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MEMORANDUM
May 29, 2007
TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Consultant for Millworking Historic District National Register of Historic
Places Nomination
Planning Services Manager Laura Carstens is recommending approval of the selection
of History Pays! to prepare the National Register of Historic Places nomination for the
proposed Millworking Historic District, approve the use of $11,000 in Historic District
Planning Improvement Program funds for the project, and authorize the City Manager to
sign the attached contract with History Pays! in an amount not to exceed $11,000 for
this project.
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Michael C. Van Milligen
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Cindy Steinhauser, Assistant City Manager
Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
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MEMORANDUM
May 29, 2007
TO: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Laura Carstens, Planning Services Manager
RE: Consultant for Millworking Historic District NRHP Nomination
Introduction
This memorandum transmits a consultant recommendation for preparation of the
nomination of the proposed Millworking Historic District for listing in the National
Register of Historic Places {NRHP), for City Council consideration.
Background
In Phase III of the City's HistoriGArchitectural Survey of our older neighborhoods, the
Millworking Historic District was identified as a historic district eligible for the NRHP. The
area is characterized by large red brick industrial buildings associated historically with
the millworking industry in Dubuque. A map of the proposed Millworking NRHP Historic
District is enclosed.
The Millworking Historic District lies within the Warehouse District now served by
Dubuque Main Street. A map of the Warehouse District is enclosed. In the City's 2004
Downtown Master Plan, the Warehouse District is identified as an "area of influence"
adjacent to the central business district. The Downtown Master Plan notes that the
character of this Warehouse District reflects an industrial-to-loft transition.
The Envision 2010 Community Visioning Process selected revitalization of the
Warehouse District as one of the top 10 ideas in 2005. Dubuque Main Street staff are
facilitating the Envision 2010 Warehouse District committee. Revitalization of the
Warehouse District is also part of the City's Iowa Great Places application. City staff is
working with Dubuque Main Street staff and property owners to develop a plan for
revitalization of the Warehouse District.
Discussion
Ten firms were notified of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Millworking Historic
District Nomination. Two declined due to current workload. One proposal was received
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from History Pays! The principal in this firm, Jim Jacobsen, has prepared all five phases
of the City's Historic & Architectural Survey & Evaluation, including the information on
the proposed Millworking Historic District. The research assistant proposed for this
project assisted with preparation of the Phase IV and Phase V surveys.
The Consultant Selection Committee for this project was: Wally Wernimont, Assistant
Planner; David Johnson, Assistant Planner; Aaron DeJong, Assistant Economic
Development Director; Kathy Sturm, Purchasing Coordinator; and me.
The Consultant Selection Committee reviewed and discussed the enclosed proposal
with respect to the evaluation criteria set forth in the RFP. The Committee unanimously
recommends History Pays! for these reasons:
• Experience and achievements of the firm.
• Qualifications and experience of the project team on similar projects involving
historically significant structures, including the Millworking Historic District.
• Grasp of project requirements, understanding of project scope and level of
interest by the consultant.
• Design approach/methodology in completing the scope of services.
• Approach to communication throughout the project.
• Ability to deliver the products in a timely manner and within budget.
• Proposed schedule to complete the project.
Budget Impact
As recommended by the Historic Preservation Commission, a budget of $10,000 from
the Historic District Public Improvement Program (HDPIP) for a consultant to prepare
the Millworking Historic District NRHP nomination was approved by the City Council in
May 2006. The cost estimate for this project is $10,963.00 which is slightly over budget.
HDPIP has a balance of $125,185.73. The Consultant Selection Committee
recommends allocating an additional $1,000 in HDPIP funds to cover the estimated
project cost. The Historic Preservation Commission has agreed with the recommended
increase in HDPIP funds for this project.
Recommendation
I recommend that the City Council approve the selection of History Pays! to prepare the
NRHP nomination for the proposed Millworking Historic District, approve the use of
$11,000.00 in HDPIP funds for the project, and authorize the City Manager to sign the
enclosed contract with History Pays! in an amount not to exceed $11,000.00 for this
project.
Enclosures
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MILLWORKING HISTORIC DISTRICT NRHP NOMINATION
CONTRACT FOR SERVICES
This contract is made and entered into by and between the City of Dubuque,
herein after referred to as the CITY, and History Pays!, hereinafter referred to as
the CONSULTANT.
NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows:
1. That the CONSULTANT is qualified to complete the attached Scope of Work
and Services;
2. That the CITY will provide for only project costs. Project work which does not
meet the Secretary of Interior's Standards will not be reimbursed for under
this contract;
3. That the CONSULTANT and the CITY mutually agree that if, during the
duration of the contract, it is deemed necessary by either party to make
alterations to or amendments to this Agreement, such changes shall be
incorporated into this contract upon mutual agreement and shall be in effect
as of the date of the amendment unless otherwise specified within the
amendment;
4. That the CONSULTANT and the CITY mutually agree that all work performed
under this contract will be completed by June 30, 2008;
5. That the CONSULTANT and the CITY mutually agree that the cost of this
contract shall not exceed $11,000.00. All eligible costs necessary to carry out
the project shall be initially advanced by the CONSULTANT, and then the
CITY shall reimburse the CONSULTANT, upon receipt of all work products
and as specified in the Scope of Work. The agreement will end on June 30,
2008;
6. The CONSULTANT will submit all originals or copies of any photographs,
text, graphics, slides, or digital images that have been taken or created in
written and CD-ROM format;
7. The CONSULTANT will submit a revised Multiple Property Documentation
Form;
8. The CONSULTANT will faithfully comply with all applicable Federal and State
laws, regulations and guidelines, including the Secretary of the Interior's
Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation as
published in the Federal Register on September 29, 1983; and
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9. The CONSULTANT shall hold the CITY harmless from damages in any action
arising from the performance of work described herein.
IN WITNESSOF, the parties hereto have executed this contract on the day and
year last specified below.
City of Dubuque
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Date
Consultant
James E. Jacobsen, History Pays!
Date
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SCOPE OF WORK
The CONSULTANT will prepare the National Register nomination for the
proposed Millworking Historic District, and then advocate for listing at the local,
state and federal levels.
Prepare a National Register nomination for the proposed Millworking
Historic District. This district has been determined to be eligible for listing
in the National Register within the contexts and themes of the MPD. This
task involves the preparation of National Register nomination for these two
locally-designated districts. The intent is to complete the additional
research necessary to submit the nomination for review and approval by
the State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) and the National Park Service
{NPS). All work will adhere to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and
Guidelines for Evaluation, as well as the National Register Bulletins that
provide guidance for National Register nominations.
2. Advocate for National Register listing. This work task will involve
advocating for the National Register listing for the proposed Millworking
Historic District. The intent is to submit the National Register District
nomination to the City's Historic Preservation Commission, the Dubuque
City Council, the SHSI State Nominations Review Committee (SNRC) and
NPS for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
The CONSULTANT will be required to email a monthly project update to the
CITY during the contract period.
Products
The CITY and the CONSULTANT will produce the following products:
One (1) finished original and three photocopies of the draft National
Register nomination form. The original and photocopies shall include
appropriate maps on continuation sheets.
Two (2) archival copies of the final National Register nomination form on
acid free, 25% cotton bond paper.
One (1) original USGS 7.5 minute topographical map.
Three (3) finished sets of appropriately labeled black and white
photographs. Photos will be 5"x7" processed on black and white
photographic paper and will meet NPS specifications found in "How to
Complete the National Register Registration Form."
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Two (2) contact sheets and negatives for each roll of black and white film
filed in a "Print-File" preserver.
Digital photographs showing at least four sides of the building and
representative interior spaces.
Two (2) copies of a typed and completed "Photograph/Catalog Field
Sheet' for each digital photograph,
Completed review form for the nomination indicating that the Historic
Preservation Commission and the City Council have reviewed and
commented on the nomination.
One page project summary report.
A completed, typed Historic-Architectural Date Base {HADB) encoding
form for summarizing report if applicable.
History Pays !
Providing Historic Preservation Planning Services for
Historic Property and Community Redevelopment
Attn. James E. Jacobsen
441 I Ingersoll Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312
May 19, 2007
David Johnson, Assistant Planner
Planning Services Department
City of Dubuque
50 West 13`h Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Dear David:
Phone: 515-274-3625
Email: hp(c~,raccoon.com
Attached please find my response to the City of Dubuque's request for proposals to complete a National
Register of Historic Places nomination for the historic Millworking District. As my proposal indicates, I
think that this nomination has strong potential for making a claim for a national level of significance.
Needless to say, the district can and should play a vital role in fostering downtown economic development
in Dubuque and in insuring the long-term success of the riverfront and downtown redevelopment efforts.
I have proposed to complete this project, being assisted by Linda Mathewson as a project researcher. She
has an excellent history of doing Dubuque history and she possesses all of the right contacts to open doors
to research facilities and the Telegraph Herald archives.
John Gronen kindly offered that I could use his name as a strong supporter in having this proposal
accepted by the city. I have been deeply involved in investment tax credit projects in Dubuque and across
the state and that familiarity is apre-requisite for completing this project.
With regard to my ability to complete this project, I will simple refer to my record for finishing far more
complex projects in Dubuque. I intend to be very busy with other projects during this project phase, but
the other current and probable future projects are short term in nature. The only larger potential project is
a historical study and evaluation of the Maytag plant in Newton, which is yet to be awarded. The brewery
museum project will be concluded by the time this project is contracted (we think) and I have one other
current Dubuque project to complete for John Gronen.
I would be pleased to respond to any questions about this proposal and I would be very pleased to be
selected to take on this most interesting nomination effort.
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A RESPONSE TO THE CITY OF DUBUQUE'S REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS TO PREPARE A NAiIONAI
REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACED MILLWORKINC
HISTORIC DISTRICT NOMINATION
BY
JAMES E. JACOBSEN
HISTORY PAYS !
HISTORIC PRESERVATION CONSULTING FIRM
DES MOINES, IOWA
May 19, 2007
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Cover Photos:
(upper image) Farley & Loetscher Company letterhead, 1923
(lower image) John Vachon photo, April 1940
Table of Contents:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY :............................................................................................................................................................. 3
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PROJECT OVERVIEW :......................................................................................................................................................................
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ASSURnNCES :.................................................................................................................................................................................
ASSUMPTIONS :............................................................................................................................................................................... 3
TECHNICAL APPROACg/RESEARCHbESIGN :....................................................................................................................4
PROJECT TIlVIEFRAME :..............................................................................................................................................................
PR(~.TECT PRODUCTS :.................................................................................................................................................................7
PROJECT PERSONNEL AND HISTORY PAYS! PROJECT HISTORY :..............................................................................9
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Executive Summary:
Project Overview:
The City of Dubuque seeks to nominate the Millworking District to the National Register of Historic
Places. This district was identified as a potentially eligible district during the Phase III survey and evaluation
project and the State Historical Society of Iowa staff has concurred that the district is eligible. The district
includes 28 industrial and commercial buildings, 25 of which are contributing properties.
Assurances:
All products and services will comply with applicable Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations
as specified in the project requests for proposals. In particular the report standards specified in the RFP will
be followed and met.
James E. Jacobsen meets the professional requirements of the Secretary of the Interior's Standard for
Professional Qualifications (Federal Register, September 29, 1983) (refer to attached vitae and company
profile). His insurance coverage meets the requirements of the City of Des Moines and, having met that test,
certainly meets those of other Iowa urban centers.
The project will be completed on time and all project products are fully warranted for acceptability
and completeness. If they don't please the client, any deficiencies will be promptly rectified at no additional
cost to the project clients. Substantial or nearly complete drafts of project products will be made available
for interim review at the earliest reasonable dates so as to insure that there are "no surprises" with the final
product submissions.
Assumptions:
The realistic nomination schedule is to target the nomination for the February 8, 2008 State
Nominations Review Committee Meeting. This sets September 2, 2007 as a deadline for preliminary review,
and December 3, 2007 as the date for a final draft submission. Had the project been begun a few months
earlier, the October 12, 2007 SNRC review meeting would have been an achievable goal.
This is a massive district listing effort having critical economical development potential for Dubuque.
Any preliminary work, particularly descriptive and photographic work, that otherwise would have to
duplicated in investment tax act documents by individual developers, that can be legitimately accomplished
as a part of this effort, should be done now in an efficient and comprehensive manner. Consequently, each
building has to be thoroughly inspected, described and photographed. There is a good chance that the
selected consultant will develop working relationships with developers and architects, and would prepare
investment tax act documents during and subsequent to this project. Naturally, any such efforts would have
to be separated out in terms of billing and work/resource allocation.
This will certainly be Iowa's largest historic district on a square footage basis. It also has the
certainty of being significant on the state level and there is a high probability of securing a national level of
significance, given that the largest mill buildings were rated as the largest in the world. National
significance would make the district eligible for Save Our American Treasures grants.
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This district has the potential to make downtown living a reality in Dubuque. The local market and
population that a reuse of these buildings represents could play a central role in making the riverfront
redevelopment in particular, and downtown redevelopment in general, a great long-term success.
This district has a rich recent heritage as the principal film site for the making of the film F.I.S.T. As
was the case with the nomination of the Dubuque Star Brewery and the preparation of a permanent exhibit,
the filming story and images from the film and filming must be incorporated into the nomination document,.
the SNRC nomination presentation, and any publicity relating to listing the district.
The city benefits from the fact that a particularly thorough draft nomination report was generated by
this consultant as a part of the Phase III downtown survey. Work already accomplished set district
boundaries, largely documented the physical evolution of each building, gathered a wide array of historic
images and gathered some district history. This consultant has subsequently added a full file of
documentation and additional images that will be incorporated into the nomination. This is work that does
not need to be done again. Areal advantage is that the district boundaries are fairly established and accepted
by the State Historic Preservation Office and this will facilitate early planning discussions with SHPO staff.
Having said this, it is important to re-review both the contributing/non-contributing evaluations and the
boundaries so as to maximize the opportunity for building redevelopment using the investment tax act and
other historic preservation financial incentives and benefits.
The consultant offers the local research services of Linda Mathewson as a partner in this proposal.
She can more efficiently and economically carry out research work, and this can be of particular advantage
during the later phases of the project when particular information is found to be wanting and it would be
inefficient for the principal consultant to incur costs coming to Dubuque.
Technical Approach/Research Design:
It is proposed that the same research and documentation steps utilized and tested during the Phase IV
residential district nomination efforts be applied for this project. The key documentation steps include the
following:
1. Comprehensive field photography, both interior and exterior, during the summer.
2. Each building will be precisely dated, architects and builders will be identified, original plans or
architects' drawings will be sought out, building additions or major alterations will be similarly
dated and documented. This in-depth documentation effort begins with what has already been
assembled.
3. .Additional critical historic images, plats and maps will be compiled to document the individual
buildings and the district as a whole. Nomination district maps will be prepared in cooperation
with the Planning Services Department if those services are available.
4. The district's contextual history will be further documented with particular emphasis being placed
upon claims state/national level of significance. The latter in particular will require contextual
industrial history research at university and possibly other libraries.
5. Property owners will be involved as is necessary, both to gain access to the buildings and to
gather historical and descriptive information about each building. Architects and developers who
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are already working with buildings will be involved so as to use their knowledge and building
measurements, drawings as a more accurate substitute for a historian's measuring skills.
6. A draft nomination would be developed, directed by SHPO staff guidance, and submitted on or
before the preliminary deadline. All work categories would then enter into a final stage in
response to SHPO comments.
Technical Field Operations:
It is probable that a realistic start date would be July 1 although consultant selection and contracting
might be accomplished sooner. Consultant visits to Dubuque will be intensive so as to be more efficient and
cost effective. So work would begin when the first such visit could be scheduled.
The initial visit would take time to frame the project, meeting with appropriate City staff. Any
schedule changes would be made at this time. Any desired group meetings with property owners or with the
Historic Preservation Commission would be scheduled. I like to complete the bulk of project work effort
early on, so the goal would be to complete 80-90 percent of the project by November 2007.
The fieldwork priority would entail a lot of time inspecting each building, floor by floor, and taking
photographs of all components of interest. Building plans, if available, would have to be assembled before
this could be efficiently done. Building access would have to be gained, working with owners or tenants.
The goal would be to be as minimally disruptive as possible, with one comprehensive visit per building being
the ideal. All areas of each building must be inspected, including roof areas.
The taking of the final nomination district photographs will be deferred for awhile, until the best
photo vantage points are identified. The best digital exploratory photographic perspectives will be re-shot for
the final nomination photographs. Some effort would be made to duplicate key historical perspectives and a
strong emphasis would be made on obtaining overview or aerial views along the same line. Whenever
possible, architects and developers of current or future projects would be consulted and if possible, a joint
walk through will be scheduled..
A comprehensive spreadsheet tracking document would be developed prior to the first site visit. The
spreadsheet (actually a Word document rather than an actual Excel spreadsheet) would be organized on a
building by building basis, with data following a nomination/inventory form format. The spreadsheet would
contain owner contact information and it would identify building specific action steps (research, particular
investigations, photo searches) that would be checked off as they are completed. Oral history contacts would
be identified and any communications tracked. The final data will be transferred to the actual nomination
form but some data will not be carried over and the final document will have its own value as a single-point
source (see products).
The goal for each building documentation effort would be an accurate and documented construction
date, an identified architect and contractor, and information as to additions, major alterations and damages
due to fire or other causes. I have access to an excellent Dubuque source for the history of the Dubuque Fire
Department.
During this same visit all available City district data will be obtained (copied, evaluated or borrowed-
see City Project contributions). I envision at least 15 full days to be spent in Dubuque during the course of
the project. I have several other Dubuque projects underway so some enhanced efficiency can result from
sharing travel and overnight costs. The 15-day figure is seen as a minimum number of days. Linda
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Mathewson will be available to provide targeted research services and she has special access to the Center
For Dubuque History at Loras College and the same access to the Telegraph-Herald photo archives.
Further research work will build upon what is already known about the district. This research will fill
in key data gaps and will address the question of national significance. The photo files of the Dubuque
County Historical Society have not been searched (Linda Mathewson also has a good working relationship
with Tacie Campbell) and they will be the source of additional good historic images. One vital point of
research is the role of the district in wartime, particularly World War II. Occupancy histories for each
building also need to be gathered using city directories.
If national significance is a possibility, it is most likely that this will take the form of a Criterion
significance claim, which is to say, it will be based on the histories of the several major millworking
companies. This research work is yet to be done for the most part. Key sub-themes include linking major
growth periods in each of the companies with improvements to or the building of new buildings within the
district. The role of the companies during World War II appears to have considerable bearing on the national
significance claim.
Subsequent Dubuque visits would add to the spreadsheet data as informants produce new images and
information. Every effort will be made to coordinate closely with property owners, developers and their
architects, tenants, the Historic Preservation Commission and the State Historic Preservation Office. It is
hoped that an opportunity will develop for at least one of their key staff members to visit the district during
the early course of the project. Field work would continue and would require several lengthy on site visits to
be completed.
There will be opportunities for some helpful project publicity during the course of the effort. This
could entail newspaper interviews (Linda Mathewson could be particularly helpful in arranging these). I see
some rich potential for using the F.I.S.T. filming experience and images to help promote the project and to
enhance the nomination itself. It would be fun to use some images from the film at the SNRC review
meeting.
Project Timeframe:
One problem inherent in the proposed project schedule is the taking of photographs. A November 1
deadline for finished photographs leaves little time for fall leaves to drop. No good or useful photography
will be feasible until the trees are bare.
Project Start up, selection and contract
Submittal of research design
Field work by consultant
Report development, site form preparation
photo administration
First draft nomination submitted to City
First HPC presentation by Consultant
First draft nomination submitted to SHPO
SHPO comments received in response
Revision of draft, follow up work
Final nomination to City
Second HPC presentation by Consultant
July 1, 2007
(this is it)
July through August, 2007
January-February 2005
August 2007
With delivery of draft nomination
by September 2, 2007*
[there might not be any under new policy]
October-November 2007
November 2007
November 2007
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Final nomination to SHPO December 3, 2007 or before
HPC review of nomination pre-SNRC January 2008
SNRC Presentation February 8, 2008
Finalize Nomination based on SNRC comments February 2008
Formal listing of historic district Apri12008
*under the "new" SHPO nomination policy, a consultant gets one document submission, no comments are
received until the weeks prior to actual SNRC consideration and no draft changes or additional information is
allowed prior to the SNCR review. Thus the draft/final submission has to do the nomination job. If this
holds true, then the actual draft submittal will be deferred until the final deadline or nearly to it so as to allow
for maximal informal SHPO review and comment.
Project Products:
Research Design (this proposal is the research design, unless something more is desired, this is
usually a SHPO requirement if they were funding the project).
Progress Reports: These will be made formally on a monthly basis, being directed to the Project
Manager in a mutually agreed report formal.
Billings: Not really a product but the consultant sees them as such. These would be submitted on a
monthly basis with the progress reports.
Revised MPDF: This is optional to the City and would entail an electronic revision with changes
being made relative to the millworking district only. It offers an opportunity to clean up any known
typos or inaccuracies as well. CD-Rom master copy.
District Spreadsheet: Not really a product, but the format and contents are useful to assemble data for
this project and the final district nomination will not use all of the gathered data, so the assemblage
has its own value for other purposes. The data categories would follow the requirements of the
nomination format. Given that no individual historic site forms are envisioned as a part of this
project, the spread sheet could be so formatted as to have its individual building sections substitute
for these forms. The spreadsheet would serve as the master document for assembling all project
information. It would include owner information and it would track the progress of any particular
action items. CD-Rom master copy.
Photo Maps: All photographs, real or digital, will be mapped on district or individual building maps.
Their orientation and frame number will be recorded. A photo list of the images will be developed
for each building and for the district nomination photographs.
Contact sheets: Two sets df contact sheets per roll of film (these might be unnecessary given that the
CLG/HPC will receive a full set of the nomination photographs and all images will be delivered on a
CD-Rom master copy).
Photograph/Catalog Field Sheet: One form completed for each roll of film. Two typed copies to be
delivered.
Negatives: The negatives for the nomination photographs will be stored in print file preservers and
will be delivered to the City.
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Historic Preservation Commission Presentations: To be scheduled as necessary.
Owner or Public Meetings: The city has been working with owners over the past year. It might be
useful to offer some general meetings over the course of the project to keep owners advised.
Otherwise the consultant will do this on an individual owner basis.
Proiect Summary Report: This one-page report will be prepared by the Planning Services Department
or the consultant and will be delivered if the City desires it. This is usually done for SHPO grant
projects only.
Final National Register Nomination Products:
Draft Nomination Copies (for delivery to SHPO): Minimally, the draft nomination document will be
provided to the City/HPC prior submission for SHPO review. This will be paper copies (an original
and three copies as specified in the RFP) and an electronic master for distribution. Any other interim
project drafts and the final draft will similarly be provided for review. The drafts will be complete
with maps and all nomination components. The consultant can deliver the SHPO review copies if
necessary.
One USGS 7.5 minute topographical map depicting the district (for delivery to SHPO with the
nomination and photographs).
Slides: These will be digital and not slides unless the City wants slides. The RFP specifies two sets
of slides, with each building having at least four slides. This would mean two sets of over 100 slides.
This requirement can be met if desired but the text is likely simply carried over from an individual
nomination. Digital photos are now largely substituted for slides with nominations and the product
goes to the SHPO for use during the SNRC presentation. A digital substitution is suggested in lieu of
slides but if it is slides that you want, slides you shall have.
Photographs: Three archival black and white, 5"x7" glossy photograph sets will be prepared for the
nomination, one set destined for the City, the others for SHPO and the National Park Service. The
estimate is 50-75 individual photos will be required. Digital photographs will be taken within each
building (and will serve as the nomination slides). These will document key construction components
and will supplement/substitute for the more expensive b/w real photos. The digital images will be
fairly exhaustive, with each building having from 50-150 images recorded. These images can be used
for Part One ITC submissions or for other purposes. Digital images will use the electronically
assigned frame numbers as an inventory method. CD-Rom master copy.
Final Nomination Copies (for delivery to SHPO): Two archival final copies will be prepared after
SNRC approval. The consultant can deliver the SHPO review copies if necessary.
A completed Historic-Architecture Data Base (HADB) form (for delivery to SHPO-these usually
aren't done for nominations or for non-State funded projects).
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The City Wi1UMight Provide the Following:
Contact Information:
Owners and addresses-building contacts
Current building status information including option holders, developers, architects
Mapping assistance
Survey map (baseline large scale map)
Nomination maps (this has been done previously and is useful in that all maps link with the municipal
GIS mapping.
Current Building Plans
To the extent that floor plans exist in City records, it would be immensely helpful to have these as
guides for documenting and describing the buildings.
Building Access:
If it is necessary to have the City staff perform this function, they could secure or assist in securing
building access for inspection and photography. Otherwise the consultant can handle this.
Completed Historic Preservation Commission review form: This will be prepared by the Planning Services
Department and will be submitted to SHPO for review. The form indicates that the HPC has reviewed the
project products and transmits any HPC comments to SHPO.
Scheduling of HPC, Owner or any other public meetings.
Project Personnel and History Pays! Project History:
Linda Mathewson:
Linda worked in the Archives of the Archdiocese of Dubuque from 1987-2002. She has worked for Mike
Gibson at the Center for Dubuque History since 1997 processing various archival collections and doing volunteer
work. In 2002 she worked for Bob Klein, former director of the Loras College Library cataloguing the Raymond
Roseliep manuscript collection. Linda worked with Jim Jacobsen on two historic preservation projects for the city of
Dubuque. She has been working in the Telegraph Herald Library and Archives as the assistant director and research
librarian since 2003. She was the editor of Wish You Were Here, Vol. 1, postcards of Dubuque and is now currently
the editor of a galena postcard book being published by the Telegraph-Herald. She worked as the researcher for the
book Dubuque The Birthplace of Iowa, Volumes III and IV and will be the editor of Volume 5. Consequently, she
has a lot of research experience and a fairly extensive knowledge of the history of Dubuque.
Jim Jacobsen:
Consultant Jim Jacobsen would provide all of the project work except for any research that Ms. Mathewson
does, as is envisioned under this request for proposals. History Pays! was established in July 1994 as a sole proprietor
business. Since that time the firm has successfully completed a large number of substantial survey and National
Register nomination projects. Each of these projects was completed on time and all products exceeded the
expectations of the clients. Most of these projects entailed working with neighborhood organizations and the input of
interested members of the public was regularly sought.
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Since its founding History Pays! has gravitated from conducting large survey efforts in a number of states to
largely doing National Register work in Iowa. More recently, investment tax act projects have dominated the firm's
project list, again, all in Iowa. New ventures have involved the preparation of building histories for clients and
writing copy for and researching a historical exhibit.
I would point out that the following factors particularly qualify me to complete this project. First, I am
thoroughly acquainted with Dubuque's history and its research facilities. Second, I am broadly experienced in
documenting and nominating heavy timber frame industrial warehouses and factory buildings and I have a particular
interest in their design, construction and evolution. Third, I am very experienced with investment tax credit
redevelopments and this district project is directly tied to facilitating those projects within the historic district. I can
develop the nomination to best facilitate those projects and I can work helpfully with current developers and designers
working in the future district. Finally, I have considerable experience with preparing complex National Register
nominations, particularly working with national level of significance claims.
National Register of Historic Places Nominations:
Development of preliminary National Register of Historic Places nominations for the "downtown"
Highland Park neighborhood of Des Moines.
Timeframe: March 1996 to June 1996
Client: Highland Park Neighborhood Asso.
Highland Park Business Club
Project Mgr.: Ken Boatright, 515-283-4067 (work)
Total Budget: $2,300
Summary: Neighborhood merchants and neighbors wanted to explore how history might serve them as an economic
redevelopment track. The commercial area was determined to be National Register eligible. A neighborhood history
prepared by History Pays! sold over 450 copies and the clients, earning more money for local preservation projects
than was paid the consultant for his work! It is in its third printing. Funds from the sales paid to have History Pays!
Prepared the National Register nominations for two commercial historic districts, both of which were listed during the
summer of 1996.
