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Historic Preservation Grant Application_Five Flags Civic Center_October 1973HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT APPLICATION Fire Flags(;cnter Dubuque, Iowa In Observance & Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary or the United States of America SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL To An APPLICATION FOR A HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT-IN-AID United States Department Of The Interior National Park Service Office Of Archeology And Historic Preservation National Register Of Historic Places Washington, D.C. 20240 Through II State Historic Preservation Officer State Of Iowa Submitted by FIVE FLAGS CENTER FUND 256 West Tenth Street Dubuque, Iowa 52001 October - 1973 � � : � !I FIVE FLAGS CENTER FUND FORWARD This material represents a supplement to the application of the Five Flags Center Fund for financial and technical assistance to restore, reconstruct and to make otherwise suitable for contemporary use a significant theater located in the City of Dubuque. The theater is representative of the transition period between the 1870's while ian theater style and design and the early 19th Century playhouse whichretaining individual boxes and the Family Circle, introduced among other features, fixed, forward facing seating on both the main floor and in the balcony area. A iniscent of early French music hall design. number of interior features are rem The Five Flags Center Fund in consultation with Andrew Craig Morrison, a theater architectural restoration historian, and Charles Geroux, a theater historian, has and will continue to develop for implementation a plan and program of restoration items of mod - to preserve this facility and yet, simultaneously accomplish those ernization and renovation imperative to assure that the theater structure will ac- commodate the widest range of activities and events that size will permit. The honesty of the exterior of the theater will be maintained as originally designed and constructed. The integrity of the interior will also be honored. The enclosed documentation sets forth the general specifications for work items required to ts of ing, fire and ife 1 oethis hstruct re asncon urrreddin by building landsafety fireprevapplicable officals, 2. Restore and/or otherwise renovate and modernize as the occasion may require the exterior and interior of the structure, and 3. Provide a new addition in which to locate and house certain elements essential for the full use of the theater structure. Detailed plans and specifications are yet to be fully prepared for the total Five Flags Center Fund project. That portion of such material covering the restoration of the exterior of the theater and the construction of the new addition will be com- pleted in late November for advertising in the early spring of 1974. The balance of the material covering the theater interior requires further input from the consul- tants previously identified, and the determination of a funding level/s to develop a phased construction schedule to accommodate in a logical manner all of the work required to be performed. Photographs and other recognized and acceptable methods of identification and verification shall be utilized to assure the authenticity of restoration work. All interior decorative plaster and metal work as originally designed will be dupli- cated in those areas where the original material has deteriorated or has been otherwise replaced. Replacement of exterior ornamentation shall be accomplished in this same manner. Fabrics and paints as to color and texture will be researched to duplicate original installation. FlagsThe Five Center the constructtion of o Promenade and Exhibit on Arts bu ding. Theexisting Promenade and provides a multi -purpose addition in which will be housed a fire stair tower serv- ing the theater, work areas and public rest rooms to support theater activities, a gathering place for visitors and a unique multi -media center. In severalinstanc- es a single piece of equipment will be installed to serve jointly the restored thea- ter, the Promenade and the Exhibition -Arts building in lieu of installing smaller units to separately serve each facility. These installations will reflect a conser- vation of space, a reduction of construction costs and a decrease in maintenance expense. In such instances a pro -ration of the capacity of the equipment allo- cated to the theater will be determined for cost control. In general approximate- ly one-third of the rated capacity of all such equipment so installed will be thea- ter related. All of the mechanical equipment in the theater that is.to be replaced is either obsolete and/or unsafe in its present condition. It is recognized and acknowledged that the plans and specifications relating to the scope of work contemplated by this application are subject to review and agreement by the Office of the Iowa State Historic Preservation Officer. Included as an addendum to this documentation is a description of the theater as provided by Andrew Craig Morrison. The purpose of including this material is to provide the reviewing authorities a copy of the material which delineates in part a guide used in developing the plan of restoration and to be followed in the imple- mentation of actual restoration work. — - GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS Theater I Exterior All masonry work is to be tuck -pointed, cleaned and sealed after damaged brick and stonework are matched and replaced. The sheet metal cornice with the integral dentils, block modillions and the high paneled frieze directly above shall be cleaned and checked for damage. Where necessary, they shall be replaced with new panels made from molds, forms or patterns formed from the originals. All sheet metal work shall be back flashed and primed. All joints shall be sealed to insure water -tightness. The corner detail at the north face of the northeast corner shall duplicate the treatment of the opposite front corner. This includes the stone base, brick quoins above and below the stone water table and capped with the sheet metal cornice and frieze and scrolled brackets. The high paneled mansard treatment with the ceramic tile facing shall be re- paired, cleaned and made watertight. The end bay at the north side with the met- al cap shall duplicate the treatment of the south wall. The parapet between this bay and the high loft area above the stage shall be raised sufficiently to allow for adequate flashing at the roof line. A new cap shall be provided. The existing roof shall be replaced and properly flashed and counter -flashed at all openings , parapets and changes in roof level. The sub roof structure shall be checked for water damage and replaced as required. All dormers shall be examined for damages and leakage and replaced or repaired as required. They shall be cleaned, reprimed and repainted with two coats of enamel. All block glass windows above the first floor shall be replaced with small panes of glass in metal frame and muntins. The two large first floor windows on both sides of the main entrance shall be re- placed without the doors. The lower portion of these windows shall be a single pane of glass and the upper transom area will be subdivided into small panes hav- ing the character of the windows above the first floor. The vertical Orpheum sign and supporting members together with the marquee shall be removed, and replaced with a smaller but ornamental metal canopy of a scale consistent with the treatment of the front facade. The new marquee shall be a duplicate to the extent possible of the original installation as viewed from pho- tographs and the architectural rendering of the total theater at the time of design. The box office and applied facing covering the brick pilasters which house the poster displays shall be removed. The existing entrance doors straddling the box office shall be replaced with a series of doors across the total center bay as orig- inally provided. A new box office shall be incorporated within an enlarged lobby. Auditorium Metal lath and plaster will be used on walls, ceilings, balcony railings and other surfaces to patch existing damaged surfaces and ornamentations and other areas damaged to accommodate new mechanical duct work, piping, electrical fix- tures, conduits and alarm systems. The repair and replacement of decorative plastering and sheet metal work will be duplicate of original work. All decora- tive painting will be as requirecl to restore the auditorium to its original condi- tion. All painted walls and the ceiling will be examined for evidence of murals or other soecial decorations. These will be evaluated for restoration on an individual basis if any are so uncovered. The existing fabric floor covering will be replaced with carpeting having a flame spread rating of 75 or less. Balcony box curtains and upholstery material on seats will be treated with flame retardant chemicals. The abandoned orchestra pit will be restored in a modified and enlarged. form to permit a greater diversity of use. The pit or platform will be hydraulically oper- ated to serve as a sunken orchestra pit or raised to the level of the stage to serve as a fore stage or an extension of the stage to accommodate a full complement of a symphony orchestra. This will require the removal of three rows of auditorium seating. A -number of the present house lights will be replaced with fixtures as originally installed in the auditorium. Balconies The upper balcony (Family Circle) will be reactivated by removing the temporary partition and all damaged items repaired and all surfaces refinished. A sprinkler system will be installed in this area to compensate for the wood construction. The existing stairway leading directly to the outside from the rear of this upper balcony will have its enclosing walls remodeled to provide a two hour separation. The doors leading into the stair tower shall be "B" label. At the rear of the main balcony (Dress Circle) behind the projection room, a vestibule will be provided to lead into the stair tower for egress from this level. Exits will be provided along the north wall at each balcony level through new wall openings equipped with "A" label doors leading to horizontal exits that in turn lead to a stair tower that exits directly to the outside. Approved panic hardware will be installed on the existing exit doors at the south side of the building. The fire escapes on the south wall will be placed in oper- able condition. All seating will be refurbished and the fabric duplicated from the original instal- lation and treated with flame retardant chemicals. Guard rails protecting termination of descending stairs in the upper balcony will be installed not less than 36 inches above the floor level. Seat cushions or backs will be provided for the high back bench seating located in this balcony area.. Motion Picture Projection Room' The projection room will be reconstructed and enlarged to include the installa- tion of sanitary facilities and space for stage lighting equipment. ' Stage The grid'irons, fly galleries and pin rails will be constructed of noncombustible materials designed to support not less than 75 pounds per square foot. The proscenium wall separating the auditorium and stage will be of two hour noncom- bustible construction. A portion of the stage floor in this area will also be re- placed with noncombustible material. The openings in the proscenium wall and stage will be protected by a fire assembly curtain with a one and a half hour fire resistive rating. The main proscenium opening will be provided with a self - closing fire resistive curtain. The stage will be equipped with a ventilator operated from the stage floor by hand. The ventilator will also be operable by fusible links or by an automatic heat and/or smoke activated device. The stage will be provided with a fire control station with the following equipment. Telltale lights Sprinkler system valve indicators Public address system Alarm system which will not sound an alarm audible in the audience or seating portion of the theater The motion picture screen will be rehung on a lightweight metal frame designed to be lifted back and up to permit the use of the total stage for other activities. The entire stage area will be sprinkled. Lobby The existing concession stand walls, box office and walls of shop areas will be removed and metal lath and plaster will be used to patch existing surfaces and ornamentation. A new box officewill be installed in this enlarged lobby. The present carpeting will be replaced with material having an approved flame spread rating. Existing doors and frames will be restored to their original con- dition. The wood partition in the mezzanine arch overlooking the lobby will be removed and the arch restored as originally constructed. Dressing Room Area The dressing room area will be remodeled and rebuilt for contemporary use by replacing existing partitions -and sanitary facilities. The exterior of the existing stairway to the stage area will be rebuilt and enclosed with a "B" label door, and a second exit with an "A" label door will be installed through the north wall into a stair hall located in the lowe'r level of the Promenade. The boiler room will be isolated from the dressing room area with two hour minimum construction. The accessibility to the existing prompter's box will be improved. 'J An approved sprinkling system will be installed throughout the total basement area including the front basement space utilized for miscellaneous storage. Electrical System The existing obsolete single phase service presently serving the theater will be replaced by a new 480/277 volt 100 ampere service for the restored theater, the Promenade and the new Exhibition -Arts Center. The present rigid conduit runs are suitable for rewiring with modern insulated wire to replace the rubber -covered cable which is badly aged. Approximately one-third of the new electrical service is attributable to the theater. A 50 kilowatt natural gas generator will be installed to provide emergency light- ing, and'a separate exit lighting service will be installed to meet specific life safety requirements. Approximately one-third of this generator is also attribut- able to theater use. The stage switchboard will be upgraded. Heating System A 150 horsepower low pressure zoned controlled, two pipe steam system will be installed in the lower level of the Promenade to replace the present obsolete and aged cast iron sectional boiler. The new boiler will be gas -oil dual fuel fired, with an'eight or ten thousand gallon underground oil storage tank to be placed in the service road located at the rear of the theater. The present piping evidencing leakage and numerous repairs will be replaced. It is estimated that the equiva- lent of a 40 horsepower boiler would be required for theater use. Air Conditioning System Air conditioning will be provided by use of roof -mounted air handling units or a 60 ton central chiller using the existing well for cooling to replace the present air handling system comprised of a well water cooling coil, a 100% outdoor air intake, a bank of filters and a forward curved fan. The present fiber board duct work will be replaced with fire resistive material. Both the well equipment and the well appear to be in satisfactory condition with an adequate flow of water. Plumbing All plumbing fixtures will be replaced, and an enlarged public rest room will be incorporated in the Promenade. The domestic hot water heater will be replaced and water bubblers will be installed as required. All of the water supply piping will be replaced. Ventilation Ventilation will be provided by a 50 kilowatt generator to be located in a fire- proof structure in the adjoining Promenade. It is estimated that a generator with approximately one-third of this capacity would be required for theater use only. Fire Exits A Class A fire tower with approved exit doors to each theater level and termi- nating on the ground floor on the exterior will be installed as a part of the Prom- enade on the north side of the theater. The present south exterior fire escape including exit doors on all levels on the south side of the theater will be placed in operating condition. Two additional doors from the first floor of the theater to the Promenade will be installed in the theater north wall. All present inter- ior stairs will be retained and recarpeted with fire resistive material. The placement of the new fire tower in the Promenade will be accomplished at less cost than installing such a stair tower in the existing theater building. More importantly, the theater interior will not be disturbed for this purpose. a ADDENDUM j Description of the Orpheum Theatre The Orpheum Theatre is a rectangular building which occupies the entire lot at the northwest corner of Main and Fourth Streets. The principal facade, facing Main Street, is three and one half stories high. It is of red brick and is divided into three bays which are defined by vertical bands of yellow brick laid so as to give the effect of ashlar block piers. At the first floor level the outer bays con- tain metal and glass storefronts set within low segmental arches of yellow brick treated as ashlar voussoirs. The central bay originally contained a series of en- trance doors beneath a segmental -arched marquee of metal and glass which was in turn set within a large stoned -framed semicircular arch. The entryway has been altered to incorporate an exterior box office and a marquee of later type. The central entry arch extends into the second story. To either side of it is a wide horizontal stone band treated as a parapet. In the center of each side bay this is brought forward as a shallow.balcony. To either side of the central arch this feature supports a series of four ornamental metal light standards. Above each balcony is a large window topped by a segmental -arched panel and hood mould. To either side of each window is a narrow limestone band extending up- ward to the cornice. The third story contains a stone -framed square window in each outer bav and a round window topped by a bound -leaf garland in the central bay. The third story is crowned by a sheet metal cornice which incorporates both dentils and block mo- dillions. The cornice is supported by pairs of scrolled brackets at the pier lines and simpler brackets to either side of each window. Above the cornice is a high paneled sheet metal parapet and above it a high convex mansard roof of ceramic tile. The mansard faces forward only. In each bay it contains an elaborately framed dormer and the central bay is broken slightly forward to give a pavilion effect. This feature is topped by an ornamental metal cresting with scrolled cor- ner cartouches. The south (Fourth Street) elevation is of lesser architectural character, constructed of red brick with ornamental banding of yellow brick and limestone. The remain- ing facades are of common red brick, unornamented. The principal interior spaces are the lobby and the auditorium. The lobby is ap- proximately square with a high, wide barrel vaulted ceiling richly ornamented with floral rope moldings. The auditorium is rectangular in shape with a partially domed, partially flat ceiling. The room is highly ornamental character, detailed as an adaptation of the French Renaissance style. The proscenium arch with its central cartouche, box enframements and balcony fasciae are particularly notable. There are two tiers of proscenium boxes and three balconies. The lowest balcony is treated as a horseshoe -shaped ring of eleven boxes, the center balcony as a standard theatre balcony and the upper level as a family circle with separate street entrance and high-backed wooden benches. The theatre contains a full working stage and originally had an orchestra pit. The total seating capacity is close to 1000 persons. Source: Andrew Craig Morrison, September 26, 1972 L" „�; I te ik qr z . qmwm sIxe jUnsin r------------I ,A , �1TDZ�Z� APPLICATION FOR A HISTORIC PRESERVATION GRANT-IN-AID United States Department Of The Interior National Park Service Office Of Archeology And Historic Preservation National Register Of Historic Places Washington, D. C. 20240 Through State Historic Preservation Officer State Of Iowa Submitted by FIVE FLAGS CENTER FUND 256 West Tenth Street Dubuque, Iowa 52001 July - 1973 FIVE FLAGS CENTER FUND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Wayne A. Norman, General Chairman Robert J. Dyer, Vice Chairman. William Woodward, Secretary -Treasurer George A. Freund Robert L. Myers Donald B. Grau Robert A. Runde Frank T. Hardie Laverne J. Schiltz King G. Herr Richard J. Slattery Mrs. F. Benjamin Merritt Gent M. Wittenberg ARCHITECTS and ENGINEERS Cullen-Schiltz & Associates - Dubuque, Iowa Bowen & Kanazawa - Madison, Wisconsin MULTI -MEDIA CONSULTANT Audio Visual Presentations - Des Moines, Iowa 256 West Tenth Street Dubuque, Iowa 52001 319-582-7224 FIVE FLAGS CENTER CONTENTS Foreward Five Flags Center Fact Sheet Part I - Narrative Description of Project Organization and Purpose - - - - - - 1 Recognition for Bicentennial Purposes - - - 3 Historic Significance - The Year 1760 - - - 4 Historic Significance - Theater and Site - - - 4 Location - - - - - - - - - - 5 Acquisition - - - - - -. - - - - 7 Relocation - - - - - - - - - - g Development in General - - - - - - - 8 Orpheum Theatre - - - - - - - - g Promenade - - - - - - - - - - 12 Exhibition -Arts Building - - - - - - - 13 Audio -Visual Center - - - - - - - - 14 Off -Street Parking Facility - - - - - - 15 Other Costs - - - - - - - - - 16 Five Flags Sculpture Competition - - - - 17 Part II - Cost Estimate Theater - Exterior Work Theater - Interior Work Special Stage Equipment Promenade Addition (30 x114) Off -Street Parking Facility Acquisition Other Costs Summary and Sharing of Cost Special Code Requirements Part I - Multi -Media (Audio -Visual) Center Narrative Summary Cost Summary Personnel Part IV - Five Flags Sculpture Competition Competition Announcement Part V - Historical Data Telegraph -Herald News Clipping Chronological Listing of Historical Dates Statement by William f. Petersen, Superintendent Emeritus State Historical Society of Iowa Script from Audio Portion of Prototype Multi -Media Presentation Part VI - Maps, Photographs, Sketches Plat Map Block Map Illustrative Site Plan of Five Flags Center Illustrative Front Elevation of Five Flags Center Description of Majestic Theater in 1911 Proposed Front Exterior Facade Restoration of Theater Adaptation of Orpheum Stage Architectural Rendering of the Orpheum Theatre Exterior Photographs of Orpheum Theatre Interior Photographs of Orpheum Theatre Layout of Theater Interior Part VII - Supporting Papers Letters of Endorsement Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Dubuque County Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission City of Dubuque - Resolution No. 51-73 Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce Five Flags Center Fund Representative Letters from public and private agencies; service, fraternal and civicorganizations; professional organizations and institutions of higher education Articles of Incorporation - Five Flags Center Fund Letter of Determination - Internal Revenue Service Entries in the National Register - Orpheum Theatre and Site Merit Award - The American Society of Landscape Architects Municipal Landscape Award - American Association of Nurserymen, Inc. .FIVE FLAGS CENTER PROJECT FORWARD This submission represents the application of the Five Flags Center Fund for financial and technical assistance to restore, reconstruct and to make other- wise suitable for contemporary use a significant theater located in the City of Dubuque, Iowa. For many years Dubuque has had a great need for a Civic Center to serve the cultural, recreational, entertainment and convention requirements of the city and the surrounding area. The realization of having such a facility was recog- nized in 1970 when the historically significant Orpheum Theatre and an adja- cent area became available through a downtown urban renewal project. It was recognized that the theater in itself would not provide a community -wide facil- ity of adequate size to accommodate all of the projected uses. It was further recognized that funds to restore the theater would need to be raised by private subscription. A consensus of opinion determined that the combination of a restored theater together with a new exhibition -arts building constructed adja- cent to the theater would be acceptable to the community, and that such a to- tal project would appeal to the greatest number of people who would contrib- ute to such an undertaking. An Exhibition Hail-Orpheum Feasibility Task Force from the Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce examined the proposition in depth, and on April 20, 1970 recommended that the project proceed. To further document the need and to evaluate the concept of incorporating the restored theater into a total project, Real Estate Research Corporation of Chi- cago was retained and provided in July of 1970 and October 1971, a two phase Market Study and Economic Analysis of the proposed project. The substance of their reports was 1. That the Dubuque area needed a Civic Center, 2. That the Orpheum Theatre and adjacent area would be an excellent location, 3. That an exhibit -hall theater combination would be the appropriate type of facility for a community the size of the City of Dubuque, and 4. That such a project could be self-supporting. Armed with this information the Five Flags Center Fund obtained the concur- rence of the City Council of the City of Dubuque to proceed with the project, and the Fund is now actively soliciting financia' support from private sources and through grant applications filed with approp -iate public and private agencies. .It became evident during the data collection and historic research phase of the project that Dubuque, the oldest city in the State of Iowa, had played an important role in the development of the Upper Mississippi Valley during the formative years of the United States of America. It was discovered that Dubuqueland was apparently the only Iowa area of involvement with the Amer- ican Revolution, and that the site upon which the Orpheum Theatre is situated is the oldest site in Iowa (and possibly.West of the Mississippi River) to con- tinuously house a theater, opera house, vaudeville house and/or public enter- tainment house. We would invite a reading of the narration contained in Part V of this application for a better description of this historical data. This information coupled with the knowledge that there will be widespread cel- ebration throughout the United States of America during 1976 for the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the birth of this nation provided the ingredient and incentive to develop the Five Flags Center Project in observance and commem- oration of this great event. The total project was expanded to include an au- dio-visual center for inclusion within the new Exhibition -Arts Building for the showing of a special multi -media presentation during 1976. In addition an open sculpture competition was developed and dedicated to the bicentennial with an announced theme to capture the spirit of our nation's heritage and its historic perspective as it relates to Dubuqueland. This application is organized into seven parts. Part I provides a narrative de- scription of the Five Flags Center Project with particular emphasis on the thea- ter and those related facilities necessary to realize maximum utilization and exposure of the restored facility. Part II represents the total cost estimate of the theater and related facilities applicable to the matching grant requested. Part III provides a narrative summary and cost estimate of the special audio- visual center to be incorporated into the new Exhibition -Arts Building of the Five Flags Center Project. Part IV provides the details of the open competition to secure a suitable piece of sculpture to complement the Five Flags Center Project. Part V provides a script of the audio portion of a prototype of the presentation to be provided within the audio-visual center. The narration is an important portion of this application as it describes in vivid terms the Five Flags Center Story and its relationship to the bicentennial celebration. Part VI provides various illustrative materials, photographs and maps. Part VII represents various supporting documents, many of which are referred to in the application. This introductory portion of the application includes a Fact Sheet which pre- sents the Five Flags Center Project in capsule form. The significance of the project lies in its totalness, and the implementation of the various segments of the project are essential to attain the goal of the Five Flags Center Fund. "To provide a permanent, centrally located facility within the City of Dubuque in observance and commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of the United States of America to serve the cultural, recrea- tional, entertainment, educational and business needs and require- ments of Dubuqueland". FIVE FLAGS CENTER Dubuque, Iowa FACT SHEET Goal To provide a permanent, centrally located facility within the City of Dubuque in observance and commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of the United States of America to serve the cultural, recreational, entertainment, education- al and business needs and requirements of Dubuqueland. The Project To restore an existing, architecturally and historically significant theater as the basic building block of the Five Flags Center which comprises 1. The restored theater equipped and rigged to seat approximately 1, 000 per- sons; 2. A new multi -purpose, two level 20,000 square foot exhibition -arts build- ing; 3. A new multi -storied promenade to connect the exhibition -arts building with the restored theater; 4. A full scale multi -media center incorporated into the exhibition -arts build- ing to accommodate 100 to 200 persons; and 5. An off-street parking facility together with other appropriate site improve- ments. Significance of Name Five F tags have flown over Dubuqueland since the period of the Jolliet and Mar- quette explorations of the Upper Mississippi commencing in 1673. 1. Fleur de Lis o' France 2. Royal Flag of .,pain 3. Union Jack of England 4. French Republic Flag of Napoleon 5. Stars and Stripes of the United States of America Location Five Flags Center is located in Downtown Dubuque in an urban renewal pro- ject area. The Town Clock Plaza (Main Street Pedestrianway) phase of the project has received aMunicipal Landscape Award fromthe American Associa- tion of Nurserymen, Inc, and a Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects. Both awards recognize the quality of designforan ur- ban environment setting. Town Clock Plaza with the same quality of design is to be extended on Main Street into the block upon which the Five Flags Center will front. Status of Project 1.. Theater and necessary land purchased by the City of Dubuque to imple- ment the Downtown Urban Renewal Project, Iowa R-15. 2. Five Flags Center Fund with an Advisory Council of over 125 persons in- corporated as a non-profit organization and granted tax-exempt status. The Executive Committee of the Fund has undertaken a number of mea- sures to carry forward the project. A. Provided a market feasibility study and analysis to justify the pro- j ect. B. Secured support from the City of Dubuque and State Historic Preser- vation Officer for the project. C. Solicited private funds for matching purposes. D. Assembled a work force of various specialities. 1) Historians Dr. Adrian Anderson - State Historic Preservation Officer Peter T. Harsted -Superintendent. State Historical Society of Iowa Dr. Walter Peterson - President, Jniversity of Dubuque William J. Petersen - Superintendent Emeritus, State Historical Society of Iowa 2) Architectural Historian- Denys Peter Myers, Washington, D.C. 3) Dubuque Theater Historian - Charles Geroux, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 4) Theater Architectural Historian - Andrew Craig Morrison, Phila- delphia, Pennsylvania 5) Multi -Media Consultants - Audio Visual Presentations, a Divi- sion of the Des Moines Register and Tribune, and Midwest Trav- el Education Services, Inc. 6) Multi -Media Advisor -Professor William B. Oglesby„ Univer- sity of Iowa 7) Architects and Engineers Cullen-Schiltz & Associates, Dubuque, Iowa Bowen & Kanazawa, Madison, Wisconsin E. Secured support from Federal, state and city officials and agencies and from other public and private organizations and individuals to designate the Five Flags Center as a Bicentennial Project and the City of Dubuque as a Bicentennial Community. F. Will purchase the real estate from the city, restore the theater un- der an acceptable arrangement with the City of Dubuque and the De- partment of Housing and Urban Development, construct all improve- ments, and deed the completed Five Flags Center to the City. 3. The theater and theater site have been entered in the National Register of Historic Places. A. The theater constructed in 1910 as a music hall represents one of the earliest known theaters still in operation designed by Rapp and Rapp, an architectural firm later to become well known for theater design in the late teens and twenties. B. The theater site represents the oldest known site in Iowa (and pos- sibly west of the Mississippi River) to continuously house a thea- ter, opera house, vaudeville house and/or some type of public en- tertainment facility. 4. The Dubuque Art Association and the City of Dubuque in cooperation with the Iowa Arts Council are sponsoring an open competition to secure a suitable piece of sculpture for placement in Town Clock Plaza in the gen- eral area of the Five Flags Center. 5. Documentary evidence has been collected to confirm that the only known Iowa casualty of the American Revolutionary War was aDubuque land min- er, Jean Marie Cardinal, who after being captured by the British at Du- buque during their march down the Mississippi River Valley, escaped to warn the French at St. Louis. Cardinal was killed during the battle, and the defeated British abandoned their campaign. Historians suggest that had it not been for Cardinal's warning, the ex- ploits of George Rogers Clark might have been in vain and the Treaty of 1782 might have fixed the western boundary of the United States along the Allegheny Mountains instead of the Mississippi River. 6. Designation of Five Flags Center as a State Bicentennial Project by the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, 7. The Five. Flags Center project has been presented in miniature multi- media form to appropriate Federal and other personages, in Washington, D.C. on two separate occasions. 8. Appropriate applications for recognition and/or financial and technical assistance for various phases of the total project are to be submitted to the following agencies. A. American Revolution Bicentennial Commission B. Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission C. National Endowment for the Arts D. National Endowment for the Humanities E. Office of Archeology and Historic Preservation, United States Department of the Interior F. United.States Department of Housing and Urban Development 9. Financial assistance has been received from the follbwing agencies. A. $1 , 000. 00 matching grant from the Iowa Arts Council through the Nationa! Endowment for the Arts for prize money for the Five Flags Sculpture Competition. $25, 000. 00 has been allocated for the fab- rication and installation of the winning piece through the Dubuque Downtown Urban Renewal Project. B. $5, 000. 00 matching grant from the Iowa American Revolution Bicen- tennial Commission for use as a part:al payment of the Five Flags Center architectural fees. FIVE FLAGS CENTER PROJECT ORGANIZATION and PURPOSE A group of concerned Dubuqueland residents joined together in early 1970 to investigate the potential and acceptability of providing a community -wide pub- lic use facility through a restored theater combined with a new exhibition -arts building. This group later became the Executive Committee of the Five Flags Center Fund designated on behalf of the total community to carry forward the Five Flags Center Project. The Five Flags Center Fund was organized as a non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Iowa. A copy of the Articles of Incorporation together with a later amendment evidencing issuance of Certificate of Incorporation No. 52214 dated December 23, 1970, is included in Part VII of this application. On January 21, 1972, the Internal Revenue Service granted the Five Flags Cen- ter Fund tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(4) of the Internal. Revenue Code. This determination letter also stated that contributions to the Five Flags Center Fund are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the same Code. A copy of this letter is also included in Part VII. The name "Five Flags" reflects the historic richness of Dubuqueland as seen in the banners of the Fleur de Lis of France, the Royal Flag of Spain, the Union Jack of England, the French Republic Flag of Napoleon and the Stars and Stripes of the United States of America. These flags represent nations which have ex- erci.sed dominion over Dubuqueland at various times since the exploration of the Mississippi Valley in 1673 by Jolliet and Marquette. The Five Flags Center Fund Executive Committee is assisted in planning, de- veloping and carrying out the project by a broad based Advisory Council of over 125 persons together with other special committees. The Executive Com- mittee is charged with the day to day responsibilities of undertaking the project. The Five Flags Center Fund will solicit and otherwise provide the necessary funds and technical assistance to 1. Purchase the real estate including the Orpheum Theatre, 2. Restore the Orpheum Theatre, 3. Construct an Exhibition -Arts Building, 4. Construct a promenade to connect the restored Orpheum Theatre to the Exhibition -Acts Building, 5. Construct an Audio -Visual Center within the Exhibition -Arts Building, 1 6. Produce a special multi -media presentation for the bicentennial year, and 7. Construct an off-street parking facility. The Five Flags Center Fund has dedicated the Five Flags Center for the Observ- ance of the 200th anniversary of the birth of this nation, and has pledged to complete the project by 1976. A number of committees of the Five Flags Center Fund are presently working with the architects and other special consultants to develop a total project which represents maximum utilization of all the space for the widest possible range of community -wide uses for present and future generations of pioneers on the Upper Mississippi. The narrative script of a prototype multi -media presentation set forth in Part V describes the role Dubuqueland played in the early days of the founding and settlement of the midwest and the extent to which the Five Flags Center will illustrate the American heritage to large numbers of visitors and audiences dur- ing the bicentennial year and thereafter. The Five Flags Center is Dubuque's permanent salute for this occasion. The Five Flags Center Fund is filing applications with appropriate public and private agencies requesting financial and technical assistance for various ele- ments of the total project. Funds secured through and matched by this applica- tion are to be utilized to 1. Restore the Orpheum,Theatre, 2. Construct the Promenade and the off-street parking facility for use with the Orpheum Theatre, and 3. Purchase the appropriate real estate. Other funds will be used to defray the cost of providing the balance of the total project, although it cannot be stated often enough of the importance of the total project to the overall concept and goal. Part III contains photographs, sketches and other material to depict the old, the present and what the Five Flags Center promises for tomorrow. Upon completion of construction activities, the Five Flags Center Fund will deed the finished product to the City of Dubuque for operation as a public facil- ity for community use and public viewing. The return to the City will include arrangements to a>sure the National Park Service and other appropriate bodies as to the maintenance and administration. of the assisted property. The Five Flags CenterFund has obtained wideslread community endorsement and support as evidenced by representative letters set forth in Part VII. 2 A number of these letters indicate their interest and intentions in participating in the completed Five Flags Center Project. RECOGNITION for BICENTENNIAL PURPOSES On November 29, 1972, the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission approved the Five Flags Center Project as a bicentennial project and on June 26, 1973, presented the Five Flags Center Fund a $5000 matching grant for use as a partial payment toward the architectural fees incurred in planning the project. On February 23, 1973, the Dubuque County Chapter of the Iowa American Revo- lution Bicentennial Commission endorsed the Five Flags Center Project for bi- centennial purposes. This Chapter was incorporated on June 11, 1973, as the Dubuque County American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, and is charged with the organization, implementation, and coordination of community activi- ties, projects and programs for the occasion of the observance and commemora- tion of the bicentennial year. Two members of the Five Flags Center Fund Exec- utive Committee serve on this Commission and the Commission Chairman serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Five Flags Center Fund. This will assure the fulfillment of common objectives as the Five Flags Center Pro- ject has been declared the major emphasis for 1976. On February 19, 1973, the Council of the City of. Dubuque adopted Resolution No. 51-73 designating the Five Flags Center Project as a bicentennial project and found that the Five Flags Center gave appropriate consideration to 1. The observance and commemoration to the historic events of the Upper Mississippi that are associated with the American Revolutionary War period; 2. An undertaking conceived by citizens working in harmony with local pub- lic'officials to implement an acceptable, needed, and desirable facility; 3. The ideas that have vitally influenced the development of the Upper Mississippi and of the United States; and 4. The establishment of a permanent place that has opportunities for a wide variety of activities necessary for the present and future use of people and the stimulation of creativity for the orderly growth of the City of Dubuque, the State of Iowa, and the United States of America in man - kind's quest for knowledge and freedom. The Dubuque Area Chamber of Commerce on February 23, 1973, endorsed the Five Flags Center Project for bicentennial purposes stating that Dubuque is unique among mid -America cities in that its his :ory is so closely related to that of our nation. 3 i Under date of June 15, 1973, the City of Dubuque submitted a Bicentennial Community Application to the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission re- questing that Dubuque be designated as a Bicentennial Community. The appli- cation listed the following projects as meeting the three thematic requirements of "Heritage '76", "Festival USA" and "Horizons '76". Five Flags Center Project Special Multi -Media Presentation Sculpture Competition The application has been favorably endorsed by the Iowa American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, and national designation as a Bicentennial Commu- nity has been assured at an early date. Part VII provides evidence of community -wide -recognition and support for the Five Flags Center Project. A prototype multi -media presentation explaining the Five Flags Center Fund in- cluding the historical connection of Dubuqueland to the American Revolutionary War Period has been shown in Washington and elsewhere to appropriate Federal officials and other important personages. The response has been favorable with encouragement from a number of sources to proceed to bring the project in- to being. HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE - THE YEAR 1780 Part V contains a statement by William J. Petersen, Superintendent Emeritus, State Historical Society of Iowa. This document sets forth the link in the chain of events that Dubuqueland played in the American Revolution Period. This statement together with other data provided the basis for the documenta- tion used to develop the script of the prototype multi -media presentation. This script is also contained in Part V. The final presentation for the bicentennial year will be professionally prepared under the supervision of recognized historians and knowledgeable persons. This is described in detail under the heading of "Audio -Visual Center". HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE - THEATER and SITE The Orpheum Theatre built in 1910 is the third structure to stand on a site upon which a theater, opera house, music hall, vauceville house and/or public V entertainment house has been in continuous operation since 1840. This is the oldest such site in the State of Iowa and possibly west of the Mississippi River. The Orpheum Theatre originally named the "Majestic" was designed by C.W. and George L. Rapp, Chicago architects, as a music hall. The structure is an original design and bears similarities to such famous Paris music halls as the Marigny, the Trianon Lyricque, the Moulen Rouge and the Olympia. The Rapp brothers became well known in the late teens and twenties, and de- signed a number of well known theaters throughout the midwest to the east coast. The Dubuque Orpheum Theatre is the earliest known theater designed by the Rapp brothers still in operation. A number of later designed Rapp theaters have been and are being restored throughout the country evidencing the quality of design and suitability for con- tinued use. The Orpheum Theatre and the theater site were entered in the National Register on November 14, 1972. LOCATION Historically, Dubuque has served a trade area of eight counties and portions of seven other counties in the tri-state area of Wisconsin, Illinois and Iowa representing a 1970 population of 418,292. Dubuque has long been an aca- demic, medical, commercial and industrial hub enhanced by geography both in natural beauty and river location. The site of the Five Flags Center is located on the westerly side of Main Street between Fourth and Fifth Streets in the central business district of the City of Dubuque. The Center is within two blocks of the administrative, financial, business and retail trade center of the city and metropolitan area. Governmen- tal offices are within walking distance. The theater structure is on the northwest corner of Main and Fourth Streets. Both Fourth and Fifth Streets are paired one-way streets, and represent major downtown traffic arteries. Part VI provides both a plat and map of the location. The block in which the Five Flags Center Project is to be developed is locatec, within the Downtown Urban Renewal Project, Iowa R-15. This project is a combination of clearance, redevelopment and rehabilitation, and was under- taken to stabilizE! and revitalize downtown Dubuque. A major feature of the project provides in area within the existing Main Street devoted solely to 5 pedestrian activity. This area is highlighted by the old town clock resting on a new arched concrete tower rising some 110 feet into the sky. This pedes- trianway was appropriately named Town Clock Plaza after a community -wide competition. Town Clock Plaza environmentally unifies major activities of downtown Dubuque by allowing free and unobstructed pedestrian movement. The Town Clock Plaza serves as a place for contact and communication, and provides unlimited opportunities for downtown activities and special events. Town Clock Plaza has been the recipient of a Merit Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects and a Municipal Landscaping Award from the American Association of Nurserymen, Inc. Both awards recognize the quality of design for an urban environment setting. Town Clock Plaza, with the same quality of design and construction, is to be extended on Main Street into the block on which the Five Flags Center Project will front. Real Estate Research Corporation in their findings report that this location for the Five Flags Center Project is well suited for the following reasons. 1. The compact form of the Dubuque urban area places the majority of the city's population within three miles of the site. 2. The location of the .proposed Civic Center is readily accessible to all areas of Dubuque in that the major traffic arteries serving the city and its market region converge and cross in the vicinity of the site. 3. The site is well located with regard to the supply of transient accom- modations. 4. The site adjoining the Orpheum Theatre is also well positioned in re- gard to existing parking facilities. The Downtown Urban Renewal Project is well into the execution stage. All structures in the project area in the vicinity of the Orpheum Theatre have been removed and the marketing of the cleared land is in process. Immediately east of the Five Flags Center Project site is a large parcel of land under com- mitment for development by a major motel chain. This motel developer is in full accord with the proposed Five Flags Center, and has acknowledged the favorable relationship of the motel with the Center. The developer has pledged the cooperation of their architect to assure the compatibility and suit- ability of the design of the motel facility with the Five Flags Center. The City of Dubuque in turn has pledged the cooperation of their designer in extending Town Clock Plaza down Main Street into the block upon which both the pro- posed motel and the Five Flags Center will front. This combination of talent with the architect from the Five Flags Center Project will form a design team to provide an env: ronment that gives appropriate consideration and recogni- tion to all essent'.al elements. 11 ACQUISITION All of the real estate is owned by the City of Dubuque, and was purchased by the City to implement the Downtown Urban Renewal Project, Iowa R-15, at prices concurred in by the United States Department of Housing and Urba n Development. All of the improvements with the exception of the Orpheum Theatre have been demolished and removed from the site. All excavations have been filled to grade with suitable material. Until the Five Flags Center Project was conceived and concurred -in by the City Council of the City of Dubuque, the theater was scheduled for demoli- tion and the cleared land made available for redevelopment together with other cleared land in this area. It is proposed that the Five Flags Center Fund will purchase the real estate from the urban renewal project at prices based upon two reuse appraisals con- curred in by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The price reflects redevelopment controls placed upon the land imposed by the Urban Renewal Plan adopted by the City Council of the City of Dubuque on May 18, 1967, and recorded in the office of the Recorder of Dubuque County, Iowa, in Book 295 of Mortgages, Pages 235 to 259. The theater structure will be appraised separately and priced "as is" to re- flect the cost of bringing the structure up to local acceptable standards. The transfer of the real estate and theater structure to the Five Flags Center Fund will require the execution of a contract for the redevelopment of the land in accordance with previously approved plans which will include a complete program and schedule for the restoration, reconstruction and other work neces- sary to renovate the theater. This agreement must be acceptable to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The contract will also include the purchase and redevelopment of the land required for the construction of the new Exhibition -Arts Building for which this application does not apply. Acquisition costs are set out hereinbelow and in Part II of this application. Theater Site - 8,192 square Feet $ 24,740.00 Structure 20,000.00 $ 44,740.00 Promenade - 3,870 square feet 11,687.00 Off -Street Parking Area - 32,703 square feet _91,362,00 $ 147,789.00 .7 The prices established for the land are believed to be correct; however, they are subject to an appraisal review. The land is yet to be surveyed, and the consideration to be paid for the land will be subject to the final survey. Part II provides a plat and a block map of the property to be acquired by the Five Flags Center Fund. RELOCATION The real estate will be purchased from the Downtown Urban Renewal Project cleared of all structures with the exception of the Orpheum Theatre. All prior occupants have been satisfactorily relocated and paid appropriate benefits in accordance with the requirements of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. The operator of the Orpheum Theatre will remain in possession of the theater during restoration under an arrangement yet to be resolved. It is further antic- ipated that this operator will continue in possession of the theater upon com- pletion of restoration. No relocation payments are required or provided for in this application. DEVELOPMENT in GENERAL The Five Flags Center Project includes six separate development items all of which are separately described hereinafter. 1. Restoration of the Orpheum Theatre. 2. Construction of the Promenade. 3. Construction of the Exhibition -Arts Building. 4. Construction of the Audio -Visual Center within the Exhibition -Arts Building. S. Production of a special multi -media presentation for the bicentennial year. 6. Construction of off-street parking facilities. This application is for financial and technical e ssistance for all of the above items with the exception of the Exhibition -Arts Building and the production of the special presentation. The Five Flags Center Fund has recently retained the following firms to provide overall architectural and engineering services. A Cullen-Schiltz & Associates, Dubuque, Iowa Bowen & Kanazawa, Madison, Wisconsin Development costs set forth under the various narrative descriptions and in Part II are estimates and will require considerable refinement before contracts are advertised. Various specialists will need to be consulted to arrive at ap- propriate methods to complete various portions .of the project and to provide cost estimates. The State of Iowa is requiring that certain fire and safety code requirements be met. This material is set out in detail also in Part II. The restoration of the Orpheum Theatre requires two additional facilities in or- der that the restored theater may be fully viewed and utilized. These items include the Promenade addition and the off-street parking facility. Plans and specifications for all of the work will be made available to appro- priate officials for review and comment prior to the commencement of any work. ORPHEUM THEATRE Part II of this application sets forth a detailed listing of all items deemed nec- essary to restore, reconstruct and to otherwise place the Orpheum Theatre in acceptable condition. A summary of these costs is included at the conclusion of this section. The theater built in 1910 as a music hall and later converted to a motion pic- ture theater is in average good condition structurally. The building has been fairly well maintained although both the roof and the heating plant need im- mediate,attention to safeguard the theater from deterioration. Previous roof leaks have damaged some areas of the ceiling and walls. The Orpheum Theatre is a rectangular building which occupies the entire lot at the northwest corner of Main and Fourth Streets. The principal facade, fac- ing Main Street, is three and one-half stories high. It is of red brick and is divided into three bays which are defined by vertical bands of yellow brick laid so as to give the effect of ashlar block piers. At the first floor level the outer bays contain metal and glass storefronts set within low segmental arches of yellow brick treated as ashlar voussoirs. The central bay originally con- tained a series of entrance doors beneath a segmental -arched marquee of metal and glass which was in turn set within a large : toned -framed semicircular arch. The entryway has been altered to incorperate an exterior box office and a marquee of late- type. 0 The central entry arch extends into the second story. To either side of it is a wide horizontal stone band treated as a parapet. In the center of each side bay this is brought forward as a shallow balcony. To either side of the cen- tral arch this feature supports a seri6s of four ornamental metal light stan- dards. Above each balcony is a large window topped by a segmental -arched panel and hood mould. To either side of each window is a narrow limestone band extending upward to the cornice. The third story contains a stone -framed square window in each outer bay and a round window topped by a bound -leaf garland in the central bay. The third story is crowned by a sheet metal cornice which incorporates both dentils and block modillions. The cornice is supported by pairs of scrolled brackets at the pier lines and simpler brackets to either side of each window. Above the cornice is a high panelled sheet metal parapet and above it a high convex mansard roof of ceramic tile. The mansard faces forward only. In each bay it contains an elaborately framed dormer and the central bay is broken slightly forward to give a pavilion effect. This feature is topped by an ornamental metal cresting with scrolled corner cartouches. The south (Fourth Street) elevation is of lesser architectural character, con- structed of red brick with ornamental banding of yellow brick and limestone. The remaining facades are of common red brick, unornamented. The principal interior spaces are the lobby and the auditorium. The lobby is ap- proximately square with a high, wide barrel vaulted ceiling richly ornamented with floral rope moldings. The auditorium is rectangular in shape with a par- tially domed, partially flat ceiling. The room is highly ornamental character, detailed as an adaptation of the French Renaissance style. The proscenium arch with its central cartouche, box enframements and balcony faciae are par- ticularly notable. There are two tiers of proscenium boxes and three balconies. The lowest balcony is treated as a horseshoe -shaped ring of eleven boxes, the center balcony as a standard theater balcony and the upper level as a family cir- cle with separate street entrance and high-backed wooden benches. The theater contains a full working stage and originally had an orchestra pit. The total seating capacity is close to 1000 persons. Before any restoration work is undertaken, thorough planning will be completed to assure that all foreseeable functions will be adequately provided for with little alteration or damage to the items to be restored. Major consideration will be provided for fire safety and adequate egress from the theater. Adequate technical equipment will be provided to service the various functions that the building is exp•ec ted to accommodate. Some itF:ms such as the old act annun- ciator will be retained to connect the past to the future. The present dressinj rooms are totally inadequate and deteriorated and will be replaced. The pres3nt 10 makeshift projection booth will be replaced to house both projection equipment and spotlights. On stage equipment will be brought up to present day standards. The orchestra pit will be restored and somewhat enlarged to serve a wider vari- ety of uses not originally contemplated in 1910. Suitable house and stage light- ing will be provided in such a way as to eliminate to the extent possible public viewing of cables. The north elevation of the theater until the advent of urban renewal had always had an abutting building. With the removal of this adjoining structure, the op- portunity has been presented to provide a multi -storied Promenade. This Prome- nade is fully described in the next section of this application. This Promenade will be the circulatory hub for the theater at all levels and will provide the addi- tional space required to accommodate and supplement existing facilities in the theater. This includes among other things toilets, egresses and display space. Since the theater has undergone little structural change, the greatest amount of research and technical assistance will be required for the interior work. Recol- lections, newspaper articles and photographs will be utilized to assist in this work. Part VI contains several photographs, sketches and other material to show the past and the future potential of the Five Flags Center Project. Denys Peter Myers, Principal Architectural Historian for the Historic Buildings Survey for the National Park Service describes the Orpheum Theatre. "The building has great potential as a preservable example of its period. It is an ornament to the city and has an outstandingly attractive interior. Most im- portant, it has a potentially viable future as a theater and concert hall of his- toric importance in connection with the proposed civic center, since there is a large legitimate stage and the acoustics are excellent". Mr. Paul Dufournet, Archivist of the Academy of Architecture in Paris, France, in his correspondence referring to this theater has written. "You are quite right in wanting to preserve this theater and we congratulate you for it. The moruments of the past are the certificates of a city's notility, and this one is well worthwhile. We fully approve of your action and hope that it will be successful". Upon recommendation of Mr. Myers, Mr. Andrew Craig Morrison, formerly of Philadelphia and •.)resently resident architect for Greenfield Village, has been retained as Theat r Architectural Historian. Mr. Morrison has inspected the theater and has provided preliminary information to the principal architects and engineers. Dr. Charles Geroux, formerly of Dubuque and now associated with Cranbrook Academy, has be:n retained both as the Dubugi e Theater Historian and as a special consultant in refitting the stage and ho rse with appropriate equipment:. 11 Estimated Cost Acquisition Theater Site Exterior Work Interior Work PROMENADE $ 24,740.00 20,000.00 $ 44,740.00 91,809.00 360,502.00 $ 497,051.00 The first floor of the multi -storied Promenade provides an arcade with a walk- in entrance from Main Street and from the drive-in entrance from the off-street parking area located west of the theater and Promenade. The Promenade provides the space to house works of art, material associated with the history of both the Orpheum Theatre and early theaters of Dubuque, and a place for visitors to the theater to assemble for tours, obtain informa- tion and to purchase items. The Promenade will house a permanent ticket and information booth. The lower level of the Promenade contains permanent storage space for scenery, props and other items associated with the operation of the theater. There will be access to the Orpheum Theatre at all 'levels of the Promenade so that functionally the theater and Promenade can be utilized as a single unit. The lobby areas and public rest rooms in the Promenade will supplement these same facilities in the theater. The theater is not of adequate size to provide display space or space for visitors to gather. The Orpheum Theatre will be an operating theater; and consequently the Promenade will be the facility to ac- commodate the additional demands that the restoration will thrust upon the theater. Part II provides a cost estimate for this facility, and these costs are also sum- marized below. Particular attention is invited to the 1% allocated for works of art. This is considered to be a modest amount for this purpose; yet it is con- sidered essentia, for self-improvement and to demonstrate the necessity of works of art located in areas of high pedestrian. activity. 12 Adapting to Theater Basement First Floor Second Floor Works of Art - 1% Engineering and Inspection Contingencies Land - 3,870 square feet Total EXHIBITION - ARTS BUILDING $ 3,950.00 84,309.00 78,847.00 63,410.00 $ 230,516.00 2,305.00 23,051.00 23,051.00 $ 278,923.00 11L687.00 $ 290,610.00 The Five Flags Center Project includes the construction of an Exhibition -Arts Building. This will consist of a two level public use and art facility con- taining some 20, 000 square feet of exhibit area with dividers for multi -purpose usage; meeting rooms; an art gallery housing a permanent collection; galleries for touring collections, special exhibits, photo, craft and hobby shows; and individual studios and workshops for group and self-expression in the arts and crafts. Among uses contemplated for the Exhibition -Arts Building are the following; 1. Civic use. 2. Public and private trade shows. 3. Exhibitions. 4. Trade and professional association conventions. 5. Private shomings of manufacturing industries. 6. Catered ban;uets. 7. Large meetii gs. The Exhibition-A-ts Building provides the facil'. ty to house functions and space for activities no! considered suitable for the restored Orpheum Theatre. Included 13 in the lower (basement) level will be the Audio -Visual Auditorium described in detail elsewhere in this application. The design of this building will harrhonize, but will not detract from the restored Orpheum Theatre which is to be the prominent structure in the Five Flags Center. The cost for the Exhibition -Arts Building is not contained in this application, and the description of the structure and its anticipated usage in this document provides the background to fully appreciate the concept of the Five Flags Center. Funds for the Exhibition -Arts Building will be separately solicited and otherwise made available from other sources. AUDIO-VISUAL CENTER An audio-visual center will be constructed on the lower level within the new Exhibition -Arts Building. None of the costs attributable to this center are in- cluded in this application, and the description of this special facility is includ- ed to demonstrate the completeness and uniqueness of the Five Flags Center. Part III of this application contains a detailed description of the audio-visual portion of the Five Flags Center Project, and application for a matching grant for financial assistance to provide a portion of this center was filed under date of May 31,.1973 with the National Endowment for the Humanities. The audio-visual portion of the Five Flags Center Project represents a (1) multi- media presentation of the early history and American Revolutionary War involve- ment of the Upper Mississippi Valley together with a (2) fully equipped audi- torium to be incorporated into the Five Flags Center Project. As a prototype of a new museum, the audio-visual center will continue well into the future to present, this and other educational, cultural and historical subjects to be de- veloped in cooperation with local colleges and seminaries, museums and other resources yet to be fully determined and explored. This audio-visual center will effectively demonstrate the new museum concept of portraying the historic heritage of this nation in sight and sound in order to convey to audiences the experience of participating in history. A fifteen minute multi -media presentation has been produced to demonstrate and describe the special presentation to be prepared for the bicentennial year. A reading of the script set out in Part V tells the Five Flags Center story and its relationship tD the bicentennial celebration. Audio Visual Presentations, a division of the D3s Moines Register and Tribunr; has been retained as principal consultants to design the auditorium, select the equipment and to produce the presentation. They have in turn retained 14 Midwest Travel Educational Services, Inc. for technical assistance. A sum- mary of the technical staff that will produce the presentation is set forth in Part III. A staff of distinguished historians have been assembled to verify all histori- cal data that will be incorporated into the multi -media presentation. They include Dr. Adrian Anderson, Iowa State Historical Preservation Officer Dr. Walter Peterson, President of the University of Dubuque Peter T. Harsted, Superintendent, State Historical Society of Iowa William J. Petersen, Superintendent Emeritus, State Historical Society of Iowa Dr. Charles Geroux of Bloomfield, Michigan and formerly of Dubuque, will be consulted on matters pertaining to the history of the theater of the Upper Mississippi. Professor William B. Oglesby of the University of Iowa will serve as a multi- media consultant. OFF-STREET PARKING FACILITY An off-street parking facility containing approximately 32,700 square feet to accommodate about 100 motor vehicles will be constructed to accommodate visitors to the restored Orpheum Theatre. Entrance to the theater from the parking area will be through the Promenade. The parking area will be hard surfaced, curbed, lighted, graded and appropri- ately landscaped to screen the parking area. A service walk and a canopy attached to a portion of the rear of the theater and incorporated into the Prome- nade will afford protection from adverse weather to passengers as they are dis- charged from motor vehicles at the Promenade drive-in entrance. It is recognized that the parking to be provided on -site is not totally adequate to accommodate the visitors and audiences anticipated to view the theater and to participate in the various activities of the Five Flags Center. It is expected that other municipal parking facilities presently in existence and to be pro- vided in the future in Dowotown Dubuque will .Accommodate projected needs. This modest parking facility is an essential el �ment to the restored Orpheum Theatre to facilitate public viewing of the thezzter and to examine the variety of materials and exhibits on display in the multi -level Promenade. is A cost breakdown of this facility is contained in Part II and is summarized as follows. Improvements Land Cost OTHER COSTS $ 60,195.00 91,362.00 $ 151,557.00 Included in Part II are estimates of Other Costs which are anticipated to be incurred in undertaking the acquisition and development activities contem- plated by this application. They are also set out hereinbelow. The General Chairman of the Five Flags Center Fund has been designated to act as General Manager and Owner's Representative for all purposes subject to the prior approval of the Executive Committee for filing applications; re- taining consultants, architects, engineers and other specialists; and execu- ting and awarding contracts, memorandums of understanding and other agree- ments. These services of the General Chairman will -be donated without charge to the Five Flags Center Fund; consequently, no credit for donated services is pro- posed under Other Costs. Just prior to the opening of the restored theater and related facilities, an infor- mational brochure of a modest nature will be made available for public distri- bution during the bicentennial year. This brochure will brieflv describe the history of the Orpheum Theatre and site, its restoration, its relationship in the Five Flags Center, and the relationship of the Five Flags Center to the bicen- tennial year. It is expected that a'number of special consultants will be retained on a per diem basis to provide technical assistance in specialized areas of restoration and in refitting the theater for maximum use. Several of the categories are listed; however, it can be anticipated that other specialists will need to be consulted to assure that the required work is accomplished accurately and economically. Other items under Other Costs are self -explanztory. Administrative Overhead $ 5,000.00 Publications 2,500.00 Legal Fees 5,000.00 " Insurance 5,000.00 Project Signs 1,000.00 Special Consultants 15,000.00 $ 33, 500. 00 16 FIVE FLAGS SCULPTURE COMPETITION The City of Dubuque and the Dubuque Art Association are sponsoring an open competition to secure a suitable piece of sculpture for placement in the public right-of-way in close proximity to the Five Flags Center. Part IV contains a full description of the competition as it was announced to potential competitors. This announcement was mailed to all public and private art galleries, art schools and known artists. Over 1,000 announcements have been mailed to date. A cash award of $1 , 000. 00 for. the winning design has been provided by the Na- tional Endowment for the Arts through the Iowa Arts Council. In addition, $25,000.00 has been allocated for the fabrication and placement of the winning piece by the City of Dubuque and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development as a project expenditure of the Downtown Urban Renewal Project, Iowa R-15. Two of the three judges to select the winning piece are associated with the Five Flags Center Project and the Town Clock Plaza which is to be extended down Main Street into the block upon which the Five Flags Center is to front. This will assure selection of a distinctive item that will relate to the total environment in which it will be placed. The third judge will be a director of a recognized art gallery and will provide the expertise to assure that the winning design represents a quality piece of art worthy of recognition. The Five Flags Sculpture Competition is dedicated to the occasion of the bicen- tennial year and is designed to complement and accommodate the Five Flags Center and its overall relationship to the bicentennial celebration. 17 �1 1 y :1 FIVE FLAGS CENTER PROJECT COST ESTIMATE Theater - Exterior Work South Elevation Tuckpoint Install fire doors Re -anchor fire escapes Repaint East Elevation Tuckpoint Replace glass block windows Remove sign and marquee Install reconstructed marquee Replace metal cornice Repair mansard Repaint North Elevation Tuckpoint Replace one course of brick Cut down wall to lower roof .Install stone coping Repaint est Elevation Tuckpoint Replace portion of masonry face Extend eave line Repaint Roof Tuckpoint Reroof and reflash Replace ventilator Engineering and Inspection - 10% Contingency - 100/, Total Exterior Cost $ 12,000.00 21,700.00 15,210.00 9,297.00 18,300.00 $ 76,507.00 7,651.00 7L651.00 $ 91,809.00 ter - Interior Work Hduse Ceiling Plaster repair and restoration Install stage lights and catwalk Paint (including walls) $ 45,000.00 Balcony Face Plaster repair and restoration Paint Balcony box curtains Walls Plaster repair Decorative painting Repair and paint walls - lobby and toilets Repair and paint ceilings and walls of accessory spaces Floor Carpet Seal concrete Seating Reupholster gallery seats Sub -Total Mechanical Work Heating and air conditioning Electrical - house lights, control conduits Sub -Total Stage Basement R:build dressing rooms Ceiling and light fixtures Asbestos tile floor Rebuild toilet facilities Repair and paint walls 5,500.00 9,000.00 42,300.00 $ 101,800.00 $ 85,500.00 $ 85,500.00 $ 8,610.00 Main Stage and Fly Space Refit theater screen Floor repairs Refit movie screen Stage lighting Counter -weight system Portable stage extension and riser Remove two rows of seating Re-anchorladders Rebuild orchestra pit 59,508.00 $ 68,118.00 Soecial Code Requirements Sprinkling system - Back stage New fire curtain Smoke and heat detection system Emergency lighting Revamp interior stairs $ 45,000.00 Sub -Total $ 45,000.00 Total $ 300,418.00 Engineering and Inspection - 10% 30,042.00 Contingencies - 10% 30,042.00 Total Interior Work $ 360, 502. 00 Special Stage Equipment (Included in Main Stage and Fly Space) Li� hating Lekolites Beamlights Follow Spots Floodlights Borderlights Cyclorama Footlights $ 20,962.00 Dimmer Units Control board Patch panel Stage Manager's override Dimmer bank $ 10,000.00 Hardware Floor and wall pockets Plugs Cable Rope and rope clamps Sandbags Batten pipe Stagebraces Grid junction boxes Grid batten cable $ 6,100.00 Total $ 37,062.00 Promenade Addition (30 x 114) Adapting to Theater Connect lobby Provide four double door access $ 3,950.00 Promenade Basement Toilet facilities Two stairways Electrical Heating and air conditioning 84,309.00 Elevator Promenade First Floor Canopies Floor covering Two stairs Elevator Heating and air conditioning Electrical Sidewalk cafe 78,847.00 Promenade Second 17100r Floor covering Two stairs Elevator Heating and Air conditioning Electrical 63 , 410. 