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Mathias Ham House Historic Structures Report Copyrig hted March 15, 2021 City of Dubuque Consent Items # 13. City Council Meeting ITEM TITLE: Mathias Ham House Historic Structures Report SUMMARY: City Managertransmitting the Dubuque County Historical Society Mathias Ham House Historic Structures Report. SUGGESTED Suggested Disposition: Receive and File DISPOSITION: ATTACHMENTS: Description Type Mathias Ham House Historic Structures Report-MVM City Manager Memo Memo Staff Memo Staff Memo Mathias Ham House Historic Structures Report 2-2021 Supporting Documentation Dubuque THE CITY OF � ui-Aseria cih DuB E , . � . , � II � Maste iece on tj2e Mississi i zoo�•zoiz•zois YP pp zoi�*zoi9 TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager SUBJECT: Mathias Ham House Historic Structures Report DATE: March 9, 2021 Leisure Services Manager Marie Ware is transmitting the Dubuque County Historical Society Mathias Ham House Historic Structures Report. � Mic ael C. Van Milligen MCVM:jh Attachment cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager Marie L. Ware, Leisure Services Manager Dubuque THE CITY OF � All•pmerica Cii� DuB E ��r�,� ,,k�,u�: 1IIII�r Masterpiece on the Mississippi zoi�*zo�9 TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager FROM: Marie L. Ware, Leisure Services Manager SUBJECT: Mathias Ham House Historic Structures Report DATE: March 9, 2021 INTRODUCTION The purpose of this memorandum is to share the Dubuque County Historical Society Mathias Ham House Historic Structures Report. DISCUSSION The Mathias Ham House site is a city owned facility leased to the Dubuque County Historic Society. The Society received Great Places designation and funding from the State of lowa program. The project also received a National Endowment for the Arts and Jeffries Foundation grant funding. This funding is being used to do many physical improvements to the buildings and grounds. This City provided matching funding. One of the projects funded as a part of the grants is a Historic Structure Report for Mathias Ham House. The report focuses on the history, period of significance, character defining historic requirements, and building use. A helpful part of the report for the City is located on pages 173-181. This section outlines physical maintenance and needs of the Ham House currently and upcoming as well as cost estimates. The lease agreement with the Dubuque County Historical Society outlines that the City will pay for exterior needs of the Ham House. The information contained in the report will help the City greatly in upcoming budget cycles. 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It has been a museum since June of 1964. � � " 4 "'°�'Pe0'ra�k'�= Mathias Ham House-Historic Context a�id Recr�nGun C�i wle.c Q ��E+��EN � .s� �" Mathias Ham was one of the earliest settlers in the Dubuque area, a well- E.�,. �. �i=��re w�"�'�" J'°'�ge�n` -.> known businessman and a civic leader who built a fine mansion in the il��..��:•..,,iy D�rcaf➢��t,quz c . - Italianate style as a showpiece of his wealth and prominence. Ham came to �� °. Q " ""� '•'°a':�r N + the Galena, Illinois area in 1822, eleven years before settlement was open _;�osColleee ' �ISTRIS' o�b�q�e in northeast lowa. He began his business ventures in Galena by building a r'�� c� boat and shipping goods on the Mississippi River. In 1826, Mathias Ham Figure 1. Google Map of Dubuque, lowa showing vicinity of Ham House. was one of the first to obtain a license to mine lead in the Galena area. He partnered with others and expanded into smelting lead in addition to The Ham House is the only original building remaining on the Ham Historic mining. In the early 1830s, Mathias Ham saw the rich potential of the lands Site. See Site Map (Figure 2). The Ham House is outlined in yellow in directly across the Mississippi in northeast lowa, specifically the areas north Figure 2.There are other historic buildings to the north of the Ham House of the lead mines that had been established by Julien Dubuque three that have been moved to the site from other locations. They were not decades earlier. He scouted out areas in what is now the Dubuque area historically associated with the Ham House, so they will not be examined as before settlement was allowed and was one of the first to cross into lowa part of this historic structure report. on June 1, 1837 to stake his claims. He quickly began his business MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l enterprises in the Eagle Point area, which included lead mining, operating a Mathias Ham House—Future Plans ferry between Wisconsin and lowa and real estate investment and development. By the 1850s, Ham had become one of the 5 wealthiest The mission of the Dubuque County Historical Society (DCHS) is to inspire individuals in Dubuque County. He also was a recognized leader in the stewardship by creating educational experiences where history and rivers community and was elected Dubuque City alderman from 1854 to 1860. come alive. The Mathias Ham House has been in operation as a museum since 1964. Since then it has welcomed several million visitors, including Shortly after his marriage to his first wife Zerelda, Mathias Ham constructed children in elementary schools in Dubuque who likely experience the Ham a limestone cottage in the Eagle Point area in 1839. In the mid-1850s, House as one of their first history museum experiences. The Ham House Mathias Ham decided to substantially expand the small cottage he had has been a beloved educational, historical and cultural asset in Dubuque, constructed in 1839 by building a large Italianate villa immediately to the hosting annual ice cream socials on July 4`", numerous events throughout south of the original cottage. The Italianate style was at the height of its the summer and fall and candlelight tours around Christmas. popularity for residential, commercial and institutional architecture. It is likely that Ham commissioned John Francis Rague, a well-known architect The DCHS plans to continue providing this tremendously valuable at the time, to complete the design of Ham's Italianate villa. Rague was educational and cultural resource by continuing to operate the Mathias most well-known for designing the Capitol of Illinois in Springfield and the Ham House as a history museum. The experience of the visitors to the Territorial Capitol of lowa in lowa City. museum will be enhanced by focusing on the preservation of the Mathias Ham House and protecting museum collections. The Mathias Ham House In the midst of construction, Ham experienced personal setbacks, including has retained a high level of historic and architectural integrity over the the death of his first wife Zerelda and a devastating fire in the villa in 1855 years, so work will focus on preserving existing fabric and design. There that required construction to start from the beginning. The tragedy that have been historically inappropriate changes over time, but those have ultimately impacted Ham for the rest of his life, however, was the financial largely been reversed through selective restoration efforts. In the limited panic of 1857. Mathias Ham was overextended with investments in instances where historic features have been removed or altered, they will railroads and real estate. Ham's wealth was wiped out almost immediately be brought back where feasible. in the panic of 1857. The lead industry was also on the decline in the late 1850s, so Ham was never able to accumulate the wealth he had before The focus of the work will be: 1857. • Preservation and maintenance of the building shell. For the rest of his life, Mathias Ham was on a vicious cycle of borrowing to . Upgrading of inechanicals and building systems. pay his debts and living expenses. By 1878, Ham lost title to his properties . Preservation and maintenance of the building's interior finishes. and his home. However, he was able to stay in the home due to generosity . Enhancement of public accessibility into the building and ease of of his creditors. His daughter Sarah Ham was able to regain ownership of accessibility within the building. the house in 1887,just two years before Ham's death. All funds for the work on the Mathias Ham House will come from public and Sarah Ham was the last family member to live in the home and she stayed private grants, private fundraising and the lowa State Historic Tax Credit there until her death in 1921. Sarah Ham continued her father's unwise (the lowa State Historic Tax Credit allows nonprofits to benefit from the fiscal practices and was forced into multiple bad financial deals that ended historic tax credit program). with her selling the house to the City of Dubuque in 1912. Over fifty years later, the house became a museum run by the Dubuque County Historical Society. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Andrew McCready completed the floor plan drawings and assisted with the masonry existing physical conditions assessment. Thanks to the following who contributed knowledge and resources to make Jeffrey Morton this HSR possible: Jeffrey Morton Associates The Dubuque County Historical Society and the City of Dubuque have 206 Bluff Street provided devoted and thoughtful stewardship of the Mathias Ham House Dubuque, lowa 52001 and have been great partners in operating the site over the years. The knowledge and resources of the staff of both organizations have provided Jeffrey Morton assisted with the existing physical conditions assessment, invaluable documentation to allow this report to be complete. the treatment recommendations for rehabilitation, the outline of the rehabilitation work plan, the detailed work plan and the cost estimates. The following organizations provided grant funding for the completion of Consultants/Contractors this HSR: lowa Department of Cultural Affairs, Historic Resources Tony Kartsonas • Development Program Historic Surfaces, LLC National Endowment for the Humanities 4121 North Troy Street • Jeffris Family Foundation Coach House � Chicago, IL 60618 PROJ ECT TEAM Tony Kartsonas completed the interior finishes assessment. Project Manager, Historic Preservation Consultant Gronen And Author of Historic Structure Report 900 Jackson Street, Ste LL2 Dubuque, lowa 5200 Duane Hagerty Bill Doyle Gronen assisted with the cost estimates and worked with the following Heritage Works, Inc. consultants: 489 W. 4t" Street Dubuque, lowa 52001 HVAC Geisler Brothers Duane Hagerty is the primary author of the HSR. Heritage Works as a team 1500 Radford Road completed the historic research. Bill Doyle completed the fa�ade drawings Dubuque, lowa 52002 and detail drawings. Heritage Works worked with the rest of the team to complete the physical conditions assessment. Electrical Paulson Electric Restoration Architects 685 Century Drive Dubuque, lowa 52004 Andrew McCready 563 Design Plumbinq 1268 Locust Street Jaeger Plumbing & Pump Dubuque, lowa 52001 17500 John Deer Rd. S. Dubuque, lowa 52001 MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l SCOPE OF WORK interior maintenance. The DCHS has also done of good job of documenting changes to the house during their ownership. The purpose of this HSR is to provide a comprehensive document that will be a clear and concise guide for the Dubuque County Historical Society in There are no known original architectural plans or technical specifications their ongoing efforts to care for the Ham House. The report contains an existing for the building. evaluation and opinion of the most appropriate treatments for the house. This HSR will be a resource for any future proposed changes to the Period of Significance property and will also serve as a guide for periodic routine maintenance of the house after work is complete. The term "period of significance" is the span of time in which the property achieved the significance for which it meets the National Register of This HSR was prepared in accordance with industry standards and follows Historic Places criteria. The period of significance for the Mathias Ham the guidelines and recommendations contained in the National Park House is 1839, the date of the construction of the cottage, through 1905, Service Preservation Brief No. 43: The Preparation and Use of Historic When the Ham House became a cancer hospital and after that was no Structure Reports. longer used primarily as the residence for the Ham family. The scope of the HSR focuses mainly on the following categories: Character Defining Historic Features History The Ham House has retained the integrity of its period of significance, including the vast majority of its historic materials and historic The history of the Ham House has been well documented over its nearly craftsmanship, both on the interior and exterior. Inappropriate changes that 183-year history. Mathias Ham constructed the north portion of the house in Were made over time have largely been reversed through restoration 1839 and the larger Italianate mansion in 1857. As a prominent member of efforts. Its character defining historic features relate principally to its the community, there is quite a bit of information about Mathias Ham, who Italianate style of architecture with its graceful, center belvedere, its lived in the house until his death in 1889. Mathias Ham's two daughters, bracketed cornice, its limestone fa�ade with simple limestone window Sarah and Margaret (also known as May) continued to live in the house. hoods and sills, elaborate wood front door and door surround and wood Margaret Ham died in 1897, leaving Sarah the sole resident in the house. porch with gothic revival details. The interior also retains its Italianate Mathias Ham was cash poor when he died, so Sarah spent the rest of her interior design scheme from its original construction. Its floorplan is almost life trying to raise enough money to continue living in the house. Between entirely unaltered. All of its millwork, including baseboards, casings, 1905 and 1907, the house was briefly converted to a cancer hospital to Windows, doors and shutters are in near original condition. Over the years, generate rent revenue for Sarah (Sarah was able to continue living in a there have been minimal alterations to the Ham House, but those additions room set aside for her). In 1912, Sarah sold the house to the City of and alterations have had minimal impact on the historic character defining Dubuque for $8,500 in her last effort to generate cash from her dwindling features of the building. real estate. A condition of the sale was that Sarah could continue to live in the house. Sarah died in 1921. Physical Condition The Ham House was the location of the City of Dubuque Parks The results of the current condition investigation revealed that the building Department, with the Superintendent of Parks living in the north portions of is in good physical condition for its age. As with any building that is of its the building after the 1920s. Since the City acquired the house in 1912, the age, there is substantial work that needs to be done to restore its shell and history of changes to the building has been relatively well documented. In to upgrade building mechanicals and facilities. The specifics of the physical 1964, the Ham House became a museum operated by the DCHS. Under condition assessment for the entire building are noted in this HSR. the lease agreement, the City is responsible for maintenance of the exterior of the building and the surrounding site. The DCHS is responsible for MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Regulatory Requirements chronology of exterior work. It is located in the files of the City of Dubuque and the DCHS. The building is operating under a current Certificate of Occupancy. Improvements will need to comply with lowa State Building Code (which 2016 Selser Schaefer/WSA Modern Ruins Exterior Masonry Conditions includes the lowa Fire Code) and the Federal Americans with Disabilities Assessment Act (ADA) and its associated alternative compliance for designated historic buildings. In 2016, the City of Dubuque engages Selser Schaefer/WSA Modern Ruins to assess the condition of the masonry of the Mathias Ham House to Building Use determine if amounts the City had budgeted were sufficient to address the issues with the Ham House Masonry. This report was used to piece The building was originally constructed as a home and was used primarily together the chronology of exterior work. It is located in the files of the City as a home until 1905 when it was converted to a hospital use and then later of Dubuque and the DCHS. to offices for the City of Dubuque Parks Department. In 1964, the house was converted to a museum. The Dubuque County Historical Society Research and Review ofArchival Documentation contemplates that it will continue to use the building as a house museum. The approach of this report is to focus on the preservation and Information for this HSR was gathered from a variety of sources, including maintenance of the significant features of the building. the DCHS archives, Loras College Center for Dubuque History archives, City of Dubuque archives and local history collections from the Dubuque METHODOLOGY Carnegie Stout Library. Newspaper research was conducted using digital internet resources such as newspaperarchive.com and microfilm of local Use of Previous Planning and Assessment Work newspapers at Dubuque Carnegie Stout Library. Internet research yielded digitally archived copies of architectural pattern books and articles from 1983 Restoration Inventory of First Floor—Asa Haile House Restorations history and architecture journals. In 1983, Asa Haile House Restorations of Galena, Illinois, conducted a Existing Condition Survey Restoration Inventory of the First Floor of the Ham House. This report has a well-documented history of Mathias Ham and the chronology of the Heritage Works spearheaded a comprehensive survey to document the construction of the house. It is also an extensive inventory of the finishes of visible existing conditions of the building's site, exterior and interior the first floor. The methodology of the inventory of historic finishes included materials and systems. Heritage Works, in conjunction with architect removal of some subsequent interior changes to reveal original interior Andrew McCready gathered measurements of the exterior and interior of finishes and also included paint exposure windows to reveal original colors the house in order to complete "As-Built" drawings. Gronen did digital scans and decorative finishes. The methodology also included historic research of all interior spaces to provide further documentation of dimensions and a into typical historic interiors of the period. However, by and large, the report virtual digital representation of the existing condition of the building. was based on physical documentation of the Mathias Ham House available Heritage Works created a survey sheet to conduct conditions assessments at the time. This report was used to replicate finishes on the first floor. The of all features of the building, inside and outside. Architects Andrew report is located in the files of the DCHS. McCready and Jeffrey Morton assisted with the existing condition survey. Consultant Anthony Kartsonas from Historic Surfaces, LLC conducted the 1991 Exterior Conditions Assessment— Macdonald & Mack Architects physical conditions assessment of the interior decoration of the building. In 1991, the City of Dubuque hired Macdonald & Mack Architects to The team assessed each feature of the building and assigned its condition complete an exterior conditions assessment. This report examined all into one of the following categories: exterior features of the house. This report was used to piece together the � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l • Good: The feature is in working condition and does not require • Preservation places a high premium on the retention of all historic immediate or short term repairs; fabric through conservation, maintenance and repair. It reflects a • Fair: The feature is in working condition, but may require building's continuum over time, through successive occupancies, immediate or short term repairs; or and the respectful changes and alterations that are made. • Poor: The feature is not in working condition or requires substantial immediate or short term repairs. • Rehabilitation is defined as the process of returning a property to a state of utility, through repair or alteration, which makes possible The survey utilized non-intrusive methods and did not include identifying an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and hazardous materials or testing of materials. Further study may be features of the property which are significant to its historic, necessary for implementation of the recommended work plan. architectural and cultural values. Measured Drawings • Restoration, the third treatment, focuses on the retention of materials from the most significant time in a property's history, Measured drawings documenting the building's exterior elevations and while permitting the removal of materials from other periods. interior floor plan were prepared to a level of detail necessary for purposes of this report. A more detailed level of investigation and documentation will • Reconstruction, the fourth treatment, establishes limited be necessary for bidding and construction of the rehabilitation plan. opportunities to re-create a non-surviving site, landscape, building, structure, or object in all new materials. Evaluation of Significance The recommended and most appropriate treatment for the Mathias Ham The Mathias Ham House was listed on the National Register of Historic House is for preservation of exterior and interior historic features Places on July 19, 1976 with statewide significance. The historic context of significant to the period of significance of 1839 - 1905. Photographic and the Mathias Ham House within the areas of significance of commerce, historic documentation of the exterior of the Ham House indicates that most community planning and development, politics/government and of the building's exterior character-defining historic features remain intact. architecture. The Mathias Ham House is significant under Criterion B for its While there is very little visual or historic documentation of the interior of the close connection with Mathias Ham. The Mathias Ham House is also Mathias Ham House, an extensive study of the first floor of the interior was significant under Criterion C as an exceptional example of Italianate completed in 1983 that documented original finishes of the primary rooms residential architecture. The architect of the Mathias Ham House was likely of the first floor. These findings were incorporated into interior restorations John Francis Rague, a noted architect in the Midwest United States at the completed in the 1980s. Many of these findings were confirmed by the time. interior finishes study completed in late 2020 by Historic Surfaces and incorporated into this report. Selection and Rationale for the Most Appropriate Approach to Treatment This approach will identify, preserve and protect the historic character of the exterior of the building and its distinctive interior decoration. Work will Once the building's history, significance and physical condition were generally focus on the ongoing maintenance and repair of historic materials researched and investigated, an appropriate treatment was discussed and and features rather than extensive replacement and new construction. selected. The treatment options for work recommendations were based on Work could include limited and sensitive upgrading of inechanical, the accepted standards contained in the Secretary of the Interior's electrical, and plumbing systems and other code-required work to make the Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties. The Standards are a property functional. widely accepted means of planning for and implementing project work in a manner that preserves historic materials and features. They contain four possible treatment approaches. They are: MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Development of Specific Work Recommendations The work recommendations are a central feature of this HSR. The work plan was developed after the building's history; significance and physical condition were evaluated and is consistent with the selected treatment approach of rehabilitation. The process of developing work recommendations took into account the functional requirements of a house museum. In addition to project goals, the project work was guided by the building's physical condition. Broad cost estimates were provided for recommended work items with the highest priority. Each item may be completed as funding becomes available. ADMINISTRATIVE DATA Historic Name: Mathias Ham House Current Name: Mathias Ham Historic Site Property Owner: City of Dubuque (property owner) Dubuque County Historical Society (long-term lessee of the house) Property Address: 2241 Lincoln Avenue, Dubuque, lowa Property PIN: 1107251003 Property Legal Description: Lot 531 in Ham's Addition, a subdivision of Mineral Lot 305 which is Government Lot 4 of Section 7, Township 89 North, Range 3, East of the 5`n Principal Meridian, Dubuque County, lowa. Designation: National Register of Historic Places, Individually listed on July 19, 1976 with statewide significance. Dates of Construction: 1839 (original construction of cottage) 1857 (construction of villa) Period of Significance: 1839- 1905 , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l HISTORIC CONTEXT attracted pioneers from New England and the southern portions of the United States. They also encouraged immigration from mining regions in BACKGROUND England, Wales and Cornwall. The City of Dubuque was chartered in 1837. As the population expanded, In 1785, French Canadian fur trader, Julien Dubuque arrived at the industries such as button making, mill working, boat manufacturing and confluence of the Mississippi River and Catfish Creek, an area just south of ineatpacking eclipsed the lead mining industry. The proximity to the current downtown Dubuque. At the time, the area was inhabited by the Sac Mississippi River and an expanding railroad network were major factors in and Fox Indian tribe and was under the European jurisdiction of the the success of Dubuque industry in the 1800s. Industries in Dubuque Kingdom of Spain.' Soon after Julien Dubuque arrived, he learned that the attracted European immigrants from the crowded cities of the east coast of vicinity was rich in lead deposits. By 1788, the Sac and Fox Indians granted the United States. The primary groups of immigrants to Dubuque in the Julien Dubuque the rights to mine lead. He legitimized his claim with the mid-to-late 1800s were Irish and German-speaking. Spaniards in 1796 by obtaining from the Spanish Governor-General legal recognition of his claim. Julien Dubuque mined the claim until his death in MATHIAS HAM 1810. _-- . . Early Life � Mathias Ham was born on April 12, 1805 to Adam Jacob Ham and � Magdalina "Molly" (Winkler) Ham in Knox County, Tennessee. Ham had an � e� older sister, Susanna, and two younger siblings, Mary and Adam. Ham and � ' %�� ` �` "� � his siblings attended private schools in Tennessee until the family moved to �. � � z� 1 �,t � � �� '' � �, �`�` `� � ��''��- ��` " �` �'��„�""-+�,�,�. �=��;,t Missouri when Ham was 15. Two years after the move, in 1822, Ham's �S��, $" 4 ��; ` ° �-� �� -' • �'_�� `�"�" +�� father died, leaving the family with little financial support (Baule 1). As a �a:sn7p,uy��.��c .y'" R�5"..n � ' � �'.� 1 yrx 1 r� q �� ' � �,- � a �,�� :��h - f �� result, Ham left home at the age of 17 to earn a living. He first settled in .�-� 'r , xv*�*.�*:�.�.,.t* � r Kkrw'� ,�'.� �:> �---� �� -- . �:� { • ,�- � Galena, Illinois, where he built a boat and was the first to move a shipment ;� � � >, �� of dressed pork from Galena to New Orleans, via the Mississippi River '��hµ-�' _ �` �� '� - ' _- (Baule 1). His ventures in Galena awarded him a significant amount of ��,��" �� , �� `��- �--� , ,, money as a foundation for his later business ventures in Dubuque. `��.s� _.� .�,-�'+-" , � � �. :.�,. ..,., ��,��*� _ �_�� '�c��-�«»' Beginnings:Lead Mining �-.�� -�,� �' , ,�=:s � _., � _ - i,.� :�'�� _ �� ._. -' �-=4` ,�-- ' ` Mathias Ham was one of the earl miners to come to the U er Mississi i Figure 3 View of Dubuque from Dunlieth (East Dubuque, Illinois). 1846. Y pp pp Image courtesy of Loras College Center for Dubuque History. Lead District when he obtained a diggers permit in 1826 that was entered in the Superintendent of Lead Mines book, Regulations for Miners (Miners Widespread white settlement of Dubuque did not occur until the US Regulations 25). When Ham registered in 1826, there were 69 reported Government opened the area for settlement after the Blackhawk Purchase digging permits. By the end of 1826, there were 350 permits. By 1827 there on June 1, 1833. After that, settlers arrived to continue the lead mining were 2384 digging permits in force. So Ham staked his diggings claims enterprise started by Julien Dubuque. These early lead mining ventures before the rush of 1827 and likely claimed some of the best mining sites. The lead mining rush in northwest Illinois and what would become 1 Though the Dubuque area was historically part of Louisiana, an administrative southwest Wisconsin and northeast lowa was the first widespread mining district of New France, all of Louisiana was ceded by the French to the Spanish in rush in the country, a full 20 years before the Gold Rush in California in 1762. By 1801, the Spanish ceded all of Louisiana back to France. In 1803, the 1849. Dubuque area was acquired by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histor�ic Structure Report -� l After receiving his digging permits, Ham would have staked claims in areas settlement. He was one of the first settlers west of the Mississippi River and of the diggings that were the most promising. However, the location of north of St. Louis. Ham's early digging sites is unknown. He quickly became acquainted with James Langworthy and Lucius Langworthy who were also engaged in lead mining in the vicinity. With the permission of the Meskwaki Indians, in 1829 =�- � James Langworthy had scouted out Julien Dubuque's old lead mine claims " _,� r�' � on the lowa side of the Mississippi River. Langworthy saw the potential for ;� - rich lead deposits in the area that is now Dubuque and returned to Illinois to -.. make preparations for moving operations to the lowa side of the river once rvr ;;-�.�' _�� . ' , the US government opened lowa to white settlers. ��,;: • __ ��,��°� ��,,l�i��f , � s',�;� � � ��;. _ , �_' Becomin im atient with overnment dela s, James Lan worth - �' � � "�'��=- .5i ''' 9 P 9 Y 9 Y ��- ,��_ �'``_ �.:�. -=:�, � -a,;_ . .� �k� �.,�p�-...:- �.r.v�r, encouraged his friends to cross the river into lowa with him to stake lead : - �`. `��"��- " �'" minin claims. In 1830, James and Lucius Lan worth led a art of about ��.� �_' ��- •"�-��R� - "` "'�..,: � 9 9 Y p Y - .. '�.�..��--" '"� 45 men, including Mathias Ham, for the purpose of establishing mining claims in the area now known as Dubuque (Early Settlers Association 3). w'• They were quickly forced back across the river by US troops from Ft. �''� -� Crawford in Prairie du Chien. �. � ,. �'.�,,; ,, '-�' , �d:. ��' In 1832, Mathias Ham had mines in an area called Snake Hollow, now -� r � r "� K i:�:. � . known as Potosi, Wisconsin. It was during this period that Ham partnered � . � � , �41 '�,.�,�'� with Joseph Wooley to erect a blast furnace in Snake Hollow, expanding �` ' � ` �� his mining activities to smelting as well as digging (General Land Office Record Group 49). � � � Figure 4. Eagle Point 1874. With the onset of hostilities that became the Black Hawk War, the miners in Image courtesy of Loras College Center for Dubuque History. the area made contingency plans to join the US Army and fight against the Early Years in Dubuque Indians. In the meantime, they constructed defensive structures that allowed them to mine during the day and sleep in fortified block houses at night. In May of 1832, the miners, including Mathias Ham, volunteered with While mining was his main source of revenue in his early years, Ham the US Army to fight the Indians. They all fought in the Battle of Bad Axe, began diversifying his revenue sources. In 1836, Mathias Ham partnered the massacre that ended the Black Hawk War. They were all discharged in With Horace Mead to operate a ferry at Eagle Point that connected September of 1832 (History of Grant County Wisconsin 556-558). Dubuque with the Wisconsin mines. The ferry landing was called Ham's Landing. Ham retained an ownership in the Eagle Point ferry until 1868 In the fall of 1832 with the cessation of hostilities, the Langworthys led the (History of Dubuque County, lowa 205). The ferry and Ham's Landing also miners back into the Dubuque area to repossess their lead mining claims. attracted other riverboat activity because there were repair facilities and In January of 1833, the US Army returned and forced the white settlers boats could winter there. back onto the east bank of the Mississippi River until the Black Hawk Purchase Treaty went into effect on June 1, 1833, allowing white settlers to legally inhabit the area that is now known as Dubuque, lowa. Immediately after June 1, 1833, Mathias Ham settled in lowa and mined the five mineral lots totaling 358 acres in the vicinity of what is now known as Eagle Point, an area approximately 2.5 miles north of the original Dubuque �, , . � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l He returned to Dubuque, this time with his new wife, and in 1839 built the five room cottage that is now the older part of the Ham House. Ham & �' �. '' �,� Zerelda had five children: Lews Ann, Thomas, Jane, Sarah and Katherine. "''`'� ;;�` Civic Leader ,,. �' _ � ; '�V Not much is written about Mathias Ham's business ventures in the 1840s. '�:,>� He was clearly a successful business man in his first two decades of living s, � :� '� in Dubuque. By 1856, Mathias Ham's assessed property valuation was a�, '� , ; ' t' $67,687, almost $2.1 million in today's worth (Asa Haile 13). By 1857, his assessed property valuation rose to $92,657, almost $2.85 million in today's worth (Asa Haile 13). He was Dubuque County's fifth most wealthy �` man in 1857 (Baule 3). Ham continued in the lead mining industry in the � > ;,� 1850s and continued to derive substantial revenue from his lead mining � y.>: ,.f <„x;�;, ventures. He also derived substantial revenue from his real estate holdings. �� b':'::.. �;.�� The boundaries of the City of Dubuque were expanded to include the Eagle •;� Point area in 1853. In 1855, Mathias Ham platted the Ham's Addition to the � y`,�� City of Dubuque, which facilitated the selling of lots to residents who �}` �'� ��- � wanted to move to the expanded areas of the city. Ham's plat was the only ,, ,��„�,,� �'�;�� ' addition to Dubuque that induded a public square and market. Ham also " generated revenue by selling natural resources, such as lumber, extracted from his extensive real estate holdings. Figure 5. Mathias Ham Portrait, Date unknown. Ham served as alderman for Dubuque's new Fifth Ward in 1854, 1855, Image credit: The History of Dubuque County, lowa. 1856, 1858 and 1859 (Dubuque County History, pp. 96-97). It was during this time period that the City of Dubuque experienced a boom in the Mathias Ham also began generating revenue through buying and selling construction of Dubuque's second generation of public and institutional real estate. In the early years, Ham acquired 25,000 acres of land on the buildings. In 1856, the City approved the construction of three school north side of Dubuque, mostly in an area north of what is now known as buildings in the First Ward, Third Ward and Fifth Ward. John Francis Rague Hamilton Street(Baule 2). He also owned the island in the Mississippi River was the architect for all three school buildings who designed them in the then known as Ham's Island and now known as City Island. In the 1830s, Italianate style of architecture with identical designs. Only the Third Ward Ham platted the town of Eagle Point and began selling parcels immediately. School is extant. The Third Ward School is shown at Figure 13. Mathias Ham and his partners thought that Eagle Point would be the center of the Ham donated the lumber for the construction of all three schools. In 1857, Dubuque mines. Its steamboat landing was advertised as one of the best the City once again commissioned architect John Francis Rague to design between St. Louis and St. Paul (Dubuque Visitor, June 17, 1837). It City Hall in the Italianate style of architecture (Daily Express & Herald, Mar. appeared to have the perfect location and harbor to be the geographic 10, 1857, p.2). City Hall is shown at Figure 14. Finally, in 1858, the federal distribution and commercial center. But settlement in the area gravitated government approved the construction of the US Custom House and Post further south to Dubuque so that Dubuque became the center of Office (no longer extant) at the corner of 9th and Locust Streets, a commercial activity and Eagle Point remained a small boat building town Renaissance Revival building designed by Ely S. Parker. A photo of the US with a ferry landing. Ham's city never materialized and the area remained Custom House and Post Office is at Figure 7 below. Ham provided isolated from Dubuque until the 1850s contracting services of an unspecified nature for the US Custom House project. In 1837, Ham returned to Tennessee and then traveled to Kentucky where he married the "sweetheart" of his earlier days, Zerelda Markland (Baule 3). MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l . _. ., . , ,,,.,,.,.. � ;. "_f s� �0 f ' - _' ,.;,3�. 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(No longer extant) While Ham was alderman in the 1850s, Dubuque was also in the midst of a Photo dated ca 1904. Constructed in 1858-1866. housing and commercial boom. The boom was fueled by Dubuque's rapidly Image courtesy of Loras College Center for Dubuque History. increasing population. By 1857, Dubuque had a population of 15,957 MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l people (Horton 133). Figures 8 and 9 above show that Main Street was In 1857, Ham co-founded and became president and a director for the substantially infilled with commercial buildings by 1857. One journalist Dubuque and Turkey Railroad (Baule 5). Ham invested a significant noted that the demand for new construction outweighed Dubuque's amount in the railroad, but none of it had yet been built. Unfortunately, the capacity to provide construction services: financial slump of 1857 hit Dubuque very hard and the railroad business failed, costing Ham a significant amount of his fortune. Ham continued to The number of dwelling houses built in Dubuque in the past year operate his lead mining ventures, but those were also waning in the late (1855) is over 200, and the number would have been greater if 1850s as the lead veins began to dry up (Daily Express and Herald, Sep. 1, proper building materials could have been obtained earlier in the 1858). season. . . . There is in the vicinity of the city some good stone quarries, but the labor of preparing by hand all of the dressed The Later Years stone required here, is a slow process compared with the ease and facility of the stone sawing machinery that we hope to see some Four years after his first wife's death, Ham married his second wife, enterprising stonecutter introduce here (Daily Express Herald, Jan. Margaret McLean. They had two children together: Mathias Jr. and 11, 1856, p.2) Margaret (also known as May). Unfortunately, Ham's wife Margaret passed away in 1874, leaving Ham a single man once again. With the wealth that was being accumulated by residents of Dubuque and the resulting building boom, there was a race to see who could build the After the financial panic of 1857, Mathias Ham spent the rest of his life most up-to-date and expensive commercial buildings and private trying to regain his fortune. He focused his considerable energies on residences. enterprises located on his own land. Ham appeared to enter a spiral of mortgaging his properties to pay for his living expenses. He was not able to Dubuque will soon have some of the most beautiful residences in pay his debts and in succeeding years, his prospects deteriorated the West. Whoever will take a stroll around town will find that our substantially. In 1878, a decade before his death, he lost title to his home heavy men are determined not to be outshone in the tastefulness and property, but was able to remain in residence at the site due to the and elegance of their private residences by those of the nabobs of generosity of his creditors. His daughter Sarah Ham was able to purchase any other city. . . . But we will not be too personal, and trust that the homestead site, including the mansion in 1887. other of our citizens who have the money, will convince the public that they have the taste by displaying it in erecting for themselves In his later years, Ham was very involved in Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, beautiful residences (Daily Express Herald, Apr. 30, 1856, p. 3) lowa, for which he was a member of the Board of Trustees, and was committed to the Methodist Church. Mathias Ham passed away on March In 1856, 502 buildings where constructed of which 292 were frame, 178 g �ggg brick and 32 stone. There was a total expenditure of $1,167,145 (Daily Express &Herald Mar. 8, 1857, p. 2) Sarah Ham In the midst of this construction boom, Mathias Ham began construction of Sarah and her younger sister Margaret lived in the house after their father's a major expansion of his house in 1854. On November 16, 1854, arsonist death. Both sisters seemed to live a difficult life after Mathias' death. John Hutchins set fire to the almost completed Ham mansion and the Mathias had no will, so there was no way to document whether he left the nearby barn (Telegraph Herald, Gallo Mar. 8, 1988). The fire completely women any means of support (Asa Haile 29). By all appearances, Sarah gutted the home, leaving only the stone walls standing. Reconstruction and Margaret struggled to earn a living because they followed their father's after the fire of the Italianate mansion was not completed until 1857. practice of securing cash on which to live by mortgaging property. When Sarah needed money, she would borrow enough to pay the last mortgage While Mathias Ham obtained the height of his wealth in the 1850s, he also and property taxes, but also a little extra to live on (Asa Haile 29). Sarah experienced multiple tragedies in the 1850s. In 1856, Ham's wife, Zerelda, and Margaret lived a quiet life after their father's death. Rumors and gossip passed away, leaving him as the only caregiver of their five children. surrounded them because of their reclusive life and because of the knowledge that they were heavily in debt. They were seen every so often MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histor�ic Structure Report -� l riding their carriage through town. See Figure 10. Margaret Ham died on financial straits. On March 1, 1905, she entered into a lease with the Dr. December 4, 1897, leaving Sarah alone (Daily Times, Dec. 7, 1897). Kegler & Co. Cancer Institute for 5 years at $60 per month. The intention was that the Cancer Institute would ultimately purchase the home outright. � "� i• Sarah would have the right to remain living in the southeast bedroom and � , + pay$25 for room and board (Asa Haile 30). � �� • '� In less than two years, the cancer hospital closed and Sarah was once again in court on November 1, 1907 suing for back rent against the cancer . f hospital. She was never able to collect against the hospital and found - herself once again unable to pay taxes and her mortgage. In 1909, she subdivided the remaining land and sold the only parcel remaining, other � � than the house, to pay her taxes and mortgage. Running out of collateral, ` 4 she finally sold the house to the city in 1912 for$8,500 with the right to live � '�'� k �,� R � in the house in the southeast bedroom until her death (Asa Haile 31). Sarah � ' l ,. , �, had lost the house in the same way her father had: by a failure to pay taxes � and mortgages. Sara died in May of 1921. � 4. '� �4 '. �; . � � • ITALIANATE ARCHITECTURE t � �� y "� f��' �� Introduction r - y,�"'r'�*'� ,} - 'kt !3. � �` �.