Illinois-Kentucky Ohio River Civil War Heritage Trail-Corridor Survey and Development of National
Register Multiple Property Documentation Form and Nominations
Timeframe: August 1997-August 1998
Client: Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Kentucky Heritage Council
Project Mgr.: Mr. Stephen Thompson
Illinois SHPO, 217-782-8168
Budget: $28,000
Summary: History Pays! surveyed 170 miles of the Lower Ohio River and parts of 12 Kentucky and Illinois counties
along the river, developed a report summary of Civil War-related historical contexts, identified and surveyed several
hundred potentially significant historic properties, prepared 11 National Register nominations and a Multiple Property
Documentation Form cover document, and completed Kentucky survey forms for 13 sites. The project research
involved state and local sources, the National Archives and the Library of Congress. The nomination phase of the
project involved the development often National Register nominations. The long-term goal of the project was to
establish parallel and inter-related Civil War heritage trails along both sides of the river. Over 100 volunteers were
involved in assisting History Pays! in completing this project.
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This was the first American Battlefield Protection Program funded effort to study atwo-state river corridor that lacked
any major Civil War campaign or theme. Instead the project explored the region's broader wartime experience and
identified heritage trail interpretive sites that educated the public about such themes as irregular military activity, the
Federal military occupation of Kentucky, and the logistical role played by the Ohio River throughout the Civil War.
Phase II Craftsman Style/Bungalow and Foursquare House Type National Register Nominations, Des
Moines, Iowa.
Timeframe: July 1999 to June 2000
Client: City of Des Moines, Community
Development Department
Project Mgr.: Mr. Jason Van Essen, 515-283-4147
Budget: $30,000
Summary: This second phase effort developed a multiple resource documentation form and nomination materials for six
residential neighborhoods in the city. The nominations were approved for submission to the National Park Service on
June 9, 2000 and the project is finished, awaiting formal National Register listing of the districts.
Unionville (Missouri) Square Historic District:
Timeframe: Fa112001 to spring 2002
Client: Putnam County Foundation
Project Mgr.: Phyllis Pickering (319) 653-6339
Budget: $8,000
Summary: A National Register district nomination of the downtown of Unionville was prepared and the final nomination
was accepted by the Missouri Advisory Commission in February, 2002. This was History Pays! first venture into
Missouri to prepare National Register nominations and it coincided with a tightening of SHPO draft nomination reviews
following the return of a number of submitted nominations. The storm was weathered and the district was listed.
Clock Tower Building, Dubuque:
Timeframe: 2001
Client: Cottingham &Butler Associates
Project Mgr.: Mary Lou Baal, Facilities Manager (319) 583-7344
Budget: $3,000
Summary: The Clock Tower Building, 8~' and Main Streets, was successfully placed on the National Register of Historic
Places.
Grand Theater Building, Dubuque:
Timeframe: Fa112001-Spring 2002
Client: Graod Opera House Company
Project Mgr.: Chri"s Chapin-Tilton (563) 588-4356
Budget: $3,500
Summary: The Grand Theater was successfully listed on the National Register as a nationally significant building in
2002. This enabled the owners to secure Save Our American Treasures funding.. See national level of significance
section below.
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German Bank and Trust Building (John Bell Block) and the Ziepprecht Block,l3th Street and Central
Avenue, Dubuque:
Timeframe: Spring-summer 2002
Client: The Casey Association
Project Mgr.: Allan Casey (417} 869-3300
Budget: $3,500
Summary: These buildings, erected at Central and 13~' streets in Dubuque, 1887-1888, were successfully listed on the
National Register of Historic Places in late 2002. They were subsequently redeveloped and restored.
Smithtown Church, Sharon Township, Clinton County, Iowa:
Timeframe: Fa112002-June 30, 2003
Client: Clinton County Certified Local Government
Project Mgr.: Melody Witt (319} 574-4189
Budget: $2,570
Summary: This country frame church, the sole-surviving building in what was a small rural hamlet, was successfully
listed on the National Register in 2002.
Linden Heights Residential Historic District, Des Moines:
Timeframe: Fa112002-fa112003
Client: Linden Heights Neighborhood Association
Project Mgr.: Jeff Carithers (515) 255-7306
Budget: $7,500
Summary: This is a large curvilinear post-1913 residential district. The project is unusual in that it does not involve a
grant and the neighborhood association is paying for the work using a special member assessment. The district was
successfully listed on the National Register in 2004.
Guttenberg; Amendment of Front Street Commercial District and Listing of St. Mary Roman Catholic
Church District
Timeframe: Fall 2004-spring 2005
Client: Guttenberg Certified Local Government/City
Project Mgr. Mrs. Lou Kuemple
Budget: $6,500
Summary: The district was amended and the St. Mary district was successfully listed on the National Register in 2005.
Cherokee Commercial Historic District
Timeframe: Fall 2004-spring 2005
Client: Cherokee -private funding
Project Mgr. Mr. Jim Adamson
Budget: $3,500 (came in well under budget)
Summary: The district was successfully listed on the National Register in 2005.
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West 11th and Langworthy Historic Districts, Dubuque
Timeframe: Fa112003-spring 2004
Client: City of Dubuque
Project Mgr. Wally Wernimont
Budget: $16,000
Summary: This fifth Dubuque survey/nomination work phase entailed a review and update of the Cathedral and
Jackson Park districts (previously listed on the National Register) and the listing of the two new districts. The latter
were successfully listed on the National Register in 2004.
The Herring Motor Car Company Building and the Standard Glass and Paint Company Building, 100s
block of West Tenth Street, Des Moines, Iowa:
Timeframe: Spring 2003-fa112003
Client: Ed Massman, Massman Group Ltd., Dallas Texas
Project Mgr.: same (214) 763-8272
Budget: $10,000
Summary: Both were successfully listed on the National Register in 2004 preparatory to beginning an investment tax
credit project/rehabilitation.
Security Building, 8th and Main, Dubuque
Timeframe: 2006
Client: John Butler
Project Mgr. Brenda Hoeffler, CFO, (563) 587-5301
Budget: $3,500
Summary: The building was successfully listed on the National Register in 2006 preparatory to beginning an investment
tax credit project/rehabilitation.
Upper Main Historic District, Dubuque
Timeframe: 2005
Client: John Gronen, private funding
Project Mgr. same
Budget: $5,500
Summary: This district was successfully listed on the National Register in 2006 preparatory to beginning a number of
investment tax credit projects/rehabilitations.
D. S. Chamberlain Building, Locust Street, Des Moines
Timeframe: 2006'-2007
Client: Hatch Development, private funding
Project Mgr. Matt Hektoen
Budget: $5,000
Summary: Two former automotive sales and servicing buildings are part of a larger investment tax act redevelopment
project. The Chamberlain Building turned out to be a Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson design and original building plans
were found. It was successfully listed. The Kruidenier Cadillac Building, designed by architects Boyd & Moore, was
found to be missing its upper stone facade and didn't fare so well. The Chamberlain building listing is pending.
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Devotie, Baker and Hollingsworth Block, East Grand Avenue, Des Moines
Timeframe: 2007
Client: R&E Properties, private funding
Project Mgr. Tim Rypma
Budget: $3,500
Summary: The "Studio Block" was originally listed in 1983 but only two thirds of the building was included in the
listing. This amendment effort included the entire Italianate three-part block and completely rewrote and updated the
nomination.
Grocers Wholesale Warehouse, 9th and Cherry Streets, Des Moines
Timeframe: 2005
Client: Massman properties, private funding
Project Mgr. Ed Massman
Budget: $2,800
Summary: This nomination started out as an investment tax credit project. The building had been found to be
ineligible in a previous survey. The architect was identified, original plans were found and the building was
determined to be National Register eligible. The proposed redevelopment was vetoed by the National Park Service
and the nomination status is in hiatus. I am trying to establish a secondary market whereby the developer who paid for
the preliminary nomination work can get reimbursed by the new owner when the nomination moves forward!
Dubuque Star Brewery, Dubuque
Timeframe: 2006-2007
Client: EPIC Construction, private funding
Project Mgr. Chad Walsh
Budget: $5,5800
Summary: This key riverfront property should have been listed decades ago but legal complications prevented that. It
is now listed (2007) as part of an investment tax act project. A permanent historic exhibit is also being developed (see
below).
Sioux City Linseed Oil Works, 2"d and Court, Sioux City
Timeframe: 2007
Client: M+ Architects, private funding
Project Mgr. Dale McKinney
Budget: $3,500
Summary: This early and most impressive industrial complex produced linseed oil from flax seed from 1883 through
1927. It is being nominated as part of an investment tax act redevelopment project..
National Significance Documentation Projects:
Recent interest in Save Our American Treasures grant funding that is available on a competitive basis only to
properties that are nationally significant has given rise to strong interest in amending National Register listings to that
level of significance.
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Grand Opera House, 8~h and Iowa streets, Dubuque, Iowa:
Timeframe: Fall 2001-Fa112002
Client: Grand Opera House
Project Mgr.: Chris Chapin-Tilton, Development Director (563) 587-5352
Budget: $7,500
Summary: This project began as a simple National Register nomination, with the intention of providing
documentation for restoration and promotional purposes as well as augmenting chances for securing grant funds.
Once the Save Our American Treasures funding appeared as a funding option, the project morphed into a search for
national significance. That argument was successfully documented and secured, based on the significance of the
building's architect, Willoughby J. Edbrooke, a noted Midwestern (Chicago) architect. The theater was just recently
awarded a $250,000 Save Our American Treasures grant! This project gave the consultant an opportunity to venture
into the research field of architects' significance and involved doing research in all of the Chicago and Washington,
D.C. architectural libraries, as well as the National Archives II. The theatre was successfully listed on the National
Register in 2002.
Dubuque Shot Tower, Dubuque, Iowa:
Timeframe: Fa112002-present
Client: City of Dubuque
Project Mgr.: Wally Wernimont (563) 589-4210
Budget: $7,500
Summary: This project involved the amending of the Shot Tower National Register listing to a national level of
significance and the preparation of a National Historic Landmark nomination for National Park Service review and
approval. The listing was successfully amended at the state level and the City was made eligible for and received
Save Our American Funding as a result.
Morrill Hall, Iowa State University Campus, Ames (Story County), Iowa:
Timeframe: February 2003
Client: Iowa State University Museums
Project Mgr.: Lynette Pohlman (515) 294-3342
Budget: $1,200
Summary: This was History Pays! shortest project. The goal was to document a national level of significance
argument for Morrill Hall (1892), one of the earliest surviving campus buildings, and the future site of the university
museum. It took five working days to identify three potential themes, consult with SHPO staff to select the most
viable one, to produce the necessary report, and to obtain a SHPO letter of concurrence that was necessary to
accompany a Save Our American Treasures grant application. The work was done well before the university could
draw up the contract to do the work! A formal National Register amendment to that level of significance is planned at
some future date.
Investment Tax Act Paperwork Preparation:
The Herring Motor Car Company Building and the Standard Glass and Paint Company Building,100s
block of West Tenth Street, Des Moines, Iowa:
Timeframe: Spring 2003-fa112003
Client: Ed Massman, Massman Group Ltd., Dallas Texas
Project Mgr.: same (214) 763-8272
Budget: $10,000
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Summary: This project marked the entry of this consultant into the preparation of Federal and State Investment Tax
Credit applications. Both buildings were successfully listed on the National Register in 2004 and Part One through Three
documents prepared and submitted. Both have been successfully redeveloped as housing project.
Parker and Putnam Buildings, West 2"d Street, Davenport
Timeframe: 2006
Client: Massman Group Ltd., Dallas Texas
Project Mgr.: Ed Massman (214) 763-8272
Budget: $2,500
Summary: Part One and Part Two documents were prepared and submitted within a week of the initiation of the project.
Schmitt-Henry Manufacturing Company, Des Moines
Timeframe: 2006-2007
Client: Hubbell Realty, private funding
Project Mgr. Casey Port
Budget: $3,500
Summary: This three-building industrial complex was also determined to be ineligible when this project started. The
architects fumed out to be Proudfoot, Bird & Rawson and original building plans were found. The buildings are to
nominated as well but the project has been on-again, off-again as its priority rises and falls within the developer's many
other projects.
Grocers Wholesale Warehouse, 9th and Cherry Streets, Des Moines
Timeframe: 2005
Client: Massman Group Ltd ,private funding
Project Mgr. Ed Massman
Budget: $2,800
Summary: Not every investment tax credit project is a winner. The proposed redevelopment was vetoed by the
National Park Service. Part One and Two documents were prepared.
Security Building, 8th and Main, Dubuque
Timeframe: 2006
Client: John Butler
Project Mgr. Brenda Hoeffler, CFO, (563) 587-5301
Budget: $3,500
Summary: The building was successfully listed on the National Register in 2006 and Part One and Two documents
were prepared. Part IlI is pending.
Kahl Building/Capital Theatre, West Third Street, Davenport
Timeframe: 2007
Client: Eastern Iowa Community College District
Project Mgr. Richard Horst
Budget: $3,500
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Summary: This building was listed in 1983. The Part One document was essentially an entirely new documentation
given that the listing was minimally documented as part of a multiple property listing effort. Parts One and Two were
completed and submitted within a few weeks' time of the projects initiation.
Davidson Company Building, 505 6th Street, Sioux City
Timeframe: 2007
Client: Massman Group Ltd ,private funding
Project Mgr. Ed Massman
Budget: $1,700
Summary: Part One and Part Two documents are being prepared. Both will have been developed and submitted within
two weeks of project initiation.
Badgerow Building, 4th Street, Sioux City
Timeframe: 2007
Client: M+ Architects, private funding
Project Mgr. Dale McKinney
Budget: $1,700
Summary: This project was just awarded and work will begin within the next month.
historical Surveys and Multiple Property Documents:
Craftsman Style/Bungalow and Foursquare House Type Study and Survey, Des Moines, Iowa.
Timeframe: July 1996 to June 1997
Client: City of Des Moines, Community
Development Department
Project Mgr.: Mr. Erik M. Lundy, 515-283-4144
Budget: $25,000
Summary: This most challenging and exciting survey and research effort was Des Moines's first citywide
architectural house type study. It also treated a very ill defined property type, the bungalow. The Foursquare house
type was included in a broader survey of square or cube houses. The final products had to please bungalow,
Craftsman and Prairie enthusiasts. This project was partnered with Des Moines local historian John Zeller, who
provided research assistance. In less than two month's time some 9,400 residences and nearly 20 square miles of
residential neighborhood were surveyed (at the windshield survey level) and "typed" according to a field typology.
An Excel database was developed and delivered to the city. The historical research traced the nature and dynamics of
city residential growth developed between 1905 and 1940, with particular attention being paid to how the local
builders and developers/promoters applied the two national house types (a primary requirement of the contract). The
first review draft was presented to the city and State Historical Society staff in November 1996.. The second or first
final draft was similarly submitted in early February. Two neighborhood meetings were held to promote
understanding of and support for the project. Eleven historic districts were identified for intensive study, including
1,004 individual properties. Draft site sheets were submitted to the city for review in February. The State Historical
Society of Iowa concurred with the 12 recommended districts. Six of these districts were later successfully listed on
the National Register.
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Phase I Contextual Development and Survey of Transportation History in Adams County, Iowa:
Timeframe: August 1996-June 1997
Client: Adams County Tourism and Historic Preservation Network
Project Mgr.: Mrs. Saundra Leininger, Network Coordinator (now with Iowans For The Arts,
Des Moines, 515-883.3729)
Total Budget: $8,500
Summary: This project surveyed 100 properties in Adams County and developed a model local history of the role played
by transportation (particularly railroads) in the development of an Iowa county. The effort enjoyed excellent local
support and participation and cooperation by division employees of the Burlington Northern Railroad greatly enhanced
the quality of the final products.
Supplemental Residential Housing Survey, City of Rock Island, Illinois
Timeframe: May 1998-April 1999
Client: City of Rock Island
Project Mgr.: Ms. Jill Doak, Historic Preservation Planner, 309-793-3442
Budget: $16,471
Summary: This project involves the field survey (intensive level) of 1,300 properties in seven designated areas. The
housing for the most part dates from between the world wars. One neighborhood of 823 properties is being
resurveyed due to the loss of buildings to demolition and alteration. In addition a contextual summary of the city's
residential growth and development was developed. It summarized the findings of past and present survey efforts in
15 neighborhoods. This project followed on the groundwork laid in the Des Moines bungalow and square house
survey, and extended residential survey into a much later and relatively unexplored time period (1925-49).
Supplemental Residential Survey, City of Davenport, Iowa:
Timeframe: May 1998-April 1999
Client: City of Davenport
Project Mgr.: Mr. Ken Oestreich, City Planner, 319-326-6174
Budget: $6,500
Summary: This project mirrors the Rock Island survey project cited above in terms of the timeframe and property
range which it addresses. The first phase reconnaissance level evaluation looked at 13 designated residential
neighborhoods. The consultant was charged with developing recommendations for the second phase intensive survey
effort. Both the Rock Island and Davenport efforts treat World War I public housing construction as well as World
War II era private and public housing construction. The Phase I report, summarizing the inspection and evaluation of
over 10,000 houses, was submitted on August 17, 1998. The Phase II project completed intensive level surveys for
the districts and individual properties that were evaluated as being National Register eligible during Phase I.
Phase II Contextual Development and Survey of Commerce, Towns and Villages, 1853-1945 in Adams
County, Iowa:
Timeframe: August 1998-July 1999
Client: Adams County Tourism and Historic Preservation Network
Project Mgr.: .Mrs. Saundra Leininger, Network Coordinator (now with Iowans For The Arts,
Des Moines, 515-883.3729)
Total Budget: $8,900
Summary: This second phase effort surveyed historic commercial properties in four county communities including the
county seat. The survey was closely linked with the county seat (Coming's) Main Street Iowa program. A historical
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context report was prepared using a Multiple Property Documentation Form. This project was closed out on August 2
with a community presentation.
Development of a Multiple Property Contextual Document and Completion of Phase I Historical Survey
Services to the City of Dubuque;
Timeframe: Fall 1999 2000-July 2000
Client: City of Dubuque
Project Mgr.: Mr. Mark Nobel, Community Development Department (no longer with the
city)
Budget: $18,000
Summary: Dubuque historic preservation planners envisioned afive-phase historical survey. This first survey effort
covers the lower Coiner Valley which lies immediately north and northwest of the downtown. The project also calls
for the development of a multiple property documentation form (MPDF) to summarize the historical and architectural
contexts of the city. The MPDF put the city's historic preservation house in order, defining historical contexts and
summarizing all survey and evaluation activities to date.
Supplemental Residential Survey, City of Davenport, Iowa, Phase II
Timeframe: Summer-fa112000
Client: City of Davenport
Project Mgr.: Mr. Ken Oestreich, City Planner, 319-326-6174
Budget: $9,000
Summary: This project treated the recommendations of the Phase I survey. All recommendations, which fall within
the 50-year timeframe, were surveyed and evaluated.
Refinement of the Developed Multiple Property Contextual Document and Completion of Phase II
Historical Survey Services to the City of Dubuque:
Timeframe: Fall 2000-January 2002
Client: City of Dubuque
Project Mgr.: Ms. Laura Carstens, Community Development Department, 319-589-4210
Budget: $20,000
Summary: This second phase survey effort covered the "Point" or Rhomberg residential neighborhood which lies
immediately northeast of the downtown. History Pays! has been awarded this contract in partnership with Molly
Myers Naumann of Ottumwa, Iowa. The work included the completion of historical inventory forms as well as a
further refinement of the multiple property documentation form. Included in the latter work was a compilation of all
listed/determined eligible and worthy of further study properties in Dubuque, organized by historic context and
property types.
Cherokee Commercial Survey:
Timeframe: Fall 1996-June 1997
Client: Cherokee County Certified Local Government
Project Mgr.: Jim Adamson, Chair (712) 225-5749
Budget: $7,000
Summary: This project completed an intensive level historicaUarchitectural survey of downtown Cherokee. A large
National Register-eligible commercial district was identified. One historical contribution was the identification of a
separate automobile-related district on the west side of the downtown. A frame storefront, dating to the 1860s, was
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identified in this survey and is currently being restored. Volunteers and the local municipal historic archives were
instrumental in making this project a success. The district was later listed in 2005.
Guttenberg Historical Survey:
Timeframe: Fa112000-Spring 2001
Client: Guttenberg Historic Preservation Commission
Project Mgr.: Mrs. Lou Kuemple, Ms. Julie Zittergruen, Deputy City Clerk, (319) 252-1161
Budget: $6,500
Summary: This project supplemented a 1979 intensive survey and commercial National Register district nomination
effort which this same consultant completed as a first historic preservation field experience. Additional residential efforts
were surveyed, the Bluff Street area was revisited and a residential National Register-eligible district was identified.
Finally, a multiple property documentation form organized historic contexts and inventories for the city, putting is
historic preservation house "in order." The report was copied and sold locally as afund-raiser. A number of volunteers
contributed substantially to the project and its fmal products. The Front Street Commercial district was later enlarged
and St. Mary Catholic Church Historic District was listed on the National Register in 2005.
Adams County Agricultural Survey:
Timeframe: Fall 2000-June 2001
Client: Adams County Tourism and Historic Preservation Network
Project Mgr.: Saundra Leininger
Budget: $9,000
Summary: This project was Iowa's first countywide historical agriculture survey was conducted and completed 2000-01
with ten farmsteads being intensively researched. An extensive volunteer base was employed and volunteers completed a
preliminary township-level photographic survey.
Village of East Des Moines Historical Survey:
Timeframe: Fa112001 to present
Client: City of Des Moines
Project Mgr.: Jackie Nickolaus
Budget: $13,000
Summary: This project had two-phases. The first evaluated the viability of an East Des Moines commercial historic
district. The second, completed a historical survey and evaluation of surviving buildings and prepared a multiple
property documentation form for the East Side downtown. The latter document was an excellent example of the use of
historical photos to recreate the historical appearance of the study area.
Orange Township, Clinton County, Agricultural Survey:
Timeframe: Fa112001 to present
Client: Clinton County Certified Local Government
Project Mgr.: Melody Witt (319) 574-4189
Budget: $8,000
Summary: This historical agriculture survey is being conducted in Orange Township. A multiple property
documentation form is being prepared. It is set up so that it can be eventually developed as a county-wide document.
Olive Township was previously surveyed. Volunteers successfully completed an intensive level survey of 40 potentially
significant farmsteads in the survey area.
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Highland Township, Washington County, Agricultural Survey:
Timeframe: Fall 2001 to present
Client: Washington County Certified Local Government
Project Mgr.: Phyllis Carter, (319) 653-6339
Budget: $4,500
Summary: This historical agriculture reconnaissance survey is being conducted in Highland Township. A multiple
property documentation form is being prepared. It is set up so that it can be eventually developed as a county-wide
document. Volunteers successfully completed a reconnaissance photo-survey of all buildings and structures located
within the survey area.
Capitol East Neighborhood Survey and Evaluation, Des Moines, Iowa:
Timeframe: Summer 2002-December 31, 2002
Client: City of Des Moines
Project Mgr.: Jason Van Essen (515) 283-4913
Budget: $15,000
Summary: This project involved the surveying and evaluation of the East Side residential neighborhood that is located
between the Iowa State Capitol and East 22"d Street. This area contains a large proportion of surviving small
vernacular houses and cottages. The resulting report was heavily illustrated with newspaper and other historical
images. This was a very short-term project that was completed on time.
Refinement of the Developed Multiple Property Contextual Document and Completion of Phase III
Historical Survey Services to the City of Dubuque:
Timeframe: Fa112002-June 2003
Client: City of Dubuque
Project Mgr.: Mr. Wally Wernimount, Community Development Department, 319-589-4210
Budget: $30,000
Summary: This third phase survey effort covered the downtown area, an industrial area along the river, and early
residential areas in proximity, to the north. The work included the completion of historical inventory forms as well as
a further refinement of the multiple property documentation form. The availability of sewer data, Sanborn Map
coverage, and other historical data made it possible to accurately date hundreds of buildings. The project identified
four potential commercial and residential districts and documented individually eligible commercial buildings.
Finally, buildings of local architectural and historical interest were identified to aid the city in administering its
demolition district program in the downtown. An industrial millworking district was recommended as being eligible
and that project is currently being let for completion.
Re-survey of the Village of East Davenport, Davenport Iowa:
Timeframe: Fa112003-January 2004
Client: City'of Dubuque
Project Mgr.: Mr. Ken Oestreich, City Planner, 319-326-
Budget: $15,000
Summary: As is the case in Dubuque, city planners are desirous of individually documenting historical properties in
their inventories. This survey effort will document each building architecturally and historically and individually
eligible properties will be identified. A general report will trace the history of the village.
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Iowa National Guard Study and Statewide Survey:
Timeframe: Fall 2003-Fa112005
Client: Environmental Office, Camp Dodge, Iowa National Guard
Project Mgr.: Mary Jones (515) 252-4648
Budget: $55,000
Summary: This study builds on the Atlantic Armory study and will essentially involve developing abuilding-focused
history of the Iowa National Guard. While armories will comprise the bulk of historical properties, the study will be
comprehensive, and will consider state arsenals, campus armories, training grounds apart from Camp Dodge, and the
like. The goal of the study is to target the role of communities as historical partners in the guard story. The report
won the 2006 Loren Horton Community History Award, awarded by the State Historical Society of Iowa.
Historic Preservation/Tourism Plans:
Development of a heritage tourism plan for Adams County Iowa:
Timeframe: March 1996-September 1996
Client: Adams County Tourism and Historic Preservation Network
Project Mgr.: Mrs. Saundra Leininger, Network Coordinator (no longer available)
Total Budget: $5,500.
Summary: History Pays! partnered this project with two other noted and talented Iowa consultants, Gerry Schnepf,
Changing Directions Company, and David Dahlquist, formerly of David L. Dahlquist Associates Inc., both of Des
Moines. This was the first Iowa county-level heritage tourism plan and there was no available template upon which to
base this report as it was developed. This county also had the lowest tourism potential of any Iowa county so it was a
double challenge. As a professional courtesy History Pays! helped write a related grant to fund the archeological
investigation of a communal colony site ("Icaria") and this request was funded for $9,800. A community leader rated
the study to be the "best value per dollar spent" that they had received, and they had paid for numerous plans. The
recommendations of this plan are actively being implemented.
Calhoun County [Iowa] Historic Preservation Plan Development:
Timeframe: August 1995-March 1996
Client: Calhoun County Historic Preservation Commission
Project Mgr. Mr. Rudy Engstrom, 712-464-8881
Budget: $2,000
Summary: History Pays! prepared the plan and developed an extensive preliminary county inventory using Commission
volunteers. The plan emphasized the development of heritage tourism and economic development through historic
preservation. This plan and its first ever treatment of rural land drainage districts received high praise from the Iowa
State Historic Preservation Bureau and has been reprinted and actively implemented in the county.
Highland Park Neighborhood Building Facade Renovation Plans:
Timeframe: June 1997-October 1997
Client: City of Des Moines
Project Mgr.: Mr. Tony Montgomery, 515-283-4143
Budget: $15,000
Summary: History Pays! partnered with Tim Reinders, Iowa Main Street designer, to prepare commercial design facade
restoration plans for some 75 storefronts in this historic Des Moines neighborhood. This project builds on an earlier
preliminary National Register determination of eligibility effort. This project entailed working with building owners and
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City of Dubuque Phase V Residential Survey:
developing restoration recommendations that reflected the historical features of each building. Presentation boards
summarized the streetscape recommendations and a summary report tied the whole together with district
recommendations. This project coincided with the related History Pays! effort to nominate two Highland Park
commercial nodes to the National Register. Both districts are now listed and the first facade restorations, following the
facade renovation plan, have been completed. This design effort let to a subsequent urban redesign project for the Euclid
and Sixth avenues intersection.
Development of a 1918 U.S. Housing Corporation Neighborhood Plan for the City of Rock Island,
Illinois.
Timeframe: Apri12000-October 2000
Client: City of Rock Island
Project Mgr.: Ms. Jill Doak, Historic Preservation Planner, 309-793-3442
Budget: $7,500
Summary: During World War I the U.S. Housing Corporation constructed nearly 900 "English Cottages" for war
workers in the Quad Cities Area. This historic preservation-based neighborhood study will look at the houses and the
National Register eligibility of the 217 Rock Island properties and the broader metro-housing parcels. This project entails
historical research at the National Archives, College Park. It also required the consultant to explain, in a series of public
meetings, to home owners (mostly retired who were very proud of their well-kept aluminum sided homes) that this
history was important, that aluminum siding wasn't all that it is cracked up to be, and that they could welcome beconung
a historic district.
Historic Preservation Plan for Laurens, Iowa (Pocahontas County):
Timeframe: Fa112003-June 30, 2003
Client: Laurens Certified Local Government Commission
Project Mgr.: Lanore Thumma (712-841-6339)
Budget: $1,900 plus match, total $3,000
Summary: The plan includes the establishment of Commission goals, the identification of contexts, and the evaluation of
local historic properties. Laurens is a thriving non-county seat community and it enjoyed considerable post-WWII
growth and as a result has a large quantity of early ranch house architecture.
Historic Property Documentation Projects:
Historical Documentation of the Allied Group Component of the Western Gateway Project Area, Des
Moines:
Timeframe: July-September 2000
Client: City of Des Moines
Project Mgr.: Ms. Mary Neiderbach, Community Development Department, 515-283-4913
Budget: $25,000
Summary: This project involved the development of a historical context treating the commercial/residential land uses and
architecture in the western gateway areas of the Des Moines downtown (10~' Street to Fleur, Grand to Mulberry streets).
Property specific documentation was completed for several dozen downtown properties. History Pays! partnered with
local historian John Zeller on this project. The resulting final report, with hundreds of historic images of commercial
buildings, was particularly well received by the public and continues to be used as a database for many purposes. Like al]
History Pays! products, it was made available in CD-Rom format to allow for broad based distribution. The City printed
and sold at cost a large number of report copies.
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Ci~y of Dubuque Phase V Residential Survey:
Historical Documentation of 4715-4717 Grand Avenue, Des Moines
Timeframe: 2005-2006
Client: Schiffler Associates, Architects
Project Mgr.: Brian Schiffler
Budget: $500
Summary: The architectural firm had acquired this former commercial building and a historical overview was desired
for promotional purposes when the building was opened.
Two Rivers Marketing Offices, East Des Moines
Timeframe: July-August 2006
Client: Two Rivers Marketing
Project Mgr.: Tom Dunphy
Budget: $500
Summary: This advertising firm had been burned out of its first new building and this warehouse conversion was a
second chance to publicly celebrate the firm's success. A building history was prepared for the purpose. Sadly, Tom
Dunphy died in a plane crash tlast fall.
Iowa Bystander History, East Des Moines
Timeframe: Current
Client: ResCare Inc.
Project Mgr.: Bill Dodds
Budget: $750
Summary: The client wanted a historical summary of this key East Des Moines publishing family (the Bishard family)
and newspaper.
Section 106 Americans With Disability Act Compliance Projects:
Fourteen United States Postal Service Facility Reports, 1996-1999:
Client: Schemmer Associates, 3705 Utica Ridge Road, Bettendorf, IA 52722
Contact: Mr. Rick Bohling, 319-344-0774
Post Office Reports: Audubon, Emmettsburg, Ida Grove, Monticello, Mt. Ayr, Rock Rapids,
Tipton, Winterset
Client: FEH Associates, Inc., Century Building, 2600 Westown Parkway, Suite 101,
West Des Moines, IA 50266-7300
Contact: Mr. Jon W. Austin, P.E., 515-226-0352
Post Office Report: Grinnell
Client: Savage Ver Ploeg & Associates, Inc., 2929 Westown Parkway, Suite 100, West
Des Moines, IA 50266
Contact: Mr. Donald E. Snedden, 515-223-1635
Post Office Reports: Manchester ,Nevada, West Union
Client:AsteUEricson & Associates, 401 North 117' Street, Suite 111, Omaha, NE 68154
Contact: Mr. Dan Reinhardt
Post Office Reports: Onawa, Jefferson
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Gilcrest and Leopold Barns/Silos, Iowa Department Of Transportation:
Timeframe: Fall 1999
Client: Iowa Department of Transportation
Project Mgr.: Mr. Randy Faber, Community Development Department, 515-239-1225
Budget: $6,500
Summary: Two barns located within the relocated Highway 5right-of--way in Southern Polk County were documented in
accordance with a letter of agreement signed by Iowa DOT, SHSI and the Advisory Council. One was later relocated, the
other demolished.
Historical Documentation, Rock Island Railroad Baggage Depot:
Timeframe: 2000-2001
Client: City of Des Moines
Project Mgr.: Mary Neiderbach (515) 283-4913
Budget: $4,500
Summary: This historical investigation evaluated the integrity and historical significance of the Rock Island Baggage
Depot, which was potentially threatened with demolition as a result of nearby Court Avenue redevelopment. History
Pays! partnered with local historian John Zeller on this project.
Historical Documentation, Italian American Related Properties:
Timeframe: 2000-2001
Client: City of Des Moines
Project Mgr.: Mary Neiderbach (515) 283-4913
Budget: $6,500
Summary: Four Italian-American related properties in Des Moines were documented prior to demolition for highway
and flood control projects. Three of these were judged to be significant to Italian-American history in the city. History
Pays! partnered with local historian John Zeller on this project.
Historical Documentation, Floodway Development, Beaverdale Brick Residence:
Timeframe: 2000-2001
Client: City of Des Moines
Project Mgr.: Mary Neiderbach (515) 283-4913
Budget: $8,000
Summary: This project documented a "Beaverdale Brick" on Allison Avenue, scheduled for demolition as a part of a
flood plain cleazance project. The house was an example of the Tudor Revival cottages common to northwest Des
Moines suburb. The consultant developed a historical context for the Beaverdale Brick and completed the first field
survey of these brick houses. A master type and distribution map was prepared and potential historic districts were
evaluated.
Historical Documentation, Curtis School, Des Moines:
Timeframe: Fa112001-Mazch 2002
Client: City of Des Moines
Project Mgr.: Mary Neiderbach (515) 283-4913
Budget: $4,500
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Ci~y of Dubuque Phase V Residential Survey:
Summary: This 1874 East Side school is to be demolished for a freeway project. Arson (February 2002) and chemical
contamination combined to expedite those demolition plans. The study documented and evaluated this last surviving
East Des Moines Independent School District schoolhouse. A historical context treating that separate school district was
also developed.
American Institute of Business/Des Moines Polyclinic Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa:
Timeframe: Spring 2002
Client: City of Des Moines
Project Mgr.: Mary Neiderbach (515) 283-4913
Budget: $1,500
Summary: The public demolition of this downtown building as part of the Gateway West development project sparked
considerable controversy. The City paid for a minimal level documentation of the building and it was subsequently
demolished.
Historical Documentation, Atlantic National Guard Armory, Atlantic, Iowa:
Timeframe: Fa112002-April 2003
Client: Environmental Office, Camp Dodge, Iowa National Guard
Project Mgr.: Mary Jones (515) 252-4648
Budget: $2,990
Summary: The armory is being closed and the Guard desired to document the building's history within the local
community historical context, given that there is a possibility that the building will be demolished by the city. This
project led to the consultant being awarded the statewide armory survey project and it also led to the saving of this
building and its listing on the National Register in 2006.
Sewer Separation Project, Ottumwa
Timeframe: 2007
Client: City of Ottumwa
Project Mgr.: Molly Myers Naumann
Budget: $15,000
Summary: This multi-phased sewer project documentation was a partnership with Molly Naumann, who served as the
lead consultant. Preliminary historical documentation for South Ottumwa was prepared.
Waverly Air Base Officers Housing, Waverly
Timeframe: Current
Client: Habitat for Humanity, Waverly
Project Mgr.: Linda Morgan
Budget: $5,000
Summary: Habitat had rehabbed eight of these houses and demolished one when they were informed that they needed a
historical evaluation before they could proceed. This project was just awarded and is, like all of these projects, on the
fast track.
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Ci°ty of Dubuque Phase V Residential Survey:
And Now For Something Completely Different
Dubuque Star Brewery Historical Exhibit, Dubuque
Timeframe: 2006-2007
Client: J. W. Morton & Associates, Cedar Rapids
Project Mgr.: Jeff Westrom
Budget: $20,000
Summary: Jeff Westrom, an advertising executive, has decided that it is more fun to be a museum curator. He has
developed the artifactual equivalent of corporate histories for Cedar Rapids Steel Transport and the Platinum Building
(aka Weber Paper Company) Building in Dubuque. Now he is doing the same thing on a much greater scale for the
former Dubuque Star Brewery, working for EPIC Construction Company. He has taken me on as his
copywriter/researcher, choosing a historian who knew the history over a professional copywriter (who can write). This
has been a very challenging endeavor needless to say and the whole thing opens up this May! History making should be
fun and it should be ever-changing.
Resume, James E. Jacobsen
4411 Ingersoll Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312
515-274-3625
email hp(cr~raccoon.com
EDUCATION:
M.A., Urban and Regional Planning, University of Iowa, May 1982.
Graduate Studies, University of Northern Iowa and University of Iowa, 1973-74. Completed 24 semester hours.
B.A., cum laude, Secondary Education, History/Sociology, University of Northern Iowa, May 1972.
Employment History,1982-present:
Private Consultant, History Pays! Historic Preservation Consulting Firm, 1995 to present.
