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Nomination of Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site_Initiate Copyrighted May 6, 2019 City of Dubuque Items to be set for Public Hearing # 5. ITEM TITLE: Nomination of Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site SUMMARY: Historic Preservation Commission recommending that the City Council set a public hearing for July 1, 2019 on an application to the State Historic Preservation Office nominating Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site. RESOLUTION Setting a public hearing on an application to nominate Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s), Set Public Hearing for July 1 , 2019 ATTACHMENTS: Description Type HPC letter Staff Memo Application Supporting Documentation Staff Memo to Commission Supporting Documentation Letter from State Supporting Documentation NRHP Nomination Supporting Documentation Resolution Resolutions Notice of Public Hearing Supporting Documentation Pl�iv�vlgServices Depart�nent City Hal] /"� Dubuque 50 West 13��Sh�eet THE CTTY OP = /� : � f� {�_ Dubuque,IA 52001-4864 t l��_-j�� 'I�'II� (563)589-4210 phone � { (563)589-4221 fax � � z0�.io,z (563)690-6678 TDD 1VIQStCip{2CC Ott f)12 M1551'SStpp{ ia,3.ia,� planninQ<�cityofdubuque.orQ April 22, 2019 The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members City of Dubuque City Hall — 50 W. 13�" Street DubuquelA 52001 Applicant: City of Dubuque Location: 2601 Shiras Avenue Description: To Nominate Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site. Dear Mayor and City Council Members: The City of Dubuque Historic Preservation Commission has reviewed the above-cited request. The application, staff memo, and related materials are attached for your review. Discussion Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens spoke in favor of the request to nominate Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site, noting the designation would apply to the portion of the park that currently is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. She noted there currently are ten City designated, or local, landmarks are listed in the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance. Staff explained that a City Landmark is defined as: A property or structure designated by ordinance of the City Council pursuant to procedures described herein, that is worthy of preservation, rehabilitation or restoration because of its prehistoric, historic, architectural, archeological or cultural significance to the city, the state or nation. She said Eagle Point Park was listed in the National Register of Historic Places as an Historic District on November 27, 2017, so it meets the City's criteria for designation as a City Landmark Site. Staff noted that under the Historic Preservation Ordinance, exterior renovations to City landmarks that require a building permit and are visible from public streets, alleys, sidewalks, or steps are regulated just like buildings in historic preservation districts. She said if the exterior renovations comply with the City's Architectural Guidelines, then Planning Services staff can sign off on a project without review by the Historic Preservation Commission. She noted that designation as a City landmark would apply these regulations to Eagle Point Park. Service � People �� Integrity Responaibility �� Innovatlon �� Te�vnwork�� The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Page 2 Staff said that since the park is City-owned, the Commission's design review would be advisory. Staff noted that by City Code, the Commission is: "To serve as an advisory design review body to the city council for review of public works projects which have historic preservation implications in historic districts, individually designated historic properties, or for alteration of landmarks, landmark sites or structures, that would result in a material change in appearance or be visible from the public way." Staff explained that the City Council would remain in control of how and when the City's Architectural Guidelines ultimately would be applied in Eagle Point Park. Staff stated that designation of Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site requires review by the Historic Preservation Commission, then review by the State Historic Preservation Office, and finally approval by the City Council. She said the process takes about 3-4 months. She added that the Park and Recreation Advisory Commission also will review the landmark nomination. There were no public comments. The Historic Preservation Commission discussed the request and felt it was appropriate. Recommendation By a vote of 9 to 0, the Historic Preservation Commission recommends that the City Council approve the nomination of Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site after a public hearing. Upon receiving the Historic Preservation Commission's recommendation, the City Council is requested to set a public hearing on the nomination for July 1, 2019, to give the State Historic Preservation Office forty-five (45) days to review and comment on the nomination. Respectfully submitted, � 1 n i p�� /1 ��" 4 � / �f< /t./r-�'_ ��: J 4 Y � �' . I� 1 Emily Hilgendort, Chairperson Historic Preservation Commission Attachments ��Seivice �� Peoplc� � Integnly � �� Responsibility � InnovaHon � Team�vork -"'�--�<,_ ouhu��e c City of Dubuque �-f��L:crrY or � � �.� Planning .,ervices Department 7� � � 7 u�,.,,�,��:�, Dubuque, IA SZ001-4845 �U��_ lJ Ei ��,� Phone: 5G3-SII9-4210 Fax: 563-589-4221 Masterpiece ori the Mississippi =°°''°" �lannin aci ofdubuaue.or :ou.zoi> L---.95_.hL_. 9 PLANNING APPLICATION FORM ❑Variance ❑Preliminary Plat ❑Simple Subdivision ❑CertiPicate of Appropriateness ❑Conditional Use Pennit ❑Major Final Plat �Text Amendment ❑Advisory Design Review(Public Projects) ❑Appeal ❑Minor Final Plat ❑Temporary Use Permit ❑Certificate of Economic Non-Viability ❑Special Exception ❑Simple Site Plan �Annexation ❑9 Historic Designation �a�or,,naKsi,e ❑Limited Setback Waiv2r ❑Minor Site Plan ❑Historic Revolving Loan ❑Demolition ❑Rezoning/PUD/ID ❑Nlajor Site Plan ❑Historic Housing Grant ❑Port of Dubuque/Chaplain Schmitt Island Design Revieev Please tvpe or qrint leqiblv in ink P�apertyo��ner�s): City of Dubuque Pho�e: 563-589-4110 Address: 50 W. 13th Street c�ry Dubuque state: �p` z�P: 52001 FaX#: ceu �: E-m��: ctymgr@cityofdubuque.org APPi��a�,r�A9ent: City of Dubuque Planning Services DeptPno�e 563-589-4210 Aad�e55: 50 W. 13th Street ��ry Dubuque state: �P` z�P: 52001 FaX�: ceu �: E-ma,�: planning@cityofdubuque.org s�te io�at�o�/add�e55: Eagle Point Park, Z6O"I Shll'aS AV@ Neighborhood Association: P011lt Existing zoning: R-� Proposed zonin9: R-� oistrict: NRHP Landmark: ❑ Yes ❑� No Legal Description (Sidwell parcel ID� or bt number/b�ock number/subdivision):`See enC�OSUCB Total properry(lot)area (square feet or acres): �64 aCl'eS Describe proposal and reason necessary (at�ach a letter of explanation, if needed): Designate Eagle Point Park, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, for recognition as a City Landmark Site. CER7IFICATION: I/we, the undersi9ned, do hereby certify/acknowledge that: 1. It is the properly owner's responsibility to locate property lines and to review the abstract for easements and restrictive covenants. 2. The information submitted herein is true and correct to the best of my/our knowledge and upon submittal becomes public record; 3. Fees are not refundable and payment does not guarantee approval; and 4. All additional required uv-i e and graphic materials are attached. ( ' / Property O�+mer(s): -� Date: I � U/ /� Applicant/Agent: ��'�lCz_.��Q�-i=, ' �-Lt� Date: `1 /�IC� (l� FOR OFFICE USE ONLY—APPLICATION SUBMITTAL CHECKLIST Fee: Receivecl by: Date: Docket: � NPS Porm 10-900-a OhIBApproval No. 102J-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 10 Page 87 Y.� � T✓.... . ��*�'�\. 'k {, > �f; . :.;s - . �� :.r4�v.; '-.;-.,� ',, P.� � Y / �j -�t y � � � )��- i 12 G. . . 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Source: City of DuUuque 2015 i ; � i EAGLE POINT PARK LANDMARK SITE NOMINATION LEGAL DESCRIPTION of approximately 164 acres of parkland owned by the City of Dubuque, lowa and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2017: LOT 2-1-2, LOT 1-1-1-1-2-3, LOT 2-1-1-2-3, LOT 2-1-2-3, LOT 1, LOT 2-2-2-3 ALL OF MINERAL LOT 310; LOT 1 OF MINERAL LOT 308; LOT 1 & 2 OF SUBDIVISION OF 3 OF MINERAL LOT 305A; LOT 4, LOT 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 OF MINERAL LOT 305A; LOT 1-1- 1-1 OF 305A EXCEPT THAT PART THAT LIES EASTERLY OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND WESTERLY OF THE LOCK AND DAM & RIVERLOT 2-4 OF EAGLEPOINT #2; LOT 2-221, LOT 1-222 & LOTS 223 & 224 JULIEN ADDITION; LOTS 529 THRU 534 HAMS ADDITION; LOTS 2-6, LOT 2-1-6 AND PARTS OF LOTS 107 TO 124 ALL IN FOUNTAIN HILL RESUBDIVISION; LOT 1, LOT 1A, LOT 2-3-2, LOT 2-1-4, LOT 2-6, LOT 7, LOT 2-2-3, LOT 2-4, LOT 2-1-3, LOT 3-1-4, AND LOT 2-1- 2-3 ALL OF MINERAL LOT 312; LOT 2-1 BLOCK 3 ORCHARD HILLS; LOT 2-2 OF MINERAL LOT 305A; ALL IN SECTION 7 —TOWNSHIP 89 NORTH — RANGE 3 EAST IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, DUBUQUE COUNTY, IOWA. THE CITY OF_'�\y Du6uqu0 T } � L�UBt�t��`C.JE N ..��. :�,� ,��I��► Masterpiece on the Mississippi Z°°''Z°'Z 2013•2017 TO: Historic Preservation Commission FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager `�1`�' SUBJECT: Nomination of Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site DATE: April 22, 2019 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memo is to request Commission approval of the enclosed application filed by the property owner, the City of Dubuque, to nominate Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site. The designation would apply to the portion of the park that currently is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register nomination for Eagle Point Park is enclosed. BACKGROUND City designated, or local, landmarks are listed in the City's Historic Preservation Ordinance. We currently have ten City Landmarks. All are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The landmarks highlighted in italics below are owned by the City. The Old Jail and the William M. Black Steamboat also are National Historic Landmarks. 1. City Hall 2. County Courthouse 3. Four Mounds Estate 4. Old Jail 5. Mathias Ham House 6. William M. Black Steamboat 7. Shot Tower 8. Julien Dubuque Monument 9. Carnegie-Stout Public Library 10.Dubuque & Dunleith Bridge DISCUSSION Under City Code Title 16 Unified Development Code (UDC), in Chapter 10: Historic Preservation, a City Landmark is defined as: A property or structure designated by ordinance of the City Council pursuant to procedures described herein, that is worthy of preservation, rehabilitation or restoration because of its prehistoric, historic, architectural, archeological or cultural significance to the city, the state or nation. 1 Eagle Point Park is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as an Historic District having local significance under National Register Criteria A and C: A. That are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; and C. That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. By virtue of its National Register listing on November 27, 2017, Eagle Point Park meets the City's criteria for designation as a City Landmark Site. UDC Section 16-10-3 sets forth the process for ldentification and Designation of Landmarks, Sites and Historic Districts. In Subsection C. Criteria for Consideration of Nomination, the Commission is to determine the following: 1. Whether the nominated property, structure, object, site or area: a. Is of "architectural significance", as defined by this chapter; or b. Is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of the history of the city of Dubuque, Dubuque County, the state of lowa or the nation; or c. Is associated with the lives of persons significant in the past of the city of Dubuque, Dubuque County, the state of lowa or the nation; or d. Has yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history; and 2. Whether the structure, property, object, site or area has sufficient integrity of location, design, materials and workmanship to make it worthy of preservation or restoration; and/or 3. Whether the structure, property, object, site or area is at least fifty (50) years old, unless the commission determines that it has achieved significance within the past fifty (50) years and is of exceptional importance. Under the Historic Preservation Ordinance, exterior renovations to City landmarks that require a building permit and are visible from public streets, alleys, sidewalks, or steps are regulated just like buildings in historic preservation districts. If the exterior renovations comply with the City's Architectural Guidelines, then Planning Services staff can sign off on a project without review by the Historic Preservation Commission. Designation as a City landmark would apply these regulations to Eagle Point Park. Since the park is City-owned, the Commission's design review would be advisory. By City Code, the Commission is: "To serve as an advisory design review body to the city council for review of public works projects which have historic preservation implications in historic districts, individually designated historic properties, or for alteration of � landmarks, landmark sites or structures, that would result in a material change in appearance or be visible from the public way." The City Council would remain in control 2 of how and when the City's Architectural Guidelines ultimately would be applied in Eagle Point Park. The designation of Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site requires review by the Historic Preservation Commission, then review by the State Historic Preservation Office, and finally approval by the City Council. The process takes about 3-4 months. It is our intent that the Park and Recreation Commission also be included in this process, as recommended by Leisure Services Manager Marie Ware. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the Commission approve the application to nominate Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site, and then transmit that recommendation to the City Council. The designation would apply to the parkland currently listed in the National Register of Historic Places, as shown on the enclosed map. REQUESTED ACTION The requested action is approval the application to nominate Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site. Thank you. Enclosures cc: Marie Ware, Leisure Services Director Stephen Fehsal, Park Division Manager Christine Happ Olson, Assistant Planner F:\Users\LCARSTEN\WP\HPC\Eagle Point Park NRHP\Memo HPC EPP City Landmark.doc 3 Prepared by: Laura Carstens, City Planner Address: City Hall, 50 W. 13th St, Telephone: 589-4210 Return to: Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk Address: City Hall, 50 W. 13th St. Telephone: 589-4121 RESOLUTION NO. 165-19 RESOLUTION SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN APPLICATION TO NOMINATE EAGLE POINT PARK AS A CITY LANDMARK SITE Whereas, the City Council of Dubuque has received a written recommendation from the City of Dubuque Historic Preservation Commission in support of an application to nominate Eagle Point Park as a City Landmark Site; and Whereas, Eagle Point Park meets the criteria for designation as a City Landmark by virtue of its listing in the National Register of Historic Places for local significance. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA: A public hearing will be held on the 1st day of July, 2019, at 6:00 p.m. in the Historic Federal Building Council Chambers (second floor), 350 West 6th Street, Dubuque, Iowa, at which time interested persons may appear and be heard for or against the proposed nomination, and the City Clerk be and is hereby directed to cause the attached notice of the time and place of such hearing to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, which notice shall be published no more than twenty (20) days and not Tess than four (4) days prior to the date of such hearing. Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of May 2019. Attest: 9,‘,/ oy D. Buol, Mayor IOWA DEPARTMENT OF I<Ifd fiFYPIOLf)S,GOVERNOR � ADAb1GREGG, LT.GOVERNOR f:IIITIiRAI AFFAIRC CHRIS KRAMER,ACTING DIRECTOR December 26, 2017 City of Dubuque c/o City Manager, Michael Van Milligen 50 W 13'h St Dubuque, IA 52001 RE: Eagle Point Park Historic District Dear Mr. Milligen: We are pleased to inform you that the above named property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places effective November 27, 2017. An official certificate signed by the Governor with the seal of lowa is enclosed. Appropriately, this certificate should stay with the historic property should the property ever change ownership. The National Register is the Federal GovernmenYs official list of historic properties worthy of preservation. Listing in the National register provides recognition and assists in preserving our Nation's heritage. Save this documentation for your records. When applying for grants and tax credits, you will need to make a copy of this letter to provide with your applications. Keep these originals in your files and always make copies, as you need them. Listing in the National Register provides the following benefits to historic properties: • Consideration in the planning for Federal, federally licensed, and federally assisted projects. Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 requires Federal agencies allow the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment on projects affecting historic properties listed in the National Register. For further information please refer to 36 CFR 800. • Eligibility for Federal tax benefits. If a property is listed in the National Register certain Federal tax provisions may apply. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 revises the historic preservation tax incentives authorized by Congress in the Tax Reform Act of 1976, the Revenue Act of 1978, the Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980, the Economic recovery Tax Act of 1981, and Tax Reform Act of 1984, and as of January 1, 1957, provides for a 20 percent investment tax credit with a full adjustment to basis for rehabilitating historic commercial, industrial, and rental residential buildings. The former 15 percent and 20 percent investment Tax Credits(ITCs)for rehabilitation of older commercial buildings are combined into a single 10 percent ITC for commercial or industrial buildings built before 1936. The Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980 provides Federal tax deductions for charitable contributions for conservation purposes of partial interests in historically important land areas or structures. For further information, please refer to 36 CFR 67 and Treasury Regulation Sections 1.48-12 QTCs) and 1.170A-14 (charitable contributions). . Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface coal mining permit where coal is located, in accord with the Surface Mining and Control Act of�977. For further information, please refer to 30 CFR 700 et seq. • Qualification for Federal and State grants for historic preservation when funds are available. • Eligibility for State Tax Credits for rehabilitation. Properties listed on the National Register, eligible for listing on the National Register or Barns constructed before 1937 or eligible for the National Register are i STATE HISTORICAL BUILDIN6 • 600 E. LOCUST ST. • DES MOWES. IA 50319 • 515.28L51I1 • IOWACULTUREGOV able to apply for a 25 percent state tax credit for rehabilitation. The cost of a qualified rehabilitation project would exceed either$25,OOD or 25 percent of the assessed value for a non-commercial property or bam less the land before rehabilitation. For commercial properties, the rehabilitation project would exceed $50,000 or 50 percent of the assessed value of the property less the land before rehabilitation - whichever is less. The State Historic Preservation office must approve the rehabilitation work before an' amount of tax credits will be reserved for your project. Application information can be found on the State Historical Society of lowa website: https://iowaculture.gov/history/preservation. Information regarding the National Register and Tax Incentive programs can be read in detail on our website at https://iowaculture.govlhistory/preservation/national-register-historic-places or please feel free to contact me at laura.sadowsky@iowa.gov. You may enjoy visiting the National Register website at https://www.n ps.govinr/ind ex.htm. Sincerely, aura Sadowsky State Historian and National Register Coordin r State Historical Society of lowa Enclosure. 2 IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS STATE HISIORICHL fiUIL�ING • 600 E I..00UST Sl". • DGS MOIP�ES, IA 50319 • 515.281.5111 • IOWACULTURF.GOV State Historical Society of Iowa This certifies that Eagle Point Park Historic District has been entered in THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HIST�RIC PLACEC� November 27, 2017 This action was taken under the provisioi�s of the Nafional Historic Preservation Act of October 15, 1966 and Chapter 303, the Code of Iowa �a , � � � � � i` �-�� ovErn r o Iowa ,.�;� � ,; s , � f '� ,'� �� `• '� i � � -�n� �� ' �� , 1� � I �I ' 'i z��, � Lieu nant Governor of a ,,, ,i .�� , i r � � ��' ��a ti u( / . � �' 'I�iP'� , 'y'�',�" — ;'� J ^ Sta e Histaric Preservation Officer .. � ' � ' � . ✓ F.� , a ' United States Department ofthe Interior National Park Service/National Register of Historic Places Registretion Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No. 1024-0018 EAGLE POINT PARK DUBUQUE, IOWA Name of Property County and State National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This fortn is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See insWctions in National RegisterBulletiq How to Complete the Notionol Register of Historic Places Registrotion Form. If any item does not apply to the property being documented, enter 'N/A" for "not applicable." For functions, architectural classificatioq materials, and areas of significance,enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. 1. Name of Property Historic Name: Ea�le Point Park Historic District Other names/site number: Name of related multiple property listing: N/A (Enter N/A if property is not part of a multiple property listing.) 2. Location Street& Number: 2601 Shiras Avenue City or town: Dubuque State: IA County: Dubuque Not for Publication: N�A Vicinity: N/A 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this X nomination_request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CRF Part 60. In my opinion,the property X meets does not meet the National Register Criteria l recommend that this property be considered significant at the following level(s) of significance: National Statewide X Local Applicable National Register Criteria: X A _B X C _D Signature of certifying official/Title: Date State Historical Society of Iowa In my opinion, the property meets _does not meet the National Register criteria Signature of commenting official: Date Title: State or Federal agency/ bureau or Tribal Government United States Department of the Interior National Park Service/National Register of Historic Places Registretion Form NPS Form 10-900 OMB No.1024-0018 EAGLE POINT PARK DUBUQUE, IOWA Name of Property County and State 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that this property is: entered in the National Register determined eligible for the National Register determined not eligible for the National Register removed from the National Register other (explain:) Signature ofthe Keeper Date of Action 5. Classification Ownership of Property (Check as many boxes as apply.) Private: Public — Local X Public—State Public — Federal Category of Property (Check only one box.) Building(s) District X S ite Structure Object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count) Contributing Noncontributing Buildings 14 2 Sites 6 0 Structures 5 2 Objects 5 0 Total 30 4 Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register 0 NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 1 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) RECREATION AND CULTURE OUTDOOR RECREATION LANDSCAPE/PARK Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions.) RECREATION AND CULTURE OUTDOOR RECREATION LANDSCAPE/PARK 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions.) LATE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY REVIVIALS/ Mission/Snanish Colonial Revival LATE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS /Craftsman LATE NINETEENTH AND TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS / Prairie School MODERN MOVEMENT OTHER Materials: (enter categories from instructions.) Principal ea�terior materials ofthe property: STONE / Limestone: WOOD/ Shin�les: METAL/Iron. METAL/ Steel, METAL/ Aluminum; CONCRETE; STUCCO; TERRA COTTA; Asphalt Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current physical appearance and condition of the property. Describe contributing and noncontributing resources if applicable. Begin with a summary paragraph that briefly describes the general characteristics of the property, such as its location,type, style, method of construction, setting, size, and significant features. Indicate whether the property has historic integrity.) Summary Paragraph Eagle Point Park is a large urban park located on a wooded limestone bluff along the Mississippi River just above Lock and Dam #11 in Dubuque, Iowa. The park boundaries and resources are identified on the Boundary Map and Resource Key found in the Additional Items on pages 48 and 51 NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 2 respectively in this nomination. The park lies within an area of the City colloquially known as `The Point.' The park is owned and maintained by the City of Dubuque and is open to the public from May through October. This large urban park was conceived in the City Beautiful style in 1909 by Charles Mulford Robinson and Charles Nassau Lowrie with panoramic views of the city,the river and the eastern bluffs of Wisconsin and Illinois,tree-lined drives and a variety of amenities to appeal to all ages. Nearly all the original plan of the park is intact and contains one hundred and siaTy-four acres which is bounded by the Canadian Pacific Railroad tracks to the east and north, Lincoln Avenue to the south, and Shiras Avenue to the west. Eagle Point went through some major changes in the 1930s to ea�tend its usage to the winter months with the addition of park shelters with fireplaces. These structures and features were designed in the Prairie School style by Alfred Caldwell and his apprentice, Wendelin Rettenberger. The parks features take advantage of local material such as logs, wood shingles and native limestone. Although the park needs repairs and grooming, a high degree of historic integrity is evident today. Narrative Description General Description Eagle Point Park contains 14 buildings, 6 sites, 5 structures, and 5 objects which contribute the significance of the park. Located atop a steep bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, the park's rugged and complex topography adds to the highly scenic character of the park. Eagle Point Park is an area of natural quality for outdoor recreation, with walking, viewing, sitting, picnicking, and restroom facilities. Eagle Point Park is the largest urban park located in Dubuque, Iowa and takes advantage of the natural beauty of its setting. The heavily wooded bluff is spotted with park pavilions, gardens and spectacular views. The meandering roads guide visitors through northern areas of the park which is thick with communal areas for picnicking and athletic activities and through the secluded, intimate and natural qualities of the southern reaches of the park. Eagle Point Park Pavilions There are ten pavilions located in the park and their construction spans nearly 100 years.i From largest to smallest in terms of seating capacity those pavilions are: Riverfront Pavilion (410), Open Air Pavilion (318), Bridge Complex (110), Log Cabin Pavilion (100), Eagle's View (100), Shiras Memorial (48), Veranda Rooms (42), Terrace Room (40), Indian Room (25), Tri-State View Pavilion (24).� The styles exhibited in the pavilions are diverse and express their particular period of construction. Some are free standing structures while others are heavily embedded in constructed i htto://www.citvofdubuque.orQ/453/EaQle-Point-Park Z Vuginia Savage McAlester,A Field Guide to Amencan Houses,rev. ed. (New York,NY: Alfred P. Knop� 1984 and 2013), p.567 NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 3 and natural landscape features. Riverfront Pavilion The oldest pavilion is Riverfront Pavilion, constructed in 1910 and designed by European born architect John Spencer.3 The style as characterized by the National Register as the early twentieth century movement known as Craftsman.' This style has characteristics very similar to the Arts and Crafts style of Spencer's native England. Riverfront Pavilion exhibits the following features of those styles: rectilinear forms, porches with stone supports, low roof with deep eaves, and a sense of hand craftsmanship. Much ofthe original character ofthe structure is intact. This large enclosed rectangular building [30'x60'] is wood framed on a concrete platform, sided with wood, and walls constructed with large wooden sash windows topped by transom windows with x-shaped mullions. All the windows have immobile screens. There are paired doors on both the east and west facades and the building is surrounded on all four sides with a 10-foot overhang supported by piers constructed of rustic pieces of native limestone and mortar. [Photo 40] Another unique aspect of the shelter is the retention and preservation of the original oak picnic tables and benches created specifically far the Riverfront Pavilion. [Photo 42] The covered concrete patio provides additional seating opportunities and on the north, south and eastern faces of the building, fabulous views of the Mississippi River. Additionally, the eastern patio is arched, elevated, supported by a limestone retaining wall and edged with a modern iron fence. The only notable alteration to the building was the removal of the parapet screen, which is clearly illustrated in Spencer's drawing and in early postcards. [Figure 1] 3 John Spencer was bom in York,England in 1856,moving to Dubuque in 1880. °Virginia Savage McAlester,A Field Guide to American Houses, rev.ed. (New York, NY:Alfred P. Knopf, 1984 and 2013), p.567 �P=Fo�,�o� oMa�a�re �o ,�,do,a Uni[ed S[a[es Departmen[ of[he In[erior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 4 �v/le%/i of�JaIN%m�� • !'o�le oin/' �Jat� _f,ii. ��jS n : � ao- - �- �� t"f�"fil"I�Itli 9e�ry ir�% �F� ,�"f��1�11 ik�� .�� I 1�`��f�t �� I��`� I� .s � l Y �*, � �, � ti i i �. '�,,�.��1.� _� � - � _ � �k � a i � ° _ + ,-�`�+� .. .: - --:::�.._'_-rt==— s. ,�,/ FI6iJRE 1 Perspective drawivg of Riverfront Paviliov by JoM Spencec,1910. Sourec Clly of D�b�q�e Plannivg OfSce Shiras Memorial Shiras Memorial,which forms the southern point of the BlufPs Promenade Edge,was built to honor [he man who had major influence on [he acquisition and development of[he park, Judge Oliver Perry Shiras. Built in 192Q Shiras Memorial is an open-air building in the Medite�ranean Revival style and characterized by its rounded arches, s[ucco faSade and red tile roof. The landscaping around[he building has changed significantly since [he view in Figure 1 was illus[rated. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 5 I��: � .. u�1�i`..� . ��1 �. .-. --_ _' _' - ., �". �' 1 . �� . �� '� � °� - � ; ,� C � �»�, �. �.� : �., , ��,ry �nA �. W h < F�-��F'g.�.(i. ..'_.'� , :.,i.J411De'., � wl..'�'v..�`�'y..S�` Y�^m'�"' �1.. FTGiJRE 2 Postcard of`Shiras Memorial Shelter,FaglePointPark,Dubuque' c1940. Sowce:TheEncyclopedia of Dubuque:FirstNational Bank 1991. The Memorial was designed by then Puk Superintendent G.A. Heyne as a `Rough Cast Concrete Design' and fiunished with a `Red Spanish Terra Cotta Tile Roof from the Ludivici-Celadon Company of 1118 Monroe Building, CMcago.s The ucaded building is 20'�0' ktas bracketed two foot eaves and sits on a luge concrete patio equipped with modem metal benches to take in the views of the river and city. [Photo 22]. The pavilion has lighting on its interior as well as a lamppost on the patio to the east of the building. PresenTly the interior vaulted ceiling is damaged, requires repairs, but in no way,threatens the stability of the building. On the Robinson/Lowrie plan,ttus spot is identified as `Eagle PoinY and muked with hexagon form. A polygonal building was constructed on SMras Point and the SMras Memorial was instead constructed on the Mstoric `Eagle Point 6 Originally, the pavilion ktad direct access to the Gate of the Rocks staircase and would ktave been the first building encountered when entering the puk from the south. The SMras Memorial forms the southemmost point for the promertade. The changes to the landscaping uound the pavilion occurred during the 1950s when the limestone retairung walls were created to support the promertade and create the structurally stabilizing patio surrounding the pavilion. s Dubuque Ciry Park DepartrnerR Archive#0050-2 `Dubuque Ciry Park DepartrnerR Arohive,Robinson/Low�'ie plan 1909 NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 6 `City in a Garded Pavilions A prime concern in the 1930s was the desire to create yeu-round usage of the puk with the addition of heated enclosed pavilions.' The Bridge Complex, Veranda Rooms, Indian Room with public reshooms,Terrace Room and Log Cabin Pavilion were built for yeu-round usage with the inclusion of luge scale interior fireplaces. Alfred Caldwell was Mred by the puk boud to design yeu-round shelters and conceived a grandiose plan wMch he tiTled `City in a Guden' and included features wMch were built and unbuilt as shown in Figure 3. Only the buildings in the center of trus plan were constructed. Those built buildings ue fabricated of native limestone laid in an irregulu shatified manner with wood frame windows and in the case of the Bridge Promertade,half timber and stucco walls. The oldest of these buildings is the Indian Room, designed by Alfred Caldwell in 1934. ,'s., _— r � � �:f � {. i � , . _ ��L , � y ' .� . - .�. �. . . . . . . . . .'.��: rl � � C I I � N tCl.i � . � .r , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , rII� �� I'I � FTGiJRE3 General plan of`Ciry in a Garden'by Alfred Caldwell, 1935. Sowce:Dubuque Museum of ArtDiJMA AS 1934. 'Letter from Dubuque Park Commissioner Chades Landon W Alfred Caldwell, dated Februazy 22, 1934. Folder q Ciry of DubuquePark Commission papers. Ciry ofDubuque Planning Office,Dubuque,IA NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 7 Indian Room The first of the buildings constructed in the `City in the Garden' group is the Indian Room, designed by Alfred Caldwell in 1934.$ The Indian Room is a free standing great room backed by public restrooms to form a T-shaped plan facing the cardinal directions. The east fagade is mainly windows and the western fagade has clerestory windows which flank the fireplace. The entrances to the pavilion on the north and south fagades are situated behind eaterior walls which define the landscaped outdoor `room' facing the shelter. The cozy interior is dominated by a grand wood burning fireplace and WPA era painted decarations for which the building gets its name.9 The dimensions of the Indian Room are 25 feet square with a 20-foot height and a pyramidal roo£ The basic form of this building is reminiscent of Hillside School at Taliesin by Frank Lloyd Wright—a building of which Caldwell was knowledgeable from his visits to the site. The north and south wings which form the public restrooms are 15' by 17' each and project from the western fagade of the Indian Room. Between the two restrooms is a projecting stone ledge which acts as a bench and an amenity which points to Caldwell's great attention to detail in the functionality of the building and the way the materials were chosen and used. The Indian Room and its flanking restrooms share features with Caldwell's other buildings including stratified limestone ea�terior, deep overhanging eaves, massive fireplaces and chimneys and an emphasis on the horizontal nature of the building, which are all characteristics which define Organic Architecture or more commonly in the American Midwest, the Prairie Style. Bridge Complex The Bridge Complex has three built components: The East Room and North Annex which form the north—south portion of this cruciform shaped building;the Bridge Promenade spans the eastern and western elements; and the multi-storied Lookout Tower on the western end of the complex. The complex was designed by Alfred Caldwell in 1935 as part of his `City in a Garden' design for the park. Caldwell's intentions for the building were very different than its present usage as a pavilion only. His vision included a restaurant, kitchen, concession stand and private dining room for the eastern range of the Bridge Complex as illustrated in Figure 6. The eastern range is 132 feet long by 25 feet wide with two covered porches on the eastern fagade. The larger of the two porches is 19' by 19', centered on the eastern front and defined by Caldwell as a `Shelter.' In the 25' by 28' restaurant has a six-foot-wide stone hearth upon which the mantel bears the inscription of`The Tree Returns the Life It Sucked from Stone.'lo 8 Caldwell refers to the building as the Stone Shelter House on his plans. 9 "Young Artist Scores at Eagle Point Park," Telegraph Herald, June 7, 1936,p. 17. 'o Caldwell was a poet and his colleagues oftentimes noted that his architectural works were 'poetry in stone.' NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page S _ �� {— — — _ - . .. . _ - ._:jr_., r . 'f,F. ''a :� '.:h� i l 4l ' ,. _ — � r p . .— � �F�mF �' _ �� —. I i � i � � / . . . . �'�c--_ . . . . - a -e�. ' _ . , . �� :.,,,: .. . . a_ . .�.i� __, ■ L � _ _ ._ . .. - � FTGiJRE4 Partial plan illustrating the eastem range oftheBridge Complex by Alfred Caldwell, 1934. Sowce:Dubuque Museum of Art E22, 1934. The eastern range of the Bridge Complex has four-inch flagstone and terminates in a massive stone abutment On the westem end of the Bridge Promertade is a small dirung room with a cantilevered balcony, hearth and steps to the Lookout Tower. [Photo 13]. Access on the western end of the Bridge Promertade is made via the massive stone steps descending to the luge stone patio containing both the Indian Room with its attached reshooms and the Veranda Rooms. k .. .. '� .., '- - � - -------.-�. �.. --� _ P��`.i1i�l � • I� � +�- �. , , � , , f ��.{4l � - � � nwk . � �ii ' � � �e-� ~ r � �� *: �� _� � � �_— _ e ` _' _� .. �. �'�— . s, - .._ . � � � �— . °E��r,P FIGiJRE 5 Elevation of the eastem range of the Bridge Complex and its supporting superstructure by Alfred Caldwell, 1934. Souroe:DubuqueMuseum ofArt,DiJMA E23, 1934. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 9 The eastern range is supported by 3' stone piers resting on 5' deep rock fill while the bridge is stabilized with steel girders. A ten-foot cement patio fronts the eastern range of the Bridge Complex, curving around both ends and forming elevated patios with ornate wooden fencing. � ' ' � � , �� . ., r4 1'� � � , ' :. �� a '�3' � � � � � �` �I , � ;��`"" � ' � — - . ; �� %j' . '�. '�' s: .,�.� „�✓- ` },� .v ��°'� � ,� w � x±. '�� '� �� ' s.. � r� � � �_ \� �_�� * ..�� -� � �.. ��: � / � {� _ ' _ __ � 7�:� � � ' _�. �( � '�� ` � � - � .. '� . , -- ��. �.. �-s� i' _. .,^� . ��;�` .y;--'^�... - - � .. ' . _ ��..:.. " � ... . . i..' _ ' �� `F .. -,;�.�. x - i s`_?. -.+ti_ ^, . ~ u Y. , �L ...�.. t. FIGURE 6 Detail of the western end of the Bridge Complex, showing the deterioration of the balcony and its missing lighting fixtures. Source:Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman September 14, 2015. The southern patio contains a covered garden bench and curves to the west with stone steps that lead to the drive and a flagstone path to Open Air Pavilion. Beside the eastern entrance are stone steps leading though a vaulted arch to the drive. Under each stone abutment supporting the bridge water reservoirs were installed, fed by 5 cisterns on the hill to the east on the highest geographic point in the park. These reservoirs became obsolete when the park was annexed by the City in 1940.i i The Bridge Complex has a low-pitched roof with wood shingles terminating in broad eaves with copper flashing. The long, horizontal roof plane—an essential element of Prairie style architecture— contrasts with walls of stucco in which the studding is flush with the surface, creating panels 11 Helen Mercer notes from incomplete National Register nomination of 1989; City ofDubuque Archives Folder C, section F-11, p.2. City of Dubuque Park Coxnxnission papers. City of Dubuque Planning Office, Dubuque, IA. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 10 encasing horizontal rows of casement windows under the eaves. The Complex needs repair both inside and out, with the Lookout Tower in the most need of attention. As can be noted in Figure 6, the balcony on the western end has noted damage on the ea�terior and the entire feature of the complex has been closed to the public for repairs. Veranda Rooms The Veranda Rooms was designed by Alfred Caldwell, but completed after his termination in 1936 under the direction of his chief assistant, Wendelin Rettenberger. In keeping with the other buildings in the `City in a Garden' group, the Veranda Rooms is a north-south building with exposed studding on stucco for the eastern wall with the remaining walls compose mostly of stratified limestone measuring 20' by 28'. Clerestory casement windows adorn the north and south ends of the pavilion. There are interior and ea�terior fireplaces on the western wall, Transom dormers adorn the eastern and western sides of the roof, while 7-foot-high overhanging eaves ea�tend three feet out from the walls. The building sits on a large flagstone patio with a circular planter, retaining walls, a semicircular plaza with built in water fountains—all constructed from stratified native limestone. [Photo 10] Terrace Room The Terrace Room stands apart from the other buildings in Caldwell's grouping since its original purpose was as a tool shed and forge for the workers. According to a memo by Wendelin Rettenberger, Superintendent of Parks dated December 10, 1937 the Veranda Rooms which had formerly housed the workshop and pumping station far the building project had now been converted to a picnic shelter and there was a need to create a new building `for housing the project timekeeper, W.P.A. tools and materials' as well as a workshop.i� The building was complete except for a chimney to be used as a stove and blacksmith forge. According to Rettenberger, the building was `a sore spot and detracts from the beauty and value of the new building group [`A City in a Garden' grouping by Caldwell].'13 The Terrace Room is 17' by 35' and stands about fifteen feet below the grade of the main road and parking lot. One approaches the building from a staircase from the parking lot on the Southern Gate Road and the eastern fagade is dominated by an eaterior fireplace. The north and west faces of the building are composed with asymmetrical arrangement of windows and striated wall of native limestone. The south fagade is constructed of wooden barn siding topped by stationary clerestory windows. This modest building is topped by a hipped roof with asphalt shingles. There is a concrete patio on the northeast corner of the building and a large oak tree shelters the entire building. [Photo 9] This building was converted to use as a picnic shelter in 1958. '�Dubuque City Archives City of Dubuque Park Commission papers. City of Dubuque Planning Office, Dubuque,IA. Folder CMemo from W. Rettenberger December 1Q 1937,p2 13 Dubuque City Archives City of Dubuque Park Commission papers. City of Dubuque Planning Office, Dubuque, IA. Folder C Memo from W. Rettenberger December 1 Q 1937,p3 NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 11 Log Cabin Pavilion The Log Cabin Pavilion is the most recent of the New Deal era buildings in Eagle Point Puk. Designed by CaldwelPs apprentice and puk superintendent Wendelin Rettenberger, the Log Cabin shelter is constructed on the southemmost point in the puk approximately 350 feet above the city and well below the Mghest points in the puk. The Log Cabin was constructed by the National Youth Admirushation [NYA] between 1937 and 1939. The north-south aligned building is a 40 by 30 foot one room building constructed of shipped and stained logs trtat rest on a two and one-half foot rtative limestone foundation. The cabin is capped with a low-pitched wood sMngled roof supported by exposed log roof beams. �. ' - — �--� ,. -_ , 7 \� � ;� . `� ..�",-`�`. . . � , -�-. � r ,F:�i -S P .� �� i �� - .� i �t F" 1 111 � y � = �_: _ - _ -"�-3�' ,`..,_ � _ " .;� � `� . . � � T, � �F - � � � �s,�-'.�a� � 4 .:�� +.� ��, fl:_� . .. �~�4��"'�,�'r��. ..� ,._ ;__ � FIGiJRE7 Detail ofthe complex fireplace on the westem faqade oftheLog Cabin pavilioa Sowce:PhoWgraph by Dr. Julie Schlam�aq September 23,2014. There ue covered porches on the east and west faces creating a cruciform footprint The building ktas attributes of both the rustic ucMtecture principles of New Deal era recreational buildings and then the stone work e�ubiting the shatified ledges like that of CaldwelPs `City in a Garden' buildings and Rettenberger's other features. The Log Cabin rests on a limestone patio wMch is surrounded by a two and one-half foot Mgh limestone retairung wall. The westem face of the building has a luge stone fireplace with three sepuate flues for outdoor cooking as shown in Figure 7. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 12 Open Air Pavilion Open Air Pavilion was one of the first Post-World War II improvements to Eagle Point Park. This exceptionally large shelter was built to hold either one large gathering or three to four smaller ones in a communal setting. This pavilion was designed by local architect Paul Rossiter in 1954 and sited just south of the Bridge Complex and west of the Southern Gate Road. In a memo dated January 12, 1955 by the Dubuque Park Board, Open Air Pavilion was described in the following manner: The piers and fireplaces are constructed of native limestone and constitute bearing points for the laminated wood roof trusses,which in turn support a tongue and groove horizontally placed roof deck. This eliminated unsightly purloins and rafters,and heightens the beauty created by the mingling of stone and wood.14 �` '+ -�- � �,.._ .. _. � . `� T. , ,�; - , �. z�"r:�, � ` !i /'� S . .' �. ' ^� � ��. ""..�y' . . . . . . , b'i / 1 .i J �tY :° �� ;�.�� ' -� . J'. � � - '.�' �� ,� �7 �+�+�-�►--•. .' 