Washington Street and East 22nd Street Historic District NominationPlanning Services Department
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001 -4864
(563) 589 -4210 phone
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The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Dubuque
City Hall -50 W. 13 Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
September 20, 2010
RE: Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District National Register of Historic
Places (NRHP) Nomination
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
The City of Dubuque Historic Preservation Commission has reviewed the above -cited
request. The nomination, staff memo and related materials are attached for your review.
Introduction
The State Nominations Review Committee plans to consider the Washington Street and
E. 22nd Street Historic District, Washington Street (2162 -45) and E. 22 (215 -400) for
nomination to the NRHP during their October 8, 2010 meeting. As a participant of the
Certified Local Government Program, the City of Dubuque is required to review and
comment on the proposed National Register nominations of properties within its
jurisdiction.
Discussion
On August 9, 2010 the State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) mailed each property
owner notification of the proposed Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
NRHP district. The notification included information about listing on the National Register,
contact information for questions, and the process for objecting to listing on the National
Register. Any owner or partial owner of private property who chooses to object to the
listing is required to submit to the SHSI a notarized statement objecting to the listing. The
SHSI has not received any objections to the proposed district to date.
The nomination states the district is locally significant under criterion A. Criterion A is a
property that is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the
broad patterns of our history.
Recommendation
By a vote of 8 to 0, the Historic Preservation Commission recommends the Washington
Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District NRHP Nomination based on criterion A.
A simple majority vote is needed for the City Council to concur with the request, and to
forward the nomination to the State Nominations Review Committee. Attached is the CLG
National Register Review form for the Mayor's signature.
Respectfully submitted,
Michael Knight, Chairperson
Historic Preservation Commission
Attachments
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CLG NATIONAL REGISTER REVIEW
CLG Name Dubuque Date of Public Meeting
Property Name Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District, Washington Street (2162 -45) and E.
22nd (215 -400), Dubuque, Dubuque County
1. For Historic Preservation Commission:
MI Recommendation of National Register eligibility
❑ Recommendation of National Registerjneligibility
Signature
Print Name
Title
Signature
Print Name
Title
Reason(s) for recommendation:
2. For Chief Elected Local Official:
❑ Recommendation of National Register eligibility
❑ Recommendation ojNational Register ineligibility
e
Mayor
Reason(s) for recommendation:
3. Professional Evaluation:
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Michael Knight
Chairperson
Roy D. Buol
❑ Recommendation of National Register eligibility
❑ Recommendation of National Register ineligibility
10/6/10
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Date
Date
Signature Date
Print Name
Title
Reason(s) for recommendation:
RETURN TO: State Historical Society of Iowa, ATTN: National Register Coordinator, 600 E. Locust, Des Moines,
IA 50319
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
TO: Historic Preservation Commission
FROM: David Johnson, Assistant Planner > >
SUBJECT: Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District NRHP Nomination
DATE: September 2, 2010
The State Nominations Review Committee plans to consider the Washington Street and
E. 22nd Street Historic District, Washington Street (2162 -45) and E. 22 (215 -400) for
nomination to the National Register of Historic Places during their October 8, 2010
meeting. As a participant of the Certified Local Government Program, the City of
Dubuque is required to review and comment on the proposed National Register
nominations of properties within its jurisdiction. The State has provided the enclosed
copy of the nomination, photographs, and review form for this nomination.
The State is requesting the Commission review the nomination, and then comment on
whether the Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District meets significance
criteria (A, B, C or D) for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The
nomination indicates that the property is locally significant under criterion A. Criterion A
is a property that is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to
the broad patterns of our history. The narrative statement of significance can be found
on page 11 of section 8 of the nomination. A map of the proposed district can be found
at the end of the nomination.
Please review the attached documents and be prepared to recommend to the State
Nominations Review Committee whether the Washington Street and E. 22nd Street
Historic District is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places.
Enclosure
Dubuque
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STATE
HISTORICAL
TSOCIETYof
A Division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
April 9, 2009
City of Dubuque
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque IA 52001
RE: Washington Street and E. 22 Street Historic District, Washington Street (2162 -45) and E. 22 (215 -400),
Dubuque, Dubuque County
Dear Friends:
We are pleased to inform you that the above named property will be considered by the State National Register Nominations
Review Committee for nomination to the National Register of Historic Places on October 10, 2010 in the Heritage Classroom
on the 1st floor of the New Historical Building, 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa. The National Register is the
Federal Government's official list of historic properties worthy of preservation. Listing in the National Register provides
recognition and assists in preserving our Nation's heritage. Listing of the property provides recognition of the community's
historic importance and assures protective review of Federal projects that might adversely affect the character of the historic
property. Listing in the National Register does not mean that limitations will be placed on the properties by the Federal
government. Public visitation rights are not required of owners. The Federal government will not attach restrictive
covenants to the properties or seek to acquire them. For more information regarding owners rights go to
http: / /www. iowahistory.org /historic- preservation/national- register -of- historic- places /information for owners.html.
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Listing in the National Register results in:
• Consideration in the planning for Federal, federally licensed, and federally assisted projects. Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 requires Federal agencies allow the Advisory Council on Historic
Preservation an opportunity to comment on projects affecting historic properties listed in the National Register. For
further information please refer to 36 CFR 800.
• Eligibility for Federal tax provisions. If a property is listed in the National Register, certain Federal tax provisions
may apply. The Tax Reform Act of 1986 revises the historic preservation tax incentives authorized by Congress in
the Tax Reform Act of 1976, the Revenue Act of 1978, the Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980, the Economic
Recovery Tax Act of 1981, and Tax Reform Act of 1984, . and as of January 1, 1987, provides for a 20 percent
investment tax credit with a full adjustment to basis for rehabilitating historic commercial, industrial, and rental
residential buildings. The former 15 percent and 20 percent investment Tax Credits (ITCs for rehabilitation of older
commercial buildings are combined into a single 10 percent ITC for commercial or industrial buildings built before
1936. The Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980 provides Federal tax deductions for charitable contributions for
conservation purposes of partial interests in historically important land areas or structures. Whether these provisions
are advantageous to a property owner is dependent upon the particular circumstances of the property and the owner.
Because tax aspects outlined above are complex, individuals should consult legal counsel or the appropriate local
Internal Revenue Service office for assistance in determining the tax consequences of the above provisions. For
further information please refer to 36 CFR 67 and Treasury Regulation Sections 1.48 -12 (ITCs) and 1.170A -14
(charitable contributions).
• Consideration of historic values in the decision to issue a surface coal mining permit where coal is located, in accord
with the Surface Mining and Control Act of 1977. For further information please refer to 30 CFR 700 et seq.
• Qualification for Federal and State grants for historic preservation when funds are available.
August 9, 2010
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Eligibility for State Tax Credits for rehabilitation. Properties listed on the National Register, eligible for listing on
the National Register or Barns constructed before 1937 are eligible to apply for a 25 percent state tax credit for
rehabilitation. The cost of a 24 -month qualified rehabilitation project would exceed either $25,000 or 25 percent of
the fair market value for a residential property or barn less the land before rehabilitation. For commercial properties,
the rehabilitation project would exceed 50 percent of the assessed value of the property less the land before
rehabilitation - whichever is less. The State Historic Preservation office must approve the rehabilitation work before
an amount of tax credits will be reserved for your project. There are limited credits available each year, so let us
know if you want the application information. For more information go to http:/ /www.iowahistory.org /historic-
preservation/tax- incentives- for- rehabilitation/index.html.
Owners of private properties nominated to the National Register of Historic Places have an opportunity to concur in or object
to listing in accord with the National Historic Preservation Act and 36 CFR 60. Any owner or partial owner of private
property who chooses to object to listing is required to submit to the State Historic Preservation Officer a notarized statement
certifying that the party is the sole or partial owner of the private property and objects to the listing. Each owner or partial
owner of private property has one vote regardless of what part of the property that party owns. If a majority of private
property owners object, a property will not be listed; however, the State Historic Preservation Officer shall submit the
nomination to the Keeper of the National Register for a determination of the eligibility of the property for listing in the
National Register. If the property is then determined eligible for listing, although not formally listed, Federal agencies will
be required to allow the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation an opportunity to comment before the agency may fund,
license, or assist a project which will affect the property. If you choose to object to the listing of your property, the notarized
objection must be submitted to the State Historical Society of Iowa, 600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA 50313 not more than 75
days from the date of this notice.
If you wish to comment on the nomination of the property to the National Register, please send your comments to the State
Historical Society of Iowa before the State Nomination Review Committee meets. Information on the National Register is
available on our website at www.iowahistory.org or you may enjoy visiting the National Register website at
www.cr.nps.gov /nr.
You are invited to attend the State Nomination Review Committee meeting at which the nomination will be considered.
Please feel free to contact Beth Foster Hill by e -mail at beth.foster @iowa.gov to receive an agenda, should you have any
questions about the National Register of Historic Places, Tax Incentives or about this nomination in particular.
Sincerely,
.3 te, v. 6
Barbara Mitchell
Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer
for
:•1PS Form 10 -900
Oct 1990)
Jnited States Department of the Interior
"Jational Park Service
i`lational Register of Historic Places
Registration Form
This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructions in How to Complete the National Register
pf Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking "x" in the appropriate box or by entering the information
•equested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for not applicable." For functions, architectural classification, materials and
areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. Place additional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS
=r)rm 10- 900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all Items.
1.. Name of Property
i storic name Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
other names /site number
2. Location
St eet & number Washington Street (2162 -45) and E. 22nd Street (215 -400) [N /A] not for publication
IN /A1 vicinity
city. or town Dubuque
state Iowa
3; State/Federal Agency Certification
4. National Park Service Certification
. I hereby certify that the property is:
[J entered in the National Register.
[i See continuation sheet.
[ ] determined eligible for the
National Register.
[_] See continuation sheet.
(_] determined not eligible for the
National Register.
[_] removed from the National
Register.
u other, (explain:)
code IA county Dubuque
Signature of the Keeper
APR 0 8 2010
OMB No. 10024 -0018
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code 061 zip code
As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this [Id nomination [1
request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic
Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property [jJ meets [J
does not meet the National Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant
[U nationally [J statewide [A locally. ([j see continuation sheet for additional comments).
Signature of certifying official/Title Date
State or Federal agency and bureau
In my opinion, the property [J meets [J does not meet the National Register criteria. ([1 See continuation sheet for additional
comments.)
Signature of certifying official/Title Date
State or Federal agency and bureau
Date of Action
Classification
wnership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property
heck as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.)
[x] private [ ] building(s) Contributing Noncontributing
[1 public -local [X] district 29 5 buildings
11 public -State [1 site
[J public - Federal [1 structure sites
[1 object
structures
objects
(29 5 Total
Number of contributing resources previously listed
in the National Register
90 cE
ame of related multiple property listing ( 0
nter "N/A" if property is not part of a multiple property listing.)
he Architectural and Historical Resources of Dubuque, 1833 -1955
Function or Use
>storic Functions
'niter categories from instructions)
)mestic /sinol e- family
Dmestic /multiple dwelling
DM estic/secondary structure
ommerce/Trade /Specialty Store
. Description
rchitectural Classification
Inter categories from instructions)
4 to Victorian /Italianate
ale Victorian /Queen Anne •
ate 19 & 20 Century Revivals /Classical Revival
Ir:rrative Description
)c-scribe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.)
'ashington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque Count, Iowa
ime of Property County and State
0
Current Functions
(Enter categories from instructions)
Domestics ingle -fam ilv
Domestic /multiple dwelling
Domestic/secondary structure
Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)
foundation stone /Limestone
Concrete
walls brick
Metal /aluminum
��$p I /vinyl
concrete
roof asphalt
other
Nashington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque Count, Iowa
County and State
Jame of Property
3. Statement of Significance
Npplicable National Register Criteria
Mark‘"x" in one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property
'o •National Register listing.)
X] A Property is associated with events that have made
a significant contribution to the broad patterns of
our history.
`] B Property is associated with the lives of persons
• significant in our past.
[] C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics
of a type, period, or method of construction or
represents the work of a master, or possesses
high artistic values, or represents a significant and
distinguishable entity whose components lack
individual distinction.
(_i D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield,
" information important in prehistory or history.
Criteria Considerations
(Mark "x" in all the boxes that apply.)
Property is:
LTA owned by a religious institution or used for
• religious purposes.
L�. removed from its original location.
(� C a birthplace or grave.
L] D a cemetery.
Li E a reconstructed building, object, or structure.
LI F a commemorative property.
[� G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance
. yvithin the, past 50 years.
N Statement of Significance
(Explain the significance of the property on one or more continuation sheets.)
9. Major Bibliographical References
Bibliography
(Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one
Previous documentation on file (NPS):
[J preliminary determination of individual listing
(36 CFR 67) has been requested
U previously listed in the National Register
11 previously determined eligible by the National
:Register
L) designated a National Historic Landmark
11 recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey
LA recorded by Historic American Engineering Record #
Areas of Significance
(Enter categories from instructions)
Community Planning and Development
Period of Significance
Ca.1869 -1910
Significant Dates
1872
1885
1900
Significant Person
(Complete if Criterion B is marked above)
N/A
Cultural Affiliation
Architect/Builder
or more � continuation l ocation o f additional data:
[ ] State Historic Preservation Office
L] Other State agency
L] Federal agency
L] Local government
Li University
11 Other
Name of repository: #
Fashington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque Count, Iowa
ame of Property
D. Geographical Data
creage of Property 3.34 acres
TM References
'lace additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.)
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Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing
I [61911418101 [41710191318101 D [1151 [619111418101 141710191313101
erbal Boundary Description
}escribe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.)
oundary Justification
:xplain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.)
1. Form Prepared By
ame /title James E. Jacobsen
rganization History Pays! Historic Preservation Consulting Firm date April 7, 2010
!reet & number 4411 Ingersoll Avenue telephone 515 - 274 - 3625
ity or town Des Moines state IA zip code 50312 -2415
dditional Documentation
ubmit the following items with the complete form:
•ontinuation Sheets
[x] See continuation sheet
i aps
A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location.
A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources.
' hotographs
Representative black and white photographs of the property.
,cditional items
)h?eck with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items)
'roperty Owner
) omplete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.)
aide . Refer to attached list
freet & number telephone
ity:or town state zip code
County and State
aperwork Reduction,Act Statement: This information is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for
sting or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit in accordance
ith the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
. stimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing instructions,
thering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this form to the
hief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget,
'aperwork Reductions Projects (1024 - 0018), Washington, DC 20503.
tJPS Form 10 -900 -a
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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Section number 7 Page 1
Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
7. Narrative Description:
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
Dubuque County, Iowa
This residential historic district is located in Dubuque, Dubuque County, in northeast Iowa. Dubuque is
situated on the Mississippi River and the city site occupies an alluvial terrace along the west side of that river. The
older city was built on the south end of that terrace and its residential areas expanded northward following the Civil
War. The Couler Valley constitutes the northernmost portion of the city's residential section and the valley, a half
mile in width at its southern end, is bordered by bluffs along both of its sides to the east and west and the valley was
drained historically by Couler Creek. The creek and the creek's convergence with the 100 -year floodplain (see
Fibure 52), presented problems in the fullest exploitation of the valley for residential use. Some areas were virtual
Wetlands due to their association with that creek and its several tributaries. A major tributary flowed east from the
high bluffs to the west of the valley and followed Eagle Point Avenue, a key early travel arterial that linked Eagle
Point (another substantial terrace which extends to the northeast from the Couler Valley's base) and the rural district
to:the northeast of the city. Eagle Point Avenue (now E. 22nd Street) was developed before its associated cross
streets were laid out and improved, and consequently, houses front north and south along the former avenue, rather
than being oriented to the side streets. ��- - .4,1 04, Q lo - 2 (e) r\ 441. v''ut121, u'2 f.t: `ord 4'6 a5
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This district, consisting of one storef�ont/residence and u single - family and multi - family houses, developed
at the junction of Washington Street and Eag nt Avenue) Couler Creek comprised its eastern boundary except
Where the storefront, 400 E. 22nd Street was oca e . The creek turned westward at E. 22nd Street and then ran
south alongside the store building. A noticeable gap separated this cluster of houses from those to the east, and
while the latter represented the same house types and time period, the two areas were distinguishable by the gap
that resulted from the creek's presence, as well as the fact that the avenue to the east boasted larger and more
commercial properties, a very substantial Catholic Church, and an even higher elevation. Beginning in the early
1880s a railroad, double- tracked in 1906, also separated this district from its eastern counterpart. Washington
Street and its associated north -south streets, was also interrupted in its development by wetlands and railroads to
the south. So the district node was a response both to the importance of the avenue and the availability of higher,
dryer land, as it was a jumping off point to the north, as Jackson, White and Washington streets, with their
elongated north -south oriented blocks, would fill up. The Bee Branch storm sewer began the process of under
grounding the Couler Creek in 1899 and as a result Elm Street, another north /south- running street just to the east,
was cut through what had been an undeveloped creek bed and the railroad was double- tracked as a, result.
A high proportion of brick buildings defines the historic district and all of the earliest (five) district buildings
were of brick construction. The proportion of brick houses is larger in Dubuque than in most other Iowa
communities, but frame houses predominate. A brick house denotes a more expensive residence and frequently,
an earlier one. Twelve of the 23 district houses are of brick/concrete block construction and brick buildings
comprise the outer boundaries at all points save for 215 -17 E. 22nd Street. Eight of the twelve are oriented to
Washington Street.
The district is located on level land at the intersection of Washington and E. 22nd streets. The west side of
Washington Street is bounded along its west side by a north -south oriented alleyway. There is no alley behind or
east of the houses that front along the east side of Washington Street, nor is there an alley to the rear (south) of the
houses that front north onto E. 22nd Street. All of the houses are single family or duplex residences and one
balding, located on the southeast corner of the district combines a storefront and upper -level residence.
Outbuildings are few in number, there being just nine frame sheds or garages and just three of these are
contributing buildings.
The district houses equally represent side gable and gable front house types. Five single or story- and -a -half
cottage examples are included, but the rest (19) of the buildings are two stories in height. All of the properties have
raised stone (one concrete block example) foundations, this being reflective of the long- dominant local preference
'$ Form 10 -900 -a
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Inited States Department of the Interior
lational Park Service
Jational Register of Historic Places
;ontinuation Sheet
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
section number 7 Page 2
Lashington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa
r. substantial foundations. Raised foundations are also a decided local preference in Dubuque. Several of the
ouses on the west side of Washington Street are situated on slight raised terraces and have basement windows.
orches are mostly not full -width and the few exceptions (311 E. 22nd Street, 2162 -64, 2220 -22 Washington Street)
?nd to be later in origin. The local vernacular tradition is no front porch and this absence persists on a number of
ouses.
Houses are placed close to the frontage of their Tots (which accounts in part for the lack of a porch or a
arrow porch) and there are just two exceptions to this tendency (2226, 2245 Washington Street). The houses are
!osely spaced and only two houses (2226 Washington Street, 306 E. 22nd Street) have driveways that access the
.operties from the street front. Outbuildings, while slightly more common historically, are few in number and most
f the surviving garages are of recent date and are non - contributing to the district. The absence of garages is
:rgely explained by the lack of back alleys along E. 22nd Street to the south, and Washington Street to the east.
here are no other distinctive landscape features or structures, apart from the oversized drains that are found on the
ast end of E. 22nd Street. The two intersecting principal streets are 64 feet in width. There is a complete set of
oncrete sidewalks and wood utility poles run along the north side of E. 22nd Street and the east side of Washington
treet. Unusual for Dubuque, there are two undeveloped lots in the district, both of which are located on the west
ide of Washington Street. These yards were historically open and likely contained gardens.
The district contains a good representation of Dubuque's vernacular residential types. The two -story side -
able duplexes are visually dominant due to their cadence and mass, particularly along E. 22nd Street. Equal
umbers of brick and frame examples are included in the district, and the houses range over the full breadth of the
lajor time period of Dubuque's vernacular expression, the post -Civil War years through the pre -World War I years.
somewhat more elaborate later examples are included (321 E. 22nd Street, 2220 -22 Washington Street) but even
= iese are as much vernacular as they are stylistic in their architecture. The mix of vernacular types mirrors that of
) ubuque in general, with a small number of cottages being intermixed with the considerably more dominant larger
times. These larger homes were more typical of the latter part of the 19 Century. More diminutive frame
tramples such as 2226 and 2234 -36 Washington Street being more representative of a post -1900 effort by larger -
cale community builders to construct smaller and more modest working class homes.
Stylistic examples include a good number of Italianate style designs and two Classical Revival examples.
he former are so designated due to their use of sidewall plans, gableP'temple" fronts, or elongated narrow
rindows. They could also be classed as vernacular examples. Most of the examples are of brick construction.
here is one Queen Anne style example (2220 -22 Washington Street), that classification being based upon the use
f a richer intermixing of stone ornamentation and a fancier cast stone lintel. There is also a dominant centered
ross gable that distinguished it from the many other two -story side gable plans. The two Classical Revival
xamples (as 2226 and 2234 -36 Washington Street) are so categorized due to their use of interrupted or
edimented gables, and in one case a Palladian window set.
idividual Building Physical Descriptions and Vernacular /Stylistic Categorizations:.
15-17 E. 22nd Street (1880 -85):
' This two story frame duplex has just been rehabilitated by the City of Dubuque. Until very recently its
xterior was covered with asphalt siding and generally the building was severely deteriorated. It now is sided with
simplank" a fiber- cement siding material and it has received new doors and windows. As a result of this work the
'wilding is in considerably improved shape and remains a contributing building within the district. In it present
ondition, this frame duplex with raised stone foundation is a good representative example of a distinctive Dubuque
NPS Form 10 -900 -a
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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Section number 7 Page 3
Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
double house. The plan is substantial (30 feet wide, and 42 feet in depth). There is a full -width rear gable roofed
wing. The house is fully and symmetrically fenestrated with twin centered front doors and with overhead transoms.
End•chimneys survive on the roof. There is a centered hip roof open front porch. The house retains its diamond
pattern asphalt shingle roof and has no other major alterations. This house is classified as a vernacular frame two -
story side gable house type.
301 E. 22nd Street (pre- 1872):
This two -story brick sidewall gable front house plan fronts south onto E. 22nd Street and occupies the
northeast corner of that street's intersection with Washington Street. The house is of interest due to its lack of stone
Lintels. Elaborate cast stone lintels are common on later Dubuque examples of this type. Instead, its window arches
comprise two rowlock rows of brick. There is and was no front porch, also a common reflection of Dubuque
architecture. There is a single story gable roof rear brick wing that aligns with the main west wall (16 feet long, 14
feet wide). There is a side porch along the east sidewall of that wing, the northern part (six feet) is enclosed. The
whole measures 16 feet in length and five feet in width. The core plan measures 22 feet in width and 30 feet in
length. There is a raised stone foundation and a concrete stoop. The entrance is on the right -hand side of the
facade. Fenestration is full and symmetrical and, uncommonly, there is no front attic light. There is an in -wall brick
chimney on the north end of the west sidewall, an unusual placement. This house is classified as a gable front
Italianate style example.
305 -07 E. 22nd Street (1873):
Four two -story frame side gable duplexes and one brick example dominate the north side of E. 22nd Street,
this being the second from the west end. All front south onto E. 22nd Street and are placed close to the street.
These are square in plan (30 feet square) but the depth is increased by a full -width rear gable roof wing (adding 10
feet to the overall plan's depth). These houses have centered front porches (15 feet long and six feet deep), twin in-
wall brick chimneys flank the ridgeline and they are fully and symmetrically fenestrated. Twin small attic windows
flank the chimneys. The raised foundation is of stone construction. The house has been resided with aluminum
siding but there are no other additions or alterations. This house is classified as a vernacular frame two -story side
gable house type.
306 E. 22nd Street (1883):
This two story gable front frame sidewall plan fronts north onto E. 22nd Street. The house has been re -sided
arid lacks any exterior detailing. Windows have been reduced, an attic light is now a vent and east side fenestration
has likely been infilled, and a small deck with railing has replaced its front porch. There is a stone foundation. The
entrance (no transom) is a right -hand one. This house has been substantially altered since the original survey and
has-lost its 2/2 windows, then still present. The plan measures 18.5 feet in width and 30 feet in depth. A single -
story gable roof rear addition, full- width, has gained an upper level addition, and is 12 feet in length. This house is
classified as a vernacular frame two -story gable front house type with sidewall plan.
308 E. 22nd Street (1885, 1905):
This is an unusual brick side gabled sidewall plan, three bays in width. This house started with its present
single -story gable roof rear addition and then gained the two -story front section. Windows on the original portion are
2/2 lights. The house reads like half a duplex that was never completed. Plain stone lintels are set flush with the
facade wall plane. The core plan measures 22 feet in width and 19 feet in depth. The rear wing (aligned to east
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
Dubuque County, Iowa
.S Form 10 -900 -a
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fnited States Department of the Interior
rational Park Service
4ational Register of Historic Places
continuation Sheet
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
i'ection number 7 Page 4
Jashington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa
idewall) measures 20 feet in width and 27 feet in length. The house had no porch historically. This house is
lassified as a vernacular brick two -story side gable house type with sidewall plan.
10 E. 22nd Street (c.1886):
This cottage was probably built at the same time as 308 E. 22nd Street with an identical setback, but only the
Itter cottage gained its intended front addition. This is a one -story frame gable front plan, a fairly uncommon type
Dubuque. The plan measures just 16.5 feet in width and 28 in length. There is an east -side centered gable roof
ormer..The facade entrance is on the right -hand side and the transom, while covered, remains intact. There is a
Hall entry stoop but there never was a front porch. The rear addition was built in 1996. The cottage has been
asided with aluminum siding. This house is classified as a vernacular brick one -story frame gable front cottage.
11 E. 22nd Street (1880):
This house is one of four nearly identical frame two -story side gable duplex plans and its dimensions and
ttributes match those described for 305 E. 22nd Street. The porch, with its four Ionic columns is full -width and
aces to c. World War I. Single -story bay windows were likely added on each outer wall at the back of the plan at
pis same time. The house has been resided with aluminum siding. There are no additions or major alterations.
`his house is classified as a vernacular frame two -story side gable house type.
12 -14 E. 22nd Street (- 1885):
This is a very unusual one story side gable duplex example with a cross -gable centered about the paired
ntrances. The plan measures 32 feet in width by 28 feet in depth. There is a centered rear wing (24 feet wide, 14
=yet deep) and twin corner recessed porches are the same length, and four feet in width. The raised foundation is of
tone. Twin brick chimneys are set inside of each sidewall on the ridgepole. A gable roof cross gable dormer
added 1949) interrupts the front eaves line and contains two shorter windows. Each gable end wall has two
aentical windows. The porch has the same proportions as the original, but has been enclosed. This house is
lassified as a vernacular frame single -story side gable duplex.
17-19 E. 22nd Street (- 1885):
This house matches the three other frame duplexes that are to the west of it in terms of massing, scale,
iaterials and fenestration. The front porch has lost its original columns and now has metal supports and it has
seen resided with vinyl siding (1995). This house is classified as a vernacular frame two -story side gable house
(pe.
21 -23 E. 22nd Street (1891):
This duplex, built of brick, matches the four frame two -story side gable examples found to the west in form,
jut its dimensions are increased in width by two feet. Due to its later building date, its facade windows have cast
tone lintels, set flush with the building wall plane. This example has what is likely the original hip roof centered
rent porch but its columns have been boxed in. It also has twin rear frame porches, now enclosed. The brickwork
a veneer on its exterior, but there is probably an interior gap left between the outer face brick and interior brick
Vail. End wall windows have rowlock brick arches in lieu of cast stone lintels. This house is classified as a
'. ernacular brick two -story side gable house type.
NPS Form 10 -900.0
(8 -86)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Section number 7 Page 5
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
Dubuque County, Iowa
Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
400 E. 22nd Street (c.1869)
The storefront/residence is the only commercial building in the district and it is one of the oldest building in
the district. The building is prominently situated on the south side of E. 22nd Street and fronts north. Historically the
railroad ran along its east side and Couler Creek along its west side. The storefront is intact and combines cast iron
columns with a continuous row of stone lintels capping the display windows. A double door side entrance (right
hand front) leads upstairs to the living quarters above. The early date is attested to by the use of semi - elliptical brick
arches with double rows of rowlock bricks and the absence of cast stone lintels. The attic light also has a semi-
circular brick arch. There are just two upper windows at the rear of the east side wall (the railroad side) and the
same on the east side. The plan measures 24x34 with 816 square feet on each floor and there is an additional side
entrance on the west wall of the brick portion. There is a 16x24 rear frame wing. There is a 1900 garage (20 feet
bjr 24 feet) that also includes a brick smokehouse on its northeast corner. It is unusual for its width, compared to
other Dubuque examples. This building is classified as an Italianate style brick gable front plan.
2162 -64 Washington Street ( -1883)
This two -story side gable brick duplex fronts west onto Washington Street and defines the southern end of
the'district. This is another example of a common Dubuque form and it measures almost square in plan (32.6 feet
wide by 31 feet in depth), including a 14 feet long rear single -story gable roof wing. There was and is no front porch.
Fenestration is full and symmetrical with the facade windows featuring curved cast stone lintels. The sidewall
windows have brick semi - circular arches and no lintels. This is one of the earliest district houses. This building is
classified as a side gable double house, two story brick vernacular plan.
2172 Washington Street (1869):
This story- and -a -half brick gable front cottage fronts west onto Washington Street and occupies the
southeast corner of the junction of E. 22nd and Washington streets. It is another of the three earliest district
buildings. The plan is that of a sidewall and the entrance, with transom and sidelights. The core plan is 22 feet in
width and 32 feet in depth. The feature of particular interest is the centered north side three -sided bay that is
continued above the eaves line as a rooftop dormer. The cottage was remodeled c.1909 and gained by window,
and its front and rear porches and these utilize concrete block piers and columns. The house has at least a partial
basement. The garage (1920) measures 12 feet by 18 feet. Its west door entry has been covered over but the
garage is otherwise intact and is a contributing building. This cottage is classified as an Italianate style gable front
brick cottage.
2201 -03 Washington Street (- 1886):
This is a two story side gable brick duplex fronts east onto Washington Street. The core plan measures 32
feet by 29.6 feet. The partial -width single -story rear brick wing measures 14 feet in depth and 20 feet in width. The
house is fully and symmetrically fenestrated. Particular points of interest are its more elaborate cast stone lintels
that incorporate spring stone forms into a semi - circular arch form, and the fact that this house was sufficiently
elevated so as to allow for front basement windows (which also feature stone lintels). The twin front openings, with
transoms are paired, but are separated by an unusual distance. There are both end wall chimneys on the core and
a -centered rear end -wall chimney on the rear wing. The rear wing contains twin rear exits, set in the outer corners.
The core attic has twin end windows on each end and the rear wing is actually a story and a half, with twin rear
upper level windows. The sidewall and rear wing brick window arches have been painted white and this appears to
be a long enduring feature. This house is classified as a vernacular brick two -story side gable house type.
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hilted States Department of the Interior
Jational Park Service
Jational Register of Historic Places
continuation Sheet
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
section number 7 Page 6
Vashington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa
209 Washington Street ( - 1880):
This is an early single story gable cottage form, comparable to that of 306 E. 22nd Street, but differing in
aving a centered front entrance. This simple vernacular form is uncommon in Dubuque. While too broad to be
onsidered a true "shotgun "(although there appears to be no interior hall) the plan measures just 14.5 feet in width.
he original length has been extended to 38 feet by a rear addition. Until very recently, the original 2/2 ltalianate
tyle windows survived. The cottage has been resided with aluminum siding and its windows replaced. The hip roof
orch with a concrete block base postdates 1964. This cottage is classified as a vernacular frame gable front
ottage.
219 Washington Street (1873):
This two -story side gable double house with centered entry porch fronts east onto Washington Street. Its is
ne of the district's earliest houses and this is indicated by the squeezing in of full -scale windows beneath the front
ayes line. The plan is almost square (30 feet wide by 28 feet deep). There is a centered rear porch (13.6 feet by
.6 feet). The house has been sided with aluminum siding and conversion into a single family dwelling caused the
orth door to be transformed into a window. The foundation is of stone. There are no outbuildings and the open
and to the south has always been just that. This house is classified as a vernacular frame two -story side gable
ouse type.
220 -22 Washington Street (1899):
This is an excellent brick example of a two -story side gable duplex design. It is imposing in scale and
=atures numerous decorative elaborations. The rectangular core (36 feet wide, 31 feet in depth) has a full -width hip
aof open front porch (34 feet long and seven feet deep), a gable roof front dormer that interrupts the eaves line on
le facade, ornate cast lintels and a lunette attic front window that incorporates a spring stone and flanking stone
egments into its semi - circular brick arch. The rear brick wing, of equal height to the core plan, measures 28 feet in
ridth and 14 feet in depth. Fenestration is full and symmetrical and the front entrances are grouped and retain
',octangular transoms. This duplex was remodeled c.1908 with the addition of the present porch and the addition of
single -story three -sided bay on the south side wall. The house has a full basement. There is a concrete block hip
aof three -stall garage (30 feet by 20 feet) that dates to after World War I. This house is classified as a Queen Anne
tyle two -story side gabled brick duplex. While principally a vernacular form, the elaboration in the window treatment
iarrants the stylistic attribution.
226 Washington Street (c.1908):
This frame gable front cottage is one of the last district buildings to be erected. It rests on the raised stone
Dundation of a previous cottage that was moved east to Elm Street. This trend, fairly commonplace along this
treet, reflected the enhanced house - building potential along Elm Street, once the Bee Branch storm sewer was
ompleted and Elm Street was continued between E. 22nd and East 24 streets. This is a frame story and a half
!able front cottage. There is a three -sided bay on the south side wall. The original plan had a recessed corner
, orch on the north end of the facade. A near full -width hip roof porch was added and the former porch was
nclosed. The core plan measures 24 feet by 27 feet. The front porch measures 24 feet by6 feet. The house has
een resided and the porch covered with vertical paneling and enclosed. The porch has a concrete block
aundation. A frame shed of recent origin is non- contributing. This cottage is classified as a Classical Revival story-
.rid -a -half frame cottage.
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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Section number 7 Page 7
Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa
2227 Washington Street (1886):
This two -story brick gable front house fronts east onto Washington Street. It is a sidewall plan with its
`entrance being placed in the right -hand front corner. The core house measures 22 feet in width and 34 feet in
depth, while the rear brick wing, aligned with the south side wall is 16 feet square. Fenestration is full and
symmetrical on the facade and rear /west wall. The rear wing has an in -wall brick chimney on its rear wall and a
second chimney is centered on the core plan. Full -sized attic windows are located at each end of the core plan.
Sidewalls are sparsely fenestrated, due to the hall on the north side and the pre- existence of 2219 Washington
Street on the south side. There is a raised stone basement and this house had basement windows on its east front
due to its elevated location. These have been in filled. The house originally had no porch. A bracketed gable roof
canopy was added c.World War I and the transom was sealed with bricks. The rear north side porch was enclosed.
A' large garage (1997) is located at the back of the lot (non- contributing). This house is classified as an ltalianate
style brick two -story front gable type.
2234 -36 Washington Street (1910):
This is an elaborate example of a Chris Voelker -built concrete block duplex, featuring a common entry and
the ownership being vertically divided. Voelker was known as the local "wholesaler" of houses early in the 20
Century and was largely responsible for providing moderate -cost houses for the laboring class. While most of his
houses were of frame construction, he also led the way in Dubuque in introducing concrete block construction. The
facade design features a projecting pedimented gable front, clad with wood shingles, with a Palladian -like attic
window set, that is set flush with a projecting three -sided bay (south half of the facade) and a recessed porch (north
side). The core plan measures 25 feet by 41 feet. A full- height porch is recessed into the southeast rear corner (10
feet by 6 feet). The building is constructed of a gray - colored cast concrete block. There is a raised foundation and
water table and plain belt course that separates the two stories. Two front "picture windows" set in the bay, feature
lead glass transoms. The south side wall is fully fenestrated on its eastern half (two of the upper level windows were
concrete blocked in, possibly an original act given the matching block color). The upper level walk -out porch has
bi✓en enclosed and a window on the lower front porch has been infilled with glass block. The house is otherwise
well preserved. There are no outbuildings. The house is classified as a Classical Revival style two -story gable front
plan:
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2237 -41 Washington Street (= 1880):
This two -story side gable double brick house fronts east onto Washington Street. This is a very early darker
brown brick duplex example within the district. The overall plan measures 32 feet square includes a 14 feet deep
full -width story-and -a -half rear extension, original to the house. The centered front hip roof open entry porch
(nineteen feet wide, eight feet deep) is original as well, although it has gained a concrete block base. The raised
stone foundation features a finished stone water table on the facade only. There is a full- basement with windows on
thtee sides of the plan, an indicator that this was a flood -free elevated location. The facade is fully fenestrated and
the twin entrances, with large rectangular transoms, are grouped in the plan center.' The windows have wrap -
around stone lintels with attached spring stone components and stone sills. The twin end brick chimneys are
Corbelled at the base and cap. A hip roof garage predates 1909 but is deemed to be non - contributing due to vertical
paneling on its exterior. This house is classified as a vernacular brick two -story side gable type.
PS Form 10 -900 -a
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kilted States Department of the Interior
Jational Park Service
' -255 Washington Street (c.1899):
OMB Approval No 1024 -0018
Utional Register of Historic Places
,ontinuation Sheet
section number 7 Page 8
Vashington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa
245 Washington Street (- 1880):
This two -story gable front frame house, fronts east onto Washington Street and has a deep setback. It
.tarted out, prior to 1891, as a single -story plan with the same projecting southwest corner side porch. The house
vas enlarged between 1910 and 1933 (Sanborn Map). The core plan measures 25 feet in length and 16 feet in
vidth (the rear addition is 22 feet in length). The hip roof front porch is full -width and seven feet in depth. Until very
ecently, the second floor exterior was sided with asbestos shingles, with the main floor being covered with
japboard. The whole exterior is now covered with aluminum siding. There is a 1950 concrete block garage that
neasures 16 feet by 20 feet. While technically contributing in terms of age, it is deemed to be non - contributing due
o its form (flat roof and materials). This house is classified as a vernacular two -story gable front type.
This two -story gable front brick house fronts east onto Washington Street. This is a side -hall plan and the
?ntrance is on the left -hand side of the facade. The house is notable for corbelled brickwork that incorporates the
lecorative upper level window arches into a belt course that separates the attic level. This is one of the district's
ter houses but it still has the expected raised stone foundation and a stone water table on the facade. The core
Ilan is 20 feet wide and 28 feet in depth. The single -story brick rear wing is aligned with the south side wall. It
neasures 16 feet in width and 14 feet in depth. There is a rear in -wall chimney at the gable end and small attic
ghts flank the chimney below the eaves. A frame porch along the north side of the rear wing has been enclosed
Ind there is another rear frame wing, with shed roof, measures 10 feet square. Like its earliest district brick
counterparts, this plan employs no stone lintels due to its later, rather than its earlier date of construction. Semi-
circular arches are formed using double brick rowlock courses. There is no south side wall fenestration apart from a
second -story oriel window. The north side wall is fully fenestrated. Stone sills are used on all of the windows. The
Torch, executed in matching brick, is likely dated to the post -World War I years although no Sanborn Map depicts it
Oil 1964. This house is classified as an ltalianate style gable front design.
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The district retains all of its principal original .buildings and soh5e- (itbtdings. All of the houses retain their
)riginal massings save for a few that have gained substantial rear additions. The cottage at 2209 Washington
Street has a rear extension that matches the original core cottage in terms of form and massing. The house at 2245
Jashington Street has a hodgepodge of rear additions but these are not visible from the house front. The house at
'220 -22 Washington Street has several rear porch extensions, but these are comparable in scale and form to what
night be expected in the city, falling well short of being a large scale rear addition. None of the frame house
xamples retains its original wooden cladding exposed and there are no examples of early residing materials such
is faux, brick or asbestos shingles. The duplex at 215 -17 E. 22nd Street had examples of both but it was recently
esided with simplank. The houses retain chimneys, porches for the most part, and original fenestration and door
)atterns. A minor exception is 2219 Washington Street which was converted to single - family use in 1945 and a door
)came a wihdow. Aluminum or vinyl siding has not been deemed to render any of the frame buildings non -
;ontriibuting., The houses or cottages at 2209, 2249 Washington and 306, 310, and 3112 -14 E. 22nd Street come
he closest to being deemed non - contributing due to the cumulative effect of porch enclosures, residings and
window replacements. Because their type and massing is retained and because they bring continuity to the overall
aistrict, and because the district integrity rests primarily upon their brick counterparts, they are deemed to be
; ontributing buildings. Four outbuildings, all representing historical period construction, materials and design, are
teemed to be contributing buildings as well.
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United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
SOction number 7 Page 9
W shinaton Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa
The district as a whole maintains a high degree of all seven aspects of integrity: location, design, setting,
materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. The integrity of the immediate setting of the buildings, illustrated
by its uniform residential makeup and the retention of its streetscapes, contribute to the district's ability to maintain
integrity of feeling and association. The preponderance of larger single family residences set the tone for the
district's form and scale, and the survival of all of the district buildings, reflects a building assemblage that has
remained unchanged once it assumed its final form in the years just prior to World War I.
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Address
Construc-
tion Date
Style/Type
Evaluation
Houses
Out - buildings
Contribu-
ting
Non-
Cont gu
ting
Contribu-
ting
Non -
Cont gu-
ting
1 5 -17 E. 22nd
I . , ,
1880 -85
Vernacular, two -story side
gable frame type
1
0
:01 E. 22nd
pre -1872
Italianate, gable front, brick
1
0
;05 -07 E. 22nd
1873
Vernacular, two -story side
gable frame type
1
0
. 06 E. 22nd'
1883
Vernacular gable front, frame
cottage type
1
0
108 E. 22nd
1885, 1905
Vernacular, two -story side
gable frame type, sidewall
1
0
110 E. 22nd
c.1886
Vernacular gable front
cottage, brick
1
0
111 E. 22nd
_
1880
Vernacular, two -story side
gable frame type
1
0
i12 -14 E. 22nd
pre -1885
Vernacular,one -story side
gable frame cottage type
1
0
117 -19 E. 22nd
pre -1885
Vernacular, two -story side
gable frame type
1
0
)21 -23 E. 22nd
1891
Vernacular, two -story side
gable brick type
1
0
-00 E. 22nd
c.1869
ltalianate, gable front, brick
with cast iron storefront
1
0
1
162 -64 Washington
pre -1883
Vernacular, two -story side
gable brick type
1
0
172 Washington
pre -1872
ltalianate, gable front, brick
cottage
1
0
1
201 -03 Washington
pre -1886
Vernacular, two -story side
gable brick type
1
0
209 Washington
pre -1880
Vernacular gable front, frame
cottage type
1
0
219 Washington
1873
Vernacular, two -story side
gable frame type
1
0
1
220 -22 Washington
1899
Vernacular, two -story side
gable brick type
1
0
1
226 Washington
c.1908
Classical Revival style gable
front frame cottage
1
0
1
227 Washington
1886
Italianate, gable front, brick
1
0
1
?234 -36 Washington
1910
Classical Revival style gable
front two -story house
1
0
1237 -41 Washington
pre -1880
Vernacular, two -story side
gable brick type
1
0
1
1245. Washington
pre -1880
Vernacular, two -story gable
front frame type
1
0
1
1255 Washington
c.1899
Italianate style two -story
gable front brick house
1
,•_.
0
..Total
( 23
0
7 -3-
5 .
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Jnited States Department of the Interior
, lational Park Service
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Vational Register of Historic Places I
:;ontinuation Sheet - - Cbuir t$s cAo acia L 7
iection number 7 Page 10 w \5 Q �QC I n fiso �r
Vashington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District 11��l S b1r1 Dubuque County, Iowa
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District Buildings Summary Table:
NPS Form 10 -900 -a
(8 -86)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
Continuation Sheet
Section number 8 Page 11
Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa
8.. Significance Statement:
The Washington Street and E. 22nd Street district is locally significant under Criterion A, history. The
historical association is under the theme of community planning and development. This cluster of 22 houses and
one storefront/residence is located at an important junction point in terms of natural drainage, railroad development,
and community development. Each of these factors directly shaped and influenced the district's development. The
preponderance of brick houses within the district reflects its comparative substantial up- building. The increase of
railroad service and the subsequent nearby shops and yards caused the district residency to include a very high
proportion of higher -rank railroad employees. The several major natural drainages influence the spacing of the
district buildings on the east end of E. 22nd Street. The district node of residences at this point anchored the
interrupted but northward extension and development of Washington Street and represented the importance of the
E:22nd Street arterial. The period of significance is 1869 -1910. This period includes the construction date of the
first house and the final completion of the district. Significant dates are 1872, 1885, and 1900, these marking
respectively the arrival dates of the two railroads and the initiation of the Bee Branch storm sewer.
The multiple property documentation form titled The Architectural and Historical Resources of Dubuque,
1833 -1955 and a series of neighborhood surveys, conducted between 2001 and 2008, identified a number of
potential residential historic districts, including this one. This district was originally determined based upon its high
proportion of brick residential buildings (and one storefront/residence). The Bee Branch Rehabilitation and
Restoration project, a Section 106 undertaking that is restoring what was originally an open drainage, provided the
.opportunity to supplement the historical and contextual understanding of the development of this neighborhood.
Those findings indicate that in this example, brick houses were indicators of early and more substantial house
building and that brick houses tended to be owner - occupied o eso han their frame counterparts. The problem ✓
viiith determining a residential historic district boundary is that - ousing stock is so very uniform in every measure
(materials, age, type, setting) that everything could be potentially listed were it not for the residing of frame
dwellings. Consequently the conservative approach in Dubuque, vis a vis determining historic residential districts,
has been to rely upon the c us erin • s o • nc • ui • in • s as e mos a ective guide. onse• uent t e boundaries of
this district are for the most part denoted by brick buildings. The exception in this case is 215 -17 E. 22 ' Street,
which was recently rehabilitated, and now reads as it originally did. , - i I ■ y l5
Historical and architectural surveys of the lower Couler Valley and Eagle Point, conducted in 2001 -02
identified a number of potential residential historic districts, including this one and a more extensive one located
around the junction of Rhomberg Avenue and Kniest Street. Typically these districts were identified because they
contained a disproportional number of brick buildings. The 19 Century housing stock of Dubuque is vast and most
of its frame houses have been resided. The residing inhibits the evaluation of these frame houses because it
obscures or eliminates architectural detail, hides alterations and in short produces metal or vinyl clad boxes. The
clustering of brick buildings almost always occurs at key street intersections. Dubuque's residential neighborhoods
also feature large numbers of corner business buildings. The Rhomberg and Kniest historic district had a greater
r ix of these commercial buildings. These two proposed districts were in or near the former Couler Creek floodplain
and both were effected in their rate of development by the construction of the Bee Branch storm sewer. Currently
the City of Dubuque is reopening the lower portion of the storm sewer and this is resulting in the demolition of half of
the buildings in the Rhomberg - Kniest district, eliminating its eligibility as a historic district. As a result, this district
a lone survives to interpret the historical story of Couler Creek and the Bee Branch storm sewer (Jacobsen).
. 7 The multiple property document also established registration requirements and property types associated
\ii�ith a series of historic contexts. This district nomination represents the eligibility recommendations of that
` document and corresponds to the registration requirements as set forth in it.
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PS Form 10 -9D0 -a
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kilted States Department of the Interior
Jational Park Service
Jational Register of Historic Places
continuation Sheet
Frith was a district resident, living at 2237 -41 Washington Street (1880 Federal Census, T9 R338 p. 288).
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Vashinqton Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa
Hater, Water, Everywhere:
The Dubuque Herald nicely defined the flooding problem in the northern part of the city, stating in late 1898:
Bee Branch, be it known to the outsider, is the name of a small rivulet that forms the outlet or
drainage for a tract of country of a few miles in extent, variously known as Glab's Hollow, Stewart's
.Hollow, and the Millville road. It breaks through the bluff into the Couler valley near the north line of
the city, just above the Glab neighborhood, and is about two miles distant from the court house.
There is usually a little running water in the upper part of the stream, but the lower part is dry. On
occasion, however, after heavy storms, showers and cloudbursts, the dry bed becomes a raging
torrent, its banks overrun, the surplus water scatters over the streets, tears up sidewalks, floods
cellars and lots, and it is the frequent cause of a large amount of damage. People in the
neighborhood naturally do not like this and ask the city to protect them from the devastation...
) ubuque is notable for its placement at the foot of substantial bluffs in every landward direction. Drainage occurs all
he faster in this terrain and with heavy rains the effect was disastrous. Add to that the deforestation that had
)ccurred (Dubuque has no coal or other fuel sources) and the situation was made worse ...(Dubuque Herald,
)ecember 6, 1898).
A look at the 100 -year floodplain (Figure 52) shows that this district occupied an eastward extended
)eninsula of slightly higher ground. Figure 43, an 1872 bird's eye view, and Figure 47, an 1889 view, clearly show
hat the Couler Creek watershed kept housing from developing to the south, east and north of this district. The
)nclosing of the creek beginning in 1899, indirectly influenced the district's development by removing open drainage
;hannels, eliminating the associated bridge crossings, and enabling the streets to be paved with less design reliance
)eing placed upon their use as periodic overflow drainage channels.
Two natural drainages effected this district. Couler Creek was the principal drainage and ran along present -
Jay Elm Street to the east. At times this drainage diverted westward from that course, near its intersection with E.
?2nd Street and it was this factor that delayed the eastward construction of houses within the district. The other
irainage was along E. 22nd Street and this tributary flowed into Couler Creek at the junction point of the avenue and
Elm Street. This drainage was first channelized within stone sidewalls, and covered at the major crossing points
vith plank. There was a bridge at Washington Street and the avenue. In late 1881 butcher Nelson Frith's son broke
its leg crossing the bridge and the family secured the $18.00 doctor's fee in lieu of filing a lawsuit. E. 22nd Street,
ike other streets, was graded to serve as an overflow drainage with one side being lower and more heavily curbed.
roday, substantial in -takes are located only both sides of E. 22nd Street, along the former railroad right -of -way
Dubuque City Council Records, September 1881).
The floodplain of Couler Creek remained undeveloped into the early 1890s. The creek's presence had
Prevented the opening of numerous key streets, notably Lake Street/Rhomberg Avenue between Washington and
Johnson Streets, Elm Street between Garfield and Sanford Street, Division /Lincoln Street between Johnson and
Alashington Street, and Washington Street, between 19 and Lake Street/Rhomberg Avenue. Seasonal wetlands,
- ailroad tracks and the unwillingness of residences to be accessed for street and other improvements, all played a
ore in delaying these street connections and associated up- building. Industrial development was also delayed and
)therwise hindered by flooding and the fear of flooding, as well as the need for storm sewer and sanitary sewer
;onnections.
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These varied influencing factors can be discerned directly within this district by comparing the house building
dates on the east side of Washington Street (north of E. 22nd Street) with those on the west side, and doing the
same with the houses located on both sides of E. 22nd Street to the east of Washington Street. The later housing
■was much hindered by the presence of Couler Creek. The platting of the area east of Washington Street was also
directly effected by the creek's presence. The lots on the west side of the street were regularly laid out with the
usual north /south running alley behind them. The Tots on the east side were broader and twice as deep, and there
was no alley provision. The development of that side of the street was at the whim of the property owners and over
time they would subdivide their larger lots and in at least three instances, earlier houses were relocated to Elm
Street at the back of the lots once that street was opened, and more substantial houses replaced the moved ones
on Washington Street (2226 Washington is an example in the district). The same larger parcel holdings included
the lots north of E. 22nd Street and east of Washington Street. The Kempf family owned all of these lots and
subdivided the larger parcel beginning in the mid to late 1880s. They built several of the identical duplexes and
these were built west to east as the building conditions improved with creek improvements. The duplex at 321 E.
22nd Street was the last to be built in 1891. Another district indicator is that the earliest houses built along the west
side of Washington Street had basement windows and several of these were built on low raised terraces.
Figure 42 illustrates the impact of Couler Creek, acting as a boundary between the Mineral Lots 314 and
315. The district is a part of the extreme southeast corner of Mineral Lot 315. These lots were predicated on lead
claims around Dubuque and the city owed its founding to the mining and processing of lead. The same figure
shows the original city boundary and shows that E. 22nd Street was an early arterial route to the east from the north
arid of the city. It also served as a boundary line between mineral lots.
This residential district had its origin as a loose clustering of four all -brick houses that were built at the
intersection of the two roads beginning in the late 1860s and early 1870s (these being 2162 -64, 2172, 2219
Washington Street and 301 E. 22nd Street). The store at 400 E. 22nd Street was also built at this time. It was built
so early that it was in the way when the regular streets (Elm and Kniest) were laid out and when efforts were made
to take the kink out of E. 22nd Street. It was particularly isolated, having the creek to its west and by the early
1880s the railroad to the east. Eight additional brick/concrete block houses would be subsequently built along with
1 O frame ones. Chart 1 depicts the cadence of house construction. Two - thirds of the houses were extant by 1885
and only three post -date 1900.
This rapid and substantial development coincided with the development and growth of the nearby Milwaukee
Shops, the location of small industrial plants to the southeast and the establishment of Catholic Sacred Heart Parish
to the northeast.
E. 22nd Street, including that portion of the avenue that is included within the district, was graded, curbed
and McAdamized in the summer of 1877 by contractors Dunn and Tibey. The residents protested an increased cost
of; the stone curbing and the City Council reduced the assessments in January 1878, but the issue lingered until
1880 as residents complained that they had overpayed and now risked a tax sale of their properties. The south side
of the street abutted the storm sewer and as late as mid -1884, there was no north side gutter in place. Charles
Saunders complained that as a result the street "is now a filthy place and it can not be kept clean without a gutter"
(Dubuque City Council Records, January 1878, H. W. Sanford letter to Council, April 1879; Saunders letter to
Council, July 7, 1884).
By mid -1879 the planking on the E. 22nd Street storm sewer was in need of replacement and the city
engineer recommended that it be under grounded as a four -feet diameter circular sewer, with the street's gutter and
sewer on the south side of the avenue being designed to carry off the overflow. Such a permanent solution of the
flooding problem was cheaper and more effective, than repairing the planked culvert. Nothing was done and in mid-
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8 the City Council authorized the construction of a arched stone culvert, 64 feet wide, to carry E. 22nd Street
Aver Couler Creek (at the east end of the district) ((Dubuque City Council Records, Report by City Engineer M.
- schirgi, June 1879; Council Resolution, July 8, 1887).
District neighbors petitioned for a streetlight to be placed at the corner of Washington and E. 22nd Street in
raid -1885. The petition argued "safety and convenience" but the bridge crossing at that point certainly underscored
he need. The petition signers included residents on both sides of Washington Street and the avenue as well.
)i.strict residents who signed the paper included Henry Hussman (2172 Washington Street), Josiah Conzett (312 -14
E. 22nd Street), Henry J. Oser (215 E. 22nd Street) and Fred Rieger (2219 Washington Street) (Dubuque City
;ouncil Records, petition dated June 28, 1885).
Elm Street, between Rhomberg Avenue and E. 22nd Street (to the south of the district) was not even
iroposed for extension until early 1890, at which time the first official street profile was prepared by the city engineer
Dubuque Council Minutes, February 1890).
During the 1880s and 1890s the City tiled or arched (or used surface drainages, streets and ditches) the
nany tributary connections to Couler Creek. Development also unfolded in all directions, but particularly on the
)igher lands to the northeast of this district. Public clamor for flood protection grew even as there was more
)roperty placed in harms way for that flooding. A massive brewery was constructed at the upper end of the Couler
/alley in 1895 -96 and its discharges into the creek added new dimensions to what was already a dumpsite and a
)ealth hazard. The city passed an ordinance in early 1887 to begin separating the storm and sanitary sewers, but
)re- existing systems were necessarily retained and it would require massive expenditures to finally produce
adequate and separate sewer systems. The record flood of July 1897 forced the storm sewer issue (Jacobsen, pp.
'5 -35).
Henry Mueller /Miller, the operator of a grocery store at 400 E. 22nd Street organized his neighbors to petition
or a sewer at Kniest Street and E. 22nd Street. Quite possibly this was the initial local call for what would become.
he Bee Branch storm sewer (Herald, November 10, 1896).
A final plan was first developed during 1898 but it involved a northward diversion of the Couler Creek and
3ee Branch (the Bee Branch was an upstream designation for the creek's principal tributary-for whatever reason the
storm sewer system would take on that name rather than that of Couler Creek) drainage. Once this option failed, a
nulti- section plan was prepared to begin under - grounding the creek within a stone arched sewer. The initial
ooristruction would focus upon the area to the south of the district where the creek was directly limiting development.
Hie concept was to build the sewer parallel to the creek bed and then finally diverting it into its new underground
tome. The first construction contracts were finalized in early 1900 and work began (Jacobsen, pp. 31 -36).
The store owner Henry Mueller /Miller's store was in an inconvenient place at the time of this initial
;vnstruction work. The problem was that J. B. Miller, who was contracted to build the uppermost section of the
;ewer that ran past the store (400 E. 22nd Street) had done all of his excavation work upfront, as soon as the
; onstruction season had begun. A record low- bidder, Miller's work was plagued by flooding from rain and other
:auses and by late July storekeeper Miller and others complained that the ditch across the front of his store and the
ielay in progressing "has practically destroyed the use of our property since [April]." Miller finally defaulted and was
. eplaced by another contractor at a much higher cost, but the work was finished (Herald, July 26, 1900; Jacobsen,
)p. 36 -39).
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With the sewer finished as far as E. 22nd Street, the open drainage to the north would simply overwhelm and
bypass the stone - arched point of egress. A meager extension was built to reduce this problem during 1901.
Already the effect on development was palpable. Homebuilder Chris Voelker turned his attention to the area (his
notable contribution, besides his large number of affordable modest homes, was his promotion of the use of
concrete block in house - building). Upstream industrial sites were being filled and a new ballpark was laid out just
northwest from the district (Enterprise, March 9, 1902; Telegraph- Herald, January 5, 1902).
A particular measure of progress was the extension of EIm Street, between East 24 Street to the north and
Eagle Point Road. The City ordinance accepting the street profile was adopted on August 24, 1899. This key
nbrth/south street lay directly east of the district and the lack of regular platting and the creek's presence has been
.discussed. The street had been paved and graded back in 1896 with howls of protests from residents along the
east side of the new street. The latter owners objected to paying to pave what they considered to be a railroad
street, feeling that the railroad should bare the costs. The owners on the west side (including district residents)
made no protest, as they were paid $200 -600 for the street right -of -way. Fifteen years later they had also profited
considerably by selling land to the railroad company. The street right -of -way, at best an irregular trace, was
acquired beginning in 1900 from the landowners on Washington Street, but its real purpose was that of overflow
drainage and not for simple street traffic. The other key player in the actual street construction was the Chicago,
Great Western Railroad. Its municipal ordinance was up for renegotiation and as a result of that contentious
agreement, the city got the railroad to build a vital sewer segment and the filling of the future EIm Street and the
railroad got the right to double track its right -of -way adjacent to the street. All of this work was done by 1906.
Henceforth, the district was a neighbor to the railroad, which continued to use its tracks until the 1980s. With the
street and flooding matters resolved, residents could now focus on the dangers of street crossings over the tracks
(Jacobsen, pp. 39 -40; Dubuque Herald, August 16, 1896; Dubuque City Council Records, City Engineer M. Tschirgi
to Council, February 28, 1898, Council Proceedings, item #16).
District and Neighborhood Development:
The north part of Dubuque and its existing flooding problem became even greater when developmental
pressures developed. These came in the form of the railroad.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad (CM &St.P) yards served as the first major impetus to house -
building in this part of the city. The Herald reported at the end of the 1872 building season as follows:
The march of building improvements[is going] to the northern precinct of the city, around the machine
shops and round house of the river railroad company. That portion of the city makes a heavy figure
in our showing.
The "river railroad" distinguished the Illinois Central, with its east/west Zink to Illinois, from the Chicago, Milwaukee &
St: Paul, whose route hugged the western riverbank of the Mississippi River around Eagle Point. The more direct
northward route of the Dubuque and Northwestern Railroad would be laid out along Elm Street 13 years later
(Herald, November 24, 1872).
In 1877, the Herald noted "a person would be surprised at the building going on in Dubuque, especially in the
upper part of the City." Representative of its growing importance, the new ball park was located there. Recreational
uses had always gravitated northward of course and included the driving park, Union Park, the shooting park and
the fairgrounds. Die Iowa lauded the new ballpark but wondered "whether the devotion of the Americans for
baseball will last...it is all the rage now" (Herald, July 16, 1877; Die Iowa, April 10, 1878).
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Another railroad reached the north part of the city in 1883 -84, this being the Dubuque and Northwestern
lailroad (later the Chicago and Great Western Railroad). That company offered a competitive link to points west
►nd north and began the erection of its yards and shops at fhe very north end of the Couler Valley. Residents along
Nashington Street were strongly opposed to allowing the railroad to use particularly their street, but any others
learby, fearing a loss of property values as a consequence. An initial petition, prepared in late December 1883,
garnered a hundred signatures, demanded that no tracks be laid west of Pine Street or below 17 Steet, a
esidential area that was a quarter of a mile south of the historic district. Its signers came from that neighborhood.
1 second petition, submitted in March 1884, protested any use of Washington Street by the railroad and its signers,
;qual in number, came from the area north of 17 Street, and included many district residents. There never was a
€,al railroad threat to intrude that far west but the ordinance, signed in March 1884, gave the company carte- blanche
is long as it abided by existing street grades. The petitions show that these neighbors acted en masse to force the
racks to the east, even if that was just a block distant (Dubuque Trade Journal, March 20, August 18, 1884;
Dubuque City Council Proceedings, Center For Dubuque History, Petition dated December 29, 1883; Petition filed
',larch 4, 1884, Ordinance, March 3, 1884).
Industrial growth in the Couler Valley increasingly drove residential development in an age when workers'
tomes tended to cluster around the respective places of employment. In mid -1906 the Telegraph- Herald reported
the North End is booming." For the first time the ward was described as a place of beauty with the building of many
beautiful" homes. There was a spurt in house - building and "more dwellings have been erected there the past year
han for many years preceding." There was a new boiler manufacturing plant (presumably Smedley's, re- opened)
mild a new cigar factory was already building an addition (Telegraph- Herald; July 5, 1906).
ndividual House Histories:
M 5 E. 22nd Street (1880- 1885):
There was a second commercial front and this house housed a barber shop on the west half and a saloon on
he east front, as of 1891. It was then addressed as 119 -21 E. 22nd Street. The earliest tenant for 215 were
:Merles and Mary Wendt (1885) and Nicholas Brandt was then operating the saloon (1886). The Christ family lived
Jere 1916- 1945 +. Joseph and Anna Oser occupied 217 as of 1880 and the family remained through 1900. They
bight be the original owner /builders. John and Mary Foley, he being a conductor for the street railway, lived here
1.916 -29. The building was converted to a double house by 1909.
The Assessor dates to +/- 1900. As of 1891 (Sanborn Map) there was a single story frame barbershop and
>aloon on this site. The present building was present by 1909.
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The Kempfs were gardeners and the 1872 Bird's Eye View clearly shows this house present on a large
parcel with landscaping. Kempf subdivided the land that borders the north side of E. 22nd Street, between
Washington and Elm streets and he built at least the three frame duplexes to the east of this house. This house
ire -dates 1886 and appears to be directly associated with Arnold Kempf who owned the entire end of this block,
ronting south on E. 22nd Street. This was his residence and he built the several identical frame duplexes to the
:ast of this house. The family was here as Igte as 1910 and Annie and Elmer Voelf, likely the Kempf daughter, lived
Jere through 1929. The historical address8143 Eagle Point Road.
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:305 - 07 E. 22nd Street (1873):
Arnold Kempfs built a two -story frame double tenement (40 feet by 30 feet) for $1,500 in 1873 (Herald,
November 9, 1873). He likely built his tenements from west to east, beginning with this one. This duplex was built
as a tenement and was owner - occupied from 307 E. 22nd Street only in later years. The historical address is 153-
55 Eagle Point Avenue. The tenants had sustained railroad associations. John and Kate Barker (he was a
locomotive engineer, CM &St.P) lived at 305 1880 -86. John Ferrell, a fireman with the CM &St.P. lived there in 1886
as well. Theo and Mary Botsford (car repair) lived there in 1900, John and August Zimmerman (same railroad) did
the same 1910 -21, as did John and Josephine Davidson (same railroad) 1929 -60. James and Josephine Frost (he
was a painter) were the earliest known tenants at 307 (1880). John and Anne Baques (he was also an engineer,
CM &St.P) lived there 1885 -86. Subsequent tenants were railroad car painters or car carpenters, 1916 -21.
06 E. 22nd Street -John and Louisa Meyer House. (1883):
John Meyer built this house for a cost of $4,000 in 1883. He and Louisa Meyer lived here through 1900. He
was a blacksmith. Paul Rolwers, a railroad superintendent, lived here as of 1910. John and Minnie Kohl (he was a
locomotive engineer) did the same 1920 -21. The historical address for this house is 164 Eagle Point Avenue.
(Herald, December 20, 1883).
308 E. 22nd Street - Anthonv and Anne Baumhover House, (1885, 1905):
Joseph and Anne Marra likely built the original rear house. At any rate, this Italian -born musician resided
here as of 1885 -86. The Baumhovers, he being a Dutch -born house carpenter, lived at the same address as of
1900 and remained here through 1921. Anton and Anna Baumhover built the two -story brick front onto this pre-
existing frame residence in 1905. The $1,800 building project was said to be at the corner of E. 22nd Street and
Elm Street. The historical address for this house is 170 Eagle Point Avenue (Telegraph- Herald, December 21,
1905).
310 E. 22nd Street (c. 1886);
This small cottage was present by 1886 at which time the widow Catherine Kessler lived here. She was a
knitter for the A. Jungkt Company and remained here as of 1900. The historical address was 174 Eagle Point
Avenue.
The Assessor dates to +/- 1880. A single story cottage was on the rear portion of this property as of 1891
(Sanborn Map). The 1909/36 Sanborn Map shows a story and a half cottage here. This is either the same house or
it was enlarged. Addressed 1891 as 174.
31 1 -13 E. 22nd Street -Edwin and Hester Court Duplex (1881):
Edwin Court was a locomotive engineer and built this duplex in 1880 It is described as a $2,000 residence
and also as a "frame residence done near Catholic Church." Other railroad employees occupied the house. In 311
Mike and Molly Jennings (he a railroad engineer) were tenants in 311 as of 1880; Matthew and May Wagner
(railroad inspector) followed in 1900 and Charles and Mary Kempf were owner /occupants 1918- 1960 +. Next door,
the Court's are listed as of 1880; Loras and Nellie Emmers (section fireman) were there in 1900; Edgar and Mary
Ferguson (shop carpenter) followed in 1910; as did William and Lena Hopp (fireman, CM &St.P) 1918 -29. The
historical address was 165 -67 Eagle Point Avenue (Herald, October 26, 1880; January 1, 1881).
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Josiah and Nellie Conzett (he was a dry goods clerk) are the earliest known residents of 312 as of 1885 -86.
William and Anna Kessler (dry goods salesman) lived there 1910 -11. Alfred and Marie Baumhover (see 308 E.
?2nd) lived here 1918 -60 +. Frank and Jessie DeGranger (he was a saloonist) are the first known occupants of 314,
n 1900. John and Christina Bewer lived there 1900 -29. The historical address was 180 -82 Eagle Point Avenue.
317 7.19 E. 22nd Street (- 1885):
This duplex was likely built by the Kempf family but there is no positive proof of this. The earliest address
entry, for 319, locates Fred and Alice Cawrey (he was a railroad engineer) there as of 1885. Albert and Lena
ahndrick (he was a CM &St.P. brakeman) lived there 1916 -18. Joseph Gindrich is the earliest known tenant for
317, as of 1900. The historical address was 173 -75 Eagle Point Avenue.
321 -23 E. 22nd Street, 1891
The 1891 Sanborn Map labels this house as "being built." The probable builder was the Kempf family which
i!atted the entire block frontage. The earliest tenants date from 1900. William and Catherine Foster lived in 317.
William and Anna Kutsch (he was a supervisor for Klauer Manufacturing Company) then lived there 1910 -55. John
and Barbara Foster (he was a railroad watchman) lived in 323 as of 1900. The delay in building this house appears
o' be related to controlling the route of Couler Creek which cut directly westward across this lot as of 1885. The
iistoric address is 177 -79 or 181 -185 Eagle Point Avenue.
1.00 E. 22nd Street -Henry Mueller /Miller Store and Residence (- 1872):
This very early storefront occupies a fairly prominent location, being flanked historically by the railroad tracks
o the east and Couler Creek to the west. It pre -dates 1872 and likely dates to the middle- 186Os. The historical
address was 196 Eagle Point Avenue.
Prussian -born Henry (and wife Eva) Mueller was associated with this building as early as 1873 at which time
le petitioned the City Council "for improvement of Couler Branch of Eagle Point avenue to prevent damage from
Dods." The Council instructed the Street Commissioner to "have Mr. Mueller's property protected by building a rip -
ap wall in front of Eagle Point sewer, cost not to exceed $50." Mueller had a grocery and saloon at this address as
)f.1880 and remained through 1900 (the 1870 census places him in this same ward, but he appears as a farmer,
ajthough he is clearly within the city proper) (Herald, March 7, 1873; 1870 Federal Census, M593, R389, p. 266).
In May 1889 there was a push on the part of Kniest Street residents to straighten the street "in front of the
vfiller [sic] property near Eagle Point Ave." The implications of the proposal are not clear but apparently the street
ivas to be changed and not the Mueller store /house. Petitioners protested "the present plan" claiming that it would
•uin the street. Instead they asked "that the line of curb and the street be carried straight out, without any sidewalk
There it will not admit of it." This petition coincides with the first paving, curbing and guttering of this key early road
;Petition, May 4, 1889, Dubuque City Council Proceedings).
In early 1896 Mueller asked the City to curb Kniest Street so that he could lay a sidewalk of uniform width
along his property. That November he petitioned the Council concerning the sewer on Kniest Street and Eagle Point
Avenue. He submitted a petition bearing neighbors' signatures favoring the extension of the Kniest Street sewer in
ate 1896 The next fall he again petitioned the Council in "relation to Eagle Point avenue sewer overflowing and
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water running into his cellar." The City finally ordered the laying of the Kniest Street curbing along both the avenue
and•Kniest Street in late 1897, Mueller being responsible for paying half of the cost (Herald, February 6, November
10, 1896; September 21, October 26, 1897).
Mueller's store was also the meeting site of Ward Democrats who met to elect delegates to the city party
Convention. In late March 1896 the Saturday meeting selected 17 5 Ward delegates. In 1898 they gathered at the
store in March to do the same thing (Herald, March 21, 1896; March 19, 1898).
The 1885 Couler Creek Map shows the store building and a residence to the south of the store that was
directly across the planned right -of -way for the Dubuque and Northwestern Railroad. By 1891 Sanborn Maps show
what is very likely this same dwelling, relocated to right south of the store building. It would appear that the high
census densities that are reported for this address include the residents of this unlisted (in terms of a housing unit in
the census listing) rear house.
. Subsequent commercial tenants at this address included the Burg & Kress Meat Market, c.1909 -1918, the R.
Nelson Meat Market, 1920 -21 and the William Weiss Grocery, 1925060 +. John and Emma Fish (he was a
CM &St.P. conductor) lived upstairs as of 1920. The upstairs residence was vacant as of 1963.
2162 Washington Street -Peter and Eliza Leis Brick Duplex (1883):
Peter and Eliza Leis built a $3,200 brick residence in 1883 and they appear at this address in 1884, living at
2164 Washington Street. The family remains through 1917. Leis was a carpenter. Tenants occupied the other half
of the duplex (Herald, December 20, 1883).
2172 Washington Street- C. E. M. Bushfield Cottage (1869):
C. E. M. Bushfield built a one -story brick cottage, that measured 23 feet by 32 feet, for $1,200, located on
the corner of Washington Street and Eagle Point Avenue in 1869. The present cottage matches that description.
Th'e early date is notable and the cottage does appear on the 1872 Bird's Eye View (Herald, December 16, 1869).
John and Anna Baynes (he was a railroad engineer) resided here as of 1880. Subsequent owners were
long -term and notable. Henry W. and Anna Hussman owned and occupied the house 1885 -1909. He was widowed
bji.1900. He was a partner in a hardware firm. Alois and May Bassler (he owned a shoe store) lived here 1915 -60 +.
2201-03 Washington Street (- 1886):
This duplex pre -dates 1886 and at least in recent years is wholly owned by the occupant of 2201. John
O'Connell, a wood finisher, is the earliest known occupant of 2001 (1886) as is John Jaeger, a porter, who then
resided at 2203. The latter half housed several railroad men; John (and Elizabeth) Hanlon, a switchman, 1900 -04,
and Frank (and Josephine) Widmann, a locomotive engineer, 1910 -29.
2209 Washington Street (- 1891):
This is one of two small gable -front cottages that comprised a part of the pre -1891 district layout. The
cottage pre -dates 1880. The earliest known tenant family was John and Hellena Beyer. He was a teamster and
they were there in 1880. Railroad laborer Adolph (and Barbara) Pfitzner lived there 1916 -20.
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?219 Washington Street -Fred and Katherine Rieger Duplex (1873):
Friedrich Rieger built this two -story frame house, measuring 24 feet by 30 feet, for $1,000 in 1873, the house
)eing located "on Washington between Eagle Point Avenue and Sanford." The Rieger family was at this address as
)f 1880 (the John and Mina Baactenbach family then occupied 2221). The Rieger family remained through 1920
Ind occupied the entire house. Many of its members were railroad workers. Charles Rieger was a railroad
;arpenter. George and Charles Rieger were car painters. John and Frances Boet purchased the house in 1940
Ind presumably permanently unified it as a single - family residence (Herald, November 9, 1973).
2222 Washington Street (c.1899):
Both sides of this duplex were long occupied by fairly distinguished families, with owner occupancy
:bntinuing in 2220 somewhat later. The earliest known owner /occupants date to 1899. George and Kate Hille
2220) lived there through 1945. He successively worked as a foreman for the noted millwright firm of Farley &
_oetscher, had his own sash and door shop by 1910, and was a Deputy Collector for the Internal Revenue Service
y1916. John and Kate Murry lived at 2222. He was a CM &St.P. brakeman. They remained through 1900.
William and Margaret Wright lived here 1902 through 1920. She was widowed by the time she lived here. Her late
iusband was certainly a railroad employee. A son Charles worked in the railroad shops as of 1910.
2226 Washington Street- John M. and Mary L. Kluck Cottage (c.1908):
The Kluck family lived here as of 1910 and until 1960. John M. Kluck was a confectionery merchant as of
1910 and a musician at the opera house as of 1920.
2227 Washington Street - Gerhard and Gertie Waldorf House (1886):
This house was built in early 1886 but escaped notice in the city directory of that year. The owner /builder is
`Gerhard Wolldrof" who built a brick dwelling for $1,100 on Washington Street in 1886. This house is associated
with what appears to be a significant family that is in turn linked to the nearby brewery. (Herald, May 9, 1886,
January 1, 1887).
Gerhardt Waldorf was a foreman for the Dubuque Malting Company, the city's largest brewery that opened
Or business in 1896 in the upper Couler Valley. Prohibition ended that involvement in 1916, the family and
Particularly his widow Gertrude, lived here through 1937. George W. Eigenberger then lived here through 1960.
This duplex was being built in late 1909 by Chris Voelker for Adolph and Elizabeth Luckritz. The 1909
Sanborn Map shows a vacant lot but the duplex appears in a list of Voelker's 1909 completions as a two -flat for A.
_uckritz, costing $4,500. Adolph Luckritz was an order clerk for a wholesale notions firm as of 1910, and a
salesman ten years later. The family owned and occupied the house through 1960. George and Clara Belknap
Aware the first tenants in 2236, upstairs, as of 1910. He was a railroad conductor (Times Journal, January 2, 1910).
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2237 -41 Washington Street (- 1880):
The earliest known tenant in this duplex date to 1880, when butchers Philipp and Ellen Kosner, and Nelson
and Julia Nelson (also a butcher) lived at 2237. Charles VontzNoltz, stonemason, resided at 2233 Washington
Street as of 1886.
2245 Washington Street - Ferdinand and Margaret Mertz House (- 1880):
The original cottage predates 1880 and gained a second floor between 1909 and 1934. Locksmith
Ferdinand (and Margarethe) Merze lived at this address from 1880 and the family remained until 1947. The
masonry garage dates to 1949 (Building permits).
2255 Washington Street - August J. and Minnie Burdt House (c.1899):
The Burdt family occupied the house as of 1900. August Burdt was then a grocery clerk. The family
remained here through 1960.
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). Major Bibliographic References:
Was of Dubuque County, Iowa. Clinton: Harrison and Warner, 1874
\tias of Dubuque County, Iowa. Davenport: Iowa Publishing Company, 1906
ltlas of Dubuque Iowa. Peoria: Austin Engineering Company, n.d.
\ tlas of Dubuque County, Iowa. Rockford: W. W. Hixson, n.d.
Sae Branch Creek Restoration Alignment Study: Project No. 20959 - 39471. Dubuque: CDS in association with
i'rMHKS & Company, October 2004
Birds Eye View of the City of Dubuque Iowa, 1872." Augustus Koch Engraver
Dubuque City Council Minutes, Volumes 29 (1899) to 36 (1906)
OMB Approval No. 1024-0018
Dubuque City Council Records (Center for Dubuque History, Loras College)
Jacobsen, James E. Dubuque -The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837-
1955: Phase 1 Historical and Architectural Survey Report. Des Moines: History Pays Historic Preservation
Donsulting Firm, January 15, 2002
. Dubuque -The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837 -1955:
phase 11 Historical and Architectural Survey Report. Des Moines: History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting
- irm, January 15, 2002
. Dubuque -The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837- 1955:
phase IV Edition. Des Moines: History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm, November 24, 2003
. Iowa Historic Site Inventory Form: E. 22nd Street and Washington Street Historic District. , Des
Moines: History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm, July 22, 2000
, . Iowa Historic Site Inventory Form: Rhomberg Avenue and Kniest Street Historic District. , Des
Vloines: History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm, January 15, 2002
' . The Bee Branch Storm Sewer: Historical and Architectural Survey and Evaluation Draft Report: The
See Branch Restoration/Realignment Project, Dubuque, Iowa. Des Moines: History Pays Historic Preservation
Donsulting, 2010 (cited as Jacobsen, Bee Branch)
Kriviskey, Bruce. Dubuque, Iowa -- Architectural Survey 1978/1979, Atlas of City Wide and District Survey Maps
\fl p of the City of Dubuque. Davenport: Iowa Publishing Company, 1906
\lewspapers (as cited in the text)
Perspective Map of the City of Dubuque. Milwaukee: American Publishing Company, 1889
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Washington and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa
Plan of Dubuque, Dubuque County. Chicago: Charles Skober and Company, 1875
Plat Book of Dubuque County, Iowa. Davenport: Northwest Publishing Company, 1892
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Dubuque, Iowa:
1884, 1891, 1901, 1909, 1909/24, 1909/50, 1909/56, 1909/62
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Nashinaton Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
O. Geographical Data:
JSGS Continued:
691560 4709280
_eclat Description:
L. H. Langworthy's Addition:
Lots 77 -83
East 35 feet Lot 84
Subdivision of the South one -half of Lot 1 of Lot 3 of Lot 102 (LHL)
Subdivision 3 of Lot 102 (LHL), north one -half of Lot 1
Kempf's Subdivision of LHL, Lots 1 -4
Kniest's Addition, Subdivision 1 of 12, Lot 1
(see imbedded images, Figures 54 -6)
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Beginning at the midpoint intersection of E. 22 • d Washingt streets, the boundary runs west the
Southerly continuation of the west boundary of 215 -1 l which is 35 t from the east line of Lot 84,
'addition; thence north along same line to the south bouneary of Lot 83 LHL, thence west along same sou"fh line to
is intersection with the center point of the alleyway, north along same al o its point of intersection with a westerly
xtension of the north boundary line of Lot 77, LHL; thence east along same to its intersection, extended east, with
he center point of Washington Street; thence south along same street to its intersection with the westerly extension
f. the north boundary line of 2234 -36 Washington Street, which is Lot 1 of Sub 3 of Lot 102, LHL; thence east to the
. ast boundary line of that parcel (the City has acquired the entire lot and will divide the property for resale, retaining
:his house on the sold -off parcel -so the line is defined by the City's division of the lot) south along that same line,
'ollowing the east boundary s of 2226 and 2222 Washington (the latter being Lot 2 of the subdivision of Lot 1 -4
of Kempfs Subdivision of ' o the point of intersection with the centerline of the alleyway; thence east along same
; enterline to the point of City ownership (reconfigured Bee Branch drainage); thence southeast following same
aoundary to point of intersection with the east line of Lot 1, Subdivision 1 of 12, Kniest's Addition, following same
Dast line, a ben turning west following the south line of same, continuing west along the south line of Lots 1 and 2
of Lot 100 LHI, and the south line of Lots 1 -2, Wragg Place, continuing west to the center point of Washington
street and pence north to the place of beginning.
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Section number Photographs Page 25 Dubuque County, Iowa
Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
Photographs:
Name of Photographer: James E. Jacobsen
Date of Photographs:
Location of Original Negatives: City of Dubuque
Description of views:
Frame Orientation Description
1 East View along south side of E. 22nd Street toward Elm Street
2. . - East View along south side of E. 22nd Street toward Elm Street, further
east than Photo #1
3 ' West View along north side of E. 22nd Street toward Washington Street
4 West View along north side of E. 22nd Street toward Washington Street,
slightly further west than Photo #3
5 - : West View along south side of E. 22nd Street toward Washington Street
6 North View along east side of Washington Street, from south of E. 22nd
Street
North View along east side of Washington Street, from E. 22nd Street
North View along east side of Washington Street, from north of E. 22nd
Street
9 North View along west side of Washington Street, from E. 22nd Street
10' North View along west side of Washington Street, from north of E. 22nd
Street
11 North View along west side of Washington Street, from north of E. 22nd
Street, further north than Photo #10
Dwner
Property
Thomas J. and Martha J. Blake
115 Skyline Drive
3uttenberq IA 52052
215 E. 22nd Street
Thomas E & Mary C. Lightcap
301 E. 22nd Street
Dubuque IA 52001
301 E. 22nd Street
'John W. & Sandra K. Even
3130 Eagle Point Drive
Dubuque IA 52001
305 E. 22nd Street
Ninger Construction Inc &
Jerald J Aka Gerald J. Winger
175 Washington Street
)ubuque IA 52001
306 E. 22nd Street
Ryan R. & Brendal Duve
3.6.6 Sunset Park Circle
5ubuque IA 52002
308 E. 22nd Street
Norman L & Angela D. Millman
310 E. 22nd Street
)ubuque IA 52001
310 E. 22nd Street
Aaron M. Toskey
31 E. 22nd Street
)ub'uque IA 52001
311 E. 22nd Street
3ary R & Mary Jo Kircher
312E. 22nd Street
Dubuque IA 52001
312 E. 22nd Street
amity of Dubuque
;,ity Hall
50 West 13th Street
)ubuque IA 52001
317 E. 22nd Street
wary E. & Susan M. Bay
30 West Dewey
?latteville WI 53818
321 E. 22nd Street
Janice Weis
100 E. 22nd
3ubuque IA 50010
400 E. 22nd Street
Daniel M & Keri L. Keller
481. Sherwood
East Dubuque IL 61025
2162 Washington Street
Enrrique & Dania Reyes
a172 Washington Street
5ubuque IA 52001
2172 Washington Street (contract, deedholder-
Richard E. & Glenna F. Palmer)
'obert E. & Kathryn A. Wagner,
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2201 -03 Washington Street
iirn'othy M & M. McDonald
3 8,18 Southern Hills Court
J IA 52003
2209 Washington Street
EI;za M..Durrah
2219 Washington Street
D.Lbuque IA 52001
2219 Washington Street (contract, deedholder-
Queck Capital Management LLC)
Michael P. & Stephanie S. Kane
2220 Washington
Dubuque IA 52001
2220 -22 Washington Street
Jeffery A. Runde
2226 Washington Street
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Property Owners List:
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2226 Washington
Dubuque IA 52001
William L. Cook
2227 Washington Street
Dubuque IA 52001
2227 Washington Street
City of Dubuque
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque IA 52001
2234 Washington Street
Lyle E. & Melissa B. Hammerand
19701 Kruse Lane
Sherrill IA 52073
2237 -41 Washington Street
Freedom Development CO LLC
3250 Kennedy Circle
Dubuque IA 52002
2245 Washington Street
Wyguiatta Patton
Patton, Wyguiatta
2255 Washington Street
Dubuque IA 52001
2255 Washington Street (contract, deedholder-
Home Dream LLC)
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Figure 3: 310 -12 E. 22" Street, view southeast (Jacobsen, October 2009)
Figure 4: 306 -08 E. 22"' Street (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 5: 2172 Washington Street, view east (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 6: 2172 Washington Street, rear porch and north side bay, view southwest
(Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 7: 2172 Washington Street, rear porch concrete column detail, view southeast
(Jacobsen, October 2009)
Figure 8: Garage, 2172 Washington Street, view southeast
(Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 9: 2162 -64 Washington Street, view southeast (Jacobsen, October 2009)
Figure 10: 2162 -64 Washington Street, rear view, view southwest (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 11: 215 -17 E. 22 Street, rear view, view southwest (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 12: 2201 -03 Washington Street, view northwest (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 13: 2201 -03 Washington Street, rear view, view east (Jacobsen, October 2009)
Figure 14: 2201 -03, 2209 Washington Street, view southwest (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 15: 2209 Washington Street, view northwest (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 16: 2209 Washington Street, rear view, view northwest (Jacobsen, October 2C09)
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Figure 17: 2219 Washington Street, view southwest (Jacobsen, October 2009)
Figure 18: 2219, 2227 Washington Street, rear view, view east (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 20: 2227 Washington Street, rear view, view southeast
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Figure 21: 2237 -41 Washington Street, view southwest (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 24: 2245 Washington Street, rear view, view northeast (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 25: 2255 Washington Street, view northwest (Jacobsen, October 2009)
Figure 26: 2245 -55 Washington Street, rear view, view southeast
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Figure 28: 2234 Washington Street, rear view, view northwest (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 29: 2226 Washington Street, view northeast (Jacobsen, October 2009)
Figure 30: 2222 and 2226 Washington Street, rear view, view west
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Figure 31: 2222 and 2226 Washington Street, view east
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Figure 32: 2222 Washington Street, view northeast
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Figure 33: 2222 Washington Street, rear view, view northwest
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Figure 34: Garage, 2222 Washington Street, view northeast
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Figure 38: 311 E. 22nd Street, rear view, view southeast (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 39: 317 E. 22nd Street, rear view, view south (Jacobsen, October 2009)
Figure 40: 321 E. 22nd Street, view north (Jacobsen, October 2009)
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Figure 48: Original Bee Branch Sewer Plan, undated
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Figure 49: H. L. Langworthy Addition, Number 2
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Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
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Chart 1: House construction in the district, 1866 -1910 (Jacobsen, Excel Chart,
(308 E. 22nd Street is counted twice, original house and front addition)
Figure 50: Sanborn Fire Insurance Map detail, 1891
(district boundary is shown with black border)
OMB Approval No. 1024-0018
Dubuque County, Iowa
f'S Form 10 -900 -a
9.26)
Jnited States Department of the Interior
'aational Park Service
#ational Register of Historic Places
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P•iashington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District Dubuque County, Iowa
Figure 51: Sanborn Fire Insurance Map detai1,1909
(district boundary is shown with black border)
igure 52: 100 -year floodplain (CDM/WHKS Report, detail of Figure 1 -4)
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
N:'3 Form 10 -900 -a
(8 a)6)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
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Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
Figure 53: Detail, 1950 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map (black lines denote district boundary)
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
Dubuque County, Iowa
:.'S Form 10 -900 -a
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United States Department of the Interior
\lational Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
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1'ashinoton Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
Figure 54: Contributing/Non - contributing buildings (City of Dubuque, 2008, annotated)
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
Dubuque County, Iowa
N'=S Form 10 -900 -a
(8.86)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
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Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
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Figure 55: Photo vantage map
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
Dubuque County, Iowa
409 Form 10 -900 -a
F -36)
L sited States Department of the Interior
\Jational Park Service
National Register of Historic Places
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Nashington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District
Figure 56: District basemap and house numbers (City of Dubuque, 2008, annotated)
OMB Approval No. 1024 -0018
Dubuque County, Iowa
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CLG NATIONAL REGISTER REVIEW
CLG Name Dubuque Date of Public Meeting
Property Name Washington Street and E. 22nd Street Historic District, Washington Street (2162 -45) and E.
22nd (215 -400), Dubuque, Dubuque County
1. For Historic Preservation Commission:
❑ Recommendation of National Register eligibility
❑ Recommendation of National Register ineligibility
Signature Date
Print Name
Title
Reason(s) for recommendation:
2. For Chief Elected Local Official:
❑ Recommendation of National Register eligibility
❑ Recommendation of National Register ineligibility
Signature Date
Print Name
Title
Reason(s) for recommendation:
3. Professional Evaluation:
❑ Recommendation of National Register eligibility
❑ Recommendation of National Register ineligibility
Signature Date
Print Name
Title
Reason(s) for recommendation:
RETURN TO: State Historical Society of Iowa, ATTN: National Register Coordinator, 600 E. Locust, Des Moines,
IA 50319
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