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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-13-2019 Historic Preservation Commission0 Iowa City Historic preservation Commission V / L 1 P 1111 In S�Ih1� Emma Harvat Hall City Hall -- G:- IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION Thursday, June 13, 2019 City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street Emma Harvat Hall 5:30 p.m. A) Call to Order B) Roll Call C) Public discussion of anything not on the agenda D) Public Hearing Local Landmark Designation — Hohenschuh-Hervert House, 225 North Gilbert Street E) Public Hearing Local Landmark Designation — Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House, 229 North Gilbert Street F) Certificate of Appropriateness 219 South Summit Street — College Hill Conservation District (garage demolition) G) Report on Certificates issued by Chair and Staff Certificate of No Material Effect —Chair and Staff review 409 Grant Street — Longfellow Historic District (retaining wallreconstruction) Minor Review —Staff review 1. 1121 Seymour Avenue — Longfellow Historic District (roof shingle replacement) 2. 412 North Linn Street — Northside Historic District (roof shingle replacement on bay) 3. 718 North Johnson Street — Brown Street Historic District (site stair railing installation) 4. 919 East Washington Street — College Hill Conservation District (site stair and railing replacement) 5. 923 East Washington Street — College Hill Conservation District (site stair and railing replacement) 6. 426 North Gilbert Street — Notthside Historic District (garage roof shingle replacement) 7. 701 East College Street — College Green Historic District (house and garage roof shingle replacement) H) Consideration of Minutes for May 9, 2019 I) Consideration of Minutes for May 23, 2019 J) Commission Information and Discussion Retiring Commissioner K) Adjournment If you will need disability -related accommodations in order to participate in this meeting, please contact Jessica Bristow, Urban Planning, at 319-356-5243 or at jessica-bristovl&owa-city.org. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. Historic Preservation Commission ^i'y Ha:, 610 t VV:shirO C.n Street, Icwa Cl y. A. 52240 Memorandum Date: May 31, 2019 To: Historic Preservation Commission From: Jessica Bristow, Historic Preservation Planner Re: Hohenschuh-Hervert House, 225 North Gilbert Street and Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House, 229 North Gilbert Street In 2018, at the request of the City Manager, City Staff sent out a Request for Quotes seeking a consultant to perform an intensive survey of the properties at 225 and 229 North Gilbert Street. The City had purchased the properties and intended to designate them as local landmarks, pending eligibility, in order to preserve them from demolition and to help stabilize the historic character of the neighborhood. As a result of the proposals, the City hired consultant Tim Weitzel to perform the study and provide a written report overview. This report and the two intensive survey forms (as attachments to the report) are included with this memorandum. In addition, the City has been working with potential new owners for their future use, potentially as commercial properties. Weitzel's report begins with an Executive Summary listing the results of the study. The body of the report then includes an introduction that discusses landmark eligibility and the relationship between the National Register and local requirements. Weitzel outlines his methodology and provides a history of past investigations and land use of the neighborhood. The bulk of the report is the establishment of historic contexts for evaluation and discussion of the properties' histories. Both houses are tied to the strong influence of 191h-century immigrant communities and the history of building construction and design in Iowa City. A thorough history of each property is included in the attached site inventory forms. The site inventory forms are in a State -required format and also include a discussion and evaluation of the architecture. Finally, Weitzel includes statements on his findings and recommendations. Based on the results of Weitzel's study and the findings in the report, the City seeks local landmark designation for both properties. At the June 13, 2019 Historic Preservation Commission meeting public hearings will be held for each property individually in order to discuss local landmark eligibility. Hohenschuh-Hervert House, 225 North Gilbert Street City Staff has requested that the Hohenschuh-Hervert House, 225 North Gilbert Street, be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Designation of the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark will require Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will make the property eligible for special exceptions that would allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements and for State Tax Credit funding of rehabilitation. It is not intended that the City will retain ownership of the property. low;: City H;stor o Preservation Comr, r;::y Hall, 410 = Washing on S.roet, lows City. IA. G2240 The house was built in 1904 by Charles Mentzer for Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh, prominent in Iowa City society, who had originally lived next door at 229 Gilbert Street and built the house upon their return to town. The house was built in a vernacular design with Folk Victorian detailing. Following Christian's death in 1918, Clara returned to 229 Gilbert and rented the property at 225 Gilbert until she sold it in 1936. The history of the Hohenschuh's is also linked to the widespread Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918. The history of the house is also tied to Katie and Frank Hervert who owned 225 Gilbert through the middle of the 201 century. The history of the changes to the house is tied to a local builder/craftsman tradition in Iowa City. The Hohenschuh-Hervert House was found to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic places under Criterion A, because of its relationship to second generation immigrant families in the Northside of Iowa City and the local tradition of architectural salvage and reuse and C, Design/Construction, as a well-preserved example of local design -builder craftsmanship, especially architectural salvage and remodeling work. For local landmark designation, the Commission should determine if the property meets criterion a. and b. and at least one of the criteria c., d., e., or f. for local designation listed below: a. Significant to American and/or Iowa City history, architecture, archaeology and culture; b. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship; c. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; d. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; e. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; or represents the work of a master; or possesses high artistic values; or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; f. Has yielded or may likely yield information important in prehistory or history. Based on the information provided in the report and the Site Inventory Form, staff finds that the property meets criteria a, b, c and d and therefore qualifies as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Recommended Motion: Move to approve the designation of the Hohenschuh-Hervert House, 225 North Gilbert Street, as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: criteria a, b, c and d. 2 ®u 2 :::vva City Historic Preservation CommissIion Cii; Hall, M E Wash!nry CG -. Stm.ei, Iowa City. IA.:52240 Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House 229 North Gilbert Street City Staff has requested that the Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House, 229 North Gilbert Street, be designated as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Designation of the property as an Iowa City Historic Landmark will require Commission approval of any significant changes to the exterior of the building. Landmark status will make the property eligible for special exceptions that would allow the Board of Adjustment to waive or modify certain zoning requirements and for State Tax Credit funding of rehabilitation. It is not intended that the City will retain ownership of the property. The house was built in 1897 by Jacob J. Hotz, a well-known and successful carpenter, for Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh, prominent in Iowa City society. The house was built in as a Free Classic Queen Anne. In addition to its relationship to the Hohenschuh's several other notable Iowa Citians were also residents of the home through its history. The Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House was found to be individually eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic places under Criterion A, because of its relationship to second generation immigrant families in the Northside of Iowa City. While the existing vinyl siding prevents an evaluation for Criterion C it is expected to be eligible under this criterion as well and could be evaluated once the vinyl is removed. For local landmark designation, the Commission should determine if the property meets criterion a. and b. and at least one of the criteria c., d., e., or f. for local designation listed below: a. Significant to American and/or Iowa City history, architecture, archaeology and culture; b. Possesses integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship; c. Associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; d. Associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; e. Embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction; or represents the work of a master; or possesses high artistic values; or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; f. Has yielded or may likely yield information important in prehistory or history. Based on the information provided in the report and the Site Inventory Form, staff finds that the property meets criteria a, b, and c and therefore qualifies as an Iowa City Historic Landmark. Recommended Motion: Move to approve the designation of the Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House, 229 North Gilbert Street, as an Iowa City Historic Landmark based on the following criteria for local designation: criteria a, b, and c. 3 Intensive Historical and Architectural History Survey and Evaluation of 225 N Gilbert Street and 229 N Gilbert Street Iowa City, Iowa HAOB No.: 32-00131 Prepared for the Historic Preservation Commission City of Iowa City, Iowa Tim Weitzel Historian, Architectural Historian, and Archaeologist April 2019 Executive Summary An intensive historical and architectural history survey and evaluation of the Hohenschuh-Hervert house, 225 N Gilbert Street (ISIN 52-03267) and the Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenshcuh house, 229 N Gilbert Street (ISIN 52-03267) was conducted in January through March of 2019. The two subject properties are located in the Northside neighborhood of Iowa City, specifically in the Northside Commercial District. They were purchased by the City of Iowa City in the fall of 2018. The City of Iowa City indicated an interest in potentially preserving the properties for historic preservation as well as land use planning purposes. The properties were previously identified as potential historic properties in 1981 and 1999 but no further action was taken on those recommendations. The 2019 intensive level investigation of the properties for their historical and architectural significance returns a recommendation to the Historic Preservation Commission that these properties possess historic merit and recommends that they are eligible to be nominated for the National Register of Historic Places and are also eligible for consideration for local landmark status. The Hohenschuh-Hervert house is eligible for Criteria A: Associations with patterns of history and Criteria C: Type, period, and method of construction. The Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenshcuh house is eligible for Criteria A: Associations with patterns of history. This project meets preservation and planning goals for the CLG program as well as identification goals called for in Iowa City ordinance and the Historic Preservation Plan, in particular Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's past as well as Objective 4 of that plan for the Downtown Planning District, which calls for designation of individually eligible properties as local historic landmarks. Introduction The City of Iowa City issued a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) in October of 2018 for an evaluation of two potentially historic properties-225 N Gilbert Street (ISIN 52-03267) and 229 N Gilbert Street (ISIN 52- 03267), the subject properties of this study! The RFQ called for an intensive survey report that includes information found in a Multiple Property Documentation form (but not on the MPD form) including a site inventory forms and photographic documentation. This report provides the information found on an MPD document, including the methodology used in the study (page 3), provides the history of investigations on the two subject properties (page 4), provides the historic contexts used to evaluate the properties (page 7), and summarizes the results of the information on the two site inventory forms along with recommendations for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places (page 15). However, as the results of this survey did not find that there is a multiple property to document, the report does not include a statement of significance or narrative for a multiple property. As would be required with an MPD, the documentation of the survey work and the 1 The State Historic Preservation Office maintains a register and database of all reviewed properties in Iowa. Each property is assigned a unique Iowa Site Inventory Number, designated here as ISIN. documentation for the recommendations made is provided on Iowa Site Inventory froms, which are provided in Appendix A. The subject properties are located on the north side of downtown Iowa City in the Northside Commercial District and are in a broad way part of the Northside neighborhood of Iowa City. They were acquired by the City of Iowa City in the fall of 2018. The properties are located within a popular commercial area but remained until recently in residential use. The buildings were inhabited at the time of the purchase by the City. Both properties are well over 50 years of age and had been looked at previously for eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places as part of historic preservation survey work in the Northside Neighborhood. Both properties had been identified as potentially eligible in two previous reviews, which if this were a compliance triggered report would be sufficient to determine them potentially eligible for the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). However, it was also clear by preliminary work done by staff that there were important potential discrepancies in what had been reported. It was therefore judged necessary to revisit the previous work and at the same time evaluate the current condition of the buildings, which well could have changed in the 20 years since the last recommendations were made. It was further noted that the State Historic Preservation Office has increased its reliance on guidance and authorities provided by the National Park Service for the implementation of identification and evaluation efforts for nomination and management of historic properties through the Certified Local Government Program (CLG) program and this could affect the recommendations for the properties in that regard. To be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, a property must meet one or more of the four Criteria for Evaluation and it must possess Historic Integrity. The Criteria for Evaluation state the quality of significance in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture is present in districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials. workmanship, feeling, and association, and: A. That are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or B. That are associated with the lives of significant persons in our past; or C. That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or D. That have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in history or prehistory. There are specific methods to evaluate these criteria. Evaluating the historic integrity of the property is an admittedly subjective process, but there are set criteria for their application. A full discussion of evaluation of historic properties is provided in National Register Bulletin 15: How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. It is noted that Criteria D almost always applies to archaeological sites and no attempt to systematically identify archaeological sites was made in the course of this investigation, though recommendations for their preservation, if they are present, are included in this report. The results of this survey and evaluation —the case for eligibility —is made on an Iowa Site Inventory form. Each form inventories the current conditions, historic materials and other aspects of the building and provides a narrative description of the property and provides a narrative statement of significance. In addition to the national criteria, Iowa law delegates the authority to create local historic property designations based on far less stringent criteria. In effect, a local government can designate historic properties of any type, size, and shape of contiguous property for any legitimate purpose.' However, as a participant in the Certified Local Government (CLG) Program, Iowa City has indicated its commitment to follow the requirements of the national CLG as administered by State of Iowa. The CLG Program is described here as follows: 'Through the certification process, local governments make a commitment to historic preservation by passing local legislation and establishing a historic preservation commission. The commission advises the local elected officials on matters related to historic preservation and undertakes special projects in the community.... A local government must provide ongoing support for the program and the historic preservation commission. This support includes assigning a staff member to the commission. The staff member sees that the commission gets clerical assistance, prepares an annual budget and coordinates with other local commissions and agencies. In addition, the commission will need a meeting space and centralized storage space for commission files.... 'The local government also provides financial support for the historic preservation program and commission. This includes a budget for office supplies, postage, telephone, printing, and photography and annual training. While grant programs help local governments defray the expense of historic preservation activities, all require a local commitment in the form of cash and/or in -kind match. The local government is the official applicant for the grant and provides the required match x3 Local governments in Iowa use the program to revitalize downtowns and stabilize historic neighborhoods by taking advantage of a federal pass -through funding to support local historic preservation efforts along with expert technical assistance. The State Historic Preservation Office administers and provides the guidance on the CLG Program. As part of the CLG agreement, the Historic Preservation Commission reviews all nominations within their jurisdiction and follows the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation as administered by the National Park Service in developing and administering their local historic preservation program Therefore, it is generally in the best interest of the city and its commissions to consider applications for local designations that comply with the process of identification, evaluations, and preservation for state and national historic. Similarly, while the local ordinance does not regulate the interiors of buildings locally designated, the process of identification by the State Historic Preservation Office does consider the building interiors. Therefore, it is recommended such procedure be followed even though a local Z IC §414.2 and §303.20 3 Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs website, Certified Local Governments. https://iowaculture.gov/history/preservation/ certified -local -governments Mohr, Paula. Program Guide for Iowa's Certified Local Government Program: How to Apply and Maintain Status https:Hiowaculture.gov/sites/default/files/History%20-%20Grants%20-%2DCertified%20Local%20Govern ment%20- %20Grantee%20Handbook%20%28PDF%29.pdf; Secretary of the Interior standards https://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/arch—standards.htm designation would not ultimately regulate that aspect of the property. Doing so preserves not only the integrity of the historic property, but also the ability for a future owner to apply for federal historic preservation tax credits, should the properties later be determined to be historic. A local designation could allow an applicant to apply for state tax credits as well. This project meets preservation and planning goals for the CLG program as well as identification goals called for in Iowa City ordinance and the Historic Preservation Plan, a part of the Iowa City Comprehensive Plan, in particular Goal 1: Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's past as well as Objective 4 of that plan for the Downtown Planning District, which calls for designation of individually eligible properties as local historic landmarks. Methodology This investigation began with review of previous work and compared those results to initial background work done by or for staff that suggested discrepancies existed between what could be found in 2018 about the properties and what was reported in earlier work. Investigation then proceeded with a review of available literature on the history of the Northside neighborhood of Iowa City. Site inventory forms were obtained from the State Historic Preservation Office as well as an inventory report for Iowa City. In addition to a number of historic preservation surveys for districts in the vicinity of the two subject properties, previous survey work included work by Baxter (1978), Jacobsen (1981), and Svendsen (1999). The Historic Preservation Plan for Iowa City was consulted as well (Svendsen Tyler and Clarion Associates 2008).5 Other works consulted included architectural histories of the United States, state of Iowa, and Iowa City including Gelernter (1999), Gottfried and Jennings (2009), Keyes (1966, 1993), LaFore (1979), McAlester (2018), Plymat (1997), Roth (1993), Shank (1999), Svendsen (1992, 1999), and including scholarly theses and dissertations such as Margaret Keyes' Student Ann Schurtz (1967) and Magnuson (1980). Sources of history of Iowa City and the Northside were consulted as well, including the 1883 History of Johnson County, Aurner (1912), Mansheim (1989), Slonnegar (1999), Svendsen (1992, 1999), and Weber (1976-1979), as well as student project papers, dissertations and thesis work, including Jacobsen (1982), Ellis (1947).6 Other works, such as those available from Annals of Iowa, University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections and general collection, and related websites—Iowa Research Online, Iowa Digital Library, and Special Collections finders aids were consulted. Digital collections from the Library of Congress were consulted. Collections from the closed stacks at the State Historical Society proved to be useful. Additional sources are cited when used. Primary sources for research included newspapers from 1880 to 1970, city directories for 1857 through 1970, census data for individuals associated with the properties, maps of the properties, and property information and transfer records for sales through the first sale after 1970. Repositories for these data sources included the State Historical Society of Iowa, Johnson County Assessor's Office, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City Public Library, Internet Archive, Hathi Trust, Google Books, and Google Scholar, all supplemented as necessary with general web search application. 5 This investigator contributed review and comments on that report. 6 Ellis was an attempt to conduct architectural history, but it is most useful as an art history of Iowa City. A dataset of historic builders and projects compiled from Iowa City newspapers and maintained by Richard Carlson of the Highway Archaeology Program at the Office of the State Archaeologist, University of Iowa was most helpful as were staff at the three libraries and the State Historic Preservation office. This report and its conclusions are solely the work of the author. History of Investigations Following a series of demolitions in the north side neighborhood during the 1960s and 1970s and resulting public concern over the potential for demolition of historic properties, potential or designated, the City of Iowa City undertook a major planning study at that time of the Northside Neighborhood. That effort lead to a sixteen -volume report that covered many topics, including policy shortfalls to control unwanted demolition that were then allowed by then current land use polity. This paper has not examined the resulting land use policy that was directly applied after that report, but it is clear this work had long lasting influence on how historic preservation policy and land use policy progressed from that time. That paper provided recommendations for the properties that are the subject of this report. The historic recommendations were at best a reconnaissance review of the properties examined. Those recommendations were close in time to a number of demolitions that had occurred in the area and understandably were colored by that fact. Further, the alterations to the properties were also much closer in time to those evaluations and not yet 50 years in age.' The recommendation in that assessment, which was a map of presence or absence of historic properties based on exterior appearance alone, was "Not Historic" for 225 N Gilbert Street and "'Historic" for 229 N. Gilbert Street. The 1978 report went on to make land use recommendations and as a result all of Block 58 of the original town plat, the area bounded by Gilbert, Market, Linn, and Bloomington Streets was recommended to be considered for rezoning to commercial, something that subsequently did occur. Four years prior to this the Jacob Wentz House (ISIN 52-01684) was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) and listed in 1974. In 1981, James Jacobsen, working for the City of Iowa City, conducted an in-house survey of the Northside Neighborhood. The site inventory forms completed for 225 N Gilbert Street and 229 N Gilbert Street recorded that both buildings were in good condition and he effectively recommended them eligible for the NRHP. The form used in this in-house effort provided three options for eligibility recommendations that don't directly conform with current procedure, but SHPO has operationalized the 1981 recommendation as "contributing in a historic district" for 225 N Gilbert Street, and "individually eligible for 229 N Gilbert Street. A review of the Iowa Site Inventory for properties in the vicinity of the two subject properties indicates that the 1981 survey has a high level of agreement with the properties eventually nominated to the national register. It should be noted that allowance must be made in reading the site inventory report for a given locality when an earlier consultant recommends a property not individually eligible and a subsequent consultant later is recommends the property is eligible, either individually or as a contributing property in a district. ' The National Register Criteria for Evaluation exclude properties that achieved significance in the past fifty years unless they are of exceptional importance. Fifty years is a general estimate of the time needed to develop historical perspective and to evaluate significance under the NRHP. A Further, the standard for contributing properties is different than that of individual properties and each have their own aspects for how they qualify as historic. A contributing property must retain aspects of setting and context regarding to its relationships to other buildings in the district, while an individually eligible property is less reliant on surrounding properties for its eligibility. In 1998, survey work was undertaken using survey methodology and evaluation methods that conformed broadly with the National Register procedures outlined in National Register Bulletin 15, 16, and 39. This survey work was part of the survey and evaluation of the Original Town Plat, Phase II conducted by Marlys Svendsen in 1998, with the report issued the following year. The recommendations were that both 225 N Gilbert Street and 229 N Gilbert Street were individually eligible for the NRHP. The current evaluation proceeded under this assumption, but sought to review potential changes to the condition of the building since 1998 and to review discrepant information reported among the three earlier forms as well as in- house investigations since. Additional considerations are made today for national register nominations regarding interior condition as well as a much more thorough review of the history of the building to examine all four eligibility criteria." Further, the alterations to 225 N Gilbert Street were not yet 50 years old at the time of the previous three investigations but are today. Land Use History The original town plat for Iowa City was under an approval, in 1839, by the territorial legislature for the location of a permanent capitol of the Iowa Territory? Survey, mapping, and sales of the first lots followed that same year. Blocks were laid out in a regular grid oriented to the cardinal directions. Blocks measuring 320 feet square were divided into eight lots, each lot measuring a generous 150 feet by 80 feet. The alleys were 20 feet wide and ran east to west through each block.10 Many of those lots were later subdivided to allow higher density. In 1847, Jacob Wentz, a German immigrant, had a building built at the south end of Lot 1, Block 58 facing Gilbert Street (Figure 1)." This is the National Register listed building at 219 N Gilbert Street, otherwise known as the Wentz-Stach House. This set the orientation for the remaining two houses on the lot when the lot was eventually subdivided at two later Figure 1. The Wentz -Stack House, 219 N Gilbert Street on A. Rutger, Bird's Eye View of Iowa City, Johnson Co., Iowa. Arrow faces north. Chicago Lithograph. Co. 1868. e However intensive archaeological evaluation for this report was beyond the scope of this report. s Keyes, 1993. 10 L. Judson, Map of Iowa City Situated in Township 79 N. R. 6 W. of the 5`" Prime Meridian, 1839. 11 Lafore, 1974. dates. The later houses, in order of construction, are 229 N Gilbert Street and 225 N Gilbert Street (Figure 2). Property transfer records indicate the parcel then passed through a number of hands but most of the owners were affiliated with the nearby and growing brewing industry along the south side of the block on Market Street (Table 1, Appendix A). It appears they sought out property to either expand into or otherwise invest in. In 1897, Clara and Chris Hohenschuh contracted with Jacob J. Hotz to build the house at 229 N Gilbert Street, subdividing Lot 1, Block 58 to create the parcel for the building on the northern third of the lot. This location was across the street from 318 E Bloomington Street, the former location of the second Frank and Theresa Hohenschuh family residence where Chris grew up, and due north of the location of the Great Western Brewery, where Clara's father worked, was located at the northwest corner of Market Street and Gilbert Street. For reasons of Chris' health, the family relocated temporarily to Denver but retained ownership of the house. When they returned they built a new house on the middle parcel of Lot 1. The parcel was obtained from Nanna G. Wieder, who had owned the south 85 feet of Lot 1, Block 58 at the time. This property acquisition would be the final subdivision of the lot. At various points, quit claim deeds indicate corrections and clarification of who owned which parts of Lot 1 and small sections of adjoining Lot 2. In 1904, Figure 2. The subject Properties in relation to tot 1, Blodr 58 Original Town Plat. Arrow faces north. Johnson County Assessor. The Hohenschuhs hired Charles Mentzer to build the new house at 225 N Gilbert Street where they resided until Chris' death in 1918. In 1911, Chris bought the Jacob Wentz house from "William Englert and Wife" and used it for rental property. Following Chris' death in 1918, Clara returned to 229 N Gilbert Street. She appears to have rented 225 N Gilbert Street and 219 N Gilbert Street from that point until she sold the property to her daughter Mary. She then moved to Muscatine with Loretta, her other daughter, and her son-in-law Guy O. Hoover. Statement of Historic Contexts Initial contexts were reviewed from the Multiple Property Document form Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa (ISIN 52-028).11Four contexts were found to be applicable to this study: Railroad Era (1856-1900) Town & Gown Era (1900-1940) The Development of the University of Iowa (1855-1940) Iowa City Neighborhoods: Town and Country (1840-1940) These contexts are described in full at the source and will not be repeated here. In addition to contexts detailed in the Iowa City MPD, the following two further contexts have been developed: Iowa City Northside Nineteenth Century Immigrant Communities (1840-1900) Building Construction and Design Industry of Iowa City (1840-1960) 12 Svendsen, 1992. Iowa City Northside Nineteenth Century Immigrant Communities (1840-1900) This study found numerous associations among residents and owners of the buildings with the immigrant communities of Iowa City in the nineteenth century. Iowa City once had a remarkable first and second generation German and Czech ethnic immigrant community located in the Northside that was noted for its sense of distinctiveness and sense of community, if not absolute size of the total population compared to other locations in Iowa. For the purposes of this context, ethnicity is defined as: The fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultural tradition. Culture is defined here as: ideas, customs, and social behavior of a particular group or society. Society has three possible meanings in use in this study: 1) A group of individuals involved in persistent interaction and sharing the same geographical space; 2) of or belonging to a particular social group, such as a club or organization; or 3) high level status in a community. A general sense of the past foreign language speaking immigrant communities has remained within the common knowledge of Iowa City residents due to place names that convey this sense of history. St. Wenceslas, for example, immediately calls attention to the Bohemian (Czech) immigrants to Iowa City. A considerable amount of credit, however, necessarily goes to local historic preservation efforts from local historians, such as Irving Weber and Mary Beth Slonnegar, as well as the county histories that lauded new comers who came to the area.13 Recent scholarly and popular presentations have called attention to nineteenth century immigrant communities and the German American community in particular with regard to prohibition.14 Historic preservation efforts have called attention to immigrant aspects of Iowa City history since the 1970s. In her historic structures inventory for the 1977 Northside Neighborhood report, Elaine Baxter called attention to buildings as a record of the way of life of immigrants.15 Baxter also called attention to the European immigrants from Britain, but of particular interest here are those who emigrated from Germany, Ireland, and Bohemia (today's Czech Republic). The Irish in Iowa City apparently spoke English rather than Gaelic for the majority and therefore are less of a distinct ethnicity as a result.16 Predicting the current interest in German immigrants in particular, Baxter discussed the prominence of German American run breweries on Market Street in shaping the Northside Neighborhood. This is somewhat remarkable as even today many tend to shy away from issues of discriminatory treatment toward immigrants, even those from Europe, and especially those events surrounding state prohibition of alcoholic beverages coming to open conflict in 1884.17 Following Baxter's study, a University of Iowa Urban and Regional Planning student first undertook a systematic historical survey of the Northside as part of the City of Iowa City's inventory efforts for historic properties in the Northside Neighborhood.18 He next took on a large and systematic comparison of federal census data to reveal aspects of residential patterns related to the three primary ethnic groups of Iowa 13 Aurner, 1912; 1883 County History. 14 Hennigan, 2014; Ehrstine, 2016; Ehrstine and Gibbs, 2019. is Baxter, 1978. 16 Pfeifer, 2017. 11 Ehrstine, 2016; Ehrstine and Gibbs 2019; Hennigan, 2014. 18 Jacobsen,1981 0 City.19 The findings of that paper can be found wanting at times and certainly a re-examination of the findings and follow-up of the recommendations of that work is in order. For instance, despite the location of the St. Wenceslas, CSPS Hall, and the Sleazak Hall (later Holub Hall and apartments), being located west of North Dodge Street, conventional wisdom places Goosetown firmly east of that street. That notion is not upheld in the data that Jacobsen used. In fact, Czech Americans, German Americans, and American born people actually can be found throughout the Northside, suggesting the Northside enclave of Czech immigrants was more of perception than fact. Jacobsen's data were probably less demonstrative of a northeast Iowa City enclave than he chose to interpret, though Tank Town or Deweyville did Interestingly seem to be a preferred place for some Czech Americans to live as well as American born people. But as with the entire north side of Iowa City, American born residents always were in the majority Iowa City. While Jacobsen reported a "peninsula" of higher densities of Czechs extending toward Sleazak Hall/Holub Hall on Bloomington Street (the current location of Pagliai's Pizza), the differences between "high density" areas and other areas was a matter of single digit percentages in difference from lower density areas. There were similarly reported high densities of German and American Born Citizens. Again, American born residents lived throughout the areas identified as potential "enclaves" in that work. This was a graduate student paper, and not a thesis as sometimes reported. All due credit is given for a difficult and complex study taken at a time when the data had to be entered onto punch cards as well as later interpreted. Still, working with others, Jacobsen was able to identify some illuminating facts, especially with regard to general population statistics, occupations held by the various ethnicities of Iowa City, and rates of home ownership among the four largest population groups. From 1880-1900, the Northside population grew by 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,000 1870 1875 1880 1885 1890 1895 1900 1905 Total Iowa City First Generation Immigrant First and Second Generation Figure 3. Iowa City total population over time compared to Immigrant population, as reported in Jacobsen 1982 19 Jacobsen, 1982 20 Jacobsen, 1982. 21 Ehrstine, 2019 22 Jacobsen,1982. close to 50% and more than 61% of immigrant residents lived in this section of town while housing units increased just 7% over a similar time period20. This was during the peak years of immigration to Iowa, which occurred in 1890.21 Jacobsen calculated the peak dates in Iowa City to be 1880 for Irish immigrants, 1885 for Germans, and 1895 for Czechs 22 In 1895, the first and second generation immigrant population peaked at 63% of Iowa City population. The population of Iowa City was 7,526 in ,895.21 Jacobsen also found that Iowa City first and second generation immigrants population was approaching 50% of the total population in the period of 1890 to 1905 (Figure 3). This total primarily includes people of German, Czech, and to a lesser extent Irish ancestry. This is remarkable for any immigrant community in Iowa at any point in time and provides a deeper understanding for the potential for cohesiveness among immigrant groups but also conflicts with the American born population. For the years 1880 to 1900, American born individuals lead the number of professional occupations and mercantile based on percentage of their subgroup, while 48% of working Germans tended to be skilled artisans and another 26%were involved in mercantile in 1880 with similar numbers in 1900.24 Czechs similarly had a high percentage of skilled artisans, 38% in 1880, but remarkably 51% were involved in labor jobs. The numbers again were similar in 1900. A further illuminating discovery was that Germans as well as Czechs were more likely to own their homes while only 20% of American born residents owned property and more than 44% rented, which has broad implications for potential resentment that was expressed toward immigrants in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Jacobsen also reported a high likelihood for assimilation to be slow with German and Czech children being more likely to marry within their ethnic groups, which could exacerbate these differences and goes some length to explaining the success of the foreign language press in Iowa City. Along with ethnicity, a strong feeling of the Northside community is the common Catholic religion shared by the top three immigrant communities to Iowa City. The shared religion, and indeed for many years, shared church, put the three immigrant groups on a common footing and encouraged interaction to some degree. Some attribute the rapid growth of the immigrant community in Iowa City to a call put out by Bishop Loras in newspapers in Germany, Austria, and Ireland, to move to his Bishopric.26 Since the Austrian Empire (1804-1867) made German a common, probably even compulsory, language for government and education in its Bohemian territory, the Loras announcements could have reached all three Iowa City immigrant groups in their countries of origin. Indeed, German was later compulsory for the Austro-Hungarian Empire so the likelihood that many Czech immigrants could at least read German is high.26 The origins of St. Mary's Parish in Iowa City began with Father Mazzuchelli, who came to Iowa City in 1840 just a year after its founding, and purchased two lots in one of the several church reserves set out by the Iowa territorial legislature. The first St. Marys church that was constructed on these lots was begun in 1841.27 Growth of the Catholic population was slow, however. Since the number of church members determines how many churches are built in a community, the catholic population was too small to create 23 Jacobsen, 1982 24Jacobsen 1982. 25 Pfeifer 2017. 26 Hone 2010. 27 Bowers, 1980. 10 separate parishes for each immigrant group with three separate churches.28 A single church would have to suffice. Figure 4. Northside Immigrant Communities Map. Select cultural features overlain on 1888 Sanborn Index map, partially based on Jacobsen 1982. Regardless, there also was conflict within the church. The Irish didn't agree with the liturgy of the Germans for theological reasons and eventually the Germans and Czechs built a separate church at the corner of Brown and Johnson Streets, naming this church St. Francis Xavier after the cleric who encouraged the separation of the cultural groups due to differences in worship.29 Eventually the Czechs left this church as well. The reasons for this separation are likely rooted in the antagonistic relationship that first generation Czech immigrants would have had toward Germans and German Language services resulting from cultural conflict in Europe .30 Suffice it to say the ruling Germanic Habsburg family sought policies that streamlined the administration of the empire, but suppressed Czech cultural traditions. This in turn led to reprisal with a rise in Czech nationalism that may well have echoed in Iowa City. The strong sense of otherness the Czech population had and choices to cluster, even if loosely, to the east of Dodge Street, may have been a result. The current St. Mary's was built in 1867, and the high alter was built with statues of St. Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland, and St. Boniface, Patron saint of Germany, brewers, and tailors. There was similarfigure for the Czech parishioners on the high alter.31 This didn't do much to solve differences and meanwhile the 29 Pfeifer, 2017. 29 Pfeifer, 2017. 30 Hone 2010. 31 Bowers,1980. 11 population of Iowa City, including parishioners, was growing. During the last third of the nineteenth century the ethnic groups were formally separated with the Irish St. Patrick's church being constructed in the near south side in 1879 and the Czech St. Wenceslas in constructed in Goosetown in 1893.32 Despite that, and in contrast to the Jacobsen report, this study has found there are indications at least some second and third generation immigrants were not as likely to be as fervently separate in relations across ethnicities and, as was demonstrated in the results of this study as well, cultural assimilation potentially was the rule rather than the exception in Iowa City. Some researchers have found German immigrant groups in particular were separated by religion and place of origin and likely kept to themselves in terms of immigrating to different communities, such as Swabians in Burlington, Holstein -Schleswig in Davenport, or Jewish Germans in Keokuk .33 Iowa City seems to be different in this aspect. Census data indicate a broad group of Germans moved to Iowa City and had different faiths. It goes without saying that there were also immigrant Jewish and Protestant residents in the Northside. While there was no house of worship for Jewish people until 1916 and even then, that building was constructed in the near south side. In contrast the German Lutherans had their own church, located at Market and Dubuque streets and there was a German Methodist Episcopal church as well. For the Protestant Czech Americans, there was a Czech Congregational chapel (Figure 4). Local proprietor, J.G. Fink, who owned Fink's Bizarre, was a Zion Lutheran. This is interesting because it was he who stocked the foreign language papers published in Iowa City and these papers feature prominently in the immigrant experience of Iowa 34 After Fink died, Henry Weineke managed the store for Fink's widow, but continued to sell foreign language papers. The foreign language papers truly only ended with the Babel Ad in 1918 that outlawed their publication, suggesting assimilation was a slow process. Given other factors, such as the desire to teach their children in German and the commonalities of the German social hall and the Sunday afternoon gatherings popular among German Americans, it seems these groups probably knew each other fairly well even if they did not worship together. 35 Certainly immigrant groups voted together, especially each time the topic of prohibition came up in the state legislature. Both the 1860 elections and the elections through the 1880s to 1890s were influenced by German Americans voting as Democrats in response to legislative policy to prohibit alcoholic beverages36 Presumably, the commonalities of socialization habits and common language helped solidify these voting blocs. Most importantly, the common language and culture appears to have transcended religion, which was not a barrier to interaction. In contrast to the narrative of the Catholic Church as grower of populations, others have demonstrated that the State of Iowa 32 Pfiefer, 2017. 33 Research cited at Ehrstine, n.d. 34 Ehrstine, 2016 35 Ehrstine 2016. 36 Emry 1940; Jensen 2008. 12 Figure 4. A social gathering in the Northside. J. Hotz, L. Englert, J. Holub, and Friends. Hotz, 2002 was likely responsible for the growth of the immigrant population of Iowa in the late nineteenth century. The immigrant population of Iowa City peaked during the height of state efforts to encourage immigrants to move to Iowa 37 The publication Iowa: Home for Immigrants was published in several European countries in native languages38There were Iowa agents stationed in several of the countries to help immigrants make their way to Iowa to settle.31 Iowa City had three German language newspapers and one Czech language Daoer. Both groups had a social hall in the Northside as well as their religious buildings. The unity of Czech immigrants is well established in Iowa City by other historians 40 A key factor in maintenance of German unity in Iowa City was the social habits of this ethnic group. Germans tended to gather on Sunday afternoons with family, friends, and neighbors to socially drink beer and discuss politics, goings on, and make arrangements.41 American born citizens in favor of temperance appearto have viewed the weekly social gatherings over beer with a jaundiced eye. The goals of the Temperance movement struck not just at the economic heart of the German American community by curtailing brewery sales, but also the societal and cultural aspects. It is hard to look at this as absent of cultural animus, given the tendency of the immigrant groups, especially the German Americans and Czech Americans, to maintain a foreign language as well as being more successful in terms of home ownership, a population that was approaching a majority of Iowa City residents, and forming a unified presence at election time, at least among the German Americans. What this research has found supports much of what Jacobsen reported, but contradicts other aspects. The residents of 225 N Gilbert Street and 229 N Gilbert Street were certainly second generation immigrants. Some of the residents of the two properties, namely the Hohenschuhs second and third generations, did intermarry between Czech and German communities, in contrast to other resident - owners of the subject properties —the Hervert and Keating families. The Hohenschuhs appear to have assimilated within the second generation, which contrasts with Jacobsen's findings. William advertised in the English papers as did Christian, but both remained involved in social functions of the Church. Christian and Clara further chose not only one of the more experienced building companies for their first house, but also chose the company run by a second generation German immigrant. Christian Hohenschuh, a member of St. Mary's, also appears in events showing ties across ethnicity with his wife and in-laws by marching in the procession to lay the cornerstone at St. Wenceslaus. Building Construction and Design Industry of Iowa City (1840-19601 This current research identified associations with aspects of the local building and design industry of Iowa City. These associations are part the finding of eligibility for Criteria A of both subject properties. Builders in the initial period (ca. 1840-1860) in Iowa City were predominantly whoever was available. They built in the traditional styles that were primarily learned in the eastern half of the United States before coming west42 The styles were necessarily in the vernacular of whoever was doing the construction. Design 37 Erhstine and Gibbs, 2019; Jacobsen 1982. 3 Iowa Board of Immigration 1870. 39 Ehrstine, 2016. 40Jacobsen 1982, Slonnegar 1999, Webber 1976 91 Ehrstine, 2016. 42 Shank, 1999, p.2. 13 choices were pragmatic and not heavily influenced by artistic pursuits. Therefore, Iowa City design styles largely originated elsewhere and followed the trends of the rest of the United States41 Many initial buildings were cabins, which were constructed in this first half of this time period and occasionally remnants of these buildings have been found in other buildings. Cabins have little in the way of a definable style, though different types are found regionally. Of the buildings with stylistic intent, the designs were simple in Iowa City, following much less elaborate versions of late Colonial styles, such as Federal style, and as this suggests, though simple they were of a recognizable style and not. The surviving stock of buildings was constructed in brick or stone. Wood clad buildings are known to have existed, but did not survive to be recorded in detail. More likely than not, early Iowa City carpenters and masons had learned their trade from other carpenters or masons, usually in the East. Things then began to change. As carpenters became established and the second generation took over, the middle phase of Iowa building design (ca. 1860-1960) was completed by designer -builders largely following pattern books but working out solutions as needed. Most designer -builders worked their way up in their respective trades, usually as a carpenter but sometimes as masons, picking up design skills through repetition. They have been termed in some sources as builder-architects.4° A designer -builder often had drafting skills or hired someone with those skills and could provide design solutions unique to each client. However, this group of skilled workers also had a large body of design advice they could follow for exterior and interior design as well as technical advice on methods of construction and products. The initial period of carpenters working in the vernacular of oral tradition gave way to the paper world of the picturesque movement, which spread across the United States by treatise books on architectural theory and practice. In this genera, there are the ancient treatises, such as those by Vitruvius or Renaissance and Early Modern writings of Palladio and Wren. John Ruskin published The Seven Lamps of Architecture in 1849. The treatises included drawings of sample building elements and suggested how they should be used. Eventually complete floor plans and elevations would be published. The American Architect and Building News began publication in 1869. In 1885, the publication Scientific American Architects and Builders began. In 1887, the Palliser Brothers published New Cottage Homes. The first George F. Barber plans became available in 1888. In 1895, The American Homes Magazine began to publish designs. Builders could work off of the rough outlines in the publication or they could purchase full sets of blueprints. They could also mix and match part of plans to fit their clients' needs or follow their own inspiration. It is not clear pattern book sources ever sold materials; however, it appears that some form of centralized material manufacture was going on, due to the common elements of these houses across the United States 45 For example, the Lindsay House at 935 E College Street appears with identical materials in Calvert, Texas46 Indeed, by 1903, a firm was in business in Chicago selling wholesale doors, sashes, blinds, mouldings, stairs, art glass, mantles and so on.47 With rail access, Iowa City was well positioned to bring in pre -made materials48 At the same time, local millwork was available to builders. Iowa City had at least 93 Keyes, 1966. "Shank, 1999, p. 2; Reiff, 2000. 95 Plymatt, 1997. 46 Walker, 2002. 47 Reiff, 2000. 48 Johnson, 1978. 14 two planing mills to make trim, mouldings, and other millwork locally. These mills were operated by Sheets & Company and John Metzinger.49 While local saw mills had long since stopped to be a major source of materials, raw dimensional lumber to feed the local millwork makers could be sourced in Muscatine, especially, but also Clinton and Dubuque.50 In addition to factory work, Charles Mentzer, the designer -builder of 225 N Gilbert Street, is known to have built his own doors and sashes 51 It is possible others did this as well, but the newspapers felt it notable enough to comment on. Planing mills also existed in Dubuque and some materials could have reached Iowa City from there by road, though the bulk shipment by rail or locally made goods are more likely to have dominated the market. In the twentieth century, designs and ideas spread through new publications, such as the Ladles Home Journal, House Beautiful, Low Cost Suburban Homes (1926), Homes of Character (1923), Planning the Little House (1939). Local papers ran articles on updating and modernizing homes. These publications often provided ideas for "updating" existing houses to contemporary design trends as well as new construction ideas, while the full -service mail order catalog housing companies began to make not just plans but entire houses for order. Sears may have had the widest popularity, utilizing their famous shipping program to distribute entire houses, piece by piece, by rail but Gordon Van Tine of Davenport and Aladdin of Bay City, Michigan were others. A number of houses have been identified within the Northside of Iowa City that were designed and kitted from the Gordon Van Tine Company." From the late nineteenth century through the twentieth century, but especially after 1927, the third phase began with some design work being performed by licensed architects.53 This phase overlapped the second phase and both continue to the present. Government buildings in particular, but several commercial buildings and a few residences were early commissioned works from trained architects who either had apprenticed or attended design school. In 1927, architectural licensure began in Iowa. The first formally trained architect in Iowa City was O.H. Carpenters` Others who are considered early architects include designer -builders Sheets & Freyder, Bernard A. Wickham, John W. Metzinger, and George F. Kranz 55A number of builders in Iowa City also listed services as an architect, which until 1927 was an unregulated term despite the fact the first formal school of architecture was founded at MIT in 1868. Initially much of the work in the state of Iowa came from out of state architects.56 For example, the territorial state house was designed by John F. Rague of Illinois and the current Johnson County Courthouse was designed by the Michigan firm Rush, Bowman & Rush. As a whole, the bulk of historic architect designed buildings in Iowa City occurred on the campus of the University of Iowa. Much of that work was from Proudfoot and various associates in Des Moines, Iowa. It was not until the first third of the twentieth century that the university had its own architect and even 49 Magnson, 1980; Svendsen, 1999 50Johnson,1978. 51 Iowa City Republican, April 13,1903, for house of Will Mathews. 52 Svendsen 1999. 59 Shank, 1999. 54 Carlson and Ingalls, 2015 55 Carlson and Ingalls, 2015 56 Shank 1999, p3. 15 then much work was supplied by architects from elsewhere in the state 57 However, the bulk of surviving work still appears to have been completed by designer -builder firms sa Identifying all possible contractors in Iowa City would be an enormous task. However, some work toward this has already been completed. Nearly fifty contractors have been identified to date from newspaper articles in the period of 1897 to 1917 59 Among the top contractors in this time period were Jacob J. Hotz, B.A. Wickham, Sheets & Freyder, J.H. Huntzinger, Boarts & Bright, F.X. Freyder, A. Drews, Siever and Swanser, and Charles Burger. A few projects are attributable to Rawson & Son. For many city directories, there are roughly a half dozen contracting firms listed for those years. During the Second World War there were just a handful of builders in Iowa City. Smith and Burger and Wagner Builders were the main competition with Herbert Miller and Frederick Miller as the only others advertising general contractors 60 Eight carpenters were listed in 1942 and years surrounding. Further research could be carried out that builds upon the work of Magnuson with the history of contractor and millwork manufacturers, Sheets and Company.61 Her listing of contractors and carpenters found in city directories is a solid start in that direction and more could be done there. Further work should also tabulate carpenters in the federal and state census as well. An ancillary project would be to find the earliest or last dates of various trades, such as masons, wrights, concrete contractors, plumbers, and electricians. Results The basis for these results is provided in Appendix A: Iowa Site Inventory Forms. Readers are encouraged to delve deeper into the extensive results of this survey there. 225 N Gilbert Street The Hohenschuh-Hervert house at 225 N Gilbert Street (ISIN 52-03267). The building was home to many individuals over the years and many of them worked in the downtown or for the University of Iowa and lived in the Northside neighborhood. However the primary significance is derived from the associations with second generation immigrants who had the house built and for the significant, historically contributing, alterations made by a member of the design -build carpentry industry in Iowa City whose skills and tastes were influenced by those he worked for. Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh were prominent individuals in Iowa City society who were part of the Northside and Business districts of Iowa City. The building derives significance in the form of patterns of history from their association with them. Their tastes and preferences are reflected in the historic fabric of their home. The location of the store where Chris worked was in the heart of the growing city and he had many opportunities to be seen and converse with the people of the town and campus as a result. Similarly, Clara had been the subject of the society news columns in the newspapers from her later teenage years going forward. There were many notices discussing her recitals and later visits back to Iowa City to see Kate Hohenschuh. Additionally there were frequent news updates on Chris' health, the many 57 Scott and Lehnertz, 2006. 58 Svendsen, 1992, 1999; Shurtz, 1967; Keyes, 1966, 1993. 59 Carlson, 2018. 