Locust Street 1255-57
Site Inventory Form
State Historical Society of Iowa
(December 1, 1999)
State Inventory No. 31-03442 0 New ~ Supplemental
~ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.)_
Relationship: ~ Contributing 0 Noncontributing
o Contributes to a potential district with ~et unknown boundaries
National Register Status:(any that apply) 0 Listed 0 De-listed 0 NHL 0 DOE
9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number _
o Non-Extant (enter year) _
1. Name of Property
historic name Westminster Presbyterian Church Manse
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 1255-1257 Locust
city or town DubuQue
Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name
o vicinity, county DubuQue
Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter
Lot(s) see below
(If Urban) Subdivision ---Slock(s)
3. State/Federal Agency Certification [Skip this Section]
4. National Park Service Certification [Skip this Section]
5. Classification
Category of Property (Check only one box)
[8:1 building(s)
D district
D site
D structure
D object
Number of Resources within Pro ert
If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of:
Enter number of: Contributin Noncontributin
Q buildings 1 Q buildings
sites sites
structures structures
objects objects
Total 1 Q Total
Q
Name of related project report or multiple property study (Enter "N/A" if the property is not part of a multiple property examination).
Title Historical Architectural Data Base Number
The Architectural and Historical Resources of DubUQue. 1833-1955 N/A
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions)
01 B-multiple DwellinQ
01 B-multioleDwellinQ
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions)
Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
05-Late Victorian/05B-ltalianate
foundation Stone
walls brick
roof Asphalt
other
Nanitive Description ([8:1 SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
8. Statement of Significance
Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark "x" representing your opinion of eligibility after applying relevant National Register criteria)
DYes D No [8:1 More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events.
DYes D No [8:1 More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons.
[8:1 Yes D No D More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics.
DYes D No [8:1 More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
.
County DubuQue
City DubuQue
Criteria Considerations
D A Owned by a religious institution or used
for religious purposes.
D B Removed from its original location.
DCA birthplace or grave.
D D A cemetery
Address 1255-1257 Locust
Site Number 31-03442
District Number
D E A reconstructed building, object, or structure.
D F A commemorative property.
D G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past
50 years.
Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions)
Significant Dates
Construction date
pre-1889 [8:1 check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Architecture
Significant Person
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above)
N/A
Architect/Builder
Architect
Unknown
Builder
Unknown
Narrative Statement of Significance ([8:1 SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
9. Major Bibliographical References
Biblio ra h [8:1 See continuation sheet for citations of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form
10. Geographic Data
UTM References (OPTIONAL)
Zone E:asting
1
3
Northing
Zone
E:asting
Northing
2
4
D See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments
11. Form Prepared By
name/title James E. Jacobsen
organization History Pays! Historic Preservation ConsultinQ Firm
street & number 4411 InQersoll Avenue
city or town Des Moines
state IA
date June 15. 2004
telephone 515-274-3625
zip code 50312
ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (Submit the fOllOWing Items with the completed form)
FOR ALL PROPERTIES
1. Map: showing the property's location in a town/city or township.
2. Site plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public road(s).
3. Photographs: representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be
curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo/catalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following
needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site:
Roll/slide sheet # 7467 Frame/slot # 10 Date Taken SeDt. 2003
Roll/slide sheet # - Frame/slot # Date Taken
Roll/slide sheet # _ Frame/slot # _ Date Taken
B See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries.
Photos/illustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file.
FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL
1. Farmstead & District: (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status)
2. Barn:
a. A sketch of the frame/truss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn.
b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side.
c. A sketch floor plan of the interior space arrangements along with the bam's exterior dimensions in feet.
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use Only Below This Line
Concur with above survey opinion on National Register eligibility: 0 Yes 0 No 0 More Research Recommended
o This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated district.
Comments:
Evaluated by (nameltitle):
Date:
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. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Site Number 31-03442
Related District Number
Paoe 1
Westminster Presbyterian Church Manse
Name of Property
1255-1257 Locust
Address
DubuQue
County
DubuQue
City
7. Narrative Description:
This property is located in the Jackson Park Historic District. Style/Year: 1847, Assessor estimates
1876, pre-1889, Italianate style two-story side gable brick duplex with twin bays and centered
entrances, elongated lower windows.
Physical Description: T-plan with 35x43 rectangular front core, centered 40'6"x32 rear wing, enclosed
rear porch on 1255, single-story brick north side wing (24x12) on 1257, porch 6x16), raised stone
foundation and water table, eayes extend beyond end walls, end wall chimneys, basement windows
haye separate stone lintels set beneath the water table, unusual elongated rounded stone lintels haye
sill caps and separate square spring stones. The same lintels are employed on the entries. Paired
brackets support the cornice. Two central upper leyel windows were originally doors and accessed the
front porch. Massive brackets support the flat roof porch that infills the gap between the flanking bays.
Bay roofs are yery low profile, virtually flat-topped which is unusual. Twin centered rear two-story wing.
Alterations: post-1909 single-story north side wing, parapet front. Permits note re-roofing in 1932, 1952
(part), 1956 (part), 1974-75, open porches repair 1953 (1255), replace old porch with 6x22 wood porch
on office/apartment building 1987, repair fascia, re-roof porch and repair porch decking 1987, re-roof
front office porch 1992, install handicap ramp to office 1993.
Landscaping/Setting: leyel parcel, duplex fronts east.
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
Special Significance; built as manse for Westminster Presbyterian Church (Grannis).
Original Owner/Builder: Albert W. Hosford built a double brick residence and stable in 1878, the cost
being $6,800. His residence as of 1880 was 1257 Locust and it is probable that he built the duplex and
occupied the north half (Herald, January 3, 1879).
Building History: The Second Presbyterian Church, Thomas Hardie, Mary Westphal owned the parcel
when it was sewered. Gertrude Starbuck resides in 1255 as of 1955, states family purchased same in
1895.
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884, 1891, 1909/36
Dubuque City Directories, 1902, 1915, 1925, 1934
Bruce Kriviskey, Dubuque, lowa--Architectural Survey 1978/1979, Atlas of City Wide and District
Survey Maps, Dubuque; n.p., c.1979
Dubuque County Assessor's Data
Newspapers and other primary sources as noted in the text aboye.
Historical photographs, Center For Dubuque History, Loras College
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· Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa
Iowa Site Inventory Form
Continuation Sheet
Paoe 2
Westminster Presb erian Church Manse
Name of Property
1255-1257 Locust
Address
Site Number 31-03442
Related District Number
Dubu ue
County
DubuQue
City
10. Additional Documentation:
Legal Description: Sub 1 City Lot 662 Lot 2 (1257), Sub of City Lot 662-1 (1255).
Map: