22nd Street 0607
Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-03243 rgJ New D Supplemental
D Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) _
Relationship: D 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 A. C. Pancratz Grocerv
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 607 East 22nd 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 Sanford's
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) 1.Q
Number of Resources within Pro ert
If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of:
Enter number of: Contributin Noncontributin
1 buildings 1 Q buildings
sites sites
structures structures
o~ects o~ects
Total 1 Q Total
1
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 31-045
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions)
02 Commercial Trade
same
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions)
Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
07B Commercial Stvle
foundation Stone
walls brick
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 IZI No D 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 IZI No D 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 607 East 22nd Street
Site Number 31-03243
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
1900 IZI check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Arch itectu re
Significant Person
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
N/A
Architect/Builder
Architect
N/A
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
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 July 22.2000
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 # 7423 Frame/slot # 16A Date Taken 03-07-00
Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken
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
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-03243
Related District Number
Paqe 1
A. C. Pancratz Grocerv
Name of Property
607 East 22nd Street
Address
Dubuque
County
Dubuque
City
7. Narrative Description:
The sheer scale of this corner double front commercial block is unmatched in the survey area
apart from the intensive development along Couler/Central Avenue. This attests to the commercial
importance of Eagle Point Road, the proximity of the Milwaukee Railroad yard and shops, and the
presende of Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church and school, immediately east across Queen Street.
This building is located on the northwest corner of East 22nd and Queen streets.
The plan (40x52) is divided evenly into two storefronts. Save for the transom lights which have
been covered, the cast iron storefront is perfectly preserved. The ironwork lacks the expected heavy
beam which normally separates the storefront and upper level. In this case a very thin projecting
cornice line masks a hidden beam support. The fayade has a central bay framed by brick pilasters and
capped by a commanding rounded pediment and cornice which bears the builder's name "A. C.
Pancratz" but no building year. This central bay contains a paired window set which is set beneath an
ornate carved keystone arch. The flanking bays have flush-set stone lintels with inscribed designs. A
sill level stone beltcourse runs across each of the three bay fronts. A prominent pressed metal cornice
with enlarged end bracketts unites the front. On the side wall a tall corbelled brick parapet wall
substitutes for the metal cornice. There are only upper level windows and these have square-cut flush
set stone lintels. A cast iron side stairway remains in place. The foundation is of stone.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
This double storefront is an outstanding example of a neighborhood corner commercial design.
The building is extremely well preserved and reflects the commercial importance of East 22nd Street,
formerly Eagle Point Road. The design reflects German vernacular influences with the heavy pressed
metal cornice, decorative pediment and ornamental stonework. The building is individually historically
significant under Criterion C architecture. Further research is necessary to document the building's
designer, builder and history.
Arnold Pancratz was operating a grocery and saloon at 296 Eagle Point, with residence at the
same address, as of 1884-92. No listing is found for him as of 1883. By 1896 his business was
addressed at 311 Eagle Point Road and is so listed through 1908. His wife was Henrietta Pancratz. By
1909 Arnold Pancratz was deceased. George Pancratz ran the grocery at 311 Eagle Point Road and
Henrietta Pancratz resided upstairs. The 1909/36 Sanborn Map shows this building with a drugstore in
the west storefront, a single story frame warehouse and three-story stable at the back of the lot. It was
then addressed as 309-11 Eagle Point Road. The 1891 Sanborn Map shows a small hay and grain
store on this site, and Pancratz' grocery to the west, across the street at Johnson Avenue and Eagle
Point Road (southwest corner).
9. Major Sibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1883, 1884, 1886, 1890, 1892. 1899, 1903, 1908, 1909
Bruce Kriviskey, Dubuque, lowa--Architectural Survey 1978/1979, Atlas of City Wide and District
Survey Maps, Dubuque; n.p., c.1979
County Assessor's Data