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04-12-2018 Historic Preservation Commission
Iowa City Historic 'reservation Connission .J f t d d R 11 c 7 Thursday �, April 12, 2018 C% f�& ° 5:30 .m. p r 15, 1 •'i��l�ll�'� `"y � " d fi i t., Emma Harvat Hall City Hall �°;' "►.III _ _ - - . � romorwcstasw.ro�em s IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Thursday, April 12, 2018 City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street Emma Harvat Hall 5:30 p.m. A) Commission meets at City Hall and Walks to Englert for group photo ------ 5:45 Reconvene at City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street, Emma J. Harvat Hall ------ B) Call to Order C) Roll Call D) Public discussion of anything not on the agenda E) Public Hearing for Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District I) Certificate of Appropriateness — Consent Agenda 1. 706 E. College Street — College Green Historic District (basement egress window and chimney reconstruction) G) Certificate of Appropriateness 1. 818 S. Summit Street— Summit Street Historic District (change in window size) 2. 325 S Summit Street — Summit Street Historic District (window opening removal) H) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff Certificate of No Material Effect —Chair and Staff review 825 North Johnson Street — Brown Street Historic District (roof shingle replacement) Minor Review —Staff review 413 Church Street — GoosetownfHorace Mann Conservation District (front step reconstruction) Intermediate Review —Chair and Staff review 1. 708 Grant Street- Longfellow Historic District (removal of non -historic awnings and porch windows) 2. 203 N. Linn Street- Local Historic Landmark (removal of non -historic awnings) I) Consideration of Minutes for March 8, 2018 J) Commission Information and Discussion 1. Temporary Historic Property Tax Exemption 2. City Park Cabins Restoration visit video I) Adjournment If you will need disability -related accommodations in order to participate in this meeting, please contact Bob Miklo, Urban Planning, at 319-356-5240 or at bob-mikiogowa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. .�®` �` ; "rim, CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM Date: April 6, 2018 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District The Historic Preservation component of the Comprehensive Plan encourages the identification and preservation of properties and neighborhoods that are significant to Iowa City's architecture and culture. Towards achieving this goal, a historic architectural study of the Southside Neighborhood of Iowa City was completed in 2015 by Richard Carlson and Marlin Ingalls of the Office of the State Archaeologist. The study was implemented by the Historic Preservation Commission in response to the loss of the brick cottages on Dubuque Street and is supported by the Riverfront Crossings Master Plan goal to identify and proactively protect historic resources. The study fulfilled a FEMA requirement to mitigate for the demolition of the National Register eligible Henry Sabin School. The goal was to identify the last historic properties in this rapidly developing area so that actions could be taken to protect them. The study identified a potential Historic District along South Clinton Street extending east to include the Rock Island Railroad depot and adjacent properties (see attached). The study was shared with the Historic Preservation Commission at their September 10, 2015 meeting and sent to the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Later, a sub -committee reviewed the potential Historic District and discussed reducing the boundaries because of the low historic integrity of the buildings on the west side of Clinton Street and continuity issues for the house at 709 S. Dubuque Street. The enclosed Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District Information document contains details regarding the historic significance of this portion of the Riverfront Crossings District (this information summarizes the Carlson/Ingalls study). The proposed historic district is a step toward implementing the Downtown and Riverfront Crossings Master Plan. The Plan identifies areas where new development is planned, as well as areas where preservation of historic properties is the goal. The Plan identifies the buildings within this proposed historic district for preservation. To implement that plan the City Council also adopted zoning codes that provide incentives to encourage the continued use of historic buildings. These include flexibility in how zoning laws are applied to designated properties, such as reduction in parking requirements, waiver or modification of setbacks and height standards, and in some cases, allowed uses of the property. In the Riverfront Crossings District development rights may be transferred to allow the continued use of historic buildings plus additional bonus development square footage may be transferred and added to other properties. In addition, financial incentives, such as State and Federal tax credits, are available for renovation of properties listed on the National Register. The first step in establishing a local historic district is a public hearing before the Historic Preservation Commission. That hearing has been scheduled for April 12, 2018 at 5:45 p.m. Following the hearing the Commission will consider a motion recommending approval of the proposed district. If the Commission decides to approve the district, then an application for a rezoning to establish a Historic District Overlay Zone will be forwarded to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission will review the proposal for compliance with the Comprehensive Plan and make a recommendation to the City Council. The April 6, 2018 Page 2 Council will then hold a public hearing and consider the recommendations of the Historic Preservation Commission and the Planning and Zoning Commission before deciding whether to establish a Historic District Overlay Zone. Enclosures: 1. Clinton Street and Railroad Depot District Information Document 2. Map of CarlsonlIngalls' proposed District with Map of current proposed District 3. Map of proposed Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District 4. Site inventory forms for the individual properties Clinton Street and Railroad Depot h1storic District Historic Information The proposed Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District is located in the Riverfront Crossings District in Iowa City. It includes the former Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad passenger depot, a hotel associated with the depot, and a tree -lined block of nearby residences that provide a historic connection leading north in the direction of the National Register listed Johnson County Courthouse and downtown. Context When the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad tracks were extended to Iowa City in 1855 and across the river soon after, the tracks and the rise on which they were located became a boundary and the demarcation between the working-class and middle-class residences to the north and the working-class and industrial area to the south. Surrounded to the east and south by industry and manufacturing, the neighborhood north of the tracks became a vibrant middle-class neighborhood including a mix of dwellings and institutional uses. St. Patrick's Catholic Church was built by 1879 a few blocks to the northeast and added a Catholic school in the 1880s. The post -Civil War First Ward School, replaced in 1917 by the Henry Sabin School, was just a block away. As stated in the 2015 Survey by Richard Carlson and Marlin Ingalls: South Clinton Street was one of Iowa City's more important residential streets in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. While the city's most expensive homes at this time were built on Summit Street, Brown Street, and College Green, South Clinton Street was a popular location for middle class architect -designed residences during this period. i t " The District's association with prominent architects contributes to its historic significance. Two of the houses in the District, 612 S. Clinton Street and 614 S. Clinton Street were designed by Orville H. Carpenter. Both were designed in the Free Classic variant of the Queen Anne Style. Carpenter's own home, which was located nearby at 529 S. Clinton Street, was demolished in the 1970s or 1980s for a parking lot. Carpenter worked as an architect in Iowa City from 1898 to 1938. Trained in architecture and engineering, Carpenter hired builders for his designs instead of building them himself. One of his most well-known designs is the National Register listed Czechoslovakian Protective Society (CSPS) Hall, now the Preucil School of Music. The house at 612 S. Clinton was built by well-known local builder Harry C. Smith who also built the hotel at 624 S. Clinton Street as well as other buildings such as the I.X.L building and the old City Hall. The house at 530 S. Clinton Street was also architect -designed, by George F. Barber. Barber was successful in a large portion of the east -central United States because of his mail order catalogue promotion of residential architecture plans between 1888 and 1908. At least two of his designs built in 1892-93 still exist in Iowa City, the house at 530 S. Clinton and the house at 935 E. College Street, listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Both of the houses were built in the Queen Anne Style which was especially popular in the near Southside Neighborhood and in Iowa City in general. The house located at 604 S. Clinton Street was not designed or built by a known architect or builder but exhibits a distinct style that, while somewhat rare in Iowa City, is still a hallmark of the era of its construction. It is the oldest property in the proposed historic district having been built in 1878-79 in the Stick Style. The Stick Style represents a transition from the popular Italianate Style to the more eclectic and ornamented Queen Anne style. In the Stick Style, as seen in 604 S. Clinton Street, the heavy bracketed cornice of the Italianate has evolved to an elaborate headboard, crown, and bracketed friezeboard. The patterned bands of vertical boards are the "stickwork" of the style. The Hotel O'Reilly was built in 1902 by Harry C. Smith, who also built 612 Clinton Street. John W. Metzinger was identified as the architect of the hotel and 5 other buildings during the period, despite working primarily as a carpenter. Metzinger is identified as a contractor on 15 projects between 1897 and 1909 but the hotel is his only known remaining building. Individual Properties The district's period of significance begins with the construction of the first house in the proposed district, 604 S. Clinton Street, the ca.1878 J. Walter and May Parvin Lee House. J. Walter Lee became a dry goods merchant, furniture merchant, or grocer. He and his family lived at 604 S. Clinton until about 1898. Since then the house has been used mostly as a rental property. In 1915, newspaper accounts claim that the house was raised and a new front porch was added. It appears the block foundation was added at that time. 604 S. Clinton, built ca. 1878-79 The Parvin Lee House is an elaborate 2 % story house with two projecting gables and a complex gabled - on hip central roof area. The trim is extensive with brackets and a large frieze band, complex window surrounds and bracketed cutaway corners on the north gable. The windows are mostly one -over -one double hung windows and the entrance door has a large transom and single side -lights. The house is individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and may also be eligible for its relationship to important Iowa City residents. It is a contributing property in the proposed historic district. The next house constructed in the area is 530 S Clinton Street, the 1893, Eugene and Olivia Paine House. Eugene Paine was a coal dealer in Iowa City. He began his business in 1875 and it continued until 1922, three years after his death. The house was occupied by Paine heirs until 1952 when it was divided into apartments and then sold in 1959. It has been with the current owner since 1962. The Paine House is a 2 Y2story brick Queen Anne with a central hip roof and projecting gables. Ornamental brick patterns and carved panels decorate the exterior and molded concrete or carved stone elements adorn the window lintels. Both front and rear porches have been removed and the siding and window in the front gable have been altered. Despite these changes, because the original design is well documented and these elements could be restored, the house is individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places partly for its architecture and as a design from the Barber mail order company. It may also be eligible because of its relationship to Eugene Paine. It 530 S. Clinton Street built in 1893. is a contributing property in the proposed historic district. At the time of the construction of the first two houses, the passenger and freight depots for the railroad were located about four blocks east of the neighborhood. In 1898 the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Passenger Depot was built at 115 Wright Street to handle increased passenger traffic. The station was built in a combination of Richardsonian and Victorian Romanesque with two different bricks distinguishing the base from the body of the depot. Large 115 Wright Street Chicago, Rack Island & Pacific Passenger5tation, built 1898. (National Register Listed 1982, local landmark,1996) brackets support the wide overhanging clay tile hipped roof. The depot is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and has had sensitive alterations for its change in use. The building retains its integrity and contributes to the proposed historic district. Following the construction of the depot, the neighborhood filled in with additional new construction. The Johnson County Courthouse was complete and dedicated by mid-1901. As it was under construction, the Ellen Donohoe House at 614 S. Clinton Street was built, completed in 1899-1900. Ellen Donohoe, living next door in an earlier house at 612 S. Clinton Street, commissioned O.H. Carpenter to design the house and an announcement of the completed design was printed in a local paper in June 1899 calling it "an elegant new residence." Donohoe only lived in the house a short time when she had Carpenter design a new house at 22 E. Court Street. She rented the house at 614 S. Clinton Street to tenants until she died in 1919. The house has remained a rental property ever since. The Donohoe House is a 2 X story free -classic Queen Anne with a projecting front gable and south -facing gambrel roof wing. The gambrel roof also appears in other O.H. Carpenter designs. The rear -facing gable has cornice returns. The front gable has a pent (enclosed) roof. The house has seen significant changes including siding replacement and front porch removal but retains its original roofline, window pattern and some architectural details. Even though it is not individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, it is contributing to the potential historic district. In addition to residential construction, the construction of the new passenger depot also inspired related commercial construction. Michael O'Reilly, a saloon keeper built the Hotel O'Reilly in 1902 at 624 S. Clinton Street. The hotel was built quickly in a less than six months but did not open until 1902. The hotel changed names and owners but remained a hotel until the 1920's when some of the rooms became apartments. In 1957 the building was converted to 16 apartments. The solid brick hotel building is three stories tall with a long sloping roof, front to back. The front of the building features a two-story almost full -width veranda with a metal half - 614 S. Clinton, built in 1899-1900. 624 S. Clinton Street Hotel O'Reilly, built 1901. hip roof. The west facade has a full -width metal cornice. The windows have segmental -arch lintels and 4 stone sills with one -over -one double hung windows. The window pattern is irregular, with the exception of the symmetrical front facade, and was probably determined by the original interior layout. Several openings and door canopies have been added to the south elevation. They may have been added when the first apartments were introduced or later during the 1957 apartment conversion. The Hotel O'Reilly is individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places, for both its relationship to the railroad in Iowa City and as an example of commercial hotel architecture, and is contributing to the potential historic district. The final addition to the neighborhood was the Frank D and Penena Lindsley House at 612 S. Clinton Street. This house was originally built in 1907 at 328 S. Clinton and designed by architect O. H. Carpenter. Mr. Lindsley moved to Iowa City in 1882 to work as an agent for the railroad. In 1948, the house was purchased by Homer and Mae Beals and moved to 612 S. Clinton Street. The date of the move is the ending date for the period of significance for the district. The Lindsley house at 612 S. Clinton retains a high degree of architectural integrity and is perhaps one of the best examples of Carpenter's residential designs. Since it was moved to this location, the house has been a rental property. The Lindsley House is a 2 % story gambrel roof house with a side-gambreled main roof, a front gambrel projection and a rear gambrel dormer. Decorative elements include the semi -circular shell design in the front gable and a Palladian window in the north bay projection. A three -sided bay window projects from the rear of the south side. The original porch floor, railing and columns were removed to move the house. With very few changes before or after the move, which was historic, the house may be individually eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture. It is contributing to the proposed historic district. 612 S. Clinton, built in 1907, moved in 19M Conclusion This neighborhood, anchored by the passenger depot on the southern edge, retains a high degree of integrity as the last remaining vestige of the 1870s to 1910s near southside development and as one of the last intact residential neighborhoods in the Riverfront Crossings District. Each contributing building essentially retains the same massing, roofline, and window pattern as it did during its period of significance; where features are missing, they could be reconstructed. As a group they tell the story of the development of a middle-class neighborhood that gained prominence through the use of known architects and prominent builders. They also provide a connection between the passenger station, the hotel and the residential neighborhood leading north in the direction of the courthouse and downtown. The Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District will preserve this historic residential context for the Riverfront Crossings Master Plan. Proposed Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District Boundary Map E PREHTISS ST 625 522 i 528 i ' � S30 i A1d�- ■ 1 • ■ ■ 504 I 104 '�113 !j ; 603 ; y L ■ 1 h- 613 '614 .. 61571 o 617 ■ ■ 624 lets ■ -u—� 114 j ■ I625 ■ ' IY.......■■..IY.. i.1........■■y WRIGHT ST ■ � • � 10911t 113 115 117 ■ ■ i_-- ■ '..... .. ..... NPS Fon 10-900a (am) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section number 7 Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District Johnson County, Iowa 530 E PRENTISS ST. ' 605 604 z fill o s12 z , 615 V i 6174 OMB App *VW No. 1024-0018 Page 3 Current proposed historic district boundary 11411 1 1 Carlson ano Ingalls' h' Historic ;.� District Boundary 1 0 ; 603 t w 610 613 pip '1I 1615 1ui 617 624 ' 1 � 11 618 ' 122 625 �; _ WRiGKtsr._�-------_,� � '--------------------------------� Contributing Resource Noncontributing Resource Approximate Scale I 150 ft. Figure 2. Map of Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District, showing contributing and noncontributing resources. Proposed Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District Boundary Map E PRENTISS ST C6, 617 625 522 528. 603 613 615 617' 619 Bar 122 r�WRIGHTST•••••••••••••••••~ ■ ■ ■ 109111 113 115117 ■ ■ L�. ■ ..... .. .■ .... r■ ■..r ...... i Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. 52,0520 4 0 New ❑ Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa ❑ Part of a district with known boundaries (enterinventory no.) (December 1, teas) Relationship: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Contributes to a potential district with et unknown boundaries — . National Register.Status:(any that apply)Y❑ Listed ❑ De -listed ❑ NHL ❑ DOE t 9-Digit SHPO Review& Compliance Number ❑ Non -Extant (enter year) _ 1. Name W1 Virupeny' historic name J. Wafter and May Parvin Lee House I other namestaite number 2. Locatlon street & number t304 S. Clinton Street city or town Iowa Cl ❑ vicinity, county Johnson Legal Description: (if Rural) Township Name Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter (If Urban) Subdivision Courttv Seat Addition 01.. W-% An — " — — — (Check only one box) ❑ site w - - ,•• •• nui ❑ structure — buildings 1 ❑ object — sites _ — structures objects Total j Name of related project report or multiple propertyatudy (Enter'WA` If the property is i Me rnswrrc runc[ions (Enter categories from in f ructions} Current Function 01A01/Residence 01A01/Residence I a siUes...�V 1 structures objects 1 Total "1"71 Architectural ClassNicatlon (Enter cffiegories from Instructions) Materials (Enter odegories from Instructions) 05E/LATE VICTORIAN/Stick Style foundation 0Mlay Til walls 02A7Weatherboard roof 00A/Asohaft Shinale Narrative Description Q SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS,other WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) 8_Statement of Sign lcanoe Nlcable National Reglsier Cdthda (Merk X representing your opinion of eligibility often applying ielevant National Regisftr aifetia) s ® No More Research Recommended A " Property Is associated with significant events ❑ Yes ❑ No ® More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. ® Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. 13 Yes 0 No 0 More Research Recommended D Property yields significant Information in archaeology or history. County Johnson Address 604 S. Clinton Street City Iowa City Site Number 52-06294 Number ❑ A Owned by a religious institution or used E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. F A commemorative property. B Removed from its original location. G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from Instructions) 02tArchitecture Significant Dates Construction date 187878 ® check if drea or estimated date Other dates 1915 Significant Person ArchitectiBuilder (Complete'd National Register Criterion B is marked above) Architect Parvin, Theodore Sutton unknown Builder Lee. John Walter unknown Narrative Statement of Significance Q SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographic Data UTMReferendlis OPTIONAL} Iona Easiing " - Noilhing Zone Basting.. Noting 1 15 46IR421 2 -3 - 4 — ❑ See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments 11. Form Prepared By nameltitle Richard J. Carlson and Marlin R. Ingalls organization Office of the State Archaeologist street & number 700 S. Clinton Street city or town Iowa the following items with date 3/30/2015 telephone 319 384-0732 state IA zip code 62242-1030 FOR ALL PROPERTIES 1. Map: showing the property's location in a town/city or township. 2. She plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site In relation to public road"'. 3. Photographs: representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a surve. for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photolcatalog sheet needs to be included with the negaiivestslides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site: RolUsldde sheet # Frametslot # _ Date Taken 3t28f2015 Roll/slide sheet # Framelslot # _ Date Taken Rolllslide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken ®See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. PhotosAllustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file. FOR CERTAIN KINDS. OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & District (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year buik, and contributing or non-oontributing status) 2. Sam: a. A sketch of the frameflrvss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. c. A sketch floor plan of the interior space arrangements along with the bam's exterior dimensions In feet. 1 this js A tocafly designated property or perm of a locally designated district Comments: Evaluated by (ram _4itle): Date: . Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet { Page 1 Name F.r. Site. Number S2-D5294 Related District Number V'•r Assessor's Data 604 & Clinton &. PIN 1015212014, owners John and Joellen Roffman, zoned single family/owner occupied, County Seat Addition, Block 11; Lot 8 W 75', Lot 25.1T x 90' (Figures 1, 2) (Johnson County; Iowa, Assessor 2015). Historic Background The exact construction date of this house is not known, but the evidence suggests that it was built in 1879 or 1879 for J. Wafter Lee. A smaller house is shown in this location on an 1868 bird's-eye view map of Iowa City. This is consistent with the relatively low assessed values and sales prices'for this property in earlier yeais, ranging from $150 in 1867 to $475 in 1875. The lot was acquired in 1815 by T. S. Parvin and his son-in-law, L Welter Lee: In January 1878, Pervinsoid his share in the property to Lee for $400. A year later, in 1879, the property had an assessed value of V,200. Based on these sales prices, as well as on the Stick Style architectural style of the house, it appears most likely that the house was built between 1978 and 1879. Historical newspapers from the period should be consulted to determine whether this construction date estimate is correct, and to see if any information is available about the architect or builder (Roger 1868; Iowa City Assessment Books for 1867, 1875 and 1879, available in the State Historical Society of Iowa Library, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, Recorder's Office. Deed Bock 40:99, 613). JohnWalter Lee was born in Illinois in 1842, and moved with his family to Iowa City in 1844. in 1968 he married May Parvin, the oldest child of Professor Theodore Sutton Cr. S.) Par%* an important figure in early Iowa history. T. S. Parvin, born in New Jersey in 1817, studied law in Ohio and accompanied Governor Robert Lucas to the Iowa Territory in'l838 as his Personal secretary. He was involved in a variety of legal and educational initiatives in Iowa's territorial and early state history, including donating the books that formed the State Library, helping to fomn one of the earliest fully equipped schools in the territory, and being one of the founders of the Annals oflawa, the chief publication of the State Historical Society of Iowa. He served as a professor of chemistry and geology at the University of Iowa from 1959 to 1861, and as the chair of the Department ofNaiwal History at the university from 1961 to 1870. He was also an extremely active Mason, helping to the Grand Lodge of Iowa in 1844 and serving as its Grand Secretary continuously until his fo{m death in 1901 (Krenger 2009).. T. S. Parvin may have lived in the house at 604 S. Clinton Street briefly in 1878, when he is reported in the city directory to have lived on "Prentis[s] corner of] Clinton," but he biter, lived in a house a block away at 13 Prentiss Street. At the time ofhis marriage to. T. S. Parvbn's daughter May, J. Wafter Lee worked for the dry goods and grocery firm of O. C. Donaldson & Co. He was later the junior partner in other dry goods firms, including Boweroek, Hatt .& Lee (1878) and Hohenschu ,. Cree & Lee (1883) (Anonymous 1973:860; Iowa City city directories, 1868 and 1878). At other times he operated as an ' independent dry goods merchant, furniture merchant or grocer Iowa City city directories, 1975, 1890 and 1891; 1995 Iowa state census, Johnson County, Iowa City, entry for John Walter Lee). He and his family.(including three children who lived to adulthood) lived in 6W S. Clinton Street until about 1898, when he moved to a new smaller house on the some lot at 113 E. Prentiss Street. By 1900, the house at 604 S. Clinton Street was rented to the familyv of James IL Wells, a travelling salesman (1900 U.S. census, Iowa, Johnson County, Iowa City, entries for J. Walter Lee and James H. Wells; 1899Iowa City city directory). By 1906, the Lee family was living in Chi cago is probably where J. Walter Lee died in, 1907. May Parvin Lee survived until 1921 Johnson' which ( CoCounty. Iowa, Recorder s Office, Deed Book wa, at ; Finds Grave internal web site entries for J. Walter Lee and May Parvin ift, Oakland Cemetery, Johnsen County, Iowa at hops://secure.findagrave.comt; accessed. April 28, 2015). The Lees retained ownership of the property until 1906, when they sold it to Homer S. Johnson and his wife Bessie W. Johnson. They apparemly leased the house to tenants, since the house was occupied in 1908 by Emily D. Davis, the principal of the First Ward School, located a block to the northeast (1904 Iowa City city directory). The Johnson sold the properly in 1910 to Allie W. Lenz (1860-1929), the wife of Daniel Lcuz, a painter, who lived a block away at 41? )Prentiss Street (1910 U.S. census, Iowa, Johnson County, Iowa City, entry for Daniel Lem; 1909 Iowa City city directory). The Leazes evidently used the house primarily as a rental during their 20 years of ownership. In city directories published between 1911 and 1930—gLenz) end hen9�26-1936 Co llie L Lenz m 1926 and 1 Daniel occupied published every two years --the house was by membein rs ofthe Lenz family only in 1915 (Daniel In 1915, n ) (Iowa City city directories, 1911-1930). newspapers reported that the house of Mrs. Dan Lenz, Sr., at the corner of Prentiss and Clinton streets, had been raised and a new from porch added (Iowa City Citizen 1915:5). The present tile block foundation and porch were most likely installed at this time. Iowa Department of cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 62-06294 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet city In 1930, the estate of Allie I. Lenz sold the property to Kate Wickham. Kate Wickham was a public school teacher for whom the present. Kate Wickham Elementary School in Iowa City was named. She was also the sister of Bessie W. Johnson, who had co -owned the 604 S. Clinton Street property between 1906 and 1910. Kate Wickham did not live in the Clinton Street property herself after 1930, instead residing in her sister Bessie Johnson's household on Bowery Street. She instead leased it to tenants: first to Mrs. Honora E. Leemy, who offered furnished rooms in the building during the 1930s, and then to Francis R. Bandure and his wife Nora Ellen Bendure in the 1940s (1930 and 1940 U.S. census, Iowa, Johnson County, Iowa City, Homer S. and Bessie W. Johnson entries; Iowa City city directories, 1932-1949). Kate Wickham agreed to sell the property to the Bendures in a contract dated 1946, the terms of which were completed in 1950, when the Bendures owned the property outright (Johnson County, Iowa, Recorder's Office, Deed Book 187:332; Deed Book 210:441). Francis Bendure worked in various jobs at the University of Iowa in the 1940s and 1950s, including cook at the hospital in 1940-1942, dairyman in 1943, cook in 1946, and electrician from 1949 until at least 1959 (Iowa City city directories, 1940- 1959; 1940 U.S. census, Iowa, Johnson County, Iowa City, Francis Bendure entry). The Bendures sold the property to the present owners in 1989 (Johnson County, Iowa, Auditor's Office, Transfer Books). Building Description This 2'/a story wooden framed residence is set on the edge of its lot near the southeast corner of Clinton and Prentiss streets (Figures 3.4). It rests upon a full stone foundation. It millwork is extensive, asymmetrical, and robust with complex windows casings, under-eave brackets and a cornice boards with vertical panels and dentils, variations in its cladding. The plan is asymmetrical with variations in each gable end, their sizes, window hoods in each, and surface finish. The roof overhangs or - wide, closed, and flat. They are highly decorated and supported on their ends in only the north gable end by spindle -work braces. The wide and complexly decorated frieze band beneath the eaves extends below the tops of the second floor windows. The first floor entrance consists of an elaborate port having a large transom lite, large door flanked by a single side light. Both the door and the sidelight have glazing above and a single recessed panel below. The surround has wide pilasters, with recess panels, large brackets at the top support a flat cornice header, which matches the window headers of the first floor beneath the porch, which faces northwest arid projects from a reduced sized central tower, which is located between two flanking projecting gables giving the house an ell -shaped plan projecting from a central cube. A wide front porch wraps around.three sides with its steps to the entry in the northwest comer. The porch roof is supported by two columns on the northeast and three on the northwest are asymmetrical. The porch pillars support a plain cornice and are rectangular with recessed panels on their fronts and a small channel on their sides. The top and bases have square Doric- ike column caps and bases. The porch railing also consists of divided panels. The house has two projecting gables of which the northern one consists of a two story cut -away bay while the western one has standard corners. Both have comer boards and the window placements give variety to the facade. Central windows on both gales have elaborate cornice millwork. The one in the central projection is pedimented while those on the gables are a projecting square frieze. The exterior casings have capital tops and plain sills. The side wells and angled cut -away -bay comer windows have flat tops and are singly set while the central gable windows are doubled. All windows appear to be double - hung and single -paned except for small fixed windows in the gable fields or the attic level that are lancet -shaped with heavy and elaborate headers with full cornice, frieze, and fascia. The cross gabled roof's center is complex. A large gablet-on-hip replaess what would have been a pyramidal central roof section with a gabled one. It is steeply pitched with a large gabled -on -hip third story with large fix -paned windows facing north/south. The house's clapboard sided exterior and decorative millwork is original and well maintained. It currently serves as apartments. National Register Eligibility This house is eligible to the National Register of Historic Places under Criteria C for its Stick Style architecture. More research is recommended to establish whether it may also be eligible under Criterion B for its association with Theodore S. Parvin or J. Walter Lee. It is also eligible as a contributing resource in the proposed Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site. Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Pace 3 Site,Number 52-W284 Related District Number vny Conclusions and Recommendations This home, Mw otbers in the area, are threatened in the long term by the designation of this neighborhood as part of the RlVO*Om Crossings D15111d, in which the city encourages redevelopment Major Bibliographical References Anonymous 1973 History ofJohnson COW4% Iowa. Unig'sPhic, Inc., Evansville, Indiana, Originally published in 1983 in Iowa City, 1OV/a; no publisher identified. Iowa City Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa) 1915 ANMon Dollar improvement Record Made in lows City for the Year 1915—Big Bridge, paving, Residences, University. Iowa City Citizen' November 12, 1915. Johnson Comity, Iowa, Assessor , 2015 Iowa City Property Records, Johnson County, Iowa, Assessors Office; internet web site (http://iowacity.iowaassessors,cohl), accessed April 2015. KreqW, William R. 2009 Parv* Theodore Sutton: in The Biographical Dictionary Of1dwa, University of Iowa Fsess, Iowa City. Web edition { 4'//uipress,hbiuiow&edwbdi(DeftflsPage.aspx?id--297), accessed Apri128, 2015. University of Iowa Libraries. Iowa city. Ruger, A. 1868 Bird's Eye Vlaw oflowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Chicago Lithographing Company, Chkago. i.L;l Q Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Page 5 Name Site Number 522: 294 Related District Number Figure 2. Plan view of J. Walter and May Parvin Lee House I (52-05294), 604 S. Clinton Iowa City Iowa Base map from Johnson County Iowa GIS Property In{armation Vie wer 2014Aeripl (Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor 2015). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-05284 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Figure 3. Top: View offrontfagade looking southeast. Bottom: View of eastern side looking south. Photographs by Marlin . Ingalls, March 26, 2015. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet IB PA 6 8 A- T 4 t88A AM O 23 44 &W 4 i w!* s ffi Site Number 62.05294 Related District Number Figure 4. Top: Ytew of eastern side looking southwest. Photograph by Marlin R Ingalls, March 26, 2015. Bottom: Footprint (Johnson County, law,; Assessor 2015). 0 Site Inventory Form state Inventory No. 5 State Historical Society of Iowa ❑ Part of a district with (December 1, 1999) Relationship: ❑ ❑ Contributes to a pote t National Register Statu C 9-Digit SHPO Review & ❑ Non -Extant (enter yl historic name Eueene and Olivia Paine House other namesisite number Penningrotih Apartments LTD street & number 530 S. Clinton Strut city or town Iowa Cih Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name (Check only one -01074 ❑ New ® Supplemental known boundaries (enter inventory no.) Contributing. ❑ Noncontributing ntial district with et unknown boundaries s:(any that apply, Listed El De -listed ❑ NHL ❑ DOE Compliance Number 2 ❑ vicinity, county Johnson Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter W1HAAIIIiouunn ❑ structure sitesitesitesings 1 buildings _ sites ❑ object _ structures _ structures objects _ objects _ Total 1 _ Total Name of related protect report or multiple property study (Enter'N/A° N the property is not part of a multiple property examination). Historical Architectural Date Base Number Carlson and 1na9I1R Mill;Technir*nh Onnnd Lei Historic Functions (EMer categories from instructions) Current Function (Enter categories from 01A01/Single Residence 01B02/Aoartment Buildina w 05D/Queen Anne Narrative Description (® SEE CONTINUATION Yes N No ❑ More Research k Trended _ �A Yes ❑ No ® More Research Recommended B Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended C Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended D foundation 04C/Limissions walls 0 Briek roof OBA/AsphaR other Property is associated with significant events. Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. Property yields significant information in archaeology or history. County Johnson Address 530 S. Clinton Street City Iowa Cit Site Number 52-01074 District Number ❑ A Owned by a religious institution or used E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. F A commemorative property. ) B Removed from its original location. G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Significant Dates Construction date 02/Architecture 1893 ❑ check if circa or estimated date Othar detes Significant Person ArchltectfBuiider (Complete If National Register Criterion B is marked above) Architect Paine, Eugene George F. Barber & Company Builder unknown Narrative Statement of Significance (N SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography N See continuation sheet for citations of the books articles, and other sources used In preparing this form 10. Geographic Data UTM References (OPTIONAL) Zone - Easting NorthUg ,Zone::.. Eashirg Northing 1 15 822040 4612465 2 3 4 ❑ See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or oomments 11. Form. Prepared By nameftide Richard J. Carlson and Marlin R. Ingalls r organization Office of the State Archaeoloaist date 3/30/2015 street & number 700 S. Clinton Street telephone 319 384-0732 city or town Iowa City state IA zip code 52242-1030 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (Submit the following Items with the completed form) 1. Map: showing the property's location in a town/city or township. 2. Site plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public road(s). 3. photographs: representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photolcatalog sheet needs to be included with the negativestslides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site: Rollislide sheet # Frame/slot # _ Date Taken 121=014 RolYslide sheet # Frameislot # _ Date Taken Roll/slide sheet # Frameislot # Date Taken _ ®See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. Photosfillustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file. FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & District: (List of strifetures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or noncontributing status) 2. Sam: a. A sketch of the frameitruss configuration in the form of drawing atypical middle bent of the bam. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. V❑VThis is a loa9liy designated property or part of a iocafly designated district. Comments: Evaluated by (mameRitie): Date: T` Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Assessor's Data Site Number 52_ -01Q74 Related District Number 530 S Clinton St. PIN 1015206004, owner Penningroth Apartments LTD, zoned commercial, County Seat Addition, W 100' of S 50' Lot 5, Block 8 (Figures 1, 2) (Iowa City Assessor 2015). Historic Background This house was built in 1892 for Eugene Paine, a coal dealer. An announcement of the planned construction in a local newspaper reads: Eugene Paine will erect a fine house this summer on south Clinton street. D[.] [sic] F[.] Barber; of Knoxville, Temi[.1, is the architect. He is also the architect of the houses Citizen 1892:[7]]. that Captain price will erect [Iowa "D F Barber" is an error for George Franklin Barber, the well known pattern book and mail order architect of Knoxville, Tennessee. Pain's house is pictured in the 1896 edition of Barber's house catalogue, The Cottage Souvenir (Figures 5-6). It is not known exactly when the house was completed. No further reference to the construction of the house was found in Iowa City newspapers in 1892 or 1893 available in the NewspaperARCHIVE,com subscription database, and it was beyond the scope of the project to conduct detailed newspaper research to try to find later references. A.date now on the house in the decoration over the west -facing picture window reads "1893," which is likely the date the house was completed. In addition to the three (later four) Pryce houses at the southeast coiner of Linn and Washington Streets, on other house designed by George F. Barber is known to have been built hi Iowa City. This was the Linsay House at 935 E. College Street (extant, NRHP), also built in 1893. It is now best known as the Bloom County House for its regular appearance in Berkley Breathed's syndicated comic ship of the 1980s, `Bloom County" (Keyes 1993:89-91, 142-143; Langton 2015). Eugene Pain (1839-1919) was a long-time coal dealer in Iowa City. Dom in Vermont, he served in the Civil War in that state before moving to Iowa He married Olivia Brockway in 1874. According to his obituary, "Mr, Paine entered the coal business in this city immediately after locating here and remainded [sic] in that business and was more or less active until the last. During the early days he was associated with his cousin, S. E. Pain, one time mayor of Iowa City, and later, continued the business alone" (Iowa City Citizen 1919:4). Eugene Paine (Figure 7), who built this residence, established th# Eugene Paine Coal Company in 1875 at 417 E. Burlington Sheet. His business continued until 1922, three years after Patne's death in 1919, a total of 47 years. Following Pain at the same location were Frank and George Zefthamel until 1946, wi hen the business was purchased by J. J. Dane Coal Co. (Weber 1987:215). After Eugene Paine's death (his wife Olivia had died in 1918), the house on S. Clinton. Street continued to be Awned by Paine heirs until 1959. The house was occupied by one of the Paine children, Mrs. Sarah Olivia Paine Hoffman (1893-1952) until her death in 1952 (Johnson Cotmty, Iowa, Auditor's Office, Transfer Books; Iowa City Press -Citizen 1952:11; Iowa City city directories 1919-1952). Sarah Paine, a 1905 graduate of the State University of Iowa, married Coleman Lovejoy Hoffman in 1906 and had one child. By 1910 they were divorced, and Sarah and her son Barry Hoffman were living at 530 S. Clinton Street with Sarah's patents. Sarah Hoffman worked as a high school music teacher, and was active in the Daughter's of the American Revolution and other genealogical societies (Iowa City Press -Citizen 1952:11; 1910 U.S. census entry for Eugene Paine household, Iowa City, Iowa). Shorty after her death the house was divided into apartments, the use it has had h Captain Samuel D. Pryce erected three Barber -designed houses at the southeast corner of Linn and Washington expanded to four, with the last constructed as the comer building; see law from Samuel D. Pryce to George streets, later dated October 22,1892, transcribed in Georgeo,,T a Barterer Co. have nearlyveneered F. Barber h Co. s for which Fryce writes in this letter that The contractors completed the three brick veneered tenement houses for which I received plans from you the month of April, and they are universally admired, not only for the pleasing exterior, but for the convenient interior arrangement.... I have not fully decided to build on the corner this season, but if I do so, I will write again." See also The Iowa Citizen 1892:[5]; Iowa City Daily Citizen 1892:[3]; Sanbom-Perris Map Company 1892:6, 1899:10. Fire insurance maps show these houses to have had standard footprints for Queen Anne -style houses, with several bay widows and other irreguhrr projections from the central mass. These houses were replaced in 1924 by the Joseph O'Leary automobile garage, which remains extant h a commercial and apartment building (Svendsen 2001:E58-E59). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-01074 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet ever since 1959. It has been owned by the Penningruth family since 1962, and by Penningroth Apartments, Ltd., since 1980 (Johnson County, Iowa, Auditor's Office, Transfer Books), Building Description This 2'/a-story Queen Anne -style house sits on a high foundation, which is composed of rough -coursed stone at grade level and three rows of large concrete blocks above molded to imitate smooth -faced rusticated stone ashlar. The walls of the house are brick, typically laid in running bond except in the gable fields and in decorative panels. The roof is covered in composition shingles. The house has a pinwheel plan, with a central hip -roofed core from which multiple gabled wings project. A thick stone or concrete water table surrounds the house between the foundation and fast story. The gable fields are typically brick, but the principal front -facing gable (which faces west) now has wide clapboard siding and a pair of modern windows, replacing the earlier gable field with a small Palladian -style window (Figure 5). The window sills, window lintels, and decorative elements in the segmental arches over the doors and windows are all constructed of either stone or molded concrete. The latter is more likely, considering that a mail order design such as this is not likely to have required specialized stone carving, but the exact material could not be confirmed during the field investigation. The house is notable for its many decorative features, in particular the decorative prick panels on the north, south and west facades; the carved foliate patterns in the panels between the upper window sash and the segmental brick arches above them in the principal first story windows on the west and south facades; and the use of large stone or concrete keystones and comer blocks in the segmentally arched window and door openings on the principal first and second story windows. The decorative brick panels occur in three places on the house. A large, panel is located on the front_ (west) facade in the second story over front entrance, while a pair of much smaller panels separated by a brick column is located on each of the north and south facades between the second story window lintels and third story window sills. These panels are composed of a central checkerboard with alternating recessed and projecting header bricks, enclosed within a rectangle of decorative square bricks. Each square brick has one of two decorative patterns that alternate around the boundary• The foliate patterns in the panel between the windows and segmental arches consist of a central stylized floral design with stylized vines with leaves extending from it in both directions. The molding over the principal first story window on the west facade is the most elaborate on the house. It is capped by a large masonry panel rather than a segmental arch, and this panel, like the smaller wooden panels above the other windows, is carved with a stylized floral design different from the one found elsewhere on the house. In the wood panel below it, in the space where the stylized flower design is found elsewhere, is the date "1893." It is not known whether this date is original to the house or was added later. Based on historic images of the house,,Te principal changes have been to the porches and front -facing gable, with the changes made between about 1947 and 1966 (Keyes 1966:105). The original front porch and a smaller rear porch on the southeast comer have been removed. The front porch has been replaced by a small modern deck, while the rear porch has not been replaced, and the two doors leading to it have been sealed. A small deck also serves as the present porch on the rear (east) facade, replacing an earlier porch (not shown in any known photograph, but shown on the floor plan reproduced here as Figure 5). The other major change, as noted above, has been the replacement of the original window and siding in the front - facing gable field with wide clapboard siding and modem (ca. 1960s) windows. The shed -roofed dormer on the north side of the same gable appears to have been added at the same time the change to the front -facing gable field was made. National Register Eligibility This property is eligible under Criterion C as an excellent example of Queen Anne -style architecture in Iowa City, and possibly as a design of the early mail order house plan company, George F. Barber & Company of Knoxville, Tennessee. It may also be eligible under Criterion B for its relationship to Eugene Paine, who may have been an important early businessman in Iowa City. Finally, it is eligible as a contributing resource in the Clinton StreetMailroad Depot Historic District. Conclusions and Recommendations This building is endangered due to its location in the Riverfrom Crossings District, an Iowa City zoning district in whicL the city specifically encourages redevelopment. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet j Page 3 Major Bibliographical References Site Number 52-01074 Related District Number Barber, George F., and Company 1893 Artistic Homes: How to Plan and How to Build Them. George F. Barber & Company, Knoxville, Tennessee. 1896 The Cottage Souvenir, Fourth edition, a F. Barber & Iowa Citizen, The (Iowa city, Iowa) C3arng Company, Knoxville, Tennessee. 1892 The Iowa Citizen, May 6, 1892. Iowa City Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa) 1019 Death Called Eugene Paine Aged Pioneer. Iowa City Citizen, September 2, 1919. Iowa City Daily Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa) 1892 Iowa City Daily Citizen, August 12, 1892. Iowa City Press -Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa) 1952 Miss Sarah Paine Hoffman Dies After Long Illness. Iowa City Press•Citlzen, May 12, 1952. Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor 2015 Iowa City Property Records. Johnson County, Iowa, Assessors Office, internet web site hilt m:li WoOtv.iowaawsors con/}, accessed April 2015. Keyes, Margaret N. 1966 Nineteenth Century Home Architecture oflowa City. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, Iowa. 1993 Nineteenth Cennay Home Architecture oflowa City. Revised edition. University of Iowa Press, Iowa City, Iowa. Langton, Diane 2015 Time Machine: Bloom County House; Tye Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), January 25, 2015;. available on The Gazette Internet web site, at httn M@eawftegomisubiwOhewatdme mschme.bloom-county house-20150126 accessed April 27,2015. Metcalf:, Thomas 1904 Directory of Iowa City, lows.7homas MetcalfPublisher, Iowa City, Iowa Sanborn Map Company 1926 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn Map Company, Now York, 1933 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn Map Company, Now York. Sanborn -Penis Map Company 1892 Iowa City, Iowa. SanbornPerris Map Company, New York. 1899 Iowa City, Iowa: Sanborn -Perris Map Company, Now YoiL Svendsen, Marlys A. 2001 Survey and Evaluation of the Central Business District, Iowa City; Iowa. Prepared for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission by Svendsen Tyler, Inc, Sarona, Wisconsin. Copy on file, Iowa State Historic Preservation Office, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines. Weber, Irving,. 1987 Historical Stories ahoutlowa City, Volume 4. For the Iowa City Press -Citizen. Published by Iowa City Lions Club, Iowa City, Iowa. Zw AOWA Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-01074 Iowa Site Inventory. Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 5 Euaene and Olivia Paine House Johnson Name of Property County 53o S. Clinton Street Iowa City Address Figure 2. Plan view ofEugene and Olivia Paine House (52-01074), 530 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City, Iowa. Base map from Johnson County, Iowa GIS Property heormatfnn Viewer 2014 Aerial (Johnson County; Iowa, Assessor 2015). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 62-01074 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Eugene and Olivia Paine House Johnson Name of Property County Address City Figure 3, Top: View looking east. Bottom: Same looking northwest. Photographs by Marlin Ingalls, December 30, 201d (top) and March 26, 2015 (bottom). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Site Number 52-01074 Related District Number Address City 0 L Figure 5. The Eugene and Olivia Paine House as show as Design No. 151 of George F. Barber's book (George F. Barber and Company 1896.116). Sanborn fire insurance maps indicate that the house shown on the right side was removed between 1926 and 1933 (Sanborn Map Co. 1926:18, 1933:14). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Sit@ Number 62-01074 Iowa Site. Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Paae 8 } 4 K Y.' nwaL H4 Pfti kAen 6U�Rk8 f#atP6 ft*%O AVO g , � Y � dmirO. T.koQ. � Ltls Figure 6. Time page of George F. Barber's book The Cottage Souvenir (Barber 1896.6de page). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-010 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Pa a 10 Name of 530 S. C Address t,— - -- - - - - - E. PAINE ~ ' COR= I&VF4.1CAQ 0MI AMD'"VAN ®1 ISIM TOd. e4f O�[Ai®CrRI INy. Anthracite ��d Bit�tm�s����'. '. COAL Figure 7. Advertisement for Eugene Paine, from 1904 Directory of Iowa City (Metcaf 1904). P_ Site Inventory Form State motoricial Society of Iowa P- Citir+INtN atL Legal Description: lit Rural), Vicinity. ik County: Johnson Review & Cornpliance Category of P!oww'. Number of Resowees within Property Contributing: Non-Comdribotinp: ,� - ¢ SuUdinps Q 4 Site$ $ Q Structures � Dbiecta Name of related survey or MPS TOW Architectural Classification Late Victimism—ftormarmismus Nd Fam, mid Materials Foundation: walls:$ft goof, Criterle y. A: SignMhcant Events Ia & S pIricam Parsons X C: Arcidiscomal Characteristics ff D: Archaeology IY-Yea N-No MRMore Research Reeomma ndeM lose of Significance Architecture Mommumn NTM 1tMarences: iIL82MGQ1 602itm Photol We Ror/Shaet# P a Architect: Frame Slot Yew. 1$ I= $ A: Rerglon,s institution iL B: Moved N C: Birthplace or Grave M Cl: Cemetery Builder fg E: Recanstructad {� F: Commemorative Property i]l G: Lou *m 54 Years of Age ftnmcent Dates tea, Vow. iulk 0 Ck" Pheto/SIMG Rombsel# i-rame Slog Year: ♦ . RA11, United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory --Nomination Form 9" lnatrucllons In flow to Complete Naflonat flapistw Forms Type all wifi les—complete epplksbie aecHons 1e Name .-�;, For MPa err snip, x • :. �4,rsaivedN � ��r,�M Idstork Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Station Rock Island Depot is location :keel i number 115 Wright Street —notice pubecattan f.town Iuwa City _vielnftyof Iowa coda cow" Johnson code El category Owaorshlp Status Present lfse — district — public — occupied agrieutture — muMum _xx bulklIng(s) _xatprhrate ]Ok. unoccupied —.' commercial _park — 01nrebrre _ both — work In progress — aducatbnal — private residence site public Acquisition Accessible —entsRaimnent —religious — object — in process ism yes: resbicied — government — sciantttk — being considered _ gas: umestdctad _ In"" xx tram"rWon military other: 4.. Owner of Property name Ralph L. 1leuzii and Dale Sanderson sbss-&number 617 South Dubuque town Iowa City Vicinity of stele Iowa 5a catrlhorue, registry of deeds, oft. Johnson County Courthouse cues &Timber S. Clinton Street Iowa Ci S. Representation in Existing Surveys aft none has this property been detsmi ned eligible? —yes _no bete —federal —state —county —1000 depea" for survey records ayy farm alai: comothm tkeek one Check a ascsHa * —deteriorated unsftred xx xx . -dam.goad _ruins —aWAvd nuwad dab -to —unexposed. ilsWum tin or***nl and original to known) physical appa*r The Chicago, Rock Island and Factfit Railroad Passenger Station, located on the southern edge of Iowa city's downtown commercial district, has been one. of the city's principal landmarks since its completion in 1898. Architecturally, this building Las good example of Victorian eclecticism, and in this particular structure the Riehardsonian and Victorian Romanesque styles predominate. Henry Hobson Richardson's influence ran be most clearly seen in the round arches in the ports cothere on the statioh!s north side and the large hipped roof with flared eaves and large brackets that cap the building. tither Richardsouian characteristics include transomed win- dows arranged in groups i:n ribbon like fashion and the short tower on the south facade. On the other hand, the structure's polychromatic exterior finish, which is provided by the combi tion of dark red,rock faced St, Joe brick an the base, tan LaSalle pressed brion the body, and the red tiles covering the roof are dis- tinctly un-Ricbardsonian and cliarocteriatic of the Victorian Romanesque style, From an examination of early photograp'hsf it appears that the depot has under- gone very little significant exterior alteration over the years. Early photos reveal that the decorative brackets, presently painted white, were once a darker color. Inside the depot consists of two waiting rooms), restrooms, a ticket office and communications centers both of which are situated in the two-story tower portion, and a baggage storage area connected to the main section of the station by a covered passageway. The interior arrangement has rhanged.little over the years except for the addition of portions in the southwest corner of the waiting room to create two additional offices. Although some interior features like chandeliers and bronsed radiators bave been removed, others like the variegated floor the and the beige ceramic bricktile on the walls remain. Paded Areas of SiyrrNieaaes Chsek and juaft Below — prehliWrk — archoolori pr0laloric _ community planning — lands"" arebkaeiuns,_.._ ratisten .— t400-14N wthoology.historle —conservation low _ sale"" — 1_900AM — agriculture — econ"las — Uterature _ scutpturb _ 1800-1m xx architecture _,education — mBHsry $no w _1700-1F>11) —srt ,.._englnsadng —mtmio homantwien XX-1800-t888 _commerce _.expl eld—phaoscphy _...thy f800- T communications _ Industry — poB110441 vemment _xX t em perlad4a — b""Non ' • _ etas► (epec;§W itatonvent of 411rdlicsnee On one paragraph) The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Passenger Station is important not only because of its contribution to Iowa City's architectural character but because of its central role in the city'$ transportation history as well. This edifice's eclectic architecture, which combines elements of the Richardsonian and Victorian Ronesque modes$ is unique in Iowa City and constitutes a major element of the city's visual landscape. In a historical sense, the depot, which'was the city's second such facility,bas been since its completion in 1898, the central symbol of the railroad's presence in Iowa City and a major reference point for the thousands of university students and 'other citizens who utilized its facilities In coming to and going from Iowa City. Iowa city's first railroad passenger depot, which was located three blocks east of the present one, was constructed in 1855 by the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad, a predecessor of the Rock Island, and was placed in service on New Years'Eve of that year when the first train reached Iowa City. For over forty years, this fa- cility was adequate for the citp's needs,but in the 1890's the feeling grew that Iowa City needed an improved and modern depot. According to contemporary newspaper accounts, the principal ,figure in getting the new depot built was Harry Breene, the local Rock Island agent, who had pleaded with his superiors for such a facility from the time he first arrived in Iowa City. Ac6al construction of the depot, however, was under the superivsion of W.K. Mc- Farlin, the Rock Island's superintendent of maintenance and construction. Press accounts credit him for giving the city a first class depot and making sure a second class building would not be constructed. That Iowa City received a for better station than the average was attested to by an individual with another railroad company who stated: "it's the handsomest depot of its site in the United States. Indeed, I never saw its equal, size considered, anywhere in the world." gy the fall of 1898 the new depot had been completed, and on October 4 of that year the new facility was formally dedicated with some 3,000 Iowa Cityans in Attendance. For the next seventy-two years, the depot was the departure and ar- rival point for persons serving the nation in five wars, untold numbers of uni- versity students, famous visitors to the city, and ordinary citizens. In 1970 because of declining passenger traffic and financial losses, the Rock Island ended passenger service to Iowa City and utilized the depot largely for office space. In early 1982 two local attorneys purchased the depot and have plans to utilize it as an office facility. - tt i , . ,9. •Major Bibliographical References Aurner, anns4aa a Y, u-'T a5 uycar4a aa� vrvnuayn a.vunry tie ni$E0rV tuenar Kapias; wes- tern Historical Press, 1912) Iowa City tfeekly Republican, May 18, October 5, 1898. 34 Veber, Irving, Mistoral Stories About Iowa City (laws City, Iowa City lions Club, 1976), Ion Geographical Data Asreeds lnwaUsadproperly 104A than nnn At Qwdnnple no" Iowa City West ausdraogU aoele 1124_MMM tIt1T Referene" A 5 6 2" i 0 J4i6111,2 1�M l_`3�u.� " � o 1 e wing zoo e I I I I, i 1 x, l 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 i 'LJJ l 111 EW I I_.t I I I 1 1 r. i ��I. F,W a] I I I I I Lt I I I I I I� I IHw I Yabai boundary dssorlptlon and justlobet on Lots b and 5, Block 11, County Seat Addition, Iowa City. List all staters end Counties for prop611das ovorieppine ststo er eaunty bounder%* ataM code trounty erode i • i+`om Prepared By rwm&%d* Jalde6 E. Jaaobeen, National. Register Coordinator orponlawdonIowa SHPO dde October 25, 1982 Historical Building atrsat&nUm►!s't ast 12th and Grand Ave, telephone. 12m Static Historic Preservation Officer Certification The.evehaded signf eme of Oft popsrty within #w slats Is, — fisdow — soft xXAO As ft dlnoW*Wd SWU Hhl#N1c preatrvatlon Officer far Us fls "01 H>s Aft fMessnration AN si IM ii;W t islet till- 06j,1 hereby nominafa ids ""ay for htcia lon in the WoWne1 skoeter end caddy that ft has been svaWs wd omwd lg to #err lxlterts and proOduras eat farth bye M86W i PS& Sfn& . Buts Wstorfa preaen adon O ficur signaWm hltR bate f f0%Lisa '. rya; •,t "r -.F s }:• .s'. ....- r... i hanby cw tfy that this property is *Waded In the Mattonai Rsp1Nu,: Jltisatx^. date ,. Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. 5ZW0619 New ❑ Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa Z Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) _ (December1, 1999) Relationship: ® Contributing [I Noncontributing ❑ Contributes to a potential district with et unknown boundaries National Register Status:(any that apply) L1 Listed [IDe4isted ElNHL ❑ DOE 9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number ❑ Non -Extant (enter year) _ historic name Ellen Donohoe House otter names/site number 2. Location street & number 04 S. Clinton Street city or town Iowa Cit Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name (Check only one box) ❑ vicinity, county Johnson Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter Block(s) 11 Lot(s) 7 ❑ structure uununrus sites — ❑ object _ structures _ sites structures objects _ objects r — Total 1 — Total Narift a of related project report or multiple property study (Enter `WA' IFthe property is not part of a multiple property examination). r:arhmnanriInnanc9MIF Te kti iro.......aAn. IftlofowArohilecturstbetsBow Number nnrwnc runcuons (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from 01AO/Residence 01 BfMultole Dwelling nrcnnectural Litasanlcation (Enter categories from Instructions) Materials (Enter categorles from instructions) 05D!Quom Anne foundation 04l5tone walls 15Eltiardboard roof OWAsohalt Shingles otter Narrative Description Q SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) 8. Girt inn cams A�tpllc,able National ReglaWrCrltert s {Mark X representing your opinion of eligibilty eltN applying relevant National Register cdWa) ❑ Yes ® No El Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events. El Yes ® No [I More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. ® Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. 0 Yes 0 No 0 More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information In archaeology or history. County Johnson Address 614 S. Clinton Street Site Number 52-05305 City Iowa city District Number Criteria Considerations ❑ A Owned by a religious institution or used E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religions purposes. F A commemorative property. ❑ B Removed from Its original location. G Less then 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past ❑ C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. ❑ D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) 02/Architecture Significant Dates Construction date 18 ❑ check if circa or estimated date Other dates Significant Person ArchitectlBullder ((CAomplete if National Register Criterion B Is marked above) Architect Carpenter Orville Homer — ice Narrative Statement of Significance 9. Bur r unknown SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE 10. Geographic Data uTM 'rarancesoPTiONAL) Zone Fasting lUorthtng Tare Fasting :. , NatAtrig 1 15 622033 4812391 2 3 _ 4 n .nee mntinoation sheet for additional UTm references or comments _ 11. name/title Richard J. Carlson organization Office of the State Archaeologist street & number 700 S. Clinton Street date M78 /2015 telephone 319 384-0732 city or town Iowa City state IA zip code 62242-1030 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (Submit the following items with the completed form) 1. Map: showing the property's location in a town/city or township. 2. Site plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public road(s). 3. Photographs: representative black and while photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photolcatalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular Inventory site: Roll/slide sheet # Framefslot # _ Date Taken 4/14/2015 Roll/slide sheet # Framefslot # _ Date Taken 4127/2015 RolVslide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken _ ®See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. Photostillustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file. FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & District (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status) 2. Baer a. A sketch of the framettruss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one elde. Line [] This is a. Wally daslgnatedproperty or part of a locally designated distridt Comments: Date 'EKaluated by (narna4itle}: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Histodcal`Soo!* of Iowa Iowa Site 1nvse Form Continuation Sheet Page .1 Site Number 52-05305 Related District Number Assessor's Data 614 S. Clinton St. PIN 1015212010, owners John O. and Joellen Roffman, zoned multi -residential, County Seat Addition, S 40' of Lot 7, Block 11 (Figures 1, 2) (Johnson County, Iowa; Assessor 2015). Historic Background Construction of this house was started in 1899, but it may not have been completed until 1900. Lot 7, where the house is located, was owned between 1891 and 1920 by James and Ellen Donohoe. James Donohoe died in 1894. A house (non - extent) had been constructed on the north half of Lot 7, on the site of the present 612 S. Clinton Street, by 1899, and may have predated the Donohoes' ownership (Johnson County, Iowa, Reeorders Office, Deed Books 67:175, 105.467; The Iowa Citizen 1894':[5]; Sanbom-Perris Map Co. 1899). The present house at 614 S. Clinton Street was designed by local Iowa City architect O. H..Carpenter. In dune 1899, a local newspaper reported that "Architect Carpenter has completed plans for an elegant new residence to be erected by Mrs. Ella Donohoe on South Clinton Street" (Daily Iowa State Press 1899a:[51). A week later, it was reported that Thomas Hanlon's workforce had begun digging the cellar for the house (Daily Iowa State Press 1899b:[5]). No further reference to the construction of the house could be located. It is possible that the house was not completed until 1900, since Ellen Donohoe and her family are still listed at their previous address on S. Governor Street in the 1900census. By the time the 1901 city directory was compiled, she was listed as living on S. Clinton Street although no house number was given (1900 U.S. census, Iowa, Johnson County, Iowa City, Ellen Donohoe entry, Iowa City city directory, 1901).1 Ellen Donohoe lived only briefly in this house, since in 1902 she commissioned O. H. Carpenter to design her a new house at 22 E. Court Street (non -extant). She had moved into this house by the time of the 1904 city directory (Daily Iowa State Press 1902a:[4),1902b:[4];'American Contractor 1902:27; 1904 Iowa City city directory). It is not known what caused her to live only briefly in her house on S. Clinton Street, but it evidently was not any dissatisfaction with the architect. Ellen Donohoe retained ownership of the house at 614 S. Clinton Street, leasing it to tenants until her death in 1919 (Johnson County, Iowa, Auditor's Office, Transfer Books; Find A Grave Internet web site entry for Ellen Donohoe, St Michael's Cemetery, Holbrook, Iowa, at 110:1/secure.findagmye.com/ accessed May 6, 2015). The house continued to be rented to tenants under all subsequent owners: Alike I. Lenz and her heirs (1920-1930), Wilbur K Shields and his wife (1930-1946), John C. Organ and his wife (1946), Emil and Della Laccur (1946), members of the Hunter family (1946-1964), Jane Dare (later Jane Parker) (1964-1972, although she and her husband Edwin Dare bought the property on contract in 1954), and the most recent three owners (1972 to the present). The tenants of this property tended to have a fairly high turnover rate. It was rare for an individual to be listed as a tenant in more than one city directory, and the only tenants to be listed in more then two.successive directories were also owners of the property: John C. Organ and June E. Dare. Curiously, John C. Organ was listed in city directories at this address as a tenant in 1936, and later as an owner in 1940-1946, but land records show that be owned the property for no more than a 12- day period in 1946 (Johnson Comity, lows, Recorder's Office, Deed Books 181:529; 19130; Iowa City city directories, 1936-1946). Possibly he bought the property as a contract purchase ink late 1930s and it was not completely paid off until 1946. Based on the number of people listed at this address in city directories, the house was rented as a single unit until about 1929. From 1928 to 1934, it was divided into three apartments, but it retuned to a single unit from 1936 until about 1952. It then housed two tenants in 1954, thin in 1956, four in 1958 and five in 1959 (Iowa City city directories,1911-1959). The house continues to be divided into multiple apartments today. ' It should be noted that another Donohoe family with an adult named Ellen also built houses on land she owned on S. Clinton Street at around the sane time, so it was necessary to match the newspaper references carefully with the right house and family, as determined by Sanborn fire insurance maps, deeds and tarsus records. Michael and Ellen Donohoe had two houses with identical footprints built at 416 and 420 S. Clinton Street in 1900 and 1901, but these are believed to be the houses listed in newspaper references as built by local contractor J. J. Hotz for "M. Donohoe" (Daily Iowa State Press 1900a:[4], 1900b:[3], 1901:[4]; Sanborn Map Co. 1906). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Site Number 52-0 305 Related District Number Building Description This 2Yz-story house consists of a front -gabled section that extends the length of the house and a large cross -gabled wing with a gambrel roof that extends to the south. The house has a stone foundation under the front section and a rock -faced concrete block foundation under the rear sections. The house is clad in Masonite or a similar hardboard siding. The roof is covered in composition shingles. The roof on the &ant facade features a broad gable with a pent root; while the gable roof on the rear has open returns. The gambrel roof of the large wing on the south extends down to the first story, and is centered over a cutaway bay window. A shallower but taller projection on the north facade, two stories tall, is covered by a small gabled roof. The eaves are fairly wide. Most windows appear to be single or paired 1/1-light windows with replacement sash, although the fenestration pattern appears to be original. Exceptions to the general pattern include a cottage window on the front (west) facade and a pair of small stepped windows on the north facade that likely represent the location of a staircase. The front door is a modern replacement. A rear porch is clad in beadboard siding and has a rock -faced concrete block foundation. National Register Eligibility This house retains its original massing, roofline, fenestration pattern, and some architectural details, and is therefore counted as a contributing resource in the proposed Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District. However, its integrity has been compromised more substantially than is the case with the other contributing buildings in the proposed district. Most significantly, the original front porch has been replaced by a modern deck. Other changes include the introduction of Masonite siding, thepprobable replacement of the window sash, and the construction of what appears to be a non -original projection to the south at the rear of the south -facing gambrel -roofed wing. Nonetheless, the building retains a sufficient number of period elements to count as a contributing resource in the proposed district. It is also important as an example of the work of architect O. H. Carpenter, demonstrating the range of his architectural vocabulary at the turn of the twentieth century. Conclusions and Recommendations This house is counted as a contributing resource in the proposed Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District. It is endangered because of its location in the part of Iowa City designated the Riverfront Crossings District, in which the city actively encourages redevelopment. Major Bibliographical References American Contractor, The (Chicago, Illinois) 1902 The American Contractor, November 22, 1902. Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa) 1g99a Local News column. Daily Iowa State Press, June 19, 1899. 1899b Local News column. Daily Iowa State Press, June 26,1899. 1900a Daily Iowa State Press, December 29, 1900. 1900b Year's Great Record. Daily Iowa State Press, December 31, 1900. 1901 Good Year, Goodbyel Daily Iowa State Press,.December 31, 1901. 1902a News column. Daily Iowa State Press, November 11,1902. 1902b News column. Daily Iowa state Press, December 13, 1902. Iowa Citizen, The (Iowa City, Iowa) 1894 Found Dead in His Bed. The Iowa Citizen, February 2, 1894. Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor 2015 Iowa City Property Records. Johnson County, Iowa, Assessors Office, internet web site (http://iowacity.iowaassessors.com), accessed April 2015. Sanborn Map Company 1906 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn Map Company, New York. Sanborn Perris Map Company 1899 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn -Perris Map Company, New York. a3 Pill el 61 sl 9 nt� An j Mlz IL, A; ILI, PP7 ;6111 11M Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-05305 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Of LIM Figure 2. Plan view of the Ellen Donohoe House (52-05305), 614 S. Clinton Street. Base map from Johnson County, Iowa GIS Property Information newer 2014 Aerial (Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor 2015). ir Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical. Society of Iowa $Re Number 52A53 5 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Name Figure 4. View ofrear, fapade looking west Note open cornice returns and rock faced concrete biockfoundation. Photograph by RichardJ. Caxlson April14, 2015. Site Inventory form State Inventory No. 52-05052:. ❑ New ® Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa ❑ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) (December 1,1999) Relationship: ❑ Contributing . ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Contributes to a potential district with et unknown boundaries - National Reeggister Stahus:(aoy that apply)U Listed ElDeAsted El NHL ❑ DOE 9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number ❑ Non -Extant (enter year) _ 1. Name of Property historic name Hotel O'Reilly other namestsite number New West Hotel: Hotel Andrews: Cain Apartments 2. Location street & number 624 S. Clinton Street city or town Iowa City ❑ vicinity, county Johnson Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter (If Urban) Subdivision— Seat Addition. Block(sl 11. _ i ntrei a (Check only one box) ❑ site _ buildings 1 burin s ❑ structure sites sites g [I_ object _ structures _ _ structures objects _ objects Total 1 Total (Name of related project report or multiple property study (Entere proper 'NIA' if the Is not part of a multiple property examim NisforicelArchitectural pate Base l Carlson and Ingalls 2015, Technical Report 121 52_117 5. unct otror Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from Instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories fmm instrucam 01 D/Hotel 01 B02/Aoartment Building Architectural Classification (Enter categories from inauUctio rs) Materials (Enter categories from Instructions) 07/Late I Early 2e Century foundation 03/Brlok DQD 01/Flat walls 03/ad 09F05/Brlok Front root' 08/AsRha10olled vu iai Narrative Description (® SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) S. tement of Significance , Apptical� National Register Criteria (Mark Y reprasenting your cpinlen of eligibility site applying relevant National Regster criteria) 0 Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events. ❑ Yes ® No ❑ More Research Recommended B . Property B associated with the Ives of significant persons. ® Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. P Yes 0 No ❑ More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history. County Johnson Address 624 S. Clinton Street City. Iowa City Site Number 52-05052 District Number riteria Considerations ❑ A Owned by a;religious institution or used E A.reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. F A commemorative property. B Removed from its original location. G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from Instructions) Significant Dates Construction date 02/Architecture 1901 ❑ check if circa or estimated date Other dates 29/Social History Significant Person ArehltectlBuilder (Complete If National Register Criterion B is marked above) Architect N/A Metzinner, John W. Bulkier _ Smith. Harry C. Narrative Statement of Significance (® SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography ® See continuation sheet for citations of the books edibles, and other sources used in preparing this form 10. Geonrauhlc Data Will Referenced (OPTIONAL) _ Zone. Fasting fyorlhing Zopa, Eashhg kyortlifng 1 15 6 204 4612372 4 2 _ _ 3 ❑ See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments 11. Form Prepared By name/tide Richard J. Carlson and Marlin R. Ingalls organization Office of the State Archaeologist date 4/1/2015 street & number 700 S. Clinton Street telephone 319 384-0732 city or town Ion City state IA zip code 62242 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (Submit the following Items with the completed form) FOR ALL PROPERTIES 1. Map: showing the property s location in a town/city or township. 2. Site plan: showing position of buildings and strictures on the site in relation to public road(s). 3. Photographs: representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as pan of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photolcatalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site: RolUslide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken 12/3012014 Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken Roll/slide sheet# Frame/slot # Date Taken _ ®See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. Photostillustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file. FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & District:. (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status) 2. Bam: a. A sketch of the frameltruss configuration in the form of drawing atypical middle bent of the bam. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. ally dasignafed dhOi dt.` Comment: Evaluated by (nameAitle):. Date,' Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-oso62 Iowa Site Inventory Form Relater, District Number r Continuation Sheet ( Pane 1 Hotel O'Reilly Johnson Name of Property County 624 S. Clinton Street Iowa City AAA Assessor's Data 624 Clinton St. PIN 1015212009, John O. and Joellen Roffman, County Seat Addition, W 1 OO' Lot 6, Block I I (Figures 1, 2) (Johnson County, lows, Assessor 2015). Historic Background This former hotel, now an apartment building, was built in 1901 for Michael O'Reilly. O'Reilly, who worked at the time as a saloon keeper, evidently built the hotel on speculation in response to the construction of the nuhoad depot across the street to the south in 1898, but did not intend to operate it himself. Michael O'Reilly's purchased the site ofthe present building in March 1901 and immediately announced his intention to construct a hotel on the site (Johnson County, Iowa, Recorder's Office, Deed Bonk 83:340; The Iowa Citizen 1901a:[5]). in April 1901, it was announced that " Jlany Smith has the carpenter catmct and John Osborne the plumbing contract on the brick veneer hotel for M. O. Reilly, after plans by J. W. Messinger" (Construction News 1901:284). J. W. "Messinger" was almost certainly John W. Metmoger, an Iowa City carpenter and contractor who also designed buildings.' The contract was let for $13,000 (The Iowa Citizen 1901b:[51). Smith's contract most likely included the brick veneer as well as the carpentry work, since no mention of a separate masomy contract was made in any of the resources consulted. In late April, the site for the now hotel was cleared by removing an `old stone house . . .,[that] had been standing for more than half a century and was still in use until torn down" (Daily Iowa State Press 1901a:[31). A month later, the hotel was described as follows: The flame work ofM O[']Reilly's new hotel has been erected as high as the second floor. The indications are that rooms will be large and well lighted[.] The lobbies, dining hall, kitchen and pantries will all be on the fast floor. The main entrance of the hotel will be towards the west [Daily Iowa State Press 1901b:[41]. Lathing of the hotel occurred in June (Daily Iowa State Press 1901c:[4]). By early August it was announced that the hotel was almost finished: Michael O'Reilly's hotel near the C. R. I. & P. depot is almost finished. The second and third stories are done, and the first will be completed this week. The opening day will be August 20 or thereabouts, if present plans do not fail. Mr. O'Reilly is in correspondence with W. F. Sanderson, until recently landlord of the St. Nichols, at Kent in Ohio, and the latter will be here this week, possibly to close a contract with the owner of the new hotel to nor it [Daily Iowa State Press 1901d:[4]]. However, the plan to contract the hotel operation to Sanderson evidently fell through, and the hotel did not open on schedule. In January 1902, it was announced that O'Reilly would open the hotel around February 1, and would operate it himself since he was unable to secure a tenant (The Iowa Citizen 1902:[3]). Finally, the hotel was opened informally on Match 2, 1902 (Figure 7). At the time it opened, it was reporters that''[t]be hotel has 30 fine rooms and Mr. O'Reilly will build as many more the coming summer" (Daily Iowa State Press 1902:[4]). These additional rooms were apparently never built, since in August 1904 it was reported that the hotel had "28 sleeping moms for guests and one large sample mom for the display of goods shown by traveling salesmen carrying samples." The same 1904 article on the hotel also noted that: The house has all modern convensenee[s] such as steam beat, electric and gas light, call bells, etc. There are also bath moms on every floor and water, both hot and cold, in every mom. The hotel is a most home -like place admirably located and is conducted upon the American plan [which includes three meals as part of the room rate]. The rates are $1.50 per day. Mrs. N. L. White is manager of the hotel, and she devotes ' This conclusion is based in pert on the fact that no known architect or builder surnamed Messinger is known to have worked in Iowa City at this time, and in part on the fact that L W. Meszinger had worked on at least two other projects for O'Reilly in 1900 and 1901, in those cases most likely as a contractor; see Daily Iowa State Press (1900:[3],1901e:[4]). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-06052 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Hotel O'Reilly Johnson Name of Property County Address City herself most successfully to the comfort, pleasure and entertainment of those who are fortunate enough to be either transient or permanent guests at the O'Reilly Hotel [Iowa City Daily Press 1904:[811. Michael O'Reilly sold the hotel property in 1907 to A. J. Olinger, an absentee landowner who lived in Harrison County, Iowa, in 1907, and in Fulton County, Illinois, when he sold the property a year later in 1908 to Thomas Metcalf (Johnson County, Iowa, Recorder's Office, Deed Book 98:280, 315 and 387; Deed Book 93:197; Figure 5). After Metcalf died in 1913, his son Mason Metcalf lost the property in a court -ordered sale to the Johnson County Savings Bank, which assigned the deed to Dan Donovan. Dan Donovan and his wife Margaret sold the hotel property in 1919 to Mary H. McCarthy. She was the first long-term owner of the hotel property, owning it from 1919 until 1943 (Find A Grave intemet web site [http://www.findagrave.com/ entry for Thomas Metcaliy buried in Oakland Cemetery, Iowa City, Iowa; Johnson County, Iowa, Recorder's Office, Deed Book 87:48; Deed Book 118:106; Deed Book 178:396)? The hotel was operated as the Hotel O'Reilly during most or all of the period when Michael O'Reilly owned it, from 1901 to 1907. It was probably under the next owner, A. J. Olinger, who owned the property from 1907 to 1908, that the hotel's name was changed to the New West Hotel, a name it retained until 1923. In 1923, under the ownership of Mary McCarthy, the name was changed to the Hotel Andrews, named attar its new landlord, Mr. S. V. Andrews (Iowa City Press -Citizen 1923:11). It was reported at the time Andrews assumed his position as landlord in 1923 that he "plans to develop the Hotel Andrews into one of the best small hotels in the state. In addition to the regular hotel rooms, he will have a few thoroughly modern famished kitchenette apartments." The building continued to be known as the Hotel Andrews until about 1935, when it was renamed the Cain Apartments. The new name evidently came from Dell and Tillie Cain, who in 1935 entered into a contract to buy the property, althougl this eventually fell through. The Cains occupied one of the apartments in the building from about 1935 to 1942 (Johnson County, Iowa, Recorder's Office, Deed Book 178:395; Iowa City city directories, 1936-1942). The 1935 renaming of the building was evidently the culmination of a long-term shift in the business away from a hotel for rail travelers and towards apartments for longer term tenants. The 1928 city directory lists the Hotel Andrews as having three apartments (labeled A, B and C), while the city directories of 1930 through about 1946 list four apartments in the Hotel Andrews and Cain Apartments. It is not clear whether the building housed both short-term hotel rooms and long-term apartments throughout this period, or whether the four apartments occupied the entire space formerly devoted to hotel rooms. As late as 1958, only four people were listed in the city directory as living at 624 S. Clinton Street. However, in the 1959 directory, the building was listed as having 16 apartments, 12 of them occupied at that time. The conversion to 16 apartments was probably made by Mark Thompson, who contacted to purchase the former hotel property in 1957, and who transferred this contract to two partners in an investment company in 1962 (Johnson County, Iowa, Recorder's Office, Deed Book 189:71; Deed Book 229:338; Deed Book 231:292). The building appears to have remained in use as a 16-unit apartment building since 1959. The current owners acquired the building in 1993 (Johnson County, Iowa, Auditor's Office, Transfer Books). Building Description This three-story, 8" thick solid brick masonry hotel was built in 1900 according to assessor's data but may more closely date to the fourth quarter of the 10 century (Figures 3-6). It predates the Rock Island Passenger Depot across the street. The building's footprint measures 40' x 68'. The first floor verandah measures 36' x 9'. A wooden staircase on the eastern end measures 26' x 8' and is three stories in height. Along the southern side is a 57' x 8' wooden deck, which access four gabled door canopies. These canopies are steeply pitched and supported by wooden brackets (Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor 2015). The gable field is decorated with spindle work giving an Eastlake/Gothic appearance. The bottom of the gable decoration is a curved millwork element. The first floor fagade is 40' across and has a central door flanked by two large plate glass windows. A low flight of three steps accesses the nearly full width porch/verandah. The door is of a standard height but it is divided into two sections with ] In 1935, Mary McCarthy and her husband entered into a contract with Dell and Tillie Cam (see below) to purchase the property, but this contract was terminated when the property was sold to Alfred and Emma Spasm in 1943; see Johnson County, Iowa, Recorder's Office, Deed Book 179:395. r-. I, Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Paoe 3 Site Number SM052 Related District Number each having its own vertical windows and wooden panel beneath, Above is a large transom window that lights the entry hall. The porch floor is of wood and its fiaming sits atop Iow pilings The two windows have slightly curved segmental arch headers end a stone sills. The porchhwanda's roof is half hipped and metal. The under eavehas millwork decoration above a wide: cornice, which is support by four wooden posts in front and two half posts on the wall at each end. The posts are topped with small capitol caps and hava an ogee -like base. The second floor verandah is inset:slightly from the lower level. It has the same Past and cornice work as the flier floor but it is also reduced in size to match the post setup. The two plate glass windows are reduced: in scale and flank a smaller central door that accesses the second level porch. The thud floor appears to have never had.a verandah. It has two window openings having paired, double -hung, single - paned lights and their opening smaller than the second floor's. The slightly arched segmental brick header is visible. The two third floor windows flank a small ce" window that possibly relates to a hallway. The western fitpade has a fun width, overhanging, cast iron or other motal=cornice decorated with eight recessed horizontal panels set between nine metal brackets. The eastern side's window an'w9ement'consists of six on the thud floor, si7dseven on the second and five on the fast that flank the doorways. All are double -hung with single -paired lights, stone slip sins, and having segmental arch headers. The west side has a central door on each floor flanked by two Windows. A wooden'staircase psovidesaccess to the second floor of the eastern side, which has an asymmetrical window Arrangement that relates to an interior staircase. National Register Eligibility This building is eligible to the National Register under Criterion A for its relationship to the railroad in Iowa City, and under Criterion C for its commercial hotel architecture. It is also a contributing resource in the proposed Clinton Streef and Railroad Depot Historic District. Major Bibliographical References Construction News 1901 Hotels. Construction News, April 27,1901. Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa) 1900 Year's Great Record. Daily Iowa State Press, December 31, 1900.. 1901a Daily Iowa State Press, April25, 1901 1901b News column. Dailylowa State Press, May 29, 1901. 1901e News column. Daily Iowa S'tatepress, June 17, 19o1. 1901d Daily Iowa State Press, August 5, 1901. i902 High -Class Hotel. Daily Iowa State press, March 3, 1902.. Huebinger, M. 1912 .Advertisement. The New West Hotel. Ilugbinger's Automobile and Good Road Atlas oflawa. Iowa publishing Company, Des Moines. IowaCrtizen, The (Iowa City, Iowa) 1901a Thelowa Citizen, March 29,1901: 1901b The lawaCitiza; April 19,,1901, 1902 The Iowa Cff&en, January 24, 1902. Iowa City Daily press (Iowa City, Iowa) 1904 O'Reilly's Hotel. Iowa City Daily Press, Midstwunea Industrial Edition, August 5, 1904. Iowa City Press-Chizen (Iowa City, Iowa) 1923 New West to Rank High as Hotel Andrews. Iowa City Press-Citmen, February 1, 1923. Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor 2015 Iowa City property Records. Johnson County, Iowa, Assessors Office, internet web site (http://iowacity.iowaassessbn.com/), accessed April 2015. Sanborn Map Company 1906 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn Map Company, New York. A UA N;.� ut" Q Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Pane 5 Site Number 52-05052 Related District Number Figure 2. Plan view of Hotel O'Reilly (52-05052), 624 S ChWon Street, Iowa City, Iowa. Base map from Johnson Cowrty, Iowa GINNoperty lnformadon Viewer 2014Aeria1 (Johnson Cowuy, Iowa, Assessor 2015). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site -Number 52-05052 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Name Figure 3. Top: View ofwestern farpade looking east. Bottom: View ofsouth side looking north. Note "Hotel O'Reilly"ghost sign at top. This lettering is modern, since it does not appear on a 1966 photograph of the building (see Figure 8). Photographs by Marlin R. Ingalls, April 9, 2015. ��*: �.. :. _ ,. E�` - _,\. — �.�.� r f� e Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State. Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 62-05062 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Hotel O'Reilly Johnson Name of Property County NOTICE TO COMMUROAL MM4 The New West Hotel "'amAs uMVAI-P. PMM- deb bW. r lvnm fiv thr f.aty ti'�ar � mq f•..ip krvw u:A,R. x+af l�.sirinlE, wa 1 m-ah..rl . ln:w n.m:-ml .enn b.F �e. r4 �� 4•, dW b'+i e•q m1A w{i.v .0 any rt+Mv �.rh s4l.ndq •w Ii«au dwr Ilia- :q a mulat� � y,nw, r :ee rn l!M, rlw 4 d'r�A i,, +r,n lMM Nw B.+.ii ldrM,yi�M '"r��U0. !lime Ail R* etltl Med1r Ve bimn l:li..'aJ Figure S. Top: Advertisement for The New West Hotel (ak. a Traveler's Home) (Huebinger 1912:70C). Middle. Advertisement for The New West Hotel (1912 Iowa city directory). Bottom: Footprint (Johnson County, loi Assessor 2015). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State _Historical society of Iowa Iowa Site. Inventory Form Continuation Sheet Site Number 5052 v.. WFJ ,Ly County _:.------ 824 s. Clinton strest lowaC rt Address City _,.:W aces 4a. (.i°�xgata� l►i!'as� #`pyeF rtr�xua�,��� � ���. zr +�.�e�gFa�3 07,uilc �1a ARM, rfx its� adore Wk4ly sridg€rt, res 6uts s i.3wkrl s E�' ciilj ial�a 1, xinxa� &¢fi r P-ks +$0 a C'Na wyj teed ;z i (kok ti Miss. F,13" rw, UL17 a omit irl zL 9e h'mLoar', I -CI c^P& rw� �R kFaarldihd, �; •�.r,.e�..�;,� wit'- �iEii#+r,�AsimY. AEAF L.. jo ...: :� ((t 0!!1k MR; Figure 6. Top: Address ofAfichael O'Reilly at 410 S. Clinton (19011owa City city directory). In 1904 his saloon was located at 130 S. Clinton St. (7904Iowa City city directory). Bottom: 1906 Sonbarn map showing ,0 Rieliy's Hotel" (Sanborn Map Co. 1906). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-05052 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Of w *bomb *; d*Oft. O T#JW 'lattt+a+ Tunflo k UO +«'ream i�#ar. !['re��:�'�iew'i�¢e4�riiekefx Cu>l�ce te" Milt Figure 7. Newspaper announcement of the opening of Hotel O Reilly on March Z 1902 (Daily Iowa State Press 1902:4). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Iowa Site Inventory Form Continuation Sheet c..