Historic Preservation Commission_1699 Iowa Street Curb ReplacementPlanning Services Department
City Hall
50 West 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001 -4864
(563) 589 -4210 phone
(563) 589 -4221 fax
(563) 589 -6678 TDD
planning@cityofdubuque.org
The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
City of Dubuque
City Hall - 50 W. 13th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
THE CITY OF
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Masterpiece on the Mississippi
September 19, 2011
RE: Replace limestone curb with concrete steps (Jackson Park Historic District)
Dear Mayor and City Council Members:
The City of Dubuque Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) has reviewed the above -
cited request. The staff report and related materials are attached for your review.
Background
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque (UUFD), 1699 Iowa Street, has requested
to replace a section of damaged limestone curb adjacent to their property along W. 17th
Street in the Jackson Park Historic Preservation District. The role of the Commission in this
request is to serve as an advisory design review body to the City Council for review of
public works projects which have historic preservation implications in historic districts.
Discussion
The UUFD would like to replace the section of curb with concrete steps and a handrail. The
UUFD believes replacing the damaged curb with steps will not only fix the curb, but also
provide needed safe access from W. 17th Street for people going to and coming from
church.
Recommendation
By a vote of 7 to 0, the Historic Preservation Commission recommends City Council
approve the request to replace the section of limestone curb with concrete steps as
submitted.
A simple majority vote is needed for the City Council to approve the request.
Respectfully submitted,
David Klavitter, Chairperson
Historic Preservation Commission
Enclosures
cc Gus Psihoyos, City Engineer
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PLANNING APPLICATION FORM
❑Planned District
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❑Simple Site Plan
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❑Major Site Plan
❑Major Final Plat
❑Simple Subdivision
❑Annexation
❑Temporary Use Permit
City of Dubuque
Planning Services Department
Dubuque, IA 52001 -4864
Phone: 563- 589 -4210
Fax: 563 - 589 -4221
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ADVISORY DESIGN REVIEW Meeting Date: September 15, 2011
Property Address: 1699 Iowa Street
Property Owner: Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Dubuque (UUFD)
Applicant: Jon Luckstead
Project: Replace limestone curb with concrete steps
Historic Preservation District: Jackson Park
Landmark: No Funding: No
Present Land Use: Religious
Level of Significance:
❑ City (Kriviskey 1979)
❑ Contributing (Jacobsen 2004)
Style: Italianate
Date Built: 1885 -1890
Existing Zoning: R -4
Level of Rehabilitation:
❑ Alteration /Addition
Physical Characteristics: The Italianate style L -plan church has gable screens, bracketed
canopies, mixed cladding materials, massing, with 2/2 lights. There is a Gothic Revival
influence evident in the pointed church windows. The church has a raised stone foundation
with water table, stone lintels over the basement windows, and ornate corbelled brick
chimney. The main entry is on east (front) of the north wing. Wood shingles are present
above the spring stone level. There are quadruple window bands on wing fronts (pointed
hoods, 2/2 lights).
Modifications /Additions: Jacobsen notes the building is very well preserved. Permits note
re- roofing in 1936, 1979, 1997,1999 (Rectory office).
Property History: The Original Owner /Builder was the German Methodist Episcopal Church
This congregation was formed in 1841 with just eleven members. Three other sites were
occupied over time prior to the building of this church (Jackson Park Walking Tour). The
German M. E. Church owned the parcel when it was first sewered.
Staff Analysis: The applicant is requesting to replace a section of limestone curb with
concrete steps. The applicant explains the existing limestone curb needs to be replaced and
the concrete step alternative will accomplish this while also providing needed safe access to
W. 17th Street from the church.
The existing limestone curb is slightly raised and set -back from an existing concrete curb
section. The steps will be concrete and the railing will match the railing approved by the
Commission in 2008 as part of the ADA ramp and addition. Images of the ramp and addition
approved in 2008 are enclosed. Drawings of the proposed steps and railing are also
enclosed.
Design Review Staff Report — 1699 Iowa Page 2
The role of the Historic Preservation Commission in reviewing this project is to serve as an
advisory design review body to the City Council for review of public works projects which
have historic preservation implications in historic districts. The Commission's
recommendation will go on to the City Council with the application materials for their
consideration of the project.
Conformance with Guidelines: Please refer to Sidewalks, Walkways, and Curbs on pages
JP -9 and JP -10 of the Jackson Park Streetscape and Landscape Guidelines for additional
information.
Prepared by: Reviewed: - L` ") Date: C1- cj - a 1
STREETSCAPE AND LANDSCAPE GUIDELINES
City of Dubuque, Iowa 2002
Jackson Park
SIDEWALKS, WALKWAYS, AND CURBS
Sidewalks throughout the Cathedral District were
either wood plank in their earliest form, which was
later replaced with brick pavers in different
patterns, or poured concrete with a crushed
limestone aggregate. It is currently City policy to
remove and replace these materials during new
construction, either with broom finish poured
concrete or, more recently, stained concrete
pavers or stained and stamped concrete.
Preservation and replication of any of the historic
masonry materials for sidewalks would be
appropriate in the Jackson Park District and
adjacent neighborhoods, and is the recommended
treatment. Substitute materials can be considered
for issues of cost and code compliance, however.
Limestone was the traditional curb material
throughout the city. As with the sidewalks, it has
been City policy to remove and replace these
curbs with poured concrete curbs and gutters as
they deteriorate, or when they interfere with street
or utility repairs. Limestone is recommended for
use as a straight curb material in these areas due
to its historic presence, but alternate materials may
be considered for ease of maintenance, reduced
cost and increased durability.
RECOMMENDED
JP -9
•Identification and preservation of original historic paving and limestone curbing
materials where they survive, particularly in areas where the curbing has a
substantial visual impact on the view from the street.
•Materials for new sidewalks and crosswalks that are consistent with the historic
materials, such as brick pavers and crushed - limestone aggregate concrete.
•Replacement of deteriorated limestone curbs with new limestone.
•New sidewalks that restore the historic width of the walkways, where
contemporary usages and City codes allow.
ACCEPTABLE
•Substitute materials that simulate the original paving, such as colored concrete
pavers and stamped and/or stained concrete.*
•Substitute materials that simulate the original limestone curbing in color,
texture, and shape, such as straight curbs of tinted concrete poured with a
textured form liner.*
•As a last resort, new or common materials, such as standard concrete, when it
is not economically viable to save and repair originals or to use substitute
materials which simulate the original in appearance.*
NOT RECOMMENDED
•Removal of historic curbs and gutters without an appropriate replacement.
•Use of pebble - surface concrete sidewalks.
•Use of asphalt for a paving material on sidewalks.
*Review with PSD and HPC
STREETSCAPE AND LANDSCAPE GUIDELINES
City of Dubuque, Iowa 2002
Jackson Park
SIDEWALKS, WALKWAYS, AND CURBS
RECOMMENDED
JP -10
Three types and patterns of brick sidewalk paving
and limestone aggregate concrete (foreground)
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Limestone curbs in historic (left) and contemporary (right) photos. These survive rather sporadically
due to the City's replacement policy. They should be maintained whenever possible.
ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATES
Concrete pavers
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