1: . ' � > ♦I• � �� . _. ' �. � ! J! �' � / �« � ' '*. +� / I � I . � � � + i �- - � ' FIGURE 8 Interior of the Open-Air pavilion looking south. Source:Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarxnan September 14, 2015. Open Air is a U-shaped building, measuring 40 foot on each side, with ten feet of overhanging eaves and resting on a concrete patio. Fireplaces are located on the northeast, southeast and northwestern 14 Dubuque City Archives City of Dubuque Park Commission papers. City of Dubuque Planning Office, Dubuque,IA. Folder F, Memo from the Dubuque Park Board dated January 12, 1955. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 13 comers of the building. Those fireplace piers ue equipped with grills for cooking warming ueas and shelves, plus electdcal ouTlets, as shown in Figure 10. The building can be approached from the west by a stone staircase and an ADA accessible concrete walk and from the north by a limestone path from the Bridge Complex. The pavilion is well suited for luge family and community gatherings as it ktas direct and immediate access to the Wading Pool, a play uea with a luge sandbox, swings and climbing equipment,the horseshoe pits, and the Meadow wMch is frequenTly used for badminton,volleyball and softball. Tri-State View Pavilion Tri-State View is a modest covered picruc uea on the eastem edge of the puk,midway between SMras Memorial and the Log Cabin pavilion. The rectangulu building is 12 by 25 foot consisting of four brick posts supporting a pitched wooden roof covered with modem asphalt sMngles. The shelter sits on a concrete patio with a concrete east-west walk from Kramer Circle Drive. TMs pavilion was constructed a 1959. The simplistic design ktas no defirung stylistic chuacter but provides an intimate view of the Mississippi River. �i-,.-. c�:,-.:.- .� . . �,i:'. . ;r'�!�, . � -�"_—— .x 4 r �+ �' _ .�a�� -- —. �.t"'),�,- � � .� .,.:i.a:' _:rA. i - _' _r,_ :. � �-`, �.� .� ��' i � j . _ _ .. � . , � w: . - qvk— R ++n+.. - � >y._.y>.�rs��• _ - t �-r.r�i_:_ •.: . v - - ,. �+" ' _",�,7t ' .� FTGiJRE9 Tri State ViewPavilion looking east over theMississippi River. Sowce: PhoWgraph by Dr.Julie Schlam�an September 14,2015. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 14 Eagle's View Pavilion Eagle's View Pavilion is the newest picnic building in the park. The pavilion is situated between Riverfront Pavilion to the north, Shiras Memorial to the south and located on one of the highest points in the park overlooking the Bluff's Edge Promenade to the east. Eagle's View was built in the early 1970s to replace the Louis Arriandeaux Log House which had been moved from its original location on Second and Locust Street in 1933 to the park and then moved again to its current location on the grounds of the Mathias Ham House on Shiras Avenue in 1967.is The design of the shelter is a take on the rustic architecture found elsewhere in the park. The shelter consists of two piers of stratified limestone that act as both supports and working fireplaces/chimneys. The superstructure of the pavilion consists of wooden trusses reinforced with steel braces and topped by a complex roof which is steep pitched on the south side and low pitched on the north. The overhang is 10 feet on three sides and on the eastern side is 18 feet deep. The pavilion rests on a concrete patio with two concrete walks —one from the east and Kramer Circle Drive and the other approaches from the north and connects the pavilion to the newest public restrooms and the parking lot adjacent to Riverfront Pavilion. -a....-,,,,.c._�t„ ` - . - r -'� `�'y"�'�' �� h�j �4 ,�� / ' y� `� r �f � "} �`F{Mi,/ 9 'K`�� 1 � • � ��'k .p( . x �{ f M it ��v '� 6f�:S �-� � w ��.�� '! .r R �r. .!,f �` "!Y;� � 1' AIi , �ry;' �a .,�w vi :, 1 �` � � � _ ��, � �J ' .drr .as^°!F-� , � �� - �4 ��`' $ d� > l `'-� � 6c /,,��; ".Kat..'+' i"�. � F" p-_. '��' '. �ya .' )�,�W, �-r `� �/r �x o.t�"' _- �:� E �` � c x . ` `��'��u�f��lc;�}.. �� - yY" s -r ` ,7 .r �l" �-,;'� — — �`�� :�� . > "� __----- ��'� ` '� . ~ -_ , : ,� � � � : Y . � F ',,� �y � �: � R_"�� "' ;�r+` �'','�c,e=� �r � � �_ _ a..�c. � ..�+.�.:. �'�i i . h-��.,a-�,.� �►�w►�t v`i;� FIGURE 10 Eagle's View Pavilion looking south. Source: Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman, September 14, 2015 's htto://www.encvclooediadubuaue.ore/index.oho?title=LOG CABIN NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 15 Other Structures and Resources in the Park Also, spanning over the one-hundred-year-old history of the park, are buildings such as public restrooms and the entrance kiosk which performed a variety of functions for park visitors. Other structures and resources within the park include the Streetcar Stand, the Band Shell,the water tower and a building(former concession stand)which is now used as maintenance shed. There are also two small machines sheds, one to the west of the water tower and the other on the hillside west of the Streetcar Stand. 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The entrance kiosk toll booth is in keeping with the Prairie style/New Deal era structures and buildings contained within the park. The kiosk sits along Shiras Boulevard only a few hundred feet from the main entrance. The building is 15 feet square with a drive through awning on the east side supported by two piers of stratified limestone. [Figure 11] The southern face consists mostly of wooden casement windows fronted by a limestone planter for seasonal blooms. The access road through the kiosk then joins with the Southern Gate Road just below the main entrance. Access to the building is through a single door on the west face of the building. NPS Portn 10.800-a OM B Appmval No.ID240018 United States Department of the Interior National ParkService National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 16 Streetcar Stand The Streetcar Stand is located on the eastern side of the circular drive part of the Southern Gate Road, midway up the bluff. The structure is a simple, rustic lean-to shed constructed on wooden posts and siding on a concrete slab and footings. The slanted roof is covered with wood shingles. The building was once flanked by dual staircases and is dwarfed by the enormous bald eagJe statue and planter to its west. The stand was built c. 1925 and was used as a shelter for visitors using public transit to the park. When streetcars were replaced by buses, the stand was used by those patrons. The stand is now used for information and maps. Band Shell The Band Shell16 was constructed in 1958 and points to communal improvements that were evident in the park in the post-World War II era. The building consists of a concrete platforxn used as a stage and topped by a sweeping cantilevered roof of wood and asphalt shingJes. The building has a storage/dressing room at its rear with access on the eastern side and from the stage througJi wooden double doors constructed of native limestone. Access to the stage is also available on the eastern face by a short staircase which is hidden from the audience by an 8' x 8' screen wall of striated limestone as shown in Figure 12. The complex roof is flat over half of the dressing room, then ascends dramatically at about a 20-degree angle to a height of approximately 30 feet above the leading edge of the stage. This acoustic awning is also equipped with lighting. �� s-'f- `� �, -.,4 � � . .��, .�`, ��".i. , e. � � " . . � -i �,"'` �r . � l._��'sa.i f. ' -./i .��- ,� •�z' T`;�� .. .�� _ �..t a-�"' � �.` � _�"I � � � v �� :� , �,� x # �a , -, `'�',-y.{'µ ' '��y. � �' \ �� '� y ^ . . ,A, - ' � � � j�L�. . � ; �+�- — .��. ._. _ _ � FIGURE 12 Band Shell,camera facing south. Source: Photograph by David Cobb Craig 2010. 's Fine Arts Commuruty Shell was the original rtame of the Band Skiell. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 17 There are permanent metal benches installed for a modest audience to the north of the stage and for large events guests often sit on the hillside adjacent to the Meadow. The building was designed by the firm of Rossiter and Ham in 1958 to harmonize with the existing Prairie style architecture within the park. The Band Shell has been home to the Tri-State Wind Symphony for the last two decades. Water Tower The water tower at Eagle Point Park is a noteworthy Dubuque landmark. Its construction marks the annexation of the park by the City of Dubuque in 1940. The tower was aNew Deal project, constructed shortly after the City of Dubuque annexed the park. Water towers are a form of community branding and a significant `signpost' for many Midwestern cities and towns; like grain elevators,towers have become the rural equivalent of skyscrapers. The water tower is 50 feet in diameter and 100 feet tall, which makes it easily seen from many parts of the city. In recent years,the water tower has become the home for turkey buzzards,which soar on the currents of air over the river and then rest on this conspicuous perch, as seen in Figure 13. �:� ��°,--- lrl�j � r i I;,. . �q�`,�',,�', �\ � /i y�� .. �i i ►.f � �� ., ,\ rx�''�� 1 � � rl , �1' ' 9 - �,�,.,,, > _ � � �rf � P; � � � F. .'+` . . - I FIGiJRE 13 Water Tower, camera facing north with turkey wltures sunning themselves on a cool autumn morning. Source: Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarxnan October 17, 2015. Concessions Stand The former concessions stand which stands on the narrowest part of Kramer Circle Drive now serves as a tool and machine shed for park maintenance. This building was another important community amenity in the park. The exact date of construction had not been determined, but the rustic style of the building is in harmony with other New Deal era service buildings such as the public restrooms NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 18 across the road. This structure sits on a concrete slab with wooden frame and large wooden sided awning style openings, hinged at the tops so they could be swung up to provide open windows and counters. The integrity of the building exterior is still intact despite its new functionality. The building operated as a concession stand from the 1950's until the mid-1970s and was often the hub of activity on hot summer days. There are four handicap accessible public restrooms of two distinct styles with indoor plumbing located in the following locales—A—midway between Open Air Pavilion and the Band Shell,B— between Riverfront Pavilion and Eagle's View Pavilion, C—at the south end of the park near the Log Cabin. � �, � ��,�. � �� _�t':r� ` - ¢ � r �e'f. Mr.� 't+�j � .K' '�� ¢ �� ; '� �� °�� .{H1^ ��' � � � },, � rr �� 0 ' A� .i x. '2 �*+/WiR"' ,,��±± ��R +y,�)k �`' , �',�� ,t :. �� 5��. y, t r,.� ;:; >�"; ^� Y � •;`.'�� r � �IIE '` �` �S � i. .�t . � .,,, 1,t 4 ��•� �Xh` . '¢ . .� ��. �� 'A,VA,.�"�+,1; �� 6��'��. '�.;i. a,: /J{� A ` �o"� ..r� f t . .. '`� .n. d - ' .. � � � -iti. .� . iV° ,��m� � � I - Y 3, ��i� �, '� y',{� I ,. a 7�j � � I ;at . �� P �..ro".. �a, _ �� d ` ,F — _ ._�- � � ... . .. k��N� • �e'��:.� '� .�.� ;. . .. �'r.. i�" � -_._-- ' �';�.�''l'. � .Is� �� '- ... �{_J�...._w_ — �'_ ' . .._ �� a � �" 2` �� i � 2�.;`.. T,� � - ��.r- ` _ .�e�� sqiyti!y� .�'X.+. . ...... . _ .,� sk�..' � �. . � .:+ 5" _. � ��'V� ��'' - y '� Xv �� qy � ,Y+€iF'..., _�,yn.;:jSi.. f� .�e ��' . . _. <";sHSF'�S.w:d . FIGiJRE 14 Accessible restrooms located between Eagle's View and the Riverfront Pavilions,camera facing south. Source:Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman,October 1,2015. Restrooms A, C and D are of the rustic style typical of New Deal era architecture with the facilities near the Log Cabin shelter constructed by the National Youth Administration at the same time as the shelter, council ring and staircase to the shelter in the late 1930s. Each of these facilities is a wood NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 19 frame and sided building topped with a low-pitched roof covered with asbestos shingles. The buildings rest on concrete platforms and are fronted with wooden screens which obstruct the direct view of the doorways for privacy and modesty purposes. Restroom B is the newest in the park added in the 1990s to provide an ADA accessible facility close to the largest and most frequently used pavilion, Riverfront. This building was designed to harmonize with others in the park in a style which echoes the materials and scale of the other restrooms but with a plan set diagonally on the site and including triangular limestone planters on the north and east sides. The fifth set of public restrooms are attached to the west face of the Indian Room, as previously noted. Landscape Features in Eagle Point Park The primary thoroughfares of the park are as follows: Southern Gate Road, Eagle Point Drive, Memorial Drive, and Kramer Circle Drive. All or part of each one of these thoroughfares appears in the 1909 plan ofthe park. Southern Gate Road Southern Gate Road is a 2-way road that leads from the park entrance on Shiras Avenue, ascending the hill by doubling back on itself at the circular drive, passing through the Bridge Complex and ending in the juncture of Eagle Point Drive and Memorial Drive.i� Near the front entrance of the park, the road is intersected by the frontage road which park patrons must use to gain access. The road is lined with mature hardwoods including many varieties of oak. As the road then gently rises past the circular drive of the former streetcar line. The road progresses past the horseshoe pits and other recreational features. The western side of the road is lined with parking spots. Near Open Air and the Bridge Complex the trees along the road become sparse. After the road passes under the bridge, it meets the northern parking lot and Memorial Drive to the south. 1J Formerly known as Ravine Road in the park's early history and in the 1909 plan of the park The lower end of Southern Gate Road was significantly changed during the New Deal era. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 20 k � I «� I � n�._ t,�� "�; ..:..iyr r;� : �. . + .5 l�y� �y� ,�" ,!? : ��- �� ' �� .. �' .�-. � �� , < _. .� .��'-` - �'�>� __ -_:�. �a ,.:�r,r t ' �,��r � _ . . �„k;+J.�sd"�w��'��1 1 ' �'a'�.?',�. ., . .� �dy�4d*'fi�.s ��;4 uJp_r.'�: .�'_ FTGiJRE15ScenicoverlookoftheMississippiRiverfromFaglePointDrive; camerafacingnortheast Sowce: PhoWgraph by Dr.Julie Schlam�an June 27, 2015. Eagle Point Drive Eagle Point Drive is also a two-way road wMch runs the northem ridge of the puk from the puking lot between the Fish Pond and tennis courts to a sktarp tum wMch intersects with SMras Avenue as it descends to the location of the former back enhance and gates. As the drive haverses the top of the bluff the road provides scenic overlooks. Access from trus road to the puk for veMcles has been obstructed by gates and fencing at the puking lot wMch were installed to regulate puk fees. There is pedestdan access to the puk from a break in the fence and puking spaces on the north side of the puk for those pahons. On the westem boundary of the road is private proper[y with a few homes popping up over the last 50 yeus. Memorial Drive Memorial Drive is a two-way road wMch begins at the juncture of Southern Gate Road and the puking lot neu the Fish Pond and ends at the puking lot adjacent to Riverfront Pavilion. The drive is the shortest in the puk and is hee lined its entire length with hudwoods. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 21 Kramer Circle Drive fl` � �. -r� � . �e,e- �r-� ,�,f 9 .,;.�� g y b� �p " � ��.wfi^� �� Y, � �, � ., • , -'�r'a.y""-,}s..�_ ,� � ' . ,,� � .. ,-. . � ' a F' . t?h V \ . f ,�. �, y` 4 �. a ,� � ~ y�-� �� ¢�„��_ :� , . " � - -,, '" b ,�.- . h' ✓' .�� . � � „ �� t '- f�h �+ %�. "�+' ' Nt�Y .' .,{1 ..� �,..�s f '�y3 k'��, ;'�.�+C : ��Y� �� -✓r "�.. a- �. ...�a. _ E . s � _ ° � . u #'+y��-° � '"t � 1�,_ .,_. _ *F:.. . � �r ,.�; ��. «t�1�� .. � ��.. ��` � . � � . � r f �� rk'S� �� '�j"i'. � _ ., "' y� ��'k''�� '' � + s� �'�':' ��. ti:. '��d c+4-�r�.-'^�-., �... . . � ..,?t � "°�'a �. �r'.'��.�'� -a-+:•_ �' � N .� � �. � t� �� i!�'� ,. ; r f � ' ��c.�". � + �F�j��j_� t . ��_r�''�r+�� y -� xc.' .F ' �,, 4y�J . _� s j' . lft� ',�Gk �'�'.tY"'Y � �_R�` ��,9 't� 'lr � . � �i l � L � ��" )�J ,k. � ',i�Vy _F: } �^ w � �� c ,,.0�y�.. -. �k > - r�''`t*�,„ � �� . _ �(• °r �� '�i�3c' s,'s d � .}ftlk-��Y� � ; ~ 4• �i I . r �� . � �. C � r�.,.,�� s� � N� � C' 'f� � �_� ��' ��'�,� �, ' - �� h�� . i .. '.p ��r � y�,�`,� � ,..,.. �.-,Cr 'M tt�� + F�r' k`_. ' � , t� � } {� 1 YG .l�' ` �� ` �� ` � � F*• 1+3 � � _�.__ ., a.�..._- �_ ,. _ + � . ' �_ ' � . .j � � - � ..—� _,. � _s . ` � --_-- �_—'=�-�..c _ � � _ ''� �:�� 1y r :_:Y,�,b- FIGURE 16 Tree-lined Kramer Circle Drive with public restrooms [C] on far right; camera facing south. Source: Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman October 1, 2015. Kramer Circle Drive is a one-way road which begins and ends at Riverfront Pavilion and encompasses the southern section of the park.'$� The southern passage of the drive is tree lined and contains parking spaces and wooded area on the western side for most of its length. The drive then circles the water tower and progress north in a meandering fashion past pavilions, playgrounds, paths, picnic areas and scenic overlooks. Parking spaces are sparse on this side of the drive, but it is also tree lined, with wooded areas to the east. A frontage road near the old concessions stand links the two parts of the drive together. The drive then curves to the south towards Shiras Memorial and its small 18 Google Maps mistakenly identifies Kramer Cucle Drive as Memorial Road. NPS Form 10500�a OMB Pppmval No.i@10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 22 parking area, and progresses north towards Riverfront Pavilion where it teiminates. The drive gently rises to this portion of the drive as it dramatically opens to a view of the river and the opposing bluffs as it passes above the Bluff's Edge Promenade. The drive is lined with trees on the westem side, wMch also contains parking spots. Southem Gate Road is a dramatic ascent through a heavily wooded lane wMch then opens to the level area of the former streetcar stop, with a circular drive, planter, Streetcar Stand and other landscape featurea Encircling half of the circular drive is a concrete retaining wall, wMch is intersected by the former dual staircases and the Streetcar Stand. A fiberglass statue of a bald eagle dominates the scene. Perched on a 15-foot-Mgh limestone pier, this c1990 exact replica[10-foot-Mgh with a 12-foot wingspan replaces the vandalized original wMch was installed in the early 1950s.19 [Figure 17] � " •� ` .� � ti — r � � e . ,,�, �.^gs'� . ��;;. ,.»�. _r . > . . , ,. -, .. _ , r,m:r, —>m!Aro-. .�:� � � ��., ' . � .,,_r.. - Y,. . . �..r- ` ^ " ' _ . . '�`fi-.+ _ _ '�.� ,'. +tl J� : Y �� _ ' �. '�`sTM'+e Y _ � � �.. ,� � " =��'�4 . � - ,._.t �� , , .. . _ � : � y. �� (�,,.•Nl I � Z�q� �.� i 'r�t-x .) ✓�c i f � _ � y Y'} � s�. �� E�. ��' •� or ` � � ' �!,�� y J� a� ��'��„�; � ; � ,��h� ;~� . .. �.:� �•T `;�:*`K� ��w n• '� + .y -c titi'.' T �FIGURE 17 Fagle statue with plantings in foreground, Streetcar Stand and fo�rner dual stairoases; camera facing southeast Souroe: PhoWgraph by Dr. Julie Schla�rnan OcWber 1,2015. 's This information was obtained through conversations with local citizens and their recollections ofthe park. There may have been a statue of an eagle at this site since the 1920s. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 23 Streetcar trail There ue several paved walks/paths in the puk, as well as unpaved hails. A bicycle and pedestdan hail leads from the south puk enhance to the Sheetcu Stand located in the circulu drive. Tkus hail haces the old sheetcu line wMch served the park from 1912 to the late 1920s. From the circulu drive pedestdans ascend to the puk elevation [884 feet at Mghest point] via the steep stairs and path wMch flank the Sheetcu Stand. Originally there were two sets of stairs/paths and all trtat remains on each ue the first two runs as shown in Figure 19. The southem staircase has had all the upper heads removed;however, the concrete shingers remain in the upper runs of this staircase. The upper part of the northem staircase ktas been replaced with a concrete path. TMs path then intersects with an east-west concrete walk that connects the Riverfront Pavilion and Band Shell with public reshooms. ' .3c 's .: Pi+�1R � A �vA °` ��. .� �� y. �v�f d sS�i s .: �:.�, . \ . S , ^"� '..'fi �� '�� . ,. k Y..I 31ai ."'.Yk ''o Y � .ai- { f., . �{f ��.- �� . yr. � .� � < . '.. � y�ji- �'. l l '¢' v .. � '� �' F�� t �j4 �� µs � ..~ ��' J.�, Y1�� `; � (� v ,�.W'- � .V Z4��+j � � L y � +�y Y �, .� 1� 1 �: i 40 . �7� � P � ,,y.� . y} 3 1� Y. . .. � '.`° - �c'4� ' �i+ ix �"r�"z,:`�+ �y. ' r� �� .:re,z�:R . � 't 'h '�' '+v&� � y�+6 �+il � ,;,�d¢yB�� ..✓�``i.�c'�'� d'� - � .r , �_�,,: ey , z_:x n - � � � \�'.�',� � �� c+- ,�;' '*'��i�� =' � ... �. _,-,�.—. .._ � , ` _, � .E~ � _ ._ ,_ _. _ `"�ri�x�'�.;�. _ FTGiJRE 18 PhoWgraph ofremnants ofthe stairoase south of streetcar shend and portions ofthe concretereheining wall. Sowce:PhoWgraph by Dr.Julie Schlam�an OcWber 17,2015. The eastern edge of the puk permitted views of the Mississippi River, the Eagle Point Bridge NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 24 [demolished in 1983], Lock and Dam#11 in later yeus and the bluffs opposite the river in Illinois and Wisconsin. The puk sits atop a bend in the river and from the B1ufPs Edge Promenade one is provided views of three states. As one of the oldest landscape features in the puk, trus walk is over 900 feet long and one of most favored features as well. ShetcMng from Riverfront Pavilion in the north and SMras Memorial at its southem end,the Promertade is supported by limestone retaining walls built up from the sheer rock face in the 1950s as illushated in Figure 20. To the west of the walkway is a broad lawn spotted with flower beds. The walk itself is provided with mecktanical viewers,water fountains, benches, and tall chain link fencing. Concrete patios muk the Mstoric sites for viewing—SMras Point and Allison Point To the south of SMras Memorial is an informal walkway leading to a viewing point for the city and the river below the lock and dam. ,�. £ - . �� 3g'; a':. = : .� z � p� � � � Y F��' � C. . 4+ x � y ' � A c sys r� y. � u ] N f:c �� r '� - '�^��h- :.«a. — ' 'w:~ r.��,T � ..'t°:. R� ��Z'�� tlJM+Y•�.hi 4y.�' �w�i , '+ „f. �f9 , �4 �� ` ,y,, .. . . - x i� , �_-- - . � FIGiJRE 19 PhoWgraph ofremnants of staircase[north of streetcar stand]; camera facing south. Souroe: PhoWgraph by Dr. Julie Schlam�an June 27,2015. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 25 M .t-3..,— " '� ��,� � 1 J,- r� s.. '�� FTGiJRE 20 BlufYs FdgePromenade from Shiras Memorial;part ofLock and Dam#11 on lower right; carnera facing nortli. Sowce: PhoWgraph by Dr.Julie Schla�rnan September 14,2015. Playgrounds [6] Eagle Point Puk is rich with recreatiortal ueas including six horseshoe pits, six tennis courts, a cMldren's wading pool and six play ueas with swings, slides, sandboxes and climbing equipment. These facilities hace the populuity of outdoor games and sports since the puk's origins in the euly 20�century. Traditiortal swing sets of inetal pipes, cktains and rubber seats ue still evident in all the playgrounds sktaring the same ueas as modem equipment During the summer season, picruc tables ue placed throughout the puk and 88 permanent bubeque grills on concrete pads dot the landscape. As running water was an euly feature of the puk, fountains, spigots and water pumps ue other amenities provided to visitors and widely distdbuted throughout the puk.20 20`Fagle Point Park Plans,' Telegraph Herold,May 15, 191 Q p. 16. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 26 One of the main recreational areas in the park is adjacent to Open Air Pavilion. Here is contained the wading pool with benches, horseshoe pits, two of the six playgrounds including a large sand box and adjacent to the Meadow [Figure 21]. The Meadow near the Bridge Complex and Open Air Pavilion has historically been utilized for games such as volleyball, badminton and softbalL This feature can also be noted in the Robinson/Lowrie 1909 plan for the park. The meadow is surrounded by mature trees. `' . � �` y. � � .= �.r �� ` .��'ji�, r ., ,)t • yt�'"�lll�� ' Y N �Y .y 1i �{.��'�f6�.�� T� / e ��YF Y . ''V�Y .. y,�, t � �� L �'� �'� y �y_'. � ._ �e B� •t,. r ••> ��y ty�,y � 4 � l; �a � `� ��t.�, �� j�� `• ��✓�/°.��'r S� x' ' r"� � Y�'Z)SC�� 0�� .�y� � �.Yb �' V < h`�.,p�A` ia�n :.,A'� °..�.� t tiY t� Y+ �',Y`a�. .&� �'i .. `� ��,1."S='!� n . '� ., ��,r - �� ;�- �tk� . � ,. + 'y ` c� + � � t � `+� . � i�r � ..o� - _ �y � ti ' „`x°F� . _` �� 4 � y.��;�.:. ��`�3�q ? \ {� ' � ...� y r a S � � � �....� �� s .�ll A e ir �e� +E - . - ,, {� �� ' . ,,.v.�a�r;� �„ . , � . "tr '� ' - o° =_ _ �S� d�� 3+ ..� ,. � '� �;:� . - � ,�� °, �� a � - :- ;. � - - �. ° � .�� — � � _�� _- �_ �; �- �-�.a�.��_... ,. - .. ��,. ,., �.. _ ,�., �:;�,,, s �.,. �, .,, .. � ' ��= i �,'�,�'"�11� . '�� , � O. � . . .� ._ . .. - n.. .. FIGURE 21 The Meadow from Open Air Pavilion with the Band Shell in the background; camera facing east. Source: Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman June 14, 2015. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 27 The early Mstory of the puk included two tennis courts and in the late 1930s there was a push to expand this recreational feature. The new courts were added with elements and features designed to harmoruze with the other new features to wMch it was physically linked—CaldwelPs `City in the Guden' and the Fish Pond and Ledge Gudens. The tennis courts sit sigruficanTly below the grade of the puking lot to its east [wMch was the site of the eulier courts] and on the same level as the Indian Room to their south. There ue two distinct approaches to the courts—from the south there is a cobblestone walk sheltered by Lombudy pines and from the east there is a limestone staircase complete with a viewing bench and water fountain as shown in Figuie 22. The puking lot adjacent to the tennis courts and fish pond is ledged with limestone—rough pieces on the westem edge and blocks of stone on the eastem edge—and contains log style sigrtage and three circulu stone planters as shown in Figure 26. .°.�:.�'��w�� k� ��';�pti�..-3 � . ,�g',i ... � , � � �Ff;�-.. �� f.� r :f� '�i �%�/Wa „ J��,�„�a� �.�-.,_ — . � � '�; ,�� : isn, , 4Z11�� t F�-_ ' � . � � -_ �� "-fi I " -��.,� _ r,r�� ,,, a �,, ,, , � � �� r- ,�. -�' � _ � �, �.;� - � �� : - . �� FIGiJRE 22 The water founheiq IimesWne viewing bench and parking lot edging with tennis courts in background; carnera facing nortliwest Sowce:PhoWgraph by Julie Schla�rnan June 21,2015. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 2S y. � � � ��^��i'�� , F- � _ _,_' _ '� � �_. .. -- - + � ... _ , - . __ ��_. J_ v{� � - . . ��.. _. . . . `V . .� . _ '.pl,.� ay._ ___ �v.�.s� FIGiJRE 23 SWne planter in theparking lot adjacent W tennis courts. Sowce: PhoWgraph by Dr.Julie Schlam�an June 27,2015. `City in a Garded Landscape Features The New Deal embellishments to the puk contdbuted some of the most unique forms of Prairie style landscape ucMtecture in the nation. TMs era included integrated landscape elements and pavilions. The Bridge Complex, Veranda Rooms and the Indian Room with public reshooms were conceived as a singulu entity as illushated in the model shown in Figure 24. TMs integrated design includes both indoor and outdoor entertainment spaces designed by Alfred Caldwell in the 1930s. One of the charming aspects of ttus complex is the attention to detail in the ameruties. Stone walls have projections wMch provide seating or steps for cMldren, a stand-alone covered bench, and piers wMch serve as a water bubbler. There ue staircases, cobblestone paths and rtative stone patios wMch encircle the buildings so they may be accessible and used both inside and out. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 29 � � _ '�LL � � �� £- �"�"�.� . �� , . �� 6 I . � � O i � � � 'f � . /^—/_ �,• . � ��.+r��. , Y` ' . T 'F_ � } : ��...:sL'� 3 , . �- �� ' / —� . i �v.s_ _ �:� FTGiJRE 7A W ood and plaster model of Bridge Complex—upper left,Indian Room and restrooms—lower right,patiq and Veranda Rooms on the far right as built No date for modeL Sowce:Alfred Caldwell drawings,models and plans. Ciry ofDubuqueParks Divisioq Dubuque,IA. The Bridge Complex spans the main ddve and connects the East Rooms with the terraced stone patios and semi-circulu piazza wMch surround the other main pavilions on trus locale,wMch is in tum connected to other puk features by flagstone walks. Supporting the East Rooms is a fantastic superstructure of ledge gudens, vaulted underground staircase, and elevated patios with decorative fencing. The patio neu the Veranda Rooms ktas a circular stone planter for seasonal blooms. NPS Portn16906a OMB App�wdlNo.ID240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 30 _. `ir= `i�`: — ✓° , �� /. t / . i !" ( r � yi � f' _ � � r d � _ y.. �. y/ . j',� ,.�y. � _ A :T � �� r. :�r��s�, j �`` ~ .- ' ,� , ' " :Y^' -`" ' .+°'" : � r� �'"-��. � � �,ry^� r - � �i� � � �. at j �. �;�,' ,' � ,..,_ _ f � r � ' ..:� �� .� �.. ,`ti4�5"'��„;�`°y - . r '^� � � 11`: '�` ' - ' � -__ ��,,, * ;�;;� ns�� :: ��=� JRi'3'ns9N... A� �� _'` ". � i`1� . z �� E �� y�„ �y . - . �;� ,�, ' 1 . ru . ,�° , . "�' . s� f > "'°j� ,r4s,- ��a�, a � - 1 -��t +' -, � �'�` ' . FIGURE 25 W ater bubbler, steps and�semicircular sWne patio in background; camera facing south. Source: PhoWgraph by Dr. Julie Schlarman September 14, 2015. The `City in a Garden' feature is mainly devoid of trees, consisting mostly of stone and concrete patios and surrounded by sloping lawns to the west Beyond the lawns are native woods. The entue complex was an ingenious solution to spanning a thoroughfare on a sloping piece of land. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 31 Ledge Garden Fish Pond Landscape Features One of the truly unique elements in the park is the Ledge Garden and Fish Pond and encompasses a landscaped area of the park which blends together picturesque and sublime elements. This elaborate feature sits on multiple terraces with the pond itself about 40 feet below the level of the main road, and creates the illusion of being in a large secluded oblong bowl of over 900 feet long. The landscaping includes a prairie stream, reservoir, cascade, ledge garden composed of native stone and a collection of council rings for small gatherings. r �,�,-a. � � ,� -�- r � `� ' � ..:.�� Y: .F y '�� \f {�' ��i ' +, f —r� A h�M�F �} i�x3N�� . �.a� `� ��.�.�� •.��*f��>�`� 'a+ . ), �y„ . .:.� '.- . '' ,,� .,a r ,.h i�t r a�`,�" � 'y?�,�[ �� h t � � �w_r •M»f�+ � r �� a�� ,ti<�` �'y '�` �.,�: ,�. , a.�, r � § �" �� § �� RIv �� :_ �:'� *T,�, �•:" � `-.� s'�b, �: I .� r�; ad< �+ e �.t _ ,a., ., �.. , "�' 3�:r ��' :,� � _ � � k ,- , � - , . - ,� -F. .. ,. , . ; ..� -*�._� " - � �d 4 _. qw.,,,' ._ _ � . �.> , . � � . . � �_ _. . � , . . �r ��k _- �- • ' � ,��„-� �--r� ._� ` -�',. �,. Y�`•S.t. _ � �� v y� ".�.�-�� ' - `i_ � ,, '�Z, _��"5 . , �ss�� ,� , . �; �. ,��z, `.,� +�� . . ,. "k.�'�� A�� ~ �� . FTGiJRE 26 Ledge garden, camera facing south. Source: Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman September 21, 2015. Today the terraces are mostly grassy lawns surrounded by the rock walls, rock ledges and trees. Caldwell's blueprint for the ledge gardens, which is part of the Dubuque Museum of Art's archive, demonstrates the designer's desire to create a feature with integrated native elements.�i This would zl Alfred Caldwell's `City in a Garden' plan, 1934. This drawing is titled `Rose Garden Rings' includes not only plans but xxtiorm ioeow ouePo��+i�.�✓��oie Unitetl States Department of the Intenor Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Sectlonnumbu J Page 32 haveivcl�dedvativewmAandvegetation s�ch as trillium,bleeAvg hearts, violels, andlady slippecs contras[ivg wiN Ne park board ceques[foc a fortnal rose gardrn.n Historicphotog�aphs avd pos[cacds ill�s[cate Ne fac[Nat Ne twraces of Ne ledge gacden covtaived flower beds wiN seasonal blooms. The a�Nor cecalls the ann�al trip to Nepark wiN hec 6id Sco�t troop to plant one of Neflowec beds vear Ne pond The pos[cacd ill�strated iv Figure 30 repcesents Ne abwdant Asplay of wmAand flowecs and water plants Nat iMabited Ne ledge gardev and fish pond The weepivg willow hees Nat once surrowded the 5sh pond are vo longec iv zeis[evice. MoNec important feature ofthe ledge gacdens is Ne cowal rivg, a ciroWar bench which evolved from Alfred GldwelPs mentor Jens Jevsen,whom he had worked for from 1926 to 1931. Jensen's infl�ence on Gldwell is also evident iv Ne gentle cascade,pcairie stream and the meanderivg, s[eppivg stonelimes[ove paths. � � x� ' -i' t � � �� P� ,y 4w u �r = � 1 y r-�, .. ��'� �� ;.�1 ':'�..^�.-a 'w_'i+C ; �� ` � � � I� S a r i-..-� ...._ ` _ W�r�� . r�� *+..�q �.Yr'��k� ca`,�� _ �.A'.. y,�C"�.:u..ix "�•,..;�.'�!I` "F . »v.; �e:.3 * '� _ �,7'; �s�a � � . i F ,�,�" _ - FIGUkE Z] Postcud of`Pool ae�d kock Gardeq Fagle Poiv[ParK, tl950 So�me Collernov of Dr.]Wie Schlarmae�. r`Cltiago ArchiRRs Oral His[ory Pmjeq Depar[mev[of Mchi[ecNve, tlie M[IvstiNR of Chi�gq tl9S1. Oral his[ory of Nfred Caldwell ivtuviewed by Betty]. Bl�m NPSForm10-900-a OMBAppmvalNo.lOPd-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 33 _. 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Il� _ � . ,_� . � _ '_ ,k � �� . . . � .�. . ". . .. . .. J��'/.� 'sY, _ �! FIGURE 29 Photograph of council ring,public restrooms and part of the parking lot adjacent to the Log Cabin Pavilion. Source: Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman September 14,2015. Another major area for landscape design during the New Deal era of the park was at its southernmost point. Located below the water tower and at the southern end of Kramer Circle Drive are the features designed to embellish and provide access to the Log Cabin Pavilion. On a terrace between the pavilion and the main road, the Youth Program Administration created a picnic area which included a stone planter for seasonal blooms, a council ring, playground, public restrooms and a parking lot, partly shown in Figure 29. There is a cobblestone staircase which leads from the upper terrace and parking lot to the Log Cabin below. There is also an unpaved trail to the southernmost lookout point from the shelter, which appears on both the Robinson/Lowrie plan of 1909. This site is cleared of vegetation and has a metal bench to take in relaxing views of the city. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 35 Table of Contributin and Non-contributin Features Map Name C/NC Date Type # 1. EAGLE POINT PARK C 1908 Site CIRCULATION PATTERNS 2. Pedestrian Path C Structure 3. Vehicular Path C Structure A. ENTRANCE FEATURES 4. Entrance Kiosk NC c. 1995 Buildin 5. Ea le Statue on Limestone Pedestal C c. 1950 Ob�ect 6. Curved Concrete Retainin Wall C c. 1925 Structure B. WESTERN PARK FEATURES 7. Horseshoe Pits (� C c. 1920 Ob'ect 8. Public Restrooms C c. 1940 Buildin 9. Wadin Pool C c. 1920 Structure 10. Band Shell C 1958 Buildin 11. O en Air Pavilion C 1955 Buildin C. "CITY IN A GARDEN" FEATURES 12. Terrace Room C 1937 Buildin 13. Veranda Rooms C 1936 Building 14. Indian Room with Public Restrooms C 1934 Buildin 15. Bridge Complex C 1935 Building 16. Tennis Courts (� C c. 1938 Structure 17. Circular Stone Planters in Narth Parkin Lot(3) C c. 1938 Ob�ect D. LEDGE GARDEN FEATURES 18. Led e Garden C 1935 Site 19. Stand-Alone Council Rin s (4) C 1935 Ob'ect E. EASTERN PARK FEATURES 20. Riverfront Pavilion C 1910 Buildin 21. Public Restrooms near Concession Stand C c. 1940 Buildin 22. Concession Stand/Utili Buildin C c. 1940 Buildin 23. Shiras Memorial Pavilion C 1920 Buildin 24. Southeastern Cit /River Viewin Point C 1909 Site 25. Trian lar Concrete Patio at Allison Point C 1909 Site NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 36 26. Hexa on Concrete Patio at Shiras Point C 1909 Site 27. Ea le's View Pavilion NC c. 1970 Buildin 28. Public Restrooms near Parkin Lot NC c. 1990 Structure F. SOUTHERN PARK FEATURES 29. Lo Cabin Pavilion C 1937-1939 Buildin 30. Council Rin s near Lo Cabin Pavilion C 1937-1939 Ob�ect 31. Public Restrooms near Lo Cabin Pavilion C 1937-1939 Buildin 32. Tri-State View Pavilion C 1959 Buildin 33. Water Tower NC 1940 Structure G. NORTHERN PARK FEATURES 34. Scenic Overlook on Eagle Point Drive C 1909 Site Integrity Statement The following Integrity Statement for Eagle Point Park is based the Applicable National Register Criteria qualifyingthe propertyfor National Register listing: A. Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. C. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the wark of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. The retention of specific aspects of historic integrity is evident in seven aspects of Eagle Point Park that convey its local significance. The following sections discuss the seven aspects and explain how they combine to produce integrity for Eagle Point Park. Location The location of the park greatly contributes to the uniqueness of the experience and differentiates it from other parks. Eagle Point Park is a large community park located atop the limestone bluffs that overlook Lock and Dam No. 11 on the Mississippi River on the northeast side of the city of Dubuque, providing a spectacular view of Iowa, Illinois, and Wisconsin. This large urban park was conceived in the City Beautiful style in 1909 by Charles Mulford Robinson and Charles Nassau Lowrie. The tree-lined drives, panoramic views of the city, river and the eastern bluffs of Wisconsin and Illinois offers an amazing experience that appeals to all ages. Nearly all the original plan of the park is intact, containing about164 acres, making its integrity of location excellent. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 37 Design The design of the park follows stylistic themes common to the early 20�' Century, including the City Beautiful Movement and Warks Progress Administration. Each theme was indicative of the time, while maintaining common architectural themes found in the Prairie Style and use of natural features and materials. These design details from different eras are still present throughout the park giving it good integrity in terms of design. The idea for Eagle Point Park was conceived in 1907 by local leaders. In June of 1908, 100 acres were deeded to the city and became Eagle Point Park. Since the original purchase, 17 parcels have been purchased or donated, which brings the park to its present size of 164 acres. Streetcar traffic began to serve the park in 1912. Union Electric Company constructed the track,turnaround, and waiting station in the area at the park entrance where the eagle statue and flower beds are found. The Riverfront Pavilion and Shiras Memorial Pavilion were constructed alongthe riverfrontpromenade. The park took on a new look in the 1930s when the City received a$200,000 Works Progress Administration (WPA) grant and hired Alfred Caldwell, a gifted landscape architect. His love of Prairie School architecture is very recognizable in the park buildings and gardens. Caldwell's exceptional use of native construction materials, craftsmanship and unique designs make the park one of the most beautiful in the Midwest. After World War II, several open-air pavilions, a band shell, and other park amenities were added to Eagle Point Park. Since 1990, updated play structures, accessible restrooms, and landscape features have been added. Setting Rugged and complex topography adds to the highly scenic character of the park and has changed little since the park was established, giving it excellent integrity in terms of setting. On a blufftop overlooking the Mississippi River, Eagle Point Park is an area of natural quality for outdoor recreation, with walking, viewing, sitting, picnicking, and restroom facilities. The park has several open air and closed pavilions,horseshoe pits, drinking fountains, a seasonal lily pond with waterfalls and goldfish, a band shell, and tennis courts. Other features are playground equipment, barbecue grills, nature trails, flower gardens, and spectacular views. Eagle Point Park is a unique and important amenity for the City of Dubuque. While the Park is most known for its cultural history, spectacular views, and recreational uses, it also represents a significant area of natural habitats within Dubuque that can benefit from ecological stewardship. The 2017 Environmental Restoration Management Plan (ERMP)takes an enhancement approach, building on the existing native plant communities at the park. This incremental approach will increase native plant and animal diversity, improve ecosystem functions, invite safe and enjoyable visits, and reduce long-term maintenance costs ofthe park. Major restoration and management activities will include NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 38 removal of invasive trees, shrubs, and herbaceous species; thinning of young, aggressive native trees from the understory; increasing the diversity of native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants; installing storm water best practices to better manage runoff; and stabilizing eroding ravines. The Project will integrate historic park features and values with key physical improvements involving no excavation. Based on the Phase I Intensive Archaeological Survey of Eagle Point Park(Wapsi 2016)the ERMP provides avoidance ratings for protecting the Park' s cultural resources while implementing ecological restoration and management activities. Materials Park facilities and amenities in Eagle Point Park have always made ea�tensive use of native limestone and wood,from the original historic pavilions to the recently constructed ADA-accessible restrooms, which gives the park an excellent degree of integrity in terms of materials. Native limestone is found in buildings, landscaping features such as terraces and steps, retaining walls, fireplaces and chimneys, and the fish pond. Wood is used eatensively in buildings, including in the form of logs, framing, siding, shingles, and architectural features. Glass windows are found in some of the park buildings. W orkmanship Integrity of workmanship is good in the park. These six WPA projects designed by Caldwell and built in the Prairie School architectural style in the 1930s reflect a high degree of workmanship with the use of native limestone and wood: Terrace Room, Veranda Rooms, Indian Room, Bridge Complex, Rock Garden and Fish Pond. The workmanship and materials in the park are as varied as the themes and periods they represent. Park structures are timber framed, ornately balloon framed and post and beam. Coursed and random ashlar rough-faced limestone placed at various depths add distinct character to the buildings and their relationship with the landscape. All limestone on the buildings is mortared while much of the limestone which makes up the landscape features is dry stacked. Of note, limestone on the Riverfront pavilion is the only example with random ashlar stone as evidenced in the pillars. Feeling Eagle Point Park is considered both a community park and a regional park because of its size, abundant recreational facilities, and many visitors from Dubuque County and the tri-state region. Eagle Point Park is a community asset and a regional destination where visitors and residents can reconnect with nature by experiencing the natural, cultural and ecological aspects of the environment through cultured grounds and natural areas. Key park amenities experienced by generations of area residents, such as those listed below, remain intact. Previous generations of park-users would recognize these features, making the integrity of feeling excellent for this historic park. The Terrace Room, T�eranda Rooms, Indian Room and Bridge Complex were built in the 1930s as a NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 39 WPA project during the great depression. The RiverfrontPavilion, built in 1910, is the oldest pavilion in the park. Riverview walk was constructed in 1950 and quickly became the most popular area in the park. Viewing towers are available to the public, showcasing the panoramic view of Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois, and Mississippi River Lock and Dam#11. The Shiras Memorial Pavilion is located at the walkway's end and was built in 1921, in honor of Judge Oliver Shiras,the local person most responsible for the park's creation. The Log Cabin Pavilion was constructed in 1939 with funds from the National Youth Administration. It overlooks Dubuque's Point area and downtown. The Rock Garden and Fish Pond were also built as part of the WPA project, and are made of limestone. A handicapped accessible walk ea�tends north from the riverfront pavilion to the fish pond, avoiding the steep rock steps along the way. The Main ParkEntrance road ea�tends from the toll booth for a quarter of a mile. A tumaround was constructed in 1912 as streetcars brought picnickers from downtown. Today, at the same location, a large eagle statue and circular flower bed welcome you to Eagle Point Park. The Trolley Line Trail is a one-half mile paved bike/hike trail that follows the route of the original streetcar service to the park from the Ham House Museum parking lot on Shiras Avenue to the tumaround, with a rest area including public art at trail midpoint. Association The park has made a great contribution to our local history. In 1973, the National Park Service determined that Eagle Point Park was eligible for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The park has multiple historic themes, contea�ts, and attributes that contribute to its significance. Because of the presence of designs of park features from different eras, original materials, and unchanged location and setting, this park has good integrity of association. 1908- 1921 Early Park Inceprion and Development: Charles Mulford Robinson and City Beauriful Movement The idea for the park was conceived in 1907 when Charles M. Robinson, a noted eastern park specialist, visited Dubuque. After touring scenic locations in the city, Robinson made this comment to his hosts: "I have never seen a place where the Almighty has done more and mankind less, than Dubuque." NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Page 40 In 1908, 100 acres were deeded to the city and became Eagle Point Park. The Riverfront Pavilion, built in 1910, is the oldest pavilion in the park. Streetcar trafFic began to serve the park in 1912. The Shiras Memorial was added in 1921. 1934 - 1939Public Works and the WPA: Alfred Caldwell and the Prairie School Movement in Landscape Architecture In the 1930s, the City hired landscape architect Alfred Caldwell as Park Superintendent with a $200,000 Works Progress Administration grant. The influence of Prairie School architecture is very recognizable in the exceptional use of native construction materials, craftsmanship and unique designs in the buildings and gardens. Eagle Point Park is noted in the 2004 American Institute of Architects, Iowa Chapter publication,A Century oflowa Architecture 1900-1999, as "A remarkable example of Prairie School landscape architecture, the designer [Alfred Caldwell] referred to the plan as the `the City in a Garden.' The park pavilions are constructed of a horizontal limestone similar to Frank Lloyd WrighYs Taliesin buildings, appearing to grow from the ground." 1954 - 1960 Post YVGVII Park Development: CityAmenities oftheBand Shell, OpenAirPavilion and other improvements The park has several open air and closed pavilions,horseshoe pits, drinking fountains, a seasonal lily pond with waterfalls and goldfish, a band shell, and tennis courts. Other features are playground equipment, barbecue grills, nature trails, flower gardens, and spectacular views. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 41 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark"x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) X A. Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history. B. Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. X C. Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. D. Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark"x" in all the boxes that apply.) ❑ A. Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes ❑ B. Removed from its original location ❑ C. A birthplace or grave ❑ D. A cemetery ❑ E. A reconstructed building object, or structure ❑ F. A commemorative property ❑ G. Less than 50 years old or achieving significance within the past 50 years Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions.) COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ARCHITECTURE ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE SOCIAL HISTORY Period of Significance 1908-1966 Significant Dates 1909 1910 NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 42 1912 1920 1934-36 1937-39 1940 1954 1958 1959 Significant Person (Complete only if Criterion B is marked above.) N/A Cultural Affiliation ArchitecUBuilder Robinson. Charles Mulford Lowrie, Charles Nassau Caldwell. Alfred Snencer. John Rossiter, Paul Rettenbereer. Wendelin Statement of Significance Summary Paragraph (Provide a summary paragraph that includes level of significance, applicable criteria,justification for the period of significance, and any applicable criteria considerations.) Eagle Point Park has local historic significance from the acquisition of the first parcels of land for the park in 1908 ending with the 50-year National Park Service cut-off in 1966. With further research, it may be possible to make a case for state or national significance. The park's historic significance has been broken down into three concurrent themes: 1)the park's early history and origins in the City Beautiful Movementthrough the Works Progress Administration era, 2)the conversion ofthe parkto year round use; and 3)post WWII development. The first theme is concerned with the park's early history and origins in the City Beautiful Movement and the national leaders of that movement who were directly involved in the park design, Charles Mulford Robinson and Charles Nassau Lowrie. The primary concerns of this national urban park movement are landscape architecture, urban planning, social history due to concerns of community wellness, and those pavilions of architectural significance. The first thematic period ea�tends from the acquisition of the land for the park in 1908 to the improvements made to the park as part of the NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 43 Works Progress Administration during the 1930s. The second thematic period commences in 1934 when the City of Dubuque received federal funding to provide improvements to the park which would permit year-round usage and heated shelters. Alfred Caldwell, a student of Jens Jensen and a proponent of the Prairie style of architecture was hired by Dubuque's park board in 1934 and this thematic era will end with the retirement of Wendelin Rettenberger who took over from Caldwell in 1936 and continued until as park superintendent until 1952. The final thematic period eatends from 1953 to 1966. This period is primarily concerned with the building of shelters, playgrounds and landscaping issues. The justification for eatending the period of significance past the last historic building construction [1959] is due to the continued usage of the park for its original function and to reinforce the significance of the park's natural features as well as those that are built. Narrative Statement of Significance (Provide at least one paragraph for each area of significance.) Eagle Point Park is an example of a park which has evolved in design and cultural significance over a century. To better describe the complexity of the park history, this narrative has been broken down into the following conteatual themes in chronological order from the origins of the park idea at the turn of the twentieth century to its recent past. Those historic themes are: ❑ The City Beautiful Movement and Advocating Urban Parks 1908-1933 ❑ Influences ofthe Prairie School: The WPA, Alfred Caldwell and His Legacy 1934-1952 ❑ Post-World War II Optimism: The Baby Boom and Community Concerns 1953-1966 Through each of these themes it will be shown that Eagle Point Park is a locally significant example of an urban park due to the retention of much of its unique history in material terms— its buildings, plan and natural features. One of the chief concerns of the property's custodian, the City of Dubuque, has been to act with empathy to its history. One of the practical functions of this document will be to act as guidelines for further preservation and conservation of the park and its historic resources. The Origins of Eagle Point Park: The City Beautiful Movement and Advocating Urban Parks 1908-1931 One of the pleasantest of the drives leading out from town is that which goes to Eagle Point. One in going there passes through a magnificent collection of natural beauties —not the least of which surround the palatial residence of Mathias Ham, Esq. Green ridged banks, massive, rocky uplands, groves just bursting into a wilderness of NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 44 leaf and blossom, the imposing bluffs, the wide-reaching river losing itself in the blue distance, the long stretch of greensward swelling, hollowed, flattened like some green sea, all unite in making the scene one full of beauty and gtandeur.23 In the preceding passage, one is reminded of the writings of eighteenth-century and early nineteenth- century English travel writers such as William Gilpin, Uvedale Price, John Claudius Loudon and Joseph Mallord William Turner. Each of these writers and artists informed their readers of the effects the sublime and beautiful in observing and picturing the natural and rugged beauty of rural England and Wales.v' Likewise these travelers explored the works of contemporary landscape gardeners such as William Kent, Capability Brown, and Humphrey Repton and their writings and imagery helped to codify picturesque notions ofthe land. The jardin anglais became the model of garden and park design throughout Europe and America well into the twentieth century.�s Perhaps it was this early interest the natural beauty of Eagle Point that meant the lack of development on the bluff in the nineteenth century. Interest peaked in terms of picturesque qualities of the `PoinY in the early 1900s. Oftentimes a visitor will lend a fresh eye to the beauty of a place while the local may find it mundane or ordinary. Charles Mulford Robinson, one of the national leaders in the City Beautiful Movement, is attributed with opening the eyes of locals to the urban potential of Dubuque. The `idea' of Eagle Point Park has its origins in a national popular development in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century called the City Beautiful Movement. `The premise of the movement was the idea that beauty could be an effective social control device. "When they trumpeted the ameliorative [sic] power of beauty, they were stating their belief in its capacity to shape human thought and behavior."26 The movement was a reaction to the rapid influx of immigrants into the United States, the lack of healthy urban living conditions and diminishing public spaces in American cities due to rampant capitalism. The City Beautiful Movement sought to link notions of beauty with wellbeing and social order. The origins of the movement commenced with the creation of the grounds and infrastructure for the World Columbian Exposition of 1893 in �The Dubuque Dailey Times,May 9, 1859,p3,c2 as noted in Myers Naumann Molly and Jacobsen,James E.Dubuque-The Key City: The ArchitecturalcmdHistoricalResources ofDubuque,Iowa 1837-1955.PhasellHistoncalcmdArehitecturalReport,Januuy 15,2002,p7. 24 The discussion of bea.uty in reguds to the picturesque can find its early rumblings in Edmund Burke's Philosophical Enquiry into the Ongins of Ourldeas of the Sublime cmd Beaufiful, 1756. Specific eximples of travel writers include Uvedale Price,An essay on the picturesque as Compared with the Sublime cmd the Becnefiful._[London:1810];William Gilpin,Three Essays on R�cturesque Beauty._[London:1794];Joseph Mallord William Turner,R�cturesque Views on the Sauthem Coast ofEnglcmd[London:1826]. u Jo}m Claudius Loudon who wrote the`how to'text tifled The Szrburbcoa Gardener cmd Villa Compcmion [London:1838]was a noted influence to American designers Andrew Jackson Downing and Frederick Law Olmsted. Tom Williamson,Polite Lardscapes: Gardens cmd Society in Eighteenth-Century Englcmd[London and Baltimore,MA: Jo}ms Hopkins UniversityPress, 1995],p. 165-166. 26 William H. Wilsoq The City Beautiful Movement[Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1989]p. 80. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 45 Chicago and included architects and landscape architects such as Daniel Burnham and Frederick Law Olmsted. Parks were central to the City Beautiful impulse and to Burnham's sense of civic harmony. "Fifty years ago," he explained, "before population had become dense in certain parts of the city, people could live without parks, but we of today cannot." Good citizenship, he argued, was "the prime object of good city planning."Civic renewal more generally, Burnham believed, could provide healthy activities to those citizens who could not afford eatensive traveling and who thus depended on the city for recreational and cultural enrichment.�� In turn,the City Beautiful Movement had its origins in the Public Park Movement which began in the middle of the nineteenth century. `The urban parks of that era emphasized maintaining"picturesque" landscapes for"passive"use such as picnicking or touring to enjoy the scenery. The built environment was often minimal, consisting primarily of curvilinear carriage drives and winding walking paths from which to enjoy the views of the landscape. Bridges and other structures were kept low and horizontal in form, often using rock from the immediate area. Rather than creating facilities for specific uses, large meadows and open spaces were provided to support an array of activities.�$ This movement abandoned the orderly and contrived format of the formal garden in favor of one which drew its influences from the natural world-no longer was nature subservient to man but man in harmony with nature. Later in the nineteenth century saw the rise of the Arts and Crafts Movement, which like the Public Park Movement, `arose out of concern over the effects of the advancing Industrial Age. Proponents believed that mass production threatened people's appreciation of natural materials and craftsmanship. The use of natural materials, as well as an emphasis on simplicity in form, line, and function, made Arts and Crafts Architecture fit well in natural settings.'29 The Chicago fair of 1893 was an immense stimulus to this popular movement.30 Although urban planning on a grand scale had been in place in Europe for many years, the first expression of this monumental style in the United States was found at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago. After the Great Fire of 1871, the city was essentially a blank canvas. �'htto://www.encvclooedia.chicaQohistorv.orQ/oaQes/61.html �a www.fs.fed.us/recreation/oroffams See also Jordaq Harriet. "Public Parks, 1885-1914". Garden History 22.1 (1994): 85-113 Z9 www.fs.fed.us/recreation/oroQrams See also Jordaq Harriet. "Public Parks, 1885-1914". Garden History 22.1 (1994): 85-113. 30 Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. `The Town-Planning Movement In America,'Housing and Town Planning. The Annals 51 (January 1914):172-181, p.177. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 46 `The fair introduced the concept of a monumental core or civic center, an arrangement of buildings intended to inspire in their beauty and harmony, as well as the beginnings of comprehensive city planning--although in many cases the city planning was directly only at the monumental core and public parks, rather than addressing zoning issues or affordable housing.'31 Here one could observe the contrast of the styles of formalism and naturalism in the City Beautiful Movement. `The neoclassical grandeur of the Central Basin was amplified by the imposing Beaux-Arts buildings surrounding it while relief from the architectural imperiousness (and raucous crowds) could be found in the heavily wooded shores of the lagoon and the wooded island, where sinuous paths wound through apparently natural growth...'32 The City Beautiful Movement was a model for early city planning and architectural unity and produced a strong advocate in the form of Charles Mulford Robinson, who wrote the following in his influential article on the fair. `...the thing that differentiated this Exposition from all others was ea�ternal beauty,that which was to be seen from the winding lagoons,the promenades, and courts and plazas. To them one inevitably returned on his first day's journey in search of the picturesque.33 Robinson's florid account of the Fair touched civic leaders across the nation and propelled his new profession as a `civic advisor.' He published his first major book on the subject, The Improvement of Towns and Ciries, in 1901 which was a pivotal teat for urban revitalization across the nation. Robinson's influence was profound and widespread through the dissemination of his published works on the discipline of urban planning to his appointment as the first Professor for Civic Design at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, one of two universities offering courses in urban planning with the other being Harvard.34 Charles Mulford Robinson was a native of Rochester, NY and after finishing his studies at the University of Rochester, he traveled to Europe, where the cities he visited became the inspiration for later studies and recommendations for American cities. He began his career as a journalist in Philadelphia publishing articles in journals such as Atlanric Monthly and Harper's Magazine. His move to Boston in 1903 was followed by the publication of 31 htto://xroads.virQinia.edu/—cao/citvbeautifuUcitv.html 32 Robyn S Karsoq A Genius forPlace:Amencan Landscapes of the Country Place Era [Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2007]pp.17-18. 33 Charles Mulford Robinsoq `Fair as Spectacle,' in R. Johnsoq ed. A History of the YVorld's Columbian Exposition, vol. 1,New York D Appleton and Co. (1897): 493-512;p.498. 34 Robinson's other works are Modern Civic Ar� or the City Made Beaufiful[New York G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903], The Call of the City [San Francisco and New York Paul Elder&Company, 1909] and City Planning[New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons,1916]. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 47 Modern Civic Art in the same year. `His growing success led him to contribute to The Architectural Record, The Boston Transcript,House and Garden,Landscape Architecture, and The American City, among others. His third book The Width andArrangement ofStreets was later republished as City Planning: with Special Reference to the Planning of Streets and Lots.35 From Honolulu to Oakland, CA to Denver, Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, concerned citizens asked Robinson for his expert advice in resolving their urban ills and he published reports on how to reimagine their communities. Robinson's Report for the Improvement ofDubuque, Iowa was presented to the joint committee representing Dubuque Commercial Club, Civic Division of Dubuque Woman's Club, and the Trades and Labor Congress. In this report, Robinson advocated for the creation of a park commission and development of large parks throughout the community. He concurred that there was a lack of green space in Dubuque, with only two squares—Washington Park and Jackson Park. In his report, he noted the glaring absence of large urban parks, neighborhood parks and recreation grounds. And throughout this report one can note his fondness for the physical beauty of the city and its natural ability to provide natural advantages to the development of parks: It [Dubuque] occupies a wondrously beautiful location, nature not only pressing it around with varied and picturesque scenery, but thrusting beauty of bluff or river or view into its very street system, so that throughout the whole city one can hardly ever be forgetful of the natural beauty of the site.36 Robinson's chief concern was Dubuque needed to create a park `system' that was harmonious and could meet the needs of all its citizens. According to other theorists of the time, `public parks served to inspire republican virtue in several forms: civic pride, social contact, especially between people of diverse backgrounds; a sense of freedom; and finally, common sense (as in aesthetic standards and public taste).37 Robinson was both a theorist and activist, strongly advocating for the creation of public parks, and in Dubuque he clearly defines the impediments in Dubuque and suggests the creation of a park commission as the first order of business.38 Eagle Point Park is the type of green space that Robinson defined as a `large country park, that inviting people out of doors give to them the greatest possible change from urban conditions' and then insisted upon the implementation of parkways to move people comfortably from one park to another.39 The last of a three-article series titled `Improvement in City Life' was highly influential and propelled Robinson's profession as civic advisor while focusing on predominate urban problems 35 htto:Otclf.or¢/oioneer/charles-mulford-robinson 36 Charles Mulford Robinsoq A Reportfor the Improvement of the City ofDubugue,Iowa, 1907,p3. 3J Carmona, Matthew and Tiesdaell, Steveq eds Urban Design Reader[Burlington MA: Archit4ectural Press, 2007] p. 154. 38 Charles Mulford Robinsoq A Reportfor the Improvement of the City ofDubugue,Iowa [1907] p.7. 39 Charles Mulford Robinsoq A Reportfor the Improvement of the City ofDubugue,Iowa [1907] p.5. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 48 and advocating for the inclusion of green spaces with the addition of parks and tree lined streets and boulevards.40 In his report on the city of Dubuque, Robinson outlines urban improvement overall, but the primary reason for which he was hired was the avocation of large public parks in the city, of which Dubuque was clearly deficient. He suggests carefully choosing a site not only because of its aesthetic value, but the financial considerations need to be first and foremost. He first suggests Kelly's Bluff, but if that cannot be acquired then obtain the area which is now Murphy Park, on the south end of town.'i He then goes on to state that there had already been an interest in the community to a develop public park on Ham's Island and discusses the reasons why building there would not be beneficial to the city and then recommends Eagle Point. With respect to other locations, there is, beginning atthe north, in Eagle Point an eatraordinarily noble site, the great wall of rock rising sheer from almost the river's edge and affording superb views up and down the stream. The street cars now go to the foot of a ravine, whence an easy ascent can be made, if one does not care to climb the more abrupt but by no means difficult sides...from further along on Seventh Avenue [now Lincoln Avenue], the hill can be reached from behind at no severe grade, so affording a pleasant loop drive. The rolling upland that forms the back of the bluff is covered with an oak grove, already sufficiently thinned for park purposes, while such a park as this demands no elabarate development of planting. Its own wild beauty and stunning view, when roads and paths have given it accessibility, would make it a park of which any city in the world might well be proud. Let this go for building sites or an institution, and the citizens of Dubuque will never cease to regret the lost opporiunity; secure it, and the wisdom of the mayor and aldermen responsible therefore will forever be chronicled in the city's history.'� 40 Charles Mulford Robinsoq Improvement in City Life: Aesthetic Progress,'AtlanficMonthly, 83 (June 1899)771- 785, p.771. 41 Kelly's Bluff is above St RaphaePs Church and School on St Mary's Street, between Emmett and Third Streets. Murphy Park is off South Grandview,just south of Highways 151/61 42 Charles Mulford Robinsoq A Reportfor the Improvement of the City ofDubugue,Iowa, 1907, p.15-16. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 49 , � i ; �� t"; � � , , �,�'` . $ y• i N�.J ' y ^S , i �� . I � F � - < fi�� _I fi � r �i_', _ �, � .; ��I , �� y�_, , ';y =-�%` r' , ? �� .; �m� r `� � ( ; - �p� 1 �� .�.9•�� . .. � � • .: c " i 11! y I ��.r '"'t,� .� : I I � � y � L �J, ,y . .,` k � , `y- Sf �'a {{,a' �! } % �,� � ! '" i : � St� I u FIGURE 30 Ham [Hamm]Island can be identified in the upper right quadrant of the map to the right of Lake Peosta. Source: Andreas' illustrated historical atlas of the State of Iowa, Chicagq Andreas Atlas Co. 1875,p 111. According to Robinson, the Eagle Point site was accessible and essentially ready made for a public park. Because of his thoughtful assessment of the city's needs, Robinson's services were retained by the city for the design of the park and the entire city. In fact, many of Robinson's directives in his report on the city of Dubuque were later utilized. Far the job of designing the park, the services of Charles Nassau Lowrie were retained. Charles Nassau Lowrie (1869-1939)was a Yale graduate of civil engineering in 1891 and afounding member of the American Society of Landscape Architects and its president from 1910 to 1912, and was active in the Society throughout his life. Far thirty years, he was the landscape architect far the Hudson County Park Commission in New York and designed the master plan for the campus of Penn State University.43 Some of his earliest studies were for state parks but he became known primarily as an authority on municipal parks and recreational areas. For thirty years, he was a landscape architect for the Hudson County Park Commission in New Jersey. He was on the Fine Arts Commission ofthe State of New Yorkfor some six years and in 1938 became by appointment the first landscape architect on the Art Commission of New York City.44 43 htto://tclf.or¢/oioneer/research-querv/charles-nassau-lowrie 44 Norman T. Newtoq Design an the Land: The Development ofLandscape Architecture [Cambridge,MA and London: HarvardUniversityPress, 1971] p388. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 50 � � —� 1 } -- � f� � s-- -�-:�c. � _:,. a `' -= e � , � -- : ��_ ��` . 1 , . . i - - FIGURE 31 Southern portion of the 1909 plan of Eagle Point Park by Lowrie and Robinson. Source: Charles Nassau and Robinson, Charles Mulford Plans. City of Dubuque Parks Division, Dubuque IA. Together with Robinson,Lowrie will create a design for Eagle Point Park which took advantage of the site's natural qualities with few exceptions. The actual plan for the park is enormous—two 4'x4' panels—defining the key features for the park. [Figures 32 and 33] The southern and northern entrances to the park are delineated and multitude of paths and trails are delineated in the body of the park. Additionally, the location for the `Gate of the Rocks' staircase is identified which ascended from the end of Lincoln Avenue linking it to the historical bluff known as `Eagle Point' as seen in Figure 33. �--., — �� ,.:. °i�, _ � � � � � `�1 s� � � -s� � -r.� � ;, _ 'i�'� . � ' ` E6 � f I �_ . _ _._____'-� �- FIGURE 32 Northern portion of the 1909 plan of Eagle Point Park by Lowrie and Robinson. Source:Lowrie, Charles Nassau and Robinson, Charles Mulford Plans. City of Dubuque Parks Division,Dubuque.IA NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 51 �_,= �� : � i FIGURE 33 Detail of the southern portion of the 1909 plan of Eagle Point Park by Lowrie and Robinson. Source: Lowrie, Charles Nassau and Robinson, Charles Mulford Plans. City of Dubuque Parks Division,Dubuque,IA The park's earliest local advocate was Judge Oliver Shiras. In 1908, Shiras chaired a committee to obtain the property for the park from A. L. Rhomberg far the city of Dubuque. Many in the city thought that the park should be named after Shiras, but the judge deferred to the legend of Eagle Point.'s Initially, the park opened with only a few amenities such as a fence, which was erected along the bluff for safety. Tables and hitching posts were installed, and Eagle Point Park opened in 1909, near what is now the intersection of Shiras and Rhomberg avenues. In the very same year Lowrie and Robinson were employed to create a formal design for the site. During the park's early history, the entrance was quite different than it is today. The entrance area included intersecting paths and roads, including a bridge which spanned the streetcar line. The circular drive traces the former turn around for the streetcar which served the park from 1912 to 1932. The park was serviced by the Dubuque Street Railway Company which was founded in 1867 and Joseph Rhomberg was one of its early leaders and investors. `In the early 1900s service became more elaborate and popular. Eighty- five cars were placed into service with specialized summer cars that allowed breezes to cool the riders.46 The drive down Rhomberg Avenue would have been enhanced by passing through the `Cathedral of Elms,' an avenue of elm trees ea�tending eighteen blocks and planted by Joseph Rhomberg in the early 1890s.'� (Figure 34) 45 Andy Piper. Beauty on the Bluffs Holds Legacy,' Telegraph Herald(Sunday, July 26, 2009),p.l. 46 htto://www.encvclooediadubuque.orQ/index.oho?title=ELMS °J Unfortunately all of the elms on Rhomberg and throughout most of the city were destroyed by Dutch Elm disease which began in the 1940s and reached its peak in 1968. The majority of the trees were never replaced. xxtioimioeow ouePo��+ixo.imaaoie Unitetl States Department of the Interior Na[ionalPark Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Sectlonnumbu 8 Page 52 � u°k � FIGUkE34 `Catliedeal of Elms' ov ehombug Avev�e, 5athalf ofthe twevtietli cevmry. So�me The Evrydopedia of D�b�q�e, D�b�q�e, IA Fir4 N9iovalBaedS 1991. The expanded use of aummobiles led m the discontinuation oftrollry service beginring in 1931 with theEaglePointlinembefinallineclosed.°8 Althoughtrollryserviceended,theroutewasreplaced by buses wlilch operated m the stand until the 1980s. An early postcard of the park entrance (Figure 35) shows thatthere was m shelteq planter or staNe of an eagle at tlils locale. �� s! . L� T� �...•,-� `�_�. - - . � _ , FIGUkE35EarlytwevtietlicevNrypos[wdof`Evtx'm¢e[oEa�lePoiv[ParkD�b�q�e' tl915. SowceThe EvcydopediaofD�b�q�e, D�b�q�e, IA Fivx[NatiovalBadc, 1991. °°"Start Move N Evd Sheetcar Service Hue," Telegraph Xemlrl May 12, 1931, p. 1. NPS Form 10900.a OMB Pppmval No.i@10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number S Page 53 The euly plan of the park empktasized its picturesque qualities and satisfied the publids notions of entertainment and the appreciation of its aesthetic naturalness. - ��+�r--. — :�', �. `�e ��, � K � �� r.' _�H..., .Ya�.�r�a9 FTGiJRE36Earlytwentiethcenturypostcardof`FaglePointDrive'. Sowce: CollectionofDr.JulieSchlarman. The formal attdbutes desirable in public puk design were the domirtance of rtature over the built, with paved walks and roads to move the viewer throughout the space. TMs was a passive activity; a place to take in nature's beauties. Witrun a day of the puk's opening a local newspaper published a list of rules for behavior in the park wMch proMbited untethered horses, alcohol and vulgar language.49 Later custodians of Eagle Point Puk were sympathetic to its early use and a gieat deal of Lowrie's origirtal plan remains intact The hee lined roads through the puk can be identified on the 1909 plan, with the southern end of Kramer Circle Drive and Ravine Road [Southem Gate Road] being the only sigruficant changes. Eagle Point Drive was putially lined with Lombudy pines, one of the favored elements of the picturesque landscape. (Figuie 36)There were puts of the 1909 plan that went unfirushed, but tMs was confined to the southem end of the puk and included recreational facilities and wMch were then added in the 1930s after CaldwelPs departure. Lowrie had planned a playground in ttus region of the puk, well removed from most of the picturesque features such as the Bluff's Edge Promertade and the Meadow. The sheer rock face wMch is one of the defirung natural features of the puk is Mstorically known as `Eagle Point.' The naming of the bluff goes back to 1828-1829. As the legend goes, a man discovered an eagle's nest in a hee neu the town of Dryden, NY, east of Ithaca. The young eagles were captured when the hee was cut down. One of the eaglets was given to Roswell Randall of Courtland Villa,NY,who cuefully raised the bird over the next two or three yeus. He later gave the bird to a neighbor, William Bassett, a local engraver and silversmith. 09 TH May 10 1910 p 10 Park Rules are Given W the Publid NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 54 On the Fourth of July 1831, Bassett released the bird after riveting around one of its legs a silver clasp that read, "To Henry Clay, Louisville, Ky., from Wm. Bassett, Courtland Villa, Courtland County, N.Y." On July 11, 1831, according to a story that appeared in western newspapers, a large bald eagle was shot by a Native American on a towering bluff on the western shore of the Mississippi River. The eagle, measuring an immense seven feet three inches from wing- tip to wing-tip carried the silver band attached by Bassett in New York.so Since that date, the site of the eagle's death has carried the name Eagle Point and was first adopted by Mathias Ham for the name of his proposed town below the bluff and later as the name of the city's largest park. This site is identified on the Robinson/Lowrie 1909 plan for the park(Figure 33) and became the site for the construction of the Shiras Memorial in the 1920s. The `PoinY sits lower than the rest of the bluff's edge and provides commanding views both up and down the Mississippi River. The bluff also served as a navigational landmark in the nineteenth century and can be noted in Mark Twain's pivotal tome on piloting the river. � . - _ ., � � ��W�.,.. '_ ' `A ."�-�ti,w�;�?- I� 5� . � FIGURE 37 Postcard of Shuas Memorial Shelter on Eagle Point and demolished Wisconsin High Bridge, c1965. Source: Collection of Dr. Julie Schlarman. so Oldt,Franklin T. The History of Dubuque County,Iowa. Chicago: Westem Historical Company, 188Q Online: http://books.QooQle.com/books?id�9�AAAAYAAJ&pQ=PA464&IoQ=PA464&dq=Burton%27 s+Fumace+%28dubuque+historv% umaea saazez oeparanaia m me inrenor �u��.��m1e Nalional Pad Service Na[ional Regis[er of His[oric Places COMinua[ion SheM Se[Oonnumber 8 Lage 55 W evoticed tli9 above D�b�q�e tliewater of tlie Mississippi was oliv�gveev—nch ae�d b��ti[ul emitraysparevtwith tlie mv ov i[ The m jesticbl�Hx tliat ovulookthe nvs, alovg tMo��h Hvs h �egioq charm ovewith tlie gace ae�d vanery of tlieir[oem� ar�d tlie softbeairy of tliaradommev[ The sreep, veNar�t slope, whosebaze is a the wa[ets edge, is mpped by the lofly rampart of bmk� nurered mck<, wlvch are e::q�isitely nch ae�d mellow iv coloo—mady dark bmwe�ae�d d�ll gve�s b�t splashed witli otliutivts's� I�I '� • � *+ . . • �' � � , � �� f� � � � � .� �� . : ;. � — s �; '�; � ."� ' �I , . -r. _ . .. : PIOORC38 Q�vq aW plmtof eePJe PwJ.Iime Co Ce�e P�,O�bwrye Cmstylmv4 �906. 9ovc¢ Imve Oeoloacel9vwg0oLXVII, 15'°AmmelReport1906 Figwe 38 pmvides ivsi�h[ivm tlie covrlitiov of`Eagle PoivP a[he time of Charlu M�I[oN kobivsov's visitm tlie dty ae�d rertaivly iv[oemed his ves�ltivg veport ov itx wbar� covrlitiovs. Tltis phoNgaph was takev fiom the wutae� nvabarik [mvg voMwestNwards tlie q�arty wltich wo�ld pmvide so m�ch of tlie smve [ortlieparkae�d evevmally [orthe �tiov of Lockae�d Darr� "Mm1:Tweiq Lijecn W MISNnpp, [New Vod aW LOMo¢HapeesBeoLM1asPWilisFdvg 1903] Poff pWilisM1etlm 1890; ppA31-032. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number S Page 56 #11. One can note the relative spusity of hees in on the bluff, this however is not unusual in this distdct as much of the uea was deforested during the 19�' century for construction of homes and boats as well as the smelting of lead. " [,+�P - .�. �,�,4 '�. p' % "� � j '. r � � � �-� � � ��i � "� -� . 'T±�..5.. . FTGURE 39 BlufYs Fdge Promenade from Riverfront Pavilioq camera facing east Souroe:PhoW by Dr. Julie Schlam�ann June 2015. `Eagle PoinY became the southem site of the Bluff's Edge Promertade and the Robinson/Lowrie plan notes three distinct sites from wMch to take in the views of the river along this winding walkway. The panoramic views one would encounter in the puk were an important element of the puk's City Beautiful origins. Figure 43 is a rue photograph of the belvidere designed by Cktarles Nassau Lowrie as a Mstorical muker for the position in the promertade known as `Eagle Point.' The shucture can be identified in the Robinson/Lowrie plan of 1909 by its uruque hexagon design and the footprint of this structure is the only ttung that remains with the spot muked today with a mecharucal viewer. (Figure 39) A promenade is a quintessential element of the City Beautiful ethos because of the sense of communityit infuses by flatterung social class distinctions.s� s�Elizabeth Blackmar, 7➢�e P�k�d d�e People:A SYory of Cenbol P�k Qthaca 1VP: Comell Universiry Press, 1992); p.133. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number S Page 57 a+� s . / 7i�\l�lT. ' �. s�7 7 ''vAYt\� ^41;'R� .aP/J��Y—te'�-`ci\�v+�,�.. -. .-.-A.!!�D'�9R/WN-?.�.�� ;rL$'�r " „ 'e �{, _ �t;;� { — �/�wa'^ � � p' 4mL. �'. y _>.�_� .f•.•t.. 1 t I � � Q . 1 � � __. . . . - ,. �, . FIGiJRE40PostcardofBelvidereatFaglePointPark,DubuqueIA',c1J40. Sowce: EncyclopediaofDubuque 1991 � � � x' � �o, —��_ � :�' . �� - - - .. .., _., , _,. �__�_ , -- �:� .-�. s�:��"'°' �'� ` Y � =� :a� � � ;$ , �,x�• �*�','�c r - - FIGiJRE41 Site offo�rner Belvidere;'BlufYs FdgePromenade with mechanical viewer; carnera facing east Sowce: PhoWgraph by Dr. Julie Schla�rnan OcWber 9, 2015 NPBFo�m10B00e OMBpppmvalNo.i@4L018 Uni[ed S[a[es Departmen[ of[he In[erior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 58 In [he early years of[he park history[he promenade was linked to a riverside stairwaywhich was embedded in[he bluffwith major portions of[he feature beyond repair today. `The Gate of[he Rocks' as titled on [he Robinson and Lowrie plan provided access from[he fortner swimming beach on the river's edge to the park. Figure 42 is a midcentury postcard illustrating this popular feature. The stairs becarne less usedwhen the beach was eliminatedwith the consWction of the lock and dam in the late 1930s. As automobile usage increased, [he s[airs fell into digepair andwere finally closed in [he 1960s. Major sections of the lower portion of the stairwaywere completely obliteratedwhen a local business man blasted the bluffto make ahigh-rise apartrnentbuilding on the site ofthe oldtollbooth.53 �1x.� 7'" }� w��F��p� M�I�-�� h „ I 4 � � .l��y O��( di � �P�a�`' + ��f g �� aL.l � � Q 4 �e V�"'�� .; � S�Y� t ; � �. �� :i r � f � , P�"� r �r � � ��. .,:� � F �� afx �i4' I „ � _ � ;�� W � -,� �' t ' �„� -, -, .,y� FIGiJRE 42 `Riverside Stairway Leading to Eagle Point Park,Dubuque',Source: The Encyclopedia ofDubuque 1991 One clue[hat[he `Gate of[he Rocks'was s[ill in full use during[he 1940s was[he ins[allation of a 53 Parke,Bryce. Bryce'e V eceiov of Wodd Everde,' Dubvgue 365ink(Apri1640,200�: 4. Aleo eee Big River Magozine,Jarwary-February200], p30. NPSPorm10.800-a OMBAppmval No.ID240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 59 water fountain at its top and along a path which lead to the Shiras Memorial. As noted previously, Shiras Memorial marks the historic site of'Eagle PoinY and pays honor to the man who was largely responsible for the construction of the park, Judge Oliver Shiras Classically inspired architecture was a dominant feature of City Beautiful landscapes and drawings from Dubuque's Park Department illustrates the desired plantings, omaments and details on the Memorial.54 (Figure 43) The Memorial was not faced with rubble as illustrated in the elevation but with the `rough casY concrete as shown on the precipice wall. It is unknown whether the decorative ums and fountain were utilized in the finished design of the structure. Despite these omissions or alterations Shiras Memorial has maintained a high degree of its original fabric and thus its historic significance. FIGURE 43 Detail of`SMras Memorial Shelter' plan and elevation. Source: Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman October ,tl� _ . __._ _... I a —RE0.T�LE_ F2oo� I � -- ..��v�.�r:,zY \SJ'�LaY �K`�C.,�U' _ �. (( �__ _ __ ( %e.�e �U; �i' � rA re� i � r:M E �t� �,� � I�'"�, �,� �I � Y i q � � � � _ �lUI1P 4 _ � r' iz i �� ii f � usr a �� _ . ..1: � .._.�, - i..nno . n ..� __`..�. WEST_ELEVATiON_ � 1, 2015 54 Heyne, G.A. drawings and plans. City of Dubuque Puks Division, Dubuque, IA. „P=,o,m,��, oMa�o,� .s,�m,a Unitetl States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Sec[ionnumber 8 Page 60 Crea[ivg the vrnthem tennin�s ofthe BI�fPs Fdge promevade is Riverfront Pavilioq Ne oldest struc[we iv the pa�k. As previo�sly voted the paviliov was desigued by Furopean bom architect Johv Spevicer in astyle defived as Craftsnar� with charac[erisfics ofNe Arts and Crafts slyle ofNe architecl's va[ive Evglar�d. Ove ofthe elements ofthe b�ildivg's desigu which poivts to his homelar�d was Spevicer's approach to Ne 1'vnestove piers. This heatmevt ofNe material can be voted in Ne garden architecNre a[Evglish esta[es s�ch as Stowe, Chiswick and SNdley Royal. This manip�lation ofthe vative s[one was to 'vnitate the character ofthe Italian/Roman stove known as Nfa, which has eitherbeen �sed or 'vnita[ed in mral architecture iv Evglandforh�vdreds ofyears. This tecMique of rusticating stove was truly rare to Ne Midwes[, ar�d to D�b�q�e iv particular, where the fabrica[iov of 1'vnestovefor domiciles and retaining walls is lypically dressed orro�gh faced ar�d laid in aregular bovd W ith the retevfion of ils originality, less Ne pazapet omarnevta[ion ov Ne rooflive, Riverfinvt Paviliov plays a siguificant role iv the history ofNe park. Its ivcl�siov ofthe 1909 Robivsov/Lowrie plar� further defives its historic sigu�cance. Additiovally, Nepaviliov is still�sed for its origival function. Riverfinvt Paviliov is heavily�sed iv season for large gro�ps ar�d celebra[iovs. The ar�v�al official opeving of Ne pa�k has beev Ne Nortlieast Iowa Boy Sco�t Co�vcil Order of Ne Annw's Mother's Day Pancake Breal�ast which has been held iv the Riverfinvt Paviliov for 58 years. �� F � � +r :=�� ,� r � +i�” � ,�� l.: .l�' � � .;yh',3 �� _ '�_ � �;�1 . r... -- a j _ _ � - -_:.s3 .�. __ _._v,.ri'=.-.__- .. . . - - ��:•�.. . FIGURE 44 Posmard of`Old Log Cabiv' shelter atEagle PoivtPark c1950. So�me The Evcydoperlia of D�b�q�e, 1991 Offent'vnes p�blic parks wo�ld contaiv memevtoes of a comm�vity's early his[ay and Fagle Poivt Pa�k was vo excepfiov. The Lo�is Bn'iandeaw: Log Ho�se[1833], covsideredto be one ofNe oldes[ settlement era.s[mcNres in Ne s[ate, was moved finm its original locatiov on Secovd andLoc�st NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 61 Streets to Eagle Point Park where it served as a picnic shelter. [Figure 44] After some consideration and a disapproving public,the cabin was moved again to its present location on the grounds of the Mathias Ham House in 1965.55 The site of the Log House was vacant for some years until the Eagle's View Pavilion was built in the 1970s due to the high demand for covered shelters in the park. The park's wading pool is still one of the most popular places on those hot sultry summer days which are quite common along the Mississippi River Basin. It can be determined that this feature pre-dates the Caldwell era as there is a plan in the collection of his drawings which suggested improvement to the decking surrounding the feature.sb Although this is not a feature which appears in the 1909 plan [there was a music stand proposed far this location], the wading pool construction indicates a change in the functions of the park by the 1920s with a move towards more recreational usage of the park. Another recreational feature which does not appear in the Robinson/Lowrie plan was two tennis courts. These courts were destroyed in the 1930s to create the parking lot which served the six new tennis courts to the west. The Meadow was the only site in the 1909 plan with a recreational function which was completed, since the playground and recreational area on the southern part of the park were never constructed as previously noted. Throughout the park's history there has been care and consideration made to the trees and wildlife contained therein. Significantly the park is a continuous record of the favored plantings and trees throughout different stylistic landscape eras in the American Midwest. Included in this landscape are the preservation of the native species and the introduction of both compatible and incompatible non- native species. The park has an exceptional collection of natural vegetation and wildlife, with some of its trees dating back to before the park's existence. The following passage from the Telegraph Herald in 1934 documents the trees and shrubs during the earliest period of the park's history and additions during the WPA era. Among the native trees that nature itself has placed within the confines of Eagle Point park are red oak, black oak, white oak, burr oak, white birch, black cherry, pin cherry, choak cherry, hawthorne crab apple, cottonwood, gray poplars [sic], linden, white elms, red elms,juneberry, aspen, willows, plum and sycamore. Among the oaks white and black predominate, and there are some very fine groves of linden. Among the trees that have been planted in the park are pines, spruces,junipers and sugar maples. All but the later were planted many years ago, and a number of sugar maples were planted this year. Native shnxbbery that occur in the park include gray dogwood, red dogwood, smooth sumac, staghorn sumac, bittersweet, sheepberry, roses and many other varieties.s� sshtto://www.encvclooediadubuaue.or¢/index.oho?title=LOG CABIN sb DUMA Gl, 1934; Caldwell, Alfred drawings and plans. Dubuque Museum of Art [DUMA], Dubuque, IA. s' "Many Trees in Dubuque Centuries Old; Some of Them are Older Than City," Telegraph Herald and Times Joumal, September 16, 1934,p. 3. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 62 Today, the oaks still dominate the landscape, especially along the drives and shelters. Their canopies rise and spread as much as 80 to 100 feet. Most of the trees along the winding drives of the park can be noted to this early history and the picturesque qualities of the park. The list which follows outlines the eatant buildings and features which contribute to the park's historical significance during its early history. This includes two pavilions—Riverfront and Shiras Memorial—and picturesque features such as the promenade, meadow and drives. As previously noted,this thematic era ea�tends from the inception of the park through the hiring of Alfred Caldwell in 1933. This era expresses City Beautiful design and its picturesque qualities to the creation of urban parks as well as the national efforts in the establishment and application of urban planning principles to towns and cities across the nation. Influences of the Prairie SchooL• The WPA, Alfred Caldwell and His Legacy 1934-1952 The second historic theme ea�tends from the hiring of landscape architect Alfred Caldwell to the retirement of his former assistant and replacement, Wendelin Rettenberger in 1952. The general condition of the park during this era was one of improvements and adjustments for the changing needs of the park's visitors. The main purpose of the park also changed from the passive activities of strolling for appreciating the picturesque qualities of the scene to one focused on communal activities, such as picnicking, recreation, sports and yearlong usage. This era also marks a new style of landscape design, not completely alien to the park's picturesque qualities, but certainly one with a new stylistic approach. The principles of the Prairie style of landscape gardening depend on the conservation of the native. According to the landscape movemenYs founder, Wilhelm Miller, those principles are: the conservation of native scenery; and restoration of local vegetation and the repetition of the dominate line, which in the Great Plains of the American Midwest is the horizontal. s$This linear quality will be repeated in both the built landscape features and the formal qualities of the buildings. The landscape should be married to the architecture creating a seamless visual experience—as the land is long and low so should the structure. In the words of Miller,the design of the park/garden should meet the `practical needs of the middle- western scenery, by restoration of local color, and by repetition ofthe horizontal line ofthe land or sky which is the strongestfeature of prairie scenery.59 58 Wilhelm Miller, The Praine Spintin Landscape Gardening [Amherst and Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 1915] p2. 59 Wilhelm Miller, The Praine Spintin Landscape Gardening [Amherst and Boston: University of Massachusetts Press, 1915]p.5. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 63 One of the greatest proponents of the new style of Prairie landscape design will be the Danish born Jens Jensen, who was also the teacher and mentor of the young Alfred Caldwell. Jensen is credited with creating over 600 parks and gardens in the Midwest during his career as well as being the driving force in the establishment of the Rlinois State Park system. Jensen was `no longer content with harmonies of form, line, color and teature in the abstract sense, but chose instead to work with harmonies learned from nature's own arrangements of species within a given area 60 He was a conservationist and strove to create spaces which took advantage of the native species. It appears that the most influential of Jensen's projects for Caldwell and Eagle Park were features created for Columbus Park in Chicago [1910] —the council ring, the prairie stream and ledge garden. Jensen's use of council rings was established by the time of the Columbus Park creation. These circular benches provide insight into Jensen's notions of how the park would be used. `Jensen believed that the democratic spirit was created when people came together, all seated at the same level around a central fire pit. For him, this seating arrangement suggested times with the early pioneers on the wilderness frontiers and with our Ameridian [sic] forebears at a council gathering.bl As seen in Figure 45, Caldwell paid homage to his master with strong references to the waterfall and prairie stream at Columbus Park for his design for Eagle Point Park's fish pond and ledge gardens. 6o Robert E. Grese,Jens Jensen:Maker ofNatural Parks and Gardens(Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992);p10. 61 Robert E. Grese,TensTensen:Maker ofNatural Parks and Gardens(Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1992);p 82. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 64 The era of the Great Depression brought about massive government funded programs to put people back to work. The Civilian Conservation Corps [CCC] began in 1933 and employed professional architects and landscape architects to repair and improve the nation's parks and green spaces on the federal, state and local levels. �'.+�`'�y�_-' y��y�`'�'1 x"!' ;...�, '�'.a,,,.�" :,. " r"' � "� �'� K�a ( - '�, . k � 1 . . , . . _ "�'-. � � �e�'-� • ��. . � �0. , _. - a�� ..' ��'� .'�.� ,r'; � ' ot. � �� - ... �.y ,� �,;� _- � .ax � . . _.�:�� t. , . .._ - S�Sia _ ��-}- - - f�->'- , ftt�., : � "�� '' � }� R . ,'ti "-,i_ . ' _',x. • �=�. � �� ,i � _ .- ' 4: •- v _ _ ` .. -' ' ' y � � J1 - � �>-. �t �T► . " z�t -- .,�',. �� . 7� . �i � - Ys t.� « . �� -" —r � ' s .4:ai� FIGURE 45 Jens Jensen's waterfall and prairie stream at Columbus Park, Chicago 1910. Source: Chicago Historical Society `The electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago 2005 By March 1936,the WPA [Works Progress Administration—the successor to the CCC] employed 3.4 million people. When it ended in 1943,the program had funded 651,000 miles of road work, constructed or improved 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings and 8,192 parks. Eagle Point Park was one of those parks chosen for improvement. In 1934, after lobbying efforts by local citizens in Washington DC,Dubuque was awarded WPA monies for the employment of local persons. Officially known as Work Project#24, Eagle Point Park was slated for improvements and the grant required a professional as overseer of the project and its funds. A mutual acquaintance of a Park Board member recommended Alfred Caldwell for the position of park superintendent and overseer of the WPA project. When Caldwell visited with city officials and was offered the job on the spot, he conditionally accepted if he could design the buildings and gardens. Reportedly overnight he came up with the plans for the Stone Shelter [Indian Room and Restrooms]. In an oral history of Caldwell,the architect recounts this event. "I don't know where it came from. All they told me was, "This is a building. We'd like to have maybe heat in it. People come up into Eagle Point Park it is a sublime park NPS Fortn 10.906a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 65 you know, way above the top of the Mississippi—and we'd like to have open fireplaces and people can sit and have a little party in the wintertime. You should always have that in mind. A stone shelter house." In fact, that's finally what I called it, the Stone Shelter House. Then he said, "There should be toilets in there somewhere." The lower wing is just toilets on both sides. I don't know how I got the idea, but I got it all that night. It all came, it all came. It's not hard. I get the schemata of a building very easily. What takes the time is working all this out.bz Alfred Caldwell [1903-1998] warked for Jensen from 1927 to 1932 and then started his long and distinguished career as an architect and landscape architect, with other notable designs of the Lily Pond at Lincoln Park in Chicago and collaborations with Mies van der Rohe. He was a professor at Illinois Institute of Technology where he helped to establish their program in architecture and then moved on to teach for twenty years at the University of Southern California. The job for the City of Dubuque as Park Superintendent launched his career as a designer. _ _ .- . �.. —.-1 , — ;", ' i i �. __ �� . _ _ . _ . -- .,, _-y ;- <<` � :� ��:- z;= . �. _ � � �� '��: � �- �;� � �� i 5 ? ��i euuu. vr �� _ ` 'X .� � . . ,... - .ee. o„ G� -.` r.. , ,.. _ ..�. . =: ` -.�--�f �� J� FIGURE 46 Caldwell's `Preliminary Location Plan' of 1935. Source: Dubuque Museum of Art DUMA A3, 1934. Alfred Caldwell was hired in 1934 as Park Superintendent. His initial work was to assess the vegetation, resulting in the creation of horticultural garden to propagate native trees, shrubs and flowers. At the bottom of the southwestern bluff of the park and to the rear of the Park's greenhouses, 62 Oral Mstory of Alfred Caldwell interviewed by Betty J. Blum, compiled under the auspices of the CMcago ArcMtects Oral History Project,Departrnent of ArcMtecture,the Art Institute of CMcagq c1987. pp.46-47. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 66 Caldwell established terraces of stone and wood for the propagation of those plants and trees.63 After his first year, he notes the changes to the park in a memo to the Park Board: The following projects have been under construction and are now in various stages of completion: 1. A stone shelter house with wings contains toilets and showers, the shelter building containing fireplaces on main and balcony levels. 2. A terrace garden constructed on stepped ledges above the last bluff of the park. 3. A series of stone Council Rings (one near completion). These rings provide camp fire, picnic facilities, each ring large enough for a group of 20 to 30 persons. 4. Reforestation, mainly in thinned wark areas. The following plants were planted: 3200 10 ft. Sugar Maple 800 10 ft. White Birch 600 3 ft. Red Cedar 200 3 ft. Juneberry 200 3 ft. Sheepberry 300 3 ft. Native Plum 300 2 ft. Rosa Letigera 100 5 ft. Walnut 5. A nursery was established for the growing of native plants for park use. 6. Foundations for reservoir and pump house.64 63 `Horticultural Garden Being Developed Here,' Telegraph Herald(November 4, 1934). 64 City of Dubuque Park Commission papers City of Dubuque Planning Office, Dubuque,IA. Folder G,Alfred Caldwell, fust year report,p2. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No.1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 67 M1 �� p��'�.�� iJ''.. - i_ �11� -r`lF i V'P�:� 4 J,� -. .�. f 1" -;�r�r,ye�r �ri .d[�_y �-� � �N ,° 1��.�� R�� dr' �.$ Yi .' ��'$k,<) �y., �,) �.M1 r �•Y�,7' �1 w�-�7 . • �t:��{ : �� ; y �py�� t e 2�!%�� +� } ,' � '� � _ �3 ��- ,u ��'a.-�-..,._ ,� 'W �� , — _-- -=._'`',.f � .�_ ' ��; _ '��, ;� _ - —— - _ _� > - -- : �. d ' : t-----r�=•:,. - --- — • Y ..�.. =.� �,�:;� { `'� �+�� - _� i .. _ '�,x �,,�v,� ,�_ . � � '�.:..+° u�M ��:..�.._ "� 4 '4�. J��y(� ��^�" ��1�+�+.._ _. �Tiy;ti\M�" _.__��. �J ��i_.L'�,.. a FIGiJRE 47 Landscaping around the Veranda Rooms, c1936-1940. Camera facing northwest. Source:Photo by Dr. Julie Schlarxnan September 14, 2014. Caldwell's initial plan for the `City in a Garden' project was elaborate and over time was scaled back out of financial necessity. Also, the functioning of the buildings in the complex will change drastically from the original intentions. NPS Form 10-900-a OMBApproval No.1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 68 The Bridge Complex never contained a restaurant, dining rooms or a concession stand, but was continuously utilized as a picnic shelter. As seen in an early plan by Caldwell, the `City in a Garden' project would include covered walkways, a geometric lily pond, restrooms, a covered shelter and a 226-foot-long picnic pavilion, illuminated with decorative lanterns. �� r� ::>� . � � �� • . � �°.� � �. � � �,� , - ,...... , ��_� -../�� . -- !' P. .` . . • .� . , . . . . . . . . . , �. � . K � ,,.i;_: � . . . . . . . . . . . „ 1' 'I. � � . � �� - - , , . ��`�` z_::- . - �� . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . � �,- ;� ��A � _ .� ��.�� . . � Figure 48 Detail of Caldwell's `City in a garden'plan showing the Bridge Complex on the far left. Source: Dubuque Museum of Art,DiJNIA A5, 1934. At the end of his two-year tenure as Park Superintendent, the staff of 200 WPA workers were nearing completion on the `City in a Garden' landscaping, the Ledge Garden and Fish Pond with two council rings, horseshoe pits, and improvements to the wading pooL The only completed work in early 1936 was the Indian Room [and its restrooms], the easternmost council ring and the Bridge Complex. CaldwelL There were three buildings. I would have done all that for years and years, but they wanted to hire a Dubuque man as the superintendent. I was obliged to ga I had carried them over this and so that came to an end. Blum: How many of the shelter houses did you actually design and build? CaldwelL I built all that they have. Later on, they built another thing. I made a plan for it and they executed it. I saw a little piece of it when I was there, about twenty-five years aga It wasn't very good, but it wasn't very bad either. That followed, more or less, what I wanted to do. What I really built was the Stone Shelter House [Indian Room], the bridge and reservoir, and a restaurant at the end of the bridge and reservoir [Bridge Complex]. That's two buildings and the bridge would be a third building. Then, I wanted to have a workshop for the staff of the park. When you have a rainy day what are you going to do with this staff of people? NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 69 The only place they could go would be down the hill, all the way down on the bottom, and then an inadequate place there. I built this workshop and I made it very, very nice. It's a handsome building, a small building [Veranda Rooms]. That would make the fourth building. The terraces were nice, the paving was beautiful, that which I did. After I left they did some themselves that has been terrible. The stuff we did was very carefully done.bs In the previous statement, Alfred Caldwell clears up any misconceptions about his involvement in Eagle Point Park in Dubuque. Urban myth has misinterpreted the history of the park in many ways including attributing the Caldwell buildings to Frank Lloyd Wright and crediting Caldwell with all the buildings in the park. In his own words, he defines his contributions to the `City in the Garden' features as well as the fish pond and ledge garden. Caldwell was exceptionally exacting in his wark and expected the same from his laborers. This attention to detail was eatremely time consuming and was listed as one of the reasons Caldwell was dismissed from his position. The designer's brief tenure in the city of Dubuque left a lasting impression as expressed in the features completed after his departure, but he also had his share of critics as well.bb 6s Oral history of Alfred Caldwell interviewed by Betty J. Blum, compiled under the auspices of the Chicago Architects Oral History Project,Deparhnent of Architecture,the Art Institute of Chicago, c1987;pp.46-47. 66 The notion of a bridge structure in the park predates CaldwelPs era and it is evident from the drawings in DUMAs collection of Caldwell drawings that he was aware of this feature. Plan A1 is a tracing in CaldwelP s hand of the Lowrie/Robinson plan. Caldwell will later obliterate the original entrance and its features for the present entrance into the park He was criticized for this action because of the destruction of old trees along the `Ravine Road' which served as the original entrance. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 70 }��'�r�-i _•� . �• 'i- � ' � " - a F' r'4�'� . ;� � .4 . - . '�. �r r.. f� � ( .;.'��y-� ��# --� f��~..�yy ' f . ; � f #`} f r f j„ ' � � . . � �� .� �' r � � � �' i _.� '_ �� •f r� 1�_i _._ � ��i�� •�.I � � � � _ � � ` ' s + - rf.\��'8 _ ~7a 4l _ � �_�_ _ _ ••�}� � � � i �' : FIGURE 49 Alfred Caldwell [far left] inspecting stones for the floor of the lily pond, c 1935. Source: Telegraph Herald November 18, 1934. Eagle Point Park won a national W.P.A. design award in 1936, and Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt visited the site during the 1936 presidential campaign. Upon seeing Caldwell's work, President Roosevelt remarked that"this is my idea of a worthwhile boondoggle." Caldwell was subsequently fired from this job,just as he would be fired from most of the jobs he would ever have.b� Caldwell left a huge financial debt in his wake with the entire $200,000 project fund (about $2.9 million in today's dollars) spent and projects incomplete.b$ Another contributing factor to Caldwell's dismissal was his removal of earlier elements in the park design, and in particular, many beloved trees. Eagle Point Drive was partially lined with Lombardy pines, one of the favored elements of the picturesque landscape as seen in FIGURE 50. 6P ubtp://tclf orQ/oioneer/alfred-caldwelUbioQraohv-alfred-caldwell 68 Andy Piper, Beauty on the Bluffs Holds Legacy,' Telegraph Herald(Sunday, July 26, 2009);p.l. �uionio.mme ouaPommuoim�mie United Sfnta �epartmmt of ihe Intenor N�ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet SeRion num6er S Page 71 ��`��;` � �� "_ a r 4- �: �� PIOURESOPos4ardo(Lom6ardypivesovBeglePomt��ivge1920.So�me�. Colleetlovo(�v.1WieSelJe�mev. Phese pioes w¢e�emoved by AI&ed Caldwell io 1935. Phe oommwity wu eq�ally whappy untl� [he removal of h��dreds of trees alo�g[he Ravi�e Road for[he creafio� of[he So�[hem Ga[e Road finm i[s base ffi SNras Ave��e[o [he circular d�ve a[[he Stree[car S[ar�d. The resul[ of allo�s led [o CaldwelPs cv�Nal Nsmissal &om his positloo u Park S�peuoteod�tio early 1936. Phe m� who wu seleRed to take ov¢ a&¢ Caldwell was ooe ofhis tl��ee usistar�ts, a o�ive of 8avana, a�d�esideotofD�b�q�e, W�delioRetteob¢gec Agie� dealwasoompletedwde�his I�gtliy tam u s�penot�deot&om 1936 to 1952 69 Witl� Rett�be�ge�attl�e helm, tl�e `LYty io tl�e Gardeo', ledge gard� �d fish pood [oot a small job] �d tl�e follounog pmje�ts we�e oompleted. Six �ew[en�is co�Rs were b�il[[o [he speaficffiio�s of[he I�[emafio�al Tmnis Associafio�j�s[[o [he �orthof[heNdiar� Roomar�d[heoldcow[swerew�vertedi�[oaparb�glot Rettmbergeradded decorafive elemm[s[o [hese mwdar�e fe�res i�cl�di�g[he s[aircue[o [he�ew cow[s ar�d plar�[ers for trees i�[he�ew parb�g lo[. �Renekem,evwaseveppreN'seetiM �k(mm1924m1936wMvMwaseppiN�dPeekSu�ervisoc Hesemd Ntlet�atiovwtA 1952 wMvM retired. NPBFo�m10.900a OMBAppmvalNo.10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number S Page 72 In 194Q the puk was annexed by the city of Dubuque. SubsequenTly, the water tower, water mains and sewers were installed. � . ir '� . y . � i' . :z��:�� .,,� � ! .z.:<.�= �' ' - :=:. s� -c..e:` '�. _ _:_ �., _;�. ,.�, > . � �� --�'= �a�';�" _ �'"�r� FIGiJRE 51 National Youth Administration Log Cabin project Council ring public restrooms,playground with Log Cabin Pavilion barely visible in center back. Sowce:PhoWgraph by Dr.Julie Schlam�an September 14,2015. At the south end of the puk, Rettenberger supervised another luge building project—the Log Cabin Pavilion, council ring puking lot and public reshooms—completed between 1937 and 1939. He also ktad to do ttus without a luge force of skilled labor since most of those workers had been moved from the puk to the construction of Lock and Dam #11 just below the puk. The Natiortal Youth Admirushation, a program wMch provided work and education for young people between the ages of 16 and 25, was engaged to construct the Log Cabin project. In a letter dated December 10, 1937, Wendelin Rettenberger, then Puk Superintendent,is pleading with the city of Dubuque for more resources since he ktas been informed by the WPA field engineer that the majority of Ms workers will be removed from their work at Eagle Point Puk for the clearing of islands and bottoms on the Lock and Dam#11 project TMs lengthy document ouTlines the needs for the puk at ttus stage of its development,wMch includes tools,meq electdcity and septic tanks for the Log Cabin complex. There was also a lack of stone, quarrymen and masons.'0 The firtal luge scale project directed by Rettenberger was the directed towuds safety concems and the Bluff's Edge Promenade. In 1950,the bluff below the promertade was cleued and the edge of the bluff was shored up with limestone retairung wall, the installation of cktain link fencing 10 Letter from Park SuperirRendentRettenberger W Park Board, 1937.Folder G, Ciry ofDubuquePark Corrunission papers. Ciry ofDubuquePlanning Office,Dubuque,IA. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No.10240018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 8 Page 73 and the installation of coin operated mechanical viewers. In terms of landscape changes during this period, a large collection of Black Maples were added after Alfred Caldwell cleared the old Ravine Road `adjustments'. The maples were the dominant species added in the late 1930s. `Nature aiding' was the main focus of these WPA and NYA projects, with women playing a major role with raising and transplanting from the city's nursery and greenhouses located along Lincoln Avenue.�i The buildings and landscape features created in the park during this era are clearly of national significance. As noted in a survey of influential structures and places in Iowa by the Society of Architectural Historians, the authors note the `Garden in the City' structures as a blend of both Wright and Jensen in his approach to architecture and the land and have high praise for their design. `Just as William Steele and Purcell and Elmslie's Woodbury County Courthouse in Sioux City represents the high point of public architecture far the Prairie school, Caldwell's work at Eagle Point Park is a near-perfect summation of"organid' landscape architecture'�� The list which follows outlines the eatant buildings and features which contribute to the national significance of the park's history during the WPA, the leadership and influence of Alfred Caldwell. This includes seven buildings, recreational and landscaping features. As previously noted, this period of significance runs continuously from the hiring of Alfred Caldwell in 1934 to the retirement of Wendelin Rettenberger in 1952. The need to express the continuity of place is imperative to protect the park's impressive collection of old trees. As noted in a 1930s article the stands of trees and natural vegetation were historic as well. `Those that know the lore of trees have told us that in Eagle Point park and elsewhere are trees that have lived more than two centuries.73 " `Dubuque's Eagle Point-164 Acres of Beauty,' Telegraph Herald(1960): 1,34. '�Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, eds. SAHArchipedia [Charlottesville: University of Vuginia Press, 2012]. David Gebhard and Gerald Mansheim, Buildings oflowa [New York O�ord University Press, 1993] pp. 89-90. J3 "Many Trees in Dubuque Centuries Old; Some of Them are Older Than City," Telegraph Herald and Times Joumal, September 16, 1934,p. 3. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 8 Page 74 Post-World War II Optimism: The Baby Boom and Community Concerns 1953-1965 As noted in the later years of the previous period of significance, the functioning of the park was changing with trends in Post-World War II America The economy was booming and so was the population. The motivating force was returning GIs and efforts to provide them with affordable housing. In post W WII America, there was a shortage of nearly 2 million homes. During the Depression and war years, young people were living with parents and eatended families were the norm. Through government programs such as the GI Bill, independent housing in the form of FHA [Federal Housing Administration] approved Cape Cods and Ranch style homes popped up in great numbers across the country. These were new communities with planned neighborhoods which included parks, churches and schools.�' Another notable phenomenon was the transition from city to suburb. According to social scientist and historian Kenneth Jackson, by 1960 forty percent of the population lived in suburbs, nearly double the number as before the war. Those suburbs also changed in five different ways. They were now: More remote from the city center, lower density, generic design, more affordable, and lacking in diversity�s Dubuque did not vary much from the national norm. The city grew away from the downtown area. There were planned neighborhoods of`ticky tacky' houses�b, most notably the John Deere subdivision off Hillcrest Avenue, adjacent to the newest city park, Flora Park. `The Committee on Hygiene and Healthful Housing of the American Public Health Association (1948)published Planning the Neighborhood, a book of standards that codified open space requirements in urban areas and promoted local and neighborhood parks in proximate relationships with local schools.�� But the majority of suburban development in Dubuque did not include direct and immediate access to parks, which put pressure on existing parks like Eagle Point to provide recreation for these growing families. Landscape historian Galen Cranz describes park development from 1930 to 1965 and the era of the `Recreational Facility' — `recreation because of the emphasis on activity and `facility' because it is essentially no longer a park in the sense of having a lot of green areas with a lot of land around J4 Ames, David L. `Interpreting the Post-World War II Suburban Landscapes as Historical Resources' http://www.nos.Qov/nr/oublications/bulletins/suburbs/Ames.odf 's Kenneth Jacksoq Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanizatian of the United States. 1�`ed [Oxford and London: Oxford University Press, 1987] p.90. J6 Lewis Mumford, The City in History:Ifs Ongins, Its Transformations and Its Prospects[San Diego, CA,New York and London: Harvest Press, 1961]p. 499-503. "Tridib Banerjee, `The future of public space: beyond invented streets and reinvented places' in Matthew Carmona and Steven Tiesdaell, eds Urban Design Reader[Burlington MA: Architectural Press, 2007]pp.155-162. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 8 Page 75 them.�$ The park is now a place to go and do sports, games and other communal activities such as birthday parties, wedding receptions and family reunions. The features added to Eagle Point Park answer these needs —Open Air Pavilion for large gatherings, playgrounds with equipment spotted throughout the park and the Band Shell for community theater and musical entertainment. A newspaper article identifies the active community use of the Band Shell. The Shell was designed for good acoustics with a huge sweeping roof and a high base platform. It is here that the Eagle Point Players perform several one and two-act plays in the summer under the apprenticeship of the recreation department. It is here too that nine concerts were played this past season. The Dubuque Community Band offers six of these, Senior High, Wahlert and Loras College each contribute one concert.79 Likewise in the 1960s, Richard Kramer was the superintendent and noted thatthey planted 100 to 125 trees in Eagle Point every year. This included ash, hackberry, sycamore and two or three varieties of maple.80 Archeology A Phase IA archaeological investigation was conducted in 2013 by the University of Iowa's Office of the State Archaeologist at Eagle Point Park, Site 13DB1 and adjacent site13DB363, Sections 7 and 18, T89N-R3E, Dubuque County, Iowa. A large amount of archival material relating to the sites was reviewed and documented noting a potential to yield prehistoric and historic archeological resources. The OSA report determined the need for a Remnant Mound Survey and a Phase 1 Archeological Survey to locate any prehistoric or historic cultural resources in the park landscape. The City of Dubuque received a State of Iowa Certified Local Government Grant to conduct a Phase I Intensive Survey and Evaluation of Eagle Point Park. The investigation was completed in distinct steps, including LiDAR analysis, geophysical survey, cadaver dog survey, surface reconnaissance, Oakfield Probe testing, and auger/shovel testing in the ridgetop areas previously identified as having the highest potential for mound remnants. Maps were generated from the geophysical survey and dog walkover, and hotspot areas were subjected to subsurface testing. Additional follow-up auger testing was also completed across the ridge. In addition, a Phase I intensive archaeological survey was undertaken in a larger area along the park's side slopes and a portion of low terrace areas to identify other archaeological sites within the park proper. No traces of burial mounds were found in any of the tested areas during either the pedestrian 'a Galen Cranz, `Urban Parks of the Past and Future.' http://www.00s.orQ/reference/futureoarks/ J9 `Dubuque's Eagle Point— 164 Acres of Beauty,' Telegraph Herald(1960)p.l. 80 `Dubuque's Eagle Point— 164 Acres of Beauty,' Telegraph Herald(1960) p34. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 8 Page 76 survey or subsurface testing of the ridgelines. Many of the tested areas were found to contain intact, non-disturbed soil profiles. Nine archaeological sites were newly recorded during this investigation and documented in the Phase I Intensive Archaeological Survey ofEagle Point Park, City ofDubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa, ReportNo. 847. Sites 13DB1100 and 13DB1101 are isolated prehistoric finds from the ground surface with little research potential or significance. Sites 13DB1102, 13DB1103, and 13DB1104 are historic lead mining pits located on the blufftop and are considered contributing elements to the nomination of Eagle Point Park for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. Other sites contributingto this nomination include Site 13DB1106, ahistoric dump; Site 13DB1108, aborrow; and Site 13DB1109, the remnants of a concrete stairway that at one time led from the blufftop to the river below. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 9 Page 77 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form.) Archival Materials Andreas, A. T.Andreas'illustrated historical atlas ofthe State oflowa Chicago, Andreas Atlas Co. 1875. Caldwell, Alfred drawings and plans. Dubuque Museum of Art [DUMA], Dubuque, IA. 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NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 9 Page 85 Previous documentation on File(NPS): preliminary determination of individual listing(36 CFR 67) has been requested previously listed in the National Register previously determined eligible by the National Register designated a National Historic Landmark recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey # recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # recorded by Historic American L,andscape Survey# Pi•imary location of additional data: X State Historic Preservation Office Other State agency Federal agency Local government University Other Name of repository Historic Resources Survey Number(if assigned): NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 10 Page 86 10. 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I � . �."'� + �— t�. ^ Y � �-`1 Q'y � � � � �'M^",; �� • . .�, , r,'R � [ P , ' �� .�r+:��:. ,eC�'�r Z.x� )' •a� �•.•� r -a�'^N ,� � �. � �� y � � �� ra��i �, �" ^�,� `w.. �.� i • Yi . ^�Y l"�y �w - _` 1 ' � f `��' �4 :S�tt , �_'.r ��5:i '� � �1 �.��.r L:�.'YSAF'� . / Boundary Map. Source: City of Dubuque 2015 NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 10 Page 88 Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries ofthe property.) Eagle Point Park's northern and northeastern boundaries are formed by the natural steep bluff which skirts the edge of the Mississippi River and abuts the Canadian Pacific Railroad tracks. The southern eastern boundary of the park has a curved formation which comprises the former stone quarry which sat below the bluff, but continues to follow the edge of the bluff along its southern border which abuts Lincoln Avenue and runs along the property line for the Mathias Ham House site. In the southwestern section ofthe park, the boundary is adjacentto Shiras Avenue until just north of the Southern Gate Road. This part of the western boundary is formed by abutting private property lines and its accompanying woodlands, which then narrows to the northwestern section of the park, in which Eagle Point Drive forms the western boundary. In the far western section of the park is bounded by private property and covered with native woods. Boundary Justification (Explain whythe boundaries were selected.) These boundaries were chosen as they are the historical boundaries of the park. These historical boundaries include undeveloped land and forest especially in the northern and northwestern sectors which were included in order to preserve the land from urban development. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 89 11. Form Prepared By Name/Title: Dr. Julie Schlarman Organization: Jackson Street Consultin� Street& Number: 1331 Jackson Street City or Town: Dubuque State: IA Zip Code: 52001 E-mail: iischlarman(c�etnail.com Telephone: 563.495.1234 Date: Name/Title: Plannin�Services Denartment Organization: Citv of Dubuque. Iowa Street& Number: 50 W. 13�' Street City or Town: Dubuque State: IA Zip Code: 52001 E-mail: lcarsten ,cityordubuque.arg Telephone: 563-589-4210 Date: Property Owner: Name/Title: Citv of Dubuque.. Iowa Organization: Citv of Dubuque. Iowa Street& Number: 50 W. 13�' Street City or Town: Dubuque State: IA Zip Code: 52001 E-mail: lcarsten ,cityofdubuque.arg Telephone: 563-589-4210 Date: NPB Fo�m 10.900a OMB Appmval No. 10]10018 United States Department of the Interior Na[ional Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 90 Additional Documentation ❑ Maps: A USGS map or equivalent(7.5 or 15-minute series). � � � t ;< � `� . � _ ; � , '� . . � � y�;� . w / �. s�=" � d� �� ..� � ,� I � � '. �` , ti � _. � y��? �� `� , . .�,a � , �� Ba ,f ` '�. ,�� °5�''-�.- i 4 :�� . �� .�lljl]CCt D1StP1Ct��,� �� h � , . - � ,. r,..0 � '/` . " ��y..W �.; r' �ti . � i W"` $ : ~' .9 r'` � , '�,� 4�,�. :�'� � ' �'��. ; N 4�'•q„�' ,� . U SGS map. Source: Ciry of Dubuque Planning Department 2015. NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 91 ❑ Resource Key ,� P IB 16 \ � 14 I ' \ 30 P �9 2 t ��15 • ia , � � io * � „ a,� • 9, �� . , • yF �2 � �6 p� 38 15 16 �� _9 \8 \5 �c f . <F 33 �P♦ � 1 1 tt o xt ¢ i 3 UP � •� y,'�e 3z 4 f Wy S S a p � 49 • a S / l3 = L ).� U t F an ��i ¢ 9 y� 9 p O 0 Q � F o �m � u '� ♦ S J9 � F 5 { N E� � y U n ) Pa" ``9q��TSN 4 y fW Ur V r Locator Map Source: City of Dubuque Planning Department 2016 NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 92 Table of Contributing and Non-contributing Features Ma # Name C/NC Date T e 1. EAGLE POINT PARK C 1908 Site CIRCULATION PATTERNS 2. Pedestrian Path C Structure 3. Vehicular Path C Structure A. ENTRANCE FEATURES 4. Entrance Kiosk NC c. 1995 Buildin 5. Ea le Statue on Limestone Pedestal C c. 1950 Ob�ect 6. Curved Concrete Retainin Wall C c. 1925 Structure B. WESTERN PARK FEATURES 7. Horseshoe Pits (� C c. 1920 Ob�ect 8. Public Restrooms C c. 1940 Buildin 9. Wadin Pool C c. 1920 Structure 10. Band Shell C 1958 Buildin 11. O en Air Pavilion C 1955 Buildin C. "CITY IN A GARDEN" FEATURES 12. Terrace Room C 1937 Building 13. Veranda Rooms C 1936 Buildin 14. Indian Room with Public Restrooms C 1934 Building 15. Brid e Com lex C 1935 Buildin 16. Tennis Courts (6) C c. 1938 Structure 17. Circular Stone Planters in North Parking Lot C c. 1938 Object (3) D. LEDGE GARDEN FEATURES 18. Led e Garden C 1935 Site 19. Stand-Alone Council Rin s (4) C 1935 Ob'ect E. EASTERN PARK FEATURES 20. Riverfront Pavilion C 1910 Buildin 21. Public Restrooms near Concession Stand C c. 1940 Building 22. Concession Stand/Utilit Buildin C c. 1940 Buildin 23. Shiras Memorial Pavilion C 1920 Building 24. Southeastern Ci /River Viewin Point C 1909 Site NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 93 25. Trian lar Concrete Patio at Allison Point C 1909 Site 26. Hexagon Concrete Patio at Shiras Point C 1909 Site 27. Ea le's View Pavilion NC c. 1970 Buildin 28. Public Restrooms near Parking Lot NC c. 1990 Structure F. SOUTHERN PARK FEATURES 29. Lo Cabin Pavilion C 1937-1939 Buildin 30. Council Rin s near Lo Cabin Pavilion C 1937-1939 Ob�ect 31. Public Restrooms near Lo Cabin Pavilion C 1937-1939 Buildin 32. Tri-State View Pavilion C 1959 Buildin 33. Water Tower NC 1940 Structure G. NORTHERN PARK FEATURES 34. Scenic Overlook on Ea le Point Drive C 1909 Site Index of Figures 1 Map of Buildings. 2 Map of Landscape Features. 3 Perspective drawing of Riverfront Pavilion by John Spencer, 1910. City of Dubuque Park Commission papers. City of Dubuque Planning Office, Dubuque, IA. 4 Postcard of`Shiras Memorial Shelter, Eagle Point Park, Dubuque.' c1940. The Encyclopedia of Dubuque. Dubuque, IA: First National Bank, 1991. www.encyclopediadubuque.org 5 General plan of`City in a Garden.' Alfred Caldwell's `City in a Garden' plan. DUMA A5, 1934. Dubuque Museum of Art. 6 Partial plan illustrating the eastern range of the Bridge Complex. Alfred Caldwell's `City in a Garden' plan. DUMA E22,1934. Dubuque Museum of Art. 7 Elevation of the eastern range of the Bridge Complex and its supporting superstructure. Alfred Caldwell's `City in a Garden' plan. DUMA E23,1934. Dubuque Museum of Art. 8 Detail of the western end of the Bridge Complex, showing the deterioration of the balcony and its missing lighting fiatures. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman, 14 September 2015. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 94 9 Detail of the complex fireplace on the western fagade of the Log Cabin pavilion. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman, 23 September 2014. 10 Interior ofthe Open Air pavilion looking south. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman, 14 September 2015. 11 Tri State View Pavilion looking east over the Mississippi River. Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman, 17 October 2015. 12 Eagle's View Pavilion looking south. Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman, 14 September 2015 13 Entrance Kiosk facing northeast. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman, 23 September 2014. 14 Band Shell camera facing south. Photograph by David Cobb Craig, 2010. httn://davidcobbcrai�.blo�snot.com/2010 11 O1 archive.html 15 W ater Tower, camera facing north with turkey vultures sunning themselves on a cool autumn morning. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman, 17 October 2015. 16 Accessible restrooms located between Eagle's View and the Riverfront Pavilions, camera facing south. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman, 1 October 2015. 17 Scenic overlook of the Mississippi River from Eagle Point Drive; camera facing northeast. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 27 June 2015. 18 Tree-lined Kramer Circle Drive with public restrooms on far right camera facing south. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 17 October 2015. 19 Eagle statue with plantings in foreground, Streetcar Stand and former dual staircases; camera facing southeast. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 1 October 2015. 20 Photograph of remnants of the staircase south of streetcar stand and portions of the concrete retaining wall. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 17 October 2015. 21 Photograph of remnants of staircase [north of streetcar stand]; camera facing south. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman, 27 June 2015. 22 Bluff's Edge Promenade from Shiras Memorial; part of Lock and Dam #11 on lower right; NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 95 camera facing north. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 14 September 2015. 23 The Meadow from Open Air Pavilion with the Band Shell in the background; camera facing east. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 14 June 2015. 24 The water fountain, limestone viewing bench and parking lot edging with tennis courts in background; camera facing northwest. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 21 June 2015. 26 Stone planter in parking lot adjacent to tennis courts. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 27 June 2015. 27 Wood and plaster model of Bridge Complex —upper left, Indian Room and restrooms —lower right, patio, and Veranda Rooms on the far right as built. No date for model. Caldwell, Alfred drawings, models and plans. City of Dubuque Parks Division, Dubuque, IA. 28 Water bubbler, steps and semicircular stone patio in background; camerafacing south. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 14 September 2015. 29 Ledge garden, camera facing south. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 21 September 2015. 30 Postcard of`Pool and Rock Garden, Eagle Point Park', c1950. Collection of Dr Julie Schlarman. 31 Photograph of the eastern council ring, Dubuque Telegraph Herald. `First of Council Rings at Eagle Point Park,' Telegraph Herald(November 11, 1934). 32 Photograph of council ring, public restrooms and part ofthe parking lot adjacentto the Log Cabin Pavilion. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 14 September 2015. 33 Ham [Hamm] Island can be identified in the upper right quadrant of the map to the right of Lake Peosta. Andreas, A. T.Andreas'illustrated historical atlas ofthe State oflowa Chicago, Andreas Atlas Co. 1875, p.l l l. 34 Southern portion of the 1909 plan of Eagle Point Park by Lowrie and Robinson. Lowrie, Charles Nassau and Robinson, Charles Mulford plans. City of Dubuque Parks Division, Dubuque, IA. 35 Northern portion of the 1909 plan of Eagle Point Park by Lowrie and Robinson. Lowrie, Charles Nassau and Robinson, Charles Mulford plans. City of Dubuque Parks Division, Dubuque, NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 96 IA. 36 Detail of the southern portion of the 1909 plan of Eagle Point Park by Lowrie and Robinson. Lowrie, Charles Nassau and Robinson, Charles Mulford plans. City of Dubuque Parks Division, Dubuque, IA. 37 `Cathedral of Elms' on Rhomberg Avenue,first half of the twentieth century. The Encyclopedia ofDubuque. Dubuque, IA: First National Bank, 1991. www.encvclonediadubuque.ore 38 Early twentieth century postcard of`Entrance to Eagle Point Park Dubuque.' c1915. The Encyclopedia ofDubuque. Dubuque, IA: First National Bank, 1991. www.encvclonediadubuque.ore 39 Early twentieth century postcard of`Eagle Point Drive.'Collection of Dr Julie Schlarman. 40 Postcard of Shiras Memorial Shelter on Eagle Point and demolished Wisconsin High Bridge, c 1965. Collection of Dr Julie Schlarman. 41 Quarry and plant of eagle Point Lime Co. Eagle Point, Dubuque County Iowa. From Iowa Geological Survey, T�ol. XVII, Fifteenth Annual Report of the Iowa State Geologist, Plate XXXIII, 1906. 42 Bluff's Edge Promenade from Riverfront Pavilion; camera facing east. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 27 June 2015. 43 Postcard of Belvidere at Eagle Point Park, Dubuque IA', c 1940. The Encyclopedia of Dubuque. Dubuque, IA: First National Bank, 1991. www.encvclonediadubuque.ore 44 Site of former Belvidere;' Bluff's Edge Promenade with mechanical viewer; camera facing east. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 9 October 2015. 45 `Riverside Stairway Leading to Eagle Point Park, Dubuque' n.d. The Encyclopedia ofDubuque. Dubuque, IA: First National Bank, 1991. www.encvclonediadubuque.ore 46 Detail of`Shiras Memorial Shelter' plan and elevation. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 1 October 2015. 47 Postcard of`Old Log Cabin' shelter at Eagle Point Park, c.1950. The Encyclopedia ofDubuque. Dubuque, IA: First National Bank, 1991. www.encvclonediadubuque.ore 48 Jens Jensen's waterfall and prairie stream at Columbus Park, Chicago 1910. Chicago Historical Society. `The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago,'2005. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 97 httn://www.encvclonedia.chica�ohistorv.ore/ 49 Caldwell plan of 1935. DUMA A3, 1934. Dubuque Museum of Art. 50 Landscaping around the Veranda Rooms, c1936-1940. Camerafacing northwest. Photograph by Dr. Julie Schlarman, 14 September 2014. 51 Detail of Caldwell's `City in a Garden' plan showing the Bridge Complex on the far left. DUMA A5, 1934. Dubuque Museum of Art. 52 Alfred Caldwell [far left] inspecting stones for the floor of the lily pond, c 1935. `Proress made on Park Pool Project,' Telegraph Herald(November 18, 1934). 53 Postcard of Lombardy pines on Eagle Point Drive, c.1920. Collection of Dr Julie Schlarman. 54 National Youth Administration Log Cabin project. Council ring, public restrooms, playground with Log Cabin Pavilion barely visible in center back. Photograph by Dr Julie Schlarman 14 September 2015. NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 98 Photographs Submit clear and descriptive photographs. The size of each image must be 1600x1200 pixels (minimum), 3000x2000 preferred, at 300 ppi (pixels per inch) or larger. Key all photographs to the sketch map. Each photograph must be numbered and that number must correspond to the photograph number on the photo log. Property Name Eagle Point Park County and State Dubuque County,Iowa Name of Photographer Ose Akinlotan Location of original negative or digital files CD If digital,type of digital ink and paper used HP Vivera ink and HP premium paper Photo# Name Descri tion ENTRANCE FEATURES 1. Entrance Kiosk View North 2. Ea le Statue on Limestone Pedestal View Nartheast 3. Curved Concrete Retainin Wall View Nartheast WESTERN PARK FEATURES 4. Horseshoe Pits (� View Southwest 5. Public Restrooms View East 6. Wadin Pool View Southeast 7. Band Shell View Southwest 8. O en Air Pavilion View Northeast "CITY IN A GARDEN" FEATURES 9. Terrace Room View Southwest 10. Veranda Rooms View West 11. Indian Room with Public Restrooms View East 12. Indian Room with Public Restrooms View Northwest 13. Brid e Com lex View Southeast 14. Brid e Com lex View West 15. Tennis Courts (� View Narthwest 16. Circular Stone Planters in Narth Parkin Lot(3) View Southeast LEDGE GARDEN FEATURES 17. Led e Garden View Northwest 18. Stand-Alone Council Rin s (4) View South NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 99 EASTERN PARK FEATURES 19. Riverfront Pavilion View Northwest 20. Public Restrooms near Concession Stand View West 21. Concession Stand/Utili Buildin View Nartheast 22. Shiras Memorial Pavilion View East 23. Southeastern Cit /River Viewin Point View Southeast 24. Trian lar Concrete Patio at Allison Point View Nartheast 25. Hexa on Concrete Patio at Shiras Point View East 26. Ea le's View Pavilion View Southwest 27. Public Restrooms near Parkin Lot View Southeast SOUTHERN PARK FEATURES 28. Lo Cabin Pavilion View Southwest 29. Council Rin s near Lo Cabin Pavilion View Southwest 30. Public Restrooms near Lo Cabin Pavilion View Southeast 31. Tri-State View Pavilion View Nartheast 32. Water Tower View Narthwest NORTHERN PARK FEATURES 33. Scenic Overlook on Eagle Point Drive View North CIRCULATION PATTERNS 34. Pedestrian Path View Narthwest 35. Pedestrian Path View Southeast 36. Vehicular Path View Nartheast NPS Form 10-900-a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 100 ❑ Photo Log/Sketch Map The following information specific to the photo log: ,6 �,� 1 �IS . IB y,'�i 4 MFM�Riq�35 n,s� �H '�—t9 i3 ♦—�o i n 9 � �. � � ♦ t , 9 /26 �33 tl� q +, F • � `O b i� I 36�� P ' '{' � }3 p ia zs� B I � z ( z3'� v3 m �� ' P o � P� a �za �n rc � 3fi �P � � JtY�� 3i�-• pw� i f� O Yp � r V A N '� T �5 s 9L m t p 9 • ` � �L 3l '29 `� yy�e 9 > P � P NA m �• '� so ze � 2 � P P 5 � * m � N � N 5 � � w > P 2 p � � � � m E o O W � S Q�'� Q �P P Sketch map.Source: City of Dubuque Planning Department 2016 NPS Fortn 10-900a OMB Approval No. 1024-0018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section 11 Page 101 Acknowledgements This nomination has been financed in part with Federal funds from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. However,the contents and opinions do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior. This program receives Federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended,the U.S. Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, disability or age in its federally assisted programs. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above of if you desire further information, please write to: Office of Equal Opportunity, National Park Service, 1849 C Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20204. CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA OFFICIAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of Dubuque, lowa will hold a public hearing on a request by the City of Dubuque to application to nominate Eagle Point Park, 2601 Shiras Avenue, Dubuque, lowa, as a City Landmark Site for approximately 164 acres of parkland owned by the City of Dubuque, lowa and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2017. The public hearing will be held: DATE: Monday, July 1 , 2019 TIME: 6:00 p.m. PLACE: City Council Chambers, Historic Federal Building 350 W. 6th Street, Dubuque, lowa The legal description of the nominated parkland is: LOT 2-1-2, LOT 1-1-1-1-2-3, LOT 2-1-1-2-3, LOT 2-1-2-3, LOT 1 , LOT 2-2-2-3 ALL OF MINERAL LOT 310; LOT 1 OF MINERAL LOT 308; LOT 1 & 2 OF SUBDIVISION OF 3 OF MINERAL LOT 305A; LOT 4, LOT 1-1-1-1-1-1-1 OF MINERAL LOT 305A; LOT 1-1- 1-1 OF 305A EXCEPT THAT PART THAT LIES EASTERLY OF THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND WESTERLY OF THE LOCKAND DAM & RIVERLOT 2-4 OF EAGLEPOINT #2; LOT 2-221 , LOT 1-222 & LOTS 223 & 224 JULIEN ADDITION; LOTS 529 THRU 534 HAMS ADDITION; LOTS 2-6, LOT 2-1-6 AND PARTS OF LOTS 107 TO 124 ALL IN FOUNTAIN HILL RESUBDIVISION; LOT 1 , LOT 1A, LOT 2-3-2, LOT 2-1-4, LOT 2-6, LOT 7, LOT 2-2-3, LOT 2-4, LOT 2-1-3, LOT 3-1-4, AND LOT 2-1- 2-3 ALL OF MINERAL LOT 312; LOT 2-1 BLOCK 3 ORCHARD HILLS; LOT 2-2 OF MINERAL LOT 305A; ALL IN SECTION 7 —TOWNSHIP 89 NORTH — RANGE 3 EAST IN THE CITY OF DUBUQUE, DUBUQUE COUNTY, IOWA. At the public hearing, all interested parties may present oral and written comments regarding the proposal. Copies of supporting documents for the public hearing are on file in the City Clerk's Office, 50 w. 13�h Street, Dubuque, and may be viewed during normal working hours. Any visual or hearing-impaired persons needing special assistance or persons with special accessibility needs should contact the City Clerk's Office at (563) 589-4100 or TDD (563) 690-6678 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.