Kniest Street 2128 Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. _ ❑ 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 Robert and Abigail Salked House
other names/site number
2. Location
street&number 2128 Kniest 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
❑ 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-01A Single Dwelling 01-Domestic-01A Single Dwelling
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
09-Other-09A01-House-two-story gable front foundation Stone
walls Metal
roof Asphalt
other
Narrative Description (0 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 0 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 2128 Kniest 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 ❑ 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 Fasting Northing Zone Fasting 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 Nov. 24, 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 ft Frame/slot# Date Taken _
Roll/slide sheet# Frame/slot# Date Taken
Roll/slide sheet# _ Frame/slot# _ Date Taken _
R 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:❑ Yes❑ 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
Robert and Abigail Salked House Dubuque
Name of Property County
2128 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
7. Narrative Description:
This is a two-story frame gable front residence (20.6x44.6, 824 square feet per level). There is
a recessed porch (5.6x16) in the southeast corner. There is a single-story rear frame addition
(10x18.6) in the northeast corner. The foundation is of stone. The exterior was clad in aluminum
siding in 1978. There are nine rooms in the plan (three bedrooms).
The facade consists of three bays with a left-hand side front entry. Fenestration is symmetrical. The
north sidewall is devoid of windows alongside the stairs and other windows are regularly spaced on the
upper floor, including a bathroom window, but there is just one ground floor window placed just front of
center on the plan. The house retains its original 2/2 Italianate style windows. There are two ridgeline
brick chimneys, one at the back of the two-story section, the other west of center on the plan. There is
a concrete stoop with steps, and the gable roof entry porch has square wooden pillars and sidewalls.
The entrance appears to have lost its transom. The exterior is sided with metal siding.
The assessor's sketch (older record) measures the core as 20 feet in width by 44 feet in depth
(792 square feet), with a front porch (8 feet wide, five feet deep), a single-story rear wing (northeast
corner), 10 feet wide by 18 feet deep. A corner porch cuts into the rectangular core in the southeast
corner (16 feet long, 6 feet deep) and a projecting porch, in line with the larger one, measures 6 feet in
width and 3 feet in depth. There was an 18 feet by 30 feet garage and a 10 feet by 16 feet shed on the
property as of the 1970s.
Building Permit/Alteration Record
Date Owner Contractor Description/value
May 26, 1947 Gengler Estate Joe Eisbach Re-roof, $185
July 17, 1953 Kate Gengler Reside, $500
April 27, 1978 Ken Harris Reside, $1,500
May 21, 1986 David Reese Drywall, $500
October 16, 1990 David Reese cover overhang, $1,900
November 19, 1990 David Reese Tom Zwach Repair steps, pave
floor, $3,000
8. Narrative Statement of Significance:
The Assessor dates this building to +/- 1890. It was present as of 1891. The historical address
is 190/200-02 Kniest. Occupancy data clearly indicates that this was a rental property throughout its
history, at least after World War I.
Building Ownership/Occupancy History
Date Occupant Occupation Ownership Notes
1884 Sheriff's sale to Dubuque Building and Loan
Asso. on April 24, 1884
1884 Robert and Abigail Salked purchase from
DB&L September 18, 1884. They secure two
mortgages from the seller, $800 on September
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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Robert and Abigail Salked House Dubuque
Name of Property County
2128 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
18, 1884 (satisfied May 25, 1891) and $1,000
on April 22, 1886 (satisfied April 6, 1892)
1892 Salked's sell to James F. Lahey March 30,
1892 for $3,200 so there is clearly a house
(and 1891 Sanborn shows the house present).
Lahey transfers ownership to his wife Annie L.
Lahey January 18, 1893.
1900 Cornelius Witte (as 200) Holland He is aged 36 years, rents, born in Holland, to
Lumber Co. US 1889, naturalized, married to Nellie (aged
39), three children
1901 Lahey's sell to Anthony Gengler April 2, 1901.
Anthony dies March 23, 1914, and his wife
Justine dies June 14, 1940. Justine transfers
the house to her heirs on October 12, 1929 but
the deed isn't filed for record until after her
death, June 19, 1940.
1904
1909
1911
1913
1915-16
1918
1921 Michael P. Calvin, Joseph
M. Poire
1925 William S. and Mary
Casey, Clarence G. and
Clara Pregler
1929 LeRoy F. Lakeman, Leo
F. Wieland
1934 Frank A. Jaeger transfers ownership to his wife
Barbara January 2, 1934, and she transfers
same to their daughter Lena Staub May 20,
1940 (see 2120 Kniest to south). These
transactions do not foot with the other abstract
notes).
1937 C. G. Dempsey, W. F.
Wieland (apt)
1941 C. G. Dempsey, Leo F.
Wieland (apt)
1945 Edward L. Cherrier, Leo
F. Wieland (apt)
1950s Older assessor data gives May and Katherine
Gengler as owners by inheritance, which
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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Robert and Abigail Salked House Dubuque
Name of Property County
2128 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
agrees with permits but not with abstract. The
sisters owned the garage and property
immediately to the north and property on E.
22' Street
1952 Edward L. Cherrier, Leo
F. Wieland (apt)
1955 Frank A. Stannell, Leo F.
Wieland (apt)
1960 Frank A. Stannell, Leo F.
Wieland (apt)
1973 Mary Porter and Donald T. King sell property to
James and Dorothy Steiner March 15, 1973
1975 Steiner's sell to Ronald L. and Mary Ellen
Blakeman
1977 Blakeman's sell to Kenneth D. and Erma J.
Harris April 6, 1977
1979 Harris' sell to Dennis R. and Vicky L. Moore
April 27, 1979
1992 Resse's sell to Thos. G. and Sandra M.
Sitzmann June 11, 1992-they divorce in early
2003 but neither resides at this address.
9. Major Bibliographical References:
Atlas of Dubuque County,Iowa. Clinton:Harrison 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
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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Robert and Abigail Salked House Dubuque
Name of Property County
2128 Kniest Street Dubuque
Address City
"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 IV Edition. Des Moines: History Pays Historic Preservation Consulting Finn,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 22"d 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
11 Additional Documentation:
Legal Description:
Kniest's Subdivision, the northerly 38 feet of the southerly 1/2 of Lot 1
Map:
Photographs: