Prince Street 2249-51 Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. e ® New ❑ Supplemental
State Historical Society of Iowa ❑ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.)_
(December 1, 1999) Relationship: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing
❑ Contributes to a potential district with et unknown boundaries
National Register Status:(any that apply) Listed ❑ De-listed ❑ NHL ❑ DOE
9-Digit SHPO Review&Compliance Number
❑ Non-Extant (enter year)_
1. Name of Property
historic name
other names/site number
2. Location
street& number 2249-51 Prince Street
city or town Dubuque ❑ vicinity, county Dubuque
Legal Description:(If Rural)Township Name Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter
(If Urban) Subdivision Block(s) _ Lot(s) see below
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) Number of Resources within Property
Z building(s) If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of
❑ district Enter number of: Contributing Noncontributing
❑ site 0 buildings 1 0 buildings
❑ structure sites _ _ sites
❑ object _ structures _ _ structures
objects objects
0 Total 1 0 Total
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
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions)
01-Domestic-0lB-Multiple Dwelling-01801 Duplex 01-Domestic-0lB-Multiple Dwelling-01601 Duplex
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
09-Other-09A01-House-two-story frame side gable duplex foundation Stone
walls metal/aluminum
roof Asphalt
other
Narrative Description (® 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)
❑Yes❑ No ® More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events.
❑ Yes ❑ No ® More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons.
❑ Yes ® No ❑ More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics.
❑Yes ❑ No ® More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history.
County Dubuque Address 2249-51 Prince Street Site Number _
City Dubuque District Number
Criteria Considerations
❑A Owned by a religious institution or used ❑ E A reconstructed building, object,or structure.
for religious purposes. ❑ F A commemorative property.
❑ B Removed from its original location. ❑G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past
❑ C A birthplace or grave. 50 years.
❑ D A cemetery
Areas of Significance(Enter categories from instructions) Significant Dates
Construction date
pre-1891 0 check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
Significant Person Architect/Builder
(Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above) Architect
N/A N/A
Builder
Unknown
Narrative Statement of Significance(® SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED)
9. Major Bibliographical References
Bibliography ®See continuation sheet for citations of the books,articles,and other sources used in preparing this form
10. Geographic Data
UTM References(OPTIONAL)
Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing
1 2
3 4
❑See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments
11. Form Prepared By
name/title James E. Jacobsen
organization History Pays! Historic Preservation Consulting Firm date Dec. 12, 2008
street& number 4411 Ingersoll Avenue telephone 515-274-3625
city or town Des Moines state IA 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# _ Frame/slot# _ Date Taken
Roll/slide sheet# _ Frame/slot# _ Date Taken
Roll/slide sheet# _ Frame/slot# _ Date Taken
❑ 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 barn's exterior dimensions in feet.
State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use Only Below This Line
Concur with above survey opinion on National Register eligibility: ❑ YesO No ❑ More Research Recommended
❑ This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated district
Comments:
Evaluated by(name/title): Date:
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number _
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
Dubuque
Name of Property County
2249-51 Prince Street Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This two-story side gable frame duplex is the southernmost of five similar double-houses on Prince
Street. It is somewhat unusual in that the rear wing is a full-two stories in height, but there is still the
rear single-story centered wing with recessed corner or side porches. The core plan is 32 feet wide
and 43 feet deep. The rear wing is 11 feet square. Only the north corner porch seems to survive (11
feet long, five feet wide), while the south half seems to be two stories high to the back of the plan. One
historic difference is that the same half has a larger bay-like side porch that is set 24 feet back from the
front of the plan. It has an angled wall entrance. Fenestration is largely full, particularly on the façade,
where two shorter bathroom windows were likely added to what had been blank wall space, above the
centered front entrances. Transoms have been lost, or were never present. This facade also retains
its original 2/2 window sash. The north side wall has three openings on each floor and these are
vertically aligned and set at the rear of the core house and on the back wing. The south side wall has
a similar pattern with an additional second floor window in the southeast corner. The hip roof porch
survives (20 feet long, five feet deep) but has lost its wooden supports, which are now metal lattice
posts set on a concrete deck. The foundation is stone. There is a south end brick chimney. There is
a double gable roof garage at the back of the property and it appears to be double-ended with doors
on both ends. A narrow concrete driveway runs along the north side of the house to it. Early Assessor
records note 20 feet by 26 feet garage, 35 years old. Also notes disappearing stairs in 2249 Prince
Street.
Building Permit/Alteration Record, 2249 Prince Street
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
June 10, 1996 Esther Hammel Steve LuGrain Re-roof, $3,240
Building Permit/Alteration Record, 2251 Prince Street
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
June 16, 1944 Al Hamel Re-side $1,290
November 20, 1975 Clem Hamel Burke Alumatic Reside,$3,715 •
June 14,1977 Ruth Hamel Bullock Garage Det. frame garage,
$3,619
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
The house pre-dates 1891. It was originally addressed as 59-61 Prince Street.
Building Ownership/Occupancy History, 2249 Prince Street
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number _
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number —
Continuation Sheet
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
2249-51 Prince Street Dubuque
Address City
1899 August and Sarah Hammel, Aug. Jr. is plumber, Miss Clara, stenographer,
Hammell Honker & Co. George, stereotyper, and Miss Sarah, artist
flour mill
1900
1904 Aug. Hammel As 59 Prince Street
1909
1910 August J. Hammell Miller, owns Widowed, owns house, born Germany, to US
factory 1853, naturalized, son Geo. Aug. (34) is RR
shop machine helper, dau. Sarah (38)
1913
1916 August J. Hammell
1918 August J. Hammell
1921 August J. Hammell
1925 Earl W. Alberts, Mrs.
Amelia Stalman in apt.
1929 Joseph F. and Margaret IA Gravel &
Simpson Fuel Co.
1937 Verne Okey
1941 Ralph N. Hillard
1945 Ralph N. Hillard
1952 Clem J. Hammel Early Assessor card notes Clem J. and Esther
L. Hammel own, then August L. Hammel, who
sells by contract to Clem Hammel
1955 Clem J. Hammel
1960 Clem J. Hammel
Building Ownership/Occupancy History, 2251 Prince Street
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1885 Thomas and Mary Machinist He is aged 32, born England, wife is 29, 4
Joerdan children
1885 Archer and Sarah Treanor Boiler maker He is aged 37, born in Germany, she is 37,
one child
1885 Thomas and Maggie Carpenter Born Ireland, he is aged 24, she is aged 27
Berry
1885 Ira Hanson Machinist He is born in Norway, aged 45, widowed, three
children
1899 Mrs. Mary Neumann Teacher,
Audubon
School
1900
1904 S. A. Gobat As 61 Prince Street
1909
1910 August L. and Josephine Plumber, Both are 30 years old, four children and sister-
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number —
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number _
Continuation Sheet
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
2249-51 Prince Street Dubuque
Address City
[Nester] Hammel own shop in-law Eliz. Euechel, aged 24
1913 August L. and Josephine
[Nester] Hammel
1915-16 August L. and Josephine
[Nester] Hammel
1918 August L. and Josephine
[Nester] Hammel
1921 August L. and Josephine
[Nester] Hammel
1925 August L. and Josephine
[Nester] Hammel
1929 August L. and Josephine
[Nester] Hammel
1937 August L. and Josephine
[Nester] Hammel
1941 August L. and Josephine
[Nester] Hammel
1945 August L. and Josephine
[Nester] Hammel
1952 August L. and Josephine
[Nester] Hammel
1955 August L. and Josephine Assessor notes Aug. L. and then Dorothy/Ruth
[Nester] Hammel Hammel as owners, inherited property
1960 Mrs. Josephine Hammel
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number _
Continuation Sheet
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
2249-51 Prince Street Dubuque
Address City
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Atlas of Dubuque County,Iowa. Clinton: HaTTison and Warner, 1874
Atlas of Dubuque County,Iowa. Davenport: Iowa Publishing Company, 1906
Atlas of Dubuque Iowa. Peoria:Austin Engineering Company,n.d.
Atlas of Dubuque County, Iowa. Rockford: W. W.Hixson,n.d.
Bee Branch Creek Restoration Alignment Study:Project No. 20959-39471. Dubuque:CDS in association with WHKS&
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)
Jacobsen,James E. Dubuque-The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837-1955:
Phase 1V Edition. Des Moines:History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm,November 24,2003
. Dubuque-The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837-1955:Phase I
Historical and Architectural Survey Report. Des Moines:History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm,January 15,
2002
. Dubuque-The Key City: The Architectural And Historical Resources of Dubuque, Iowa, 1837-1955:Phase II
Historical and Architectural Survey Report. Des Moines: History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm,January 15,
2002
. Iowa Historic Site Inventory Form: Rhomberg Avenue and Kniest Street Historic District. ,Des Moines:
History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm,January 15,2002
. Iowa Historic Site Inventory Form:East 2211"Street and Washington Street Historic District. , Des
Moines:History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Firm,July 22,2000
Map of the City of Dubuque. Davenport: Iowa Publishing Company, 1906
Newspapers(as cited in the text)
Perspective Map of the City of Dubuque. Milwaukee: American Publishing Company, 1889
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
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
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Continuation Sheet
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Dubuque
Name of Property County
2249-51 Prince Street Dubuque
Address City
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description:
2249-north half Lot 51, Sanford's Subdivision
2251-south half Lot 52, Sanford's Subdivision
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