6D City Directories 61 Magnuson 1980 16 trips for vacation or visits to the John P. Dostal family in Denver, the notices when the Dostals returned for visits to Iowa City and the prominence in society of Christian's father and brother and Clara's father. Their visibility in the historic record indicates Chris and Clara were well known in town. Additionally, Chris and Clara were part of a well -established social network that existed with Northside immigrant families. The Hohenschuhs picked a busy and socially recognized carpenterto build their second house. Charles Mentzer was recorded in the local press as a skilled mechanic. Local history also records him as a charter member of the City of Hills, Iowa. Frank Henry Hervert was a carpenter who worked fortwo prolific construction businesses in Iowa City. Given the stylistic choices of changes made to 225 N Gilbert Street, that they appear to have been in the middle of the 20th century, it is likely he made the alterations. His tastes and preferences were shaped by his experiences as a carpenter working for building firms in the first half of the twentieth century in Iowa City. Those firms concentrated on contemporary tastes and construction methods that focused on modernity and as a result, salvage inevitably would become available. It appears Frank was able to make use of at least some of those materials. As a result, the house is a good example of historic modernization techniques (changes in doorways, additions of aluminum awnings) common to the period from the first third to middle of the twentieth century (1930-1960) but also represents the tradition of architectural salvage in Iowa City. 229 N Gilbert Street. The Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House at 229 N Gilbert Street IISIN 52- 03268 . As second generation immigrants, Christian and Clara Hohenschuh were part of the Northside Neighborhood immigrant communities. Christian was a German Catholic and Clara's family were Czech Catholics. Their daughter Mary also married a member of the Northside Czech American community while daughter Loretta married an American born man from Cedar Rapids. Chris and Clara were frequently subjects of the society columns and other items in the newspaper. Chris worked in the St. James Hotel on Clinton Street. They entertained visitors to their home and appear to have been well known and well liked. Both the Hohenschuh and Dostal families appear to have been fairly wealthy. Chris grew up in a merchant's home across the street from his adult home at 229 N Gilbert Street and Clara was the daughter of skilled artisan and merchant in the Brewery business. Clara and Chris had held other property prior to purchasing the north third of Lot 1, Block 58 in 1898 when they hired the firm of Jacob J. Hotz, a well known and successful carpenter who turned business man, to construct a house at what is now 229 N Gilbert Street. Hotz, who was invested in numerous businesses as well as being an Alderman and County Clerk also circulated in the Northside German Immigrant Community. Though he was from New York, he was a second generation German American like many residents of the Northside. His family had immigrated from Germany before he was born. It is lijkely that his influence helped to get the house published with several other buildings built by Hotz's company around 1898 in a promotial publication touting the virtues of Iowa City businesses. Following an early retirement due to Chris' health, the Hohenschuhs left their home for Denver. When they returned they built a second home adjacent to their first home, but one that was all on one level. When Chris died in the Influenza outbreak of 1918, Clara returned to 229 N Gilbert Street and lived there with Mary for many years. She eventually sold the house to Mary, who fairly quickly divested of it to a 17 long term tenant, Mary Keating, who was a second generation Irish Immigrant, prominent in the history of the Veterans Administration Hospital. Discussion In considering the two properties, the potential for them to be linked as a multiple property was considered. This was due to the treatment as such in previous site forms as well as in popular histories, such as the Irving Weber article on the history of the Jacob Wentz house.62 However, despite the linkage of families across the three properties, the Wentz house is already listed individually and there are other potential associations within the vicinity, such as the Hervert properties, which at one point were located at 402 E Market Street and 204 N Gilbert Street, at the south end of the opposite side of the street. Therefore there is potential for a historic district or other multiple property nomination of undetermined size in this general area. Recommendations Full discussion and rational for these results in provided in Appendix A: Site Inventory Forms. 225 N Gilbert Street. The Hohenschuh-Hervert house at 225 N Gilbert Street (ISIN 52-03267) retains historic integrity and possess historic significance. It derives significance from association with patterns of events and trends in local history including second generation immigrant families in the Northside of Iowa City and the local tradition of architectural salvage and reuse, meeting Criterion A. Associations are also present with events surrounding the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918. The building represents two distinct periods of time in construction trends in Iowa City, Iowa, and despite historic alterations, now serves as a well-preserved example of local designer -builder craftsmanship, especially for architectural salvage and remodeling work, meeting Criterion C. 229 N Gilbert Street. The Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House at 229 N Gilbert Street ([SIN 52-03268) retains historic integrity and possess historic significance under Criteria A for association with events related to broad patterns of our history. At this time it is not possible to make a recommendation regarding Criteria C for a historic building that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type and period but it is thought the building has potential to be eligible under Criteria C. At such point as the synthetic siding is removed, this property could be re-evaluated for eligibility under Criteria C. At this time only Criteria A can be recommended, despite the very good condition of the interior. General Recommendations The Historic Preservation Commission should next make determinations for each property as to individual eligibility and decide whether to recommend one or both for local landmarks, for a local district and also whether or not to pursue listing on the National Register. Local protection at the landmark level will open 62 Iowa City Press Citizen, June 7, 1986. 18 state tax credits, but not federal tax credits for use on preserving the properties, ideally as single family housing. The commission could approve of the recommendations of this report and adopt it as their recommendations to Planning and Zoning and ultimately City Council. The commission might seek a reassessment of this report for specific reasons, for example, to wait on these recommendations until a district is fully explored. The commission may also reject the findings of the report in making their determination. If the Historic Preservation Commission feels the properties are not eligible individually, the concept of a multiple property nomination could be revisited. Given the preference for City Council to prefer land owner approval prior to historic designations, a review of current views of landowners in the area would be necessary. Consideration should also be made for the changing economic factors of the potential district, given Mercy Hospital has been divesting of housing surrounding their campus. Should the Historic Preservation Commission determine the buildings to be eligible, a building maintenance and preservation plan should be developed that follows the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation. Retention of character defining aspects of the buildings should be retained, including built-in cabinetry, millwork, flooring and so on. However it is noted that these guidelines generally do not require strict preservation of materials and fixtures in lavatories, bathing areas, and food preparation areas. Additionally, archaeological features or sites may be present, but currently are not known. Attempts to find the date of sewer construction and residential sewer taps were unsuccessful, so a firm date for indoor plumbing couldn't be established. 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Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Lions Club, 1976. 41 Appendix A: Site Inventory Forms STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA mUEPARIN mOFC RTUMMMits State Inventory Number: 53-03267 9-DigitSHPO Review and Compliance (R&C) Number: IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM ❑ New 0 Supplemental ❑ Non -Extant Year: STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street j Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 iowaculture.gov/history/preservation Read the Iowa Site Inventory Form Instructions carefully, to ensure accuracy and completeness before completing this form. The instructions are available at Basic Information Historic Building Name: Hohenschuh-Hervert House Street Address: 225 INGilbert Street City: Iowa City ❑ Vicinity LEGAL DESCRIPTION Rural Township Name: Township No.: Range No.: Section: Quarter: Classification Johnson State: is ZIP: 52240 Urban gAdkkinn• Original Town ai�,4mr• 58 _ Lot(s): N 55' of S 100' Lot 1 & E 10' of N 15' of S 60' Lot 2 A. PROPERTY CATEGORY: B. NUMBER OF RESOURCES (WITHIN PROPERTY): 0 Building(s) If eligible property, enter number of: ❑ District Contributing Noncontributing ❑ Site 1 Buildings ❑ Structure Sites ❑ Object Structures Objects Total If non -eligible property, enter number of: Buildings Sites Structures Objects Total C. STATUS OF PROPERTIES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ❑ Listed ❑ De -listed ❑ NHL ❑ NPS DOE D. FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT ❑ Property contributes to a National Register or local certified historic district. ❑ Property contributes to a potential historic district, based on professional historic/architectural survey and evaluation. ❑ Property does not contribute to the historic district in which it is located. Historic District Name: Historic District Site Number: E. NAME OF RELATED PROJECT REPORT OR MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY (if applicable) MPD Title: JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 Historical Architectural Database No. IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM Address: City. Site Number: Function or Use Enter categories (codes and terms) from the Iowa Site Inventory Form Instructions A. HISTORIC FUNCTIONS 01A01 Residence Description A. ARCHITECTURAL CLASSIFICATION 09A09 Cross -gabled Roof County: District Number: B. CURRENT FUNCTIONS 01A01 Residence B. MATERIALS Foundation (visible exterior): 04 STONE Walls (visible exterior): 02A Weatherboard Roof: 08A Shingle/Composition Tile Other: C. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION Q See continuation sheets which must be completed. Statement of A. APPLICABLE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CRITERIA (mark your opinion of eligibility after applying relevant National Register criteria) Criterion A: Property is associated with significant events. 0 Yes ❑ No ❑ More research recommended Criterion B: Property is associated with the lives ofsigni icant persons. ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ More research recommended Criterion C: Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. E Yes ❑ No ❑ More research recommended Criterion D: Propertyyields significant information in archaeology/history. ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ More research recommended B. SPECIAL CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS (mark any special considerations; leave blank if none) ❑ A. Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. ❑ B. Removed from its original location. ❑ C. A birthplace or grave. ❑ D. A cemetery C. AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (enter categories from instructions) 29 SOCIAL HISTORY 02 ARCHITECTURE E. SIGNIFICANT DATES Construction Date: 1904 Other Dates (including renovations): ca. 1944 G. CULTURAL AFFILIATION (complete If Criterion D is marked above) ❑ E. A reconstructed building, object, or structure. ❑ F. A commemorative property. ❑ G. Property less than 50 years of page or achieved significance within the past 50 years. D. PERIOD(S) OF SIGNIFICANCE 1904 to 1960 F. SIGNIFICANT PERSON (complete if Criterion B is marked above) H. ARCHITECT/BUILDER Architect: Builder/Contractor: Mentzer; Hervert I. NARRATIVE STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE Q See continuation sheets which must be completed. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 2 Address: 225 N Gilbert Street City: Iowa City Site Number: 52-03267 0 See continuation sheets to list research sources used in preparing this form. Geographic Data OPTIONAL UTM REFERENCES ❑ See continuation sheet for additional UTM or comments Zone 1. 2. 3. 4. Form Fasting Name and Title: Tim Weitzel, M.A. Historic Preservation Consultant Organization/Firm: StreetAddress: _ City: Iowa City Northing County: Johnson District Number: NAD Date: March 14, 2019 State: IA ZIP: 52240 Email: histodcconsulting@gmail.com Telephone: Additional Documentation A. FOR ALL PROPERTIES, ATTACH THE FOLLOWING, AS SPECIFIED IN THE IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM INSTRUCTIONS 1. Map of property's location within the community. 2. Glossy color 4x6 photos labeled on back with property/building name, address, date taken, view shown, and unique photo number. 3. Photo key showing each photo number on a map and/orfloor plan, using arrows next top each photo number to indicate the location and directional view of each photograph. 4. Site plan of buildings/structures on site, identifying boundaries, public roads, and building/structure footprints. B. FOR ALL STATE HISTORIC TAX CREDIT PART 1 APPLICATIONS, HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND FARMSTEADS, AND BARNS See lists of special requirements and attachments in the Iowa Site Inventory Form Instructions. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use Only The SHPO has reviewed the Site Inventory and concurs with above survey opinion on National Register eligibility: ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ More research recommended ❑ This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated district. Comments: SHPO Authorized JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 3 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA MOUMIT" OF MIJIM1FFMMs IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Rropenf Hohenschuh•Hervert House STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFlCE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street i Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515) 281.8742 1 Far (515) 282-OS02 lowaculture.goy/Nstory/preservation Site Number..52-03267 Address 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. Of..lowa City coumy.lahnson NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION The Hohenschuh-Hervert House is a one -and -a -half -story building with a central hipped roof and lower cross gabled wings. Exterior Foundation. The foundation appears as rock -faced quarry stone for all but the some of the south half of the front elevation. The balance is composed of smooth faced stone. The front stairs are a pre -cast concrete stoop. The back stairs are wood. The north foundation wall extends to support the bay window above it. Ground floor. There are two entries to the building. The front entry is protected by an aluminum awning. The front elevation is comprised of two bays, the north two-thirds in a modestly projecting wing that stands proud of the main mass of the building by twelve Inches. A paired window —two window units, each a one -over one double -hung window, separated by a mullion —is located in the center of the wing. On the south third there is a single window unit. The south elevation has four windows. The space between the eastern most window and the western three is wider than between the west three windows. The rear elevation has two windows, one on each side of a utilitarian rear porch. The window to the north of the porch is a double unit and is shorter than the other windows in the house, consistent with more recent (post-1920) kitchen design. This window is protected by an aluminum awning. The north elevation is dominated by the bay window, part of a two -and -a -half story bay -and -gable. A single window unit is in the north wall of the bay and on each canted side. A single window is on either side of the bay. Upper Level. The upper portion of the house has a central hipped roof with four projecting gables. The front facing gable has a roofline that meets the eaves at the base. It has a single window in it. The south gable takes the form of a large wall dormer with knee walls extending above the roofline and has a single window breaking the line of the pediment formed by the gable roof and the bed mould extending across the base of its triangle. The west facing gable has a single pane window in the center. The north gable extends up from the bay below. Like the south gable, the north gable takes the form of a large wall dormer and has a single window breaking the line of the pediment formed by the gable and the bed mould extending across the base of its triangle. Decorative treatments. The exterior trim and millwork consists of typical cottage treatment of the period in Iowa City with wall units covered in weatherboard framed in band boards and corner boards, with quarter round pieces in the angle between the two corner boards. The lower band board is capped in a watertable. The upper band board has a bed mould at the top. The fenestration trim is an architrave type. The gable soffits terminate in a decorative piece illustrated at Figure 1 and visible in the photos. Brackets are located under the cantalevered portions of the gable of the bay -and -gable with floral motif as shown I.. Figure 2. Figure 1. Soffit cap JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282.0502 lowaEulture.gov/history/preservation IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Herven House Site Number. 52.03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number Car. Iowa City County. Johnson Alterations. The primary alteration on the exterior is the removal of the original front porch, seen in fire insurance maps and remnants that are visible in the termination of the water table and the smooth foundation block on the front of the house. The house outline is odd at the southwest corner in later fire insurance maps but no indication of what was being indicated in the post-1933 fire insurance maps is present in the house. Foundation and wall materials " indicate no alterations here. The rear porch has been partially enclosed. The aluminum awnings were clearly added sometime after the original period of construction. Those r• changes to the exterior are more than fifty years old based on previous site inventory work as well as the materials used. Jim Jacobsen reported the date of the porch removal was in the early 1940s on the earlier site inventory work for this building. The shutters on the front elevation did not appear in the 1981 site inventory form but were present in Figure 2. Bracket detail the 1998 site form. Interior Ground floor. The primary entrance is located on the east of the building. The doorway enters into a small vestibule, with a second door, providing an air lock. The second door opens onto a hallway extending the remaining depth of the front rooms. Three doorways are located at the west end of the hallway. The west door enters on the large room. The right doorway is an uncased round arch doorway that is an entry to the northeast room. The door to the left enters the southeast room. The southeast room has a second door entering the center -east room. The center -east room has a doorway opening onto the large roam. The center -west room is now the lavatory. It is unclear if this was its original purpose. It enters onto the back hallway. The back hallway also provides access to the southwest room, the unfinished attic, and a small cupboard or pantry, the northwest room serving as a kitchen and the large room, which appears to be a living room. The northwest room has a door to the unfinished basement and the back door. It has long served as the kitchen, if not indeed being designed for this originally. Assignment of that use to the room is confused by a massive projection from the east wall of the room appears to contain what was original a fireplace, but is completely enclosed without a trace of the opening and there is no indication of a hole for venting a wood or coal range. A fourth door enters the north side of the large room. The large room has five doorways, including the entry hall, the east -central room, the back hall, the kitchen and a double French door to the northeast room, which possibly was a parlor. The north wall has the bay window. The west wall may have once had a fireplace, but there is no sign of this due to a smooth, unbroken plaster wall and baseboard trim. The presence of the fireplace is surmised from the brick foundation that would support it in the basement and the large projection into the northwest room. The room is of the scale that could have had a fireplace and its absence is puzzling. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 5 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOYNit6A87MENf iietauURtLAFTAa15 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 lowaculture,pthistory/preservation Name of Pmperly. Hohenschuh-Hervert House Site Number 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. Gty: Iowa ci OI LIFAV Inhnsnn Decorative treatments. Interior doors are generally five -panel, but for a pair of French doors. The front door is a two -panel door with upper section glazed, with a pediment shelf below the glazing. The vestibule door has four panels and glazing in the upper section. The rear door is a five -panel door with the upper two section glazed. The door and window trim is flat board, with the edges eased by milling. The upper piece forms an architrave. The base blocks at the doors are elaborate with a carved foliate motif that evokes laurel branches. The base blocks are two to three inches taller than the already very tall and elaborate baseboard. Finials the height of the doorway base blocks join each interior corner. The trim regime continues through the closets and through the uncased, round arched doorway of the northeast room. Corner beads line the edges of the fireplace in the northwest room, which are the only exposed outside corners in the house. Alterations. Alterations to the interior are surmised from known residential building trends documented architectural histories and past experience. The round arched doorway is incongruous with a house built in 1904, the date forthis house, which was determined by newspaper accounts and property transfer records. The style of an uncased arch, a modern treatment from the middle third of the 20'h century, fits; the time period the porch was removed, which occurred within a range of year on either side of 1944. Stylistic Interpretation The building was constructed in vemacular design with Folk Victorian (ca. 1870-1910) elements, such as flat wood foliate scroll work. Interior changes appear to have followed in a vernacular fashion using salvaged wood work but introducing a new uncased round arch doorway of modern aesthetic and filling -in or removal of the fireplace and stove exhaust following installation of central heat furnace. While both builders responsible for the work on the house were experienced, their training does not indicate a background in architectural design work. NARRATIVE STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Hohenschuh-Hervert house at 225 N Gilbert Street retains historic integrity and possess historic significance. It derives significance from association with patterns of events and trends In local history including second generation immigrant families in the Northside of Iowa City and the local tradition of architectural salvage and reuse, meeting Criterion A. Associations are also present with events surrounding the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918. The building represents two distinct periods of time in construction trends in Iowa City, Iowa, and despite historic alterations, now serves as a well-preserved example of local design -builder craftsmanship, especially for architectural salvage and remodeling work, meeting Criterion C. Christian and Clara Dosta( Hohenschuh were prominent individuals in Iowa City society who were part of the Northside and Business districts of Iowa City. The building derives significance in the form of patterns of history from their association with them. Their tastes and preferences are reflected in the historic fabric of the buildings. The location of DULY 1, 2014 V IA OINA SITE INVENTORY FORM 6 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA p WItItTMENi OFOIIl111RALAFFA015 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM -CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IMNAS17E INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281.8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 iowaculture.gov/history/preservation Name of Property: Hohenschuh•Herved House Site Number. 52-03267 Address:225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. City: Iowa City County. Johnson the store where Chris worked was in the heart of the growing city and he had many opportunities to be seen and converse with the people of the town and campus as a result. Similarly, Clara had been the subject of the social news columns in the newspapers from her later teenage years going forward. This visibility is conveyed in the frequent news updates on Chris' health, the many trips for vacation or visits to the John P. Dostal family in Denver, the notices when the Dostals returned for visits to Iowa City and the prominence in society of Christian's father and brother and Clara's father all indicate Chris and Clara were well known in town. Additionally, Chris and Clara were part of a well -established social network that existed with Northside Immigrant families. The Hohenschuhs picked a busy and socially recognized carpenter to build their second house. Charles Mentzer was recorded in the local press as a skilled mechanic. Local history also records him as a charter member of the City of Hills, Iowa. Frank Henry Hervert was a carpenter who worked fortwo prolific construction businesses in Iowa City. Given the stylistic choices of changes made to 225 N Gilbert Street, that they appear to have been in the middle of the 20th century, it is likely he made the alterations. His tastes and preferences were shaped by his experiences as a carpenter working for building firms in the first half of the twentieth century in Iowa City. Those firms concentrated on contemporary tastes and construction methods that focused on modernity and were common at that time and as a result, salvage inevitably would become available, it appear Frank was able to make use of at least some of those materials. As a result, the house is a good example of historic modernization techniques (changes in doorways, additions of aluminum awnings) common to the period from the first third to middle of the twentieth century (1930-1960) but also represents the tradition of architectural salvage in Iowa City. The property was home to many individuals over the years and many of them worked in the downtown or for the University of Iowa and lived in the Northside neighborhood. However the primary significance is derived from the associations with second generation immigrants who had the house built and forthe significant alterations made by a member of the design -build carpentry industry in Iowa City whose skills and tastes were influenced by those he worked for. JULY 1. 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 7OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA MUNRUMOFCal1MNNIa6 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOM SHE INVENTORY 500 East locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Far (515) 282.0502 lowaculture.gor/history/preservatlon Name of Property Hohenschuh-HervenHouse Site Number 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number City Iowa City ----_County. Johnson Statement of Historic Contexts Initial contexts were reviewed from the Multiple Property Document form Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa (ISIN 52- 028).' Six contexts were found to be applicable to this building: Railroad Era, (1856-1900) Town & Gown Era (1900-1940) The Development of the University of Iowa (1855-1940) Iowa City Neighborhoods: Town and Country (1840-1940) These contexts are described at the previously reviewed source. The additional two are: Iowa City Northside Nineteenth Century Immigrant Communities (1840-1900) Building Construction and Design Industry of Iowa City (1840-1960) These contexts are described in the related report: Intensive Historical and Architectural History Survey and Evaluation of 225 N Gilbert Street and 229 N Gilbert Street Iowa City, Iowa. Historical Architectural Data Base (HADB) number 52- 00131 to which this site form is appended. Criteria A Eligibility Christian S. Hohenschuh (1865-1918) Christian Samuel Hohenschuh, familiarly known as Chris, C.S., and Christ, was a bookstore clerk and for a time a co- owner in a book and stationary store who died of Spanish Flu in the 1918 pandemic.z Chris was the son of Francis A. (Frank) Hohenschuh (1824-1876), a first generation German immigrant who was a cabinet and furniture maker. As part of the furniture business, he took on coffin making and preparation of bodies for burial. Early mortuary practice, called undertaking, was carried out by furniture makers in Iowa City as one of the main things to be done to prepare a body for burial was to make a coffin. Business listings in Iowa City through the nineteenth century indicate that furniture makers commonly also made coffins and they advertised for undertaking as well.3' The Goosetown records indicate Frank Hohenschuh moved to Iowa City before 1862.4It was Chris' brother William P. Hohenschuh who took over the family furniture and undertaking business. William became a significant individual in the areas of local, state, and national significance for advances in mortuary science. ' Svendsen,1992. t Iowa City Citizen, Oct 22, 1918. Similarly Iowa City Daily Press, Oct 22,1918. 3 For Frank Hohenschuh, Iowa City Daily Press, Sep 24th,1873. For others, John Schnieder, Iowa City Republican, Jul 19th,1876 and Nixon & Brainerd, Iowa City Daily Republican, Nov 5,1881; Similar advertisements were run by William Hohenschuh and his business cards stated the same. Frank Hohenschuh advertised these services for several years in the early 1870s. Other businesses were diversified similarly, such as the Palace Livery, which also advertised undertaking services, Iowa City Daily Press, Dec loth, 1904. 4 Slonnegar, 1999. IDLY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 8 OF STATE HISTORIC STATE HlsroRlt PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY PRESERVATION 600East�515) ocust11-87421Fax(51I Des 5) 8282-0502 OFFICEOF IOWA lowacultureSov/history/preservation IOIW1090111100 OF IDUMAL MOM IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property Hohenschuh-HervertHouse Site Number 52.03267 Address 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number, Ciry:lowa City counry.Johnson Chris occasionally assisted in running the furniture store and preparing bodies for funeral.' He rose as far as being appointed Deputy Corner by his brother, the elected County Coroner, in 1892.6 The family home where Chris grew up was at 318 E Bloomington Street (demolished ca. 1974). This is the home he shared with his mother Theresia (Theresa) Stoertzer (Statzer) Hohenschuh, brothers William P. (1860-1920) and Frank A. (1875-1937), and sisters, Mary Huen (Hine) (1861-1890) and Cathryn A. (Kate) (1862-1909). Chris resided in the same few blocks of Iowa City for most of the rest of his life, living across the street at 229 N Gilbert Street and later owning a house next door at 225 N Gilbert Street and its neighbor 219 N Gilbert Street. Christian and Clara had two daughters, Mary Helen Hohenschuh Harvat (b.1894) and Loretta Clara Hohenschuh Hoover (1897-1965). Clara Hohenschuh (1865-1951), his wife, held the deed to 229 N Gilbert until she transferred ownership to her daughter Mary in 1936 (Table 1). Though Chris and family made many long visits to Denver, Colorado, they retained ownership of their building. From the age of nineteen, Chris reported his occupation as book seller or book store clerk on the federal and state census and in city directories. At some unknown point, but likely prior to life as a store clerk, Chris spent three years as a park ranger in Yellowstone National Park.' Back in Iowa City, he worked as a clerk at a local bookstore known as Lee & Ries, which traded under the business name Pioneer Bookstore 8 Chris bought out Lee's interest in the store in 1892, known then colloquially as the "University Book Store."s . At this same time, Henry J. Wieneke (1838-1923) also had a bookstore that was located in the St. James Hotel block, formerly located on the southeast corner of Clinton Street and Iowa Avenue. Wieneke managed the store for the widow of J.G. Fink. It was known as Fink's Bizarre and had been in operation since 1857.10 The store was the news stand for the local foreign language press 11 Henry Wieneke divested of his interest in the store in the early 1890s, selling it to a partnership of his daughter Carrie L. Wieneke (b. 1860) and Chris, while opening a new location for his cigar business. Carrie and Chris continued to run the store as Fink's Bizarre at first and then as Hohenschuh & Wieneke by 189412. They offered diverse sundries of interest to students and downtown professionals such as stationary, memory books, photo albums, and greeting cards, fountain pens, and fresh cut flowers, as well as small food items, such as chocolates, apples and even hair tonic and hammocks." The store also sold stationary items to the City of Iowa City.14 In 1899, Chris retired ' Ad in Iowa City Weekly Republican, Jul 6, 1898. Also Iowa Citizen, Feb 12, 1892, "Chris Hohenschuh will have charge of his brother's business for a short time and will give his personal attention to undertaking and embalming He has had experience in the past and he will certainly make a success in this line." 6 Iowa City Weekly Republican, Sep 3,1892. 7 Iowa City Daily Press, Oct 22, 1918. a The Iowa Historical Record, Volumes 4-6: 196, 1890. ' Daily Citizen, Jun 28,1892. Lee was taking up a position with an advertising firm in Chicago. 10 The Commercial Magazine,1898. 11 Ehrstine, 2016. 12 City Directory, Iowa City Weekly Republican, Jun 17, 1896; Daily Iowan, Mar 8, 1902; Iowa City Herald, Nov 3, 1894. The Commercial Magazine,1898. "The Iowa Alumnus, Volume 18, for example; Vidette-Reporter, Jan 21, 1897 and Feb 2,1896, as examples; Apples, Iowa Citizen, Sep 28,1904; Hair Tonic, Iowa Citizen, Dec 23rd,1808; Hammocks, Iowa City Weekly Republican, Jun 7,1896. 14 Iowa City Weekly Republican, May 6,1896; Jul 6,1898. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 1OWASTtNVwiOHfFOdM 9OF -- STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET RATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locusl Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax, (515) 282.0502 lawamlture,gor/Nstory/preservation Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Herw:rt House Site Number. 52-03267 Related District Number. Cq.Iowa CIN countylohnson from his share of the partnership citing reasons of his health. The family eventually made plans to move to Denver, where Clara's parents had moved when they left lowa.'s Chris and family relocated to Denver while retaining ownership of their home as a rental property (Table 1, Table 2). However, by fall the family had moved back.36 In 1904, they built a house on the lot south of their larger home". The new house in the middle parcel was all on one level, possibly due to Christian's poor health. Chris' health was a common topic of short notices through the time period of 1898 to his death. It is possible it was due to a problem with his lungs, such as asthma, but the actual causes remain unknown. News reports frequently referred to his health being improved or that he had again taken ill. He was said to have been "stricken down" in one case, "confined to his room" in another and in yet another that he had recovered from a "dangerous siege.x 18 Chris resumed his work as a clerk in Carrie Wieneke's shop, operating as Wienekle's Arcade Bookstore, which Carrie advertised as Wieneke's St. James Arcade, from 1899 on.19 Chris continued to work for Carrie until his death 20 Fire completely destroyed the hotel block in 1916.21 Carrie W)eneke relocated to Washington Street.22 In social affairs, Chris was a member of the Marquette Council of the Knights of Columbus, being a charter member and treasurer.73 He marched in the procession representing the Men's Sodality of St. Mary's Church that walked from St. Mary's of the Visitation Church to the building site of St. Wenceslas Church the day the cornerstone was laid.24 Clara Dostal Hohenschuh (1865-1951) Clara J. Dostal Hohenschuh was born in 1865 to John P. Dostal (1841-1912) and Genevieve (Jennie) Cerny (b.1843) in Rock Island, Illinois25 John Dostal features prominently in the nineteenth Century history of Iowa City. Dostal, originally a miller, bought the Great Western Brewery of Iowa City in 1873. He expanded it with an ice house and malt house, a sign of vertical integration in the business. He operated the brewery until it was closed by state prohibition in 1888.26 DostaI's sons reopened the facility under the name Dostal Brothers Brewery in 1897. The brothers sold the brewery in 1902 to Fred Kemmerle and Andrew Feely, who changed its name to the Iowa Brewing Company.27 Later businesses eventually is Retirement and move to Denver, Colorado Iowa City Weekly Republican, Sep 6, 1899. Other announcement of a move to Denver, Iowa City Press Citizen, Oct 5,1908. "Iowa City Weekly Republican, Aug 11,1897. 11 Property Transfer Records; Iowa Citizen, Jun 6,1904, p. S. isForexample, Iowa City Weekly Republican, Feb 16,1898; Aug 17,1898; Daily Iowa State Press, Jul 21,1903; Sep 18,1903; Iowa City Daily Press, Aug 3, 1905; Dec 30, 1908; Aug 10,1910. 19 City Directories, Daily Iowa State Press Dec 22,1899, p 9 20 City Directory 21 A historic commercial block Is a building with a unified facade; Daily Iowan, Apr 29,1916. 221owa City Daily Press, Apr 16,1920. 29 Iowa City Citizen, Feb 24,1904; Daily Iowa State Press, Feb 26,1904; Daily Iowa State Press, Feb 26,1904; Iowa City Republican Aug 6,1908 24 Iowa Cit Daily Citizen, Jun 26th,1893 25 Marriage Certificate; John P. Dostal in entry for Charles M. Mccadden and Matilda Dostal, 13 Feb 1888; citing Kane, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,481,109 261870 Federal Census; Johnson County History,1883; Glenn Ehrstine, n.d. 27 Property Transfer Records; JULY 1, 20101.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 10 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA gA11REPWMIT OF WOF W WRALORNR5 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515)281.8742 I Fax: (515)282.OS02 iowaculture.goy/history/preservation Name of Property: Hohenschuh•Hervert House She Number 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. CRY.. Iowa City CoumyJohnson took over the building but did not make or sell beer.28 The adaptively reused building was destroyed by fire in 1955.21 Dostal was an immigrant from Bohemia, the current Czech Republic. At the time of his upbringing the Austrian Empire, or Kaisertum Osterreich, of the Habsburg -Lorraine lineage autocratically controlled Bohemia and German was the common language of the empire, despite the fact that by numbers the Austrians were outnumbered in the various regions of their control outside of Austria proper.3o Likely knowing both languages and certainly being within a mixed - language market, Dostal therefore unsurprisingly advertised in German and Czech language newspapers as well as English language papers in Iowa City.31 Local newspapers chronicled Clara's society debut in Iowa City. From the late 1870s, she attended St. Agatha's Academy and gave annual public piano recitals for many years. 2 Clara continued to give public recitals into the next decade. 33 The papers also chronicled her lasting friendship with Kate Hohenschuh, Chris' sister and a fellow student at the academy.34 The papers would notify their readers when Clara was back to visit Kate after the Dostals had moved to Denver .3' In 1893, it was announced that Clara was attending the Columbia Exposition in Chicago36 Clara and Chris were married on October 11, 1892 at St. Mary's Church, again to much public fanfare both in the press coverage of the announcement and the ceremony. Kate Hohenschuh was the bridesmaid.31 Chris and Clara had two children, Mary Helen Hohenschuh Harvat (b. 1894) and Loretta Clara Hohenschuh Hoover (1897-1965). In 1897, Clara and Chris contracted with Jacob J. Hotz to build a house at 229 N Gilbert Street, subdividing Lot 1, Block 58 of the Original Town Plat to create the parcel for the building (Table 1). The south parcel of the parent lot is the site of an early Iowa City home built by Jacob Wentz, a German immigrant. Lot 1, Block 58 is located across the Street from 319 E Bloomington Street, the second Frank and Theresa Hohenschuh family residence, and is just across the alley from the location of the Great Western Brewery, where Clara's father worked. For reasons of Chris' health, the family relocated temporarily to Denver, but they retained ownership of the home, renting it out (Table 1, Table 2). When they returned they built a new house on the middle parcel of Lot 1. That parcel was obtained from Nanna G. Wieder, who had owned the entire south 85 feet of Lot 1, Block 58 at the time. The Hohenschuhs hired Charles Mentzer to build the new house at 225 N Gilbert Street in 1904. They resided there until Chris' death in 1918. The Hohenschuhs purchased the Jacob Wentz house located on the south 45 feet of Lot 1, Block 58 in 1911(Table 1). At the time of Chris' death, both Clara and Mary were seriously 111.38 The severity of the health effects reflects the widespread effects of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, known at the time as the Spanish Flu. There is a good chance that caring for Chris through his long period of poor health fell to Clara and Mary, especially regarding the flu, which was 28 Svendsen, 1999. 29 Svendsen,1999. 30 Hone, 2010. 31 Slovan Amerikonsky, Feb 15, 1882; Iowa City Volksfreund, Dec 18, 1874 cited in John P Dostal, "ad for Great Western Brewery, Iowa City," Ehrstine, n.d. Dostal also advertised in the English language papers as well. 32 Daily Press, Jun 29, 1878; Iowa City Daily Republican, Jun 30, 1880; Jun 30, 1882. 33 Iowa City Weekly Republican, Feb 3, 1892. 34 Iowa City Citizen June 30, 1880. 35 Iowa Citizen, Jun 19, 1891; Jul 3, 1891; Iowa City Weekly Republican Jun 17, 1891. 36Iowa Citizen, Oct 20,1893. 32 Iowa Citizen, Sep 30, 1892; Iowa City Weekly Republican, Oct 5, 1892;iowa State Press, Oct 12th, 1892; See note 19. 