History Pays! is a sole proprietorship offering historic property redevelopment technical assistance, the
preparation of community, neighborhood and community histories, historic preservation planning and survey services,
assistance with the preparation of National Register of Historic Places nominations, and the development and publication
of historical materials. The company has completed projects in five Midwest states. Every one of over 50 projects has
been delivered on time and every client has been pleased with the results. Not surprisingly, the same clients have utilized
the company's historic preservation services repeatedly (refer to attached company project history). Over time the
company projects have increased in size and complexity. A commitment to exhaustive historical research on the local
level and an extensive use of in-text maps and historical images sets the company's products apart. All products are
delivered to clients in both hard copy'~nd CD-Rom format. Draft and final report copies aze always broadly distributed
and final products are commonly mass-produced and successfully sold at a profit to the client. As a tribute to History
Pays! it received the 2006 Loren Horton Community History Awazd for its study of community participation in the Iowa
National Guard.
Position: Historic Preservation Planning Coordinator, State Historical Society of Iowa, Department of
Cultural Affairs, November 1993 to November 2,1994.
I was responsible for preparing inter-agency agreements, working with other key planning agencies, including
Soil Conservation Service, Iowa National Guard, Army Ammunition Plant, the Iowa Department of Economic
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Development (FND), the Federal Emergency Management Division, the Iowa Department of Transportation, the
Department of the Army, the Corps of Engineers, and the Economic Development Administration.
Position: Bureau Chief, Historic Preservation Bureau, State Historical Society of Iowa, Department of
Cultural Affairs, March 1987 to November 19,1993. I served as Deputy State Historic Preservation
Officer during this same period of time.
I administered a 12-person bureau with an annual budget of $700,000, representing a combination of state and
National Park Service funding. Bureau encompassed full range of historic preservation programs (National Register of
Historic Places, historical and archeological survey, and the review of Federal undertakings involving historic properties,
preservation incentives, and the Certified Local Government programs). I redirected the bureau mission focus to that of
inter-agency cooperation and partnering with a primarily local program emphasis.
As Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, I utilized regional and national preservation conferences to secure
useful program models for use in Iowa and developed a positive national reputation for the Iowa historic preservation
program. This reputation was the strongest in the areas of local historic commission programming and in state
preservation planning.
Special skills include the following: grant writing, inter-agency programmatic agreement negotiation and
development; planning program promotion, crisis intervention and resolution; program coordination with local
communities; and disaster response planning. I wrote and received Federal approval of the first Iowa comprehensive
historic preservation plan, planned and implemented a cultural resource workshop track for the 1992 Midwest
Geographic Information System Conference in Kansas City). I advocated for cultural agency involvement in state
disaster planning and tracked lessons learned from the several recent national disasters.
I developed and implemented the "Preservation Partnership Program" (a year-long focused state/local
cooperative program development effort) and organized "Community Cultural Service Providers," an informal forum
for state agencies (its goal is to better coordinate the many community outreach programs through mission refinement,
cross-referral and inter-agency cooperation).
Position: Lead Worker, Bureau Chief, Historic Preservation Bureau, State Historical Society of Iowa,
May 1986 to March 1987.
I served as lead worker under bureau chief in addition to coordinating the National Register of Historic Places
Program. Extra functions included bookkeeping and budget, and project planning.
Position: National Register of Historic Places Coordinator, Historic Preservation Office, State
Historical Department, September 1982 to May 1986.
As the first full-time incumbent, I had the opportunity to reorganize the Iowa National Register program. This
effort involved an affirmative action effort to revitalize the State Nominations Review Committee, an improvement of
nomination quality, and an improvement of program publicity and promotion. The review meetings were taken out into
various districts in the state for the first time. During my tenure, the number of listings in the state tripled.
Other Activities:
Historic walking/bus or trolley tours have been presented in Highland Park each August for the past five years.
The Iowa Chapter of American Institute of Architects has employed my services each summer, also in the form of
walking or bus tours. These tours. have focused on the residential architecture (between the two world wars) of Des
Moines and Dubuque. I also serve as a member of the Main Street Iowa Advisory Commission (since 1994). I provided
historical information to the Ingersoll Avenue Beautification project.
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Proposed Budget for Dubuque Millworking Historic District Project:
The consultant will be on site while working on other projects so an economy of scale offers an opportunity to
diminish housing and support costs, while maximizing research and fieldwork.
Any savings in non-labor lines would necessarily be applied to the labor time. No "profit" is built into the
budget so in the end, labor or other costs would fully expend the total amount. This budget translates to an expenditure
of $435 per building. An individual nomination can easily cost several thousand dollars so there is indeed some
economy of scale.
This budget provides for 194 hours of labor by the principal consultant and 60 by the researcher, for a total of
254 hours or six and a half solid weeks of work. Labor costs account for 69 percent of the projected total cost.
Photography will be an expensive budget line given the complexity of the district. Labor and photo costs and materials
comprise 79 percent of the total proposed budget.
Labor ($35 per hour for the principal consultant)
Project Administration, presentations,
public meetings, 12 hours $ 420
Writing nomination, 40 hours $ 1,400
Revising nomination, 30 hours $ 1,050
Photo work, field, labeling, 32 hours $ 1,120
Site work, inspections, 40 hours $ 1,400
Research, 40 hours $ 1,400
Linda Mathewson, 60 hours @$12 $ 720
Sub-total for all labor $ 7,510
Photographs
3x50 Archival photos @$5.00 $ 750
Digital prints (25 photos per building or
25x28=700 @ $.29 $ 203
Sub-total for all photo costs $ 953
Per Diem
Housing (15 nights @$70) $ 1,050
Miles, 6 round trips, 2,352 miles @$.425 $ 1,000
Per diem 20 15 $ 300
Sub-total for all per diem expenses $ 2,350
Supplies (photocopies, parking, materials, maps) $ 150*
Subtotal $10,963
*there will be a need for some large format copying of floor plans.
CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA
MILLWORKING HISTORIC DISTRICT NRHP NOMINATION
CONTRACT FOR SERVICES
This contract is made and entered into by and between the City of Dubuque,
herein after referred to as the CITY, and History Pays!, hereinafter referred to as
the CONSULTANT.
NOW THEREFORE, it is agreed by and between the parties hereto as follows:
1. That the CONSULTANT is qualified to complete the attached Scope of Work
and Services;
2. That the CITY will provide for only project costs. Project work which does not
meet the Secretary of Interior's Standards will not be reimbursed for under
this contract;
3. That the CONSULTANT and the CITY mutually agree that if, during the
duration of the contract, it is deemed necessary by either party to make
alterations to or amendments to this Agreement, such changes shall be
incorporated into this contract upon mutual agreement and shall be in effect
as of the date of the amendment unless otherwise specified within the
amendment;
4. That the CONSULTANT and the CITY mutually agree that all work performed
under this contract will be completed by June 30, 2008;
5. That the CONSULTANT and the CITY mutually agree that the cost of this
contract shall not exceed $11,000.00. All eligible costs necessary to carry out
the project shall be initially advanced by the CONSULTANT, and then the
CITY shall reimburse the CONSULTANT, upon receipt of all work products
and as specified in the Scope of Work. The agreement will end on June 30,
2008;
6. The CONSULTANT will submit all originals or copies of any photographs,
text, graphics, slides, or digital images that have been taken or created in
written and CD-ROM format;
7. The CONSULTANT will submit a revised Multiple Property Documentation
Form;
8. The CONSULTANT will faithfully comply with all applicable Federal and State
laws, regulations and guidelines, including the Secretary of the Interior's
Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation as
published in the Federal Register on September 29, 1983; and
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9. The CONSULTANT shall hold the CITY harmless from damages in any action
arising from the performance of work described herein.
IN WITNESSOF, the parties hereto have executed this contract on the day and
year last specified below.
City of Dubuque
Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Date
Consultant
James E. Jacobsen, History Pays!
Date
Millworking Historic District NRHP Nomination
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SCOPE OF WORK
The CONSULTANT will prepare the National Register nomination for the
proposed Millworking Historic District, and then advocate for listing at the local,
state and federal levels.
Prepare a National Resister nomination for the proposed Millworking
Historic District. This district has been determined to be eligible for listing
in the National Register within the contexts and themes of the MPD. This
task involves the preparation of National Register nomination for these two
locally~lesignated districts. The intent is to complete the additional
research necessary to submit the nomination for review and approval by
the State Historical Society of Iowa (SHSI) and the National Park Service
(NPS). All work will adhere to the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and
Guidelines for Evaluation, as well as the National Register Bulletins that
provide guidance for National Register nominations.
2. Advocate for National Register listing. This work task will involve
advocating for the National Register listing for the proposed Millworking
Historic District. The intent is to submit the National Register District
nomination to the City's Historic Preservation Commission, the Dubuque
City Council, the SHSI State Nominations Review Committee (SNRC} and
NPS for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.
The CONSULTANT will be required to email a monthly project update to the
CITY during the contract period.
Products
The CITY and the CONSULTANT will produce the following products:
One (1) finished original and three photocopies of the draft National
Register nomination form. The original and photocopies shall include
appropriate maps on continuation sheets.
Two (2) archival copies of the final National Register nomination form on
acid free, 25% cotton bond paper.
One (1) original USGS 7.5 minute topographical map.
Three {3) finished sets of appropriately labeled black and white
photographs. Photos will be 5"x7" processed on black and white
photographic paper and will meet NPS specifications found in "How to
Complete the National Register Registration Form."
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Two (2) contact sheets and negatives for each roll of black and white film
filed in a "Print-File" preserver.
Digital photographs showing at least four sides of the building and
representative interior spaces.
Two (2) copies of a typed and completed "Photograph/Catalog Field
Sheet' for each digital photograph,
Completed review form for the nomination indicating that the Historic
Preservation Commission and the City Council have reviewed and
commented on the nomination.
One page project summary report.
A completed, typed Historic-Architectural Date Base (HADB) encoding
form for summarizing report if applicable.