��,i.�_ .•- � "' �1 '� -•, � �, �' � ,''x�°#�` The overall architectural style of the Mathias Ham House as it was — � ��' i�•-' completed in 1857 is Italianate. Ham's original cottage was constructed in �� 1839. There is no documented history related to the design or construction ' , .�`y �� t • of Ham's cottage. As an early settlement cottage it is unusual that it was Figure 10. Ham Carriage,ca 1895. Sarah and Margaret in back. ConstruCted with limestone. However, Mathias Ham owned plenty of land Image courtesy of Loras College Center for Dubuque History. that would have had limestone for use as a building material. It is also possible that Ham intended to build a substantial cottage that could be The cycle of using real estate to obtain cash continued until February 19, added on to later. It is likely that Ham altered the cottage when the villa was 1902 when Sarah entered into a conditional deed with George A. Potter, a constructed because the eaves and the paired brackets on the cottage are man who had promised to marry her. Under the conditions of the deed, not typical of late 1830s era design. They are more in keeping with the Potter would take title to the property and would agree to pay city and Italianate style of the villa. county taxes as well as the existing mortgage. Additionally, he would pay Sarah $105 quarterly. Potter never honored any of his obligations (Asa The Italianate style was popular in the United States from 1840 — 1885. It Haile 29). On August 24, 1903, Sarah sued Potter for breach of the became the predominant style of architecture for residences, institutional conditions of the deed. She also sued him for breach of promise to marry. buildings and commercial buildings in Dubuque beginning in the 1850s. In September of 1903, there was a trial in Duluth, Minnesota for the breach The Mathias Ham House is one of the finest examples of residential of promise lawsuit. The court awarded Sarah $20,000, but she was never Italianate architecture in Dubuque. Though there are no primary sources or able to collect from Potter. (Asa Haile 30). newspaper articles that mention the architect of the Mathias Ham House, John Francis Rague is attributed as the architect. Rague was the On February 13, 1905, Sarah also won her lawsuit to regain title to the Ham preeminent architect in Dubuque at the time Ham was planning to construct House from Potter because it had been "secured by fraud (Asa Haile 30). his villa. Rague designed several other buildings with which Mathias Ham Although she was able to regain title to the house, Sarah was still in dire was associated by virtue of his duties as Dubuque city alderman. �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Elements of the Italianate Architectural Style Influences for Italianate Architecture Italianate homes have a variety of forms, including square hipped roofs, The historic inspiration for the Italianate style comes from Italian simple and compound center gable plans, asymmetrical plans with cross- Renaissance architecture and the villas of rural Italy (Jones 157). The hipped or cross-gabled roofs, front gable rectangular plans and towered Italianate style began in England in the 19th Century with the picturesque plans where the tower occupies the center of the front fa�ade, or is offset or movement. The rise of the picturesque movement was a reaction to the is placed in the middle of the building, protruding from the center of a rigid formalism of the art and architecture of the classicism that had hipped roof(MacAlester 283-284). dominated for over 200 years (MacAlester 286). Neoclassicism was known for its order and proportion. The picturesque movement was a contrast with The principal elaborations of Italianate houses are windows, porches, neoclassicism in that the surrounding landscape became important. cornices and doorways (MacAlester 284). Windows commonly have one or Architecture not only became integral to its surroundings, but also became multiple-pane glazing with curved, arched or rectangular tops. They have a vehicle for experiencing the natural world and surrounding gardens. "The elaborated window hoods/lintels. Often, windows are paired or tripled. movement emphasized rambling, informal Italian farmhouses, with their Cornices typically have large eave brackets in a variety of shapes and characteristic square towers, as models for Italian-style villa architecture spacing, usually arranged singly or in pairs. Brackets are frequently placed (MacAlester 286)" The Italianate style came to the United States in the on frieze boards that are themselves designed with moldings and panels. 1830s and generally followed the informal rural models of the English There are almost always porches on multiple elevations. They are typically picturesque movement. The Italianate style became popularized in the single story in height with varying widths. Doors are typically paired, but United States by the works of American architect Andrew Jackson Downing single doors are also common. They typically have large-plane glazing in (1815-1852). Especially popular was A. J. Downing's 1842 book Rural the doors themselves. Doors have a variety of shapes with elaborate Cottages and Cottage-Villas and their Gardens and Grounds Adapted to surrounds. North America. (See Figure 11). John Francis Rague,Architect �� • r.n�T,a�;�: r:��5�ll�vc�s; The architectural design of the Ham House is attributed to John Francis � , R.xErR �f vea�ass Rague, one of the most prominent architects in Dubuque and the Midwest ;� :„�;' -Y- .. United States in the 1850s (Telegraph Herald, Gallo Mar. 8, 1988). Rague xeR3LcoTrbr.E;n.r,��;nrrAres�,�xa, was born in Scotch Plains, New Jersey on March 24, 1799 (Shambaugh �,..�•� .�'�. ..;` ��"'� 73). Rague's father was a surgeon in the French Army who came to the � ".�«nr�• a+n unu�xn•. ` � � ..,,.,... United States with General Lafayette to fight in the Revolutionary War. His :_��`�� ` I% "�'""""'`°"'' earl education consisted of nvate tutors and church affiliated schools. He :� ;;:;^,_ ;� ...� Y p � '�`'�'`�`'"��'' , ,�,,,��s.� embarked upon his architectural career by training with architect Minard �� LeFever in New York City. In 1831, Rague moved to Springfield, Illinois to � � `'"', =;�,�:�.,;�„�'�==`==-�='��„" continue his architectural career in the west. In 1837, Rague was � _., -�-•-...�_...�.._.�.,,.�_,_..W_ commissioned to design the first Illinois State Capitol to be located in � �� ""BT ' Springfield, Illinois (Shambaugh 74). It was his first major commission that � . `.... ��»..w�.��-,�°-.�� he designed in the Greek Revival style. � ...1r i"�., �.�.�. ;� . With the success of the design of the Old Illinois State Capitol, Rague was �� w��'r: ��.: �;.�: commissioned to design the first Territorial Capitol of lowa in lowa City in '-" 1839. The lowa Territorial Capitol was again designed in the Greek Revival Figure 11. Cottage Residences Frontispiece. Downing, 1842 style. Its design features a distinctive octagonal cupola topped by a gold MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l dome. See Figure 12. The Old Capitol is now the central administrative building for the University of lowa in lowa City. . First Ward School (1857) (not extant) • Third Ward School (1857) (Figure 13) • Fifth Ward School (1857) (not extant) • Bissell House (1857) (not extant) (Figure 16) • City Hall and Central Market (1857-1858) (Figure 14) `_ • Dubuque County Jail (1857-1858) (Figure 15) ; `�.,�. • Edward Langworthy Octagon House (1857) (Figure 17) �� • Mathias Ham House (1857) (attributed to John Rague) - -—�� : '� ,�; Given the presumed relationship Mathias Ham had with John Rague in his _ — - - �, :. �� capacity as City alderman and as a contractor on the several public - — —- _; _ ,�� r buildings Rague was designing for the City, it is not a stretch to assume �.�I� ,� ��,, ��'�'— _ _�' that Rague designed the Ham House. ? k-_- - �.r ,w.kv �',� s. �.._.: F��kk�+"�`yy//5' �`.J I I �� I 1 � ` �# � � I �� _ I �y9 w,�, ��,,i I� � � � i �� ; � , . �; There are also clues in some of the design details in the Ham House that ,� �� , � are similar to Rague's other commissions. Rague specified limestone � ;�� - ,7 � �`i � ��'°� .a�a� „� similar to that used in the Ham House for the Old Capitol and Dubuque r �;�,� . .,.�t„ __��::: .�. �, �, - � -�� County Jail projects. Also, the octagon belvedere in the Ham House is a �'� ' unique feature, particularly for a square house. It was not uncommon for � ' Italianate homes to have square towers and belvederes. It would not have ,�` been surprising to see a square belvedere on the Ham House. Rague, Figure 12. Old Capitol. lowa City Iowa, 2008. Constructed in 1842. � however, had used the octagonal design in other commissions. He John F. Rague,Architect. Image source:Wikipedia designed an octagonal cupola for the Old Capitol in lowa City. Additionally, he had designed the octagonal shaped house for Edward Langworthy In 1841, Rague moved to Milwaukee where he continued his practice. (Figure 17) that also had a central octagonal captains walk at the same While in Milwaukee, Rague prepared a "General Plan for the University of time that the Ham House was being constructed. With all of these clues, it Wisconsin at Madison" which envisioned five buildings (Lyons 4). The plan is safe to attribute the design of the Ham House to John Rague, unless included University Hall (later named Bascom Hall), the main administrative other information comes to light in the future. building and four identical dormitories. Rague made plans for the dormitories, but only two were constructed. Rague also made preliminary As quickly as John Rague's architectural practice came on the scene in the plans for University Hall, which included a dome and portico similar to his mid-1850s, his career quickly ended in 1862 when he lost his eyesight designs for the Illinois and lowa Capitols. Rague never completed that (Lyons 11). Thereafter, he stayed in Dubuque for his retirement and died on commission before University Hall was constructed, but the succeeding September 24, 1877. architect, William Tinsley, completed the plans incorporating many of Rague's designs (Lyons 5). Rague moved to Dubuque in January of 1854 to continue his architectural practice. With his experience and reputation, it is likely that Rague quickly gained the favor of wealthy Dubuque residents who hired him to design buildings and homes for them. In 1857 and 1858 alone, the following documented buildings in Dubuque designed by John Rague were completed: ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l �:� � , � . : l � � %" r � �' / 5 � 1 -t�' � , --�-� � 1 �`, � , � <; � � ��. �� . � � . � ,r �� r/ � �� i _ i � jr � � � `� �� } i7 r„ �"'" I� . � ��~ ,�� , . . � 4� � , � . .. .. r �f+.F. , ..!" +,f� .. �.# .4 �� 1 � �s,` �:.��y� _a k. Ik _ ��,�, ! � � i \._ ' �1'� �epN�� `� ' ��Li'i ,� fr� � M�� 1Z� � { , � . . y� O).JC - ( � � :� � �- 1� �..�' il �� ' � -�c.r �'� s. �ri:-3.' 4.i; , . .I ' - �� ,r�~ ,�Y.z y� x��€F i �� •�� . � �..'.�� e:�Y _ �r.;:._ �µ 4- i*- � . : 5. � ^ � �-� ��.. �:� s` �' t .� ' . � ' ..__ .v. _ _ ,�:. ��', .,'_ _� _e. �' . . i... . _ __ . x��.� �iffi� .-�, �`�r,,,�` ,, „„ '�; ' �'�, �� —� �irr � �07T�5CN�C1`OL.DusiiQuc.i .a.u.s.n.�� ,. _\ #,�„��.m�,_� ��' - - ----- '; - `.� : • � Figure 13.Third Ward School, 1907. Constructed in 1857. -�"' �� "� � -"-� Image courtesy of Loras College Center for Dubuque History. . � Figure 15. Dubuque County Jail. Constructed in 1857-1858. ^ Image courtesy of Loras College Center for Dubuque History. r ,� ' � •a, �i a�a , ,� .,_ _...., A ,.,�,as*�"�"'�`.veP'n�� I �, .•""� . �� . _s � 1 i � ,. �. � L� j �� . - �� .(' r ! i I �� . � ; � ' �, } � �. � A - I i F . �•�:t {� ��f�.�� '� �f r�1 � j �.+�S , � ' v� � � ��E 3� � ,�� , �,,�� _ � .;t� .. - .� �f r ��I"'�,. ;�r � � i� � �,= l R: < �^��I�f. .� : , ; ; � , ,: , „� � �� '� ,i j� � �� k �.a�, r � � � —�_ 'c �1`,`��l� �,� � �;��`� �� y-- --� E '-...� � � 3 � ��, �� ;�,� �. �-�� ;.l;�,�. �'I��i" � r�'I ;- " -�"�.� �' ,�.� ,� .`^�: ��r��=�.�-� i". '"� i �a,, i � t��—_.� .,. '�—�"' ; `.;r � ` ;rI,`{ f. rI1 �� i T r i�� _. �i E��I�I� �1 . �i � 'I . � 1. .� fy _ �_� —�. �' �—� i `f j S �.�' _4 ��, �} "�'-• y�. t'��.�I '� . � � 1��'. .,�� ,4.".`Sb!: � � ,i�� w; .�y� . y T . ,� ,� g � : ;4 t ,� ., �I�n 11n � � .� a�,. `�r�' . ��'� � �i �� 4 il -i:" ��. y ' w � ' �' a a. � � { .�_ .. � ._ � . . . N,. � .. :�r�S t�` Figure 14. City Hall and Central Market. Constructed in 1857-1858. "��- � � ,,,,� ,, _ .___ �'yr"�r�, � Image courtesy of Loras College Center for Dubuque History. �'�� ,�„ '�. ^��`"`�r•- `—�� _.'�'�a �.- ;.-�. __ . . - Figure 16. Bissell House(no longer extant)Constructed in 1857. Image courtesy of Loras College Center for Dubuque History. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� � � l < < � ,� ,�`�_, . : , CHRONOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT AND � �y��'� Y�. � ; USE , �r � f . �" -� a � ` y '. . � ��..., r � -, 3� . .r:`�� - �. i �— h . '�;� ` ,,� r�;;�� MATHIAS HAM: 1839-1889 � �� i ' t ,'_ � " �� After Mathias Ham married his first wife Zerelda, they returned to Dubuque ` ;" ��" � - �y �� "� in 1837 to their home near Eagle Point. In 1839, Ham constructed a five `'� �; ; �. �; � ` .�. .� -- room limestone block cottage on the current site. There was a full � '�;� ' �4"� "� � � ' � � basement, two rooms on the first floor and 3 bedrooms on the second floor. �� , " �� , �� (Baule 3). `�";��;�, �`��c � � r� � �s �. � �. � � �,i: � � ' ,�.£`� 5' '� �'_ � -�� " ' "�.� By the 1850s, Mathias Ham's family had grown to five children. His .� r- ��' ;� � i=:,-'`��' � �-�� financial fortunes had also increased to the point where he was one of the - five wealthiest men in Dubuque County. Therefore, his family and his � `� station in life justified the construction of a much larger, grander home. In ' ' � 1854, Mathias Ham began construction of his new Italianate Villa. � - �► �`�• ""�"`"�-A �"�'"�� - `�=� "`- � Work on the construction of the villa was begun in 1854. Work was almost Figure 17. Edward Langworthy House. Constructed in 1857. complete in November of 1854 when arsonist James Hutchins set fire to Image credit: HABS No IA-30-14-4 the newly constructed villa and the nearby barn (Telegraph Herald, Gallo Mar. 8, 1988). The extent of the damage to the interior is unknown. Work Period of Significance began again in 1855 to complete the construction. There is only one clue on the interior that might be evidence of the reconstruction after the fire. On The Period of Significance is the length of time during which a property the second floor, the northwest bedroom does not have its own entry door meets the criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The to the hallway. The bedroom is accessed by passing through the west Ham House is significant under Criterion B for its connection with Mathias bedroom to the northwest bedroom. However, in the northwest bedroom Ham, one of the first settlers in what would become the State of lowa, an there is an entry door near the northeast corner that appears to have influential businessman of the period and a civic leader in the Dubuque originally been designed to access the center hallway. The door now opens community. It is also significant under Criterion C as an exceptional to expose the interior wall structure of the curved wall with niche at the top example of Italianate residential architecture. The period of significance of the stairway coming from the third floor. It is possible that the original begins in 1839, the date on which the original cottage was constructed. design of the house was altered after the fire so that a door from the Though Mathias Ham died in 1889, the house continued with its primary northwest bedroom directly to the hallway was not possible. If that is the use as the home for Ham's daughters. In 1905, Sarah Ham rented the case, the continued existence of the door is evidence that the fire was not house to Dr. Kegler & Co. Cancer Institute, ending the building's primary that destructive, at least in that part of the house. Otherwise, the door use as a residence. After 1905, the architecture of the exterior was opening would have been closed up completely. modified to add dormers to the hip roofs and the interior was modified to accommodate a hospital use. For these reasons, the Period of Significance The only mention of the construction of the villa portion of the Ham House is 1839 to 1905. was a newspaper article that mentioned construction in the Eagle Point area in 1857. It stated: The only building of any particular note on this avenue is the fine mansion of M. Ham, Esq. The main building presents four acute , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l gables, and is formed of beautiful clouded limestone, which has been worked to a smooth finish. The main part is two and a half �� ' � stories high and 44 feet square, and has a wing 13 by 28 feet, two ._ � �� stories in height. A fine observatory surmounts the mansion and � ' gives a fine effect to the building, as it stands at the base of those � � - � � � � �_ � romantic crags. The cost of this structure when complete will reach � � � 16,000 dollars (Dubuque Daily Express & Herald, Mar 8, 1857, p. ;-��"� � '=-� '.- � 2). , ,,�,�,,.�,,,�'. w t� \� �=�'�`t� The limestone used for the construction of the villa was most likely �, ✓' -�,,,��-�F:^ , obtained from quarries on Mathias Ham's properties (Asa Haile 18). The � ' �� „ .p�, �� r exact location has not been identified. .� �"!+ � �. '� �- � �:� . � �--� � . �:� � w� �- � _ . Shortly after construction of the Ham House villa was complete, Mathias �s„ � � - � � x-��- �- � _ Ham lost most of his fortune. As a result, it is likely that Ham was unable to � �- -� -' y � ' �i � �`��` either decorate or furnish the house in the manner he would have liked. ,.""�. �_ ��( � � �, � 4.. n ' _ T�i' "-�� 'q .. There are no photos existing from this time period. It is unlikely that Ham �� ,. : � , � � ,j would have made any changes to the original design during the remainder � '.��,. :�: � of his life. - � �� 5; :s �a SARAH HAM: 1889-1921 Figure 18. Ham House South and West Elevations ca 1903. Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society The Mathias Ham House was the residence of Sarah Ham until her death in 1921. From the time of Mathias Ham's death, Sarah continued to be cash poor and would have had very little funding to substantially alter the � 4 interior and exterior design of the house. There are two historic photos from � '� � this time period, both taken at the same time. Figure 18 shows the front " �� .� fa�ade of the house. Figure 19 shows the north and west elevation of the �'� , house. Though the date of the photos is unknown, it is likely that the photos �.�" : were taken in the early 1900s in preparation for the lease of the house to " �. `� �,� the Dr. Kegler& Co. Cancer Institute. ,\t �� j In 1905, Sarah Ham rented the home to the Dr. Kegler & Co. Cancer � ,, � . t �� i�� '. Institute. The lease only lasted 2 years, but the home was altered to � _, � �_ �„ � � � accommodate a hospital use both on the exterior and interior. Figure 20, � - dated circa 1910 shows the house after location and appearance of the , � ��:= �� r � �f;< dormers. The interior was substantiall modified. Prior to 1905 there was Y no central heating in the house. All rooms were heated by individual �'�-I Franklin stoves that fed into the chimneys. There were no fireplaces or 4 ' mantels on the first floor. Radiant heating was added by the hospital and �� '.� - fireplaces were constructed in the rear parlor on the first floor and in the ' kitchen in the cottage area. Hardwood floors were installed over the original Figure 19. Ham House North and West Elevations ca 1903. flooring. Electricity and plumbing were also installed in 1905. Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l . . -_,F---- , •- --�- � r �` r '. H.�� :. �,. �, • � ��.�: , �' .-s'. 'r7 ^� „s. �i ,r - • �`��y "'� � .�' -a _ y� � _��''�'� � ., �w f ti4{-� '� � 'tl � M• r�: � - , 1 �� '�+1 _�..�. _ ,5 - . R f +4 � 1 � ` � � '�� :T r� r '� � � ` � P. #;��,j ^^ a , �4•s ` � � n + �� '� ��, �� ►. � � �� { _ ��`1� ' �,, � • ,. � - � .-� �� . ,��, � � ,; � _ ` - _ � , C � ,�.. � � - ..�_ , '�, � ��. `.:� Figure 21. Ham House West Elevation ca 1928. r. ` -� �. � Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society � ;—� t� ��;_:��-.:�x. � � 2; }'+l6 - '; .y �_{� � � �� , F, -j- �,�,....�,� , �. Figure 20. Ham House North and West Elevations ca 1910. � �,+� Image Credit: Loras College Center for Dubuque History i n �� CITY OF DUBUQUE: 1912 - PRESENT ; � ''�' ' � f �r ,` '� . When the City of Dubuque acquired the property in 1912, it was intended � � . j �; that the house would be used as a museum. At the time of the ne otiation � ."� `� 6 �=N�. .� J � . . - � � ��''` � -,�,_ �- of the purchase in 1911, park commissioner Herbert Adams said, "There ,+�'� e �� `- W �"�,,,,�-�i �'�{r 3.`� are a hundred purposes to which we can put the property, both at the '�� ; f , ., � � �� '� present and the future, and the Park Commission is endeavoring to provide � �, � �-g'�. for posterity as well as the present generation (Telegraph Herald, Mar. 3, ;�,�� . � � �,� ; 1961, p. 1)". The City used the house only for storage until 1920. In 1920, �� "*h � - , �m � ` �� r...R�- � � r`r �._: . the City began using the front parlor and rear parlor of the villa as the 4 . , � ,R - � location of the City Parks Department offices. The original cottage portion � ,_ of the house was used as the residence for the City of Dubuque Parks '� ~ ' � , ,� � Superintendent. The first Superintendent to live in the house was Herbert ,,;,��,..�-�-• � ��. . '- . ' Peters (Telegraph Herald & Times Journal, Feb. 18, 1934). Park � � "�"�p'�" `�`°"�� Superintendents continued to live in the Ham House until early 1964. Figure 22. Ham House West Elevation 1934. Image Credit: Telegraph Herald �, , . � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY: 1964 �;�� `-�`�; �� ' �� F��'` �� = � -��- �� ,� - PRESENT _ � ";��: '�, ,��, '� � � _ ,� � ,,,� „ �. , r, The Ham House was considered by the City of Dubuque as a museum site �"��`- - �� ' `� -_ �� , ' �"� f > � , 1 Y � , since it acquired the residence in 1912. However, there was not serious : ,� ` � - � ` �` ��;`' ` ; .. �. , , sr, �'. consideration of the house as a museum until 1957 when the Dubuque - - rk County Historical Society and the Junior Chamber of Commerce began :� �� _• �• ° examining the house for its potential as a museum (Telegraph Hera/d, June � l� � 2, 1957, p. 40). The history of the Ham family, along with its historic - - � architecture, made the Mathias Ham House an attractive option for a ;. museum. There was no mention of the house as a museum again until � -� _ Hou se as a t ood sbe foe a cit Cmuseum beca se lof its� t oxim tthtoSEaa e � .�� _—�` ��a�V i '� - q Y J 9 � Y p � Y 9 s = _ , Point Park (Telegraph Herald, Mar. 3, 1961, p. 1). The City Solicitor was � - , �-r-�— , - directed to look into how the city could facilitate converting the house to a "��._ .. � �.��":�. � museum. The Dubuque County Historical Society pledged to provide � `�= � _� --.--- - --=�v- � guides, tours and financial assistance where possible. Figure 23. Ham House South and West Elevations and Site 1965. Image Credit: James Mulholland Photo Collection On March 3, 1964, the Dubuque Park Board voted to enter into a lease with the Dubuque County Historical Society for the purpose of using the Mathias Ham House as a museum (Telegraph Herald, Mar. 4, 1964 p. 1). The City '�; � � ''i , of Dubuque would maintain the exterior of the house and the grounds. The � % Dubuque County Historical Society would maintain the interior. In 1964, the � � ;�� Mathias Ham House was included on the American Association of '� � �;� � University Women annual tour of homes because of "citywide interest in ,�T ,!� ,�� '� restoring it for a historical museum (Telegraph Herald, May 4, 1964)". After ` � ��N■ � � ;.� quickly raising $2,300 dollars from historical society members and other ' �� ,�� d■� ;'�� -�� community donors, the museum opened later in 1964. � �� : i , r� . � ';% �� '�� } In 1976, the Dubuque County Historical Society got the Mathias Ham �l �' w� ��;� �� 'F. �� House listed on the National Re ister of Historic Places Tele ra h Herald, � � '`.� - '�--� x '� "�'' 9� � 9' p �. �-�.: July 25, 1976, p. 9). Since 1964, the Dubuque County Historical Society � - �� . has operated that Mathias Ham House continually as a museum. In the ",. .;;:,� s y� ' ' s� '>`', �� ' �_ 1980s and 1990s, the DCHS completed several restoration projects - M� ' _ , - �:. - including the removal of the north porches in 1981, the restoration of the ,� � _ �,•". ' interior finishes in 1984, 1987 and 1992 and the removal of the non-historic �J � �� roof dormers in 1992. �i '� �, 1 rl'1��I� �' 0�{ �II ��i . � :� , � � , �, ■ � � � , � �, .� 1��• 11[ �R ' ��a:"�1.� i�.. - .::.:-, ... .n . _,. . ._ _..:� -`._. ..,�„�,;.., :.. .....�.... . ... .: ,_,...-it-�-�-..- - -• - -- _ •�,nit:{.:nµ,ji:,: -.. . -. ." .-a �Figure 24. Ham House North and East Elevations 1965. Image Credit: James Mulholland Photo Collection MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ANALYSIS OF CHANGES TO ARCHITECTURAL � ' - FEATURES OVER TIME. ;, .::;�� ; i: "`,��;:�� E�j � � Overview r �;� �� This section documents the interior and exterior changes that the Mathias � , ;�� l �_ Ham House has experienced over time. The first change to the house --� occurred in 1854-1857 when the Italianate villa was constructed to connect � - � �2�� "r� with the 1839 cottage. During an almost 50 year period from 1857 to 1905, � �� ,,;:�:� �c� `�� the Ham family did not have sufficient financial resources to make any , �� changes to the house. The house was altered in 1905 when the use of the t.:^,.:.�._'. � .. , -" '��. � -' � � �_ ` house was converted to a hospital. After the City of Dubuque took ,.,. � -.'.�°.,�-_. .- -1-� --�'`� __ �� -_�- i ,. f , ownership, the City made changes to accommodate its use of the building > _ � 'f� � �_ ' ��' �� y;� - .., as an office for the parks department and residence for the Superintendent "�"`" - �..■ � I �� . of Parks. After the Dubu ue Count Historical Societ took over the �� , ,� 1 L... q Y Y building, most of the changes involved reversing the changes that were ` made by the Cancer Institute and the City of Dubuque. � ''.l� .:��. ,�� _:� . . .. _ . _ - _� _ � '� _. � � ��. ;� ExteriorAlterations _ _ _ �.__ - =-�. ..-c.�'�- Figure 25. Ham House South Elevation 1977. Missinq oriqinal architectural features Image Credit: Historic American Buildings Survey IA-73 The oldest photographs of the Mathias Ham House date to 1903. They show architectural features of the house that no longer exist. � ��'�� South porch �� „ � �, . �r' ` - � � _'�� The original design of the south porch over the main entrance has been �� . ' �` ,� - � '� �.� F � altered. Figure 27 shows a short balustrade on the roof of the porch. It also , _ � -�. _ ' . , shows the wood deck of the porch. The balustrade has been removed. See �, i � � , , _ �.. ,.: . . . . , ' " Figure 28. The original wood deck has been replaced with a concrete slab. ��.'�'�' ,ryt . ' � � • � �.�L�y,�- � t'. �` �`�f� �;; , i ; �T The date of the removal of the balustrade and the replacement of the wood ��,� �°�"' � ' deck with concrete is unknown. Curiously, Figure 18 is the only historic �. , ; �� :�, �';:�� , !- photo of the Ham House prior to the 1960s the shows the south elevation of '� � '" _ ��i i. � ,,,� '� �� ! �� ' • the house. The photo from 1965 in Figure 23 shows that the balustrade had � r been removed nor to 1965. y - --� � •� n.' � �: ��`� p F-_,_. _ ;t, _'4.�, Figure 26. Ham House North and West Elevations 1977. Image Credit: Historic American Buildings Survey IA-73 MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l �` . West veranda � �'• t The west veranda has been altered from its original design. Figures 29 and 4 � . � �,� 30 show that the veranda had a wood support structure, wood decking and � ' � • " � wood steps. The wood support structure likely sat on a limestone block �,��,.... .,.„_ „� �� -�� foundation. In 1935 the wood deck and supporting structure was removed. '�� !�i�r,�� It was replaced with a reinforced concrete structure, full basement and �� ''� *r' concrete deck that extended north to the west cottage door. The City of � Dubuque believes this work was done in 1935 because the impressions of , � � � the forms shown in the concrete match those of concrete work that was € � , done at Eagle Point Park at the same time.. A bulkhead cellar door was a �•�: also added at the same time. See Figure 31. ,� � � �� . ' -� 1�� ' � � �� .� ` � _ ' 3�. _�,:�'' ' i' .� Figure 27. Ham House South Porch. 1903. • Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society � �• � , � �` , . � I� I _ � _ I '�,a ��;.' �--'� :��_ �� * � �'.- '�, � ;�Fe' - � '�M1.I '._ , _ � • • �� , �. ~- , ..._-• �_ ;:a . ..-,-._..��. � �� '�� • '� Figure 29. Ham House West Veranda(view from northwest). 1903. i, '��-`R � - - — Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society . i a � .� - �� , �� -- � �� . '�` � , ,,� -. »�� - �},� ;�� • ��;}'� 1�1,y�_� � r��- ...et�,, � ��--- �.��,�w� �� Figure 28. Ham House South Porch.2019. Image Credit: Heritage Works MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l � �� ' � � � � Chimneys �� , �Y �- The house originally had five chimneys. All five still exist, but four have �� been substantially altered so that they do not resemble the original. Only � the southeast chimney in the villa has its original design. The dates of the , �. � " '# �' alterations of the chimneys is unknown. Based on photographs the height �' � of the northwest chimney was extended substantially by 1928, though the � original design existed below the extension. See Figure 21. Three of the original chimneys are shown in Figure 22 (also showing the extended northwest chimney). All four of the chimneys were altered to their current � � � 1 � form by 1965. The most likely date that the chimneys were altered to their � ' � current form was in 1939 when a new asbestos roof was installed. _ � �� , � ' �� . � The first altered chimney is on the north fa�ade of the cottage portion of the �� - - ' � ' "�"` �#� house in the center gable. It was a small chimney with a corbeled brick top. � �Y ��T ~ � � '��' � . . See Figure 32. The corbels have been removed so that the chimney now ��' ��K�-�� ' � � � has a flat concrete cap. See Figure 33. Figure 30. Ham House West Veranda(view from southwest). 1903. � Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society �{" `3 � ��4 --: L� aa t`' �^'_+� _� `r ":�="--�� , ,. '.j�- - � � � � � � }: �� ' `-;' --- _ — _. ,� ��. -� r _ _ . .-_ - � -F' - � o�'�'` -�� i• _ :r � � . � ��,a _ —:` ,�, �:�f,� � � , _ � ;,� � _. ,:'�. - — � .. - � _ . �� k ' Figure 32. Ham House Cottage Figure 33. Ham House Cottage � F, Chimney. 1903. Chimney.2019. � l '.� �:; � � --�� _ Image Credit: Dubuque County Image Credit: Dubuque Heritage � �� E� � i �, " " ��. .��'� Historical Society Works. � = �,1 , _ '...s,�,� I _ ---. ; y � � ,„ �� `��,r J,i „s�h�,��w,aAl; �'�"��F��`�,, � '� The two chimneys on the north elevation of the villa and the smaller � s�� '�F�� °'�'��`•��'�'�� chimney on the west elevation of the villa have also been altered. Originally ��- T "- -��'�� the chimneys on the north elevation of the villa were identical in height. See ` �=� Figure 34. They each had two arched recessed panels on the north and _ ._ south sides and one narrow recessed panel on the east and west sides. Figure 31 Ham House West Veranda.2019. Each chimney had corbelled brick tops. Both chimneys have been Image Credit: Heritage Works completely rebuilt. See Figure 35. They have no recessed panels or corbeled tops. They both have flat concrete tops. The west chimney is taller MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histor�ic Structure Report -� l than the east chimney. The chimney on the west elevation of the villa was ��•:� -�:� iA�.,. ��. smaller, but had a similar design to the chimneys on the north fa�ade. See � ; � �,�� Figure 36. It has been completely rebuilt. See Figure 37. � '�•� I , � �� I ^�:�r - � . � � � . �� - � � � ,-' - :iij-• s �� ..�� .._� .� � � , �� \T „ -� • ' �'�� '��_`j,.x�� ' y," Figure 36.Ham House Chimney(west). Figure 37.Ham House Chimney(west). ��" � . � 1903. 2019. � Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Image Credit: Dubuque Heritage Works. � � Society �� { . �: � � ' ` Windows a h �� , �' There are three window openings that have been infilled. On the west ' .r elevation, one window on the second floor and one window on the first floor have been infilled. See Figure 38. On the east elevation, one window on the second floor has been infilled. See Figure 39. There is no � �- �� documentation to indicate when these windows were infilled. The two west Figure 34. Ham House Villa Chimneys(north). 1903. windows are shown as infilled in the 1903 photo. The east infilled window is Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society shown in the 1910 photo. � � F: Y' � r�� { - c '� �� , � . . - _ � �~ � �',� ��f „�� ,�l. � ., r��„�. • �w :� , � � ��_�� T -�. � — ,` �,j,, � -._ � I �;f �} q� �T— a� � r�A�,� ',�'r-��.� . . , � � �� F � ; _ � � r� � '" "� � � � �s� � �'i' i.�r` 4 -�. - - = - i � _� �! . 1�-�• � _ r� r `` Figure 38. Ham House South and West Elevations. 1903. � ' �`# ' ` ' ` � - � Infilled windows in red. Figure 35. Ham House Villa Chimneys(north).2019. Image Credit: Heritage Works Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Belvedere Roof ,��ww .��^,+� �" "� ��'' ,��s `:�.�� . The 1910 photo shows that the belvedere roof was covered with wood � y �� + � �' Y�� ;� shingles as shown in Figure 40. In 2005, the wood shingles were removed ��.� � ,j ;�; �.°� 1 � � �`� '� _ and the belvedere roof was covered with a standing seam metal roof. See ' ` �� _ � • Figure 41. � Y� , - • � +� � l ��,�,, � �� - ' �r. �� ' � � � ; i�� ' _ �c ' --� ' ��::.- � �, �� :� ;�. � � - � , ..:� � � : � . . =� �� . ��I ,: �: - .- � _ - - - � _ ,�.E• i � :� -� � �� y � Figure 39. Ham House East and North Elevations. 1910. , Infilled window in red. Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society � ., t- .- -��-- _ ... . �r� ;- ' _, ,,�{�'��::��t ..�� - +. ` ' " ,• �' � - • � Fi ure 41. Ham House Belvedere roof detail. 2020 � g Image Credit: Heritage Works. "�"'�`�-�—� ' '"` Additions 'r � �- . w Dormers on Hip Roofs �,,, . � '_ In 1905 when the house was occupied by the Cancer Institute, dormers �'' were constructed in the corner hip roofs. See Figure 42. The dormers were removed in 1992 when the current roof was installed. �-- , .. r . . y , - w"''f� . Figure 40. Ham House. 1910. Belvedere roof detail. Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society ,, , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l M� When the Cancer Institute leased the property from 1905 - 1907, they made changes to modernize the property and adapt it to a hospital use. *'! They installed electricity, plumbing and radiant heating. There is no � � indication that they altered the floor plan substantially. ti.- The City of Dubuque took ownership of the property in 1912 and used it as �. � offices for the Parks Department and as a residence for the Superintendent of Parks. Only the front parlor and the rear parlor on the first floor (the southeast and northeast rooms) were used for Parks Department offices. The entire cottage was used by the Superintendent as a residence. The rest of the house was unoccupied. It is likely that the City would have done some alterations of the offices and the SuperintendenYs residence. The front parlor is the only room in the villa that does not have cast plaster crown moldings and ceiling moldings. It is likely that the original ceiling was � removed while it was the office for the Parks Department. �� +- �� There is one photograph from the Telegraph Herald newspaper that shows Figure 42. Ham House. 1910. Dormer detail. the finish of the Parks Department office. See Figure 3. This shows the Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society north wall of the rear parlor on the first floor. All surfaces had been painted Porches white and the floors covered in tile. The Dubuque Park Board constructed two enclosed porches at the Ham The 1977 Historic American Building Survey shows images of the Ham House. See Figure 24. The exact date of the construction of the porches is House interior as of 1977. See Figures 44, 45 and 46. Wall surfaces are unknown, but it was likely 1935, the same year that the work was done to covered in wall paper and ceilings are painted multiple colors. It is likely alter the west veranda. The porches were removed in 1981 according to these finishes were applied after DCHS leased the house for a museum. DCHS records. In 1983, DCHS commissioned Asa Haile House Restorations of Galena, InteriorAlterations Illinois to conduct an analysis of the historic finishes of the first floor of the Ham House. It was an extensive examination of the historic interior finishes The interior alterations are more difficult to document because there are no of the Ham House. DCHS utilized the results of this report to complete historic images of the interior. It is doubtful that many changes would have interior restorations of the first floor in 1984.. been made to the residence while the Hams were alive because they lacked the financial resources to make any substantial changes. The 1983 Asa Haile report concluded: "The result of the investigation of the Ham House interior architectural decorative surface details do not document a fashionable wealthy 19th Century house. The fact that Ham lost his money in the Panic of 1857 and never regained it, is the most logical explanation for the inexpensive decor (Asa Haile 43)." The house was likely lit with kerosene lamps. Apparently gas was not installed prior to 1905 because Sarah Ham's lease with the Cancer Institute stated: "the party of the second may at his option, at its own expense . . . provide and install lighting appliances either gas or electricity or both (Asa Haile 39)." MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� � � l ti: � � � -- - - _ ,�--� • _ __ , � � , �y f , � � �� y � f(�� .�� 4 �„�� , - . . I . . ., .i:,-:,t. !" .,_...��..._ -_�}� ., � � .� Figure 45. Ham House Dining Room Ceiling. 1977 � r � View to the north. , • -- � Image Credit: HABS IA-73 Figure 43. Ham House. City of Dubuque Parks Department Office 1961 Location is rear parlor(northeast room)on first floor.View to the north. Image Credit: Telegraph Herald, Mar. 5, 1961. '� � � ---- � �_,�� _ - _ - - �� :,""" ' � �' , �_� �� s'� Q,�, ji I • � � ' V i �' I / I. ,� � - �I�1I � �� ' �.r' � �_� y,l �'.. - I � � I � �„I i �� __ . III ��. � I`�. r1�' } ..I g. I � ��' ;,. Y � ' I �� j�'?� �l` 6 � } I,� ��'�, I � :�I i � � _ �� ,,,.>:x s�. d � - � ��`��° '�` �;� � ��. � ;�� ,�`.,..., �` �.-�� -�' � � - �'�' .` � . � Figure 44. Ham House Library and Dining Room. 1977 Figure 46. Ham House Main Hall. 1977 View to the north. View to the north. Image Credit: HABS IA-73 Image Credit: HABS IA-73 ,, , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l similar lintels, except that the top portion of the lintel is in the shape of a CHARACTER-DEFINING HISTORIC FEATURES segmental arch. The roof is a combination hip roof and cross gable roof where all of the ridges connect with the center belvedere. The roof is clad The Mathias Ham House has largely retained the integrity of the period of with wood saw cut shingles. The eaves have raked soffits that are significance. Though there were inappropriate changes to the house during supported by elaborate, paired Italianate wood brackets. A large, paneled the use by the Cancer Institute and during the ownership of the City of Wood frieze board is below the eaves. The octagonal belvedere is wood Dubuque, those changes have largely been reversed through restoration frame construction with eight four over four wood double hung windows. efforts. The Mathias Ham House occupies a unique site directly below the The eaves are supported by paired brackets. The main entry door is in the Eagle Point bluff, but still sits at the top of a hill, overlooking the center of the south fa�ade, is a two leaf paneled door with one light each. neighborhoods to the south and east. The Italianate architectural style Above the entry door is a semi-circular arched transom filled with leaded dominates the exterior architecture. However, the exterior architecture also glass. The two other doors are wood paneled doors with one light and expresses the evolution of the construction from the original simple cottage, transoms above. The window sashes are wood double hung multi-pane constructed in 1839, to the construction of the Italianate villa in 1857. windows. The exterior trim is wood. There are wood porches on the south and west elevations with Gothic Revival details. Cottaqe Exterior Character Defininq Historic Features Interior Character Defininq Features The cottage was constructed in 1839 in the early years of settlement of the Dubuque area. The cottage has multiple character defining elements. It is a The interior is characterized by its center hall floor plan on the first and side gable rectangular house with chimney on the north. The dominating second floors. On the first floor, a cast plaster archway frames the grand feature is the load bearing random ashlar natural cleave limestone Wood staircase leading to the second floor. The ceiling and crown molding construction. The door and window openings on the original front fa�ade in the hall have decorative painting finishes. The elaborate wood moldings are regularly spaced and symmetrical. The window and door limestone in the hall have a faux woodgrain finish. There are four large rooms off the lintels are plain and flat and flush with the limestone wall. The roof is clad hall with high ceilings, cast plaster crown moldings and plaster paneled with wood saw cut shingles. The eaves have raked soffits that are ceilings. The windows in all rooms are inset with paneled architraves and supported by simple, paired Italianate wood brackets. A simple wood frieze built-in wood shutters. All interior doors are wood paneled doors. There are board is below the eaves. The entry doors are wood paneled with one light. large paneled pocket doors between the front and rear rooms on each side. The window sashes are wood double hung six over six light on the first floor and wood casement two light windows on the second floor. The exterior The second floor is characterized by its center hall plan with a niche in the trim is wood. plaster at the top of the stairway coming from the first floor. Off the hallway are the bedrooms. The windows in all rooms are inset with paneled Villa Exterior Character Defininq Historic Features architraves and built-in wood shutters. All interior doors are wood paneled doors. A wood stairway leads to the third floor. The construction of the villa was completed in 1857. Though it is an addition to the cottage to the north, the villa's architecture dominates the The third floor has a window looking north at the top of the stairs. There is a cottage. The villa is roughly square and is three and a half stories hallway to the center hall that is entered under a cast plaster archway that surmounted by an octagonal belvedere in the center of the villa. As with the leads to the graceful spiral staircase that leads to the belvedere. cottage, the dominating feature is the load bearing coursed ashlar bush hammered limestone construction. Each fa�ade has a center gable. The openings on all facades are regularly spaced and symmetrical. The window lintels and sills project from the limestone fa�ade. The limestone lintels consist of three parts. The main portion of the lintel is flat with an ogee limestone molding at the top. Two smaller plain limestone blocks flank the window openings and support the lintel. The windows in the gables have MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l TIMELINE SUMMARY 1928: Dubuque City Park Board Superintendent has living quarters in cottage portion of house. 1839: Original cottage constructed. 1931: Limestone retaining wall constructed at the intersection of Shiras 1854: Villa addition construction begins. Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. 1855: Fire guts interior of newly constructed villa addition. 1932: Ham House connected to City of Dubuque Sanitary Sewer System. 1856: Zerelda Ham (Mathias' first wife) dies. 1935: Reinforced concrete deck and supporting structure is constructed under west veranda creating additional basement space. Enclosed 1857: Construction of villa addition complete. porches were added on the north elevation of the cottage portion and in the area where the east elevation of the cottage portion 1874: Margaret Ham (Mathias' second wife)dies. meats the north elevation of the villa portion. 1878: Mathias Ham loses title to house to mortgage holders. 1939: Northwest, northeast and small north chimneys are reconstructed. 1887: Sarah Ham acquires title to house. 1964: Dubuque County Historical Society enters into a lease with the City of Dubuque to operate the Mathias Ham House as a museum. 1889: Mathias Ham dies. 1970s: Existing lavatory on first floor of cottage was split into two separate 1897: Margaret May Ham (Mathias' youngest daughter)dies. lavatories. 1902: Sarah gives conditional deed to house to George Potter. 1976: Mathias Ham House listed on National Register of Historic Places. 1905: Sarah regains title to house from George Potter. 1977: Wood storm windows were installed in all windows. 1905: Sarah Ham leases house to Dr. Kegler & Company Cancer 1981: North porch and northeast porch removed. Institute 1983: All non-historic wood flooring was removed. 1905: Four dormers added to corner hip roofs. 1884: Interior restoration of first floor. 1905: Radiant central heating installed. Electrical and plumbing installed. 1987: Interior restoration of second floor. 1912: Sarah sells house to City of Dubuque for$8,500. 1987: Radiant heating system removed and replaced with forced air 1912: House connected to Dubuque City water line. heating and cooling system. Furnaces in basement and third floor. 1920s: City Park Board offices located in the Ham House front parlor and 1991: Baseboards, moldings and staircase woodwork on first floor back parlor. refinished with faux wood grain finish. 1920s: Northwest chimney extended above historic chimney. 1992: Roof restored to original design, dormers removed, new wood shingles installed. �, , . � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l 1995: New gutters and downspouts installed. 2005: Belvedere roof replaced with metal roof. 2009: New gutters and downspouts installed. 2012: New wood shingle roof installed over cottage portion of Ham House after lightning strike caused damage. 2012: Porch repairs and repainting 2017: Tuck-pointing of exterior masonry. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l , � EXISTING CONDITIONS SURVEY � _ - „ .. Explanatory Note Regarding Conditions Assessments � *-, ; ,} � -� ♦ �� In the process of completing the existing conditions survey, the team . � �� assessed each feature of the building and, where applicable, assigned its y,� condition into one of the following categories: ..� � �-r.�li�y � • Good: The feature is in working condition and does not require 1� � i€: immediate or short term repairs; � . Fair: The feature is in working condition, but may require r ''� immediate or short term repairs; or � �"Y, • Poor: The feature is not in working condition or requires substantial ' -� ''�, immediate or short term repairs. � � In many cases, the assessment also included notes and explanatory � information to justify the condition assessment. I `� ��,� � '=�.�:,: � BUILDING SITE � �-� ,� Site Context ' � "�'� �' ' '�� __ � f:. � �� The Ham House occupies a site that is defined by Lincoln Avenue to the �4.e s;f � southeast and Shiras Avenue to the southwest. See Site Map in Figure 47. �'' � ��=Y * , The main front fa�ade of the house faces Lincoln Avenue. The longitudinal O �, � � �� ,� axis of the house runs approximately southeast to northwest so that the �,c� house is skewed approximately 45 degrees to the northwest from cardinal �♦ north. See Figure 47. Throughout this HSR, for ease of mapping, architectural plans and description, what is essentially ordinal northwest will � ' � be defined as "Plan North." Any references in the text to directions are fowa�41 -2fl1 �pFlng Orthophotos, iowa O assumed to refer to Plan North unless identified as true cardinal directions. ary wa eogr phic Map Ser+�er Steep, tree covered limestone bluffs form the northeastern boundary of the �' Site Outline site. Eagle Point Park, a park owned by the City of Dubuque is located on � top of the bluff to the northeast of the site. The Ham House occupies a legal parcel that also includes the City of Dubuque Parks department D 16a 32� Plan True physical plant buildings, located just to the east of the Ham House Site. Feet North North This Historic Structure Report includes only the Mathias Ham House Site, Figure 47. Mathias Ham House Site Map. the area within the red dash line in Figure 48. Map Credit: Heritage Works, Inc. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l I � �. �r .' 'f^ •]�..�+�' � } �7„� +��F � �- I� ,• �� r 'f.- I � '� .i�� 1 �f� • �, � .� r �`� . � 3 k . k - � ! ��'-4. t.y � � � , � .�� -;f. ,.y.�. •. � ;' ; . � � ,<� - � - - . r.-kr �� f 1 _ '- ' � � , ` ` � � ;� 'i ..� �l _ � l ., , - � �� : � ^t � � , ► + �, < yF �'�y. ♦ _� � •t.,j � � a �"` - 1\ �r '� 1 � _ � 1 � �� '� �'�F�• �#� ,��d • � � � ' ' ' . b • � �� " ' -' '� / �� ,j� . .,q�,`�� / .� ��4 �` , � �r �1 � � � r ti� �'� ,: �;_ � { r . �„� � �` � �,� � �,.� x� , ''�'� �� •f,�„�}.� � �. �., "� �-�'�„ r�„�+- � �. �- . E�„ _=:,� �� . .{ �� Site Outltne r~! . � '1+ �l*� 0 f60 320 � � Feet 7��{1�' + D Mineral iot 531 I ,'` � `.��, r'� t e' � • Figure 48. Lot 531 in Ham's Addition Lot Outline. ; ' � ; Ham House Site outlined with red dash. Map Credit: Heritage Works, Inc. // � � ' _ / ' �� :'f�,µ�` +:� �� 1!.p� - �a � T� %'�� . ;�r : _ .. .,�=i'~�� . i.� w._, . -C�'�: .� :{:#� :f. .. � _ n f �; ��'� ._�,, �. , � �F lowa 2016-2018 Spnng Orthophotos, lowa "� �" �NR_ lowa Geographic Map 5erver_ '�` 4, ,� • . .. T/�� ` .P�1� ' �� '_�.:%:.. �.� � � � $ � _' ,�`'�.;� . .D ? ::.� :�l�.*�..: " � .x-� 1:1,500 S ►' ;:. :" :..... K �:r ,�",- r��,�, 0 160 320 •'�' �,r _ _��i. " n; � a�.;�:` � :: Feet Plan True ; -- "��-'�_' ,�. � :,�..- ,':;' •�°� ' � r� � North North .,�� ;�` `."+�. 1: . -�r-'.:_.a �.��°'�� `.�. �. + *r ' �"'�" Figure 50.Aerial view of the Ham House HistoricmSite. i L . '�� ..__�..s _�� .. . .��4',� � � �� ' l� �• '.. ��°'� � ��'''�`�? '� �• '`� �� Image Credit: Heritage Works. : _ i 4; }?�. :� u:� •�..FY ti�' � � ��, - :.f, � �# � ��';,i;,,A ' ;�:'". r � � f ;;�.� �; :-'Fti:. ` f'';t''�.:� :�0. .. ` F"`�`'"'� ,.�'-. ��'.�. . �r`"��`�"�<�� Vehicle parking is accessed from a sidewalk that leads to a paved parking .'�. : ' : ' �a �Y .a:�- -:�• R . Y rt �:..fj. �.� y F�.. � ' '"�;, ;�' ,�g',�' ' ��.:.f.a? lot north of the house. There is also a gravel parking lot for museum staff �+, . ' .�._ ��►:;-. • ;�� "�� '�+ east of the house. The site is located in what is known as the Ea le Point � ..~ ,. 9 ^�r, . s- � "� �� -� ,-� =�s- . -- neighborhood on the north side of Dubuque and is therefore surrounded by �` " _ � r � � ;:�:: - residential neighborhoods. See Figure 49 L _¢ �`s"�'�?• �� Figure 49.Aerial view of the Ham House Historic Site from the southwest. Image courtesy of OverflightStock. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l Site Arrangement&Buildings does not appear that the pooling of water in that location has adversely impacts the storm drainage around the Ham House. The Mathias Ham House is one of six buildings on Mathias Ham Historic Site. See Figure 50. The Mathias Ham House is the only building on the There are no storm sewer intakes on the property, so storm water flows site that was original to the site. The other buildings on the historic site across the site to the surrounding public right-of-ways. Functioning City of include: the Louis Arrandeaux/William Newman Log House, an 1820s log Dubuque Storm sewer curb inlets exist at the southwest corner of the site cabin moved on to the site in 1965, Humke School, a one room school at the intersection of Shiras Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. Roof storm house constructed in 1883 and moved to the site in 1969; a granary drainage is collected in gutters and downspouts. All of the downspouts are constructed in 1840 and moved to the site in 1989; a replication of a lead connected to subgrade storm drain lines. In late 2020, new subgrade storm mine and a replication of a badger hole (a lead miner's shelter). This drain lines were installed that feed roof drainage away from the house. The Historic Structure Report concerns only the Mathias Ham House building downspouts on the southwest quadrant drain into the storm sewer intake itself. on Shiras Avenue. The downspouts on the northwest and northeast quadrants drain towards the downward slope of the hill northwest of the The existence on the site of these unrelated historic buildings has the house. The downspouts on the southeast quadrant of the house drain potential to create confusion about the history and significance of the towards the southeast corner of the site on to the driveway that leads to Mathias Ham House. While there were other buildings historically located Lincoln Avenue. on the Ham House site that were related to the Ham family, those buildings have long-since been demolished. When DCHS opened the Ham House as a museum, it was viewed primarily as a history museum rather than a museum specifically interpreting the home as the residence of Mathias Ham. The entire site was viewed as an opportunity to educate the community about the Dubuque area's history. The cabin, schoolhouse and granary were all historic buildings that were located on other sites, but were threatened with demolition. Because the Ham House site had room for these buildings, the site was viewed as a unique opportunity to save important buildings related to the history of the Dubuque area by moving them to the site, restoring them and interpreting them there. The potential confusion related to the variety of buildings on the Ham House site could be mitigated through clear interpretive signage and educational programming. Particular emphasis should be given to providing the history of Mathias Ham, whose influence was so important to the early settlement of the Eagle Point area, and the Ham House as his residence. Topography and Storm Drainage The site slopes moderately down from northeast to southwest. See the Ham House Topography and Storm Drainage Plan shown in Figure 51. The grade drops approximately thirty feet from the base of the bluff on the northeast corner of the site to the curb line at the intersection of Shiras Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. Storm water flows mostly to the southeast and southwest portions of the site except on the northwest side of the house where it drains mostly to the northwest. On the northeast corner on the site, storm water tends to pool in the flat area where the granary is located. It �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l �� Site Paving ��\� r� � !� � � � ° There are concrete and asphalt sidewalks leading from the gravel ` �: employee parking area to the east and from the paved visitor parking lot to , i �, �� the north. The location of the sidewalks is shown on the site plan in Figure ��i. �' ' `,. _ 47. All of the sidewalks that surround the Ham House are concrete (Photo s � No. 6). They are in generally good condition with very few cracks or surface • � variations. There have been recent repairs in several locations. The path �;� � that leads to the north parking lot transitions to asphalt about 50 feet north �� of the north entrance to the cottage (Photo No. 10). The asphalt is in good � � ,_ condition. The path on the northeast corner of the house that leads to the :' log cabin is an unpaved dirt and gravel path (Photo No. 7). The path is in � � � � �p ,� good condition. � �� l Site Landscaping i } ,�.� �- _ � �. The area around the Mathias Ham House is landscaped with grass and ��' �� ' multiple mature deciduous and conifer trees. The Site Plan at Figure 47 � ; � ' ) > /J / shows the approximate location of the current trees. The site has i undulating hills that slope to the southeast, southwest, northwest and north. �� There is a limestone retaining wall on the southwest corner that was a.!�, , installed in 1931 (Photo No. 2). There is no historic documentation that �� - describes the historic landscape during the period of significance, other � � � than the two photos from 1903 (Figures 18 and 19). Historic images show � ' ' � �T •'�� f �r� that the property was surrounded by trees and rolling hills. See also Figures �� '�� 20 — 23. There is an aerial photograph circa 1920s that shows a vehicular , � ,� �'� �� drive that runs from Shiras Avenue on the west, winding around the south ��; side of the house and to the City Parks Department buildings on the east. ` ' See Figure 52. That drive would have been the only access to the City lowa 201E-2019 Spring Qrthophotos,lowa D Conlour Da1a from lowa Geographic Map ver, buildings to the east of the Ham House. � Water Flow Direction I � 5ite Dutline It is likely that the site was altered to its current landscape configuration in — 1931. That same year, City records indicate that a new driveway was � 2 Ft Contour Interval � Storm Sewer inlet constructed directly off Lincoln Avenue for the purpose of accessing the � Storm Roof Drain � City of Dubuque Parks Department buildings to the east of the Ham House, eliminating the need for the driveway from Shiras through the Ham House o �so s2o Plan True site. The records indicated that there was grading at the home and a Feet North rvorth limestone retaining was constructed at the southeast corner of the site. It is Figure 51. Mathias Ham House Topography&Storm Drainage Plan possible that the driveway from Shiras was removed at that time. The Map Credit: Heritage Works driveway does not appear on the 1965 photos (Figures 23). Further investigation should be conducted to determine what the landscape of the Mathias Ham House site would have been during the Period of Signifcance. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l , -� , cottage portion of the house directly under the northwest corner of the � `� � . ,, pantry/gift shop area. This water line serves not only the Ham House, but • j� � �` all of the City of Dubuque Park Service buildings to the east. �� ° ,� : �► � + � � - x - _� .-��;} ":-�e: . � „ i t_ ,�.,. e} � �� '�«- � � � �i x ' � ,� # � �.� " - 'a` �� • � ' , r • ��. . • * + � � � � , � � �z � . � � O � . . � � � - _� * � � - .� � � �_ i' I� � ..y � ' *► , � .•� �, 'ti�- ` �J . . � , : Figure 51.Aerial Photograph circa 1929 showing Mathias Ham House. � � Bottom of photo is north. Shiras Avenue is on the right. Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society � , � Site Utilities � � Figure 52 shows the location of the electrical, natural gas, City water and � I sanitary sewer services provided to the Mathias Ham House. O � � � Electric Service ��/ ►I The Mathias Ham House is served by the local electric utility, Alliant Energy " Company. The site is fed from an underground buried power line running � from the City of Dubuque Park Department buildings to the east. The Iowa 2016-2fl98 Spring Orthophoto ,�ow underground power line enters the Ham House near the northeast corner of DNR;Contour Daia from lawa Geo a �c p the villa portion of the house. Domestic Water Service r� Site�utline Elec#rical Sanitary Sewer � Natural Gas — City Water The City of Dubuque serves as the local water utility for the Mathias Ham D 160 32� Plan True House and all properties within the City Limits. Public water mains run Feet North North northwest under Shiras Avenue. The Ham House is fed by a sub-grade Figure 52. Mathias Ham House Site Utilities Map water service line that extends from Shiras Avenue to the west side of the Map Credit: Heritage Works ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Sanitary Sewer The City of Dubuque maintains the sanitary sewer lines that serve the Ham House. The City of Dubuque sanitary sewer main that serves the Ham House runs under Lincoln Avenue. A subgrade sanitary sewer line exits the Ham House on the northeast corner of the cottage portion of the house and the line extends east to a catch basin under the driveway east of the Ham House. From there, the line extends southeast to the sewer main under Lincoln Avenue. Storm Sewer The City of Dubuque maintains subgrade storm sewer lines that are installed near the center of Shiras Avenue. Public storm drainage intakes are located as documented in Figure 51 and flow directly into adjacent City of Dubuque storm sewer lines. The subgrade roof drainage leader on the southwest corner of the Ham House is directly piped to the City storm sewer system. Natural Gas Service The natural gas service is for this building and all properties within the Dubuque city limits is provided and Maintained by Black Hills Energy Corporation. The current service line and meter appear to have been installed within the last ten years. The natural gas service line for the Ham House is connected to the Utility's main that runs under Shiras Avenue. The meter and service entrance are on the west exterior wall near the southwest corner of the villa. The service line enters through the building through a historic basement window opening. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Site Photos � 1 l �' F . � _ � �, ) � .,rF ��... r� ��"�"_ . i \+. i I C �`r�,.e�,�, .s�: V ;�-e 4 �' � �o�� ' a t/ s.!✓1'� ' .'r y. 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PHOTOGRAPH NO.1 � PHOTOGRAPH NO.2 PHOTOGRAPH NO.3 View of the primary fa�ade (south elevation)of the Ham View of the south and west elevations of the Ham House View of the west elevation of the Ham House from the House from the south portion of the site from the southwest boundary of the site at the west side of Shiras Avenue intersection of Shiras Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. A large limestone wall delineates the site boundary in this area. �<_ r�- �•, � - . � /-/ � .�. `�4= � � •'T `� �_ ,i�. � �� I _ � ,�� r� i�� , '_ �` � �'j � ' - � - +�I' � ,•,�� ti,. i°;.a �' �Ri - �f ' • ��` ,> � . � i,1 , � i �� ~ ' � r � �;�t w.o'.. r I � _ . � ' -- '- � 14 � ��?. � � �` - �M - !� � � • � �, , i�,�� ; .. _ ; � .. _ _, _� :__ _ � : : ' �'�� ' ' - a..�.. a . S, . .�d � '.�,.. ' . n•r• �L_�;,� � " � , �._ �+ ,.e i � � ` � ,::a � ar -+�-' .'�� . .;r` ., `e�r...� , x .� . 'W.. +� _, _ _ PHOTOGRAPH NO.4 PHOTOGRAPH NO.5 PHOTOGRAPH NO.6 View of the north and west elevations of the Ham House Closer view of the north and west elevations of the Ham View of the sidewalks around the northeast corner of the from the northwest corner of the site. House Ham House. , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l , ��}� r � ��s�7/�� ;��n �� . r�' .�l � �� ^� ! /� 3 -� � Rq� �� . �- 'x�'. � v� ,I i- ��.� �� , r' �� ' t`^}�'ly�'� ,r,y _ : . �. � ... � , �a � � � it y` �n d .a 7 f S ',F' _ r . _ x, ,p7 �.. �r �s+vti' ' � �.. ! '� �."'t'R' � ,/.. � r � ' t f�� ra � � � _ _ ' -,-�- �� _� _� � , _ ��, � �.,��. r . � ,� � �'�� '� ' L' ,�- v p I.� L.� �;.__a . � " - _ � ' I ;5 a,_ � ��'I �'c.' �a: , '` J �� i�. �, __�,: - _ o � , ' , ` , .�.«.�-_..�ffi�� '� �_ry' — :� � �� y^.r... I �.r.r, � 4 �� '�.� ._-Sa:. ,:�. .. `��' � _� l:�� .-t. '., . , � . .....'... -,..., . .... PHOTOGRAPH N0.7 PHOTOGRAPH NO.8 PHOTOGRAPH NO.9 View of the north and east elevations of the Ham House View of the east elevation of the Ham House. 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View of site to the northwest from the northwest corner of View to the north parking lot from the north side of the the Ham House. Ham House ,� , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l BUILDING EXTERIOR The building was constructed in two parts. The north portion of the building Generallnformation was constructed in 1839, also known as the cottage. In 1857, a large addition was constructed to the south directly connected to the cottage also This section of the report is intended to document the existing Ham House known as the mansion or villa. building envelope configuration and condition. Included in the documentation are as-built Building Plans and Elevations, existing The cottage was constructed as a side gable two-story vernacular building, conditions photographs and written information. with the roof ridge running north to south. Its foundation is local limestone rubble. The walls are load bearing harder dolomitic limestone laid in an Existing condition of building form components (i.e. masonry, roofing, roof irregular fashion. The doors are wood. The window frames and sashes are structure, window openings, entrances, etc.) are described in detail in this also wood. The limestone block meets the wood roof structure. A wood report section. frieze board at the top course of the limestone meets the overhanging eaves with raked soffits. Plain paired brackets support the roof eaves. It is clear that design and construction for the Ham House was generally done to a high standard, because the building remains in good condition. The villa is a two and a half story Italianate building that is roughly square. The building envelope is constructed with substantial limestone raised It has a cross gable roof with hip roofs at the corners, as described earlier foundations, load bearing limestone exterior walls and wood roof trusses in this section. The foundation is local limestone rubble and local limestone and rafters. block. The walls are load bearing harder dolomitic limestone that rest on a limestone water table. The blocks are ashlar laid in a regular pattern. The Foundations remain in good condition and there is little evidence of doors are wood, as well as the window frames and sashes. A gothic revival structural movement in exterior masonry walls. Exterior limestone masonry wood porch covers the main entry on the south elevation. A wood veranda is structurally sound but surface conditions vary. In general, the roof of similar gothic revival design spans the west elevation of the villa portion structural system is in good condition. of the building on the first floor. Both the porch and veranda have flat roofs with sheet metal cladding. The roof on the cottage portion of the house is a gable roof. The roof on the villa portion is a combination of a cross gabled roof with a pyramid hip roof. All four elevations have limestone gables with one window opening. The All roof ridges meet in the center of the villa portion of the house at the corners have hip roofs that engage with the cross gable roofs in the center octagonal belvedere. The gables are at the center of each elevation. The of the building where the belvedere rises. The limestone walls are topped pitch of the gable roofs is steeper than the pitch of the hip roofs. The roof with wide wood frieze boards that meet the overhanging wood eaves with atop the belvedere is a shallow pitched octagonal roof. The shingles on the raked soffits. The eaves are supported by large, paired decorative brackets roof have been replaced multiple times. It is presumed that the original typical of the Italianate architectural style. The building is topped by an shingles were wood shingles. The roof is in need of replacement. octagonal wood frame belvedere with clapboard cladding below the windows and four over four wood sash double hung windows on each A modern gutter and downspout drainage system was added in the mid- elevation. A wood frieze board meets the eaves of the belvedere roof. twentieth century and should be replaced with a design that is more Paired ornate wood brackets support the eaves of the belvedere. The roof appropriate to the building's period and design. The decorative cornice with of the belvedere is a shallow octagonal hip roof with standing seam metal paired brackets and frieze boards are all original and appear to be in good roof. condition, except for peeling paint. The paired To aid in the general description of the building and to avoid duplication, the overall form of the building along with the materials, description of style and method of construction will first be described in this section. Any specifics unique to a particular elevation will be noted in those particular sections. �, , ,� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQLJE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Building Exterior Reference Drawings As Built Basement Plan ea � I l B� X L �3 � 12 �1]� � ❑ � � i �e� 81a ❑ 99 13 �,`:. _ _ _ 72'-11" Bb � 13 �� Basement Plan � I . 2 I—___—_-— I . _. .— �/ AS 13UIL I 13AStMtN I F'LAN NOT TO SCALE ��b�� ";G ,a- , 1 o ��. , A � � nA�L � �a? MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQLJE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l AS BUILT FIRST FLOOR PLAN NOT TO SCALE �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l As Built Second Floor Plan BB 9 I I I H W. alqooNM C�'MBER B£OROOM BEOROOM i]1' 36' 16� 15� 15'J IB I � I � � � �"� > < ... 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AS-BUILT WEST ELEVATION NOT TO SCALE �, , , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQLJE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l As Built East Elevation � ��. � � LZ; � �. �-� � ;, ;' �� , � �.�� / j \� � J � r i � � . ,, d �� \� � <.> t? �? � � � s. � _ _ -d I . � � I i �� LJ� I � � �� i � � � '-,� 'i,,.,�r�;� � � I _ � � � �� I �� I I- I - � 0 ��i�� - :,� �--� �l., ° --- - ; �� --� � � AS-BUILT EAST ELEVATION NOT TO SCALE �, , , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l As Built Lonaitudinal Section � __I i— 1 LJ � LJ ;..=�i � _ Fourth Floor � 43'11" _1 r lo, � I --- �; � � �. , � -------- ,� Third Floor 26'0" l � , . �_ , �� ; —' � �� 1 ,� -- Second Floor 14'6" Secand F1aor � 11'6" ;o� �.._.. � . ' . _ '� ..� � . - (Cottage) % \ � � I ��,: I, � �� I I � �� 4;� t � : � . ,-� F��St F�� {}�� Basement -9'1" Roar � Section AA AS-BUILT LONGITUDINAL SECTION NOT TO SCALE MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l As Built Transverse Section � 13 �i � 1 _ �I � I� ' � : . �. I � Faurth Floor � 43'11" � �� :i % r, ��_�T 12 _ � 1 11 �� Third Flaor � 2fi'0" � _� � � Secand Floor � 14'6" � � 5 j_- ', F_- .i .. { j � li � - } � First Floor � 0'0" 8asement � -9'1" Floor � Section 66 � Yae�� ,� AS-BUILT TRANSVERSE SECTION NOT TO SCALE MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Exterior—South Elevation Foundation: Description: The foundation is visible on the western corner of the building. The foundation, where visible, is in good condition. The foundation mortar is thinning in areas and some large gaps in mortar are present on the western corner of the building (See Photo No. 15). Some of the limestone blocks of the foundation have friable powdery exteriors. Masonry: 0 � The masonry is coursed ashlar bush hammered limestone. Overall the condition of the limestone masonry is good. Over the years, there has been D o re-pointing with inappropriate mortar. In 2017 approximately 10% of this elevation of the building was spot re-pointed with appropriate lime mortar. There are areas of organic growth. The limestone ashlar masonry is undergoing regular weathering and small layers of limestone are delaminating/exfoliating and flaking off(See Photo No. 17). There are some areas of rust and orange staining of the walls (See Photo No. 18). The limestone likely had inclusions of iron/pyrite and the sloughing layers have � � � � allowed this element to become exposed and to rust. 0 �� Stone Sills and Lintels: The limestone lintels for the windows consist of three parts. The main O � portion of the lintel is flat with an ogee limestone molding at the top. Two smaller plain limestone blocks flank the window openings and support the lintel. The window in the gable has a similar lintel, except that the top Figure 53. South Elevation portion of the lintel is in the shape of a segmental arch. The limestone lintel over the main door is in the shape of a semi-circular arch. The limestone General window sills are flat and protrude from the fa�ade of the building. The sills The south elevation is the primary fa�ade and is the location of the front are thicker on the first floor than they are on the second and third floor. main entrance (See Figure 53). It is approximately 45 feet in width and 45 feet in height to the top of the ridge of the center gable. The elevation has a The stone sills and lintels are generally in good condition. They have symmetrical three bay design. The central bay has a gable at the top, and different rates of weathering and some of the stones have more advanced the corner bays have a hipped roof. The grade slopes downward gradually deterioration. Some sills and lintels have had spalling, where significant to the west, where there is some exposed foundation. The south elevations chunks of the stone have spalled off the surface of the stone below them has two window openings on the first floor, three window openings on the (See Photo Nos. 16 and 24). Spalling is typically caused by pressure from second floor and one window opening centered on the third floor. salts and freeze thaw cycles under the surface of the stone. There is an MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQLJE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l unrepaired crack in the lintel over the western-most window on the second floor. There is a crack in the lintel over the eastern-most window on the first floor that was repaired in 2017. This stone was repaired by removing it and piecing it together using 3 fiberglass dowels. The dowels were set with injection grout mortar into equal depth holes in both pieces of the stone. A thin layer of injection grout mortar was applied to each connected surface as it was put back together and reset into place. Main Door The main entrance of the building is through the decorative porch that is `�`''� �''' '''�� '��' centered on the fa�ade. The door is a decorative two-leaf painted wood � door set back about 2.5 feet in an opening with integrated wood fluted columns (See Photo No. 20 and Figures 54 and 55). Each door has two decorative panels and a large light. Above the door is a large semi-circular arched transom. The condition of the doors and the door surround trim is in fair condition with peeling paint. � ��;; � ",.r ;��7.: a� ��-,�,-�-__.-. � : jr..... i` � 2�-6�� i 1 a'-8 114" Figure 55. Main Door Opening: Section 7'-9 1I4" � �I�l Window Openinqs � . The two window openings on the first-floor have two four-over-four double ❑� �] J_ L hung sashes, divided by a central mullion. This sash configuration is ;�;_,� s; , r e f e r e n c e d a s "Typ e A S a s h e s" f o r d e s c r ip t i o n p u rp o s e s (S e e F ig u r e 5 6). The second-floor window openings have Type A Sashes, but are not as tall. The central second floor window's sill is lower than the ones that flank it, extending all the way down to the interior floor level. The third-floor window 4�-$�� opening is centered on the fa�ade. It is a six-over-six double hung window Figure 54. Main Door Opening: Elevation sash. This sash configuration is referenced as "Type B sashes" for �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l description purposes (See Figure 57). The third-floor window opening has a gutters and downspouts have been attached to the fascia. The frieze segmental arch lintel. The window trim is in fair condition with peeling and boards, brackets and trim appear to be in fair condition with peeling and weathering paint. The window sashes are in fair condition with inoperable weathered paint(See Photo No. 21). sashes and peeling and weathering paint. They have non-historic storm windows. The storm windows are in fair condition with peeling and weathering paint. It is unknown whether house had storm windows prior to the 1960s. All of the historic photos prior to 1965 show the house without storm windows or screens. Only the 1965 photos show the Ham House with storm windows. The current storm windows are fastened with screws directly into the brick mold. There are metal hooks at the top of some of the windows showing how previous storm windows would have been attached. - It is presumed that the hooks are from the storm windows shown in the � � 1965 photos. � �� ,. % ��, � �� ,� `.� �� i � Figure 58. Elevation and Profile: Bracket A I - � ,, 5'-0 314" 3�'9" ' Figure 56. Exterior Elevation: Type A Figure 57. Exterior Elevation: Type B � Sash Sash Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards i �� The visible fa�ade of the limestone block terminates at the top with an ogee carved limestone molding directly below the frieze board. Paired brackets support the sloped eaves with raked soffits. Between the paired brackets, there is a picture frame molding on the surface of the frieze board. There i � are two types of bracket configurations: Bracket A supports the eaves in the areas where the eaves are level and horizontal (See Figure 58). Bracket B Figure 59. Elevation and Profile: Bracket B supports the eaves in the gables where the eaves are sloped (See Figure 59). The end of the eave is covered by a wood ogee fascia board. Modern MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Porch � The porch on the south elevation covers the main entrance. The wood -- — porch structure rests on a concrete slab that is not historic. Small concrete ��;�;` 11 _ ',`a�J' linths are under each of the ei ht decorative columns that su ort the � ``�='�� '�3 I �' `� P 9 pp I �� porch roof. Decorative millwork connects the columns with the porch roof. �� ;,:;% ��` The roof of the porch is flat with a sheet metal cladding. The ceiling of the � - �,' �� porch is clad with wood bead board. The porch is painted white. The , - architectural style of the porch is a mixture of styles, including Gothic ,��,i:�r � ;'i �i ' ` :;I�,. Revival. The south elevation of the porch has a center bay that is topped by ;° -: a shallow Tudor arch (See Figure 60). Center bay is flanked by bays I � � topped by semi-circular arches. The east and west elevations each have two bays (See Figure 61 for West Elevation). The wider bay closest to the I house is topped by a shallow Tudor arch. The southern-most bay is topped by a semi-circular arch. The porch is in overall fair condition. The paint is failing badly on the columns and millwork but there are no serious signs of I rot (See Photo No. 23). One of the columns has a hole bored into it, II possibly made by a woodpecker (See Photo No. 23). The drip edge flashing on the porch roof is rusting (See Photo No. 22). _ 7 �.� .� - _,—_ _..� �`��`O,°� �_ _� I��°� : �i� ��., j. :A �� A �1 '� �; �'i. 5'-11„ 3, 2„ � i ::,� �;;I ;' �,i'� '„.��i, Figure 61.West Elevation of porch on South fagade ;i , � � � ; i ,i � I I� , _,� , ; , s�--3-7 9-8 3-7 � Figure 60. South Elevation of porch on South fa�ade ,, , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� � � l South Elevation Photos � N� {- � � `7 "�� . � � --�,-'� �� - �,'' `r ( � � � � p ��` � � I �'�"".,,-..x-� ._ - _ " � ----_. _�t � � d, m � _� - :r" f: � � . � - ,� � ,�'��.,�\�� y �'.�.��j � � � �" - -�,� �" '��:-. r� , ' , � �� 1 -r�i°s' � �' �` �� rF�'� �� "`' �' � � � j �_ � _ ,.� a � .,,. ,� , . � .� _ '} -� I' � ��.�" � -. r � - �'V � � ' � _ �.,� � � .� � � � i � �� .✓ ` "",.-' �::- _ s�,, � '4 � 4 ��' °k� �� { � S � r � ' � � . � � �� l � �. � ��F � r�� s� `� �t I I, �� -` ! a y � ��a �� '� r _ f . �� i'Ji4- #YPD•-- � � 1 l � � � �Nt v� ..,"'��' .^�z°e . . _ ¢ ; � �, 1 � � �"'r �•,�>� � - �� . . . � . � ��-� �° - - . ��', .ic�' , , '�� . . ,.��..�', PHOTOGRAPH NO.13 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 14 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 15 View of the primary fa�ade (south elevation)of the Ham Close up of south elevation including east fa�ade of View of the foundation on the west corner of the south House. porch. elevation. _ �� b,r`'� ��, �'�,-±±-.�,: . ,. �?_.,; �� ,,d � q``''�i �`! �x�' \\ ti,,�'�`�. . � �� `� `"`�""r + �_�. 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I 1 I =�, `� ' �..�f— � �� ,� __.._ —, r�. �;� y � -- -1 � . � �, �,. _ r � 1 �_ - �� : � �� ' �� ; �. � r ,�� , - �ti � ��: �� .�� .; _ '� � � ; � �� .; "�, .r __ - ,� + -� . .:� � �:� �� i _ ',`r ; � ` s,T i � - ..—,.. a- .i.. i , .� � :5; . � ..,ti I� `y ''-"- � „�j> a _ ' � , � � ::�h c. �r , , � � . ,�' �:�,�-�;� � � � ' - , `.�' .�. � .� PHOTOGRAPH NO.19 PHOTOGRAPH NO.21 41 PHOTOGRAPH NO.20 South elevation showing west elevation of porch and Close up of main entrance on south elevation. Close up of eaves and brackets on the east corner of cement base of the porch. the south elevation. � .� _ , � � �` � ;��z �� ', - ��'': ��'' �' � � ' - '� . . . e- - '- � , f � -=��- f��„� T . _ --- - -- - _: . - - - , � -- ' � � t ,� i�sa�.::� �� , ¢..- >� �1 �,Sy: _ ,-i Y .- _ -._ T �'.�_ ' -.-/ � I � . " - . . ..i ,+s R-. _1 �j ��.�y�y�. .� �' T' ,�'�� y,y �Y �`i� . .Y�� . .'Jt",-.� , �-�' ��? � � ' - - �=_._�-�.f � - �s � � _ _ __ - � � � �� .�...,.r.��.��_:.:��.� ��r__ , ,�. �""�+�-� -�'� PHOTOGRAPH NO.23 PHOTOGRAPH NO.24 PHOTOGRAPH NO.22 South elevation showing damage to porch columns and South elevation showing minor spalling of limestone Detail of south elevation porch showing rusting of porch peeling paint. lintel. roofing ,� , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l Exterior—East Elevation weathering and small layers of limestone are delaminating/exfoliating and flaking off. There are some areas of rust and orange staining of the walls. The masonry of the cottage portion of the house is random ashlar natural cleave limestone block. In 2017 100% of this elevation of the cottage was re-pointed with appropriate lime mortar. The limestone masonry of the cottage portion on the east elevation is in good condition. D � Lintels and Sills G0 The limestone lintels for the windows and the door on the villa portion of the � � � � elevation consist of three parts. The main portion of the lintel is flat with an ogee limestone molding at the top. Two smaller plain limestone blocks flank � � � the window openings and support the lintel. The window in the gable has a similar lintel, except that the top portion of the lintel is in the shape of a n � � � � �' segmental arch. The limestone window sills are flat and protrude from the I�I fa�ade of the building. The sills are thicker on the first floor than they are on :� — ��r� — the second and third floor. The stone sills and lintels of the villa portion of the elevation are generally in good condition. There is a crack in the lintel Figure 62 East Elevation over the southern-most window on the first floor (See Photo No. 26). The General sills and lintels have different rates of weathering and some of the stones have more advanced deterioration. Some sills and lintels have had spalling, The east elevation includes the villa portion of the house to the south and where significant chunks of the stone have spalled off the surface of the the cottage portion of the house to the north (See Figure 62). Both the villa stone below them. and the cottage have entrances on this side. The villa portion has two windows openings on the first floor, four window openings on the second The cottage has smooth cut monolithic limestone lintels and sills. The floor (one was filled in in the late 1800s, (See Photo No. 29)) and one lintels lay flush with the masonry wall while the sills protrude. The lintels window opening on the third floor. The cottage portion has two window and sills are the same height as the masonry courses around them. The openings on the first floor and three windows on the second floor. lintels of the cottage portion are in good condition. The sills in the cottage are more deteriorated than the lintels, especially on the second floor. The Masonry sill under the left window on the first floor has a crack that was repaired in 2017. This stone was repaired by removing it and piecing it together using The masonry of the villa portion of this elevation is coursed ashlar bush 3 fiberglass dowels. The dowels were set with injection grout mortar into hammered limestone block. Overall the condition of the limestone masonry equal depth holes in both pieces of the stone. A thin layer of injection grout on the villa portion is good. Over the years, there has been repointing with mortar was applied to each connected surface as it was put back together inappropriate mortar. In 2017 approximately 10% of this elevation of the and reset into place. On the second floor, the sills under the middle window villa was spot re-pointed with appropriate lime mortar. There are areas of and the northern-most window are particularly deteriorated so that they no organic growth. The limestone ashlar masonry is undergoing regular longer have structural integrity (See Photo No. 30). ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Doors Windows: There is a side entrance to the front parlor in the villa portion of the building. All of the window sashes in the openings in the villa portion of the east That entrance is located near the southeast corner of the building. It is a elevation have six-over-six double hung window sashes. This sash single leaf painted wood door set back into the opening with a paneled door configuration is referenced as "Type B sashes" for description purposes surround. The door has two panels on the bottom and a large light. There is (See Figure 57). The window trim is in fair condition with peeling and a three-pane transom above the door. This door is in fair condition with weathering paint. The window sashes are in fair condition with inoperable peeling paint on the door and the brick mold surrounding it. sashes and peeling and weathering paint. They have non-historic storm windows. The storm windows are in fair condition with peeling and weathering paint. It is unknown whether house had storm windows prior to the 1960s. All of the historic photos prior to 1965 show the house without storm windows or screens. Only the 1965 photos show the Ham House with storm windows. The current storm windows are fastened with screws directly into the brick mold. There are metal hooks at the top of some of the windows showing how previous storm windows would have been attached. It is presumed that the hooks are from the storm windows shown in the 1965 photos. The condition of the sashes is fair with weathered/peeling paint and failing glazing in some areas. The window sashes in the cottage are a mix. The window to the left of the entry is a six over six double hung window. The windows to the right of the — entry door are pairs of two over two double hung windows that have been modified to accommodate the restrooms in the interior of the cottage area. � - There are three evenly spaced small windows on the second floor of the C � cottage. Each opening has two wood French casement windows with two panes. The casement windows swing in. The casement windows are likely original because they appear in the earliest photograph from 1903. They have non-historic storm windows. The condition of the sashes is fair with Figure 63. Entry door to cottage on east elevation. weathered/peeling paint and the glazing putty is failing in some areas. The main entrance to the cottage portion of the building is in the cottage's Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards central bay (See Photo No. 28). The opening has a large lintel which is the same height as two courses of limestone masonry. It is a single leaf painted The visible fa�ade of the limestone block of the villa portion terminates at wood door with sidelights. The door has two panels on the bottom and a the top with an ogee carved limestone molding directly below the frieze large light. Each sidelight has three panes and a panel at the bottom. The board. Paired brackets support the sloped eaves with raked soffits. door and sidelights are set back into the opening with a paneled door Between the paired brackets, there is a picture frame molding on the surround. This door is in fair condition with peeling paint on the door and surface of the frieze board. There are two types of bracket configurations: the door surround. Bracket A supports the eaves in the areas where the eaves are level and horizontal (See Figure 58). Bracket B supports the eaves in the gables 'i � �/ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l where the eaves are sloped (See Figure 59). The end of the eave is covered by a wood ogee fascia board. Modern gutters and downspouts have been attached to the fascia. The frieze boards, brackets and trim appear to be in good condition except for peeling and weathered paint. The condition is generally good, though the woodwork is dirty with organic material gathering in the eaves. There are issues of failing paint. The eaves, brackets and frieze boards of the cottage portion of the building are much simpler than those in the villa portion of the building. The eaves have raked soffits and overhang the outer walls by roughly two feet. A wide frieze board is set at the top of the limestone wall and meets the underside of the eave. Paired decorative Brackets are set in the eaves. There is an ogee fascia board attached to the edge of the eaves. Modern gutters and downspouts have been attached to the fascia. The condition is generally good, except that the woodwork is dirty with organic material gathering in the eaves. There are issues of chipping paint. Remnant of Foundation for Enclosed Porch In the area where the villa and cottage portions meet on the east elevation there is a remnant of a concrete foundation for an enclosed porch that would have enclosed the main entry door for the cottage (See Photo No. 27). It is believed that the enclosed porch was constructed in the 1930s while the building was being used by the City of Dubuque for the parks department. ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l East Elevation Photos �� ,�a�.+�,.��`� �� y � � ,{� L. �. � � � ,. � �Y� .�ti�� ` f g''�; � � �,��,. . fGit ' � � - � -�_ ., .. '.�� .::.yr _ --.'y -`' - - "� U: � . �� ' � � � •�' _ - _ - � • - - _. } � �. - � �� .: . � --...__ �_ ;.:�{ � �'- � � L =- - � ■ :� ,n.} _. .__. --�-�-� �, . , �,. �' . 7 �I ' . �%7.�� _ � �.. j. :.T '�- a. _ ,� ., ��1�- � � � _..� `f�� A4 .. }� _�*c�•�# I I4�� — ~ F� . _ �, �j 9� I � ' '? 'a-sf' .1.. . '_ _ � __ 1 ( + • . wt __ _ _ w�t•--�—:- � '1 :.'� -_ - � `, I ' + ':T .�. .� ` �f-: ,.. ..i�iYr + °. � --- - PHOTOGRAPH NO.25 l ��.� '"-" -� _ View of the east elevation showing the original cottage pHOTOGRAPH NO.26 � � PHOTOGRAPH NO.27 portion on the right and the villa portion on the left. Close up lintel showing crack over southern-most Close up of foundation.remnant on the east elevation window. ��f ' - -, //� r� / � 4 ` �-�� r - l��,� . - F '%��'^. °�;i � � 4'' ' "w='a ;�'^�� .,.�� . 1. /i �.� ��! ' ��4` �'� { + � t .�, � . _ _ :_ - �. • ,%�^ -� ...- �� ,;� :�'� �._ ��f // �:. ��.-�_ 1F �M1 � r� �a�!��.'G �// _ , �_" '�'� ' x4 � �{:r / � ��- '�,r(/ � �,��-� _ �._ .�J'�—. � -f. I . yrun�'�Y'-' � - � � 1� " . . . . . I ��• '�7�-y� �• ~•• _ •� � , � �� =� � �- ��'�'�� . -- °- ' �,, � , � ^�� •.f �; � . - '��+ 1 „r � � , �•� `• �j•+�'�,� __ ---_��_ 'i4�lF��i' '�� i.,, '.r� ��.� _ PHOTOGRAPH NO.29 PHOTOGRAPH NO.30 PHOTOGRAPH NO.28 Condition of masonry on the villa portion of the east East elevation showing casement windows and Close up of cottage door on the east elevation. elevation.Photo also shows the infilled window opening. deteriorated sill. ,� , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Exterior— West Elevation Masonry The masonry of the villa portion of this elevation is coursed ashlar bush hammered limestone block. Overall the condition of the limestone masonry on the villa portion is good. Over the years, there has been repointing with inappropriate mortar. In 2017 approximately 10% of this elevation of the villa was spot re-pointed with appropriate lime mortar. There are areas of o � ��.\ organic growth. The limestone ashlar masonry is undergoing regular weathering and small layers of limestone are delaminating/exfoliating and D0 flaking off. There are some areas of rust and orange staining of the walls. The masonry of the cottage portion of the house is random ashlar natural � � � � cleave limestone block. In 2017 100% of this elevation of the cottage was � � � — re-pointed with appropriate lime mortar (See Photo No. 35). The limestone i — masonry of the cottage portion on the east elevation is in good condition. � Lintels and Sills o �� rr r� , �y., , � _ �� i�� , The limestone lintels for the windows on the villa portion of the elevation consist of three parts. The main portion of the lintel is flat with an ogee Figure 64.West Elevation limestone molding at the top. Two smaller plain limestone blocks flank the window openings and support the lintel. The window in the gable has a General similar lintel, except that the top portion of the lintel is in the shape of a segmental arch. The limestone window sills are flat and protrude from the The West Elevation includes the Italian Villa portion of the house to the fa�ade of the building. The sills are thicker on the first floor than they are on south and the smaller cottage portion of the house to the north (See Figure the second and third floor. The stone sills and lintels of the villa portion of 64). A continuous covered veranda spans the entire width of the villa at the the elevation are generally in good condition. The sills and lintels have ground floor. The veranda continues to the north where the villa meets the different rates of weathering and some of the stones have more advanced cottage, providing an entrance into the cottage. The veranda is uncovered deterioration. Some sills and lintels have had spalling, where significant where it connects to the cottage. The villa portion has four windows chunks of the stone have spalled off the surface of the stone below them. openings on the first floor (the southern-most window opening was infilled in the late 1800s), four window openings on the second floor(one was filled The cottage has smooth cut monolithic limestone lintels and sills. The in in the late 1800s)and one window opening on the third floor. The cottage lintels lay flush with the masonry wall while the sills protrude. The lintels portion has an entry door slightly offset from the center of the cottage, two and sills are the same height as the masonry courses around them. The window openings on the first floor and three windows on the second floor. lintels and sills of the cottage portion are generally in good condition. One particular noted condition is that the sill for the first floor window in the cottage area just south of the door has a completely broken sill where a large central portion of the sill is completely missing (See Photo No. 33). MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Doors Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards There is one entrance door in the cottage portion of the east elevation. It is The visible fa�ade of the limestone block of the villa portion terminates at a single leaf painted wood door set back into the opening with a paneled the top with an ogee carved limestone molding directly below the frieze door surround. The door has two panels on the bottom and a large light. board. Paired brackets support the sloped eaves with raked soffits. This door is in fair condition with peeling paint on the door and the brick Between the paired brackets, there is a picture frame molding on the mold surrounding it. surface of the frieze board. There are two types of bracket configurations: Bracket A supports the eaves in the areas where the eaves are level and Windows horizontal (See Figure 58). Bracket B supports the eaves in the gables where the eaves are sloped (See Figure 59). The end of the eave is All of the window sashes in the openings in the villa portion of the west covered by a wood ogee fascia board. Modern gutters and downspouts elevation have six-over-six double hung window sashes. This sash have been attached to the fascia. The frieze boards, brackets and trim configuration is referenced as "Type B sashes" for description purposes appear to be in good condition except for peeling and weathered paint. The (See Figure 57). The window trim is in fair condition with peeling and condition is generally good, though the woodwork is dirty with organic weathering paint. The window sashes are in fair condition with inoperable material gathering in the eaves. There are issues of failing paint. sashes and peeling and weathering paint. They have non-historic storm windows. The storm windows are in fair condition with peeling and The eaves, brackets and frieze boards of the cottage portion of the building weathering paint. It is unknown whether house had storm windows prior to are much simpler than those in the villa portion of the building. The eaves the 1960s. All of the historic photos prior to 1965 show the house without have raked soffits and overhang the outer walls by roughly two feet. A wide storm windows or screens. Only the 1965 photos show the Ham House frieze board is set at the top of the limestone wall and meets the underside with storm windows. The current storm windows are fastened with screws of the eave. Paired decorative Brackets are set in the eaves (See Photo directly into the brick mold. There are metal hooks at the top of some of the No. 34). There is an ogee fascia board attached to the edge of the eaves. windows showing how previous storm windows would have been attached. Modern gutters and downspouts have been attached to the fascia. The It is presumed that the hooks are from the storm windows shown in the condition is generally good, except that the woodwork is dirty with organic 1965 photos. The condition of the sashes is fair with weathered/peeling material gathering in the eaves. There are issues of chipping paint. paint and failing glazing in some areas. Veranda The window sashes in the west elevation of the cottage are a mix. The windows on the first floor are six over six double hung windows. There are The veranda has unpainted concrete foundation and decking that was likely three windows on the west elevation of the second floor of the cottage. constructed in the 1930s when the building was used as the City parks Each opening has two wood French casement windows with two panes. department. In the foundation, on the west side of the veranda, are two and three light awning windows. Decorative millwork connects the six The casement windows swing in. The casement windows are likely original hexagonal columns with the veranda roof. The roof of the veranda is flat because they appear in the earliest photograph from 1903. They have non- with a sheet metal cladding. It is in fair condition with rusting edges. The historic storm windows. The condition of the sashes is fair with veranda has a saw cut balustrade (See Photo No. 36). The ceiling of the weathered/peeling paint and the glazing putty is failing in some areas. veranda is clad with wood bead board. The veranda is painted white. The architectural style of the veranda is a mixture of styles, including Gothic Revival. The west elevation of the porch has five bays topped by shallow Tudor arches (See Figure 65). The north and south elevations each have one bay (See Figure 66 for North Elevation). The bay is topped by a �, , ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQLJE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l shallow Tudor arch. The veranda is in overall fair condition with peeling and weathering paint -, �� i � _ _�� _ _ �� E_ � � _ � �� :�� . , ::;r i ��`�.,� � �� — , ��I��1 r ,,, , �� I �i.' ��i�� ;,.� '�'-'°' � l rl il � i I; � i � . I i i�'I _ � � �l�)� r) _'1 0� 0 0 �:)) �0��0��0 �; 0 �Q�0 0 0 �0 0 ��' I � �G) o �(6��?<�C��_ � �, � � o� o � � �o � o � ._ , � � �� „ � � �,_7„ 8'-�o" .:.�. - �. �r ' � � � /�j � � , '�-�..�r--�•�I Fi ure 65 Veranda,West Elevation Detail �0 �0��0 0��O��C �0 O��C �0�� ^,�� g � � r� ��, .:� �(_ � ,�:� =� -��.,; 00 0.,.6, ��> =.. �7'-11 112"� Figure 66 Veranda, North Elevation ,, , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histor�ic Structure Report -� l West Elevation Photos � n � � � , �"� ,�. '� � � ,� _ _.:� I� _ -� . �'!_ � � ! _ - �' � �, �. � ,� �, :� � � � .'E��1 �t� � .:�y ' � � . r.�- R`"�_ .. —I �`'y� -� -- �� . .- --- ' ' � ., '-. 1�� .x � �-- ��i� .�r� � � �� ii . � `' .. . � - ��-�� .�, ,� �] �1 - � ' , �- _ � ' �. � r � � �,�' , �?��`t� -_ �:� _ y� �� ;�i, .' `��' _ �.,�,_...� ,,..A„e,.� T � � � ��,1'� � '� ! ` . ��' , ` -�- _ __ Yii.ar��ll �� ;ti � . :: _ . - �. f�r. , ;;; { ��e • - _ _.. �� ::o �, �,' ,.�,, � � f - ... _ - - . -:� ... ;riar�ai i,ti,ritn:,: .�. �� ,, r �,�,,� � .,-, . _:� _ � }. � � �T�-•:. � ' � PHOTOGRAPH NO.31 PHOTOGRAPH N0.32 PHOTOGRAPH NO.33 View of the west elevation showing the original cottage Close up of veranda on west elevation Close up of damaged limestone sill in the cottage to the portion on the left and the villa portion on the right. right of the door on the first floor. ,� / ��r�,s_ -� �-�:� _��' _ • �•-�- .-_ ,;�� ``.�--�q -:+ ,�,, � �, . ..�;�;_ �� _ �: —�.. ,,' •.��, , ... �� , _��,'��`.�a:i. �� t; `. . -�;' ' y �' ' . . '�� ^''l' 6 �, ..: ` � c- "' � a '/ �f � �"SE �„� . � . __ ;*~ ;'r�. .F �"—_r • `�� •i � �=�^�.y��,� .� f A � ` ^f _. , � .� . .� ' �--� - - �' '�;-�--�— /�" � j�;� `,�,,, � .� � '� � � , r �� -�: �/_ � i� � �' �� +ER - �., =- �, / // - �v�" ,y��Y� '.� �..':., �� ,�/�'r � / •" _ , . 1 � � /"._.➢�' � .,� � ' y�� - - F�" -L..:-, t �^ �_ � ,w • • • f� ��I �� ' `�.� �` " _ ¢ . � .� ' � . . � . PHOTOGRAPH NO.34 � PHOTOGRAPH NO.35 Close up of soiled eaves on the west elevation of the Recently repointed mortar joints in the west fa�ade of the cottage portion. cottage portion of the building _ .,.,R.:..;..:..m�.. PHOTOGRAPH NO.36 Close up of saw cut balustrade on the west elevation. '� � �� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Exterior—North Elevation Masonry The masonry of the villa portion of this elevation is coursed ashlar bush ii'�`,, hammered limestone block. Overall the condition of the limestone masonry on the villa portion is good. Over the years, there has been repointing with r inappropriate mortar. In 2017 approximately 10% of this elevation of the � villa was spot re-pointed with appropriate lime mortar. There are areas of organic growth. The limestone ashlar masonry is undergoing regular weathering and small layers of limestone are delaminating/exfoliating and C0 flaking off. There are some areas of rust and orange staining of the walls. , The masonry of the cottage portion of the house is random ashlar natural � � 0 cleave limestone block. In 2017 100% of this elevation of the cottage was — - re-pointed with appropriate lime mortar. The limestone masonry of the cottage portion on the east elevation is in good condition. � Lintels and Sills = The limestone lintel for the door on the villa portion of the elevation consists � of three parts. The main portion of the lintel is flat with an ogee limestone � molding at the top. Two smaller plain limestone blocks flank the window �0 n� openings and support the lintel. The window in the gable has a similar lintel, --- ' except that the top portion of the lintel is in the shape of a segmental arch. The limestone window sill for the window on the third floor is flat and protrudes from the fa�ade of the building. The stone sills and lintels of the Figure 67 North Elevation villa portion of the elevation are generally in good condition. The lintel General above the door on the northeast corner of the villa portion has a crack that was repaired in 2017 (See Photo No. 40). This stone was repaired by The north elevation includes the cottage portion of the house in the removing it and piecing it together using 3 fiberglass dowels. The dowels foreground and the villa portion of the house further back (See Figure 67). were set with injection grout mortar into equal depth holes in both pieces of The first floor of the cottage portion has a door opening on the left and a the stone. A thin layer of injection grout mortar was applied to each window opening on the right. There is one window opening on the second connected surface as it was put back together and reset into place. floor of the cottage portion. There is one door opening on the left of the villa portion of the building. There is only one window opening on the north The cottage has smooth cut monolithic limestone lintels and sills. The elevation of the villa portion and that is on the third floor. lintels lay flush with the masonry wall while the sills protrude. The lintels and sills are the same height as the masonry courses around them. The lintels are in good condition. The lintel above the door on the north elevation of the cottage has a crack that was repaired in 2017 (See Photo No. 39). This stone was repaired by removing it and piecing it together MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l using 3 fiberglass dowels. The dowels were set with injection grout mortar The window sashes in the west elevation of the cottage are a mix. The into equal depth holes in both pieces of the stone. A thin layer of injection window on the first floor is a six over six double hung window. The window grout mortar was applied to each connected surface as it was put back on the second floor consists of two wood French casement windows with together and reset into place. The sills of the cottage portion are generally two panes. The casement windows swing in. The casement windows are in fair condition. One particular noted condition is that the sill under the likely original because they appear in the earliest photograph from 1903. second floor window is particularly deteriorated so that it no longer has They have non-historic storm windows. The condition of the sashes is fair structural integrity(See Photo No. 42). with weathered/peeling paint and the glazing putty is failing in some areas. Doors Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards There is one entrance door in the cottage portion of the north elevation. It is The visible fa�ade of the limestone block of the villa portion terminates at a single leaf painted wood door set back into the opening with a paneled the top with an ogee carved limestone molding directly below the frieze door surround. The door has two panels on the bottom and a large light. board. Paired brackets support the sloped eaves with raked soffits. This door is in fair condition with peeling paint on the door and the brick Between the paired brackets, there is a picture frame molding on the mold surrounding it. The villa has one entrance door on the north elevation. surface of the frieze board. There are two types of bracket configurations: It is a single leaf painted wood door set back into the opening with a Bracket A supports the eaves in the areas where the eaves are level and paneled door surround. The door has six panels and no light. There is a horizontal (See Figure 58). Bracket B supports the eaves in the gables three-pane transom above the door. This door is in fair condition with where the eaves are sloped (See Figure 59). The end of the eave is peeling paint on the door and the brick mold surrounding it. covered by a wood ogee fascia board. Modern gutters and downspouts have been attached to the fascia. The frieze boards, brackets and trim Windows appear to be in good condition except for peeling and weathered paint. The condition is generally good, though the woodwork is dirty with organic All of the window openings in the villa portion of the north elevation have material gathering in the eaves. There are issues of failing paint. six-over-six double hung window sashes. This sash configuration is referenced as "Type B sashes" for description purposes (See Figure 57). The eaves, brackets and frieze boards of the cottage portion of the building The window trim is in fair condition with peeling and weathering paint. The are much simpler than those in the villa portion of the building. The eaves window sashes are in fair condition with inoperable sashes and peeling and have raked soffits and overhang the outer walls by roughly two feet. A wide weathering paint. They have non-historic storm windows. The storm frieze board is set at the top of the limestone wall and meets the underside windows are in fair condition with peeling and weathering paint. It is of the eave. Paired decorative Brackets are set in the eaves (See Photo unknown whether house had storm windows prior to the 1960s. All of the No. 41). There is an ogee fascia board attached to the edge of the eaves. historic photos prior to 1965 show the house without storm windows or Modern gutters and downspouts have been attached to the fascia. The screens. Only the 1965 photos show the Ham House with storm windows. condition is generally good, except that the woodwork is dirty with organic The current storm windows are fastened with screws directly into the brick material gathering in the eaves. There are issues of chipping paint. mold. There are metal hooks at the top of some of the windows showing how previous storm windows would have been attached. It is presumed that the hooks are from the storm windows shown in the 1965 photos. The condition of the sashes is fair with weathered/peeling paint and failing glazing in some areas. �, - ,� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l North Elevation Photos � �� -- � _ __--��lA� � �- �,F � '� .� _�� , �, ' � � . -- ,�� " � , - " r , - � h' ' �� ..� � -`� a � �- � � �� x � � � s�r � � �� "'�r , *r.a ��._a 'na� ' � -�,� _ _ '� �� 311h �� ..�srr �"��.Y,� � � � .� q � � � s�� r � �' l J ' - � � ■ �, ` 3� � � :,� _ E � ,,:,-� _•�, � - .- � 3�ISLl.. PHOTOGRAPH NO.37 PHOTOGRAPH NO.38 `j°� View of the north elevation with the cottage in the View of north elevation PHOTOGRAPH NO.39 foreground and the villa in the background. Close up of door in the north elevation of the cottage. �� ,� I + � , --s! ;s� = �''�� , � 9� P �;: '�:. .,�� '�,�"�'" - -�a�� "': _— Y `•.•''� .� � ��.`��fi�"��`---�- ..� ..�'�:�, : . '`�r,�"� ,- '. L;. � Y�_ F. .R . ti,�,�, 4�"'��•� `"e•.��`j i:. k, . ��• "�F .,' ��ir� ''-. °� . �� ,�r: .:.r ',�'t �y, _ .�'" _ _ , I� �� ' .. � Y ;r-;ri�, � �� '1� . �: . `�.�� Y � � . 1'� _��f Y. + �� :4� . I r'_,. __ _' ._ ,:,�.,�c`. - S- ,R�s . _, �r'. �, ry ��-+;- - - -'�14J'*.�1' _ , _ -__ '•�� '��f . y � ,___ .. . -..._ �� _"6 v'.'�--�.� � .'� c'�-�..��7� ..1f` _�'$�'E��.u, 9�s'a�. �y.;„-`+'��r'�'.a� ��x. t � _ ,# _ i Y � ,i j . ✓. �h; -r� ��.._�,F3l4� . � ` � I'' �� :�...-. , 'h��'� .�. � � -.r,.��''"�``_ ��J' - ! . _ ._. �� . __. . �l.. .Fv� . :�'±` �4. '�"`� PHOTOGRAPH NO.41 PHOTOGRAPH NO.42 PHOTOGRAPH NO.40 Eave brackets on north elevation of cottage Eave brackets on north elevation of villa Close up of door and lintel in the north elevation of the villa. ., , � � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l Exterior—Belvedere Lintels and Sills The lintels and sills of the windows are wood. The wood lintels are designed to match the limestone lintels of the villa and consist of three parts. The main portion of the lintel is flat with an ogee wood molding at the top. Two smaller plain blocks flank the window openings at the upper corners. The lintels and sills appear to be in good condition with minor � , peeling of paint. -, r:� �;, ��, ��,� -- ��; ;;� Windows The sashes are wood four over four double hung windows with non-historic storm windows. The window trim is in fair condition with peeling and weathering paint. The window sashes are in fair condition with inoperable sashes and peeling and weathering paint. The storm windows are in fair condition with peeling and weathering paint. Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards The belvedere is topped by an octagonal hip roof with overhanging eaves �� and soffit. Paired decorative brackets top the wood pilasters and support \ �' `,\ the eaves and soffit (See Figure 69). There are frieze boards between the ; � � `� decorative brackets. The eaves are terminated with a simple, flat fascia ,'� ,� �, board. The condition is generally fair, with some areas of failing paint. Figure 68.South Elevation of Belvedere General The belvedere extends above the roof in the center of the villa portion of the building (See Figure 68). It is octagonal in plan and is comprised of � wood frame construction. There are eight window openings, one on each i' � side of the octagon. � Sidinq The cladding of the belvedere is wood clapboard siding beneath the I,` window sill. There is sheet metal flashing spanning the width of each side of the belvedere below the window sill and above the clapboard siding. The cladding above the window sill and below the frieze board appears to be shiplap siding. At the window level, the points of the octagon are Figure 69. Belvedere Cornice Bracket embellished with wood board pilasters. The siding appears to be in good condition except for peeling paint and some rotting of the clapboard siding where it meets the flashing of the villa roof. �, , . � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Belvedere Condition Photos " - - -� � �� '� � �� . �I e.� ' 4 • -- —q r." — — � Y�' . � � �R' -f� ' 1 v�+ Y� � 'f 7 r � ' r/ . ,. �Y � �_ � � , - f y�R �'.� �.� � , � � ' ;. _. � ��__ /� . _ �''?, _ _ � —_ _ � �� ' r� � '-��„ ._. . � �'_ . ..�'/ -'��A PHOTOGRAPH NO.43 PHOTOGRAPH NO.44 PHOTOGRAPH NO.45 View of belvedere from the south looking north. View of belvedere from the north looking south. Detail of deteriorated paint and possibly areas of rot on Deteriorated paint is shown in the areas where the Deteriorated paint is shown in the areas where the clapboard siding on the south side of the belvedere. clapboard siding meets the roof flashing. clapboard siding meets the roof flashing. ! ?� � _"��i. -- -: � - � - . ,.'� � � - , _ ' ` � - a _ - ------�� ------��A, •— •—--- - — � f ''� � � r� - ..�. , �'`.�•�ti,� �� __, .� , � � i� 'I~' � � � i � —1. PHOTOGRAPH NO.46 PHOTOGRAPH NO.47 PHOTOGRAPH NO.48 Detail of exterior wood siding of the west side of the Detail of the west side of the belvedere showing eaves, Detail of belvedere roof,view to the northeast. belvedere showing clapboard siding on the bottom, metal paired brackets, frieze boards, lintels, window sashes and flashing beneath the window sill and above the clapboard wood pilasters. siding and shiplap siding above the flashing. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Exterior—Roof Systems and Chimneys already been replaced at least once. A close up of the photo shows the roof (See Figure 70). The quality of the photo and the black and white color Structure makes it difficult to discern what kind of roofing is on the roof. However, if the roofing was slate, the photograph would have likely shown more The current roof structure of the Mathias Ham House appears to be in its variation in the shading of the shingles and there would have been more original design and in good condition. The roof of the villa portion of the pronounced shadow lines of the individual shingles. For these reasons, it is house was altered in 1905 when dormers were added to the hip roofs. presumed that the original shingles were saw cut wood shingles. Between Those dormers were removed in 1992 and it appears that the structure of 1905 and 1907, the Cancer Institute re-roofed the entire building and the roof was returned to its original design. Knowledge of the actual utilized wood shingles as the roofing material. The close up of the 1910 structure of the roof is limited because there was limited access to the roof photo clearly shows that the shingles have the shading and shadow lines structure over the cottage portion of the house and no access to the roof that would be typical of saw cut wood shingle roofing (See Figure 71). structure over the villa portion of the house. The roof on the cottage portion of the house is a gabled roof with a ��,.... ... v�� continuous center ridge that is oriented in an approximately north to south � � �� _ direction. The roof is constructed using conventional wood framing. The ��-�"""��... common rafters and the ridge board are approximately 2 x 6 in dimension �� - (See photo No. 49). They are spaced approximately 16 inches on center. � The common rafters are connected by purlins spaced approximately 12 � inches on center. Wide plank wood decking forms the roof plane and � . substrate of the exterior roofing materials. The condition of the roof � - �,�� - structure of the cottage portion that was visible appears to be in good condition with some water staining evidencing prior roof leaks. There do not �` � appear to be any roof leaks at this time. � "' �� The roof on the villa portion is a combination of a cross gabled roof with a R� � - ' �'� pyramid hip roof (See Photo No. 52). All roof ridges meet in the center of � w . .. the villa portion of the house at the octagonal belvedere. The gables are at �r �- � `� }� . � �� - - the center of each elevation. The pitch of the gable roofs is steeper than the �� ;�a� � � - �` �.. pitch of the hip roofs. The interior structure of the roof is not visible because Figure 70. Ham House detail of roof ca 1903. all ceilings on the third floor are finished with plaster. Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society The roof atop the belvedere is a shallow pitched octagonal roof. The interior The roofing that exists over the cottage portion of the house is individually structure of the belvedere roof is not visible. installed saw cut shingles (See Photo No. 50). The ridge cap is also individually saw cut shingles. The current roof over the cottage was Roofinq Materials installed in 2012, so it is still relatively early in its useful life. The shingles all appear to be in good condition with no staining or organic growth. There is The shingles on the roof have been replaced multiple times. There is no sheet metal flashing, most likely consisting of lead coated stainless steel, written or photographic documentation that confirms what material the where the wood shingle roof ineets the north fa�ade of the villa portion of original roofing shingles would have been. The most likely materials would the Ham House (See Photo No. 51). There is also similar flashing around have been slate, wood shingles or wood shake. The oldest photo of the the chimney. . house is a black and white photo from 1903. By this date, the villa portion of the house was almost 50 years old, so it is possible that the roof had MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l design except that the west chimney is taller and has a sheet metal flue protruding from the top of the chimney. These chimneys were completely ' .u: , , ' � re-pointed in 2017, so they are in good condition. There is one chimney on � � ` the east elevation of the villa near the southeast corner. It is the only � ` .' '� � � r.,,,t ' chimney with its original design remaining (See Photo No. 56). It has ��• � arched panels on its east, south and west sides and a corbeled brick to p. It � ''" �1� is covered with a limestone cap. This chimney was completely re-pointed in .rk ` + '� ' ��... k � � � ' 2017, so it is in good condition. There is one chimney on the west elevation • �''�� of the villa near the southwest corner (See Photo No. 57). This chimney ` was completely re-pointed in 2017, so it is in good condition. ,�•4�f� , _ � j , V Roof Drainaqe ,,=.�'"""' a Historic photographs show that the cottage portion of the Ham House had a roof drainage system as early as 1903. The villa portion had some kind of f{ '� � roof drainage system on the northeast and northwest corners of the �� ,/�� ,�� building that released storm water on to the roof of the cottage below. The Figure 71. Ham House detail of roof ca 1910. current roof drainage system was installed in 1995. Image Credit: Dubuque County Historical Society The cottage portion has gutters attached to the fascia on the east and west The roofing that exists over the villa portion of the house is individually elevations with downspouts on the northeast and northwest corners, both installed saw cut shingles (See Photo No. 53). The ridge caps are sheet attached to the north fa�ade (See Photo No. 58). The downspouts release metal with a rolled profile (See Photo No. 53). The current roof over the villa into a subsurface drainage system installed in 2020 that drains storm water was installed in 1992, so it is at the end of its useful life. The shingles all away from the building (See Photo No. 59). appear to be in very poor condition with warped shingles, missing shingles, staining and organic growth. There is sheet metal flashing, most likely The villa portion of the house has gutters that span the hip portions of the consisting of lead coated stainless steel, where the wood shingle roof roof attached to the fascia at each of the corners of the villa. There are two meets the four chimneys, in the valleys and where the wood shingle roof release points at opposite ends of each gutter to which a downspout is meets the clapboard siding of the belvedere. It is likely that the flashings attached (See Photo No. 60). The two downspouts are connected to one were installed in 1992 when the current roofing was installed. The roof over downspout at each corner of the villa that releases into a subsurface the villa portion of the house and all metal flashings should be completely drainage system that drains storm water away from the building. The replaced. locations of the downspouts are as follows: The southwest corner downspout is connected to the south elevation; the southeast corner The roofing on the belvedere is a standing seam sheet metal roof installed downspout is connected to the east elevation; the northeast corner in 2005. downspout is connected to the east elevation; and the northwest corner downspout is connected to the west elevation. The northwest corner Chimnevs downspout releases on to the roof of the veranda. There is one brick chimney on the north portion of the cottage portion of the The physical condition of the gutters is good, except for peeling paint at Ham House (See Photo No. 55). It has a concrete cap. This chimney was various locations. However, it appears that the existing gutter system is not completely re-pointed in 2017 so it is in good condition. The villa portion of sized or designed appropriately to efficiently handle roof drainage. the house has four brick chimneys. Two of these chimneys are located on the north elevation of the villa (See Photo No. 52). They are of identical MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Roof Systems and Chimneys Condition Photos �_.__ � ��-� F - � , ,- - �, � ' � � t..E y . ' •�� 1 _ �L:. � /� _—_- �'1� ' � li _ {� �'�R•��, ` `". -- .. � . e � � � �4, �n '� 1 � � •. - . fr "' rN l� ! ' f .f�. � �„'V}"�., r �� •e �a �� ^ � i�. ' � � '��' . y r.! '�y ^t � ' � y� - "'� � � , � d ii��+►� `�,.� S, � � - PHOTOGRAPH NO.51 ,`1 �,� '� - Detail of cottage wood shingle roofing and sheet metal flashing where the roof ineets the north fa�ade of the , villa portion of the house. PHOTOGRAPH N0.49 PHOTOGRAPH NO.50 Interior structure of cottage roof showing common rafter, Detail view of wood shingles and wood ridge cap on the ridge board,purlins and wood sheathing. roof over the cottage portion of the building. � �� . � � --� , � ��._ -. � ��'_...�'' � : - _ �°�+ � ,.�.„�,_.—a�-.r —��'._ � - " �:- -.i_ �.4x'�� d r � ��. \I � r_„- .} r�.��7r�j� `' r•. .� �i " � '+� ' �f i� ' '� � � � '��"� ��" �- _ i � r, `�� -� .�- ��,� ��, ��. - - � �, �.._ ._�►, � .r�'� .�,� PHOTOGRAPH NO.52 PHOTOGRAPH NO.53 PHOTOGRAPH NO.54 Aerial view of the villa roof from the northwest. View to Detail of the villa roof, including the sheet metal ridge caps Detail of the roof showing deteriorated wood shingles. the southeast. on the villa roof.View to the northwest. View to the northeast. �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Roof Systems and Chimneys Condition Photos i�� 1 .� �k� .+` „�; � �, �,�;� �`� � " ��/ 7i��`��' 'x , . , A' i� ' I. - "� '�', - :�--' —�� yva� i �. ` ' � - �- ----� ��'�.S,W,b�<..�. �,!� �� _ —� � !�-_ ,! � � �/�/�� .",/ /.�r^�� "��' /�. -°� �.. " �. -?:ih t 's %��1�� . ''�-� �� , ' . t'1 �;?� a.� I�4� � . 'v�e(,.'' �o° ��. �"� r;�� y � ,i:� _ ro" _ � d cL�,�� J'p, � - i - r_ i - �j�� . � �� t. ��q r , ��' . � ;�� 5� - r��`m�.�,,,e•. � � � 3= �' nq �'^�� _ i i�1 c�e " . _ _ �a'�`i°°��`�'� ` . �f� -� . � y �� ~ �``� r �; `��' �'' ^ .' �, . _ ? - ��d � .f... �� _�� ' � t�`'-�- �� '- �4 � �;.f � �� . ., , . ; �-. �r• _ � - y.,. � �� ; .. , . �� -.1�- PHOTOGRAPH NO.55 PHOTOGRAPH NO.56 PHOTOGRAPH NO.57 Detail of cottage chimney.View to the southeast. Detail of chimney on the east elevation of the villa near Detail of chimney on the west elevation of the villa near the southeast corner. the southwest corner. __1,� .4 ,.,. "_,: Y .,,.. ... - _ � - _ ... � '—- � � Yi_ r �`_�_- � . � � 1�t �� i-_ ' ��' - - - .. . v , { �. . � .(n', ` � -ti. � r' I_ ' ��'1 . . ' ._ `' �� '.� � }j ti. i � ��'r � ( p�-' � '`_ � ! � �, � I � `�.; � ��. . � . - � i'= �,: �:s��' _ ��! ��;:� .� � � 1 ' - _ �-{y�,�� '.�" -- -_- - �°,; -sa ' - '�� _ ��J�..�-�,� � ;- ., .__ .;{ - '��I - � �,,. - . . . . . r . ' �J7 � - �. -' e � � . '!'ba- �I' , � _I 2�_ __-,.+ '_. _ . . ._ ^�.'�� '.+,�' ;,.� � - -�� . . - .. . . � •� � _ ��Yg4 ti�� - � � � , ,.� , ��, ,�, - _ �: . ' t _,,��,:w.� � '�, - � �- ,� v��" �..�` � �: _ - � - �_. y.,�,'.- r• � � ��r ; . .�� .> s`�:. � �` � . . _ . .. �_ _ l -.___ _ _ . .. � ..� 'I�P.. � � PHOTOGRAPH NO.58 PHOTOGRAPH NO.59 PHOTOGRAPH NO.60 East elevation of cottage showing gutters at roof level Detail of connection of roof drainage system to subsurface Detail of gutter and downspout system at northwest corner and downspout on northeast corner releasing into storm drain at the southwest corner of the villa. of the villa. subsurtace drain. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l TABLE 1 : SUMMARY OF EXTERIOR CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT Feature Description Existing Condition Treatment Recommendation Site Topography and Storm Drainage Good None Site Paving Good None Site Landscaping Good None Site Utilities Good None South Elevation: General Masonry Good None South Elevation: Window Lintel— First Floor West Good None South Elevation: Window Lintel— First Floor East Good None South Elevation: Window Lintel—Second Floor West Fair Repair South Elevation: Window Lintel —Second Floor Middle Good None South Elevation: Window Lintel —Second Floor East Good None South Elevation: Window Lintel—Third Floor Good None South Elevation: Window Sill— First floor West Good None South Elevation: Window Sill— First floor East Good None South Elevation: Window Sill—Second floor West Good None South Elevation: Window Sill—Second floor Middle Good None South Elevation: Window Sill—Second Floor East Good None South Elevation: Window Sill—Third Floor Good None South Elevation: Lintel: Main Door Good None South Elevation: Main Doors and Trim Fair Restore South Elevation: Window Trim (11 total) Fair Restore South Elevation: Storm Windows (11 total) Fair Replace South Elevation: Window Sashes (11 windows, 22 sashes) Fair Restore South Elevation: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore South Elevation: Porch Wood Structure Fair Restore South Elevation: Porch Roof Fair Replace East Elevation -Villa: General Masonry Good None East Elevation -Villa: Southeast Door Lintel Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel— First Floor Left Fair Repair East Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel— First Floor Right Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel —Second Floor South Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel—Second Floor Middle South Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel—Second Floor Middle North Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel—Second Floor North Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel —Third Floor Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Sill— First Floor Left Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Sill— First Floor Right Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Sill—Second Floor South Good None ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l East Elevation -Villa: Window Sill—Second Floor Middle South Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Sill—Second Floor Middle North Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Sill—Second Floor North Good None East Elevation -Villa: Window Sill —Third Floor Good None East Elevation -Villa: Southeast Door and Trim Fair Restore East Elevation -Villa: Storm Windows (6 total) Fair Replace East Elevation -Villa: Window Trim (7 total) Fair Restore East Elevation -Villa: Window Sashes (6 windows, 12 sashes) Fair Restore East Elevation -Villa: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore East Elevation - Cottage: General Masonry Good None East Elevation - Cottage: Door Lintel Good None East Elevation - Cottage: Window Lintel— First Floor Left Good None East Elevation - Cottage: Window Lintel— First Floor Right Good None East Elevation - Cottage: Window Lintel—Second Floor South Good None East Elevation - Cottage: Window Lintel—Second Floor Middle Good None East Elevation - Cottage: Window Lintel—Second Floor North Good None East Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill— First Floor Left Good None East Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill— First Floor Right Good None East Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill—Second Floor South Good None East Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill—Second Floor Middle Poor Replace East Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill—Second Floor North Poor Replace East Elevation - Cottage: Door and Trim Fair Restore East Elevation - Cottage: Storm Windows (6 total) Fair Replace East Elevation - Cottage: Window Trim (5 total) Fair Restore East Elevation - Cottage: Window Sashes (5 windows, 12 sashes) Fair Restore East Elevation - Cottage: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore West Elevation -Villa: General Masonry Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel— First Floor South Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel— First Floor Middle South Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel— First Floor Middle North Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel— First Floor North Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel—Second Floor South Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel—Second Floor Middle South Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel—Second Floor Middle North Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel—Second Floor North Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel—Third Floor Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Sill— First Floor South Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Sill— First Floor Middle South Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Sill— First Floor Middle North Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Sill— First Floor North Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Sill—Second Floor South Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Sill—Second Floor Middle South Good None MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l West Elevation -Villa: Window Sill—Second Floor Middle North Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Sill—Second Floor North Good None West Elevation -Villa: Window Sill—Third Floor Good None West Elevation -Villa: Storm Windows 8 total Fair Re lace West Elevation -Villa: Window Trim (9 total) Fair Restore West Elevation -Villa: Window Sashes (7 windows, 14 sashes) Fair Restore West Elevation -Villa: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore West Elevation: -Villa: Veranda Wood Structure Fair Restore West Elevation—Villa: Veranda Roof Fair Replace West Elevation - Cottage: General Masonry Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Door Lintel Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Window Lintel— First Floor Left Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Window Lintel— First Floor Right Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Window Lintel—Second Floor South Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Window Lintel—Second Floor Middle Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Window Lintel—Second Floor North Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill— First Floor Left Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill— First Floor Right Poor Replace West Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill—Second Floor South Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill—Second Floor Middle Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill—Second Floor North Good None West Elevation - Cottage: Door and Trim Fair Restore West Elevation - Cottage: Storm Windows (5 total) Fair Replace West Elevation - Cottage: Window Trim (5 total) Fair Restore West Elevation - Cottage: Window Sashes (5 windows, 10 sashes) Fair Restore West Elevation - Cottage: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore North Elevation -Villa: General Masonry Good None North Elevation -Villa: Door Lintel Good None North Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel—Third Floor Good None North Elevation -Villa: Window Sill—Third Good None North Elevation -Villa: Northeast Door and Trim Fair Restore North Elevation -Villa: Storm Windows 1 total Fair Re lace North Elevation -Villa: Window Trim 1 total Fair Restore North Elevation -Villa: Window Sashes 1 windows, 2 sashes Fair Restore North Elevation -Villa: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore North Elevation - Cotta e: General Mason Good None North Elevation - Cottage: Door Lintel Good None North Elevation - Cotta e: Window Lintel— First Floor West Good None North Elevation - Cotta e: Window Lintel—Second Floor East Good None North Elevation - Cotta e: Window Sill— First Floor West Good None North Elevation - Cotta e: Window Sill—Second Floor East Poor Re lace North Elevation - Cottage: Door and Trim Fair Restore , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l North Elevation - Cotta e: Storm Windows 2 total Fair Re lace North Elevation - Cotta e: Window Trim 2 total Fair Restore North Elevation - Cotta e: Window Sashes 2 windows, 4 sashes Fair Restore North Elevation - Cotta e: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore Belvedere—Siding Fair Restore Belvedere— Lintels (8) Fair Restore Belvedere—Sills (3) Fair Restore Belvedere—Window Trim (8) Fair Restore Belvedere— Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore Belvedere— Roof Good None Villa— Roofing materials Poor Replace Cottage—Roofing materials Good None Villa—Chimneys (4) Good None Cottage—Chimney Good None Roof Drainage Fair Replace ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l the owner to tell the story not only of the evolution of the building, but also BUILDING INTERIOR the rise in fortunes of the Ham family during that period. General Observations—Interior Primary Spatial Arrangement The Mathias Ham House interior appears to have been well maintained The building interior has a strong spatial order and hierarchy that is typical through most of its over 160 years of its life. The building ceased being of Italianate plans. The plan is symmetrically arranged about its central hall. used primarily as a residence in 1905, transitioning to an institutional use The hall is entered through the main entrance on the south elevation. There and then a museum use. Even during its years of institutional use, the are four large rooms arranged around the center hall. The first room on the original layout and most of the finishes of the interior were left largely right is the reception room. The first room on the left is the library. North of unaltered, except for minor changes. the library is the dining room and north of the reception room is the sitting room. The north end of the hall leads to the original cottage which was used as a service area for cooking, meal preparation and use by the domestic staff. I �� t _ ;�� I I ---�, ;�� , ;-- -: ;�-,� ,,' ,;��;' - ;,,\: - � . � � � � ��.�,�- ':�� I I �� — �/�� I � � �� - � _ - - - �I�� tii Figure 70. Mathias Ham House Longitudinal Section. Interior doors, millwork, wood flooring, plaster moldings and cornices are all mostly retained in the building. The building also continues to display a contrast in the plain finishes of the 1839 cottage with the more elaborate Figure 71. Mathias Ham House Transverse Section and ornate finishes of the Italianate villa constructed in 1857. This allows The grand staircase in the center hall leads to the second floor which is arranged in a manner that is similar to the first floor. There are five ' ;/ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l bedrooms that can be accessed from the center hall. Again, as you move an upper-middle class Victorian home. The Ham House has impressive further north in the center hall, you are led to the second floor of the interior architectural details including cast plaster arches, heavy moldings, cottage, which contained bedrooms for the domestic staff. framed doorways, inset windows with paneled surrounds, interior shutters and decorative ceiling plasterwork. Given Ham's loss of his fortune at the Another staircase leads from the center hall on the second floor to the third time the Ham House was being finished, it is unlikely that the interior was floor. The third floor is a half-floor with its rooms organized around the spiral finished to the level that would have been expected for this type of house. staircase that leads to the belvedere. There are seven rooms on the third floor, which were mostly used for storage. Four of the rooms had windows, In 1983, DCHS commissioned the first in-depth study of the original historic so they could have been used as bedrooms. finishes of the first floor of the Ham House. Asa Haile House Restorations out of Galena, Illinois conducted a fairly exhaustive investigation of the first The spiral staircase at the center of the third floor leads to the belvedere. floor historic interior finishes. The report led to subsequent restorations that The belvedere was an iconic design feature of the Italianate style of removed some of the alterations made by the Cancer Institute and the City architecture. It had multiple purposes. With 8 windows that could be of Dubuque in the early 20th Century. The DCHS also completed a opened and closed, the belvedere would have provided much needed redecoration of the first floor in 1984 based on the recommendations ventilation and air circulation in the hot summer months. The belvedere contained in the report. A redecoration of the second floor was completed also provided a commanding view of the surrounding area. in 1987. It is unclear whether that redecoration was based on any historic The building also has a full basement which provided additional storage documentation. and space for cooking and meal preparation. Summary Interior Finishes The main purpose of Historic Surfaces finish study was to provide general information on the historic colors and appearance of the painted surfaces of The finishes of the historic interior, especially on the first and second floors, the interior finishes of the house. A brief survey of the finish conditions was are an important character defining feature of the Mathias Ham House. also completed to document the existing conditions and record the material Accordingly, descriptions of the interior on the first and second floors will and surface defects of the finishes. The types of finishes examined include information about historic finishes where known. To aid in the included paint, wood finishes, metal, and other interior surfaces. Other preparation of this section, Tony Kartsonas with Historic Surfaces, LLC was decorative elements such as hardware, light fixtures, furniture were not engaged to investigate the historic finishes of the primary significant spaces examined or part of this survey. in the Mathias Ham House on the first and second floors. The information contained in this section, including photographs, has been excerpted from To obtain the information for the finish study, Anthony Kartsonas of Historic the Mathias Ham House Interior Finishes Assessment Report prepared in SurFaces, LLC conducted site investigations and paint sampling in January, 2021 by Historic Surfaces, LLC. The complete report is shown at September 2020. At this time, minute paint samples were extracted from Appendix B. Where instructive, this section is also supplemented with most representative elements from the interior and exterior with a scalpel in information from the Restoration Inventory, Phase I First Floor prepared by order to view the paint layering and determine the original/earliest scheme. Asa Haile House Restorations in 1983. The samples extracted were examined using a large field stereo zoom microscope illuminated with a fiber optic ring light. All colors were matched Backqround to the Munsell Color System. Two small exposure windows were also completed to view the original stencil pattern on the main hall ceiling. The construction of the Mathias Ham House was completed in 1857. In the same year, Mathias Ham lost most of his wealth in the Panic of 1857 and The house and the interior rooms are mostly original with many of the never regained it. Contemporaneous written or visual documentation of the changes being merely cosmetic. The limited amount of paint campaigns original interior decorative finishes of the Ham House is nonexistent. The found in the interior suggests the earlier historic schemes remained interior architecture of the house, including the spatial arrangement of the exposed for a long period of time. Overall most items are in fair condition front hall in relation to the large formal rooms, displays the characteristics of , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l considering the age and history of the interior but some elements require more attention than others. There have been campaigns of repair and `restoration' work carried out, including the re-skimming or replacement of historic plaster surfaces and the installation of drywall in a few areas. Also, liberties were taken to change the original materials in some of these restored areas, such as using gold leaf in lieu of gold metallic paint. As mentioned, the purpose of the paint microscopy is to determine the layering sequence of the painted surfaces. The findings listed are the earliest complete campaigns as discovered in the microscopy and site examinations. In this report, what is called `earliesY means the earliest scheme that can be seen and in some cases may not be the original. The majority of the rooms on the Second Floor did not have enough paint layers to suggest that the earliest were original or even historic. There are a variety of reasons why some of the original paints no longer exist. One example could be the use of water soluble paints like lime wash and distemper. Distemper is a water paint with chalk as a filler and glue or protein as a binder. It was common practice to remove or wash off distemper paint prior to repainting over it as it prevented the bond of any subsequent finish. Another may be that the wall and possibly ceiling surfaces originally were clad with a wallpaper that has since been removed. Some additional comprehensive investigations could find some remnants of early paint finishes. , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Interior Space Conditions: Basement Level I BB_ \3 B: Ih io a '__ r�E��k: M PA � iJ ��z � ❑ � ❑ „r� P_ ❑ 72'-11" AB BASEMENT LEVEL PLAN PLAN NOT TO SCALE NORTH . � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME B1 GENERAL Description: B1 is a rectangular room that is accessed by a staircase down from the cottage portion of the first level. � , , ��^ Use: B1 is used as a circulation area to the rest of the basement. In the past it was used to show videos for r� museum guests. Size: 13'6" x 26' ' FLOORING Description: Concrete � Condition: Good Notes: There is some minor cracking in the cement floor. . � WALL FINISH Description: Plaster walls with white paint Condition: Good Notes: The plaster has some minor cracking. CEILING Height: 8 feet B1 BASEMENT PLAN NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Description: Unornamented plaster, white paint Condition: Good Notes Ductwork for a heating system has been run along the ceiling in the basement. DOORS Description: Two wood doors: 2 leaf and 1 leaf Condition: Both good, with some scrapes and gouges � ;, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME B2 GENERAL Description: B2 is a rectangular room that is accessed through B1. Use: B2 is used for storage space. It was likely used as a root cellar. The munici al water service is located P � along the western wall of this room. Size: 10'2" x 13'4° FLOORING Description: Dirt Condition: Normal � , Notes: None J WALL FINISH Description: Exposed limestone foundation wall Condition: Good Notes: There is evidence of water coming through the closed window. The intrusion does not seem highly active at this time. . B2 BASEMENT PLAN CEILING NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Height: 8 feet Description: Unfinished floor joists Condition: Good Notes None , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME B3 GENERAL Description: B3 is an unconditioned space on the west side of the building. It can be accessed through B1 or B4. Use: B3 is used to store outdoor equipment and other items that are not sensitive to temperature fluctuations. Size: 55' X 7'6" � °' FLOORING Description: Concrete Condition: Good ` Notes: None ` WALL FINISH Description: Concrete exterior walls, limestone block foundation walls, interior Condition: Good Notes: CEILING B3 BASEMENT PLAN Height: 8 feet NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Description: Reinforced concrete Condition: Good Notes Small linear cracks in concrete DOORS Description: Metal cellar door leads to exterior Condition: Good � ;, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME B4 GENERAL Description: B4 is accessed through B1. It is a more finished space than most of the basement with parged walls and wood plank floors Use: The room is not used regularly. It has tables that can be used for dining events. Size: 18' X 14'6" FLOORING Description: The room has a 6"wide wood plank floor. Condition: Good Notes: There is slight wear on the flooring between B4 and „ B5. WALL FINISH Description: The room has plaster walls with white paint. Condition: Good � Notes: Minor cracking in the plaster ° CEILING � ° Height: 8 feet Description: Unornamented plater ceiling with off white paint. Condition: Good Notes Ductwork for the HVAC system has been run along g4 BASEMENT PLAN the ceiling in the basement. DOORS NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Description: There are four wood doors Condition: Good, some minimal wearing of paint. WINDOWS Description: One two leaf wood casement window Condition: Good, some minimal wearing of paint , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME B5 GENERAL Description: B5 is accessed through room B4. The room has a partial-length wall that divides it down the center. On the north side of the room has the buildings furnace, hot water heater, electrical service box, and a three- compartment sink. The south side of the room has a storage space for kitchenware and a sanitizing sink. Use: The room serves as the current kitchen for the U � u building and it houses many of the building's services. Size: 23'6" X 19' FLOORING .. „ Description: Concrete Condition: Good Notes: Minor cracks in concrete WALL FINISH Description: The room has plaster walls with white paint. The � interior partition wall is likely drywalL � � Condition: Poor Notes: The plaster walls in the room are in Poor condition. On the eastern part of the wall, the plaster wall has been removed to reveal the limestone foundation. CEILING B5 BASEMENT PLAN Height: 8 feet NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Description: Unornamented plater ceiling with off white paint. Condition: Fair Notes The plaster ceiling has some issues with scrapes and gouges. The ceiling is especially damaged where the HVAC ductwork has been mounted to the ceiling. � ;; MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME B6 GENERAL Description: This room is in the southwestern part of the villa portion of the building. This room is accessed through B4. The room must be passed through to access to the two storage rooms (B7 and B8) in the southeast part of the building. Use: This room is not frequently used. It has tables that could be used for overflow dining. Size: 19' X 14'6" , FLOORING Description: The room has a 6"wide wood plank floor. Condition: Good Notes: Minor wearing of floor finish WALL FINISH Description: The room has plaster walls with white paint. At the o window sill level, the walls are offset inward by about four inches. � Condition: Good. , . Notes: Minor cracking in the plaster � CEILING Height: 8 feet Description: Unornamented plater ceiling with off white paint. Condition: Good B6 BASEMENT PLAN Notes Air conditioning ductwork runs along the western NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH and southern edges of the ceiling DOORS Description: There are two wood panel doors Condition: Good, minor wearing of paint finish WINDOWS Description: There are two, wood casement window with two leaf Condition: Good, minor wearing of paint finish . ;, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME B7 GENERAL Description: This room is in the south part of the villa portion of the building. This room is accessed through B4 and B5. Use: Storage. .. Size: 18'8" X 8' FLOORING Description: Concrete. ,, „ Condition: Good Notes: Minor cracking of concrete - WALL FINISH � Description: Stucco - Condition: Good. � Notes: Some cracks and delamination of stucco � � CEILING Height: 8 feet Description: Stucco/plaster Condition: Good B7 BASEMENT PLAN NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Notes Some cracks and delamination of stucco ' -- �/ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME B8 GENERAL Description: This room is in the southeastern part of the villa portion of the building. This room is accessed through B4 and B5. Use: Storage. , � Size: 18'8" X 14'2"' FLOORING Description: Concrete. __ ., Condition: Good � Notes: Minor cracks in concrete � WALL FINISH ° Description: Stucco _ - Condition: Good. Notes: Minor cracks and delamination of stucco CEILING Height: 8 feet Description: Unfinished floor joists Condition: Good B8 BASEMENT PLAN NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Notes None MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Basement Condition Photos ._ `�a�' r �,'�� s..t �� - -- � �' , _ � �P`.: ' . ,� _ -' � .. ` - _ �� . '�, �: F `.P -_ ' . a�. • . � ��y ` -�i�, v i. r i;� _ �_+—_,3� .,— i � '�.,.! i-- ��^ - ;�.� _- '� '° , r' p y.. �=�F �. ..�,�. _ 3 � I � . — `_ ... -. '�" ... '•I _.,� . .. .1�Y .'� -- ' '+.- '! {. ^ � i `` . r' � ...._ �� . . �� s i � ' '�-._. . _ � ,. _J�,: .y ' . 6 / ?�, -- • '. �.��. ,'�'. � " //� PHOTOGRAPH NO.61 PHOTOGRAPH NO.62 PHOTOGRAPH N0.63 Concrete floor in BI showing minor cracks Wood doors between B1 and B3 Limestone block wall in B2 showing evidence of prior moisture infiltration. � � ,�"'�� ""� �� _ �- - � , .f° .� i f i ��°�r� � � " �� , _ t - " �"" � - � .,:� . 4 -_--- - r�, � �j - '� `� . M. �'. , ~c.�- � - .. �t��-� . y: � r ' ',+ 1'��'_3 . . �-'I�iT�"..'.�, _ � . . 1 Fp '..I_ � ! �t_ 'a _,, �,�I�� fi ,� �� - � _ � ` ,. '� � ._ '�� .q � �� - � v At' � { - �� I��'� � �� t _ �aiot`WY�4 � !7 r�'� �e��t� „ � ' i��.�� '. i � -��- PHOTOGRAPH NO.64 PHOTOGRAPH NO.65 PHOTOGRAPH NO.66 Concrete ceiling, limestone block wall and windows in B3. Wood plank flooring in B4 showing minor wear Furnace and water heater in B5 MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Basement Condition Photos � _ �.�� - ' j � ��_� _ s � � `' I � �_,',�'�:�� 1 ' �1 . t' - - , � - � ��``�-� � � i — � w. . ,�� ._ i - �_ � ' � e � � , � _ �_ ,.a � ,, :- � ' 'R, ,� G�� : � _ - � � � � 1.� � - - � �� ' I � - .r, �>� � �� -----� ' �k� � E y. �Tln.:: � � -- , . PHOTOGRAPH NO.67 PHOTOGRAPH NO.68 �� — Exterior wall in B5 showing exposed limestone Plaster walls in B5 PHOTOGRAPH NO.69 Casement window in 66 looking into B3 , _ ,i, i - ��-_ ��i•� � - �� - - � � � .; i +� 'r T - - { . _ � .-:;i- . .. ; t — �__ � a.. ' i V . _- —_— . �_ '��\\'kA\\��L� , � ' :�\ '�_ � _�.��- , �� : . . ' � � � � PHOTOGRAPH NO.70 PHOTOGRAPH NO.77 PHOTOGRAPH NO.72 Plaster walls in B6 showing cracks in plaster Stucco delamination in B7 HVAC duct on ceiling in B4. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQLJE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Interior Space Conditions: First Floor � (�� c�� ,. � — � : �� O � E 19 LIBRARV OIN>NC i 0�8�� .�8.9�� % q% 19'2' 2 GIFT sHOP KiiT 3F.0 i1-1��. I �_ l�. _� �5x0' iEtO�. ' - � . UP. . . � . ,i �1 a�1 �0' O �EILING�IY�. . NALL . . . . . . "Z.. . . 19 �� YP_{A��N g..� i � � LAV � � L.SI' q,B.� % _ VES1iBULE X 6'4" v %" a�, '�� `J , (..oN-� �� 1 ' FRpNT REAR PARLOR PAALOR 19'6" '9'S" , f5x1. .9x9" FIRST FLOOR PLAN PLAN NOT TO SCALE NORTH . �, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQLJE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Interior Space Conditions: First Floor— General Finishes Most of the interior historic materials and finishes are extant, including doors, window sashes, moldings, millwork and plaster ceiling crown The interior of the first floor retains much of its original design. The floor molding and cornices. The millwork has a faux finish in the hallway and plan is oriented around the center hall. The first room on the right is the painted finish in the interior rooms. front parlor. The first room on the left is the library. The room north of the library is the dining room and the room north of the front parlor is the back The interior doors are six panel wood doors. There are large pocket doors parlor. A grand stairway leads to the second floor. between the front rooms and the back rooms on both sides of the villa. The villa portion of the house is the more formal part of the house. The The window sashes are generally two different types with Type A sashes main entrance door is a wood, two leaf paneled door, each with one light on the south elevation (See Figure 74) and Type B sashes elsewhere (See (See Figure 73). A semicircular arch transom tops the main entrance. Figure 75. The sashes are inset with paneled architraves. Each window has paneled interior shutters. The windows are surrounded by eared architraves. All interior doors, including pocket doors are surrounded by eared architraves. r ,_-- -___,. ;' �/ / J' l 1 ; , � �� I� r' � �' 0 r �I i� -- --- - -- �5'-11 112"� Interior Ele�ation Interior Ele�ation With Shutters Figure 74 Interior elevation of Type A Sashes Figure 73. Interior elevation of main entrance door. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l � � �� 0 � [� I L �4�-6"� Interior Elevation Interior Elevatian With S�utters Figure 75. Interior elevation of Type B Sashes The floor finishes in the formal part of the house have all to wall carpet in the Main Hall, the Front Parlor and the Dining Room. The floors of the Library and the Back Parlor have faux wood grain finish. The rear of the house is entered through the door that separates the front Main Hall to the back hall that accesses the first floor rooms of the original 1839 cottage. This part of the house contains the kitchen, the pantry, modern restrooms, a small entry hall and a back stairway that leads to the second floor of the cottage. These rooms are finished more simply with plaster walls and ceilings with no decorative moldings. The woodwork is also plain and painted white. The floors are also painted. , ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME FIRST FLOOR CENTER HALL �ooRS GENERAL Description: The main entrance door is a wood, two leaf paneled door, each with one light. A semicircular arch Description: The first floor center hall is centered on an axis in transom tops the main entrance. The finish is faux the first floor plan. It connects to the front parlor, rear wood grain finish. There are five six panel wood parlor, library, and dining room. The hall is divided doors in the hall that lead to the rooms off the into two sections with an entrance area and the rear hallway. They will be described in each room. hey area which has the stairs to the second level. have a faux wood grain finish on the hallway side and a painted finish in the room side. Condition: Good Use: Reception and circulation Size: 8'1" X 39'10" FLOORING r Description: Low pile carpet, "oriental" pattern, flowers and I linkages. ��— Condition: Good �_ �J� ", Notes: There is a noticeable depression in the rear portion j "'�� "�" of the hall, near where the villa addition meets the � �� , - cottage. WALL FINISH � � �' � . Description: Plaster. A plaster coved crown molding is at the top _� �, of the wall where it meets the ceiling. � , �. , . Condition: Good. ,. Notes: The walls are in overall good condition. The paint � �—� � and the skim coating of the plaster are failing near the northwest part of the hallway under the stairway. Some paint is chipping paint near the entrance door. CEILING Height: 12'10" Description: The ceiling is plaster painted a sage green color and FIRST FLOOR CENTER HALL PLAN has decorative paneling with gold accents and an NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH organic leafy stencil. The hall has an elaborate plaster medallion near the entrance. The medallion has the same sage green paint and gold accents. A light fixture hangs from the medallion. The central part of the hallway has a decorative archway dividing the entrance with the staircase to the rear. Condition: Good Notes There are some minor plaster cracks in the ceiling. ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Main Hall Historic Finishes Assessment 90). The current stencil pattern does copy the pattern well but the original had a little more delicacy in the painting. The original base color on all the Ceiling & Walls surfaces was a Light Greenish Grey color (5GY 7/1.5 - 7/2) which was slightly lighter in value and less Green than the current color. This was The ceiling has the original plasterwork of ornament with a large panel found on all the ceiling and wall plaster. The original stencil color was also frame, decorative cornice and rosette (See Photo No. 73). Both the ceiling a Dark Greyish Green (10G 6/2). All the surfaces that currently have gold and walls have a recent repaint of stencil decoration on the ceiling panel leaf were originally gold metallic paint. The leaf edges on the wall bracket and cornice cove with gold leaf accents on the plaster ornament on a light also originally had a gold metallic finish which currently has no gold (See green field color. It is believed that this repaint was created to replicate the Photo No. 74). original scheme. The plaster on the ceiling is in good condition but has some signs of minor cracks. The walls are currently painted in the same All the wood trim on the doors and baseboard had a painted faux wood light green color. There are signs of some previous repairs. The upper grain finish. The original base color was Tan (7.5YR 7/4) with at least one north wall prior to the kitchen is in poor condition because of a moderate and possibly two Dark Brown (7.5YR 4/6) glaze layers to mimic the wood sized area of flaking paint (See Photo No. 79). The remaining wall finishes grain. are otherwise in good to fair condition. , � t �•, � � Trim � �'��'�- ' �.y� � -.. .;t�, � � . � �i �.- ��., �� ; � The majority of the trim appears to be original and is currently decorated ��:}��•` `ti' � �i with a faux painted wood grain finish. In 1983, original surface coatings of :.��w; �� - - the woodwork in the Main Hall were found to be cherry faux wood grain � —� 7 �'! (Asa Haile 63). This faux finish is a recent repaint to copy the original faux - �� Y�-�`��.�� painted finish. It is in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and -- � � �- --- -J losses from abrasions. The stair newel post, hand rail and spindles have - � remnants of a clear wood finish. The clear finish is in poor condition since �� the majority of the finish has worn off. Floors �--� -- --- - T i ��1�'�1�+F�'�9P,�'�'�_�'� `l.-.- } The floors are wood and covered with carpeting leaving no exposed wood. The investigation in 1983 found the original pine boards and evidence of ,1� � ,�� carpet tacks at the edge of the Main Hall, indicating that there was wall to ` � !,�� wall carpeting in the hall (Asa Haile 90). The wood on the stairs have a ; recent repaint of a faux painted wood grain finish as on the other trim � except for the stair rail assembly. The faux painted finish is on the tread, risers and stringer. It is in overall fair condition with some signs of wear. photo No 73: Center Hall detail of Photo 74: Center Hall detail of crown plaster ceiling. Photo Credit: Historic molding and plaster arch. Photo Historic Finish Surfaces, LLC Credit: Historic Surfaces, LLC Small exposures revealed that the original scheme was very close to the current one. The Asa Haile Report described the base paint wall finish as "pale green" (Asa Haile 77). It described the decorative painting on the ceiling has having "dark green foliage" and gold leave accents (Asa Haile , ,; MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l First Floor Center Hall Condition Photos �� ' 4; ,: • � < i .� , � �h�.fiF�.,R�.R..rn.T .n,nnn �� 4 �� I � �'4{ ` � II .� I �-+.11 � I � � �1' I �-a� � . /'- ,� i�,J �i 1 y � I I �. , j � � .�� . �; �� ' � �� ti' ' � � �- �'�' �' '�"��.:� .�..-^_`i��{R''6:,�i. Y. r �' i. � - �° � � � "�� ''{. . . : i :a� .f _ T d.�. a "5 � �'��`� �� r� ti' �w ,c �"„za y r.� �,� . �. �j �'. _ � ;� . ��.v'Y� ��°'`� .. rr.. `"� ,�� al!. �? ��^�� V L"!��,'.� !�� =� - - f .- PHOTOGRAPH NO.77 ;�'=�-.;�:� ;_, Faux wood grain baseboards and moldings and pattern ,�µ`-��:-� of carpeting. PHOTOGRAPH NO.75 PHOTOGRAPH NO.76 Center hall facing north Plaster walls in Center Hall facing south. ,; '` —� � � _��`�°�►� ,, _� {, r j � ,F-�.'tt�J1.D..°�!l'�R:'J�h:�ixttl:R��:��iifi'.�tV7.R'!A�?.:A�.�n i�ir•�i;e' �� -i- I M ti YT �/� � � \ � ''- .'. l - �i� � y � .� �" �� w. ", �I , R �--�:1 I'I ', [ ` � � — � b�, � w �� .�' • ��I I �� ' ��`^* 4� �I �L �'n �,� ' . � �'I °•;s. '-- r<� ^ ,�'i:�� -�m. .� a ��W�� `�„'..� �� ;d: � � . • � PHOTOGRAPH NO.78 PHOTOGRAPH NO.79 PHOTOGRAPH NO.80 Detail of door and transom with eared architrave moldings. Plaster damage above coved inset. Ceiling detail , �� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME FRONT PARLOR GENERAL �� Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is the first door � to the right from the main entrance on the southeast �'T corner of the building. It has one window opening on �� '�� the south wall and a one-leaf exterior door on the ...._. ... east wall. There is a large opening on the north wall � ' �� that leads to the back parlor. � �� Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum "� _, ��- display purposes. � Size: 15' 1"X 19' 5-3/4" �� ,. `� FLOORING � p � .. p Description: Wall to wall low pile carpeting with a floral design. � ��„ ..� Condition: Good Notes: None WALL FINISH Description: Plaster FRONT PARLOR PLAN NOT TO SCALE Condition: Fair. Notes: There is plaster cracking near the ceiling in the DOORS southwest and southeast corner. There is also minor Hall Door Wood door with six raised panels. Faux wood grain cracking in the seams near casings and moldings. Description: finish on hallway side, painted finish on the room The walls have nail holes throughout. side. There is a three pane fixed transom above. CEILING Condition: Good Height: 12'10" Notes: Knob on interior hall side, but not room side. Original Description: The ceiling has a smooth finish. The material is knob location may be above based on ghosting. assumed to be drywall. Junction box in center has Interior painted. Faux grain exterior. been capped. . Condition: Good Exterior poor On east wall there is a door to the exterior of the Description: building. The wood door is a one light door with two Notes This is the only first floor room without a plaster lower panels. The door has a three light transom crown molding or plaster paneled ceiling. It is above. presumed that the original plaster ceiling was Condition: Good removed. Notes: The Knob and mechanism appear to be original. Deadbolt top lock appears to be from the 1920s. Pocket Door There are two pocket doors on the north wall Description: dividing the front parlor from the back parlor. The �R „ // MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l doors are wood with 8 raised panels. The top panels Front Hall Historic Finishes Assessment are larger. Condition: Poor Ceiling & Walls Notes: Neither door is operable. The bottom rail is missing as well as the stops on the top. Based on pocket The ceiling in the front parlor does not have any decorative plasterwork doors in dining room, they were bottom rail doors remaining as in the other parlor (See Photo No. 83). It was likely removed with rollers. The door hardware is also missing. possibly because of damage and was replaced with drywall. It is in fair There is evidence of four hinges on the door jambs, condition but signs of small cracks can be seen. The ceiling and walls are showing that there had been another door mounted painted in the same tan color. on the jam in front of the pocket doors. WINDOWS Trim Description: There is one window on the south wall. It is filled The majority of the trim appears to be original. The trim is currently painted with two Type A sashes (See Figure 74). They are white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from paired, double-hung, four-over-four, wood windows abrasions. with a large mullion between. Windows are flush with building exterior and are deeply inset from the Floors interior. Within the inset there are interior shutters. Within each opening there are four sets of hinged bi- The floor is covered with wall to wall carpeting. The investigation in 1983 fold shutters, two on each side, with raised panels. found the original pine boards and evidence of carpet tacks at the edge of Condition: Fair the Main Hall, indicating that there was wall to wall carpeting in the hall Notes: The window is in good condition though the paint is (Asa Haile 144). failing. The window is inoperable. There are no signs of rotting or damaged wood. Historic Finish MILLWORK The walls were originally painted Tan (7.5YR -10YR 6/4). The wood trim on the windows and doors were originally painted in Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2). Description: There are wood baseboards and moldings around The 1983 Asa Haile report indicated that the surface of the shutters that windows and doors. The baseboards measure 12 face the exterior when closed had a faux wood grain finish (Asa Haile 144). inches high. The bottom board is square and is topped by an ogee cap. The door and window moldings are eared architraves. All millwork is painted. Condition: Good Notes: Scrapes and gouges are typical. �, ,, � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l First Floor Front Parlor Condition Photos -� � . ' 1� ��' _ , �:` .� � � � l �_� � � �. � - � � � . � � � - � � '� -� � _�. �� .,k � - � ��- � � � � �.; - �.;. }. . -;�._ - - c .� �� i PHOTOGRAPH NO.81 PHOTOGRAPH NO.82 r PHOTOGRAPH NO.83 Facing south showing window with shutters closed. Facing north showing opening into back parlor Ceiling facing south � , ij ;�°i � - �' � �� . , . , 1 � , ._ � � # � ; - - _ �� - � � _,.; _� � �' 1 I - ��. •�- . +I r; � �� f I �� ,.. '--�_ ��'�► , I .:�.�� r ~ �` � ... _ . .. .,,� ��.' -'i..� ,.. _� ��`• � ; PHOTOGRAPH NO.84 � ��- .�y � PHOTOGRAPH NO.85 PHOTOGRAPH NO.86 Baseboard,moldings and carpet. Exterior door on east wall Typical door hardware ' � / MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME LIBRARY GENERAL Descri tion: This room is rectan ular in sha e. It is the first door � P J P to the left from the main entrance on the southwest ��^� corner of the building. It has one window opening on the south wall and one window opening on the west 1 wall directly opposite of the entry door. There is a II -. - window opening on the exterior near the southwest �Il� corner of the library, but that opening has been - •-- infilled. There is a large opening on the north wall � 1-� � ,� that leads to the dining room. � , �I � Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum � �" �� display purposes. �i � �� Size: 15'2" X 19'6" � �'� FLOORING Description: The floors are 5.5 inch plank floors with a faux grain finish. The floors are mostly covered with tacked down rugs. There are two rugs in the room, one is a herringbone patterned woven rug and the other is a LIBRARY PLAN geometric Oriental rug. NOT To sca�E PLAN NORTH Condition: Good Notes: There are moderate scrapes and scratches. DOORS Hall Door Wood door with six raised panels. Faux wood grain WALL FINISH Description: finish on hallway side, painted finish on the room Description: Plaster side. There is a three pane fixed transom above. Condition: Good Condition: Good. Notes: There is minor cracking in the finish and paint along Notes: There is minor blistering of paint on the south wall. the panel seams. It is missing the doorknob and spindle as well as the mortise lock box. CEILING Height: 12'10" Pocket Door There are two pocket doors on the north wall Description: The room has a decorative ceiling and coved crown Description: dividing the library from the dining room. The doors molding. It is a symmetrical pattern with four large are wood with 8 raised panels. The top panels are panels and a central plaster medallion (See Photo larger. There is a track on the floor on which the No. 89). A chandelier hangs from the medallion. pocket doors slide. Condition: Good Condition: Fair Notes None Notes: The door hardware is missing on west leaf of the pocket door. The west leaf is inoperable, and the east leaf is difficult to operate. �, ,, � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l (reddish) tan color than on the ceiling. There are signs of some previous repairs and there is a moderate stress crack off the upper NE corner. WINDOWS Otherwise the walls are in fair condition. An initial scraping of the wall finish Description: There is one window on the south wall. It is filled revealed few layers of paint suggesting the walls may have been covered with two Type A sashes (See Figure 74). They are with wallpaper or other covering. paired, double-hung, four-over-four, wood windows with a large mullion between. Windows are flush Trim with building exterior and are deeply inset from the The majority of the trim appears to be original. The trim is currently painted interior. Within the inset there are interior shutters. White and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from Within each opening there are four sets of hinged bi- abrasions. fold shutters, two on each side, with raised panels. The window on the west wall has Type B sashes Floors (See Figure 75) that are six over six double hung. They have interior shutters as previously described The floors are wood with a somewhat recent repaint of a faux painted wood for the south window. grain finish. In the limited area that could be seen around the rug some Condition: Fair moderate scratches and scrapes. It also appeared slightly older or more Notes: The windows are in fair condition with the paint is W�rn than in the rear parlor. It is otherwise in fair condition. The 1983 Asa failing on the sashes and trim (See Photo Nos. 91 Haile report found that the floor in this room never had carpet. It originally and 92). The window is inoperable. There are no had a faux wood grain finish, describing it as a "mahogany graining" finish signs of rotting or damaged wood. (Asa Haile 123). Historic Finish MILLWORK The current scheme the earliest. The ceiling was originally painted in a Tan Description: There are wood baseboards and moldings around (�•5YR - 10YR 7/3). All the surfaces that currently have gold leaf were windows and doors. The baseboards measure 12 originally gold metallic paint. The leaf edges on the rosette and the top inches high. The bottom board is square and is small round profile of the cornice also originally had a gold metallic finish topped by an ogee cap. The door and window Which currently has no gold. The first layer seen on the lower cornice and moldings are eared architraves. All millwork is Walls was a Pinkish Tan paint, different from colors found in other areas. painted. The limited amount of paint layers suggests that these may be early plaster Condition: Good repairs and that the Pinkish Tan did not coexist with the ceiling finish. Another possibility was that the walls may have had a wallcovering that has Notes: Scrapes and gouges are typical. since been removed. More analysis would be required to verify this and look for remnants of the original scheme. The wood trim on the windows Library Historic Finishes Assessment and doors were originally painted in Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2). The 1983 Asa Haile report indicated that the surFace of the shutters that face the exterior Ceiling& Walls when closed had a faux wood grain finish (Asa Haile 113). The door has a Faux Wood grain finish but did not have an earlier scheme underneath. The ceiling has the original plasterwork ornament with panel frames, The finishes may have been stripped off or the door could be a modern decorative cornice and ceiling rosette. Both the ceiling and walls have a replacement. somewhat recent repaint. The ceiling is currently painted in a tan color with an accent in gold leaf on the round molding on the panel frames (See Photo No. 89). The plaster on the ceiling is in good condition with only signs of minor cracks. The walls are currently painted in a slightly lighter �, , �, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l First Floor Library Condition Photos � '�_ - -- _--, r, � l � �� '+ Y �:f f` � !1 ,� _ � . ,�:�� , __ I ; , - - _� y,� ,� . ,' - � - - � , . r.. , . . � v� . - _ �, :.: ._ ...�'e.,_ - `_ _` ,- _ . � ' c-�--- � PHOTOGRAPH NO.87 PHOTOGRAPH NO.88 PHOTOGRAPH NO.89 Facing south showing window Library view to the northwest Ceiling plaster detail. � ` � r_��._. . _ .�'rr - 1; 1 � � ' � -- 4��. ~'—.... - � - � =._"'y--�-�� . �� .�, �, i ' v ��, �__ _ T—I � / � , \ I � ' h ` � � �'.. " _�T . -.. � L / �P ' J r ..