surrounds
Physical Description:
40x37 core, square on right side, irregular bays on left half, water table, rounded wooden lintels.
Alterations:
Concrete porch base
Outbuildings:
Shed roof garage, 1920, 20x40, to south
Landscaping Notes:
Ground level falls away to the south, T-corner intersection with Burch, drive to the west
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Evaluation:
Mint condition, individually eligible
House surveyed by Kriviskey in 1979, rated "2" as an excellent example of a variation (or transitional) of
a popular late 19th C. style."
Historical Notes:
M. H. McCarthy owns when sewered 1891.
City Directory Notes:
(356 West Third Street)
Benjamin F. Parker, vice president Bell, Provost Co., 1890 (356) Michael H. McCarthy, Treasurer,
Standard Lumber Co., 1894-1918 (see 691 3rd for same, 1888)
Mrs. Anna McCarthy, 1921
Historical Image Notes:
Not mapped.
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
Bruce Kriviskey, Dubuque, lowa--Architectural Swvey 1978/1979, Atlas of City Wide and District
Swvey Maps, Dubuque; n.p., c.1979
Dubuque County Assessor's Data
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-00431
Related District Number
Paqe 2
Beniamin F. Parker House
Name of Property
804 3rd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
Newspapers and other primary sources as noted in the text above.
Historical photographs, Center For Dubuque History, Loras College
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Sub Mineral Lot 721, Sub Mineral Lot 741
Map:
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Fenelon Place Contour Map
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2-foot Contours
Fenelon Area Survey Contour Map
Blackened house locates subject property
(City of Dubuque, 2005)