- CIA Of Site Number S 5082 Related District Number Figure 8. Hotel O'Rei11y, faci%g northeast March 30, 1966. The principal changes to the building since 1966 have been the replacement ofthe frontporch railings; the replacement of one window on the fast story, south facade, with a door; and the replacement ofthe smaller gabled hood over the original door with a correspondingly larger hood over both doors. Also note that the faded painted sign near the top of the south facade that now reads 'Hotel O'Reilly,, was not present in 1966. Cropped from image number 2-3-2 in the Mldred Mead Collection, 'Iowa City--Streets—Residential" folder, State Historical Society oflowa, Iowa City. Site Inventory Form State. inventory No. S;t 30 ® New ❑ Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa 0 Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) (�ecember t, t } Relationship: ®'Contributing -- -0 Noncontributing El Contributes to a potential district with reset unknown boundaries National Register Status: any that apply) Listed [IDe-listed [I NHL [I DOE g-Digit SHPO Review 8 gmplianoe IJumber ❑ Non -Extant (enter year) 1. Name Props historic name Frank D. and Penena Lindslev House other names/site number street & number 612 S. Clinton Street . city or town Iowa Coy Legal Description: (If Rural)Township Name Subdivision (Check only one ❑ vicinity, county Johnson Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter site Vuu m\•u••Y 11 11W11 up inn structure — $ullditesmgs 1 — buildings object — — sites 1 _ Total fires 1 _ bjects _ structures ob'ects Total Name of related project report or multiple property study (Enter "WA° if the prgrartay, is not pan of a multiple property exemirstion). Me Carlson and imalla9nir Tanhn11e1os canna HlstonWArdlrledurafDate Base Number . -..-- -. •.. \�.�w. w,caYliva non ln>xrucuwleJ L urrern hunctlons (Enter 01A01/Residence 01BiMultiole Dwelling ..'Ulna tolaaNIUMln6ailon(EnterCategoriesfrominsaucgoris) Materials (Enter categories ti'ominstrucions) 07lLate 19tit & Early 20th Century American Movements foundation 10A(Concrate Block walls 02AtWgathertioard roof 09AlAsohalt Shingles other Narrative Description (® SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETEDI r•••�Y•o nowim, "u scar urruerla (Maak'X' representing your opinion of ilgibiW after applyl4nelevan t Rational Reaper c rdefla) Yes ® No ❑ More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events. Yes ® No ❑ More Research Recommended B Property Is associated with the Was of significant persons. Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. Yes ❑ No ❑ More Research Recommended D Property yields signilikart information in archaeology or history. County Johnson Address 612 S. Clinton Street City Iowa C' Site Number 52-05301 District Number ❑ A Owned by a religious institution or used E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. F A commemorative property. ®B Removed from its original location. G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the pest ®C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Significant Dates Construction date 02/Architecture 1907 ❑ check if drce or estimated date Other dates 1948 Significant Person Architect(Bulider (Complete r National Register Criterion B is marked above) Architect Orville Homer aullder _ Smith. Harry C. Narrative Statement of Significance (® SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) 9. Major BlbiiOgraphlcai References_ Rihlinnranhv l5a See cerdinuation sheet for citations of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form 10. Geographic Data UTi(1 Ilwh rto "s (OPTIONAL) - - zone, Nodhing �ctis r:asrrrre Northkg 1 is 62 96, 12402 2 _ 3 4 _. ❑ see continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments 11. Form prepared By namettitle Richard J. Carlson organization Office of the State Archaeologist street & number 700 S. Clinton Street city or town Iowa City date 8/2712015 telephonp 319 3 4-0732 state IA zip code 52242-1030 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (Submit the following some with the completed form) 1. Map., showing the property's location in a towniGty or township. 2. Site plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the she in relation to public road(s). 3. Photographs: representative blade and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photoicatalog sheet needs to be included with the negativesisiides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site: RolVslide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken 4/14/2015 Roll elidesheet # Framelslot # Date Taken 4/2712015 RolVslide sheet # T Frame/slat # Date Taken _ ®See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. Photosfiliustrafions without negatives are also In this site inventory file. FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & District (List ofstructures and buildings, known or estimated year bulk, and contributing or non-contributing status) 2. Sam: a. A sketch of the frameiWss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the bam. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. ... .. _•--'-----...�.�-`--'--'--__.:......,.,,_.... ,.. sass this is a locally designated property or part of a Jocaly designated district. Comments: Evatuatad by in$me/title}: Data: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-0580.1 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet house, with large square posts replacing the original posts (round posts with composite capitals), and turned spindles in the railing that appear similar to those in the original porch. A small rear wing is half enclosed, half an open parch with screened walls. Aside from the front porch and the 1940s foundation, the house appears to have undergone very few changes since it was first built. One second -story window on the north facade has been made larger, and the window in the gable peak on the same facade has been changed from a three-part window to a modern two-part sliding window. Some of the windows on the south facade may also have been changed to provide egress windows. On the whole, however, this house retains a high degree of integrity of design, materials and workmanship. National Register Eligibility This unusual gambrel -roofed house has been moved from its original location and modified slightly, but still retains many features characteristic of early twentieth century houses, as well as unusual architectural features such as the prominent shell- like recess. In its design it is unique in Iowa City, and unlike any other known house designed by its architect, O. H. Carpenter. The house may be individually eligible for NRHP listing under Criterion C for its architectural features, and certainly is a contributing resource in the proposed Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District. Conclusions and Recommendations This house is counted as a contributing resource in the proposal Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District. It is endangered because of its location in the part of Iowa City designated the Riverfront Crossings District, in which the city actively encourages redevelopment. Major Bibliographical References Aumer, Clarence Ray 1913 Leading Events in Johnson County Iowa History. Volume 2. Western Historical Press, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Iowa City Press -Citizen (Iowa City, Iowa) 1948a Plan $50,000 New Building, Iowa City Prese-Citizen, June 19,1948. 1948b 79-Year-Old House Goes Down. Iowa City Press -Citizen, July 1, 1948. 1948c- Move House to Make Way for Farm Store. Iowa City Press -Citizen, July 20, 1948. Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor 2015 Iowa City Property Records. Johnson County, Iowa, Assessors Office, intemet web site (http://iowacity.iowaassessors.com/), accessed April 2015. Sanborn Map Company 1906 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn Map Company, New York. 1912 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn Map Company, New York. 1920 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn Map Company, New York. 1926 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn Map Company, New Yak. 1933 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn Map Company, New York. 1948 Iowa City, Iowa. 1933 map updated through 1948. Sanborn Map Company, New York. Sanborn -Perris Map Company 1892 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanbom-Perris Map Company, New York. 1899 Iowa City, Iowa. Sanborn -Perris Map Company, New York. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society. of Iowa Site Number 52-05301 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page t Assessor's Data 612 S. Clinton St. PIN 1015212011, owners John 0. and Joellen Roffman, zoned multi -residential, County Seat Addition, N 40' of Lot 7, Block 11 (Figures 1, 2) (Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor 2015). Historic Background This building was originally located at 328 S. Clinton Street, and was built in 1907 for F. D. Lindsley (Figures 3, 4). It was designed by H. Carpenter, a local Iowa City architect who designed several other building recorded in the Southside Neighborhood survey, including two others in the proposed Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District (see Technical Report 121). The former Lindsley house has the highest integrity of design, materials and workmanship of the three Carpenter -designed houses in the propose district. It was moved to its current location in 1948 when its original location became the site of a building for the Sears, Roebuck & Co. Farm Store (non -extant) (lows City Press -Citizen 1948a;2). This article notes that the southern of the two houses removed for the new farm store —presumably the Lindsley house —"is to be moved soon to a lot three blocks southward on Clinton street," and that the new building was scheduled to be. completed by October 1. Another house on the site of the new building, built in 1869, was tom down rather than moved. This house was pictured in the newspaper two weeks later, although the photograph caption noted erroneously that both houses on the site were being torn down (Iowa City Press -Citizen 1948b:1). Franklin David Lindsley (1845-1909) grew up on a farm in Knox County, Ohio, then moved with his family to Oalt, Illinois, where he became an agent for the Chicago and Northwester Railroad. He later moved to Mt. Auburn, Iowa, where he worked as an agent for the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railroad, and in 1882 moved to Iowa City to take a similar position with the same company (later absorbed by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific). After working for three years around 1904 in the coal business in the fire of Foster & Co. (or Fostar & Lindsley), he returned to railroading to work as an agent for the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City interurban railroad at Iowa City, a position he held until his death in 1909. He was manned in 1872 to Penena Kile, and the couple had two children who survived to adulthood (Amner 1913:496-499; Iowa City city directories, 1901-1909). Additional research on the house in its original location was not conducted as part of the present report. In 1948, a Sears, Roebuck & Co. Farm Store was planned for the original site of the house. One older house was demolished for this new construction, but the former Lindsley house was purchased by Homer and Mae Beals and moved to a lot they owned three blocks to the south, now 612 S. Clinton Street. An earlier house on this site, shown on fire insurance maps from 1899 through 1912, was removed between 1912 and 1920, and the lot remained vacant until the Lindsley house was moved onto it in 1948 (Johnson County, Iowa, Auditor's Office, Transfer Books; Sanborn -Perris Map Co. 1892, 1899; Sanborn Map Co. 1906- 1948). A photograph of this house being moved was published in a local newspaper in July 1949 (Figure 5). Homer and Mae Beals owned this property from 1948 to 1976, when the estate of Mae Beals sold the property to the present owners (Johnson County, Iowa, Auditor's Office, Transfer Books). The Beals family did not live in the house themselves; city directories published between 1949 and 1959 list a series of short-term tenants. This trend has presumably continued to the present, since the building remains divided into rental apartments. Building Description This 2%-story, gambrel -roofed building sits on a smooth -faced concrete block foundation that appears to date to the time the building was moved to its present site in 1948 (Figures 5 and 6). It is clad in narrow clapboard siding and has a composition shingle roof. The principal gambrels face to the north and south sides, although the front facade has a two-story cross -gambrel projection on the second story. This projection features the most unusual architectural detail on the house, a central semi -circular recessed area reminiscent of a shell. This shell -hike recess is situated at the bottom of a slightly projecting gable peak. The windows on the house are typically 1/1-light windows under simple classical drip moldings. The two windows on the first story of the front facade are slightly broader than others on the house, though not quite broad enough to be characterized as cottage windows. Another decorative feature of the house is the one-story, rectangular bay window centered on the north facade. This bay window features a Palladian -style window above a basement enhance and a row of dentils under the eave. A second three -sided bay window (not rectangular) is located at the rear of the south facade. The rest facade has a two-story, cross -gambrel wall dormer. The side and rear gambrel roofs display open cornice returns. The posts, railing and deck of the front porch are not original to the house, although the roof (including the wide cornice with a row of dentils beneath it) appears to be original (see Figures 5 and 6). The rest of the porch is compatible in style with the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number ` 2 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Paae 4 Figure 2. Plan view of the Frank D. and Penena Lindsley House (52-05301), 612 S. Clinton Street. Base map from Johnso County, Iowa GIS Property Information Viewer 2014 Aerial (Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor 2015). Iowa Department of Cultural. Affairs State Historical bdety of Iowa Site Number 52-05301 Iowa Site Inventafy Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Frank D. and Penena'Lindslev Mouse Johnson Name of Property t�^1Ink, City Figure 3. Top: View ofwest fagade looking northeast. Room: View of north and west fagades looking southeast Photographs by Richard J. Carlson, April 14, 2015 (top) and Apr1127, 2015 (bottom). Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number SZ*5301 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Name of Address city Figure d. Deteil of shell-like design centered in frontfagade . Photograph by Richard J. Carlson, April 27,2015. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society, of Iowa. Site Number 82-M301 Iowa Site inventory Form Related District Number �. Continuation Sheet Page 7 { Figure 5. House builtforRank D. Lindsley and his family In 1907, in its original location at 328S. Clinton Street (now located at 612 "S. Clinton Street). From Aurner 1913:497. Aside from having a newfront porch and foundation and minor changes to a few windows, the house in its present location appears to be essentially unaltered from the time this photograph was taken around 1911. Iowa Department of cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-06301 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Pace S Name of Property Figure 6. Former Lindsley house at 328 S. Clinton Street being moved to its present location at 612 S. Clinton Street. From Iowa City Press -Citizen 1948c.9. The original porch posts and railing are not shown in this photograph, but it is not clear whether they were moved separately for reassembly on the new site, or had been removed at somepointprior to or as part of the move. The original wood shingle roof had been replaced by the time of the move by a standing seam metal roof, and the brick chimney had been removed above the roofline. Staff Report April 5, 2018 Historic Review for 706 E. College Street District: College Green Historic District Classification: Contributing The applicant, John Rummelhart, is requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 706 E. College Street, a Contributing property in the College Green Historic District. The project consists of aluminum siding removal and lap siding repair, replacement of all upper floor vinyl windows, replacement of the north basement window and window, well on the east side, removal of the fire escape, replacement of roof shingles, a new storm door and reconstruction of the chimney on the southwest corner and the west portion of the front porch. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa City HistodeEreservation GuideAnesforAlterations 4.2 Chimneys 4.3 Doors 4.5 Foundations 4.10 Porches 4.11 Siding 4.13 Windows 4.14 Wood Staff Comments This house appears to have been built as a Greek Revival side -gabled house ca 1867 and was remodel ca 1904 for the Sigma Nu Fraternity. The original two-story house with a one-story rear addition had a narrow full - width front porch and two rear porches in each comer. The 1904 remodel added projections to the front and west side, a dormer to the front, and enclosed and enlarged the rear portion of the house. The new, wider front porch wrapped around the west side to meet the bay and had a pedimented front entry. The remodel followed the interest in Colonial Revival elements with the porch columns and the Palladian window, over the entry. The house has undergone many alterations. The two west chimneys and wrap -around section of the porch were removed. The house was covered with aluminum siding and has vinyl replacement windows. The porch railing was also removed. In 2006, the house was damaged slightly by the tornado and basic repairs and replacement to match existing materials was approved. The applicant is seeking State and Federal Tax Credits and may pursue the Temporary Historic Property Rehabilitation Tax Exemption. For the project, the applicant is proposing remove all of the aluminum siding, repair the existing wood siding and trim, and prep and paint them. The first and second floor windows on the front (south) and west of the house have vinyl replacement windows. The applicant is replacing all of them with Weathershield full wood double -hung one -over -one windows. The existing large basement window on the north end of the east side will be replaced with a casement egress window and the existing concrete window well will be reconstructed larger to meet code. The fire escapes, not required by code, will be removed. The roof shingles will be replaced with appropriate architectural asphalt shingles. A new front fail - light storm door will be added. The owner has proposed that he will reconstruct the front chimney to cover the exposed metal chimney, matching the chimney in the historic photo as closely as possible. He has also proposed to reconstruct the missing west portion of the front porch and all of the porch railing according to the historic photo. The chimney, railing, and porch projects may not end up being completed. The guidelines recommend allow staff review for most of the elements of the project. The egress window and window well are replacing an existing window opening that is large enough and a window well that must be enlarged. Typically, basement egress windows are review by the Commission. The guidelines allow bedroom window replacement, required by code, to meet egress requirements. The window well should match the foundation material, In this case, the window is the furthest back on the less visible east side. The foundation is rock -faced block but the other window wells on the house are all concrete. Staff finds that the egress window project meets the guidelines. The chimney and porch reconstruction are both elements of the project that require Commission approval. Since a historic photo, taken between 1920 and 1960, exists and the applicant wishes to reconstruct missing elements in the appropriate materials and according to the photographic evidence, staff finds that this portion OF the project meets the guidelines. Since spindles are difficult to match from the photo, staff recommends approval of the final spindles. Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 706 E. College as presented in the application with the following conditions: Spindle design will be approved by staff. � I . APPLICATION FOR HISTORIC REVIEW Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 144C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall or online at: www.icgov.org/historicl2reservationresources For Staff Use- 0 � Ica ■ CerfficH&d rCet A �ss of pp; te . . ■ A• . { p Review Minor The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the office of Neighborhood and Development Services by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See last page of this application for deadlines and meeting dates. PROPERTY OWNER/ APPLICANT INFORMATION (Please check primary contact person) ❑ Property Owner Name: olfAl t. ` Mm Ec gAiLl- Email: u e l Q 4N,,k KST.CM 1 Phone Number: 319- 331- Address: . Cova. 5 , City: I mow 6 G, State: ® Zip Code:® ❑ Contractor/Consultant Name: I F-4Nk Lt Aam-2 Email:( Phone Number: Address: city: State: F-------1 Zip Code:�� PROPOSED PROJECT INFORMATION Address: ?of. C.ol1e oo S Use of Property:I Rr.uA-I%L 1 Date Constructed (if known): o HISTORIC DE;SIGNA11ON (Maps are located at the followiztg link: vvwj&gL)v or&jlhbigr c r servatism eaf++ ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark. OR ❑ This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown St. Historic District ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ College Hill Conservation District 2 College Green Historic District ❑ Summit St. Historic District ❑ Dearborn St. Conservation District ❑ East College St. Historic District ❑ WOOdlawn Historic District ❑ Goosetown j Horace Mann ❑ Jefferson St. Historic District ❑ Clark St. Conservation Conservation District ❑ Longfellow Historic District District ❑ Governor -Lucas St. Conservation District Within the district, this Property is Classified as: A Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Nonhistoric ` APPLicA'noN ftrw REM1=NTS Choose appropriate project type. In order to ensure application can be processed, please include all listed materials. Applications without necessary materials may be rejected. ❑ Addition (Typically projects entailing an addition to the building footprint such as a room, porch, deck, etc.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ® Alteration (Typically projects entailing work such as siding and window replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch replacement/construction, baluster repair, or similar. If the project is a minor alteration, photographs and drawings to describe the scope of the project are sufficient.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Product Information ❑ Photographs ❑ Construction of a new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans Demolition (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Evidence of deterioration ❑ Proposal of Future Plans ❑ Reoair or Restoration of an eAsting structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information Please contact the Preservation Specialist at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with applications APPucATIohf RECAAREMENTS Project Description: 1?EPIac9, iAS'r a, --A Noe. Wtac�l�JS l� �� ar,t 04.Q, Materials to be Used: CW'(A'AVw WQ-1 Are AqfiW' � t4ra© ltirA+;Oj l ' Rt larr'W4 Exterior Appearance Changes: ttft, -7'�O NaA) To Submit Application: Download form, Fill it out and email it to jessica-bristow®iowa-city.org or mail to Historic Preservation, City of Iowa City, 410 E. Washington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 706 College Street- work included in application Remove existing aluminum siding Repair, prep, and paint original wood lap siding Full frame wood windows to replace existing vinyl windows. Replace basement egress window vinyl Replace basement egress window well Rebuild south chimney as close as possible to the historic photo Remove west fire escape Add full-lite storm door Replacement of roof shingles Possible future reconstruction of wrap -around porch i a Printed: 03/1412018 03:00 PM P.O. 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The project consists of window replacement. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa Cityf3istudcPreservation GuidellnesfotAlterations 4.11 Siding 4.13 Windows Staff Comments This two-story frame house was built c.1900, and is a transitional design. It features the hip (pyramidal) roof and shallow projecting gable wings of simplified Queen Anne design, but it also has Neo-classical cornice returns. The front porch, with its very slender posts, is not original to the house, and the one-story wing on the southeast corner also appears to be a later addition. Construction dates for these additions are not known. The house has replacement siding and storm windows appears to have original windows with the exception of the front windows on the fast floor. Also, in 2012, the Commission approved first floor window replacement on the house for a project that was begun without a pernut and after the original windows and framing were removed. For the current project, the applicant was working without permit. Photographs show the north -facing second -floor window removed and replaced with a much smaller window. Comparison of current photos with 2012 photos show that the applicant also replaced the south -facing windows 2^d floor windows with smaller windows. The applicant submitted product information for Northview single -hung flange -mounted vinyl windows. The guidelines recommend replacing badly deteriorated windows with new ones that match the type, size, sash width, trim, use of divided lights and overall appearance of the historic windows. New wood windows should be used to replace deteriorated historic windows although the use of metal -clad solid wood windows is acceptable. All windows and trim must accept paint. If a window is relocated on a framed structure, appropriate siding that matches the existing should be used with its members being placed across and randomly extended beyond the opening so that the siding patch is not apparent. In Staffs opinion, three original windows on the house were replaced with vinyl, flange -mounted windows with raised sills and an inappropriate patch of the siding material. There is no evidence that the windows were deteriorated and no reason was given for the resizing of the windows. Staff finds that the replacement of the windows was not approved and is not appropriate. The new windows are smaller in both width and sill height than the originals because of their installation method. Vinyl windows are inappropriate on a contributing house in the Summit Street Historic District. The siding patch was also not completed to meet the guidelines. Staff recommends not approving the application and requiring the windows be replaced with wood or metal -clad wood w ndows at the original dimensions. RecommendedMotfon (Motions must be made in the affirmative and then voted down if the application is being denied.) Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 818 South Summit Street as presented in the application. aT,�_�.s , tea„ . ;: '.�1 �lS1 lei Application for alterations to the histo is landmarks or der Properties located in a historic district or conservation district Dait3 . pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 14.4C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and 4# i�q tnatesisi Fit regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic stf Appsrmt�ngss Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall the 1 or online at: www.iceov.org hisioricpreservationresources ltar>eti The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the office of Neighborhood and Development Services by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See last page of this application for deadlines and meeting dates. :t..:-- _..—.__.--- N Al Phone Number: Address 06 ity �� State:' AI ` Zip Code:® ❑ Contractor/Consultant Name: ,t.o Bmatl: Phone Number: City. State: Zip Code: TlOi�i — Use of Property: ijJ Q 1 &ac I Date Constructed (if known): �s- (Maps are located at the foilowing link,= w tim��ae u ME This Property is a local historic landmark OR This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown St. Historic District ❑ Northside HistDnc District ❑ College Hill Conservation District ❑ College Green Historic District Summit St. Historic District [IDearborn St Conservation District ❑ Bast College St. Historic District �1 Woodlawn Historic District ❑ Goosetown/ Horace Mann ❑ leffmon St. Historic District ❑ Clark St. Conservation Conservation District ❑ Longfellow Historic District District ❑ Governor -Lucas SL Clmcwn M4f Within the distict, this Property is Classified as: 2 ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing r Choose appropriate project type. In order listed materials. Applications to ensure application can be processed, please include all without necessary materials may be rejected. ❑ Addition (TYPWs4 projects entailing an addition to the building footprint sack as a room, porch, deck, etc.) ❑ Bufl—%Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Product Information 0 Site pans ❑ ter n (TyP"cally Projects entailing work such as aiding and window replacement skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch replacement/constructiou, baluster repair, or similar. If the project is a minor alteration, photographs and drawings to describe the scope of the project are sufficient) ❑ Bu —w, Elevations ❑ Product Information ❑ Conetrnetion of a new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Demolition (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuilding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ Photographs ❑ Evidence of deterioration ❑ Proposal of Future plans Repair or Restoration of an ex'stiokshIctan that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ^Product Information ❑ Other Please contact the Preservation specialist at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with applications APPLICATION RERiJIREA4FN TS Project Description: Materials to be Used: Se e. sk"{ AttA0AzJ Exterior Appearance Changes: To Submit Application: Download form Fill it out and email it to Preservation, City of Iowa City, 410 E. Washington sued, Iowaa�Ci'q,y IA or mail to Historic ORT-=W WINDOWS Insulated Vinyl S • • y �ng1e Hung 1NIndow w/ Nailin In ..?55 fr3f I!rr�r�roj �n�r�% �yirYS �i p• �. C -` a.., -� 3^.d ire/Er.' LotL��- :� �`"•{i_-?_tr �n '+r�L�-. II`J r'�?} ,` i=:ii^X Fir. 37r = GrFaFri �.i' }-- c! � ,CtI - '-Oct,Ha*�ivr2.F for F.CC�d 5e•-r,- - f f, instailatiorr -- Made In U.S.A. g Iange Ideal for Heated: ' Garages • Poie Buildings • Tool / Work Sheds • Ice Houses Hunting Stands • Playhouses Ffashinp. Rough 24 •` F."3, �e size J Opening, x 36'• n Photo from November 1, 2012 q I e Photo from March 14, 2018 E r ��' Staff Report April 5, 2018 Historic Review for 325 South Summit District; Summit Street Historic District Classification: Contributing The applicants, Julie and Philip Ostrem, are requesting approval for a proposed alteration project at 325 South Summit Street, a Contributing property in the Summit Street Historic District. The project consists of the removal of two windows on the north end of the rear (west side) of the house. Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 4.0 Iowa CityLUstoric Preservation Guidelines forAlteradons 4.11 Siding 4.13 Windows Staff Comments This house appears to have been constructed in the 1880s as a front -gabled two-story house with a north side projecting gable. A two-story addition off to the rear south corner was added prior to 1926. At that time the house had a porch across the back to the north of the addition. Since then, the house has had several alterations to the rear portion. The site inventory form did not assign a style to the house because of the asbestos siding which covered it. In the fall, the applicants received approval to remove the siding and details emerged that may show that the house has some Italianate or Stick -style elements. The repair and repainting of the existing siding and trim is still ongoing. For the current project, work was begun without a permit. The applicant is removing two windows on the north end of the west side of the house and relocating a third to a new location. The windows are removed from their original locations to accommodate plan changes for bathrooms. The guidelines recommend that if a window is to be relocated, it should not detract from the overall fenestration pattern. If a window is visible from the street, staff typically recommends leaving the window but sealing it closed and replacing the glass with black spandrel glass so that it can be walled over on the inside to accommodate interior plan changes. Replacement siding should match the original and be "toothed in" to make the patch less noticeable. In Staff's opinion, when the Sanborn maps and current aerial photos are compared and evidence found under the asbestos siding is considered, the area where the windows were located was originally a smaller first floor open porch. The current two-story portion is an addition that probably occurred after 1933. The bump out and covered entry is also an addition. Given the fact that the windows are on the back of the property and adjacent to an area with problematic alterations, staff finds it acceptable to remove the existing windows. The partially covered window in the side of the bump out is also in an addition and not visible. The window relocation is an acceptable change because it appears to be aligned with an existing window above. The new siding should be smooth cedar like the original and pieces should be placed so that the joints are random and the patch is not apparent. The current patch is not acceptable. The owner has stated that the current patch is temporary. All of the other windows in t me house have been repaired instead of replaced Recommended Motion Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 325 South Summit as presented in the application_. M =. - s - r h� APPLICATION FOR HISTORIC REVIEW Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 144C. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation Handbook, which is available in the Neighborhood and Development Services office at City Hall or online at: www.icgov.org/historicl2reservationresources itROOM.�XiF'i • Certificate of No material W1 Major Review ■ Intermediate Revie ■ minor The HPC does not review applications for compliance with building and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by the building division prior to the issuance of a building permit. Meeting Schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. Applications are due in the office of Neighborhood and Development Services by noon on Wednesday three weeks prior to the meeting. See last page of this application for deadlines and meeting dates. PROPERTY OWNER/ APPLICANT INFORMATION (Please check primary contact person) ❑ Property Owner Name: jPhilip & Julie Ostrem Email: 'ulie-ostrem uiowa.edu Phone Number: 319.331.8117 Address: 325 South Summit City: Ilowa City State: ® Zip Code: 52240 [] Contractor/Consultant Name: Philip Ostrem Email:lpmostrem(aicloud.com Phone Number: 1319.331.2552 Address: 1325 South Summit City: jIowa City State: ® Zip Code: 52240 - PROPOSED PROJEELMMAN&TIJON, Address: 1325 South Summit HISTORICC f (Maps am located at the following link: mjMjcgo-v,orgZhisWrj�I ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark. OR ❑ This Property is within a historic or conservation district (choose location): ❑ Brown St. Historic District ❑ Northside Historic District ❑ College Hill Conservation District ❑ College Green Historic District ® Summit St. Historic District ❑ Dearborn St. Conservation District ❑ East College St. Historic District ❑ Woodlawn Historic District ❑ Goosetown/ Horace Mann ❑ Jefferson St. Historic District ❑ Clark St. Conservation Conservation District ❑ Longfellow Historic District District ❑ Governor -Lucas St. Conservation District Within the district, this Property is Classified as: ❑ Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Nonhistoric APPLICATION REQLRREMENTB Choose appropriate project type. In order to ensure application can be processed, please include all listed materials. Applications without necessary materials may be rejected. Addition (Typically projects entailing an addition to the building footprint such as a room, porch, deck, etc.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product information ❑ Site Plans ® Alteration (Typically projects entailing work such as siding and window replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, deck or porch replacement/construction, baluster repair, or similar. If the project is a minor alteration, photographs and drawings to describe the scope of the project are sufficient.) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Product Information ❑ Photographs Construction of a new building ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plane Demolition (Projects entailing the demolition of a primary structure or outbuBding, or any portion of a building, such as porch, chimney, decorative trim, baluster, etc.) ❑ Evidence of deterioration ❑ Proposal of Future Plans Repair or Restoration of an existing structure that will not change its appearance. ❑ Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Other Please contact the Preservation Specialist at 356-5243 for materials which need to be included with applications APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS Project Description: ,e window on the west side of the first floor (rear of home). The window will be removed from the room to allow fixtures to be installed. Also, moving the window to a bedroom (also west) will allow light this space. Materials to be Used: Original window to be re -used. Exterior Appearance Changes: to match original lapboard siding will be used to cover window opening. _.a vindow removal seen hrough relocated window window relocated window removed .�.:,, �.� r 4�_� yea � - ,. _ � ' ���\ MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION EMMA J. HARVAT HALL MARCH 8, 2018 MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT: STAFF PRESENT: OTHERS PRESENT: Thomas Agran DeGraw, G. T. Frank Wagner Gosia Clore PRELIMINARY Esther Baker, Kevin Boyd, Zach Builta, Sharon Karr, Cecile Kuenzli, Pam Michaud, Ginalie Swaim, Jessica Bristow Nick Lindsley, John Logel RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council action) CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Swaim called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was none. CERTIFICATES OF APPROPRIATENESS: 10 South Gilbert Street. Bristow said this is the former Unitarian -Universalist Church that became a local landmark last year and that the Commission reviewed a portion of the new development more recently. She said the current project is the stair and elevator tower addition on the south side of the Church building. She showed the front of the church and then the south side of the Church and the new addition. Bristow stated that staff had worked with the architect to discuss options to tie into the building. She said staff had suggested a roofline that mimicked the gable roofline of the church. She said the architect had pointed out how that would cause more of the church building to be altered by the new addition. She said staff agreed that a separate structure would be better for the church. Bristow said that looking at Preservation Brief 14 from the National Park Service would be appropriate for this project. She showed images from the document and talked about how they are simple forms. She said that they are behind the historic buildings and that one has a "hyphen" or indent that separates it from the historic building. Then she showed a church and said it had a larger addition with the same roof as the church. She said this addition is separated but it is also a meeting space. She said that it is a larger space so it can have the bigger roof like the church. She said the meeting space is not small like a stair tower. Bristow showed the south side of the church and showed a diagram of the openings the addition will make in the wall. She showed the diagram of opening from the interior. Bristow stated that the original idea had a smaller addition but would reduce the size of the organ room. Bristow said the stair and elevator are all outside the historic church so the church does not change for that. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION March 8, 2018 Page 2 of 8 Bristow showed the plans for the addition and an image of the addition with the development behind. She said that the brick will match the church and the windows will be a kind of dark storefront material. She showed the addition from the other side. Bristow said that staff finds the addition acceptable because it places everything outside the church and does not impact the church structure. She said the materials will blend with the church and staff recommends approval. Kuenzli asked if the brick will match because the picture was not very clear and it didn't look like it would be right. Bristow said that the architect will have samples and match the church. Lindsley said that the brick will match the church. He said if this doesn't match well another brick will be chosen. Michaud asked if the addition could have a roof with a slope so that water does not leak inside the Church or the Addition. Lindsley said that they looked at a gable roof. He said that the elevator in the addition has an area above it, above the top floor for equipment. He said that because of that space, if a gable roof is put above that it becomes tall enough that the addition roof begins to compete with the church roof. Lindsley said that they do not want to impact the Church more than they have to in order to add a stair and elevator. He said that the owner will do a tax credit project for the work on the older church building. He said they set the addition in from the sides so that the structure of the church will remain intact. The addition could be removed in the future. Michaud asked if the color of the window frame will match the dark brown. Lindsley said the dark bronze frame is chosen to match the dark brown trim on the church. Michaud asked if the south church wall will be repaired. Lindsley referred to the diagram of openings and said that the concrete block that is not removed for the new openings will be replaced with brick and the old brick arch in the wall will remain. Swaim said that passersby might see the elevator/stair addition and assume it is part of the surrounding new buildings. Agran said that the addition does not bother him because it echoes the style of the new buildings being built around it. MOTION: Agran moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 10 S. Gilbert Street, as presented in the staff report. Boyd seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 10-0 (Clore absent). 8 Bella Vista Place. Wagner recused himself from this project Bristow said this is the same house that had the front terrace approved and then a new garage and kitchen. She said this application is for the basement egress windows. She said the applicant is now finishing the basement and with new finished basements an egress window is required. Bristow showed the front and south sides of the house. She said that egress windows are usually on the back but with this house it is paved. She said that the egress window should not go on the front and the north side slopes down and away so egress windows would be very visible. She said that the south side is the best option. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION March 8, 2018 Page 3 of 8 Bristow showed the south side and three basement windows there. She said that the front window is alone and the two back windows are like a pair because they are next to each other. Bristow said that to get more light and have them be the same, the applicant would like to make both of the back windows egress windows. Bristow said that staff finds this acceptable. Kuenzli asked if the front window will not match then. Bristow said that the two new windows will be casement windows for egress. She said they will be black to match the other basement windows instead of white like the upper windows. She said they will have a muntin bar to appear similar to a double hung window. She said the upper portion will have three divided lights to look like the other basement windows. Bristow said that window wells will usually match the foundation which on this house is brick. She said this house has concrete window wells so the new ones will match that. MOTION: Boyd moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 8 Bella Vista Place, as presented in the staff report with the condition that window product material is approved by staff. Agran seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0 (Clore absent and Waaner recused). I 11110M* i MillT17MI 2=1 Bristow said this house is a pristine, well -cared -for example of a bungalow in the Brown Street Historic District. She said the application is for a kitchen and bathroom addition. She showed an image of the back yard. Bristow said she spoke with the applicants last fall about the location of the addition. She said that it has a very small back yard and a nearby cistern. Bristow showed an image of the side yard and also where the cistern is located. She said that as people drive down Dodge street it is hard to see the North side of the house. She said that the area on the back of the house is too tight to put the addition there so staff found it acceptable to build the addition on the north side set back from the street. Bristow showed the north side of the house and showed where the front window will remain and the addition will be behind that. She showed another small window that will be moved to the north wall of the addition. She showed another window that will be replaced because it is too small. Bristow said that the project also went through several versions. She said that the roof was originally a shed roof which ties in awkwardly to the house. The front window was very small. Staff worked with the applicant to refine the design. She said that they looked at other one-story additions in the neighborhood. It appeared that the additions with flat roofs tended to work best. Bristow showed the plan and the location of the new windows and said they would be Marvin Integrity Double Hung windows. She showed the elevation drawings and how the roof is now a low hip roof. Kuenzli asked if a shed roof would be better since the house has a rear shed roof addition and has a shed roof on the bump -out. Bristow said that the addition was too long to have a shed roof look right on the house because it creates an awkward wall condition facing the street. The angle of the roof would be different from the bump out. The low hip roof creates a better street presence because of the horizontal roof edge. Bristow said that all of the trim details, siding, and foundation would match the house. She said that at the time the agenda packet was made, there were questions about some of the windows HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION March 8, 2018 Page 4 of 8 and the roof. She said, for the windows, the front window will be only 10 inches shorter than the front windows. It needs to be shorter because of the bathroom layout. Bristow said that the applicant is going to reroof the house in architectural shingles and the new addition will be the same. MOTION: Agran moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 720 North Dodge Street, as presented in the staff report Baker seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 10-0 (Clore absent). 727 Dearborn Street Bristow said this house is in the Dearborn Street Conservation District and at the time of the survey of the area it was non -historic. Now that it is 50 years old it could be considered historic but it is unclear whether it would be considered contributing or non-contributing to the District. Bristow showed the front of the house and commented that the metal chimney was added, as was the bay projection on the north side. She showed the back of the house and the rear gable projection with a bay window that is not centered. Bristow said that the glass block window is also not original. Bristow said the project now is to add an addition to the back of the house on the south end. She said the addition would be set in one foot from the south side of the house. She said the addition would project 14 and a half feet toward the rear of the lot. Bristow said the roof slope and eave line of the new addition will match the existing house. She said that the aluminum siding had previously been approved to be removed and new cement board siding was approved to replace it. She said the applicants will work with staff to review any trim details after the aluminum is removed. She said the new addition will match the main house. Bristow showed drawings of the addition and said that the addition will encroach on the rear projection so that its roofline will be centered over it and the bay window will be more centered. She also said that the existing skylights in the main roof will likely be removed and the owner wants to install two Sonotube skylights in the new addition. She said that they would be located in the back facing north and would not be visible from most locations. Bristow showed the north side of the new addition and said it is next to the deck and will not have any windows. She said that in the plan that area is a closet and a bathroom. She said that because the space faces the deck and the house is likely non-contributing to the district, staff finds this acceptable. Bristow showed the south side of the new addition and said that the two windows are narrower than the ones on the south side of the existing house and spaced further apart. She showed an image of the side of the house and said that the property line is right there and the neighbor has a tall fence. She said that it will be difficult to see the side of the addition from the street. She said that since the house is likely non-contributing and the house has narrow bay windows to mimic with these windows, staff finds the windows acceptable. Michaud asked if the depth of the addition would exceed that of the existing deck so the tree would need to be removed. Bristow confirmed that it would. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION March 8, 2018 Page i of 8 MOTION: Michaud moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 727 Dearborn Street, as presented in the staff report with the condition that the applicant work with staff on the siding details. Karr seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 10-0 (Clore absent). 424 Davenport Street. Wagner recused himself from this project Bristow said that house is a foursquare built in 1909. She said the project is a garage demolition and reconstruction. She said that the garage was built in 1912 and is severely deteriorated. She showed a picture of the corner and said the garage looks like it has been hit by a car. Bristow said this garage is a single -story garage with a gable roof, exposed rafter tails and Dutch lap siding. She said the project would replicate the existing garage. She showed pictures of the roof and said that it is rotten and shows underneath. She showed a picture of the windows and said the new garage would have new windows because some of the sashes are missing and they are boarded up now. Bristow showed details of the wood trim and siding. She said that she didn't know if the garage could be salvaged at all because the material is checked and has dry rot. She showed the large doors on the alley and said the garage has a sliding door with two swinging doors next to it to enlarge the opening. She said all of the garage details would be copied in the new garage. Bristow showed an aerial photograph. She said that the only change to the new garage will be the location. She said that the current garage is on the east property line and too close to the alley. Bristow said that to satisfy zoning codes the new garage will be built 4 feet off the property line and 5 feet off the alley. MOTION: Kuenzli moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the project at 424 Davenport Street, as presented in the staff report with the condition that the window and door product materials are approved by staff. DeGraw seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0 (Clore absent, Wagner recused). John Logel, who owns 720 Dodge with his wife, thanked the commissioner for their work and especially Jessica Bristow for working through various options with him and his wife. He said that they have long enjoyed living in the neighborhood but thought they might have to move if they could not figure out how to add an addition. They are pleased to stay in the house and neighborhood. CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR FEBRUARY 8, 2018: MOTION: Baker moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's February 8, 2018 meeting. Kuenzli seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 10-0 (Clore absent). COMMISSION INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION: HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION March 8, 2018 Page 6 of 8 Swaim said that we have multiple additions to this section of the meeting Annual Work Plan Report to City Council. Bristow explained that the packet includes the Annual Work Plan Report which the Commission approved at the last meeting. Gloria Dei Letter to Ginalie Swaim re: Sanxav-Gilmore House. Bristow said that correspondence from Gloria Dei Lutheran Church to the mayor and to Commission Chair Swaim is included in the packet. She said that responses by the mayor and Swaim were handed out to the Commission. Kuenzli asked what the reference to Hodge refers to in the church's letter. Swaim said that as owner, Hodge had offered to donate land in the courtyard at 130 Jefferson to Gloria Dei so that the house could be moved there. Kuenzli asked what happens next. Swaim said that first off, the good news is that the historic courtyard at 130 Jefferson has been saved. She said that there are several issues to figure out regarding 109 Market. She said that Bristow and staff are looking for possible lots where the house could be relocated, and that issues of distance, street width, tree cover, and cost will all figure in. Kuenzli asked if only city -owned lots are being sought. Bristow said that available lots might include city -owned property, or lots owned by the University of Iowa or Mercy Hospital, for example, that they no longer want. Swaim encouraged commissioners to contact Bristow with any ideas. Bristow said that a structural engineer or architect skilled in historic structures will need to assess the house in terms of the construction of its additions and how they are joined to the original part and to each other to evaluate the feasibility of moving the house. Kuenzli asked about the size of this house and how moving it would compare to moving the Houser -Metzger House. Bristow said the Sanxay-Gilmore House is 36 feet wide and that some of the streets are 40 feet wide. Bristow said that the moving company charged about $35,000 for the Houser -Metzger House, and that there is an estimate of about $125,000 for moving the Sanxay-Gilmore House. Swaim said that the house is obviously a lot heavier because it is made of brick. Kuenzli asked if it could be a single-family home again. Bristow said that is one possibility. Bristow said there are several unknowns regarding costs and outcomes. Chuck Grassley Letter to Mayor James Throqmorton re: Historic Tax Credits. Bristow said that included in the packet is a letter from Senator Grassley in response to a letter from Mayor Throgmorton regarding historic tax credits. Channel 4 video proposal. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION March 8, 2018 Page 7 of 8 Bristow said that she received a memo from Ty Coleman, from local Channel 4, which has been producing brief videos about various topics of city government. Coleman's idea is to produce some videos about the city's boards and commissions, and how the members view their work. Bristow said that since the Historic Preservation Commission has long had an opening for the Jefferson Street Historic District and will have potentially four additional openings this summer, a video on the commission would be useful, if the commission is open to this idea. Swaim agreed that this could helpful. Bristow said that the video would be three to five minutes long, that it would be produced quite soon, and asked for volunteers to be interviewed. Agran, Boyd, Michaud, and Swaim volunteered. Kuenzli asked if questions could be given ahead of time so interviewees could prepare their answers. Bristow said that this might be possible and she would inquire. City Park Cabin restoration update. Bristow said that a few city staffers, including Bob Miklo and some of Parks and Recreation staff, recently drove to Clemons, Iowa, to observe progress on the two log cabins from City Park. She said that a preservation grant is paying for work on the roof. Bristow said that the Heritage Wood Works had numbered each piece of the cabins, disassembled them, and then transported them to their workshop in Clemons. Bristow showed photos of the project. In the photo the original logs are quite dark and are marked with yellow tags. New replacement logs appear much lighter. Bristow said that one of the reasons for deterioration of the cabins was because small pieces of wood had been added to the chinking in especially large gaps between existing logs. This had introduced moisture and rot. Bristow said that an epoxy -like material was added to the original logs to help preserve them. Bristow showed photos of the hand tools used and of a worker making wood shingles by hand. Boyd asked about the timeline for completion. Bristow said that final completion is expected by October 2018. Michaud asked if the cabins would be returned to their original site in City Park. Bristow said yes. Local Landmarks Bristow said that the landmark nominations of the seven properties would be on the Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for March 15. Michaud asked if these were the brick houses. Bristow confirmed that this included the six brick houses plus the Byfield House on Park Road in Manville Heights. Agran asked if they would be presented and voted on as a group or as individual properties. Bristow said they would be presented individually and voted on individually. She said that Planning and Zoning's criteria is how these fit in with the Comprehensive Plan and related neighborhood plans. Bristow encouraged commissioners to attend the meeting if possible. Boyd asked if the Planning and Zoning Commission accepted written comments. Bristow said yes. Swaim affirmed this. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD 2017-2018 NAME TERM EXP. 6/15 7/31 8/10 9/14 10/12 11/9 12/14 1/11 2/8 3/8 4/12 5/10 6/14 AGRAN, THOMAS 7/1/20 X X X X X X X X X X BAKER, ESTHER 7/1/18 X X X X X X X X X X BOYD, KEVIN 7/1/20 X O/E X O/E X X X X X X BUILTA, ZACH 7/1/19 X O/E X X X X X X O/E X CLORE, GOSIA 7/1/20 X X O/E X X X O/E O/E X O/E DEGRAW, SHARON 7/1/19 X X X X X X O/E X X X KARR, G. T. 7/1/20 -- X X X X X X X X X KUENZLI, CECILE 7/1/19 X O/E O/E X O/E X X X X X MICHAUD, PAM 7/1/18 X X O/E X X X X X X X SWAIM, GINALIE 7/1/18 X X X X X O/E X X X X WAGNER, FRANK 7/1/18 O/E O/E X O/E X X O/E O/E X X KEY: X = Present O = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused --- = Not a Member