�.c � _ , _ --_'��_ _ ` � ;', PHOTOGRAPH NO.91 PHOTOGRAPH NO.92 PHOTOGRAPH NO.90 Detail of interior shutters on west wall. Also showing Detail of window sill on south wall with failing paint Blistering paint on south wall failinq paint. �R „ / MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME BACK PARLOR Condition: Fair Notes There are areas of cracking and damaged plaster in GENERAL the northeast corner of the ceiling and the central Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is the second raised portion within the panel. There is a hole in door to the right from the main entrance on the the ceiling on southeast portion. The central part of northeast corner of the villa portion of the building. It the ceiling has ridges developing in the plaster. The has two window openings on the east wall and a crown molding on the north wall has cracks door on the north wall near the northeast corner. developing above the exterior doorway. There is a large opening on the south wall that leads to the front parlor. There is a fireplace on the north � wall. -- Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum �� display purposes. �'� � Size: 15'6" X 19'6" � FLOORING �� Description: The floors are 5.5 inch wood plank flooring with a ` faux grain finish. The room has a large woven rug � , � +� with floral and geometric patterning. � Condition: Fair �� 1eJ[�.,� f Notes: The finish is flaking off in places that are heavily ��;�� trafficked or have furniture on them (See Photo No. �'� 96). There is no significant damage to the floorboards themselves. WALL FINISH Description: Plaster Condition: Poor. BACK PARLOR PLAN Notes: Long hairline cracks in the plaster are present in the NOT TO SCALE , PLAN NORTH walls (See Photo No. 98). These cracks are evidence of the plaster skim coat pulling away. The DOORS walls have nail holes and minor issues with scrapes Hall Door Wood door with six raised panels. Faux wood grain in the paint Description: finish on hallway side, painted finish on the room CEILING side. There is a three pane fixed transom above. Height: 12'10" Condition: Good Description: The ceiling is a decorative molded plaster ceiling Notes: There is cracking paint on expansion joints. The with large central panel and quarter round doorknob and other hardware is missing subtractions at the corners (See Photo No. 95). The Exterior poor On north wall near the northeast corner, there is a ceiling has deeply coved crown moldings. Description: door to the exterior of the building. The door is a six- 'R � /� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l panel door with two bottom panels and four panels moldings are eared architraves. All millwork is above the central rail. The door is set flush with the painted. interior face of the wall. The door has a three light Condition: Good transom above. Notes: Scrapes and gouges are typical. Condition: Poor Notes: The bottom right panel of the door has cracked. The gack Parlor Historic Finishes Assessment door is heavily weathered and has issues of failed paint. The paneling between the door and the Ceiling& Walls exterior storm door has weather damaged paint. The door has a 1920s-1930s era deco styled lock box. The ceiling has the original plasterwork ornament with a large panel frame and decorative cornice but does not have a rosette as found in some of the Pocket Door There are two pocket doors on the north wall other rooms (See Photo No. 95). Both the ceiling and walls appear the Description: dividing the front parlor from the back parlor. The have a somewhat recent repaint. The ceiling is currently painted in a tan doors are wood with 8 raised panels. The top panels color with an accent in gold leaf on the round molding on the cornice. The are larger. The condition of the pocket doors is poor. plaster on the ceiling is in poor condition because there are numerous large Neither door is operable. The bottom rail is missing cracks most of which run east to west in direction. The cracks have not as well as the stops on the top. Based on pocket separated or opened but there are ridges between the shifted sections of doors in dining room, they were bottom rail doors plaster creating planar distortions. The movement in the flat plaster with rollers. The door hardware is also missing. sections has even caused shifting and cracks in the ornamental plaster. There is evidence of four hinges on the door jambs, These planar differences and lengths in the crack likely indicate that there showing that there had been another door mounted is a failure in the attachment of the lath. on the jam in front of the pocket doors. There are also two large holes in the cornice at the NE and SE corners WINDOWS (See Photo No. 97). These have not been filled in or repaired and were Description: There are two windows on the east wall. They have likely openings for some pipework. The paint finish at first glance appears Type B sashes that are six over six double hung to be in good condition but closer examination reveals multiple moderate (See Figure 75). Windows are flush with building sized areas of flaking paint. The flaking paint could have been caused by exterior and are deeply inset from the interior. Within moisture infiltration, incompatibility of materials, poor previous repairs or a each opening there are four sets of hinged bi-fold combination of these items. The walls are currently painted in a darker tan shutters, two on each side, with raised panels. than the ceiling. There are signs of some previous repairs but overall the Condition: Fair walls are in fair condition. Notes: The windows are in fair condition with the paint is Trim failing on the sashes and trim. The window is inoperable. There are no signs of rotting or The majority of the trim appears to be original with exception to the damaged wood. fireplace mantel which is a modern reproduction. When the 1983 Asa Haile investigation was done, there was a mid-century brick mantel in place. That mantel was removed. It was determined that the original mantel was likely MILLWORK made of wood with a design similar to the mantel in the second floor of the Description: There are wood baseboards and moldings around cottage (Asa Haile 133). The trim is currently painted white and in good to windows and doors. The baseboards measure 12 fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. inches high. The bottom board is square and is topped by an ogee cap. The door and window �, ,, � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Floors The floors are wood with a somewhat recent repaint of a faux painted wood grain finish which is in poor to fair condition (See Photo No. 96). In the limited area that could be seen around the rug some moderate scratches, scrapes, and losses could be seen especially at the door to the hallway, near the windows, and below the piano. The 1983 Asa Haile report found that the floor in this room never had carpet. It originally had a faux wood grain finish (Asa Haile 133) Historic Finish The current scheme is the earliest. The ceiling had a Tan paint (7.5YR - 10YR 7/3) while the walls were a slightly darker Tan (7.5YR -10YR 6/4). The ceiling originally had some gold accents on the cornice but also on the top profile of the panel frame. The original gold finish also appears to be a metallic paint and not Gold leaf. The wood trim on the windows and doors were originally painted in Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2). The floors originally had a painted faux wood grain finish. The original base color was Tan (2.5Y 7/4) with at least one Dark Brown (7.5YR 2/4) glaze layer to mimic the wood grain. The original colors of the painted wood grain vary from those found in the hallway suggesting that the faux finish may have been done to emulate a different type of wood. �R - /� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l First Floor Library Condition Photos -a�.: j; - ,..— - _ � - — { — ! � J � � �- .., , � �°- - � ' f' �`� � � � 1 �- � � '� ` = ; � ` � ��--� ,,. �._, . � `� � � ' i�{' IA _�� f � . � � � ,, ' � �-` . i �' y l u �� ' ] � i � PHOTOGRAPH NO.I 4 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 5 PHOTOGRAPH NO.93 9 9 Facing south pocket door opening. North wall showing fireplace and exterior door Ceiling - - � �� fl� ,,,� i l � ^.•, t'�!� � �' J - �' J' ,�; •,. h � , { � �. , �,w; . . ,�� . . r;' - . `� _ 'q .. �' r' � i � �� '� �� i �,r� r"�� ` � ��,; �� ,r� � °,;�•�� I PHOTOGRAPH NO.96 PHOTOGRAPH NO.97 PHOTOGRAPH NO.98 Floor finish deterioration Plaster crown molding damage in northeast corner Cracks in plaster wall and ceiling .� , �� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME DINING ROOM GENERAL ; � Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is the second door to the left from the main entrance on the northwest corner of the villa portion of the building. It �5��—'� has two window openings on the west wall and a � � door on the north wall near the northwest corner. I� - „ There is a large opening on the south wall that leads to the library. - ,.,. . �~ � � � ... _� � Use: The room is sta ed with furniture for museum ��"� 9 display purposes. Size: 15'2" X 19'5" FLOORING DINING ROOM PLAN Description: The flooring is a medium pile carpet with a floral NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH motif. Condition: Good Notes: None DOORS Hall Door Wood door with six raised panels. Faux wood grain WALL FINISH Description: finish on hallway side, painted finish on the room Description: Plaster side. There is a three pane fixed transom above. Condition: Good Condition: Fair. Notes: There is cracking paint on expansion joints. The Notes: There is some failing paint on the north wall. door is missing some hardware. On the hallway side, the key plate is missing, as is the spacer for CEILING the doorknob. Height: 12'10" Description: There is a paneled ceiling with a central panel with North Door On north wall near the northwest corner, there is a quarter round subtractions in each corner. The Description: door to the kitchen. The door to the kitchen is deeply ceiling has a central plaster rosette. The ceiling has recessed in the opening. The door has a Porcelain deeply coved crown moldings. doorknob. The door is set flush with the interior face Condition: Good of the wall. The door has a three light transom above. Notes There are areas of cracking Condition: Good �, ,, � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Pocket Door There are two pocket doors on the north wall on the northern end of the room. There also appears to be more paint Description: dividing the library from the dining room. The doors layers currently on the surface than in the Library. The NE corner has some are wood with 8 raised panels. The top panels are moderate flaking paint while the SE corner has moderate flaking paint, larger. There is a track on the floor on which the large cracks and plaster decay. This may still have active moisture pocket doors slide. The condition of the pocket infiltration. doors is fair. The door hardware is missing on west leaf of the pocket door. The west leaf is inoperable, Trim and the east leaf is difficult to operate. The majority of the trim appears to be original. The trim is currently painted WINDOWS white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from Description: There are two windows on the west wall. They have abrasions. Type B sashes that are six over six double hung Floors (See Figure 75). Windows are flush with building exterior and are deeply inset from the interior. Within The floors are wood and covered in wall to wall carpeting. The investigation each opening there are four sets of hinged bi-fold in 1983 found the original pine boards and evidence of carpet tacks at the shutters, two on each side, with raised panels. The edge of the Dining Room, indicating that there was wall to wall carpeting in windows are in fair condition with the paint is failing the hall (Asa Haile 144). on the sashes and trim. The window is inoperable. Historic Finish There are no signs of rotting or damaged wood. The finishes in the Library differ a little from the other first floor rooms. The ceiling panels inside the frames and crown were originally Tan (7.5YR - MILLWORK 10YR 7/3) while the panel frame and rosette were a slightly lighter Description: There are wood baseboards and moldings around Yellowish Tan (2.5Y 8/4). The flat plaster around the panels had few paint windows and doors. The baseboards measure 12 layers suggesting they are a modern repair. Some additional analysis inches high. The bottom board is square and is would be needed to look for any remnants of historic paint. The surfaces topped by an ogee cap. The door and window that currently have gold leaf were originally gold metallic paint. The top moldings are eared architraves. All millwork is small round profile of the cornice also originally had a gold metallic finish painted. which currently has no gold. The wood trim on the windows and doors were Condition: Good originally painted in Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2). Notes: Scrapes and gouges are typical. Dininq Room Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling & Walls The ceiling has the original plasterwork ornament with panel frames, decorative cornice and ceiling rosette. Both the ceiling and walls have a somewhat recent repaint. The ceiling is currently painted in a tan color with an accent in gold leaf on the round molding on the panel frames. The plaster and paint finish on the ceiling is in good condition with only signs of minor cracks. The walls are currently painted in a slightly more yellowish tan color than on the ceiling and is in fair to poor condition. There are signs of poor previous repairs and even areas of light re-skimming of the plaster MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l First Floor Dining Room Condition Photos � � 1. � �.�� --� �l / � n _ �� _ ,� � — a ! � ,, �� — � � .�� _ � =�;� � ��: 4� ' �1 ; , ..:::� \ r� - - �I - -�� - — .. : -- F r-� - �� ,'. ;' k� �-� , � / — �. ..�_ �r � � I�� _ _ _ . �� _— - � �s�� .5.� � ■ �. ..� PHOTOGRAPH NO.99 PHOTOGRAPH NO.100 � PHOTOGRAPH NO. 101 Facing north. Facing south toward Library Ceiling � �\ , _ � � \ = � � +f ' �� ' . . " ;.�' i ' ' �y�,� � �� j � �' � _ � , _, �� . { .�,�� ,� .. ;..Y �11 'i`"�,ut'� � � Raa �"��.,F � � ... . _ ' . . u �+'�: .. t �( � 1�.3' �-Z. �ka' �� PHOTOGRAPH NO. 702 PHOTOGRAPH NO.103 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 104 Room entry door and crown molding Failing paint at concealed junction box View to the northwest.Windows and door to kitchen. �R „ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME GRAND STAIRCASE GENERAL � �� Description: This room covers the staircase as well as the western wall that is associated with it and its �— "ceiling," the plaster covering to the staircase above. �-�� --� =r■ The staircase runs up the left side of the central � , � corridor in the villa portion of the house. The first three steps of the staircase have rounded treads. � _ I� R The Balusters and Newell post of the staircase are highly decorative. The staircase has two different "� kinds of wood that have a different appearance from � "' - � ,�� one another. The, treads, risers, and stringer of the .. �� staircase are all made of pine. The pine has a faux � W� �'-� grain finish. There is a small coved molding piece � under the tread nosing. The balustrade, which � �_�� includes the railing, balusters and newel post, is made of walnut. The balustrade has a clear finish. A carpet runner runs up the steps of the staircase. Use: Circulation GRAND STAIRCASE PLAN SIZ@: 2O'6" X 3'2 NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Condition: Good Notes: There are scrapes in the faux grain finish on the treads. Some of the treads have minor cracking. As Grand Staircase Historic Finishes Assessment evidenced by surrounding plaster damage, the staircase seems to have some movement away Ceiling & Walls from the western wall. WALL FINISH The main stair is a continuation of the main hallway. The ceiling has the Description: Plaster original plasterwork of a flat ceiling with decorative cornice. Both the ceiling and walls have the same scheme found in the hallway of the Light Green Condition: Fair with gold leaf accents on the cornice however there is no stencil decoration. Notes: The wall has a moderate amount of cracks. It is believed that this repaint was created to replicate the original scheme. The plaster on the ceiling is in fair condition with some signs of minor to CEILING moderate cracks especially near the second floor. The walls are currently Height: Minimum clearance-8'9" painted in the same light green color. The wall plaster has a moderate amount of stress fractures that can be seen through the repaint. The Description: The ceiling is plaster remaining wall finishes are otherwise in fair condition. Condition: Fair Notes The ceiling has a moderate amount of cracks. �, ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Trim The majority of the trim appears to be original and is currently decorated with a faux painted wood grain finish. This faux finish is a recent repaint to copy the original faux painted finish. It is in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. There is a large remnant of the original faux painted wood grain finish on the fascia trim to the second floor hallway. It is fortunate that an example of original finish remains but it is discolored and has heavy wear on the surface. The stair hand rail and spindles have remnants of a clear wood finish. This finish is in poor condition since the majority of the finish has worn off. Floors The wood on the stairs have a recent repaint of a faux painted wood grain finish as on the other trim except for the stair rail assembly. The faux painted finish is on the tread, risers and stringer. It is in overall good condition with some signs of wear. Historic Finish The main stair had the same finishes of a Light Greenish Grey color (5GY 7/1.5—7/2) as the original color on the ceiling and walls. The surfaces that currently have gold leaf were originally gold metallic paint. All the wood trim on the of the stairs except for the balustrade originally had a painted faux wood grain finish. The original base color was Tan (7.5YR 7/4)with at least one and possibly two Dark Brown (7.5YR 4/6) glaze layers to mimic the wood grain. �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l First Floor Grand Staircase Condition Photos �� Y � �� S 4`I�T-�' 11-�_, 1 �f.n�e.` � _:`_G !.. "4�- 'i p '� -�F � 'S ,��c=v�.� �,Y_ �,.�..Y �.77 � �- .��4�y:. r j. k� ,�y �� , . � � ^. .r rM . �i.;.. � . �r h��1 4~;i. � . ��` : i 1 �� q �'r�� I � � i � �a,��'.,�r�'�.�,i'��r'a, ,R'�i':�k�.� ',��- �� , " PHOTOGRAPH NO.105 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 106 � � � PHOTOGRAPH NO.107 Faang north. Detail of newel post and balusters Detail of decorative stringer I" - a � �� -- - - - -� , ' _ � , I - PHOTOGRAPH NO.108 Plaster wall and alcove at top of staircase �R „ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME KITCHEN GENERAL I ' � � Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is the original cottage portion of the building. It can be accessed � � � through the end of the center hall or through the �—� cottage section. It has a door to the dining room on �° the west portion of the south wall, a door to the II center hall on the east portion of the south wall, �li—r doors to a closet and the entry vestibule on the east " ` wall, a door to the gift shop on the north wall, a door � � �, to the exterior on the west wall and a window on the � � west wall. There is a wood burning fireplace in the `� 'L I � center of the south wall and a Franklin stove in the � � center of the room. � �--�� Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum display purposes. KITCHEN PLAN Size: 19'10'�X 13'2" NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH FLOORING Description: The room has plank flooring of mixed and non- DOORS standard dimensions. The floor is painted. Door to dining Same description and condition as described in Condition: Good room:: dining room section Notes: None Door to center hall: Same description and condition as described in dining room section WALL FINISH West Door The door to the exterior on the west wall is a wood Description: Plaster Description: half-light door with two lower raised panels. The knob and lock mechanism are metal, Condition: Good West Door Fair Notes: None Condition: West Door Notes: The paint is cracking along sides of panels. The CEILING bottom rail is weathered. The lower panels have Height: 10' separated from the central rail and can be seen through. The door has a non-original mortise box, Description: The ceiling is plaster appearing to date from the 1920s-1930s. Condition: Good Notes None ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Vestibule Door The door to the vestibule is a half-light door with two appear to have been re-plastered with no signs of historic paint or plaster Description: lower raised panels. below. The investigators in 1983 made observation holes in the ceiling and Vestibule Door Good. walls and found no evidence of original plaster (Asa Haile 144). The ceiling Condition: and walls and both painted a light green color which is in good condition. Closet Door The closet door is wood with six raised panels. Description: Trim Closet Door Fair: The door hardware is damaged. The "rose" Condition: backing plate behind the knob is missing. The The majority of the trim may be original but the style and profile varies from spindle is not engaging with the rear mechanism. the main house. Also, the dropped ceiling height and new plaster surfaces The door has a key plate to the rear mechanism. suggest that renovation work was done in the space meaning that the trim Gift Shop Door The door to the parlor/gift shop is a double acting pieces may have been removed and reinstalled and even replaced in Description: (double swing) door. It is a half-light door with two areas. The fireplace mantel is a modern reproduction, the design taken lower panels. The door has no hardware other than from the mantel on the second floor of the cottage (Asa Haile 132). The trim the double acting hinges. is currently painted white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor Gift Shop Door Good. wear and losses from abrasions. Condition: Floors MILLWORK The floors in the kitchen are wood and currently painted is a light grey Description: The baseboard molding is 10 inches high. The profile color. There are some signs of wear and minor losses but overall it is in is square with a beveled top and rectangular shoe good to fair condition. mold. The deeply set window has chamfered side jams and a large interior sill. The jambs have no Historic Finish paneling or other decoration. The sill has a plain apron. The openings in the cottage portion of the The ceiling and walls have a modern plaster. The wood trim on the house have different casings than in the Italian Villa. windows and doors were originally painted in Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2). The The casings around each of the six doors and the sash appeared to have a painted faux wood finish immediately after the one cased opening are all squared casings with a Off-white as the second scheme. beveled profile. The door trim to the servant's staircase has hinges and a strike pate, showing evidence that it once had a door installed. The strike plate appears to have been for a mortise lock. Condition: Good Notes: Scrapes and gouges are typical. Kitchen Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling & Walls The ceiling height in the kitchen has been lowered as can be seen at the transition of the upper door trim. It is a re-plastered surface so it is not certain if any of the original plaster exists underneath. The walls also MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME PARLOR/GIFT SHOP GENERAL — _ - Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is the original cottage portion of the building and was likely the �—�� original parlor. It can be accessed through north � door or the vestibule. It has a door to the kitchen on � the east portion of the south wall, a door to the entry � vestibule on the east wall and a door to the north � restroom on the east wall and a door to the exterior ` „ on the north wall. It has two windows, one on the � � � west wall and one near the northwest corner on the north wall. � � �� Use: The room is currently used as a gift shop for the ��`� Museum. Size: 12' X 20' FLOORING Description: The floor is almost entirely covered with a PARLOR/GIFT SHOP PLAN herringbone patterned woven rug. The rug is tacked NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH down. The western part of the room shows an exposed wood plank floor. The painted plank floor has irregular width planks. DOORS Condition: Good Interior doors: The interior doors are 6 panel painted wood doors. Notes: The herringbone rug is dirty but in otherwise good They are generally in good condition condition. The visible portion of the plank floor is in Entry Door The exterior door has a glass light above the central generally good condition. Description: lock rail. Below the lock rail are two raised panels. The door has two locks, a contemporary bolt lock WALL FINISH and a brass box lock. The door has a porcelain Description: Plaster knob. Condition: Good Entry Door Good Condition: Notes: None CEILING MILLWORK Height: 10'4" Description: The baseboard molding is 10 inches high. The profile Description: The ceiling is plaster is square with a beveled top and rectangular shoe Condition: Good mold. The deeply set window has chamfered side jams and a large interior sill. The jambs have no Notes None paneling or other decoration. The sill has a plain ,, , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l apron. The openings in the cottage portion of the house have different casings than in the Italian Villa. The casings around each of the six doors and the one cased opening are all squared casings with a beveled profile. The door trim to the servanYs staircase has hinges and a strike pate, showing evidence that it once had a door installed. The strike plate appears to have been for a mortise lock. The condition of the millwork is good with some gouges and scrapes Pantry Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling & Walls The ceiling and walls are painted in an off-white color. Both the ceiling and wall plaster appear to have been re-plastered, skimmed over, or modern plaster. The ceiling and wall surfaces are in good condition. Trim The trim is currently painted white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. Floors The floors are wall to wall carpeting with wood underneath. Historic Finish No samples were examined in this area. MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME EAST VESTIBULE GENERAL � Description: The east vestibule is in the center of the east portion C � of the cottage. It is square in shape. This room is ��~� �� rectangular in shape. It is the original main entrance '� to the cottage portion of the building. In addition to � the entry door, it has a door to the kitchen on the � ,. _ south portion of the west wall, a door to the gift ,,,I�� shop/parlor on the north portion of the west wall, a - , door to the basement on the south wall and a door ' ` * . to the vestibule bathroom on the north wall., � � ` � . 1 � . "�� r , . � �.��..� Use: Circulation Size: 7'9" X 6'4" EAST VESTIBULE PLAN FLOORING NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Description: The eastern vestibule has unpainted unfinished plank flooring. Condition: Fair DOORS Notes: The flooring shows signs of wear and water Interior doors: The interior doors are 6 panel painted wood doors. exposure but it remains in generally good condition. They are generally in good condition Entry Door The eastern entrance door is a one light door with WALL FINISH Description: two panels below the lock rail. The door is flanked Description: Plaster by sidelights on either side. The sidelights are three lights atop a paneled bulkhead Condition: Good Entry Door Fair: There are cracks in the panels of the door. An Notes: None Condition: attempted repair was made on the door panel, and its seams were filled with caulking. The caulking has CEILING cracked and is failing. The glazing on the sidelights Height: 10'6" is failing on the horizontal muntins. The glass on the door has been covered in a thermal film. The lock Description: The ceiling is plaster mechanism on the door is modern and likely dates Condition: Good from around the 1920s. Notes Electrical raceway has been installed to the central pull chain light. Crown moldings are a simple coved patterns and likely date to the 1970s. ' - / MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME NORTH RESTROOM GENERAL Description: The north restroom is on the northeast corner of the —I----- building. It is part of a larger room that was � converted to restrooms in the 1960s when the house became a museum. This room is rectangular in � —� shape. It has a door on the west wall and a modified window on the east wall. _ I� � . � � ,. � i!� Use: Restroom Size: 4'11" X 6'4" FLOORING NORTH RESTROOM PLAN NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Description: Linoleum flooring Condition: Fair Notes: Linear cracking near the north wall. DOORS/WINDOWS Door: The door is a six panel painted wood door in good condition WALL FINISH Description: Plaster Window:: There is a two-over-two double hung window in the Condition: Fair bathroom. The window was modified from the Notes: The paint is cracking and damaged on the east wall. original when the space was split in half to Some plaster near the baseboard behind the toilet is accommodate two bathrooms. The condition is fair crumbling. Aluminum grab bars have been installed with deteriorated paint. on the southern and eastern walls near the toilet. Millwork: There is a combination of millwork. Some millwork from the original building, as described in previous CEILING sections for the cottage. There is some modern Height: 10'6" millwork. It is in fair condition with scrapes and gouges. Description: The ceiling is plaster Condition: Good �, ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME VESTIBULE RESTROOM GENERAL � � _ _ � Description: The vestibule restroom is in the northeast quadrant of the building. It is part of a larger room that was converted to restrooms in the 1960s when the house � �� became a museum. This room is rectangular in � � shape. It has a door on the south wall and a modified window on the east wall. � "�� , �. � Use: Restroom � �� Size: 4'11" X 6'4" FLOORING Description: Linoleum flooring Condition: Fair VESITUBLE RESTROOM PLAN NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Notes: The linoleum flooring is becoming discolored due to moisture exposure. A section of linoleum is missing. The flooring appears to be bowed downward near DOORS/WINDOWS the front of the toilet. The floor vent that connects to Door: The door is a six panel painted wood door in good the ductwork is rusting. condition WALL FINISH Window:: There is a two-over-two double hung window in the Description: Plaster bathroom. The window was modified from the Condition: Poor original when the space was split in half to Notes: Along the east and north wall, the plaster is accommodate two bathrooms. The condition is fair cracking. The outer coating is separating from the with deteriorated paint. wall behind. Millwork: There is a combination of millwork. Some millwork from the original building, as described in previous CEILING sections for the cottage. There is some modern Height: 10'6" millwork. It is in fair condition with scrapes and gouges. Description: The ceiling is plaster Condition: Good �, ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l First Floor Cottage Condition Photos _ r � .�r r ,n -�--�-r:-� � , .--�� — — ��,,;j�� .,... .r � ; , � � ��' 4 f �� . . � � _ ,�. �. I ' � _ -, � _ - - � - �� '� � � � , �d �- ` - _ - - , �; � _ , _ _ �� - -�� :, � -� - y � F �. �� , i pr - J + � � _ _ , , I ��" � PHOTOGRAPH NO.109 PHOTOGRAPH NO.170 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 111 Floor in Kitchen Millwork in Kitchen Kitchen facing west �, ., , �II� -- � � �; .� I � �,�. '� , J ��, � - :� � � �l o � � �;� � -� � _ �� . e �r ;�� , _�: � . _ � ,, : ` . 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Parlor/Gift shop flooring Flooring east vestibule a'+�i � - � �1 . •�- -- � ��'� ■� � `�� , _ _ �� . �lt�„ _ • �. Y _ � ,�k. f . `c. �. ,�11, �. � � � _ _ � PHOTOGRAPH NO. 120 Modified casing In north restroom. r r' � . ._ ' . PHOTOGRAPH NO.118 PHOTOGRAPH NO.119 Vestibule restroom. East Vestibule looking east from Parlor/Gift Shop �R , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE,IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Interior Space Conditions: Second Floor � , � i ��, s�, �W p�,v. REpROOM ❑R09MI et RO�I.1 S.A N.'N IA��N1 �A��Nj LNAh96ER 6E�R001.1 6E�ROOIrI �zr- nr �s�. i3s� 9rir� x x x x x �5�3. '5'T 15'3" 1��4" Id'4" � � � lIP � � ❑OWN \'�� \ �0'�3" MAIN _ � CEILING HALL TYP a9'��" . " �,�. �. . .? I ,.g. GEILI`iG N.E BE�ROOh� i 8" % NALL �� 0'.VN. . .� - SE NE BEOROOM BEDROOM1I �A�6N� (AO�rv) /1 19'8" 19'1�" LJ x x e5'B' 15' SECOND FLOOR PLAN PLAN NOT TO SCALE NORTH �R „ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME SECOND FLOOR MAIN HALL GENERAL Description: The second floor main hall is centered on an axis in ��~ the second floor plan. It connects to all of the I - � � ,. MM.. , .m. bedrooms on the second floor and to the second � floor of the original cottage. The hall is entered at �� the top of the stairway from the first floor. Looking to 1 the south, there are two bedroom doors on the left ��••�� ._._W and two bedroom doors on the right. There are windows at the end of the hall on the south wall. I m �— � I Although there are only two bedroom doors on the right, there are three bedrooms on the west side of ��._ the villa portion of the building. The northwest bedroom is accessed through the doorway to the middle bedroom. Use: Circulation. Size: 40' X 8' FLOORING 2ND FLOOR MAIN HALL PLAN Description: The hall has mid pile oriental carpet with a mixed NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH geometric and floral pattern. Condition: Good DOORS Notes: None Hall Door There are four six panel wood doors in the hallway. Description: The surfaces facing the hallway have a faux wood grain finish. The surFaces facing the bedroom are WALL FINISH painted. Description: Plaster Condition: Good Condition: Good. Notes: Caulking has been placed in the panel seams where Notes: There is minor cracking in the seams near casings they are separating from the rails and styles. The and moldings. The walls have nail holes throughout. second floor doors have complete hardware. The doors have mortise locks instead of the box locks CEILING seen elsewhere in the house. Height: 10'6" Description: The ceiling is plaster. A centered plaster medallion N►INDOWS occupies the space between the rooms. There is a Description: There is one window on the south wall. It is filled fitting for a light fixture in the center of the medallion. with two Type A sashes (See Figure 74). They are The ceiling has decorative plaster crown moldings. paired, double-hung, four-over-four, wood windows Condition: Fair with a large mullion between. Windows are flush with building exterior and are deeply inset from the Notes Minor Cracks interior. Within the inset there are interior shutters. ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Within each opening there are four sets of hinged bi- grain finish on the fascia trim to the third floor which is also discolored and fold shutters, two on each side, with raised panels. has heavy wear on the surface. The stair hand rail and spindles have Condition: Poor remnants of a clear wood finish. This finish is in poor condition since the Notes: The window is damaged. The paint is failing in majority of the finish has worn off. areas and the wood has been exposed to water. Floors The damage is concentrated on the lower sash and the paneling below the window. The floor is wood with wall to wall carpeting. MILLWORK Historic Finish Description: There are wood baseboards and moldings around All the plaster on the ceiling and walls had very few paint layers suggesting windows and doors. The baseboards measure 10 they could have been redone as part of an earlier restoration. There is a inches high. The bottom board is square and is topped by an ogee cap. The moldings around the possibility that the plaster surFaces in the hallway was originally painted in a windows and doors have eared architraves. The Distemper paint or had a wallcovering that has since been removed. The baseboards and doors have faux wood grain finish in first layer seen on the plaster was a Grey(N6.5). The wood trim on the the hallway. The moldings around the doors and windows and doors were originally painted in Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2). The windows are painted. doors had the same Off-white but was followed with a Red Paint (2.5YR 5/6 Condition: Good — 6/6). It was relatively opaque and not as transparent as the glazes seen Notes: Scrapes and gouges are typical. used for the painted faux wood grain in other areas. Also, the Off-white trim color is a much lighter base color than those used in the other faux wood Second Floor Main Hallwav Historic Finishes Assessment grain finishes. Some additional examinations may be required to determine if the red is part of a faux painted finish or the same scheme. Ceiling & Walls The ceiling has the plasterwork of a flat ceiling with decorative cornice and rosette as in the main stair however it is not painted in the decorative scheme as found in the Main Hallway of the first floor and stair. The plaster on the ceiling is in fair to poor condition with some signs of minor to moderate cracks which has caused minor planar distortion. A majority of the wall plaster has either been skimmed over or replaced. There are some minor cracks. Both the ceiling and walls are painted white. An initial scraping of the wall finish under the newer skim coat revealed very few layers of paint suggesting the walls may have been re-plastered or covered with a wallpaper or other covering for a long period. Trim The majority of the trim appears to be original. The door and window trim are currently paint white while the doors and baseboard are decorated with a faux painted wood grain finish. This faux finish is a recent repaint to copy the original faux painted finish. Both the trim and baseboard finishes are in good to fair condition having more wear and losses than the painted trim on the first floor. There is another remnant of the original faux painted wood �, ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Second Floor Main Hall Condition Photos _ �� -� ��-� r � f , � � � � . � w_ .+ ! � `r, _—"j"� I -- ---�: f � I � � � w � . ' � ^ - � � �� I � }�'"!KK� �2 . I � � f . � - �� `4 _ � � � =�'��- .�pd °a � ��_��aa�- .�� y ', JI �' �{* �,'�� . � � '�� I �~ � �.�4�i��',J �-„v�..: .,. . �. • , r - PHOTOGRAPH NO.121 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 122 PHOTOGRAPH�NO. 123 View to the south View to the North Damage to south window and bulkhead panels �_ � '� + 1 II r_' � � �� ,''f✓=' , �4� � ! -;� -'� — � � � �,. .. �' - � � _� �� i, � � I il � ,'.�, : I � � �;. ii � � PHOTOGRAPH NO.125 _" � �' Ceiling detail � r✓• ,* ��-'� y � : � � � ,�,: ,"�.� ��. ,�- �� ' _ �� .,� �� '� PHOTOGRAPH NO.124 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 126 Interior shutter faux wood grain finish Wall alcove at top of stair landing ,� , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME SOUTHEAST BEDROOM GENERAL Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is the second door to the left from the second floor stair landing on the southeast corner of the building. It has one o�o.,,. .....,,.:.,. � ,...e,,..,....... ...... .....� window opening on the south wall and two window ��. openings on the east wall. , ..._. 1 � �_ �� --a� ��— Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum display. Size: 15' 1"X 19'6" FLOORING SOUTHEAST BEDROOM PLAN Description: The room has plank flooring with a faux grain finish. NOT To sca�E PLAN NORTH A large woven rug is tacked to the surface of the floor. DOORS Condition: Good Description: The doors are four panel doors with paint finish on Notes: There are scrapes in the faux grain finish. the interior of the bedroom. The doors are in good condition with minor scrapes and gouges. WALL FINISH WINDOWS Description: Plaster Description: There is one window on the south wall. It is filled Condition: Good. with two Type A sashes (See Figure 74). They are Notes: There is minor cracking in the seams near casings paired, double-hung, four-over-four, wood windows and moldings. The walls have nail holes throughout. with a large mullion between. Windows are flush with building exterior and are deeply inset from the CEILING interior. Within the inset there are interior shutters. Height: 10'6" Within each opening there are four sets of hinged bi- Description: The ceiling is plaster. The ceiling has decorative fold shutters, two on each side, with raised panels. plaster crown moldings. The windows on the east wall have Type B sashes Condition: Poor (See Figure 75) that are six over six double hung. They have interior shutters as previously described Notes There are large cracks in the plaster ceiling. for the south window. Condition: Fair ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Notes: The windows are inoperable and have failing paint, Historic Finish though they appear to be structurally sound with no observed wood rot. The ceiling and walls in the SE Bedroom have a few more paint layers than those in the other areas of the second floor but possibly still not enough to MILLWORK verify that they are from the original era. The first scheme on the ceiling Description: There are wood baseboards and moldings around was an Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2) then followed by a Light Blue (2.5PB 7/4 — windows and doors. The baseboards measure 10 8/4). The first scheme on the crown molding was a Pinkish Tan (5YR 7/4 — inches high. The bottom board is square and is 6/4)followed by a Light Blue (10B 7.5/4). The wall had a Light Tan (10YR topped by an ogee cap. The moldings around the g/4) is the first scheme and then a White followed by the same Light Blue windows and doors have eared architraves. The found on the crown molding (10B 7.5/4). The wood trim on the windows millwork is painted on the interior of the bedroom. and doors were originally painted in Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2). The baseboard Southeast Bedroom Historic Finishes Assessment had the same Off-white and Dark Red sequence found on the Door in the Hallway. These interesting variations merit additional examinations to Ceiling& Walls determine the correct scheme sequence. The ceiling is currently painted in an off-white color with pink on the crown molding. The plaster on the ceiling is in poor condition. Numerous large cracks can be seen throughout. The cracks have not separated or opened but there are ridges between the shifted sections of plaster creating planar distortions. The movement in the flat plaster sections has even caused shifting and cracks in the ornamental plaster. These planar differences likely indicate that there is a failure in the attachment of the lath. The paint finish is in fair condition. The walls are currently painted in a yellowish tan. The original plaster appears to have a newer light skim/veneer coat on top. The walls are otherwise in good condition. Trim The trim is currently painted white and in fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. However, the window on the east wall (south) has water staining marks on the sill likely from recent water infiltration. Floors The floors are wood with a somewhat recent repaint of a faux painted wood grain finish which is in poor to fair condition. In the limited area that could be seen around the rug some minor scratches, scrapes, and losses could be seen. �, ,, � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Second Floor Southeast Condition Photos ^,� �� f � ' j r,� , � '�' ,� ��}r - � #�� , Y I � � , �-. � r - _. . � ' ,� i . 1 _ , � ' :.�- -- � `� ...��.��.