00 $ 230,516.00 Works of Art - 1% 2,305.00 Engineering and Inspection - 10% 23,051.00 Contingencies - 10% 23,051.00 Total Promenade Cost $ 278,923.00 off Street Parking Facility Site Improvements Hard surfacing Concrete curb Landscaping Grading Lighting $ 50 163.00 Sidewalks $ 50,163.00 Engineering and Inspection - 10% 5,016.00 Contingencies - 10% _5,o16_00 $ 60,195.00 Total Acquisition Theater Site - 8,192 square feet $ 24,740.00 Structure 20,000.00 $ 44,740.00 Promenade - 3,870 square feet 11,687.00 Off -Street Parking Area - 32,703 square feet 91,362.00 Total Acquisition Cost $ 147,789.00 Note: Land subject to survey Value of theater is estimated Land values subject to appraisal review other r Costs $ 5,000.00 verh=ad Administrative Overhead Office Expenses Administration and Contracts Coordination Printing 2,500.00 publications Brochure 5,000.00 1Fees Abstracts of Title Contract Preparation and Review 5,000.00 .insurance Property Damage and Public Liability Fire and Extended Coverage Project Signs 1,000.00 project Identification and Acknowledgment 15,000.00 Special Consultants Historic Acoustical Stage Rigging Lighting Total Other Costs $ 33,500.00 M SUMMARY Theater - Exterior Work Theater - Interior Work Promenade Addition (30 x 114) Off -Street Parking Facility Acquisition Other Costs Theater Construction Acquisition Promenade Addition (30 x 14) Construction Acquisition Off -Street Parking Facility Construction Acquisition Other Costs, SHARING OF COST $ 91,809.00 360 502.00 $ 452,311.00 278,923.00 60,195.00 147,789.00 33 500.00 $ 972,718.00 $ 452,311.00 44,740.00 $ 497,051.00 $ 278,923.00 11,687.00 $ 290,610.00 $ 60,195.00 91_ ,362.00 $ 151,557.00 $_33,500.00 $ 972,718.00 Federal $ 486,359.00 Local 486,359.00 $ 972,718.00 &tate of 3owa Public �Afet♦y� ~epartment of L LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISIONS HIGHWAY PATROL STATE FIRE MARSHAL `--'�•_� (� Lucas State Office Building RADIO COMMUNICATION DES MOIN ES, IOWA 50319 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION NARCOTIC AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT P C, M A BEER AND LIQUOR LAW ENFORCEMENT MOTOR VEHICLE ADMINISTRATION DIVISIONS ROBERT D. RAY DEALER LICENSING GOVERNOR DRIVER LICENSING MICHAEL M. SELLERS MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION . COMMISSIONER MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION CARROLL L. BIDLER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER JOHN B. NIELSEN DEPUTY COMMISSIONER March 27, 1973 Mr. Gent Wittenberg Urban Renewal Department 10-B Fischer Building Dubuque, Iowa 52001 In re: Orpheum Theatre- 4th and Main, Dubuque, Iowa Dear Mr. Wittenberg: I accompanied City Fire Marshal Bill Lynch on his inspection of the Orpheum Theatre at 4th and Main, Dubuque, and fully concur with his attached reply. Y u s sincerely, fieynild J. Hentg s Assistant State Fire Marshal RJH:ar Dubuque CC: William Lynch- City Fire Marshal, q enc. S C!T TXE C I T Y OF DUBUQUF =' R. N. DUNPHY. CHIEF Wm. LYNOX. FIRE MARSHAL �r Tee y March 22, 1973 Mr. Gent Wittenberg Urban Renewal Department 10-B Fischer Building Dubuque, Iowa 52001 FIRE DEPARTMENT BUREAU OF FIRE PREVENTION 91x ! IOWA STREETS 0 U B 0 0 0 E. 1 0 W A S 2 0 0 1 RE: Fire Inspection at Orpheum Theatre, 4th & Main, Dubuque Dear Mr. Wittenberg: A recent fire inspection of the Orpheum Theatre disclosed the discrepancies listed on the attached sheets. To have the theatre come to normal code requirements, the recommendations listed on the attached sheet are suggested. Very truly yours Ld.,s�/ W. J. ynch Fire Marshal WJL:if Attach. 2 Mr. Gent Wittenberg Urban Renewal Dept. -2- RE: Orpheum Theatre, 4th & Main, Dubuque March 22, 1973 BASEMENT -.REAR Under stage - improve staircase. ENCLOSE' Either install an additional exit from this area or improve accessibility to existing prompter's door. This door's fire fusing track and counter -balance should be corrected. Install a complete approved sprinkler system in the basement area. BASEMENT - FRONT Sprinkler system - especially area of lateral pipe chase, both ends. FIRST FLOOR Stage: Proscenium curtain to be improved! Recommend: This be in sections - top part to be permanent, built to remain stationary. Bottom section remain on same track to be fused and to cover the bottom half of the proscenium opening, if fused. Stage shall be provided with a fire control station located on adjoining stage area. The fire control station shall have the following: Telltale lights to indicate the operation of all emergency light and power circuits. Indicators to show that sprinkler system valves are open and system is charged with water under pressure. A public address system energized from normal and emergency light and power sources. An alarm system connected to the manager's office, dressing rooms, and auxiliary stage spaces. It shall NOT sound an alarm audible in the audience or seating portion of the theatre. No workshop involving the use of combustible or flammable paint, liquids or gases or their storage shall open directly upon the stage. Recommend: Two (2) Class "A" fire escape towers to terminate on ground floor. Exit only to outside of the building. These Class "A" towers to be accessible from mezzanine, balcony, and if re -use or improved for occupancy, the area formerly known as "the Gallery". North wall of first floor to have installed two (2) additional exits: one near front of main floor and one near, but in frost of foyer. Doors to open to north. Door to existing front basement to have a one -hour door. Dimensions of class "A" Tower to be determinable from ultimate occupancy load of mezzanine, balcony and gallery. Mr. Gent Wittenberg _3- March 22, 1973 Urban Renewal Dept. RE: -Orpheum Theatre, 4th & Main, Dubuque BALCONY Class "A" tower to be accessible for this area and inside staircase to remain. Guards protecting termination of descending stairs to balcony, shall be no less than 36" high. PROJECTION ROOM Shall comply with section 8-6114 of Life Safety Code 101. GALLERY If used or renovated, shall necessitate the same requirements as of the balcony. Recommend: Have existing Class "B" fire escape on south side of building be repaired, operable and remain. ELECTRICITY Emergency lighting and exit light circuit. FURNACE Have this heating plant examined by a competent heating contractor as to serviceability. WIRING Have this facility checked by a qualified licensed electrical contractor. STAGE The stage shall have a ventilator or ventilators in or above it, operable from. the stage floor by hand and also opening by fusible links or approved automatic heat actuated device, or heat and smoke actuated device, to give a free open- ing equal to at least 5 per cent of the area of the floor of the stage or enclosed platform. Where mechanical ventilation is provided it shall be arranged that natural ventilation, at least equal to the above, will be available. Make-up air for mechanical ventilation shall not be obtained from the audience seating area. FIVE FLAGS CENTER MULTI -MEDIA CENTER NARRATIVE SUMMARY The Five Flags presentation will be an environmental experience to visitors of the center. This 45-minute presentation will lead the audience through the early history of the Upper Mississippi Valley. It will take them through the explorations of Marquette and Joliet and bring them to the significant revolutionary war battle at the lead mines of Dubuque. Students will learn of the exploits of Jean Marie Cardinal who warned St. Louis of the impending British attack. The ultimate defeat of the British at St. Louis established the western border of the United States at the Mississippi. The presentation of the colorful history of Dubuque will continue through the 19th century when the cultural center of the Upper Midwest had 20 legitimate theaters in operation. This multi -projector presentation will convey to the audience the experience of participating in history. The impact of a theater built as an environmental experience will then be distributed to other parts of the state of Iowa and surrounding areas through the means of "audio -visual -vans." The story will be told to school groups in all parts of Iowa and adjacent areas of Wisconsin and Illinois. It is planned that this extension of the project will be accomplished subsequent to the bicentennial year 1976 at which time the multi- media presentation will be run continuously in the Five Flags multi -media center. Also, it is contemplated that a series of smaller slide presentations, containing similar information, would be made available to the schools for use throughout the state. The above in capsule form describes the intent of creating within the total Five Flags Center Project, a multi -media center composedof a self-contained auditor- ium seating 150 persons with a complete sound system, a glass 1/2" lens screen - wall 10 feet high and 75 feet long in five modules together with appropriate scaffolding for rnou:�ting projectors, speakers and other items of equipment. The rear screen proiection method will utilize the full width of the presentation area, and is desigred to permit movement of the Asual image in a variety of locations and directions. The equipment includes those items necessary to pro- vide maximum utilization of a variety of still pictures dissolving with lap dissolves, quick cuts, slow dissolves, integrated with motion pictures and a wide selection of optical treatments to give various shapes to slides. Coupled with the sheer size of the presentation area, will be the number of slides which can be shown individ- ually and simultaneously and moved laterally and vertically as well as inside the individual frame of each picture through use of slide dissolves and motion pictures. The screen configuration and the equipment has been specifically selected and placed to communicate to the viewer that he is a total part of the presentation sur- rounded on all sides by the sights and sounds and the motion of both pictures and image position. Great care has been exercised to develop an environment in which the viewer is not distracted by viewing a great deal of apparatus or disturbed by the noise of the functioning of equipment. FIVE FLAGS CENTER. MULTI -MEDIA CENTER COST SUMMARY 1. Eauipment List 1 - MCI 24 channel Rec/Deck 2 - Bozak CMA-6-2S Stereo Pre -Amp @ $495.00 4 - Bozak CMA-1-120 Power Amp @ $375.00 5 - Bozak CM-109-18 Colm.Speakers @ $495.00 5 - Bozak CM-199-4 Bass Speakers @ $450.00 8 - Bozak CM-109-2 Ceiling Speakers @ $97. 50 4 - Input Pre -Amp Cards @ $18.00 500' Speaker Wire 18 - 3M Digi-Que Pro-9 @ $869.95 35 - Spindler Dynamic Dissolve @ $594.00 70-Ektagraphic AF-2 No Lens @ $202. 00 70 -Buhl 1.4" Lens @ $80.00 2 - Kodak AV-295 Marc 300 16 mm @ $1, 595.00 2 - Buhl Ecurp Lens @ $180 4 - 3M AV-21 Power Control @ $99. 95. 70 - Carousel Cables @ $8.00 20 - Recorder Connectors @ $10.00 35 - Pro-9 TO Dissolve Cords @ $11.00 Scaffolding 5 - LS 60/180 x 1/2 Hydur Finish 10' x 15', 150 sq. ft. @ $6,157.00 Installation Contingency 23,750.00 990.00 1,500.00 1,980.00 2,250.00 780.00 72.00 25.00 15,659.00 20,790.00 14,140.00 5,600.00 3,190.00 360.00 400.00 560.00 200.00 385.00 10,000.00 30,785.00 $ 133,416.00 5,000.00 5,000.00 $ 143,416.00 2. Presentation Audio Visual Presentations, a Division of The Des Moines Register and Tribune Midwest Travel Education Services, Inc. Composite Talent of Ten People Full Time for Six Months $ 100, 000. 00 Producer Director Copywriter Technical Director Programmer Three Artists Two Photographers Materials - Film, Slide Mounts, etc. 10,000.00 Contingency 10,000.00 3. Auditorium 70' x 80' = 5,600 square feet @ $40.00 (150 seats) 120,000.00 224,000.00 $ 487,416.00 Note: The auditorium which houses the multi -media center is located within the Five Flags Center Exhibition -Arts Building. The cost of the public rest rooms, lobby, entrances and other physical facilities to be constructed for use in conjunction with the multi -media center are not included in this cost estimate. DGET SUMMARY Budget Category Cost Equipment $ 143,416.00 Presentation 120, 000.00 Auditorium 224, 000. 00 $ 487,416.00 The budget proposal provides that Audio Visual Presentations, a division of The Des Moines Register and Tribune, and their technical consultant, Midwest Visual Education Services, Inc. of the same city, will produce under contract the entire presentation in collaboration with the Multi -Media Committee of the Five Flags Center Fund Advisory Council and Historian Consultants to the Five Flags Center Fund Executive Committee. The space to be constructed and designated as the auditorium within the Exhibition -Arts Building will be designed by the architectural and engineering firms of Cullen-Schiltz & Associates of Dubuque, and Bowen & Kanazawa of Madison, based upon criteria provided by the multi -media consultants. The architectural and engineering firms are presently under contract in relationship to the total Five Flags Center Project. A Public Program Grant Application was submitted under date of May 31, 1973, to the National Endowment for the Humanities for a matching grant for financial assis- tance for the purchase of the equipment and for the production of the presentation for the Multi -Media Center. � Ez Audio Visual Presentations PERSONNEL AUDIO VISUAL PRESENTATIONS ASSIGNED TO FIVE FLAGS CENTER PROJECT Audio Visual Pre:;entations E3 A Division of The C as Moines Register and Tribune 715 Locust StreetF3 Des Moines, Iowa 50304 -AArea Code 515/284-8282 Roy C. Follett, General Manager Audio Visual Presentations A Division of the Register and Tribune Company A graduate of Iowa State University in Technical Journalism with additional education at the National Broadcasting Company -Columbia University and Harvard Business School. He was chosen outstanding advertising man of Iowa, 1964. He has been president of the Des Moines Advertising Club and is currently president of the 1200-member International Newspaper Promotion Association. His working career includes public relations and advertising directorships with Cherry - Burrell Corporation, Drake University and the Des Moines Register and Tribune Company. His audio visual organization has won numerous awards for its multi -media presentations. He lectures on multi -media presentations to college and professional groups. . .the most recent to the National Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers at its national conference in April and to the International Newspaper Promotion Association's inter- national conference in May. AVP (Audio Visual Presentations) has produced dozens of multi -media presentations for such accounts as Meredith Publishing Company (publishers of Better Homes and Gardens), Massey Ferguson, Winnebago Industries, the Iowa BiCentennial, numerous advertising agencies and regional and local clients. The organization has traveled and shown major presentations in the past two years in Montreal, New York, Orlando (Florida), Chicago, San Francisco, Detroit, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, and many smaller communities. The most recent presentation "Wind Song" which utilized a 74.' portable screen, 16 slide projectors, a 16 mm motion picture projector and numerous programmers was shown this month at a national conference in San Diego. Similar presentations can be seen in San Francisco (the San Francisco Experience) and Disney World and in Montreal's former Expo '67 facility. Robert L. Barkley Cumming School of Art, 1948-51. Art Director Parrot Film Studio, Des Moines, Iowa, 1951-53. Artist -designer, movie trailer ads and animated TV commercials. Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, 1953- present. Artist, designer, illustrator. Named art director in 1962. Awards: Silver Award for best TV commercial, Art Directors Association of Iowa; Silver Award for best newspaper campaign, Art Directors As- sociation of Iowa; First place, Best Newspaper Campaign, Des Moines Advertising Club; Best in Midwest, best newspaper campaign, International Newspaper Promotion Association. Thomas L. Weinman Drake University, 1955-59. Bachelor of Fine Arts Artist/Illustrator (Commercial Art). Delta Phi Delta art fraternity, vice president. KRNT-TV, Des Moines, Iowa, 1958-59, designer/ i lustrator. Office Outfitters, Des Moines, Iowa, 1962-65. Interior designer, dimensional layouts and perspective drawings. Iowa Emplo ment Securit Commission, Des Moines, 1965-70. Artist designer, educational materials. Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, 1970- present. Artist i ustrator, audio-visual presentations. Frank R. Davenport Washington University, Art School, St. Louis, Missouri Artist/Illustrator Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, 1940- present. Illustrator cartoonist. Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940-present. Illustrator cartoonist. Currently illustrating golf series by Lee Trevino. Produced panel cartoon, "Open Season." Special commissions: Izaak Walton League, t,ational Wildlife Federation, Lewis and Clark Trail (trcil marker). Dan Cambridge University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1966-70. Programmer Bachelor of Arts. Major: Journalism. Phi Beta Kappa. Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, Des Moines, owa, 1 0-present. udio-visua presentation script writer and programmer. Coordinates scripting and photography in multi -media presentations. Larry V. Williams Brooks Institute of Photography, Santa Barbara, Chief Photographer California, 1958-61. Degree: professional photo- graphy. Major: Motion Picture Production/Cine- matography. Minor: Illustrative Photography/ Color Printing. Rex Fleming .Productions, Santa Barbara, California, 1961-62. CrossWill Productions, Hollywood, California, 1962-64. Ro Rogers Enterprises/Rexford Corporation, Bever y H i Is, Ca iforn is . Maitland Stewart Productions, Claremont, California, 1965-66. Vihiene Productions, Studio City, California, 1966-68. Mt. San Jacinto College, Gillman Hot Springs, Ca ifornia, 1968-69. Head illustrator/photo technician. Walla Walla Community College, Walla Walla, Washington, 1969-71, Media production director. Video Realities, Inc., Walla Walla, Washington, 1971-72, Director of Production/Vice President. Walla Walla Union Bulletin, Walla Walla, Washington, 1972-73. Chief Photographer. Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1973-present. Chief photographer, audio- visual presentations. Mary Rigg Whitehurst Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1969-70. Photographer Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1970-present. Photographer, studio and location. Stulio set-up designer. Lab technician -- color processing, black -and -white printing, traisparency duplicating. Albert M. Rockwell Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa, 1937-38, 1946-49 Director KRNT and KRNT-TV, Des Moines, Iowa, 1948-69. Air personality, radio, 1948-55. Music director, 1955-69. Operations manager, 1960-69. Production manager, 1960-69. Rapport Communications, Des Moines, Iowa, 1969. General Manager. Audio Visual Presentations, Des Moines, Iowa, 1970-present. Operations Manager. Lecturer, Drake University; president, Mid -America Chorale Corporation; Advisory Council, Department of Adult Education, Des Moines Public Schools; Consultant (advertising), Wesley Day and Co., Jacobs-Ambro Agency. Steven L. Hug Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 1964-68. Technical Director Bachelor of Science (Telecommunicative Arts). WOI-TV and WOI-FM, Ames, Iowa, 1966-68. Television cameraman and radio announcer. Iowa State University Film Production Unit, Ames, Iowa, 1968. Editor, educational films. KDIN-TV, Des Moines, 1968. Cinematographer - editor, children's films. Iowa State Conservation Commission, Des Moines, Iowa, 1969. Cinematographer -editor, educational films and public service announcements. Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, 1969-present. Cinematographer -editor -programmer, television pro- ductions and audio-visual presentations. John H . Schacht University of Colorado, 1958-61 . Bachelor of Arts. Copywriter Majors: English Literature, History, Journalism. Meredith Publishing Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1961-68. Advertising and promotion copywriter. Named Assistant Promotion and Publicity Manager in 1966. Des Moines Register and Tribune Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1968-pr:sent. Company publication editor, advertising salts promotion supervisor, audio-visual presentation script writer. Wrote script for the -Iowa State Fair multi -media presentation ""he Second Shot Heard 'Round the World", used �o build public support for World Food Expo proposed as part of Iowa's U.S. bicentennial. FIVE FLAGS SCULPTURE COMPETITION DUBUQUE ART ASSOCIATION AND CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA $1000 Prize for Outdoor JUDGES' Charles Mosher, Barton-Aschman Associates, Inc., Chicago, Illinois Ron Bowen, Bowen and Kanazawa, Madison, Wisconsin CASH AWARD: $1000.00 A cash prize of $1,000.00 will be awarded to the artist of the winning submission at an award ceremony. The design, the mo- quettes, sketches and photographs as well as the finished piece of sculpture shall be- come the exclusive property of the City of Dubuque, for uses determined to be in the best interest of the City. ELIGIBILITY: Each participant is required to submit a maquette at a scale of 1" = 1'. An entry label attached to each maquette shall in- clude the name (professional as well as legal), address and phone number of the artist together with the title or name of the entry. Each participant shall also submit (1) a written statement explaining his sub- mittal; (2) a notarized affidavit that the design is an original product of that artist, and that it has not been accepted for use elsewhere; (3) sketches of the piece at a reasonable scale; and (4) not less than four 8" x 10" black and white glossy photo- graphs suitable for reproduction. All photo- graphs shall become the property of the Dubuque Art Association and the City of Dubuque, and they will not be returned. The winner of the competition will be further required to submit a second maquette at a scale of Ya" — 1' showing as much detail that is possible at this reduced scale. Each participant is further required to sub- mit in a separate, sealed envelope his firm proposal and statement to enter into an appropriate contract with the City of Du- buque subject to the approval of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development to fabricate and install in place the piece represented by the mo- quette, sketches and the photographs at a total cost not to exceed $25,000 including all transportation charges and expenses of the artist. ENTRY FORMS: Pre -entry registration is required of all par- ticipants. A form for this purpose is pro- vided on the reverse side, and must be received in the Office of Housing and Re- development, Fischer Building, Dubuque, Iowa, 52001, postmarked not later than Friday, September 1, 1973. LIABILITY: The officers, employees and other persons associated with the Dubuque Art Associa- tion and the City of Dubuque will carefully handle all entries, but they will not be re- sponsible for any damage or loss to any works. Submitting an entry implies agree- ment with this condition, and all artists are urged to adequately insure their own works. SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES: Maquettes may be delivered in person to the Office of Housing and Redevelopment of the City of Dubuque, Fischer Building, Dubuque, Iowa, 52001, the week of Octo- ber 15, 1973, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. No entry will be accepted after 5:00 P.M. on Friday, October 19. Works sent by mail, express or otherwise must be sent postage prepaid and will be accepted only at the risk of the sender. DISPLAY AND RETURN OF ENTRIES: All maquettes will be on display throughout the month of November, and they must all be moved during the weeks of December 3 and December 10 from the Office of Housing and Redevelopment of the City of Dubuque, Fischer Building, Dubuque, Iowa, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. The Dubu- que Art Association and the City of Dubu- que shall not be responsible for any ma- quettes not claimed by December 14, 1973. Sculpture in Peclestrianway ENTRIES DUE: October 19, 1973 The Dubuque Art Association and the City of Dubuque, Iowa, in cooperation with the Iowa Arts Council are sponsoring on open sculpture competition. The sculpture will be placed in an outdoor pedestrianway in an area of Downtown D,4Duque known as Town Clock Plaza. Town Clock Plaza has been awarded a Landscape Award by the American Association of Nurserymen, Inc. and a Merit Award by the American Association of Landscape Architects. Both awards recognize the quality of design for an urban environment. The sculpture will complement the Five Flags Center Project now under way in the general area in which the sculpture will be located. This project includes the restoration of a his- torically and architecturally significant theater joined by a new promenade with a new exhi- bition -arts building. This total project is dedicated to the 200th Anniversary of the United States of America to be observed in 1976. The piece need not be distinctive of any period of history, but must capture the spirit of the bicentennial celebration of the founding of this nation. This spirit may reflect our nation's heritage and its historic perspective as it relates to Dubuqueland. SPECIFICATIONS: The piece may be stable or mobile but must not be dependent upon water, electronics or other mechanical pro- cesses for its installation or operation. The winning sculpture will be placed in a fifteen foot square base area con- structed by the City of Dubuque at the JUDGING: Judging of all entries will be completed the week of October 27, 1973, by a jury com- posed of Charles Mosher, Barton-Aschman Asso- ciates, Inc., Chicago, Illinois Ron Bowen, Bowen and Kanazawa, Madison, Wisconsin The right is reserved to the jury to reject any and all entries, and the decision of the jury is final. city's expense. The height of the piece not to exceed thirty feet must be suit- able for its location and mass and fabricated of a self maintaining, structurally adequate, durable ma- terial suitable for an exterior location in an urban setting. 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O c6 �j ANjV 1-3 _ __ °i�c �_� ti [ � Ev _ - C�, •- = P N EiCa .�.:c F u 4�yva c 8 o s _��`L�� ei�: .c ., � 9 � may`_` ':�� y s `� ��Nii a: o•�oo u'c'' �g5� .:u`u mYL9 Commomorntini; 200th Annlvorsnry of the Amoricnn Itovolution 1. Geology 2. Glacial Period 3. Ago of Dinosaurs 4. Mammals of Iowa 5. Birds of Iowa FRENCH PERIOD -- 1673-1762 6. Joliet and Marquette'-- 1673 7. Aco-Hennepin -- 1680 8. Nicholas Perrot -- Miami Indians 9. Delisle Map -- 1718 10. Dos Noyellos Expedition -- 1735 SPANISH PERIOD -- 1762-1803 11. Jonathan Carver -- 1766-68 12. Peter Pond -- 1773 13. Jean Marie Cardinal -- 1780 14. Dubuque - Fox Indians -- 1788 15. Dubuque Land Grant -- 1796 16. Tesson Land Grant -- 1799 17. Giard Land Grant -- 1800 AMERICAN PERIOD -- 1803-1833 18. Louisan Purchase--•9.803 19. Lewis & Clarke -- 1804-1806 20. Pike Expedition -- 1805-1806; 21. Fort Madison -- 1808-1813 22. Western Engineer -- 1819-1820 23. Steamboat Virginia -- 1823 24. Grand Council -- 1825 25. Black Hawk War -- 1832 26. Black Hawk Treaty -- 1832 27. White Tide Breaks -- 1833 Prepared by William J. Pnt.ersin; Sunt.. State Hiatorical Society of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA IOWA CITY, IOWA OFFICE Or TIIE SDPERINTENDE`IT WILLUX J. PETERSEN PREPARED BY WILLIAM J. PETERSEN, SUPERINTENDENT E?fMTUS, STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOWA The capture of Vincennes by George Rogers Clark in 1779 was one of the most significant American victories during the Revolutionary War. The British were well aware that Clark's incredible victory would prove a valuable pawn to the Americans unless it could be offset by a stunning reverse to the embattled colonists on the Western frontier. They accordingly dispatched an expedition of British and their Indian allies from Prairie du Chien in the spring of 1760 to capture St. Louis —then in the hands of the Spanish, who had been ceded all the land west of the Mississippi at the close of the French and Indian Wars in 1762. On the way down the Mississippi the British captured an armed Spanish barge at the mouth of the Turkey River and then pounced on the diminutive lead mining settlement at present-day Dubuque, whose lead doubtless had been reaching George Rogers Clark and possibly even the soldiers under George Washington. only one lead miner —Jean Marie-Cardina3----is known to have escaped. Cardinal paddled feverishly down the Mississippi to St. Louis, reaching that straggling �unfpr-trading R community,that.had been founded by Pierre dzxd�Li gueste in 176�� Warned of t e impending British sneak attack, the citizens of St. Louis threw up breastworks around the town and successfully beat off the British attack. During the Battle Jean Marie Cardinal lost his life in the defense of St. Louis. Cardinal is the only man living in what's now Iowa who may be said to have lost his life in the cause of American Independence. The successful defense of St. Louis was heartwarming to all patriotic Americans. Had it not been for Jear Marie Cardinal's warning the British and their Indian allies might have successfully captured the sleepy little fur -trading entrepot. And had they done so, the exploits of George Logers Clark might well have been in vain, the treaty of 1782 might well have fixed the wes-,ern boundary of the forth -cooing American Republic along the Allegheni+ I THE STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF IOIVA IowA CITY, IOWA OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT WILLIAM J. PETERSEN Page 2 Mountains instead of the Mississippi, and Reuben Gold Thwaites would never have been able to write his definitive book —How George Rogers Clark Won the Northwest. Iowans can be proud of this obscure, unsung, courageous lead miner who was destined to play such a dramatic role in American history. And just as the Federal Government has, in its infinite wisdom, built a beautiful memorial to George Rogers Clark on the banks of the Wabash at Vincennes, so some fitting memorial should be erected at Dubuque to commemorate the exploits of Jean Marie Cardinal (who might well -be called the Paul Revere of the Mississippi Frontier) and thus appropriately commemorate for Iowa and the entire Upper Mississippi Valley the fact that repercussions of the Revolutionary War were actually felt on the western banks of the mighty Mississippi. Since the exploits of Jean Marie Cardinal are focussed on the Dubuque area it is altogether fitting and proper that a memorial to the American Revolution BiCentennial beerected in the Key City of Iowa. I William J. Petersen, Superintendent Bneritus State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa DUBUQUE BICENTENNIAL CENTER PRESENTATION Final Script 1125173 Approved They call him the Paul Revere of the Mississippi . . . . Like the other Paul Revere, he worked in metal. He was a lead miner. His name was Jean Marie Cardinal. The lead mines were on the west bank of the Mississippi at the place where Julien Dubuque was later to found the city that bears his name -- a city that was to become one of the great steamboat ports of Mississippi commerce -- Dubuque, Iowa. . . . The year was Seventeen Eighty -- the fourth year of the American Revolution. Jean Marie Cardinal and the Iowa lead mines were providing precious bullets for the Kentucky riflemen fighting under George Rogers Clark -- possibly even for the soldiers under George Washington who had survived the winter (it Valley Forge. The British were gathering forces and supplies • 1 i 2 at Prairie du Chien for a surprise attack on St. Louis, which, if successful, would threaten he entire western frontier. 3efore moving south to St. Louis the British and their Indian allies fought their first battle on the Upper Mississippi at the Iowa lead mines, j ;apturing seventeen prisoners and fifty tons of i lead ore. But Jean Marie Cardinal escaped. tie began the day -and -night ride of the second 'aul Revere. In a birch -bark canoe from the Iowa lead mines to St. Louis, four hundred miles, Cardinal carried the warning of the mpending British attack. The British were lefeated at St. Louis and gave up their attempt to hold the western boundary of the American ;olonies. Jean Marie Cardinal was killed in `he battle at St. Louis. The treaty of Seventeen Eighty-three might well have fixed he western boundary of the United States rlong the Alleghenies instead of at the Mississippi, but for the warning of Jean Varie Cardinal. . . . VISUAL lean Marie Cardinal and the Iowa lead mines play a significant part in the brilliant >pening chapter of the history of the United States. They are also part of a much older history of exploration, discovery and settle- nent that goes back three hundred years on 'he Upper Mississippi. To preserve this unique heritage, we propose to make it a ignificant part of the American Revolution iicentennial. . . . Ne propose a cultural and historical Center for the Upper Mississippi valley, embodying he development of our great heritage and ;ommemorating the Revolutionary battle at the lead mines of Dubuque. . . . The Center will house a most unusual .heater. . .a theater with a multiple screen, multiple -image, multi -media presen- tation that will recreate the whole landscape of the Upper Mississippi's pas- and the story of the pioneers who gave it ife. In the interest of understanding what it is we VISUAL 4 propose, a few pertinent facts about multi- media presentations seem well advised -- simply because the equipment in this room today cannot possibly demonstrate the true impact of a full scale multi -media presentation. The first and perhaps most important aspect of multi -media presentations is -- sheer size. It can be simply awe inspiring. The second aspect is the motion of multiple images -- the experience of watching historic events unfold in a series of rapidly changing bigger - than -life images, each image creating a new perspective for the viewer. And the third aspect -- memorability. The feeling you are there, surrounded on all sides by the signts and sounds of history. . . Jean Marie Cardinal and the history of the lead mines. . .the spectacular sight of seven hundred and fifty Brithh troops and Indian warriors southward bound on the Mississippi under the Union Jack of Great Britain. . .these and hundreds of other images from the past will be projected into Z the present in the panoramic proportions of the Center's "total environment" theater. , the walls dissolve into a wilderness, then a bluff overlooking the Mississippi. And, in the distance, two canoes. Once carries a French fur trader and the other a Jesuit missionary. . .Joliet and Marquette in the year Sixteen Seventy-three become the first white men to see the broad waters of the Upper Mississippi and sense the vastness of America. We, too, see it for the first time and sense some of the vastness. , , . Across the historic landscape of the Upper Mississippi also will walk some of the people who were here in the beginning. . .Black Hawk . . . Decorah. . . Peosta . . . Wi nnesh i ek . .Keokuk. . _ Now the scene changes to early winter in Seventy Six . , Sixty .one of the final scenes Of the long French and Indian wars in which England defeats France. Louis Lionard Beaujeu-Villemond leads the last French expedition down the Mississippi past the VISUAL, AUDIO 0 bluffs of present-day Dubuque. The Fleur de Lis hangs sadly above the last remnants of the once powerful French forces in America -- four officers, two cadets, forty- eight regulars and seventy-eight militia. France departs from the Upper Mississippi forever . . . . The scenes constantly change, surrounding the viewers with the sights and sounds of mighty colonial powers struggling for possession of the Upper Mississippi and the story of how they eventually lost it to men like Washington, Adams, Jefferson, George Rogers Clark and Jean Marie Cardinal. . . . The Center will also have an outstanding exhibition hall -- twenty thousand square feet. During the Bicentennial year, the exhibition hall will house an historical display of Mississippi memorobilia provided by state historical societies and private donors in all states borderinf the Upper Mississippi . . . . VISUAL One of Dubuque's oldest and most archi- tecturally significant theaters, already a National Historical Site, will be restored and connected to the Center's exhibition hall. On this site a theater has been in continuous operation since Eighteen Forty, longer than anywhere west of the Mississippi. The theater has excellent acoustics and, when restored, will seat an audience of one thousand. Its stage will be spacious enough to accommodate symphony, ballet and opera. An early cultural center on the Mississippi, Dubuque once boasted twenty legitimate theaters in operation at one time. A play will be commissioned for the Bicen- tennial to commemorate Dubuque's brilliant theater history -- and usher in a new era. . . At the conclusion of the Bicentennial year, the exhibition hall and two heaters will serve the surrounding three -state area as a permanent, regional center for the arts, crafts, festivals, theater and a wide range of cultural and entertainment events. VISUAL 0 We envision a permanent Center for the Upper Mississippi that goes to the very heart of the basic principle for which the Revolution was fought: FREEDOM . . .to explore . . .to discover new horizons . . .to develop . . .to participate After the Bicentennial year, we envision a Center that will give form and expression to a new Spirit of Seventy-six -- restless, inquisitive, active. The Center's activities will take many forms -- an art gallery housing a permanent collection. . .other galleries for touring collections and craft exhibits. . .modular meeting rooms. . . audio visual presentations portraying the history of art, music, theater. . .studios and workshops for future generations of pioneers and explorers on the Upper Mississippi . . . . VISUAL 6 We propose a name. A name symbolic of the heritage. A heritage that glows in the colors emblazoned on banners that have flown over Dubuque and the Upper Mississippi valley: The Fleur de Lis of France, the Royal Flag of Spain, the Union Jack of England, the French Imperial Flag of Napoleon, and the Stars and Stripes of the United States of America. We propose to name the Center -- FIVE FLAGS. . . . Nineteen Seventy-six will be a truly memorable year for visitors to Dubuque and the Bicentennial Center. Dubuque and the Upper Mississippi valley surrounding Dubuque are filled with milestones or the road from yesterday to tomorrow. . .g)thic cathedrals and humble log cabins. . .o river harbour than once was described by >teamboai pilots as the best harbour on the Upper Mississippi. . 10 the historic shot tower -- molten lead was dropped one hundred and fifty feet into water, thus forming the round shot used by Union soldiers in the Civil War. . restored Victorian homes, picturesque churches and distinctive public buildings that have been subjects for many artists. . .and the shortest cog railroad in the world. The past is just around the corner in Dubuque. . .a regional city that has. not allowed progress to destroy sites and buildings that recall our national heritage and early statehood. . . . The tomb of Julien Dubuque overlooks a vast panorama of the Mississippi which today looks much the way it looked when explorers, missionaries, fur traders, soldiers and miners used the river as a highway for empire all the way from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Thirteen hundred acres surrounding Julien Dubuque's tomb, considered to be one of the most beautiful sites on the Mississippi, are available for a possible Bicentennial National Park. . . . We are ready to begin. . . . The Center has been the subject of careful study and planning by the Five Flags council which represents a broad cross section of the community -- colleges, business, labor, government, the arts and historical societies. We are of one mind: to build a Bicentennial Center worthy of the proud heritage of the upper Mississippi valley. . .the faculty and students of Dubuque's three colleges. The Dubuque symphony orchestra. . .all of the people and organizations in our part of the country who have found a way to express their passion for freedom will make significant contributions to the Bicentennial celebration on the Upper Mississippi. . . . The people of Dubuque have pledged over seven hundred thousand dollars in private funds toward the construction of the Center, and they are anxious to begin building. The Iowa Bicentennial Commission has enthusiastically endorsed tl•e Center. . . . VISUA.I._, 12 We are ready to begin -- now. All we need is the endorsement of the National Bicentennial Commission and the funds to finish the Center by Nineteen Seventy-six. . . . So let us begin. Where history began and the Revolution was fought on the Upper Mississippi, under Five Flags. a a a w w a Mch.23,107,filed jr ffice of Recorder,Dubucue Dunty,Iowa,cony of United gtatec Comml"OnerO tine of "Town of Dubun " niesloner of General Land Office Wn shln8ton,D.C.(g�nli Feb�3 certified ue brom COPY of the Map in his office. tis portion of said Mao shows the ST 113 Sx\dMap a ,cation of Lotpproved j74 bmissioners v.1,1833, led in Land N S flce,Dubu(lue, -vIGRT �21 176owa Territory, z7 /� Feb.3,1850. r87 FIVE FLAGS CENTER Fifth Street New Building 20,964 SF Off -Street ' Parking Facility o N � 0 32,703 SF o s c +J N � 3 C F N co Promenade o 3,870 SF Orpheum Theatre r 8, 192 SF 129' 129' Fourth Street Note: Subject to Survey FIVE FLAGS CENTER DESCRIPTION FROM 1911 PUBLICATION OF GREATER DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION Majestic Theatre On the evening of November 16, igio, the initial performance was given at the New Majestic Theater. The opening of this beautiful playhouse proved an innovation to Dubuque theater goers as well as a source of pride to the city and a satisfaction to the owner and manager, Mr. Jake Rosenthal. The newly built structure stands upon the site of the old Bijou, which was destroyed by fire less than thirtet it months ago. The architects and cnntractors who had the building in chargf have produced the most beau- tiful and safest theater in Iowa at a cost c f $9o,000. Architecturally, the Majestic is replica of a theater in Paris, long considered one of the handsomest in the French capital. Ac- cording to the statement of experts who have examined the building, it is as fire -proof in every respect as pos- sible. The Majestic Theater is affi- liated with the Keith and Proctor cir- cuits in the east and the Orpheum and the Kohl and Castle circuits in the west ,and as these cover the entire Ad- vanced Vaudeville field from New York to San Francisco, the manage. ment has first and exclusive call on the services of all leading stars and specialties. Patrons may therefore be'� assured that they will enjoy the best of attrac ions in the world of varie- ties. J r J JL w5 r r Y M 2:y+yy M r ®� r r ' �K. r ■ ■ M K r r r 7 Id S E H I3 I 3 �u U w F-- Q LD c J �- �o I n 0 t to MURRAY GOODMAN PROGRAM DIRECTOR JOtu�l lltfl'tC�111 �CbO[11t1011 ice 11CC11ilia[ conlllilaa:nli STATE HOUSE,DES MOINES November 29, 1972 Mr. Wayne Norman, Chairman Five Flags over Dubuque Five Flags Civic Center 256 West Fifth Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear Mr. Norman: Com on behalf of the Iowa r yourAmerican excellentRevolution presentationlat ourmlast n I want to thank you for board meeting. The IARBC approves and encourages the Five Flags over Dubuque Project as being significant and having the potential of contributing to the recognition of -the 200th birthday of the United States by the citizens of Iowa. it is -hoped As the national Bicentennial program develops, that some sources for funding will become available so that we can be of real help to you. RWD:KRF:MG:mir Corda.ally yours, ✓;,"?,P/-,�C� Robert W. Dillon Chayirman ('�-��1 ✓e�tJLc% � f Kenneth R. Fulk Secretary KENT HILLERY, O. D. R. L. MYERS. 0. D. OPTORtTRYCENTtR _ 805 CENTRAL AVENUE / DUBUQUE. IOWA 52001 / 568-2093 S. TABAK. O.D.. F.A. A.O. .......�...nnn.. "� February 23, 1973 Mr. Wayne Norman Chairman Dubuque Five Flags Civic Center Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear Mr. Norman: The Dubuque County Chapter of the Revolution Bicentennial Commission endorses the selection of the Five Civic Center for the project of the Bicentennial Commission - Cordially, Robert L. Myers, O. D. Chairman Dubuque County Chapter American heartly Flags Dubuque L RESOLUTION NO.51-73. DESIGNATING THE FIVE FLAGS CENTER AS A BICENTENNIAL CENTER WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has declared the appropriateness and desirability to provide for the observation and commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of this nation; and WHEREAS, the President of the United States has endorsed among other recommendations of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission that "The commemoration be national in scope, seeking to involve every State, city and community"; and WHEREAS, Dubuque, the oldest city in the State of Iowa and with a legacy that is reflected in the banners of the Fleur de Lis of France, the Royal Flag of Spain, the Union Jack of England, the French Imperial Flag of Napoleon, and the Stars and Stripes of the United States of America, is located in the only Iowa area of involvement with the American Revolutionary War; and WHEREAS, in recognition of the rich, historical heritage of Dubuqueland and for the occasion of the two hundredth birthday celebration of the founding of this nation, there is proposed to be integrated into the Five Flags Center as an essential ingredient a permanent, full-scale multi -media and sound facility to portray in sights and sounds during the bicentennial year, two hundred years of the past of the Upper Mississippi and the story of the men, women and children who gave it life; and WHEREAS, 'the Five Flags Center Executive Committee has unanimously recommended that the Five Flags Center composed of a restored architecturally and historically significant theater and site, a promenade, an exhibit -arts hall, and a multi -media and sound facility together with other appropriate site improvements be designated as a Bicentennial Center; and WHEREAS, the Iowa American Bicentennial Commission has approved the Five Flags Center "as being significant and having the potential of contributing to the recognition of the 200th birthday of the United States by the citizens of Iowa"; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Dubuque has strongly endorsed the proposed Five Flags Center and has recommended the Project to the entire community as worthy of its support to provide a facility which will encourage the cultural, recreational, entertainment and citizen participation potential of the community to match and balance the current industrial, commercial, academic and economic growth of the Dubuque metropolitan area; and WHEREAS, the support of the community for the Five Flags Center is self-�_ident in the form of pledges and contributions from indivi(luals, business firms, private organizations and othars towards the cost of the total project and by written and :)ral communications from a cross-section of private and public groups; now therefore �• 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY TIIE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OI' DUBUQUL•, IOWA SECTION 1.' That the Council of the City of Dubuque in recognition of the recommendation of the Executive Committee of the Five Flags Center and of the endorsement of the Iowa American R--volution Bicentennial Commission, recognizes and designates the Five Flags Center as a Bicentennial Center. SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Dubuque finds and determines that the Five Flags Center as a Bicentennial Center gives appropriate consideration to A. The observance and commemoration to the historic events of the Upper Mississippi that are associated with the American Revolutionary War period; B. An undertaking conceived by citizens working in harmony with local public officials to implement an acceptable, needed, and desirable facility; C. The ideas that have vitally influenced the development of the Upper Mississippi and of the United States; and D. The establishment of a permanent place that has opportunities for a wide variety of activities necessary for the present and future use of people and the stimulation of creativity for the orderly growth of the City of Dubuque, the State of Iowa, and the United States of America in mankind'a quest for knowledge and freedom. SECTION 3. That the Mayor and the City Manager are hereby authorized and directed to proceed and to undertake all measures deemed appropriate to secure the ; support, endorsement and participation of Federal and State agencies and private groups for the Five Flags Center as a Bicentennial Center for the City of Dubuque, the State of Iowa and the United States of America. SECTION 4. That the Mayor and City Manager are hereby further authorized and directed to proceed with proper application to appropriate Federal and State Agencies for the designation of the City of Dubuque as a Bicentennial City. Passed, approved and adopted this CI'lY CLERK DUBUQUE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 1 607 FISCHER BUILDING DUBUOUF, IOWA 52001 _i Fr PHONE 319 583-8I16 ( February 23, 1973 ACCREDITED CHAMBER OF COMMERCE LwIMBIn O �f F. Dr. Robert L. Myers, County Chairman Dubuque County American Revolution Bi-Centennial Commission 805 Central Dubuque, Iowa 52001 ( Dear Bob, In -behalf the Dubuque fAmerican RevolutionhBibCentennialeCommissiona (` forathenefforts being expended to have Dubuque, and specifically the Five Flags Civic Center, named as an official site for the F observance. It is our organ- ization's conviction, motioned unanimously, that the State and National Commissions will be hard pressed to find an area and/or concept that better relates to the objectives of this national observance. Dubuque is unique among Mid -American cities in that its history is closely related so yet employs the newest ceptsineducation, treligion,1rcommunity nation ndevelopment, �l ecumenism, etcd . A blending of the new and the old is evident everywhere. We believe that the unsettled times of the r recent past reflect a need and/or a desire of American citizens to become more rooted in their national heritage. Thus the concept of a multi -media historical educational and theater to be featured in the Five Flags Civic Center dur- ing the national observance and to remain as an ongoing function for years to come, would compliment this national citizen desire and the objectives of the observance. Very truly you:^s, Leo A. McCarthy, AOfeCommerce Dubuque Area Clamber LAM:msw LAIAS Civic CENTER ') 3 jR )• N f February 21, 1973 Dr, Robert L. Myers Dubuque County Chairman American Revolution Bicentennial Commission Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear Dr, Myers: EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Robert J. Dycr . George A. Freund Donald B. Grru Frank T. Har We Mrs. F. Benjamin Mcrntt W.'ne A. Norman Robert W. Runde LoVernc J. Schatz Richard 1. Slnitery Gent M. Wittenberg Williom Woodward The Five Flags American Revolution Bicentennial Experience (Multi Media Presen- tation) has vividly portrayed the heroic ride of Jean Marie Cardinal, the Paul Revere of the Upper Mississippi, and presented the story of Dubuque lead mines, involvement in the American Revolutionary War. The citizens of Dubuque have demonstrated their commitment by pledging over $700,000, in private funds to construct a center with theater, exhibition hall, promenade and multi media facility in time to be a major focal point in the celebration of the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976. The Five Flags Executive Committee, on September 8, 1972, unanimously pledged full cooperation with the Iowa ARBC and the National ARBC to.have the Center completed for the Bicentennial year and architects and restoration consultants have been retained. A total of $2,000,000, will be required to complete the center including the multi media facility. Most importantly, local and state governments, colleges, area schools, industry, labor, civic groups and citizens of Dubuque have pledged their time and talents to provide an outstanding celebration of the American Revolution Bicentennial for all of Mid America, Sincerely, Wayne NoQ fn �_ � Chairman Five Flags Executive Committee 256 West Tenth • Dubuque, Iowa 52D'01 • 582-7224 DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL BUREAU 601 EISCMER BUILDING - DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001 - 3 1 9 5 8 8 - 1 4 9 3 January 15, 1973 Dr. Robert Myers Dubuque County Chairman AMERICAN REVOLUTION BI-CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE Box 1193 Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear Dr. Myers: We understand that your committee is investigating the possi- bility of having Dubuque declared an American Revolution Bi- Centennial City. From the standpoint of community involvement, we urge that the Five Flags Civic Auditorium be considered as a focal point in the 1976 celebration, and that your Committee work with the current Five Flags Council in setting up goals and objectives for this accomplishment. Certainly, Dubuque and the Tri-State Area enjoy the historical significance attached to events before, during and after the period in American History which we plan to commemorate. Aiso, I think we can count on our citizens to carry out the theme and spirit of the national program in the manner hoped for by the National Committee. As far as the Industrial Bureau is concerned, you can count on our support and cooperation in the forth coming months, and we convey our best wishes for a very rewarding project. Cordially, DUBUQUE INDUSTRIAL BUREAU IF l 7 � v� 6 Robert F. Dorothy MANAGER REDfsh MEMBER: AMERICAN INDL STRIAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL 0 GREAT LAI ES STATES INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COUNCP. UBUQUE SU NTY AIR ASSOCIATION OFFICE LOCATED AT MAIN 8, SHIELDS STREET POST OFFICE BOX 194; DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001 (319) 588.1406 HONORARY PRESIDENT H. W. Wahlert PRESIDENT George A. Forby VICE PRESIDENTS Ken Mozena Tom Reilly February 7j.1973 Joe Spiegel Bob Waller Leander Weber SECRETARY -TREASURER Clem Welsh Dr, Robert L i'teyers DIRECTORS 805 Central Jim Edwards Dubuquejowa George Forby John Heinz Joe Hailing AmbroseroseHess This is to confirm that the Dubuque County Mrs. Bert Hillary Fair Association will work to help promote Floyd Hilton the BiCentennial program for 1976, Dan Kruse Tony Laban John Line Gerald McGrane Harold Meloy Ken Mozena Rudy Mullinix S. A. Ossian Bob Paisley Dubuque County Fair Association Duane Recker Tom Reilly Mrs. Paul Reiss Gene Schilling�—� —� em a sh—aecretary Bill Schueller Mrs. Gerald Singsank Joe Spiegel Tom Sweeney Francis Till Merrill Vanderloo, D.V.M. -Joe Waldbillig Bob Waller Dave Waller Leander Weber Clem Welsh Dave J. Weis Harold Weydert L UBUQUELANDS ENTERTAIN){ LENT CENTER " ... A Service To Your Comn unity ... 11 POST OFFICE BOX 1161 DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001 iibl que net it. Bicentennial Commission Dr. Robert L. Myers 805 Central Avenue Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear Dr. Myers: 701 LOCUST STREET TEL. 1-310-583-0306 0 February 13, 1973 Thank you for appearing before Post Number 6 of The American Legion, in Dubuque, Iowa, and explaning the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission and the Five Flags Civic Center Project. Post Number 6, certainly endorses the Five Flags Civic Center as the Commissions project for Dubuque and feels that this is indeed a civic endeavor that would merit our full cooperation. Sincerely yours, Commande WE SERVE THOSE >.+1,IHO SERVED a.. U.S.E. DUBUQUE President MR. LEO MARTIN 2701 RHOMBERG Vice President MR. DONALD C. MEYER 1726 OVERVIEW COURT Secretary MR. PAUL ROSSITER 1220 FINLEY Treasurer MR. HENRY J. POHLMAN 804 ROSHEK BLDG. Judge Advocate MR. WILLIAM T. CONNERY 973 MAIN Chaplain REV, PETE S. LAWDIS ST. ELIAS THE PROPHET GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH 1075 ROCKDALE ROAD Liaison Officer MR. THOMAS S. BUTLER 2422 UNIVERSITY DIRECTORS James J. Ashland Arnold A. Caitham William A. Clark Jack Crane Harold L. Doty Myron Fiedler Joseph W. Guilford Delbert J. Hayford Kenneth K. Hazlet, M,D Victor V. Helling Michael P. Hogan Syd Haudenshield Maurice E. Humke Allen A. Jones James J. Keane Wayne R. Lighthart Percy N. Lucas Ralph E. Lytle, DOS Leo F. McLaughlin Cy Meitl Donald C. Meyer Vince C. Miller Donald J. Mueller Robert L. Myers, OD James A. O'Brien, DDS Clarence T. O'Dowd Irvin A. Oeth Edward J. Rolle Paul A. Rossiter Everett A. Sanderson Peter J. Seippel John A. Sessions Eugene Sutherland Harold W. Taylor, MD Donovan F. Ward, MD James A. Weiland NAVY LEAGUE OF THE UNITED STATES (FOUNDED 19021 C% eily &x Ornt 01 fie Ckavy 8 G WASHINGTON, D. C, DUBUQUE COUNCIL QON DOUNrNr: 1220 FINLEY Narita,. and Futuna DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001 TELEPHONE: Res: 583-6790 January 24, 1973 Dr. Robert Myers, 5 Flages Center Box 1193 Dubuque, IA 52001 Dear Sir: County Chairman At the January monthly meeting of the Navy League, a motion was passed endorsing the 5 Flags Center as the American Revolution Bicentennial project for Dubuque and that the Navy League will contribute to the pro- ject in the form of presentations in the Multi -media Center. The Navy League will furnish time and talent to help the American Revolution Bicentennial Committe provide the fullest use of the 5 Flags Center in this praiseworthy project. Si4ee 7 Vince Ca Miller Secretary Control of the Seas is essential to our survival as a Nation BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA NORTHEAST IOWA COUNCIL NO. 178 1298 DODGE STREET -TELEPHONE (319) 5564343 DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001 American Revolution Bi-Centennial Commission c/o Dr. Robert Myers Box 1193 Dubuque, Ia.,52001 Dear Doctor Myers: It is our understanding that the Five Flags Civic Center has included in its design a facility to be used by organizations for holding meetings and events. I feel that this will be a real benefit to our area and a much needed facility. Our Northeast Iowa Council includes 4-1-, counties in Iowa and the City of East Dubuque, Illinois. We have several events that would be ideally held in this facility and would appreciate our being included in the planning. We will be more than happy to cooperate as much as possible in assisting other events at the Civic Center. Sincerely, ohnW. Barker Scout Executive '::Wednesday January 17,1973 JWB:h n oL. 14 (flo"d J'itlf�' sclout l ortn.ct (-Ync: 825Yi IOWA STREET Phone 319/ 583.9169 Dr. Robert Meyers 805 Central Avenue Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear Dr. Meyers, RE: "Five Flags Civic Center" DUBUQUE, IQWA 52001 (United Fund Member Agency) February 1, 1973 It has recently come to my attention of how the local Girl Scouts can benefit from the use of the "Five Flags Civic Center" in Dubuque. The Little Cloud Girl Scout Council would strongly urge You to proceed with the project with all speed, as we are looking forward to using this great facility, as all of Dubuque are, I'm sure. Yours truly, 9,J.0an M. Geisler JG/eo Executive Director .. ( �_ d d'i 4� ! to ,snow ... tc care ... to be involved KIWANIS CLUB DUBUQUE, IOWA February S, 1973 Dr. Robert Myers, Chairman Dubuque County Bicentennial Committee Dubuque, Iowa Dear Dr. Myers; The Board of Directors of the Dubuque Kiwanis Club enthusiastically supports your efforts in the creation of the Five Flags Civic Center for the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission's project. Not only does our club officially endorse this project but also the individual members are excited about the potential such a center has for all Dubuqueland. We offer to you any assistance our club has at its disposal, we are anxious to aid you in every.possible way to insure the completion of the civic center which promises so much for the cultural, social and economic betterment of Dubuque. Sincerely, ��� �� alph L. Rolling President Rotary Club ®f Dubuque i Dubuque, Iowa t February 15, 1973 Dr. Robert Myers County Representative Iowa American Revolution Bi-Centennial Commission 805 Central Avenue Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear Doctor Myers: ! The City of Dubuque is one of the oldest cities in Iowa, named for a French miner, Julien Dubuque, who was the first white man to settle in the territory now embraced within our State lines. Since the days of Julien Dubuque, citizens of this area have prided themselves in the preservation of the history of the region. Our City would be proud to participate fully in the Bi-Centennial Celebration and would be able to provide f excellent cooperation in the development of plans memorializ- ing our heritage. The scenic beauty of the area, the landmarks, and our dedication to the preservation of those important mementos t of the past, would seem to make Dubuque a logical Bi-Centen- nial City. The Dubuque Rotary Club pledges whatever support needed to insure the success of this celebration. Sincerely, Frank Richardson President FR:k I NCORPORAT[O IT ACT OP CONOR[.R Dubuque Detachment MARINE CORPS LEAGUE P R O C L A M A T I O N DUBUQUE, IOWA FROM THE OFFICE OF Laurence Sloman Commandant Dubuque Detatchmant Marine Corps League The Dubuque Detatchment, Marine Corps League, is honored to pledge the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000,00) to the Five Flags Civic Center for the purchase of the five flags that will be displayed at the Center. This Center, which is to be Dubuques' project for the American Revolution Bicentenial, will be a significant asset to our community, and our organization considers it a privilege to participate in this project. This PROCLAMATION issued at Dubuque, Iowa, this 23rd day of February, 1973, Laurence Sloman Commandant Dubuque Detatchment Marine Corps League "ONCE A MARINE, ALWAYS A MARINE" T H E C I T Y 0 k DUBUQUE DEPARTMENT OF RE.'.REATION Mr. Wayne Norman Chairman, Executive Committee Five Flags Civic Center Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear Mr. Norman: RICHARD J. SLATTERY 0 DIRECTOR BUNKER HILL 0 D U R U g U E. OWA 5 2 0 0 1 February 23, 1973 The Playground and Recreation Commission and the Park Board have for the past several, months been formulating an overall park and recreation comprehensive plan for the city of Dubuque. With the increasing demand for programs and activities, especially in the area of cultural arts, it is most appropriate that your committee has undertaken the task of providing our community with an exceptional cultural facility. The two commissions wish to inform your committee that we have deemed this project of highest priority for our citizens. You will receive the backing and support of our groups to make this facility a reality. PF:kd Sincerely, Paul 1— elt Charin an Playground and Recreation COmmiE sion AFFILIATED WITH IOWA PARK AND RECREATION AS ;OCIATION NATIONAL RECREATION AND PARK . SSOCIATION ORGANIZATION O E D U O A T I O N L E G IS L AT I ON .Dubuque Federatiorz of Labor RORERT RUNDE, President Afruated With North Caseade Road 556-68 Phone 55G6812 Iowa state Federation of Labor A. F. of L. . C. 1, o. - Jleeta Second and Fourth Monday W.4LTER PARR, Rec. Sexy 2279 Evergreen Drive ='.= DU Phone 5W-7930 Dubuque, Iowa 52001 EMIL STACKIS, Fin. See. 190 Saunders Street Phone 582-3806 February 21, 1973 Mr, Gent Me Wittenberg Department of Urban Renewal 10-B Fischer Bldg. Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Dear Mr. Wittenberg: The Dubuque Federation of Labor has endorsed the Five Flags Civic Center in its entirety. tie sincerely believe that the Five Flags project should be a major part of the mid America Bicentennial celebration. We believe that upon the comp the entire mid --west. letion of the Five Flags center, not only Dubuque the hub of the tri-state area will benefit, but We believe that any part you might have in achieving the above, would be a benefit not only for now, but for generations to come. Sincerely, Robert W. Runde President Dubuque Federation of Labor law onE a20tfiElt" UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS • THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY DUBUQUE, IOWA 52001 • TELEPHONE: (319) 557-2121 Wulror F. Peterson President February 23, 1973 Dr. Robert L. Myers Dubuque County Chairman Revolutionary Bicentennial Committee 805 Central Avenue Dubuque, Iowa Dear Doctor Myers: Dubuque is unusually blessed by having not only three colleges but three seminaries for a total of six outstanding institutions of higher education, Aquinas Institute is, Of course, Roman Catholic of the Dominican order and prepares candidates not only for the Masters but for the Doctorate as well, The University of Dubuque Theological Seminary is Presbyterian in its affiliation and prepares students for the Master of Divinity and Master of Sacred Theology degrees. Wartburg Seminary is affiliated with the American Lutheran Church and also pre- p ares candidates for the Masters Degree. In the absence of Father Cletus Wessels, President of Aquinas, I am pleased to write you in behalf of the three seminaries, endorsing Dubuque as the Bicentennial City in Iowa, The three seminaries further support the Five Flags Civic Center as the Center for the Bicentennial Celebration, Most particularly, the three seminaries have unique talents and re- sources representing three denominational strains, extending back to the middle of the nineteenth century. We would be pleased to pledge our talent -- faculty, student, and administration -- to the development of programs of significance to Mid -America during the Bicentennial year. WFP:bhm Sincerely, //a�15ter F. Peterson 1971 im 4 I.M1 10 52 �9)p3`c 3S-3,0,;s 23 , A �F 19• � MAT K R0r'7:ER RECORDER ""UOUE CO.IJ4(q %J,y l S ;, i. ARTICLES OF IN65VPORATION jai OF �7 DUBUQUE FIVE FLAGS CENTER FUND TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF IOWA We, the undersigned, acting as incorporators of a corporation under the Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act, Chapter 504A of the Code of Iowa, as amended, hereby adopt the following ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION for such corporation: ARTICLE I. NAME': The name of this corporation is DUBUQUE FIVE FLAGS CENTER FUND. ARTICLE 11. DURATION: This corporation shall endure perpetually unless sooner dissolved in accordance with the Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act. ARTICLE L'_I. PURPOSES: The purposes for which the corporation is organized shill be to take charge of and manage a civic center in the City of Dubuque, Iowa, to own and operate said civic center for the benefit of the public and the City of Dubuque, to take charge of, hold and manage all of thi: property, personal and real, that may at any time or in any manner :ome to or vest in this corporation for any purpose whatever, whether by purchase, gift, grant, devise, or otherwise, and to sell, mortgage cr BOOK ( F4UZ 16 - 2 - otherwise dispose of it as the necessities of said corporation shall require, all under the control, direction and supervision of the Board of Directors of this corporation. ARTICLE IV. REGISTERED OFFICE AND AGENT: The address of the initial registered office of the corporation is 607 Fischer Building, City of Dubuque, County of Dubuque, State of Iowa, and the name of its initial registered agent at such address is: Wayne A. Norman. ARTICLE V. MEMBERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS: The members of this corporation initially shall be its original incorporators, Wayne A. Norman and Robert J. Dyer, who shall also constitute the initial Board of Directors of the corporation. The number of directors constituting the initial Board of Directors of the corporation is two, and the names and addresses of the persons who are to serve as the initial directors are: Name Address Wayne A. Norman 1525 Douglas Dubuque, Iowa 52001 Robert J. Dyer 1396 Tomahawk Drive Dubuque, Iowa 52001 The By-laws of the corporation may provide for a' change in the number of members of the corporation and may also provide for a change in the number of the Board of Directors of the corporation. ARTICLE VI. EFFECTIVE DATE: T;ie effective date of these Art. cles of Incorporation shall be the date or, which the Secretary of State issues the Certificate of Incorpora- tion. ;. it t Y `'• Y - 3 - ARTICLE VII. EXEMPTION OF PRIVATE PROPERTY' FROM CORPORATE LIABILITYs The private property of the members, officers and directors Of this corporation shall be exempt from liability for the debts and obliga- tions of this corporation, ARTICLE VIII. CORPORATE SEAL: This corporation shall not have a Corporate Seal. ARTICLE IX. BY-LAWS: n The Board of Directors may by majority vote adopt, amend and repeal By-laws for this corporation as may be necessary or deemed 1 appropriate for the government of the corporation and the management of its property and business. ARTICLE X. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES: These Articles of Incorporation may be amended by the majority vote of the Board of Directors of the corporation at any annual meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose. [ ARTICLE XI. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS UPON DISSOLUTION: In the event the corporation is dissolved, the assets of the cor- poration remaining after the payment of its just debts shall be transferred to and inure to the benefit of the City of Dubuque, a municipal corporation located in the County of Dubuque, State of Iowa, to be its property absolutely and forever to be used by the City of Dubuque as a special fund for civic improvements, and said special fund for civic improvements shall not be commingled with or added to the general fund of the City of Dubuque, �b .r . 2 EDDit �,i �6F�•� In no event shall any part of the net earnings or property of the corporation at any time inure to the benefit of or be distributed to its members, directors, officers or other private persons. Dated this ZZ day of December, 1970. Vey' `l Way A. Norman STATE OF IOWA ) ) ss. COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) On this 7 Y day of December, A. D. 1970, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Wayne A. Norman and Robert J. Dyer, to me known to be the persons named in and who executed the foregoing Articles of Incorporation, and acknowledged that they executed the same as their voluntary act and deed. Notail> Eugen D. V ghin and for DubuqueCo,i:nfy, Ion m .V, L OPT,ICE OF THIS SICCRIiTARY OF STATE Th:y in fin + t rr cn dcd in Book ..,J '��•.... Pc;, ' .. ,c /G Llii II �Cert doR{cc'i�['�o ........ .. 1/�Filing Fee....JR.OD Recording ('CC...p[.r.0. �, "Q-Sccrct4-y of State ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT to ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION of DUBUQUE FIVE FLAGS CENTER FUND TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE STATE OF IOWA: Pursuant to the provisions of Section 36 of the Iowa Nonprofit Corporation Act, the undersigned corporation adopts the following Articles of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation: I. The name of the corporation is DUBUQUE FIVE FLAGS CENTER FUND. The effective date of its incorporation was the 23rd day of December, 1970. II. The following Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation was adopted by the' corporation: RESOLVED, that ARTICLE III of the ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION be deleted from the Articles of Incorporation of Dubuque Five Flags Center Fund and that the following ARTICLE III be adopted in lieu thereof: "ARTICLE III PURPOSES: The purposes for which the corporation is organized shall be to raise funds for the purchase and construction of a fully equipped civic center to be located in the City of Dubuque, Iowa; to own and operate said civic center solely and exclusively for the cultural and educational benefit of the public at •� large and the community o Dubuque, Iowa; to take charge of, hold and manag -- all of the property, real and personal, that may at any time or in any manner come to or vest in this corporation for any purpose whatever, whether by purchase, gift, grant, V devise or otherwise; and to sell, mortgage or otherwise dispose of the property of the corporation as the necessities of the corporation shall require, all under the control, direction and supervision of the Board of Directors of this corporation; subject, - however, to the provision that said civic center, and all other property and assets of the corporation, shall be used solely and exclusively for the cultural and educational betterment of the public at large and the community of Dubuque, and as soon as the contemplated civic center has been built and paid for, complete title thereto, and also including all other property and assets of the corporation remaining after the payment of all indebtedness, shall be transferred and given to the City of Dubuque, Iowa, absolutely and forever. " III. The Amendment was adopted by a meeting of the Board of Directors on November 16, 1971 by receiving a unanimous vote of the Directors in office, there being no members entitled to vote thereon. Dated November 16, 1971. DUBUQUE FIVE FLAGS CENTER FUND SM 0 STATE OF IOWA ) ) ss: COUNTY OF DUBUQUE ) Wayne A. Norman, Its President Donald B. Grau, Its Secretary On this 16th day of November, 1971, before me the undersigned, a notary public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Wayne A. �r Norman and Donald B. Grau, to me personally known, who being by me duly sworn did say that they are President and Secretary of said corporation; that no seal has been procured by said corporation and that said Articles of Amendment were signed on behalf of the -said corporation by authority of its Board of Directors, and the said Wayne A. Norman and Donald B. Grau -2- acknowledged the execution of said instrument to be the voluntary act and deed of said corporation by it and by them voluntarily executed. Notary Public In and for the State of Iowa -3- �qra[• .'st�"- � i tY "F'sf'r � n is,: • i��°.• c+ ',p<.• „",i y :^ #r i8''�� r-...-•+:v=.l...���.:i.+'a..wu..-Yr4.:u..a. ..r..rr.,+...�.-_,,.. tit t Federal Building and U. l Minn.Court551 tt 640 grin Ave. S.W.. Aberdeen, S. Dak. 57{Ol t 517E Wisconsin Aw. 5 W. Adam St., St. Paul Minn. 36101 is 7 N. Dearborn St, CMuSO. Ill. 60602 Milwaukee,¢¢Wis. 53202 4- Ho Second t. Vas, Fargo.ineH1 Dak 503095elO7 Isth and 111{ Market t., St. Louis, MO. 631016102 9 325 W. Adams St.. SPrintilald, IIL 62704 ,• Address any reply to DISTRICT DIRECTOR at office No. 7 i �a�Qpac�a �arro6�oQ ;. Internal Revenue Service Date: I In reply re or to: DAN 2 1 M t! p Dubuque Five Flags Center Fund :EO-71:877 607 Fischer Building t Dubuque, Iowa 52001 I' Gentlemen I. R. Code: Section 501(c): ( 4 ) Address Inquiries and File Returns with District Director of Internal Revenue: St. Loulss Missouri Accounting Period Ending: December 31 On the basis of your stated purposes and the understandinq that your operations will continue as evidenced to date or will conform to those proposed in your ruling application, we have concluded that you are exempt from Fedora] income tax under ti-,e provisions of the Internal Revenue Code section indicated above. Any changes in operations from those described, or in your character or purposes, must be reported immediately to your District Director for consideration of their effect upon your exempt status. You must also report any change in your name or address. You are not required to file Federal income tax return:: so long as you retain an exempt status, unless you are subject to the tax on unreiatei busini^ss income imposed by section 511 of the Code, in whch evet you ae required to le Form. Formt990, annually orn or before the rl5th day of the Wth month after dthe close of your to file an informannual ion return, accounting period indicated above. j You are liable for the taxes imposed under the Federal tr.-trance Contributions Act (social security taxes); and for the tax imposed under the Feiefal Unemp i )ynent "Pax Act if you have four or more individuals in your employ. Any questions concerning excise, employment or otter I e:ierai taxes should be submitted to tjL6 9EbM- the nearest Internal Revenue Servi.cs office in your District. This is a determination letter. Contributions made to you by individuals are deductible by the donors tut only if to be used exclusively for the charitable purposes specified ir. section 170(c)(2) of the Code. "ely truly yours, �t jistrict Director FORM L•179 (REV. "11) f _ J, •r � . United Statcs Dc>>,u•t!»ellt of the 111tel NA•riOXAl. r.u;KOW IU seR�•lca: 1111% M IIR IU: The Director of the National Parr SO --vice - • George B. Hartzog, Jr. that the historic property listed on the fs pleased to inform you enclosed sheet, has been nominated by the State -Liaison officer Responsible for your State's implementation of the National Historic preservation ActOf1966, P. L. 89-665 (80 Stat. 915), as amended. !. National Register of Historic It has accordingly been entered in.the Register is enclosed for Places. A leaflet explaining the National your information and convenience. Enclosures 1 .. ._ 1..-r...... r...rv..n.+. s.�..•-...-. .. -•.-v .rv_.��., rv.R �. .w �IK.rv. r.r—rv..nrvT I .r.w..v-., rv.ry ...rv_......vry ._- .. • • , . .. ENTRIES IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER STATE I011A Date Entered `%'11V Name Orpheum Theatre and Site. Location Dubuque Dubuque County Ei ( Uf cluk- ,;41LCNasi'.+'aaJas ►4;, i I I'Z'IEwU- Also Notified Hon. Jack R. Miller Hon. Harold E. Hughes lion. John C. Culver O O q c o° c� a off.