� PHOTOGRAPH NO.127 PHOTOGRAPH NO.128 °-�=�-��-�--<� � View to the east View to the south PHOTOGRAPH NO.129 East Window and floor finish 't � � � �� i � � � � .�I � _ ��I; 'I�;-. ' — - _. I�' � ��'� � ---- __ i. - � I _ -� . ._ ` �'. _ 3 �,�� PHOTOGRAPH NO. 132 PHOTOGRAPH NO.130 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 131 View to the west View to the north Detail of crown molding MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME NORTHEAST BEDROOM GENERAL Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is the first door to the left from the second floor stair landing on the —�-, northeast corner of the building. From the outside, it ,,;�„�:�� .......:.::.:. ..m�.:,:,.:,_.. ,..._,.,� ,....,,:.��. appears it has two window openings on the east � � wall; however, the southern-most window was infilled sometime in the late 1800s. dis la g ......_... ....;;,._ ..... �=� Use: The room is sta ed with furniture for museum ` p Y• I . I Size: 20' X 15' i � FLOORING � --��------ Description: The room has plank flooring with a faux grain finish. A large woven rug is tacked to the surface of the floor. Condition: Fair Notes: Most of the flooring is in generally good condition, NORTHEAST BEDROOM PLAN but the northeast corner has significant issues. The NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH floorboards in that area are rotted and damaged. DOORS WALL FINISH Description: The doors are four panel doors with paint finish on Description: Plaster the interior of the bedroom. The doors are in good Condition: Poor condition with minor scrapes and gouges. Notes: The outer layer of plaster is failing on the east wall. WINDOWS The north wall has vertical cracking in the plaster Description: The window on the east wall has Type B sashes that may be caused by stress. (See Figure 75) that are six over six double hung. Windows are flush with building exterior and are CEILING deeply inset from the interior. Within the inset there Height: 10'6" are interior shutters that consist of four sets of Description: The ceiling is plaster. The ceiling has decorative hinged bi-fold shutters, two on each side, with raised plaster crown moldings. panels. Condition: Fair. Condition: Fair Notes There is some cracking on the east wall and north Notes: The windows are inoperable and have failing paint, wall that continues into the crown molding and though they appear to be structurally sound with no ceilings. There is evidence of a junction box in observed wood rot. center of the ceiling that has no light fixture. �, ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l MILLWORK removed. The first layer seen on the plaster was a Greenish Off-white (10GY 7/1.5). The wood trim on the windows and doors were originally Description: There are wood baseboards and moldings around painted in Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2). The baseboard had the same Off-white windows and doors. The baseboards measure 10 and Dark Red sequence found on the door in the hallway. Some additional inches high. The bottom board is square and is topped by an ogee cap. The moldings around the analysis would be needed to look for any remnants of historic paint on the windows and doors have eared architraves. The plaster and determine if the Red layer was part of a Faux wood finish. millwork is painted on the interior of the bedroom. Northeast Bedroom Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling & Walls The room retains its original crown molding and wall plaster but it appears that the ceiling has been re-plastered. It is not very flat and exhibits many waves in the surface. The ceiling and cornice are currently painted white. There are some minor cracks in the ceiling but it is otherwise in fair condition. The cornice has multiple signs of poor previous repairs and water damage on the east wall. The walls are currently painted a light yellow and have significant areas of flaking paint and plaster skim coat delamination likely from moisture infiltration. The majority of the water damage is around the window on the east wall but there are also numerous areas on the North and other walls. Some of the areas on the west and south wall are more like cleaved paint which may have been caused by moisture infiltration or incompatibility of materials. Trim The trim is currently painted white. In addition to the abrasions there is some water damage at the east window but they are otherwise in fair condition. Floors The floors are wood with a somewhat recent repaint of a faux painted wood grain finish. In the limited area that could be seen around the rug some moderate scratches and scrapes. It is otherwise in fair condition. Historic Finish All the plaster on the crown and walls had very few paint layers suggesting they could have been redone as part of an earlier restoration. There is a possibility that the plaster surfaces in the NE Bedroom was originally painted in a distemper paint or had a wallcovering that has since been �, ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Second Floor Northeast Bedroom Condition Photos - -� � �� , - __ _ - --- \�--_ � ��1 -- - � � -�= - - :r�� - . . � ,�'i�f,��•,�.�, � - }3 ' � '� e �' � ' � E ,�:.� - �_�: .iY � K�' ''�'+�.T: `'., : ` � PHOTOGRAPH NO.134 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 135 PHOTOGRAPH NO.133 View to the east View to the south Damage to the west �-- \�-- --,.. �I' _ _ y -- - � � � � _�J_� � ` `�.��iy ` , - ' _ q II - — I� � �' , . f .., l �> __ 1� '`' � , ��` � - �:.-;� . .�.f .~� �: * �- I� ��I�� -:�. , � _ . ;:t �- � �,, _ r.,.,� . ��° -- lil �� I: . 'I �,,; � - �� ' '� - , �. � I -( - ` r--.-r__`f_- - --- . II� � , ' II ��' - � �.�! , ,� I � � PHOTOGRAPH NO. 138 � �� i . - ,� ` Ceiling and wall plaster damage �� I�li��l ,��r .__,� � PHOTOGRAPH NO.136 �� PHOTOGRAPH NO.137 View to the east. Plaster damage Floor damage �R , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME SOUTHWEST BEDROOM GENERAL Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is the second � door to the right from the second floor stair landing .-y�� on the southwest corner of the building. It has one � ,,,w„��, ,,.,�e.� ,.,,.,,m,�„we,. ,.,,e,�.«. ,..eu„ window opening on the south wall and one window � � - - opening on the west wall. � V E. ....... r � . . - 1 � . ��..�,... ....._ � ,. � ��— Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum display. Size: 15'3" X 12'1" FLOORING SOUTHWEST BEDROOM PLAN Description: The room has plank flooring with a faux grain finish. NOT To sca�E PLAN NORTH A large woven rug is tacked to the surface of the floor. DOORS Condition: Good Description: The doors are four panel doors with paint finish on Notes: There are scrapes in the faux grain finish. the interior of the bedroom. The doors are in good condition with minor scrapes and gouges. WALL FINISH WINDOWS Description: Plaster Description: There is one window on the south wall. It is filled Condition: Fair with two Type A sashes (See Figure 74). They are Notes: There is minor cracking in the seams near casings paired, double-hung, four-over-four, wood windows and moldings. The walls have nail holes throughout. with a large mullion between. Windows are flush with building exterior and are deeply inset from the CEILING interior. Within the inset there are interior shutters Height: 10'6" consisting of four sets of hinged bi-fold shutters, two Description: The ceiling is plaster. The ceiling has decorative on each side, with raised panels. The window on the plaster crown moldings. west wall has Type B sashes (See Figure 75) that Condition: Poor are six over six double hung. They have interior shutters as previously described for the south Notes There are numerous large cracks in the ceiling window. Condition: Poor �, ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Notes: The windows are inoperable and have failing paint, the first layer (10B 7/2) and was followed by a Dark Blue (7.5B 4/4). The though they appear to be structurally sound with no wood trim on the windows and doors were originally painted in Off-white observed wood rot. (2.5Y 8.5/2). MILLWORK Description: There are wood baseboards and moldings around windows and doors. The baseboards measure 10 inches high. The bottom board is square and is topped by an ogee cap. The moldings around the windows and doors have eared architraves. The millwork is painted on the interior of the bedroom. Southwest Bedroom Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling& Walls The ceiling is currently painted in a bluish off-white color and the crown and walls in a medium blue color. The plaster on the ceiling is in poor condition. Numerous large cracks can be seen throughout but not as severe as in some of the other rooms. The cracks have not separated or opened but there are ridges between the shifted sections of plaster creating planar distortions. These planar differences likely indicate that there is a failure in the attachment of the lath. The paint finish is in fair condition. The walls are currently painted in a medium blue. The original plaster has signs of previous repairs but does not appear to have been re-veneered as in other areas. There are some moderate stress cracks at the NE corner but otherwise it is in fair condition. Trim The trim is currently painted white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. Floors The floors are wood and covered in wall to wall carpeting. Historic Finish The ceiling and walls in the Southwest Bedroom have a few more paint layers than those in the other areas of the second floor but possibly still not enough to verify that they are from the original era. The first layer on the ceiling was a Light Blue (10B 7/2) followed by a slightly darker and Greenish Light Blue (10BG 7.5/2.5). The wall had the same Light Blue as ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Second Floor Southwest Bedroom Condition Photos , � � .� J y � � ' , � �_� 1 6 _ / f. '!�' . ` � �� , � � . _ � ! ��• �19i � i � I Y} � . 1 ._-- ~,��yS � � �� ry ! I � 'r�';� � ., ,� .�,�w� � . �;+i �,i_ �� _�l�:...'�,�. . 'i�', PHOTOGRAPH NO.139 PHOTOGRAPH NO.140 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 141 View to the west View to the east Damage to south window. � ' _�� `� � ��. s� �' � '� , '- , � __ ,�. � , � � � , -�`�' '; � ,� ,r-�/ F � .-.� � � -- � 5 � _�. ..z�� PHOTOGRAPH NO.142 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 143 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 144 Floor covering Crown molding detail Plaster ceiling condition �R „ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME WEST BEDROOM GENERAL Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is the first door to the right from the second floor stair landing on the �� west side of the building. It has one window opening ,, „w., . ,,,..,�„�„ ,,.,e.��, ,,,wxe„� on the west wall. It has a door on the east side of �� the north wall that leads to the northwest bedroom. � „ .� „ �-��.�_. Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum display. Size: 15'3" X 11'6" FLOORING WEST BEDROOM PLAN Description: The room has plank flooring with a faux grain finish. NOT To sca�E PLAN NORTH A large woven rug is tacked to the surface of the floor. DOORS Condition: Good Description: The doors are four panel doors with paint finish on Notes: There are scrapes in the faux grain finish. the interior of the bedroom. The doors are in good condition with minor scrapes and gouges. WALL FINISH WINDOWS Description: Plaster Description: The window on the west wall has Type B sashes Condition: Poor. (See Figure 75) that are six over six double hung. Notes: There are numerous large cracks. The walls have Window sashes are flush with building exterior and nail holes throughout. are deeply inset from the interior. Within the inset there are interior shutters that consist of four sets of CEILING hinged bi-fold shutters, two on each side, with raised Height: 10'6" panels. Description: The ceiling is plaster. The ceiling has decorative Condition: Fair plaster crown moldings. Notes: The windows are inoperable and have failing paint, Condition: Poor though they appear to be structurally sound with no Notes There are numerous large cracks. observed wood rot. ,, , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l MILLWORK been removed. The first layer seen on the plaster was a Greenish Off-white (10GY 7/1.5). The wood trim on the windows and doors were originally Description: There are wood baseboards and moldings around painted in Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2). windows and doors. The baseboards measure 10 inches high. The bottom board is square and is topped by an ogee cap. The moldings around the windows and doors have eared architraves. The millwork is painted on the interior of the bedroom. West Bedroom Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling& Walls The ceiling and walls are painted in a greyish off-white color. The plaster on the ceiling is in poor condition. Numerous large cracks can be seen throughout but not as severe as in some of the other rooms. The cracks have not separated or opened but there are ridges between the shifted sections of plaster creating planar distortions. These planar differences likely indicate that there is a failure in the attachment of the lath. The paint finish is otherwise in fair condition. The original plaster has signs of previous repairs but does not appear to have been re-veneered as in other areas. There is some flaking paint at the ceiling and walls at the SE corner close to the air vent. Trim The trim is currently painted white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. Floors The floors are wood with a somewhat recent repaint of a faux painted wood grain finish which is in fair condition. In the limited area that could be seen around the rug some minor scratches, scrapes, and losses could be seen. Also, the color of the painted faux wood is lighter and more yellow indicating that it was created to emulate a different type of wood or done at a different time period. Historic Finish All the plaster on the ceiling, crown and walls had very few paint layers suggesting they could have been redone as part of an earlier restoration. There is a possibility that the plaster surfaces in the NW Bedroom was originally painted in a Distemper paint or had a wallcovering that has since ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Notes Near the north east door, the outer"skim-coating" of ROOM NAME NORTHWEST BEDROOM plaster is delaminating from the plaster above it. The powdery plaster above it is slowly crumbling away. GENERAL Description: This room is rectangular in shape. The northwest bedroom can be accessed through the west bedroom, which is the first door to the right from the —�u second floor stair landing on the west side of the � building. It has one window opening on the west � ,,...,..,. ,,...�«.�.. � .-,..o,oa,o...._. ,.:..om,. ,.,.....�, wall. It appears that there were originally two i � windows on the west wall, but that it was infilled to � construct a closet on the south wall of the bedroom. A closet has been added on the southern wall of this � °°°°•� F � � room. It has a 45 degree opening with a small door. , , � There is also a door on the east wall at the northeast � . �.�� corner of the bedroom, but that door is covered by �° the west wall of the grand staircase landing. Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum display. Size: 15' 3"X 12'8" FLOORING Description: The room has plank flooring with a faux wood grain NORTH WEST BEDROOM PLAN finish. A large woven rug is tacked to the surface of NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH the floor. Condition: Good DOORS Notes: The floor is uneven; it dips downward toward the Description: The doors are four panel doors with paint finish on center of the room. the interior of the bedroom. The doors are in good condition with minor scrapes and gouges. WALL FINISH Description: Plaster WINDOWS Condition: Good. Description: The window on the west wall has Type B sashes (See Figure 75) that are six over six double hung. Notes: There is minor cracking in the seams near casings Window sashes are flush with building exterior and and moldings. The walls have nail holes throughout. are deeply inset from the interior. Within the inset there are interior shutters that consist of four sets of CEILING hinged bi-fold shutters, two on each side, with raised Height: 10'6" panels. Description: The ceiling is plaster. Condition: Fair Condition: Poor Notes: The windows are inoperable and have failing paint, though they appear to be structurally sound with no �, , .� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l observed wood rot. trim on the windows and doors were originally painted in Off-white (2.5Y 8.5/2). MILLWORK Description: There are wood baseboards and moldings around windows and doors. The baseboards measure 10 inches high. The bottom board is square and is topped by an ogee cap. The moldings around the windows and doors have eared architraves. The millwork is painted on the interior of the bedroom. Northwest Bedroom Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling & Walls The ceiling and walls are painted in an off-white color. WhaYs interesting is the room does not have a crown molding as seen in the other rooms. The plaster on the ceiling is in poor condition. There is a large area of water damage in the NE quarter of the ceiling. This has caused plaster decay and significant loss. The wall plaster has signs of previous repairs. The east wall is new plaster. There is some flaking paint on the south wall to the closet and at the close to the air vent at the SE corner Trim The trim is currently painted white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. Floors The floors are wood with a somewhat recent repaint of a faux painted wood grain finish which is in fair condition. In the limited area that could be seen around the rug some minor scratches, scrapes, and losses could be seen. Also, the color of the painted faux wood is lighter and more yellow indicating that it was created to emulate a different type of wood or done at a different time period. Historic Finish All the plaster on the ceiling, crown and walls had very few paint layers suggesting they could have been redone as part of an earlier restoration. There is a possibility that the plaster surfaces in the Northwest Bedroom was originally painted in a Distemper paint or had a wallcovering that has since been removed. The first layer seen on the plaster was a Greenish Off-white (10GY 7/1.5) followed by a Light Green (10GY 7/4). The wood �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Second Floor West Bedroom and Northwest Bedroom Condition Photos � . �� „� � , �1� � - 0 0 ��■ 0 � �� 0 �� F 1 � .�,. ❑ 0 � � _ �� - , - � _ f .. _ �Y� . � , - �r -_..t�f't� . '- .. ' .'.. \ \ PHOTOGRAPH NO.145 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 146 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 147 West Bedroom view to the west West bedroom view to east Northwest bedroom view to west n � i � �1� � - a ,+ � ❑ l) ❑ ± � � � � i�+� . . �r•i. I � PHOTOGRAPH NO. 150 �r � ' Northwest bedroom ceiling damage � � � _ ~ . - ` r � �E�`� / lE�. • �� PHOTOGRAPH NO. 148 �`' Northwest bedroom door to nowhere PHOTOGRAPH NO.149 Northwest bedroom closet borrowed light �R , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME COTTAGE 2ND FLOOR HALL GENERAL Description: The cottage second floor hall includes the second — floor hallway to the villa portion of the building and the hall that connects to all of the second-floor ,,.a.,.�, ,.._..,�.. ._...�...._.. .__._... .._.._� bedrooms. There is a change of level from the villa � � hall to the cottage hall. The cottage hall is four steps lower than the villa hall. The space is accessed r - from the first level by the cottage staircase and by -�� , the main hall in the villa �� ,�. „ —��.J,,.. Use: Circulation COTTAGE 2ND FLOOR HALL PLAN Size: 10' X 13' (Irregular) NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH FLOORING DOORS Description: The room has painted plank flooring. Description: There are five doors in this space, three of which are Condition: Good wood four panel bedroom doors with transoms above. One is a two leaf wood closet door with two Notes: There are scrapes in the paint finish. panels each. The fourth is a wood four panel hallway door. All appear to be in good condition. WALL FINISH Description: Plaster WINDOWS Condition: Good. Description: There are three windows in this room. Two are on the east wall providing light for the stairs. The third Notes: There is minor cracking in the surface layer. window is a borrowed light window that lights the storage space on the east side of the hallway. CEILING The two exterior windows are deeply recessed, four- Height: 10'1" light, two-leaf French casement windows that open Description: The ceiling is plaster. to the inside. The borrowed light window is a four- Condition: Good light fixed window. Condition: Fair Notes None �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Second Floor Cottaqe Hallwav Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling & Walls The ceiling and walls are painted in an off-white color. Both the ceiling and wall plaster appear to have been re-plastered, skimmed over, or modern plaster. The ceiling and wall surfaces are in good condition. Trim The trim is currently painted white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. Floors The floors are wood and currently painted is a light grey color. There are some signs of wear and minor losses but overall it is in fair condition. Historic Finish No samples were examined in this area. �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME COTTAGE SW BEDROOM GENERAL Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is the first door — on the left coming from the villa second floor main �� hall. It has two window openings on the west wall. ,.e�ym. .....�.�,_ ......e..�_.. ._..,�.�. ,....�.m Its entry door is on the east wall. There is a fireplace 1 •� - on the south walL � r 1 � .. _....,. ' � I . �� ,��,.=e,�.� r �-� ��. Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum display. Size: 15'3" X 12'1" FLOORING COTTAGE SW BEDROOM PLAN NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Description: The room has painted plank flooring covered by a burlap rug DOORS Condition: Good Description: The door was described in the description for the Notes: None cottage 2nd floor hall. WALL FINISH WINDOWS Description: Plaster Description: There are two windows in this room. The two exterior windows are deeply recessed, four-light, Condition: Fair. two-leaf French casement windows that open to the Notes: There is cracking in the seams near casings and inside. moldings and some areas of delaminating plaster. Condition: Fair The walls have nail holes throughout. CEILING MILLWORK Height: 10'6" Description: The description and condition of the millwork is as Description: The ceiling is plaster. described in the first floor spaces of the cottage. Condition: Fair Notes There are cracks and areas of delaminating plaster. �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Cottaqe Southwest Bedroom Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling & Walls The ceiling and walls are painted in an off-white color. Both the ceiling and wall plaster appear to have been skimmed over. The plaster on the ceiling is in poor condition. There are multiple large areas of delaminating plaster throughout. The wall plaster has signs of previous repairs. The east wall is new plaster. There is some delaminating plaster on the walls especially on the north. Trim The majority of the trim may be original but the style and profile varies from the main house. The fireplace mantel is likely modern (reproduction). The trim is currently painted white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. Floors The floors are wood and currently painted is a light grey color. There are some signs of wear and minor losses but overall it is in fair condition. Historic Finish No samples were examined in this area. �, , . , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME COTTAGE NW BEDROOM GENERAL Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is located on �: the northwest corner of the cottage on the second ��. floor. It is accessed by following the hall all the way .._..a,� ..�,,,�.....,. .._.,d� to the northwest corner. It has one window opening ""°".'°" _.._._ on the west wall. Its entry door is on the east wall ii�� 1 ., ,,....,�.. � ,.. o...�.0 I ,...wo � � �� 1 .. � 1 ��. —J� Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum display. COTTAGE NW BEDROOM PLAN SIZe: 12' X 14' NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH FLOORING DOORS Description: The room has painted plank flooring Description: The door was described in the description for the Condition: Good cottage 2nd floor hall. Notes: None WINDOWS Description: There is one window in this room. The two exterior WALL FINISH windows are deeply recessed, four-light, two-leaf Description: Plaster French casement windows that open to the inside. Condition: Good. Condition: Fair Notes: There is minor cracking in the seams near casings and moldings. The walls have nail holes throughout. MILLWORK CEILING Description: The description and condition of the millwork is as Height: 10'1" described in the first floor spaces of the cottage. Description: The ceiling is plaster. Condition: Good Notes None �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Cottaqe Northwest Bedroom Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling & Walls The ceiling and walls are painted in an off-white color. Both the ceiling and wall plaster appear to have been re-plastered or skimmed over. The ceiling and wall surfaces are in good condition. Trim The trim is currently painted white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. Floors The floors are wood and currently painted is a dark yellow color. There are some signs of wear and minor losses but overall it is in fair condition. Historic Finish No samples were examined in this area. � �� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME COTTAGE NE BEDROOM Notes None GENERAL Description: This room is rectangular in shape. It is located on the northeast corner of the cottage on the second floor. It is accessed by following the hall all the way to the north. It has two window openings on the east and north walls. Its entry door is on the south wall ». „ � . ,��_,e - �� Use: The room is staged with furniture for museum display. Size: 8' X 12' COTTAGE NE BEDROOM PLAN FLOORING NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Description: The room has painted plank flooring DOORS Condition: Good Description: The door was described in the description for the Notes: The floor has some issues with chipped and worn cottage 2nd floor hall. paint. Some of the plank flooring has been damaged over the years. WINDOWS Description: There are two windows in this room. The windows WALL FINISH are a deeply recessed, four-light, two-leaf casement Description: Plaster windows. Condition: Good. Condition: Fair Notes: There is minor cracking in the seams near casings and moldings. The walls have nail holes throughout. MILLWORK Description: The description and condition of the millwork is as CEILING described in the first floor spaces of the cottage. Height: 10'1" Description: The ceiling is plaster. Condition: Good �, , , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Cottaqe Northeast Bedroom Historic Finishes Assessment Ceiling & Walls The ceiling and walls are painted in an off-white color. Both the ceiling and walls are drywall. The ceiling and wall surfaces are in good condition. Trim The trim is currently painted white and in good to fair condition with signs of minor wear and losses from abrasions. Floors The floors are wood and currently painted is a dark yellow color. There are some signs of wear and minor losses but overall it is in fair condition. Historic Finish No samples were examined in this area. �, ,, � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Second Floor Cottage Condition Photos � ` A+ -- -- _ s �1 I , ; � � j__� ,� ''�, ��' � , � .-� ; ._ �. - - PHOTOGRAPH NO.151 PHOTOGRAPH NO.152 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 153 Transition from villa hall to collage hall. Facing north Stairs going down from cottage hallway to kitchen Casement window in cottage stairway _ �L - -r � � � � . , � � 1 — � ; � � 4 � I � � . - - // \ .�_ _�'_ � „ I _ �� '� \ �� V .� ', 1 � • PHOTO RAPH NO.154 PHOTOGRAPH NO.155 Cottage SW bedroom looking west Cottage NW bedroom looking east � �� 4 -- PHOTOGRAPH NO. 156 Northeast bedroom door looking south �R „ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Interior Space Conditions: Third Floor STORAGE STORAGE STORAGE 12'7" 33'6" 12'19" x x x 127" 17'8" 15'8•• oN a � m z � �OWN STORP.GE .� C . . . . . ]�.$„ x � 14'S" - GENTRAL 10'10" HALL �� O � n� m STORAGE STORAGE STORHGE 9 3.3�� 19�7• 12��•• x x x �z.r izz. iz7.. THIRD FLOOR PLAN PLAN NOT TO SCALE NORTH �R „ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Interior Space Conditions: Third Floor— General Description The third floor is a half story space that covers the entire footprint of the villa portion of the building. It is accessed via the stairway leading from the north side of the second floor main hallway. The third floor is divided into nine spaces roughly equal in surface area. The top of the stairway lands in the north gable of the villa. There is a hallway in that space with one window opening in the north gable. There is a door on the east wall of the north hallway that leads to a storage room on the northeast corner of the villa that is under the hip roof. The north hallway leads south to an octagonal center hallway that is the base of the octagonal belvedere, the fourth floor of the villa. The remaining six rooms radiate round the octagonal center hall. Only two of the six rooms can be accessed directly from the center hall. The rest are accessed through smaller hallways or through other rooms. Three of the rooms are directly adjacent to the west, south and east gables, so they have window openings that provide natural light to those rooms. The remaining three rooms are at the corners of the villa under the hip roofs, so they have no windows to provide natural light. The rooms were used primarily for storage and are all approximate twelve to thirteen feet square. They are finished plainly with painted wood panel doors and plain millwork. Those spaces will not be described specifically. The only spaces described specifically will be the north hall and the octagonal center hall �, ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME 3rd FLOOR NORTH HALL hanging down from the medallion. Condition: Fair GENERAL Notes The ceilings show some evidence of water Description: The third floor north hall is located at the top of the infiltration and staining. stairway leading from the second floor to the third floor. It connects the stairway to the center octagonal hallway that leads to the belvedere and the storage rooms on the third floor. The hall is • ° ° entered at the top of the stairway from the second �� floor. There is a window on the north wall of the � hall. Looking to the south, there is a decorative plaster arch that leads to the center hall. To the left, there is a door that leads to the northeast storage ,_, ` �� room. Use: Circulation. Size: 12'6" X 10' ` ` FLOORING Description: Painted wood planks Condition: Fair Notes: The paint is worn and failing between the wood planks. WALL FINISH 3rd FLOOR NORTH HALL PLAN Description: Plaster NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH Condition: Poor Notes: There are cracks in the plaster walls, especially in DOORS AND OPENINGS the area above the stairs. The wall appears to have Hall Door There is one door that leads to the storage room to evidence of water infiltration. There is some damage Description: the east. The door is a six-panel door with four to the plaster near the western portion of the window panels above the central lock rail and two below it. It sill. is in good condition. CEILING Opening to Center There is an open archway between the north Height: 9'10" Hall Description hallway and the center octagonal hall Description: Description: The third-floor hall has a plaster ceiling with a The opening has a decorative plaster arch with decorative crown molding. There is plaster motifs of acanthus leafing, palmettes, and lotuses. medallion centered in the hall ceiling. The medallion The plaster in the arch is in good condition shows acanthus leafing, orchids, and other natural motifs. There are remnants of a gas light fixture �, , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l WINDOWS Description: There is one window on the north wall. It is has a six over six double hung sash. There is also a window that provides shared light between the hallway and the storage room to the north. Condition: Fair Notes: The windows are inoperable and has failing paint and glazing. MILLWORK Description: The millwork is compatible with the millwork throughout the villa portion of the building. Most of it is painted on the third floor. Condition: Good Notes: Scrapes and gouges are typical. Some of the elements of the millwork are separating. �, ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME 3RD FLOOR CENTER HALL GENERAL Description: The third floor center hall is located directly in the " center of the building and is the base for the L octagonal belvedere. The central circulation space is - accessed by the north hall. The area houses the spiral staircase that leads up to the cupola as well a � `°" E as openings to the surrounding storage rooms. � Use: Circulation. � F � Size: 10'10"x 10'10" FLOORING Description: Painted wood planks Condition: Poor 3RD FLOOR CENTER HALL PLAN Notes: The paint is worn and failing between the wood NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH planks. There are major scuffs and wood failure on the western part of the floor, near the opening that leads to the shared hall between the western DOORS AND OPENINGS storage rooms. Hall Door There are two doors in the center hall. They lead to Description: the storage rooms to the east and southeast. There WALL FINISH is an additional opening to that leads to a small Description: Plaster hallway between the west and northwest storage Condition: Good rooms. The doors are six-panel doors with four panels above the central lock rail and two below it. Notes: The application of the white paint or primer obscures They appear to be in good condition. parts of the wall that appear to show signs of water leaking. However, the water exposure does not MILLWORK seem to be active and may have been addressed by Description: The millwork is compatible with the millwork past roof repairs. The walls need to be painted. throughout the villa portion of the building. Most of it is painted on the third floor. CEILING Condition: Good Height: 16' Notes: Scrapes and gouges are typical. Some of the Description: The ceiling extends upward all the way to the cupola elements of the millwork are separating. level. It has a decorative crown molding. Condition: Good Notes The ceiling needs to be repainted. ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Third Floor Condition Photos �;� � �, � �� ' �,` -- � ; � � �;� � . - � !- _ _ . �,� F ; . I ;�'� ��, ,, -- ``� r � • !' . �' . I ! PHOTOGRAPH NO.157 PHOTOGRAPH NO.158 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 159 Top of the stairs in the north hall looking down to second floor. North window at the top of the stairway. Viet to the south from the stairway to the center hall. , ' � . �. .4 i' �_s:'! •- 1,� _�=f �� , `+��4:�� . � .�!SS `. r'� 5� ,r�`. 1.'f' ''� :��.�+��'_.. �tr ,�� a� r}!''' .. - ...��, � Xtit. �� Y,.� f� ��.. ��yf.._�^ �ws�� j� „ ' *L'� •��,ry,,F , ,'��i� •��'>�,��.� �� 'Yz ,,, ;,� .T ��- i: � PHOTOGRAPH NO.161 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 162 PHOTOGRAPH NO.160 Ceiling detail north hall Ceiling medallion on ceiling of north hall. Borrowed light window on west wall of north hall. �R „ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Third Floor Condition Photos s � , :.I- 1 �j�� ` � F � t �--_�� _ - ,�� ;� - - � ; �r Y � p��. � ��! �• � r 1� '� �, � � � � � .. �, i. � '. . � � � PHOTOGRAPH NO.164 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 165 PHOTOGRAPH NO.163 �� Decorative arch leading to center hall. Plaster repairs in center hall Newel post,balustrade and stringers on spiral staircase. -�j , � � � - __- '1 I 1 .i � � _ .� � , �.� Y,,� � ��-�� } � � � �. �� _ _ � ��.l�� h' - � . . � i."�i'� r e� . �� PHOTOGRAPH NO.166 PHOTOGRAPH NO.167 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 168 Door in center hall leading to storage spaces Plaster ceiling details in center hall Painted wood plank floor ,� , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Histovic Structure Report -� l ROOM NAME 4t" FLOOR BELVEDERE GENERAL ��. .� ..� a, Description: The fourth floor is the belvedere. It is an octagonal �,�`.� � shaft with an interior balcony. The belvedere is � �un accessed through a spiral staircase that begins in , rt the center hall. The balcony occupies the south half of the belvedere � Use: Not in use. '�ry � Y ' Size: 10'10"x 10'10" �� fl4 u�� m. 9� FLOORING Description: Wood planks with faux wood grain finish Condition: Poor Notes: The flooring is damaged from UV radiation as well as temperature fluctuations. 4TH FLOOR BELVEDERE PLAN NOT TO SCALE PLAN NORTH WALL FINISH Description: Plaster WINDOWS Condition: Good Description: There are eight windows in the belvedere. The windows are four-over-four, double-hung, sash Notes: The application of the white paint or primer obscures windows. The windows have decorative trim work parts of the wall that appear to show signs of water compatible with the millwork in the rest of the villa. leaking. However, the water exposure does not The windows are in poor condition due to seem to be active and may have been addressed by weathering and lack of maintenance. Paint is failing past roof repairs. The walls need to be painted. throughout, especially on the sills, sashes, and the lower moldings. There are minor issues of rot CEILING beginning to develop in some of the millwork. One of Height: 10'6" the windows sills is cracked. Description: The belvedere has a plaster ceiling with decorative crown molding. There is a cast iron medallion MILLWORK centered in the ceiling. It is in good condition, but it Description: The millwork is compatible with the millwork is stained by insect leavings. There is a throughout the villa portion of the building. Most of it contemporary globe light that was wired through is painted in the belvedere. The millwork on the spiral what appears to be original gas conduit. staircase and balustrade, including the newel post, is Condition: Good similar to the design of the staircases in the villa Notes The ceiling is stained with a brown colored staining Condition: Poor from insect leavings. Notes: The millwork is in generally poor condition due exposure to UV light and failing finishes. ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Third Floor Condition Photos j; ,.,� � '; � � ' i i � ..�._..-.. � :l , , ''� � �i �` �, � -.- . .. � 'I � i � � - . � T' q�Y� � „1� � Atf' �'a�` -._�, � . 1� � " �r.'� � ^ � 1 ' . �"�'.� I � ��,�� ' , �, ,� - - - . . � 1 i�� ' � . � — :�._ '- 'y�'L, i. i � � R i 4��t'7-'Y� - _ _ � :y� :�. . ...:' -•__ � a�- - 1 PHOTOGRAPH NO.169 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 170 PHOTOGRAPH NO.171 Spiral staircase leading to balcony. Plaster ceiling with cast iron medallion Balcony floor. � �� ` • � y , , � i _ -. - i �i � ��"`-- iil � ' : - - -- `��----. �; i - _ - �— _ -i� � � - . I� i . .:[,,. � �� }� � � . PHOTOGRAPH NO.172 ' PHOTOGRAPH NO.173 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 174 Belvedere windows and plaster repairs Millwork on staircase Plaster crown molding under balcony. 'R � il MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l controls and simple programmable thermostat for this system are EXISTING CONDITIONS SURVEY: MECHANICAL, inconspicuously wall mounted on the northwest wall of the back parlor. PLUMBING & ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS The Trane furnace on the third floor has sheet metal ducting for combustion Generallnformation air and exhaust piping that extends to the building exterior through the chimney on the northwest side of the villa portion of the house. The Trane furnace is in antiquated but in fair condition for its age and provides As is common for buildings of this age, mechanical, plumbing and electrical adequate heating and cooling for building maintenance and operations systems have evolved in the Mathias Ham House as new technology through the building's forced air system. Supply and return ductwork became available. Currently, the mechanical, plumbing and electrical extends from this furnace and is completely exposed in the northwest systems are functional and code compliant, but some systems are nearing storage room (See Photo No. 177). The supply and return ductwork feed an end of their useful life. The building has never been equipped with an linear supply diffusers and return intakes some of which on in ducting on automatic fire suppression system. the floor of the third floor and some of which have been cut into historic flooring on the third floor. The supply and return ductwork also feed linear Mechanical Systems: Heating, Ventilation and Cooling supply diffusers and return intakes that were cut into the historic plaster ceiling on the second floor (See Photo No. 180). The condensing unit for the air conditioning is located on the northeast corner of the villa portion of The Mathias Ham House has a forced air HVACC system that uses air the building and is less than 10 years of age. The controls and simple ducts and vents to send temperature controlled air throughout the building. programmable thermostat for this system are inconspicuously located on The Ham House utilizes two independent HVAC systems with their own the west wall of the Northwest Bedroom on the second floor. natural gas furnaces, direct expansion condensing units, supply/return ductwork and controls. One system utilizes a Nordyne furnace that is approximately 8 years of age located in the basement in Room B5 (See Photo No. 175). This system provides heating and cooling for the basement and the first floor. The second system utilizes a Trane Executive High Efficiency furnace that is approximately 34 years of age located in the northwest storage room on the third floor of the house (See Photo No. 177). This system provides heating and cooling for the second and third floors. The Nordyne furnace in the basement has PVC combustion air and exhaust piping that extends to the building exterior through the basement wall on the northeast corner of the villa portion of the house. The Nordyne furnace is in good condition and provides adequate heating and cooling for building maintenance and operations through the building's forced air system. Supply and return ductwork extends from this furnace and is completely exposed at the underside of the first floor level framing in Room B5 of the basement (See Photo No. 176). The supply and return ductwork feeds linear supply diffusers and return intakes in ducting in the basement, some of which is enclosed in soffits. The supply and return ductwork also feeds linear supply diffusers and return intakes that were cut into the historic flooring on the first floor (See Photo No. 179). The condensing unit for the air conditioning is located on the northeast corner of the villa portion of the building and is less than 10 years of age (See Photo No. 178). The ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l HVAC Condition Photos �r , z-- � � ,,; � �� I� 'I� - � - � �/ �.1 ` i � �% � :; , - � - � . ,; , ti -._ - � � � __� R { `s�.., � � - 1 I � , .��:}__ �..� „ y " '� � ; �y�„ �, _ -�;� � . 6 e� i, — �_ _, - � � �, ... � — � �} �� _ � --- � � �� -- ,1.�_, ' PHOTOGRAPH NO. 176 � Basement return and supply ducting on basement ceiling Y�,�t�" � �_ , � , PHOTOGRAPH NO. 177 PHOTOGRAPH NO.175 Third Floor Furnace and return and supply ducting Basement Furnace � �; . - � .��'�� , • _ I � � R � � ��r� S � '�C-T_ � - , � I ,j � ' \ . 1 ` � , � � �'�'� lR1IlIIlI�IIlIIIII�III�III ; � ,...�.�„�. :.�. � , ..�. _ � , ' 1 �, - - - - - �{�. � � �� , � ___ � �r� � - _ � ,� �1 � � � �-- . - - - � � i . i , � �, � � � . � PHOTOGRAPH NO. 180 PHOTOGRAPH NO.179 Diffusers on ceiling in second floor bedroom PHOTOGRAPH NO.178 Diffusers on floor in kitchen of First Floor Air conditioning condensers and electrical meters on the northeast corner of villa. ,� , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Existing Plumbing Systems Existing plumbing systems for the Mathias Ham House consist of a simple domestic water system, waste piping and natural gas piping. The building does not have an automatic fire suppression system. The existing water service from the City of Dubuque enters the Ham House in the basement directly underneath the southwest corner of the Pantry in the cottage portion of the building. The water service line splits to serve the plumbing fixtures in the Basement and First Floor levels. The only Basement fixture is a 3 compartment sink in room B5 in the Basement. The only First Floor fixtures are the toilets and lavatories located in two restrooms in the northeast corner of the cottage portion of the house. The water supply system is adequate for the current building use. One electric water heater exists in room B5 in the Basement. The waste piping system connects to all Basement and First Floor plumbing fixtures. The waste piping exists the building near the northeast corner of the cottage portion of the house and runs with pitch for gravity flow to a catch basin under the driveway east of the Ham House on City of Dubuque property. From there the sanitary sewer runs to the sewer main on Lincoln Avenue. The building's sanitary sewer system is adequate for current building use. The natural gas piping for the building originates at the service entrance on the southwest side of the villa portion of the building under the west veranda. It appears to be a 2 inch diameter black iron pipe that runs exposed at the underside of the west veranda. It then runs through ductwork in portions of the basement. The natural gas piping serves only the furnace in the basement and the furnace on the Third Floor. The natural gas piping runs through the interstitial space of the walls in the area of the northeast corner of the Dining Room on the First Floor and the Northwest Bedroom on the Second Floor. ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Plumbing Condition Photos _ `�,�.. � � \ ��''� , - �I � � , .� � � � - . - �� ' . - � � ��;�,� - �� #t�_ ,�. � � _ , - r .�, � . _, -� __..�- ; , � � � � i ' - �� { ; � � � � ��` ��r�t� � ■ � � .. �� . ..'� _ . _,,s,.�, . = �;*"'-'-'��: � - r � _�,��`� r � J',.�� ` I PHOTOGRAPH NO.181 PHOTOGRAPH NO.182 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 183 City of Dubuque water supply line in basement under Pantry. Electric hot water heater Soil stack under restrooms in the northeast corner of pantry � � � � � �� I .... "�"' 7: ...1 _ � � ,�4',� - � F ' �= �` � � �� -i $ �..,-- — - ry�. L- ... :._. �__v�r•- �V _.T.. . . .-. � .,. _ _ — . ._�_1� .,"��..'.—.� .__^�.._ - � __ ., - �' ,, � �. .- - . { ., . ��L ' �� _ � /.'�'• ,.�� Y_ '� �� a A r �iM � — ' �� 9 i. �� 1 � � PHOTOGRAPH NO.185 . r�� , Natural gas line entering house PHOTOGRAPH NO. 186 PHOTOGRAPH NO.184 Natural gas line in basement Natural gas meter in the southwest corner of the west veranda. � ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Existing Electrical Systems There are few light fixtures on the second and third floors. There are no overhead light fixtures in the bedrooms on the second floor. All of the The existing electrical system in the Mathias Ham House originates from a bedrooms are light with fluorescent light fixtures that are hidden above the subsurface power line originating from service on the City of Dubuque crowns over the doors (See Photo No. 192). The crowns above the doors property directly to the east of the Ham House (See Photo No. 187). The are modern construction meant to hide the fluorescent lights. There is a service enters the house in the basement at the northeast corner of the villa small modern ceiling fixture in the main hall of the Second Floor. The (See Photo No. 188). Alliant Energy provides electrical service. The Second Floor of the hall in the cottage portion of the building has the same building's main service panel is single-phase, 240 volt, 200 amp (See hurricane replica sconces that are in the basement. Photo No. 189). It holds the main breaker and distributes power to one sub- panel located in the Main Hall of the first floor of the Ham House that The third floor hallway also has hurricane lamp replica sconces in the distributes power to the first and second floors. The current main panel in hallway and fluorescent fixtures in the storage rooms. There is a mid- the basement was installed in 1987. century multiple globe light fixture in center of the belvedere. The sub-panel on First Floor Level is recessed in the east wall of the Main The existing lighting is not adequate for museum uses Hall (See Photo No. 190). This panel is used as a distribution point for electricity on the first and second floor. This panel is rated for 125 amps. The panel, related distribution wiring and its feeder from the building's main service panel are antiquated and in need of replacement. Existing Lighting The Mathias Ham House did not have any artificial lighting until after the house was converted to hospital use in 1905. It is likely that most of the house had gas lighting at first. There is a remaining gas connection in the center of the plaster rosette in the north hall of the Third Floor (See Photo No. 191). Electrical lighting may have been introduced by the Cancer Institute. But it is likely that the Ham House was completely electrified after the City of Dubuque took ownership in 1912. There are no original light fixtures in the house. All light fixtures are either historic replica fixtures or modern fixtures. The fixtures in the finished areas of the basement are mainly replica hurricane lamp wall sconces. They are not meant to replicate actual fixtures that were used in that space. The unfinished spaces have a mixture of fluorescent fixtures. The formal spaces on the first floor have period pendant lights in the Main Hall, the Library and the Dining Room. The lighting in the rooms is supplemented by fluorescent lighting that is hidden above the crown moldings of the doorways and windows. In the cottage portion of the first floor, the Kitchen has the same replica hurricane lamp replica sconces that are in the basement. The Pantry has modern track lighting. ,, , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Electric and Lighting Condition Photos . ��f: t� .-, .-.;.� : ;� �,� . __ .3r.x+ + _ `.�� i i r - �� ,+ ..� , -i��;; I ^� � �� ' � � ��►{�'��1� ��J ��`' ' - � '� "�1� �� .� �y� � � � '�- '`�1�-`..� - � �_:-..��r � .-�-,� ,�l I� � � i M. . �}-7� -�I ��„_..;' Y�� I i �,` a�[� f I i� ; . i � k•�.•� ��: '�__' ��4� F r .. _ __ . •f. ii�, • � � � i , .. _ , �� . � _ � _ - , : Y`;:.��, -� ; . � -- � `— r -�_"' - -- �' ;�� - � " _ �y'°. -- ; �' :��:�� " _ ^ I - F ' _. -a,,:;�-� .. e..' _. . . - r.,��.+.� � ' . f�.i�. �'�.� �' .. �'�h^'Lis`.�_ �.�. W�1r+"^trY .. ~r,�*a�� JLm' ..�I�'4 PHOTOGRAPH NO.187 PHOTOGRAPH NO. 188 PHOTOGRAPH NO.189 Electric power to the Ham House comes into the house from a Alliant Energy meter at the northeast corner of villa. Main circuit panel in basement subsurface line originating for the light pole in the right of the photo. � ' /��• � �'+�! ��; � -- - - __-- . -- '�.n �` -:: - .4��'k }i��-:. 'in_ '�� i �� ' , . ' - I ' ! I _ — _ _ �� _ � ,{ + �:�4 I � r � ��f�� I� t �� t�lr.� PHOTOGRAPH NO.191 �"� , _ __ Remnant of gas light in Third Floor north hall. PHOTOGRAPH NO. 192 Fluorescent light above doors in upstairs bedrooms. PHOTOGRAPH NO.190 Sub-panel in Main Hall on First Floor of villa 'R � �� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Existing Fire Alarm System __�— - The Mathias Ham House has a central fire alarm system with heat/smoke detectors distributed throughout the building. Hardwired detectors are located in the finished and unfinished spaces in the basement, all of the finished __ spaces of the First Floor, Second Floor and Third Floor (See Photo No. 193). � The main control/observation panel for this system is located in the �� . � Basement in Room B1. The system is monitored by a company that will get calls when there is a problem and will notify the fire department and the ' DCHS maintenance team in the event the system is triggered. ��' i PHOTOGRAPH NO.194: Motion sensor for security system � � I s r'• � � i i PHOTOGRAPH NO.193: Heat/Smoke detector in First Floor Kitchen � '�" Existing Security System ,�; ; The Mathias Ham House has a security system. Motion sensors are located `^ in all rooms on the first floor (See Photo No. 194). Door sensors are also ,� located on all exterior doors (See Photo No. 195). The main PHOTOGRAPH NO.194: Door sensor for security system control/observation panel for this system is located on the north wall of the Pantry on the First Floor. The system is monitored by a company that will get calls when there is a problem and will notify the police department and the DCHS maintenance team in the event the system is triggered. , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l TABLE 2: INTERIOR CONDITIONS ASSESSMENT SUMMARY Feature Description Existing Condition Treatment Recommendation Basement: B1 — Floorin Good None Basement: B1 —Wall Finish Good None Basement: B1 —Ceilin Good None Basement: B1 — Doors Good None Basement: B2— Floorin Good None Basement: B2—Wall Finish Good None Basement: B2—Ceilin Good None Basement: B2— Doors Good None Basement: B3— Floorin Good None Basement: B3—Wall Finish Good None Basement: B3—Ceilin Good None Basement: B3— Doors Good None Basement: B4— Flooring Good None Basement: B4—Wall Finish Good None Basement: B4—Ceiling Good None Basement: B4— Doors Good None Basement: B4—Windows Good None Basement: B5— Floorin Good None Basement: B5—Wall Finish Poor Repair Basement: B5—Ceilin Poor Repair Basement: B5— Doors Good None Basement: B6— Floorin Good None Basement: B6—Wall Finish Good None Basement: B6—Ceilin Good None Basement: B6— Doors Good None Basement: B6—Windows Good None Basement: B7— Floorin Good None Basement: B7—Wall Finish Good None Basement: B7—Ceilin Good None Basement: B7— Doors Good None Basement: B8— Floorin Good None Basement: B8—Wall Finish Good None Basement: B8—Ceilin Good None �R . ,� MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Basement: B8— Doors Good None First Floor—Center Hall: - Floorin Good None First Floor—Center Hall: -Wall Finish Good Minor re airs First Floor—Center Hall: - Ceiling Good None First Floor—Center Hall: - Doors Good None First Floor— Front Parlor: - Flooring Good None First Floor— Front Parlor: -Wall Finish Fair Repairs First Floor— Front Parlor: - Ceiling Good None First Floor— Front Parlor: - Hall Door Good None First Floor— Front Parlor: - Pocket Doors Poor Repairs First Floor— Front Parlor: - Exterior poor Fair Restore First Floor— Front Parlor: -Windows Fair Restore First Floor— Front Parlor— Millwork Good None First Floor—Library: - Flooring Good None First Floor—Library: -Wall Finish Good None First Floor—Library: - Ceiling Good None First Floor—Library: - Hall Door Good None First Floor—Library: - Pocket Doors Fair Repairs First Floor—Library: -Windows Fair Restore First Floor—Library—Millwork Good None First Floor—Back Parlor: - Flooring Fair Restoration First Floor—Back Parlor: -Wall Finish Poor Repairs First Floor—Back Parlor: -Ceiling Fair Repairs First Floor—Back Parlor: - Hall Door Good None First Floor—Back Parlor: - Pocket Doors Poor Repairs First Floor—Back Parlor: - Exterior poor Poor Restore First Floor—Back Parlor: -Windows Fair Restore First Floor—Back Parlor—Millwork Good None First Floor—Dining Room: - Flooring Good None First Floor—Dinin Room: -Wall Finish Fair Re airs First Floor—Dinin Room: - Ceilin Good None First Floor—Dinin Room: - Hall Door Good None First Floor—Dinin Room: - Pocket Doors Poor Re airs First Floor—Dinin Room: - North Door to Kitchen Good None First Floor—Dinin Room: -Windows Fair Restore First Floor—Dinin Room— Millwork Good None First Floor—Grand Staircase—Wall Finish Fair Re airs First Floor—Grand Staircase—Ceiling Fair Repairs . , , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l First Floor—Kitchen: - Floorin Good None First Floor—Kitchen: -Wall Finish Good None First Floor—Kitchen: - Ceilin Good None First Floor—Kitchen: - Dining Room Door Good None First Floor—Kitchen: -West Exterior poor Poor Restoration First Floor—Kitchen: -Vestibule Door Good None First Floor—Kitchen: - Closet Door Fair Repairs First Floor—Kitchen— Pantry/Gift Shop Door Good None First Floor—Kitchen: -Windows Fair Restore First Floor—Kitchen— Millwork Good None First Floor—Pantry: - Flooring Good None First Floor—Pantry: -Wall Finish Good None First Floor—Pantry: - Ceiling Good None First Floor—Pantry: - Interior poors Good None First Floor—Pantry: - North Exterior poor Good None First Floor— East Vestibule: - Flooring Fair Restoration First Floor— East Vestibule: -Wall Finish Good None First Floor— East Vestibule: - Ceiling Good None First Floor— East Vestibule: - Interior poors Good None First Floor— East Vestibule: - East Exterior poor Fair Restoration First Floor—North Restroom: - Flooring Fair Replacement First Floor—North Restroom: -Wall Finish Fair Repairs First Floor—North Restroom: - Ceiling Good None First Floor—North Restroom: - Door Good None First Floor—North Restroom: -Window Fair Restoration First Floor—North Restroom: - Millwork Fair Replacement First Floor—Vestibule Restroom: - Flooring Fair Replacement First Floor—Vestibule Restroom: -Wall Finish Poor Repairs First Floor—Vestibule Restroom: - Ceiling Good None First Floor—Vestibule Restroom: - Door Good None First Floor—Vestibule Restroom: -Window Fair Restoration First Floor—Vestibule Restroom: - Millwork Fair Replacement Second Floor—Second Floor Main Hall: - Flooring Good None Second Floor—Second Floor Main Hall: -Wall Finish Good None Second Floor—Second Floor Main Hall: -Ceiling Fair Repairs Second Floor—Second Floor Main Hall: - Hall Door Good None Second Floor—Second Floor Main Hall: -Windows Poor Restore Second Floor—Second Floor Main Hall—Millwork Good None �, ,, � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Second Floor—Southeast Bedroom: - Floorin Good None Second Floor—Southeast Bedroom: -Wall Finish Good None Second Floor—Southeast Bedroom: - Ceilin Poor Re airs Second Floor—Southeast Bedroom: - Hall Door Good None Second Floor—Southeast Bedroom: -Windows Fair Restore Second Floor—Southeast Bedroom—Millwork Good None Second Floor— Northeast Bedroom: - Flooring Fair Repairs Second Floor— Northeast Bedroom: -Wall Finish Poor Repairs Second Floor— Northeast Bedroom: - Ceiling Fair Repairs Second Floor— Northeast Bedroom: - Hall Door Good None Second Floor— Northeast Bedroom: -Windows Fair Restore Second Floor— Northeast Bedroom—Millwork Good None Second Floor—Southwest Bedroom: - Flooring Good None Second Floor—Southwest Bedroom: -Wall Finish Fair Repairs Second Floor—Southwest Bedroom: - Ceiling Poor Repairs Second Floor—Southwest Bedroom: - Hall Door Good None Second Floor—Southwest Bedroom: -Windows Poor Restore Second Floor—Southwest Bedroom—Millwork Good None Second Floor—West Bedroom: - Flooring Good None Second Floor—West Bedroom: -Wall Finish Poor Repairs Second Floor—West Bedroom: - Ceiling Poor Repairs Second Floor—West Bedroom: - Hall Door Good None Second Floor—West Bedroom: -Windows Fair Restore Second Floor—West Bedroom— Millwork Good None Second Floor— Northwest Bedroom: - Flooring Good None Second Floor— Northwest Bedroom: -Wall Finish Good None Second Floor— Northwest Bedroom: - Ceiling Poor Repairs Second Floor— Northwest Bedroom: - Hall Door Good None Second Floor— Northwest Bedroom: -Windows Fair Restore Second Floor— Northwest Bedroom—Millwork Good None Second Floor—Cotta e 2nd Floor Hall: - Floorin Good None Second Floor—Cotta e 2nd Floor Hall: -Wall Finish Good None Second Floor—Cotta e 2nd Floor Hall: -Ceilin Good None Second Floor—Cotta e 2nd Floor Hall: - Doors Good None Second Floor—Cotta e 2nd Floor Hall: -Windows Fair Restore Second Floor—Cotta e 2nd Floor Hall—Millwork Good None Second Floor—Cotta e SW Bedroom: - Floorin Good None Second Floor—Cottage SW Bedroom: -Wall Finish Fair Repairs MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l Second Floor—Cotta e SW Bedroom: -Ceilin Fair Re airs Second Floor—Cotta e SW Bedroom: - Doors Good None Second Floor—Cotta e SW Bedroom: -Windows Fair Restore Second Floor—Cottage SW Bedroom—Millwork Good None Second Floor—Cottage NW Bedroom: - Flooring Good None Second Floor—Cottage NW Bedroom: -Wall Finish Good None Second Floor—Cottage NW Bedroom: - Ceiling Good None Second Floor—Cottage NW Bedroom: - Doors Good None Second Floor—Cottage NW Bedroom: -Windows Fair Restore Second Floor—Cottage NW Bedroom— Millwork Good None Second Floor—Cottage NE Bedroom: - Flooring Good None Second Floor—Cottage NE Bedroom: -Wall Finish Good None Second Floor—Cottage NE Bedroom: - Ceiling Good None Second Floor—Cottage NE Bedroom: - Doors Good None Second Floor—Cottage NE Bedroom: -Windows Fair Restore Second Floor—Cottage NE Bedroom—Millwork Good None Third Floor—3rd Floor North Hall: - Flooring Fair Repairs Third Floor—3rd Floor North Hall: -Wall Finish Poor Repairs Third Floor—3rd Floor North Hall: - Ceiling Fair Repairs Third Floor—3rd Floor North Hall: - Doors Good None Third Floor—3rd Floor North Hall: -Windows Fair Restore Third Floor—3rd Floor North Hall—Millwork Good None Third Floor—3rd Floor Center Hall: - Flooring Poor Repairs Third Floor—3rd Floor Center Hall: -Wall Finish Good None Third Floor—3rd Floor Center Hall: - Ceiling Good None Third Floor—3rd Floor Center Hall: - Doors Good None Third Floor—3rd Floor Center Hall — Millwork Fair Repairs Fourth Floor Belvedere— Flooring Poor Repairs Fourth Floor Belvedere—Wall Finish Good None Fourth Floor Belvedere—Ceilin Good None Fourth Floor Belvedere—Windows Poor Restore Fourth Floor Belvedere— Millwork Poor Restore Mechanical Systems: HVAC Fair Replace Existing Plumbing Systems Fair Replace Existing Electrical Systems Fair Repair Existing Fire Alarm System Good None Existing Security System Good None �, ,, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� � l TREATMENT & RECOMMENDATIONS FOR including: level of historic significance; physical condition of the property and the proposed use. Properties with a higher level of historic significance, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE and other properties important for their interpretive value, typically would be candidates for Preservation or Restoration. In cases where distinctive DETERMINATION OF THE TREATMENT APPROACH materials and spaces are mostly intact and convey the building's historical significance, Preservation is the most appropriate treatment. Rehabilitation The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic is likely the most appropriate treatment if the building requires more Properties will serve as the guidelines for all rehabilitation aspects of this extensive repair and replacement, or if alterations or a new addition is project. Decisions regarding the appropriate treatment of historic resources necessary for a new use. remaining in the Ham House will be made using these Standards. After applying the above considerations, the Preservation treatment is the The four treatment approaches for historic resources are defined in the appropriate for several reasons. First, the Mathias Ham House has Standards as Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration and Reconstruction. statewide historic significance and has extremely important interpretive They are defined below using the exact wording from the Standards: value because it retains a high level of integrity from its period of significance. The Preservation treatment is the best approach to retain that Preservation places a high premium on the retention of all historic integrity. fabric through conservation, maintenance and repair. It reflects a building's continuum over time, through successive occupancies, Second, photographic and historic documentation of the exterior of the and the respectful changes and alterations that are made. Ham House indicates that most of the building's exterior character-defining historic features remain intact and convey the historic significance without Rehabilitation is defined as the process of returning a property to extensive repair or replacement. While there is very little visual or historic a state of utility, through repair or alteration, which makes possible documentation of the interior of the Mathias Ham House, an extensive an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and study of the first floor of the interior was completed in 1983 that features of the property which are significant to its historic, documented original finishes of the primary rooms of the first floor. These architectural and cultural values. findings were incorporated into interior restorations completed in the 1980s. Many of these findings were confirmed by the interior finishes study Restoration, the third treatment, focuses on the retention of completed in late 2020 by Historic Surfaces and incorporated into this materials from the most significant time in a property's history, report. Again, the Preservation treatment is the best approach to maintain while permitting the removal of materials from other periods. the integrity of these historic character defining features that remain intact. Reconstruction, the fourth treatment, establishes limited The Restoration approach was not selected because, while there is some opportunities to re-create a non-surviving site, landscape, building, historic documentation of the exterior features of the building during the structure, or object in all new materials. Period of Significance, the only documentation is from one 1903 photograph, late in the Period of Significance of the Ham House. There is RECOMMENDED PRESERVATION TREATMENT no historic documentation of the interior from the period of significance. APPROACH Therefore, there is not enough historic documentation to justify restoring missing elements from the Period of Significance. The Project Team worked in conjunction with DCHS to develop a Third, the Preservation approach was chosen over the Rehabilitation recommendation for an overall treatment approach of Preservation of the approach because the building will continue to be used as a house interior and exterior historic features of the Mathias Ham House during its museum. There will be no programming changes that would require period of significance of 1839 to 1905. The choice of the most appropriate alterations or additions to the building. treatment requires taking into account a number of considerations, MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� � l The specific Secretary of Interior Standards applicable to the Preservation and its distinctive interior decoration. Remaining historic elements and treatment approach are as follows: character defining features that were created between 1839 and 1905 will be preserved. If needed, these elements will be restored using proper 1. A property will be used as it was historically, or be given a new use preservation techniques. If deteriorated beyond repair, they will be carefully that maximizes the retention of distinctive materials, features, removed and faithfully replicated. Work will generally focus on the ongoing spaces and spatial relationships. Where a treatment and use have maintenance and repair of historic materials and features rather than not been identified, a property will be protected and, if necessary, extensive replacement and new construction. Work will also include limited stabilized until additional work may be undertaken. and sensitive upgrading of inechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems. 2. The historic character of a property will be retained and preserved. THE PRESERVATION PROJECT WORK PLAN The replacement of intact or repairable historic materials or alteration of features, spaces and spatial relationships that GeneralObiectives characterize a property will be avoided. The intent of the preservation project is to correct building deficiencies on 3. Each property will be recognized as a physical record of its time, the exterior and interior and to modernize building systems. During the place and use. Work needed to stabilize, consolidate and conserve existing conditions assessment, all building features examined were given existing historic materials and features will be physically and a good, fair or poor rating. Those features that were rated fair or poor are visually compatible, identifiable upon close inspection and properly considered a deficiency that must be addressed in the near term. All of the documented for future research. exterior deficiencies identified in the existing conditions assessment are listed in Table 3. The interior deficiencies identified in the existing 4. Changes to a property that have acquired historic significance in conditions assessment are listed in Table 4. Both tables have estimated their own right will be retained and preserved. costs associated with each category of deficiency. 5. Distinctive materials, features, finishes and construction techniques Masonry or examples of craftsmanship that characterize a property will be In 2017, extensive work was done to the limestone masonry. 100% of the preserved. cottage portion of the building was re-pointed with lime mortar and 6. The existing condition of historic features will be evaluated to approximately 10% of the villa portion of the building was re-pointed with lime mortar. Some lintels and sills were repaired. Selected areas of the determine the appropriate level of intervention needed. Where the masonry were gently cleaned. All of the chimneys were 100% repointed severity of deterioration requires repair or limited replacement of a With lime mortar. distinctive feature, the new material will match the old in composition, design, color and texture. During the existing conditions assessment identified two window lintels in 7. Chemical or physical treatments, if appropriate, will be undertaken the villa that need repair. They are cracks that span the face of the lintel, so using the gentlest means possible. Treatments that cause damage they have the potential to compromise the structural integrity of the lintel. to historic materials will not be used. The lintels will be removed and repaired using non-corrosive dowels to splice the broken pieces to together. They will be placed back in position 8. Archeological resources will be protected and preserved in place. If and the joints will be filled with mortar that is formulated to be consistent in such resources must be disturbed, mitigation measures will be With the original mortar in color, texture, appearance and compressive undertaken. strength. The existing conditions assessment also identified four window sills on the For the Mathias Ham House, the Preservation approach will identify, cottage portion of the building that are so deteriorated and crumbled that preserve and protect the historic character of the exterior of the building MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� � l they no longer have structural integrity. In one case, the sill is almost Exterior Wood Restoration and Repaintinq entirely gone. These sills will be replaced with new limestone sills that match the old in material, design, scale, color and finish. The Mathias Ham House has many exterior wood surfaces, such as two porch/veranda structures, window trim, wood window sills, door trim, eaves, When the existing conditions assessment was completed there were few soffits and brackets and clapboard and shiplap siding on the belvedere. deteriorated mortar joints identified. With the passage of time, if there are These wood surfaces are generally in remarkable condition for their age. deteriorated mortar joints identified with the work is done on the lintel and But most areas have not been repainted since 2006. All of these areas will sills, they will be re-pointed only where there is evidence of deterioration. be restored, where necessary, and repainted. Damaged or deteriorated Any re-pointing will duplicate historic mortar joints in strength, composition, paint will be removed to the next sound layer using the gentlest means color, and texture. possible prior to repainting. The overall condition of the wood will be evaluated to determine if repairs are necessary prior to repainting. Any Roofs repairs to the wood will be done by patching, splicing, consolidating or other reinforcement of the wood using recognized preservation methods. Where The current roof over the cottage portion of the building was installed in wood is extensively deteriorated to the point where it has no structural 2012 with saw cut wood shingles and still has over 2/3 of its useful life integrity, it shall be replaced in kind with a similar species of wood. The remaining. The current roof over the villa portion of the villa was installed in replacement shall match the old in design, scale, color and finish. Once 1992 and has reached the end of its useful life. The material of the original adequately restored, repaired, sanded and properly prepared, all wood roof is unknown. Historic photographs suggest that the roofing material was surfaces shall be painted with an appropriate paint coating system. saw cut wood shingles. The roof will be replaced with machine sawn wood shingles. All other roof replacement features such as ridge cap, flashings Windows and Doors and valleys shall be replicated based on existing materials or documentary evidence of original materials. The replacement roof will match the old in There are six wood entry doors to the Mathias Ham House. They are material, design, scale, color, and finish. mostly in structurally sound condition except for the northeast door to the Villa that requires repairs to the door paneling. The wood doors will be The roofs over the south porch and the west veranda are sheet metal. They repaired, restored and repainted according to the standards described in exhibit signs of failing and rusting. These roofs will be completely replaced the paragraph above for other exterior wood features. Attempts should be with a new sheet metal roof the matches the old in material, design, color made to restore all of the door hardware when the doors are restored. and finish. The villa portion of the house has multi-pane double hung windows, few of Roof Drainaqe which are operable. The cottage portion of the house has French casement windows with two panes each. The casement windows are operable. All of Roof drainage affects the condition and integrity of the limestone walls the windows will be restored and made operable according to the standards above and below grade. Historic images show that only the cottage portion set out in Preservation Brief 9: The Repair of Historic Wooden Windows, of the house had gutters and downspouts until the mid-20th Century. The published by the National Park Service. The wood surfaces will be repaired, current gutters and downspouts date to 2009 and lack sufficient capacity to restored and repainted according to the standards described in the section efficiently drain runoff from the roof. The current roof draining system will be above for other exterior wood features. replaced with a system that has a higher capacity and a design that is compatible with the historic character of the Ham House. It is doubtful that the Mathias Ham House had storm windows during its period of significance. However, storm windows were added to the house in the mid-1960s. Storm windows improve the energy efficiency of the window and protect the historic window sashes from the element. The current storm windows are at the end of their useful life. New wood storm windows will be MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� � l installed that do not obscure the historic features of the existing window HVAC sashes. The current HVA system was installed in 1987. It is two systems with one Interior Plaster furnace in the basement and one furnace on the third floor. The ducting for the basement system runs along the basement ceiling, with diffusers in the There is about 3,000 square feet of plaster restoration. About 80% of that is floor of the first floor. The ducting for the third floor system runs mostly cosmetic touchup. An experienced plaster craftsperson should examine along the floor on the third floor with diffusers in the ceiling. These systems each area, wall and ceiling affected to assess how much original plaster have reached the end of their useful lives. Two new HVAC systems will be can be retained. Original plaster that can be retained will be repaired by installed utilizing existing ducting. If any new ducting is required, it will be patching, splicing, consolidating or otherwise reinforcing the materials using installed in a manner that is least intrusive as possible. recognized preservation methods. Plumbinq Interior Restoration Carpentrv/Refinishinq The only plumbing in the Mathias Ham House runs to the restrooms on the There are interior doors, floors and millwork that need restoration and northeast corner of the first floor of the cottage and to the kitchen in the repair. There are a total of four large pocket doors that need varying levels basement (Basement Room B5). The plumbing was installed during of restoration and repairs to make them operable. The flooring throughout different time periods and is a mix of copper piping and galvanized piping. the house is wide plank pine flooring, some of which is painted and some of All of the plumbing should be completely reinstalled when the restrooms which has a faux grain finish. There are areas in the flooring that have are being remodeled. water damage large holes. Those areas will be repaired. There are also areas where the faux grain finish will need to be touched up. The wood Electrical and Liahtinq floor in the first floor vestibule of the cottage needs to be completely refinished. The finishes on millwork, including the banister and balustrade The 200 amp electrical service was installed in 1987 and is sufficient for the to the stairs to the belvedere needs to be restored. use of the museum. The branch circuits throughout the house are antiquated. The circuits running to the basement and First Floor are two Interior Paintinq wire with ground conductor. However, the circuits running to the Second and Third Floors are two wire with no ground conductor. Therefore, the Once all of the plaster and carpentry repairs are complete, the rooms with electrical system for the Second Floor and Third Floor should be completely repaired plaster and the areas with repaired carpentry will be reinstalled according to code and in a manner that does not diminish the repainted/refinished. Damaged and deteriorated paint shall be removed historic character of the building. only to the next sound layer using the gentlest means possible prior to repainting. The wall and ceiling surfaces will be painted according to the None of the lighting is historic. New lighting will be installed that is historic color scheme set forth in the Historic Finishes Assessment. compatible with the historic character of the Ham House and enhances the building's use as a museum. Restroom Remodel The two restrooms on the first floor in the cottage were completed in the 1970s. They currently meet the needs of the museum use of the property. They each contain one toilet and one sink/vanity. The restroom remodel will include restored/refinished wood flooring, repaired plaster walls and ceilings, new period appropriate millwork and new toilets and sinks. � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -� l TABLE 3. SUMMARY OF EXTERIOR WORK Feature Description Existing Condition Treatment Associated Estimates for Recommendation Work MASONRY South Elevation: Window Lintel —Second Floor West Fair Repair East Elevation -Villa: Window Lintel — First Floor Left Fair Repair East Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill—Second Floor Middle Poor Replace East Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill—Second Floor North Poor Replace West Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill— First Floor Right Poor Replace North Elevation - Cottage: Window Sill—Second Floor East Poor Replace Total Masonry Restoration $36,000 VILLA ROOFING Poor Replace $127,100 METAL ROOFING South Elevation: Porch Roof Fair Replace West Elevation—Villa: Veranda Roof Fair Replace Total Metal Roofs $20,000 ROOF DRAINAGE (VILLA AND COTTAGE) Fair Replace $20,000 EXTERIOR WOOD RESTORATION AND PAINTING South Elevation: Window Trim (11 total) Fair Restore South Elevation: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore South Elevation: Porch Wood Structure Fair Restore East Elevation -Villa: Window Trim (7 total) Fair Restore East Elevation -Villa: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore East Elevation - Cottage: Window Trim 5 total Fair Restore East Elevation - Cotta e: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore West Elevation -Villa: Window Trim 9 total Fair Restore West Elevation -Villa: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore West Elevation: -Villa: Veranda Wood Structure Fair Restore West Elevation - Cotta e: Window Trim 5 total Fair Restore West Elevation - Cotta e: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore North Elevation -Villa: Window Trim 1 total Fair Restore North Elevation -Villa: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore North Elevation - Cotta e: Window Trim 2 total Fair Restore North Elevation - Cottage: Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -�� l Belvedere—Sidin Fair Restore Belvedere— Lintels 8 Fair Restore Belvedere—Sills 8 Fair Restore Belvedere—Window Trim 8 Fair Restore Belvedere— Eaves, Brackets and Frieze Boards Fair Restore Total Exterior Wood Restoration and Painting $142,500 EXTERIOR DOOR RESTORATION AND PAINTING South Elevation: Main Doors and Trim Fair Restore East Elevation -Villa: Southeast Door and Trim Fair Restore East Elevation - Cottage: Door and Trim Fair Restore West Elevation - Cottage: Door and Trim Fair Restore North Elevation -Villa: Northeast Door and Trim Fair Restore North Elevation - Cottage: Door and Trim Fair Restore Total Exterior poor Restoration and Painting $17,000 WINDOW SASH RESTORATION AND REPAINTING South Elevation: Window Sashes (11 windows, 22 sashes) Fair Restore East Elevation -Villa: Window Sashes (6 windows, 12 sashes) Fair Restore East Elevation - Cottage: Window Sashes (5 windows, 12 sashes) Fair Restore West Elevation -Villa: Window Sashes (7 windows, 14 sashes) Fair Restore West Elevation - Cottage: Window Sashes (5 windows, 10 sashes) Fair Restore North Elevation -Villa: Window Sashes (1 windows, 2 sashes) Fair Restore North Elevation - Cottage: Window Sashes (2 windows, 4 sashes) Fair Restore Belvedere—Window Sashes (8 windows, 16 sashes) Fair Restore Total Window Sash Restoration and Repainting $65,000 STORM WINDOWS AND PAINTING South Elevation: Storm Windows 11 total Fair Re lace East Elevation -Villa: Storm Windows 6 total Fair Re lace East Elevation - Cottage: Storm Windows 6 total Fair Re lace West Elevation -Villa: Storm Windows 8 total Fair Re lace West Elevation - Cotta e: Storm Windows 5 total Fair Re lace North Elevation -Villa: Storm Windows (1 total Fair Re lace North Elevation - Cotta e: Storm Windows 2 total Fair Re lace Total Storm Windows and Paintin $70,000 TOTAL EXTERIOR WORK ITEMIZED $497,600 , � MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -�� l TABLE 4: SUMMARY OF INTERIOR WORK Feature Description Existing Condition Treatment Associated Estimates for Recommendation Work PLASTER REPAIRS Basement: B5—Wall Finish Poor Repair Basement: B5—Ceiling Poor Repair First Floor—Center Hall: -Wall Finish Good Minor repairs First Floor— Front Parlor: -Wall Finish Fair Repairs First Floor—Back Parlor: -Wall Finish Poor Repairs First Floor—Back Parlor: -Ceiling Fair Repairs First Floor—Dining Room: -Wall Finish Fair Repairs First Floor—Grand Staircase—Wall Finish Fair Repairs First Floor—Grand Staircase—Ceiling Fair Repairs Second Floor— Main Hall: - Ceiling Fair Repairs Second Floor—Southeast Bedroom: - Ceiling Poor Repairs Second Floor— Northeast Bedroom: -Wall Finish Poor Repairs Second Floor— Northeast Bedroom: - Ceiling Fair Repairs Second Floor—Southwest Bedroom: -Wall Finish Fair Repairs Second Floor—Southwest Bedroom: - Ceiling Poor Repairs Second Floor—West Bedroom: -Wall Finish Poor Repairs Second Floor—West Bedroom: - Ceiling Poor Repairs Second Floor— Northwest Bedroom: - Ceiling Poor Repairs Second Floor—Cottage SW Bedroom: -Wall Finish Fair Repairs Second Floor—Cottage SW Bedroom: - Ceiling Fair Repairs Third Floor—3rd Floor North Hall: -Wall Finish Poor Repairs Third Floor—3rd Floor North Hall: - Ceiling Fair Repairs Total Plaster Repairs $30,000 INTERIOR PAINTING $29,000 RESTORATION CARPENTRY/REFINISHING First Floor— Front Parlor/Back Parlor: - Pocket Doors Poor Repairs First Floor—Library/Dining Room: - Pocket Doors Fair Repairs First Floor—Back Parlor: - Flooring Fair Restoration First Floor—Kitchen: - Closet Door Fair Repairs First Floor— East Vestibule: - Flooring Fair Restoration Second Floor— Northeast Bedroom: - Flooring Fair Repairs Third Floor—3rd Floor North Hall: - Flooring Fair Repairs Third Floor—3rd Floor Center Hall: - Flooring Poor Repairs Third Floor—3rd Floor Center Hall — Millwork Fair Repairs , MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -�� l Fourth Floor Belvedere— Floorin Poor Re airs Fourth Floor Belvedere—Millwork Poor Restore Total Restoration Carpent /Refinishin $20,000 RESTROOM REMODEL First Floor—North Restroom: -Wall Finish Fair Repairs First Floor—Vestibule Restroom: -Wall Finish Poor Repairs First Floor—North Restroom: - Floorin Fair Replacement First Floor—Vestibule Restroom: - Floorin Fair Restoration First Floor—North Restroom: - Millwork Fair Replacement First Floor—Vestibule Restroom: - Millwork Fair Replacement First Floor—North Restroom: - Fixtures Fair Replacement First Floor—Vestibule Restroom: - Fixtures Fair Replacement Total Restroom Remodel $10,000 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS/HVAC Fair Replace $25,000 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS/PLUMBING Fair Replace $12,000 MECHANICAL SYSTEMS/ELECTRICAL Fair Repair $30,000 TOTAL INTERIOR WORK ITEMIZED $156,000 ' �/ MATHIAS HAM HOUSE,DUBUQUE, IOWA: Historic Structure Report -�� l COST ESTIMATE COST ESTIMATE FOR MATHIAS HAM HOlJSE CATEGORY PR06ABLE CDST GENERAL CDNDITIONS $ 37,040.00 MASONRY REST�RATION $ 36,Od0.OD CARPENTRY $ 20,040.00 THERMAL&MOISTURE PROTECTION Woad Roof $ 127,100.�0 Porch Metal Roofs $ 20,000.00 Gutters&Downspouts $ 20,000.00 OPENI NGS Historic Exterior poors{6} $ 17,a0D.00 Historic Windows[46) $ 65,aQ0.00 Storm Windows(46) $ 70,Oa0.00 FINISHE$ Plaster Repair $ 30,0OO.OD Historic Wood Restoration and Painting(Exterior} $ 142,50D.00 Painting(Interior) $ 29,0OO.OD SPECIALTIES 2 Toilet room remadeis $ 10,440.00 PLUMBING $ 12,040.OD HVAC $ 25,aao.00 ELECl"RICAL $ 30,Od0.OD 5UBTOTAL tDNSTRUCTION COS75 $ 690,600.OD CpNSTRUCTIQN CpNTINGENCY(1S%] $ 1p3,590.�0 TOTAL CO3VSTRUCTI4N COSTS+CONYINGENCY $ 794,190.00 FEES Architect $ 39,700.�0 Construction Manager $ 39,70D.00 TOTAI FEES $ 79,400.00 TOTAL PROJECT COSTS $ 873,590.00 , �