33 Iowa City Daily Citizen, Oct 24, 1918. IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 11 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA Da OUNTt ENT17 IUMILEFM IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property Hohenschuh•Hervert House STATE FNSTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IDWASITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282.0502 lawaculture.gw/Nstory/preservation Ste Number 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related Dirtrid Number. Cty: Iowa clt tounty.Johnson severe enough to incapacitate its victims. Those caring for the flu, which claimed more than twelve times the lives of World War I, tended to also fall 111.39 Christian Hohenschuh died in 1918 and Clara returned her residence to 229 N Gilbert Street. She appears to have rented 225 N Gilbert Street from that point until she sold the property in 1936. The daughters remained close to home for many years. Mary attended the State University and worked as a clerk there. She resided at home with Clara until around the time of her marriage in 1935. She stayed in the tradition of her family, marrying another fourth generation immigrant, Edwin John Harvat, the nephew of Emma J. Harvat. Emma Harvat was the first female mayor of Iowa City and real estate investor with her partner Mary (May) Stach. Edwin's grandmother was Mary Cerny Harvat. Mary Cerney Harvat was potentially a relative of Clara Dostars mother but this is unknown. However, there were just two Cerny households recorded in the Goosetown record —Joseph Cerny and Clara Cerny. 40 Mary Hohenschuh Harvat moved to Montana by 1937.91 Loretta married Guy O. Hoover, a Cedar Rapids letter carrier in 1919 and they lived at 229 N Gilbert Street and 225 N Gilbert Street as well as other locations in Iowa City and rural Johnson County for a few years at each location before moving to Muscatine by 1940.42 Clara's listings and ownership with both properties on Gilbert Street ended in 1936, selling her residence to her daughter, Mary Helen Harvat, and the two southern rental properties to ., corporate firm. Clara then lived with Loretta and Guy in Muscatine. 43 She was buried in Iowa City in 1951. Charles Mentzer (1874-1908) Charles Mentzer was a builder and charter commission member for the incorporation of Hills Siding in 1906, now Hills, Iowa. He was born to George Albert Mentzer and Caroline Feldman, a farming couple in Liberty Township. He was killed while working on a house in November 1908.06 His wife received a $1,000 benefit from the Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal benefit society.45 Mentzer is associated with several buildings in Johnson County and Iowa City including residences for George W. Koontz, Lem Hunter, Albert Wiese, Nellie Mingus, D.A. Munger, Mike Mentzer, and Christian Hohenschuh.46 He also worked on the house of Ed McCollister and made sashes and doors for Will Mathews.47 He built what one account termed the "finest house" in Hills for Leo Hart on Brady Street.98 He was working on the house of Professor F.E. Bolton at the time of 39 Onion, 2019. 4D Slonnegar,1999. 41 Mary Hohenschuh is listed at 229 N Gilbert in the 1936 City Directory but both she and Clara are absent from that address in the next available directory,1938; Regarding Montana, Find A Grave, memorial page for Edwin Joseph "Ed" Harvat (9 Oct 1893-27Jun 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 60268098, citing Calvary Cemetery, Livingston, Park County, Montana and 1940 Federal Census. 42 City Directories; Federal Census. 43 City Directories, beginning with 1936 directory for Muscatine along with Loretta and Guy Hoover. 44 Charles Mentzer, 07 Nov 1908; citing Death, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States, page 8, offices of county clerk from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,738,604; Iowa City Daily Press, Nov 11, 1908. 45 Iowa City Republican, Nov 28,1908. 46 Carlson, 2018. Iowa Citizen, Oct 18,1901; Oct 25,1901. 47 Iowa City Republican, Aug 13, 1903. 46 Aurner,1912, vol. 2, p.471 IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 12 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA Iatu0aWrrWffff0001 Au MP5 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM • CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East Wust Street I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 Iawaculture.gov/history/preservatlon Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Hervert House Site Number..52-03267 Address 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. City. Iowa CIt Coumy.Johnson his fatal accident 49 Other houses are mentioned by raw counts only, such as "two buildings underway.i50 He built a barn for Charles Gross51His buildings were featured in a photo series titled "New Residences Built in Iowa City in 1908.i52 He was described as "A Good Mechanic," a term for builders at that time, and was skilled enough to be able to construct window sashes and doors " Katie Hervert (1879-1970) Katie Musil Hervert (variously also Catherine, Kathryn, Cath, and Kate) was barn in Washington, Iowa to parents from Bohemia. Her mother was Rose Fiala Musil.50 Her father, Emil, widowed early, was a farmer from Liberty Township, Johnson County. Her three siblings included James, Mary Slaby, and Lezzy 55 Frank and Katie had five children, Marguerite (b. 1901), Helen (b. 1902) Irene (b. 1903), Raymond (b. 1906), and William (b. 1913), who indicated his profession was a painter and was living with his parents at 225 N Gilbert Street on the 1940 Federal Census. Raymond died young due to a diving accident at Lake Okoboji. His airlift to Iowa City received statewide attention in the press.16 Frank and Katie Hervert owned 225 N Gilbert Street through the middle of the 20'h century. Katie initially purchased the property from Fidelity Finance Company of Iowa City on the same day Clara Hohenschuh sold the property to the local investment firm in December 1936.17 Subsequent transactions are recorded in the property transfer book as Katie Hervert and Husband, until Katie and Frank added Irene to the title in 1953. They gave Irene outright ownership in 1960. She had lived with them since the death of her husband, Sherman (Red) Campbell, in a two -car collision at Funk's speedway track in Westchester, Indiana, on May 30, 1937.58 Irene was a 1930 graduate of Irish's Business College.59 She worked as a salesperson, for a time at Willard's Apparel Shop, and then at Hand's Jewelers for much of her life fi0 Beyond the tragedy of her husband's death, which had reports across the nation, Irene's youth and adulthood were documented in social announcements in the local press.61 She appears to have enjoyed traveling." 49 Iowa City Citizen, Nov 9, 1908; Iowa City Daily Press, Nov 9, 1908. 50 Iowa Citizen, Apr 13, 1903. 51 Iowa Citizen, Jul 22, 1904. 52 Iowa City Citizen, Jan 27, 1909;Feb 12, 1909. 531owa Citizen, Apr 13, 1903; Iowa City Republican, Aug 13,1908. 54 Obituary, Iowa City Press Citizen, Feb 12, 1970. ss Federal Census, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934, James A. Slaby and Mary Musil, 01 Sep 1897, Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States; citing reference, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 986,012. 56 Ottumwa Daily Courier Aug. 16,1934; Spirit Lake Beacon, Aug. 16, 1934; Daily Iowan, Aug. B. 1934. 57 Property Transfer Records, Book 1, P. 148. 561owa City Press Citizen, May 31, 1937. San Bernardino Sun, May 31, 1937. Three people died that weekend at Indianapolis as well, Sarasota Herald, May 29, 1937 and Milwaukee Journal. May 28,1937. ss Daily Iowan, May 25,1930. 60 City Directories. 61 Iowa City Daily Press, Aug 17th, 1914; Aug 30th, 1920; Iowa City Daily Citizen, Feb 2, 1917; Sep 8, 1919; Iowa City Press Citizen, Jul 31st,1923. V Iowa City Press Citizen, Jan 11th, 1922; Sep 18th, 1923; Mar 7, 1938. Daily Iowan, Jun 16, 1939. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM U OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA bwtomart1i411rorauaRluivauRs IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOU SITE INVENTORY 600 East Lamst Street I Des Molnes, U 50319 (51 S) 281.8742 1 Fax (515) 282.OS02 iowaculture.gov/hlstory/preservation Noe of property: Hohenschuh-Hervert House Site Number..52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related Distrid Number r., w,,, rih, Counly.Johnson _ Frank Hervert (1873-1960) Frank was the son of Joseph (1842-1918) and Barbara Shradel Hervert (1846-1923), a Bohemian couple from Iowa City.63 Frank's father, Joseph, was known as a musician in town.' He operated a saloon at 402 E Market St, abutting the property he owned at 204 N Gilbert Street. The family home appears to have been at 716 E Bloomington St.65 However, in 1918, they were listed at 520 N Gilbert Street.fi6 It is known that Frank and Katie lived for a number of years as 716 E Bloomington Street.67 Frank became a business owner after finishing school, listing himself as both a merchant and grocer.68 In the newspaper announcement of their marriage, it was stated Frank was associated with Slaby & Hervert Grocers.69 Slaby was Frank's brother-in-Iaw.70 The firm was founded in 1896 when the partners bought out H.P. Stouffer.'' Their business was successful enough that they donated goods to the Johnson County Poor Farm. 72Disaster struck when the Dubuque Street grocery was destroyed in a Hire in March, 1901.73 The building was insured to the owner, but they rented their store front. The loss appears to have ended their business. By 1905, Frank was listing his occupation as carpenter, which he continued to do until he retired around 1950.74 He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of America.'$ Frank worked for two entities, George Kranz and later Smith & Burger/Burger Construction Co., who had extensive reach in Iowa City and without a doubt contributed to the architectural social environment of Iowa City during his years of work.71 68 Federal Census. 64As member of the Union Band, Johnson County History,1883; As business manager of the National Orchestra, Vidette-Reporter, Feb 11, 1897; As well-known musician, see note 37. 65Svendsen,1999. 66 John Hervert was killed in a farming accident. John was the Son of Joseph Hervert and brother to Frank among others of 520 N Gilbert Street, Iowa City Daily Press, Jul 20, 1918. 67 Their address was provided in several newspaper accounts, for example Daily Iowan, May 16,1937; Daily Iowan, Thursday, Jul 9, 1925; and in 1934 when their son Raymond was flown by plane to Iowa City from Arnold's Park for treatment for a broken cervical vertebra, Daily Iowan, Aug 16, 1934 and Spirit Lake Beacon. The incident was reported across the state on Aug 17,1934 in The Spencer Herald, Dubuque Telegraph -Herald, Ottumwa Daily Courier. 88 The marriage certificate of Frank Hervert and Katie Musil he indicated he was a merchant. In the 1900 Census, he Indicated he was a grocer. 69Iowa Citizen, Jul 20,1899. 10 Note 48; Iowa City Daily Citizen, Jun 14th,1919. 71 Iowa City Weekly Republican Jun 3,1896. 12Iowa Citizen, Jan 22,1897. Similar in Iowa City Press. 13 Iowa City Daily Republican, Mar 18,1901; Iowa Citizen, Mar 22,1901; Daily Iowa State Press, Mar 18,1901. The Daily Iowa State Press ran a second article on Mar 20 praising the efforts of the fire department. Damage was limited to just the ground floor unit that the grocery was located in. 74 State and Federal Census, City Directories. 15 Iowa City Press Citizen May 30,1960. 76 WWI Registration Card; City Directories. IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 14 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE STATE HISTORIC IOWA SITE INVENTORY PRESERVATION 600East�ocust i515)281-8742 1I=(515) 82-05D2 OFFICE OF IOWA iowaculturegovlh&s y/preservation W 0ENk1NEN T Or cDLTM AFFM IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property: Hohenschuh•Hervert House SHe Number.52-03267 Address:225 N Gilbert St Related District Number city:lowaCity CourdyJohnson Frank Hervert does not appear to have ever listed himself independently as either a carpenter or contractor in the advertising section of directories or in newspapers. The first contractor that Frank was known to work for was George F. Kranz (1873-1957). Kranz was the builder for the Koser Brothers in the time period around 1913 to 1915.77 Koser Brothers, Inc. in turn was a prolific real estate development firm in Johnson County in the first half of the twentieth century. They developed properties throughout the many new land additions to Iowa City as well as infill development in Iowa City, and in Coralville They also are associated with platting the land addition that would later become incorporated as University Heights.78 Their development strategy was to predict future growth areas in and around the community and develop houses there. They frequently would develop a series of houses with shared floor plans.'9 Kranz also appears to have been involved in real estate himself. In particular, he was listed as a "well known purchaser" in the much publicized minimum lot purchase in the Rundell Addition. The minimum lot purchase event was a publicity stunt that the Rundell Land Improvement Company sponsored. They set a minimum number of lot purchases as a requirement in order to finance the first street car line in Iowa City.80 That Kranz was involved in real estate in the Rundell addition makes sense. His address was recorded as 1117 E Court Street in 1910 and 1036 E Court Street in 1925.81 As part of the Kranz construction team, Frank Hervert would have been exposed to the tastes of modern design, as the Kosers were known to use kit houses from Gordon van Tine 82 Modernity was part of their sales pitch. 8 George Kranz later worked for William F. Burger, a competing developer to the Kosers8" It's probable that Frank Hervert also worked for Burger projects while in the employment of Kranz because Hervert later listed himself as employed with the successor firm, Smith and Burger. William F. Burger appears to have been an insurance assessor and salesmen, who's brother was the local builder Charles (Chas.) Burger. The Burger brothers were featured in a local newspaper for a home of "Yellow pine with hot air heat" that was "modern throughout."8s By 1932, Frank listed his employer as Smith & Burger. Smith & Burger (co.1930-1942), Burger Construction Company (1943-1987) Herman W. Smith and Frank E Burger formed a construction company around 1930 and was owned by the partners until 1942. Herman William Smith, also known as William Herman Smith, was born Kansas in 1884. By 1901, he was listed as an engineer in Iowa City. At some point later he moved to Portland, Oregon and practiced drafting and architecture. In n Iowa City Citizen, Apr 16th, 1913; Iowa City Citizen, Mar 25, 1915 and Nov 12, 1915. 78 Iowa City Press Citizen, May 10, 2010. 79 Iowa City Citizen, Apr 16th, 1913 ; Christopher Picket, M.A. Thesis, p. 3; Svendsen,1999. 8o Iowa City Weekly Republican, Jul 26th, 1899. Iowa City Daily Press, Mar 4th, 1910. 81 State and Federal Census; sale of house in 1919, Iowa City Daily Citizen, Feb 3rd,1919. 82 Svendsen, 1999. as Iowa City Citizen, Apr 16th, 1913. 84 State Census, 1915; Iowa City Citizen, Jan 11th, 1909. 8s Iowa City Citizen, Jan 11, 1901. 86 City Directory lULY1,2014V1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 15OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFIRCE IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281.8742 1 Fax (515) 282.OSD2 lowaculture.gov/Idstory/preservation Name of Property Hohenschuh-Hervert House Site Number. 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related Distnd Number. CifyaChv County. Johnson 1912, he was married to Luella Sidwell in West Branch.87 He listed his profession as architect at that time, but during World War I he worked as a carpenter.BB Following the armistice, Smith returned to Iowa City, working as a draftsman and was working for J.H. Hunzinger & Company, Inc. around 1924.89 Frank E Burger was born in Iowa City in 1893 to Charles (Chas) R. and Elizabeth (Lizzie) Klinger Burger, formerly of Missouri. Frank was the nephew of William F. Burger.90 Frank Burger worked as a foreman for J.H. Hunzinger & Company, Inc. Then Smith and Burger teamed up around 1930 to form their own construction company. In addition to the design work for the firm, Smith appears to have been largely the publicity person, writing a column in the Daily Iowan in 1934 that was part of 32 ads they ran that year. That column described "...how homes can be done easily, reasonably."91 Echoing a general trend of the time, the column went on to describe ways to modernize older buildings. For instance, Smith recommended "Just the removal of gables, useless additions, and bric a brac from many homes will mostly improve their appearance." He went on to recommend the addition of shutters and window boxes. Advertising slogans of Smith & Burger were considerably catchier than otherfirms and included "Better Builders " and "HOME --Honest values, Obliging service, Modern methods, Efficient workmen, Satisfied Customers.x92 They advertised as general contractors and remodelers.93 After 1942, the company was Burger Construction Company, run by Frank Burger on his own. Following Frank Burger's death the firm was run by his wife lulu and their two sons, Warren F. and Richard. For 1949, Lulu was the president, but afterward she then became the Secretary -Treasurer. Warren generally was listed as president and Richard was listed as Vice President. That configuration continued into the 1970s. During the Second World War there were just a handful of builders in Iowa City. Wagner Builders were the main competition with Herbert Miller and Frederick Miller as the only others advertising general contractors.94 Eight carpenters were listed that year. Criteria C Eligibility The arched doorway is enigmatic but also illuminating in the fad the trim found throughout the house, including the closets, runs continuously through the doorway. The same trim is continuous on both sides of the deduced location for the fireplace. It is helpful to know the owner in the 1940s was Frank Hervert, a carpenter working for firms who advertised to "modernize" or "update" housing in Iowa City. Those firms also built new housing, including infill lots. Both activities could have resulted in architectural salvage, and the trim could have come from such an endeavor. Given the 87 Marriage Certificate 88 WWI Draft Registration e9 City Directory 9D Federal Census 91 Daily Iowan, Jun 27, 1934. 92 City Directory for 1942. 93 City Directories; Daily Iowan, Feb 2, 1934. 94 City Directories IULY 1, 2014 V 18 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 16 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA MOSMUM01'CUUMNIFIRM IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Properly: Hohenschuh-Hervert House STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Far (515) 282-0502 lowaculture.gov/history/preservation Site Number. 52-03267 Address:225 N Gilbert St Related District Number City: Iowa City County. Johnson age of Hervert he would have lived through the Great Depression and simply discarding useful material was probably not something he would do. The proximal reason for the loss of the porch is unknown, but updates for modernity are surmised. Building permit information was not available for the time period for this house. Also unknown are when water and sewer taps were made for the house. An aging porch might, for instance, be removed if the trench for water connections was made by machinery to facilitate the installation. The location of the water supply does connect through the base of the wall where the porch was located. Therefore, modernization is again suggested, but in a utilitarian manner. Regardless, the interior of the building and the remaining intact exterior still favor Criteria C eligibility. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 17 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA M OEPART681f OF CULMAL UMS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOMSITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515)281-8742 1 Fax (515)282-0502 lomswlture.gov/hlstory/preservation Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Hervert House Ste Number 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Retried District Number. City Iowa City Coura Johnson Table 1. Property Transfer Records Date Grantor Grantee Simplified Description Book Page Type 1881-07-18 F. Messner J.P. Dostai Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 1 146 unknown George Williams 1893-12-28 and others Barbara Hotz Lot 1 and part of lot 2 1 146 unknown Barbara Hotz, 1893-12-18 guardian Ella M. Ries Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 1 146 Guardian Sold to S. Hotz n.d.'s and C. Graf Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 1 146 unknown Lot 1, south half and 10 x 60 foot 1898-12-09 Barbara Hotz John P. Dostal strip of SE corner Lot 2 1 146 Warranty Nanna G. Lot 1, north 40 feet of south 85 ft and 1904-01-19 Wieder, single C.S. Hohenschuh Lot 2, 10 x 15 ft section 1 146 Warranty Nanna G. 1906-11-06 Wieder, single C.S. Hohenschuh Lot 2, 45 x 10 foot strip in SE Corner 1 146 Warranty C.S. Clara Lot 1, south 85 feet and Lot 2, SE 1918-10-26 Hohenschuh Hohenschuh Corner 1 147 Warranty Clara Hohenschuh, Fidelity Finance 1936-12-15 widow Co. Lot 1, north 50 feet of south 100 ft 1 148 Warranty Fidelity Finance Lot 1, north 50 feet of south 100 ft Corporate 1936-12-15 Co. Katie Hervert and Lot 2, SE Strip 1 148 Grant Katie Hervert & Emma J. Harvat 1937-10-18 Husband and others Lot 2, SE Strip 1 148 Quit Claim Emma J. Harvat 1937-10-18 Katie Hervert and others Lot 1, north 5 feet of south 50 feet 1 148 Quit Claim Katie & Frank H. Katie Hervert & Hervert+ Irene Lot 1, north 55 feet of south 100 ft 1953-11-16 Husband H. Campbell and Lot 2, SE Strip 3 58 Warranty Frank H. & Katie Irene H. Lot 1, north 55 feet of south 100 ft 1960-05-26 Hervert Campbell and Lot 2, SE Strip 3 58 Quit Claim Irene H. Thomas E Lot 1, north 55 feet of south 200 ft Court 1978-05-23 Campbell estate Conway and Lot 2, SE Corner 3 58 Order 95 Entry appeared as a hand-written annotation below the previous entry on the same line of the record JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 18 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Rropert : Hohenschuh-Hervert House STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 lowaculture.goy/nistory/preservation Site Number 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number City:lowa City County.Johnson Table 2. City Directory and Census Listings Year' Listed Residents 1905 Christian S. Hohenschuh, book clerk, Clara J.; Mary H. 1907 Chris Hohenschuh, clerk; Clara, wife Chris; Mary 1908 Chris Hohenschuh, clerk; Mrs. Clara; Mary 1910 Chris Hohenschuh, salesman books stationary; Clara; Mary; Loretta 1911 Chris Hohenschuh, clerk; Clara J 1912 Chris Hohenschuh, clerk, Clara J; Mary 1914 Chris S. Hohenschuh, clerk; Clara J; Mray [sic]; Lotetta [sic] 1915 Christian S., Hohenschuh, clerk; Clara J.; Mary H., assists Dr. J.G. Miller; Loretta C, student 1918 Christion [sic] Hohenschuh, clerk; Clara J; Mary H. 1919 Dionysius Speidel, Speidel Brothers; Dora Speidel; Frank C. Speidel 1922 Guy O. Hoover, letter carrier; Loretta C. 1925 Mrs. Francis A. Hotz, wid Jacob J. 1925 Mrs. Francis A. Hotz; wid Jacob J.; Henry J. Hotz 1928 Guy O. Hoover, rural mail carrier; Loretta 1934 Edgar H. Rushfeldt, assistant tech SUI; Amelia E Rushfeldt 1936 Harry B. Wharton, custodian; Edna F. Wharton 1938 Frank H. Hervert, carpenter; Katie Hervert 1942 Frank H. Hervert, carpenter; Katie Hervert; Irene C. Campbell (wid. Sherman) 1943 Frank H. Hervert, carpenter, Cath Hervert 1961 Irene H. Campbell, sales Hands Jewelers 1970 Irene H. Campbell 96 Not all years are available, duplicative information between years was suppressed. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 19 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IONaOF111R4AEar vcuutumffFA9IS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property Hohenschuh-HervertHouse STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281.8742 1 Fax (515) 282-OS02 iowaculture.gov/tistory/preservation Site Number..52-03267 Address 225 N Gilbert St Related Distrid Number City. Iowa City Bibliography History of Johnson County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, and its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882. Iowa City: The Publishers, 1883. The Commercial Magazine. Chicago, III: Levytype Co, 1898. Carlson, Richard Database of houses, architects and contractors who worked in Iowa City, Iowa, 1897-1916, compiled from newspapers. Richard Carlson, Highway Archaeology Program, University of Iowa, 2018. Ehrstine, Glenn. Beer Politics in Iowa. Hawkeye Lunch & Learn lecture, 2016. https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=Xo2vXblB2Bc Germans in Iowa and the Global Midwest Exhibit, n.d. https//germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/exhibits. Hone, C. Brandon, Smoldering Embers: Czech -German Cultural Competition, 1848-1948, MA (Master of Arts) Thesis, University of Utah, 2010. https-.//digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/666 Iowa City Property Records. Iowa City, Iowa, Assessor's Office, 2019. https:// iowac(ty.iowaassessors.com. Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor. Property Transfer Records for Lot 1, Block 58, Book 1 and Book 3. Onion, Rebecca. Did We Forget to Memorialize Spanish Flu because Women Were the Heroes? Slate Feb 18, 2019. https://slate .com/technology/2019/02/Spanish-flu-women-nurses-heroism.htmI Sanborn Map Company. Iowa City, Iowa. New York: Sanborn Map Company,1883, 1888, 1892, 1906,1912, 1926, 1933, 1933 updated through 1948, and 1933 updated through 1947. Sanborn -Perris Map Company. Iowa City, Iowa. New York: Sanborn -Perris Map Company, 1892 and 1899. Slonnegar, Mary Beth. Small but Ours. Iowa City: Hand Press, 1999. Svendsen, Marlys. Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa, National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Document form, 1992. Architectural and Historical Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase 11), 1845 —1945, amendment to Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa. National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Document form, 1999. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 20 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA OWR DEPARTAIERTOFCU1JWALAFFNAS IOWA SITF INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Hervert House STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515)281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-OSD2 lowaalWre.gov/history/ preservation Re Number 52.03267 Address 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. City: Iowa City Coumy. Johnson Location Map a a E DAVENPORT ST 4 21t `1. 3T 217i 22G 32;1 i 7Ds z we �266J19 21C 222 I E SLOONINGTON ST r I, 271'. 11+ w 121f MBe,I t115�1 �ti"� Z 176 1 to __ _. tan) E YARKETST ltd lE. 720, I� jib 1'at I ( '�S1Q �38a9 331? Mb,V2 or�ft j tp3t 'IIx� Ji'7 �V'' 8R2 I— 31'13� l_. I zt52tfi1d -- n1 ;1 J1:1 1�6200 7t1, tub � �372 E 13AVEMPORT ST a- b 3'�IQ 12 is �1113 a12 VZ r�/121 /.� �C 469 T6,1 I[<N',,43, E SLOOMINGTON ST F t1n E mARKET ST f:-2'a 8J'i175,6 21 ,31 _ 329 5D4 5,a %V Project Location, 225 N Gilbert Street, shown at arrow. Source: Project Information Viewer, Geographic Information System Division of Johnson County, Iowa. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 21 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA mazworrwcula W.IIFBIRs IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property Hohenschuh-Hetvert House STATE MSTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASTTE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515)281-8742 1 Fax (515)282.0502 lowaculture.gov/history/pfematlon She Number..52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related Mtrict Number. Crty Iowa Ciri CoudyJohnson Site Plan E BLOOMINGTON ST cinch=37feet Site Plan, 225 N Gilbert Street. Lot 1 boundary shown as dashed line. Source: Project Information Viewer, Geolpraphic Information System Division of Johnson County, Iowa. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 22 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-OS02 lowaculturegov/histoy/preservation Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Hervert House Site Number. 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. Gty: Iowa City County Johnson Building Plan IS FR EP Bsi ffi ISBAFR(NWNI 110061 I12 .e Building outline plan, 225 N Gilbert Street. Numerals indicate dimensions, bracketed numerals area. Source: Johnson County Assessor's office .ate I s i� o Yi N. a Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, Iowa City, April 1906, Sheet 7 1ULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 23 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA mDEBRRBw orCiR1UlW.mmn IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SIR INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Nlolnes, IA 50319 (515)281-8742 1 Faz.(515)282.0502 lawaculture.gov/dstory/preservation Name of Properly Hohenschuh-Hervert House Site Number. 52-03267 AddoE 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number ay. Iowa City County.lohnson Photo 1. 52-03267-001 Exterior, View Southwest 2018-12-19. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 24 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515)281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 towaculture.gov/history/preservation Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Hervert House Site Number 52-03267 Address:225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. city Iowa City County Johnson Photo 2. 52-03267-002 Exterior, View Northwest 2018-12-19. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. JULY1,2014V1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 25OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IWAOEPA niffO ainnRALmurs IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Herved House STATE IDSTMIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SRE INVEMORY 600 East Locusl5lreet I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 lowawlture.gov/history/preservation Site Number.52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Rehted Wdct Number LAy.Iowa Lity Lounty.lohnson Photo 3. 52-03267-M Exterior, View Northeast 2018-12-19. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 26 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IUD DEPARTMENT OF CUpORAL IJNYRS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE FOSTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 500 East locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (5 i 5) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282.0502 lowaculturegov/history/preservatlon Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Hervert House Site Number 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. Coy. Iowa City county.Johnson Photo 4. 52-03267-004 Exterior, View Southeast 2019-12-19. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 27 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC OFFICE OF IOWA 0YA OEARTNENT OF CUu1NKIVTNRS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IGMSTTE INVENTORY 6DO East Locust Street I Des Molnes, K 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fat (515) 282--0502 Iowaculture.gov/hlstory/p,,eservatlon Name of Propertf Hohenschuh-Hervert House SRe Number.52-03267 Address. 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. CdY: Iowa City CountY.Johnson Photo S. 52-03267-005 Southeast Room, View North 2029-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 28 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA WOePAR OOFCaL711RALATFAIRI IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Hervert House STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 lowacultureZov/hlstory/preservation Site Number 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number Oty: Iowa Citv County. Johnson Photo 6. 52-03267-006 Large Room, View East 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOVIA SITE INVENTORY FORM 29 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA co DEPARTMENTwcuWRNLA ars IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Hervert House STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IBM SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locusl Street I Des hi IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fatc (515) 282-0502 iowaalture.gw/listory/preservation Site Number 52-03267 Address 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number city. Iowa City county.Johnson Photo 7. 52-032674007 Large Room, View West. 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 30 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA MOEPoSTA€flTCTCUUMALAFRYSS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 iowaculture.gov/history/preservation Name of Property: Hohenschuh-Hervert House She Number. 52-03267 Addrew 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number. City. Iowa City County. Johnson Photo R. 52-03267-006 Northeast Room, View West. 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 310F 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name ofPrapertY Hohenschuh-HervertHouse STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street l Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-9742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 iowaculturegov/history/preservation Site Number 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St ReGted District Number. W.Iowa Citv Caurdy.lohnson Photo 9. 52-03267-009 Northwest Room, View Southeast 2019-01-23. Tam Weitzel, Photographer. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 32OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET Name of Property: Hohenschuh•Hervert House STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 lowaculturegov/history/preservation Site Number.52-03267 Address:225 N Gilbert St Related Dlatdct Number. r;«, iM.q rih, rmmW Inhncnn Photo 10. 52-03267-010 Base Block Detail, Northeast Room View West. 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 33 OF 33 STATE OFFICE OF IOWA WDEfipR1"OFCUMIRUL IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515)281-8742 I Frix(515)2824SO2 Iowaculture.gDv/Nstory/preservation Name of Property. Hohenschuh-Hervert House Site Number 52-03267 Address: 225 N Gilbert St Related District Number raw low, rihf rnimh, Johnson Photo 11. 52-03267-011 House in Sensing, View imonammasc. 2018-12-19. Tim Weitzel, Photographer JULY 1, 2014 V 1A IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 34 OF 33 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA State Inventory Number: 53-03268 9-DigRSHPO Review and Compliance (R&C) Number: IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM ❑ New ❑ Supplemental ❑ Nan -Extant Year: STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 j Fax: (515) 282-0502 iowaculture.gov/history/preservation Read the Iowa Site Inventory Form Instructions carefully, to ensure accuracy and completeness before completing this form. The instructions are available at hap://www.Iowa histo ry.org/historic-preservation/statewide-invento ry-and-collections/iowa-site-inventory-form. html. Basic Information Historic Building Name: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Other Names: Street Address' 229 N Gilbert Street City. Iowa City ❑ Vicinity County: Johnson LEGAL DESCRIPTION Rural Township Name: Township No.: Range No.: Section: Quarter: Classification A. PROPERTY CATEGORY: ❑� Building(s) ❑ District ❑ Site ❑ Structure ❑ Object r Urban Subdivision: Origins Block(s): 58 Lot(s): N 50' Lot 1 B. NUMBER OF RESOURCES (WITHIN PROPERTY): If eligible property, enter number of: Contributing Noncontributing 1. Buildings Sites Structures Objects Total State: is ZIP: 52240 Town If non -eligible property, enter number of: Buildings Sites Structures Objects Total C. STATUS OF PROPERTIES LISTED ON THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ❑ Listed ❑ De -listed ❑ NHL ❑ NPS DOE D. FOR PROPERTIES WITHIN A HISTORIC DISTRICT ❑ Property contributes to a National Register or local certified historic district. ❑ Property contributes to a potential historic district, based on professional historic/architectural survey and evaluation. ❑ Property does not contribute to the historic district in which it is located. Historic District Name: Historic District Site Number: E. NAME OF RELATED PROJECT REPORT OR MULTIPLE PROPERTY STUDY (if applicable) M PD Title: Historical Architectural Database No JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 1 OF 3 Address: 229 N Gilbert Street City: Iowa City Site Number: 52-03268 Function or Use Enter categories (codes and from the Iowa Site Inventory Form Instructions A. HISTORIC FUNCTIONS 01AO1 Residence A. ARCHITECTURAL CLASSIFICATION O9AO9 Cross -gabled Roof County: Johnson District Number: B. CURRENT FUNCTIONS O1AO1 Residence B. MATERIALS Foundation (visible exterior): 04 STONE Walls (visible exterior): 15B Vinyl Roof: 08A Shingle/Composition Tile Other: C. NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION 0 See continuation sheets which must be completed. Statement of Significance A. APPLICABLE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CRITERIA (mark your opinion of eligibility after applying relevant National Register criteria) Criterion A: Property is associated with significant everts. E (es ❑ No ❑ More research recommended Criterion B: Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ More research recommended Criterion C: Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ More research recommended Criterion D: Propertyyields significant information in archaeology/history. ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ More research recommended B. SPECIAL CRITERIA CONSIDERATIONS (mark any special considerations; leave blank if none) ❑ A. Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. ❑ E. A reconstructed building object, or structure. ❑ B. Removed from its original location. ❑ F. A commemorative property. ❑ C. A birthplace or grave. ❑ G. Property less than 50 years of page or achieved significance within the past 50 years. ❑ D. A cemetery C. AREAS OF SIGNIFICANCE (enter categories from instructions) 29 SOCIAL HISTORY 02 ARCHITECTURE E. SIGNIFICANT DATES Construction Date: 1897 Other Dates (including renovations): G. CULTURAL AFFILIATION (complete if Criterion D is marked above) D. PERIOD(S) OF SIGNIFICANCE 1987 to 1970 F. SIGNIFICANT PERSON (corrolete if Criterion B is marked above) H.ARCHITECT/BUILDER Architect: Builder/Contractor: Jacob J. Hotz I. NARRATIVE STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE 0 See continuation sheets which must be completed. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 2 Address: 229 N Gilbert Street City: Iowa City Site Number: 52-03268 Bibliography R) See continuation sheets to list research sources used in preparing this form. Data OPTIONAL UTM REFERENCES ❑ See continuation sheet for additional UTM or comments Zone 9. 2. 3. _ 4. Form Pr Easting Name and Title: Tim Weitzel, M.A. Historic Preservation Consultant Organization/Firm: Street Address: rim 10Wa City Email: historicconsulting@gmail.com Additional Documentation Northing County: Johnson District Number: State: IA Telephone: NAD Date: March 14, 2019 52240 A. FOR ALL PROPERTIES, ATTACH THE FOLLOWING, AS SPECIFIED IN THE IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM INSTRUCTIONS 1. Map of property's location within the community. 2. Glossy color4x6 photos labeled on back with property/building name, address, date taken, view shown, and unique photo number. 3. Photo key showing each photo number on a map and/or floor plan, using arrows next top each photo numberto indicate the location and directional view of each photograph. 4. Site plan of buildings/structures on site, identifying boundaries, public roads, and building/structure footprints. B. FOR ALL STATE HISTORIC TAX CREDIT PART 1 APPLICATIONS, HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND FARMSTEADS, AND BARNS See lists of special requirements and attachments in the Iowa Site Inventory Form Instructions. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use Only The SHPO has reviewed the Site Inventoryand concurs with above survey opinion on National Register eligibility: ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ More research recommended ❑ This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated district. Comments: SH PO Authorized JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 3 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515)281-0742 1 Fax (515)282-0502 lowamlturegoWhistory/preservation NameofPropeq: Christian and Clara DostalHohenschuhHouse SNeNumber 52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related Distdo Number. CV. Iowa City Cou*Johnson NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION The House is a two-and-a-haIf-story building with a central hipped roof and lower cross gabled wings. There is a two- story bay window that defines the north elevation. Although the building is vernacular in design origin, the building can be classified as an Organic Cottage as well as being within the Free Classic subtype of Queen Anne architectural style.' Within the range of Organic Cottages, this example is fairly conservative in elaborateness of the floor plan. Exterior Foundation. The exposed foundation appears as rough cut limestone. A utility entrance is located on the south side of the building at the southwest corner. The front stairs are concrete that were cast in place. The rear porch stairs are precast concrete. Ground Floor. On the front elevation, a front porch extends the full width of the front fagade. The porch is supported by piers that match the exposed foundation masonry. The porch roof is supported by paired Tuscan columns on dados with recessed panels. Viewed from a corner angle, the column pairs form triplets. There are pilasters at the front wall of the building. The balustrade is filled forming a low wall and is clad in synthetic siding. The front wing projects into the porch space and contains a large single pane cottage window with a transom window above. The front door is recessed as a result of the front wing. A single window is arranged at the front room with a pair of windows at the back room. The south fagade on the ground (eve( has three windows with asymmetric spacing. The rear porch is enclosed and has an elaborate architrave door casing. On the porch, a pair of windows faces south while the west elevation of the porch has a single window. The rear wing also has a single window at the south side of the elevation. On the north elevation, the rear wing has two windows. There are three windows in the bay window, one per side. Forward of the bay window, there are no windows on the north elevation of the ground floor. Second Floor. The porch roof is asymmetrical with a pediment gable over the stairs and a wreath and festoon ornament in the tympanum. Above the porch roof, a single window is located above the entry in the main mass of the building and a paired window is located in the front of the front wing, providing asymmetry with the single, large window below. The windows of the south elevation, second floor align with those of the first floor. A single window is present above the rear porch. On the rear elevation there are two windows aligned at the header with the one to the north being around four inches smaller in height. On the north elevation, the second story of the rear wing has a single window, placed at about the center of the wall. It matches the height of the one on the west elevation. The bay has three windows of similar size and spacing to the first floor. A stepped window is present forward of the bay on the north elevation. It matches the incline of the stairway inside with the west of the two lower windows being shorter by about six inches and a transom runs the width of the two. Uooer half floor and roof. The upper half floor consists of three gables projecting from, and lower than, the peak of a central hipped roof. The front wing has a pedimented gable with raking boxed cornice forming a pent roof and a Palladian style window configured with a central round arched window that is flanked by two smaller rectangular windows. The window is set back from the wall plane with an overhang formed from the dormer wall above. The walls of the third floor of the wing curve inward at this window. The south elevation has a gable with knee walls and cornice returns at the roofline. A semi -circular window is in the south wall. The rear elevation has no gables but is only the ' Gottfried and Jennings, 2009; McAlester, 2018. DULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 4 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA I10 MPARTAENT OF p0.TOBAL AFFAIRS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282.0502 lowaculturegov/hlstory/ preservation Name of Property: Christian and Clara DostalHohenschuhHouse Site Number.52.03268 Address:229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. City Iowa MY County. Johnson hipped roof of the rear wing. The north elevation has a gable above the two-story bay window, which has a low-pitched hipped roof. The closed gable forms a pediment with cornice returns. A square window is present. Alterations. The primary alterations visible on the exterior are the synthetic siding and possible changes to the front porch balustrade. Exterior millwork and casings are not currently exposed, but are covered by synthetic materials, provided that they were not actually removed when the building was re -sided. An artist's sketch of the building showed a spindle rail balustrade on the porch as well as on top of the two-story bay window. The building at one point had a tern metal roof, however the recommendations in the survey and evaluation of the original town plat, Phase II, recommend that roof material alterations should not count against a building's eligibility.' A secondary alteration is the concrete stairs at both entries, which likely were wood originally. A final visible alteration is the apparent less than careful retucking of the now painted foundation masonry. The general footprint of the building is unaltered and some of the original construction details are visible on the exterior of the building. Interior Ground Floor. The building has two entry points and is oriented on an east -to -west axis. The main entryway enters onto a grand entry hall. The stair case has an open string construction with projecting treads and an elaborate balustrade with turned spindles that leads to the upper story. It is located on the north of the main entryway with the stairs near the front entrance. The newel post has a carved shell motif. Below the open newel stair the spandrel is finished in wood panels. A long bench with hidden storage runs below the stair case. A doorway on the west enters into the northwest room. The doorway has a single four -panel door. To the left of the entry is a double French door. Circulation is provided through to the northwest room via two more double French doors in the southeast and southwest rooms. The southwest room has two windows, the single large window facing the porch with a leaded -glass transom and a single double -hung window. The south west room has a pair of windows facing south. The northwest room has a closet on the east wall built under the stairway. The door is a four panel door. The south entrance is a double French door. A fireplace is located in the south east corner of the room. It has an elaborate console of wood with an architrave casing for a mirror and a deep mantle. The woodwork bears carved festoons. Inside the casing of the fireplace surround, the front of the fireplace and floor are tiled. An elaborate metal ventilating grate is present. The north wall of the room is punctuated with the bay window. A curious alcove is recessed on the west side of the room with the back wall curving up to meet the main plane of the west wall, a feature more characteristic of, say, a mid -twentieth century house. A four panel bi- swing door exits to the kitchen via a small pantry with built in cabinetry. A small lavatory is located off the pantry. To the west, the kitchen occupies the entire width of the rear wing. From the Kitchen, the rear entrance exits onto a small enclosed porch and a third door provides access to the unfinished basement. The basement appears unaltered and contains a separate service entrance to the exterior. A fourth door provides access to a utility or servant's stair way. Second Floor. The stairway from the Kitchen is a steep winding stair and arrives on the second floor just outside the smallest room of the second floor, which is located above the kitchen in the rear wing. A lavatory is present in the remainder of the rear wing. Three rooms occupy the remainder of the second floor. They are arranged similarly to the ground floor, including the double French doors providing complete circulation among the southern two rooms and hallway. A large closet or small room that provides access to the front window above the front door is located off the southeast room. In the main stairway, the transom over the paired, stepped window is leaded and stained glass. The door and stair to the attic are located on the west end of the central hall. The attic is unfinished. 2Svendsen,1999. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 MA SITE INVENTORY FORM 5 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA mMffiRKMENTwaL71Al AI NAS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET SPATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Moines, p 50319 (515) 281-9742 1 Fax: (515) 2624502 iowaculturegovlhlstory/ preservation Name of Property: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number. 52-03268 Address 229 N Gilbert St Rebted District Number. Ow. Iowa City Courdy.Johnson Decorative finishes and treatments The casing and millwork for doorways and baseboards is the same throughout the building and there appears to be no attempt to establish different architectural orders between floors. The door casings have plinth blocks at the base of the doorway and head blocks with paterae located at the top corners. The fluting is asymmetric and does not appear In the standard American catalog.' Original light fixtures are present throughout the main part of the ground floor. A pendant light with fancy floral art glass shade is present in the entry foyer. A compound chandelier with central shade and branched indirect lights is located in both the southeast and southwest rooms. The northwest room has a branched pendant fixture with five indirect lights. Additionally, the entry foyer retains period wall paper. Wooden floors are present throughout the ground floor in the main part of the house. Low -nap carpeting has been installed throughout the second floor. Alterations. The doors between the southeast and southwest rooms have been removed and no longer appear to be on the property. A single shade has been removed from the light fixture in the southwest room. The tile in front of the fireplace appears to be from the 1990s. The house has retained good to excellent historic integrity in the interior of the house. NARRATIVE STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE The Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House at 229 N Gilbert Street retains historic integrity and possess historic significance under Criteria A for association with events related to broad patterns of our history. At this time it is not possible to make a recommendation regarding Criteria C for a historic building that embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type and period but it is thought the building has potential to be eligible under Criteria C. At such point as the synthetic siding is removed, this property could be re-evaluated for eligibility under Criteria C. At this time only Criteria A can be recommended, despite the very good condition of the interior. The Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House at 229 N Gilbert Street (ISIN 52-03268). As second generation immigrants, Christian and Clara Hohenschuh were part of the Northside Neighborhood immigrant communities. Christian was a German American Catholic and Clara's family were Czech American Catholics. Their daughter Mary also married a member of the Northside Czech immigrant community while daughter Loretta married an American born man from Cedar Rapids. Chris and Clara were frequently subjects of society columns and other items in the newspaper. Chris worked in the St. James Hotel on Clinton Street. They entertained visitors to their homes and appear to have been well known and well liked. Both families appear to have been fairly wealthy. Chris grew up in a merchant's home across the street from his adult home at 229 N Gilbert Street and Clara was the daughter of skilled artisan and merchant in the Brewery business. They had held other property prior to purchasing the north third of Lot 1, Block 58 and hired the firm of Jacob J. Hotz, a well known and successful carpenter who turned business man, to construct a house at what is now 229 N Gilbert Street, in 1898. Hotz, who was invested in numerous businesses as well as being an Alderman and County Clerk also circulated in the Northside German Immigrant Community. Though he was from New York, he was a second generation German American. His family had immigrated from Germany before he was born. It is unproven, but likely his influence helped to get the house published in a promotional publication featuring Iowa City Businesses. The building appeared on one page ' Gottfried and Jennings, 2009. )ULY 1. 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 6 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-05D2 iowaculture.gov/hlstory/preservatlon Nameofproperry: Christian and Clara DosUl Hohenschuh House skeNumber. 52.03268 Address: 229 N GllbenSt Related District Number. City. Iowa City CourdyJohnson with several other buildings built by Hotz's company around 1898. Following an early retirement due to Chris' health, the Hohenschuhs left their home for Denver. When they returned they built a second home adjacent to their first home, but one that was all on one level. When Chris died in the Influenza outbreak of 1918, Clara returned to 229 N Gilbert Street and lived there with Mary for many years. Clara eventually sold the house to Mary, who fairly quickly divested of it to a long term tenant, Mary Keating, who was a second generation Irish Immigrant, prominent in the history of the Veterans Administration Hospital. Statement of Historic Contexts Initial contexts were reviewed from the Multiple Property Document form Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa (ISIN 52- 028).4 Six contexts were found to be applicable to this building: Railroad Era, (1856-1900) Town & Gown Era (1900-1940) The Development of the University of Iowa (1855-1940) Iowa City Neighborhoods: Town and Country (1840-1940) These contexts are described at the previously reviewed source. The additional two are: Iowa City Northside Nineteenth Century Immigrant Communities (1840-1900) Building Construction and Design Industry of Iowa City (1840-1960) These contexts are described in the related report: Intensive Historical and Architectural History Survey and Evaluation of 225 N Gilbert Street and 229 N Gilbert Street Iowa City, Iowa. Historical Architectural Data Base (HADB) number 52- 00131 to which this site form is appended. Criteria A Eligibility The house is significant for Criteria A for associations with general patterns of history in Iowa City, in particular with relationship to people known in the broader Iowa City community and as part of the second generation Northside immigrant community. The property was home to many individuals over the years and many of them worked in the downtown or for the University of Iowa and lived in the Northside neighborhood. Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh were prominent individuals in Iowa City society who were part of the Northside Neighborhood and the house derives significance in the form of patterns of history from their association with it. Their tastes and preferences are reflected in the historic fabric of the building. Chris grew up in a prominent family and the location of the store where Chris worked was in the heart of the growing city. He had many opportunities to be seen and converse with the people of the town and campus and as a result was popular in Iowa City society. Similarly, Clara had been the subject of the society columns in the newspapers from her later teenage years going forward. The couple were known and well liked. This visibility is conveyed in the frequent news updates on Chris' health, the many trips for vacation or visits to the John P. Dostal family in Denver, the notices when the Dostals returned for visits to Iowa City and the prominence in society of Christian's father and brother and Clara's father all indicate Chris and Clara were well 4 Svendsen, 1992. IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 7 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOVYAsnE INVENTORY 60OEast Locust Street i Des Moines, lh50319 (515)281-8742 i Fax '(515)282.0502 lowaculture.gov/history/preservaCion Name of Property. Christian and Clara DostalHohenschuhHouse Site Number 52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Rebted District Number. City: Iowa City County. Johnson known in town. Additionally, Chris and Clara were part of a well established social network that existed with Northside Catholic Immigrant families. The house is the first known residence constructed by Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh. The building originally appears as 231 N Gilbert Street. It is now addressed as 229 N Gilbert St. The residence was built by the company of Jacob J. Hotz, Contractor and Builder. It was built in 1897. Hotz was a prominent businessman and former carpenter. Hotz's construction team built the house under his guidance using the designs of his son Charles, possibly supplemented from catalogue plans. Additional associations exist with long term resident owners of the building, in particular, Mary E Keating, a nurse and military veteran. Associated Individuals Christian S. Hohenschuh (1865-1918) Christian Samuel Hohenschuh, familiarly known as Chris, C.S., and Christ, was a bookstore clerk and for a time a co-owner in a book and stationary store who died of Spanish Flu in the 1918 pandemic.5 Chris was the son of Francis A. (Frank) Hohenschuh (1824-1876), a first generation German immigrant who was a cabinet and furniture maker. As part of the furniture business, he took on coffin making and preparation of bodies for burial. Early mortuary practice, called undertaking, was carried out by furniture makers in Iowa City as one of the main things to be done to prepare a body for burial was to make a coffin. Business listings in Iowa City through the nineteenth century indicate that furniture makers commonly also made coffins and they advertised for undertaking as well.6. The Goosetown records indicate Frank Hohenschuh moved to Iowa City before 1862.7 It was Christian Hohenschuh, Chris' brother William P. Hohenschuh who took over the family furniture and Commerdal Magazine 1898. undertaking business. William became a significant individual in the areas of local, state, and national signiticance for advances in mortuary science. Chris occasionally assisted in running the furniture store and preparing bodies for funeral.8 He rose as far as being appointed Deputy Corner by his brother, the elected County Coroner, in 1892.9 The family home where Chris grew up 5 Iowa City CJtizen, Oct 22, 1918. Similarly Iowa City Daily Press, Oct 22,1918. 6 For Frank Hohenschuh, Iowa City Daily Press, Sep 24th,1873. For others, John Schnieder, Iowa City Republican, Jul 19th, 1876 and Nixon & Brainerd, Iowa City Daily Republican, Nov 5,1881; Similar advertisements were run by William Hohenschuh and his business cards stated the same. Frank Hohenschuh advertised these services for several years in the early 1870s. Other businesses were diversified similarly, such as the Palace Livery, which also advertised undertaking services, Iowa City Daily Press, Dec loth,1904. 7 Slonnegar,1999. 8 Ad in Iowa City Weekly Republican, Jul 6, 1898. Also Iowa Citizen, Feb 12,1892, "Chris Hohenschuh will have charge of his brother's business for a short time and will give his personal attention to undertaking and embalming He has had experience in the past and he will certainly make a success in this line." 9 Iowa City Weekly Republican, Sep 3,1892. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 8 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA MOEPARThENTOFOF WLT=I11T= IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFII IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-05D2 lowaculturegov/history/ preservation Name of Property Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number 52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. Cdy Iowagty County. Johnson was at 318 E Bloomington Street (demolished ca. 1974). This is the home he shared with his mother Theresia (Theresa) Stoertzer (Statzer) Hohenschuh, brothers William P. (1860-1920) and Frank A. (1875-1937), and sisters, Mary Huen (Hine) (1861-1890) and Cathryn A. (Kate) (1862-1909). Chris resided in the same few blocks of Iowa City for most of the rest of his life, living across the street at 229 N Gilbert Street and later owning a house next door at 225 N Gilbert Street and its neighbor 219 N Gilbert Street. Christian and Clara had two daughters, Mary Helen Hohenschuh Harvat (b.1894) and Loretta Clara Hohenschuh Hoover (1897-1965). Clara Hohenschuh (1865-1951), his wife, held the deed to 229 N Gilbert until she transferred ownership to her daughter Mary in 1936 (Table 1). Though Chris and family made many long visits to Denver, Colorado, they retained ownership of their building. From the age of nineteen, Chris reported his occupation as book seller or book store clerk on the federal and state census and in city directories. At some unknown point, but likely prior to life as a store clerk, Chris spent three years as a park ranger in Yellowstone National Park.10 Back in Iowa City, he worked as a clerk at a local bookstore known as Lee & Ries, which traded under the business name Pioneer Bookstore 11 Chris bought out Lee's interest in the store in 1892, known then colloquially as the "University Book Store." 12 At this same time, Henry J. Wieneke (1838-1923) also had a bookstore that was located in the St. James Hotel block, formerly located on the southeast corner of Clinton Street and Iowa Avenue. Wieneke managed the store for the widow of J.G. Fink. It was known as Fink's Bizarre and had been in operation since 1857.13 The store was the news stand for the local foreign language press.14 Henry Wieneke divested of his interest in the store in the early 1890s, selling it to a partnership of his daughter Carrie L. Wieneke (b. 1860) and Chris, while opening a new location for his cigar business. Carrie and Chris continued to run the store as Fink's Bizarre at first and then as Hohenschuh & Wieneke by 189415. They offered diverse sundries of interest to students and downtown professionals such as stationary, memory books, photo albums, and greeting cards, fountain pens, and fresh cut flowers, as well as small food items, such as chocolates, apples and even hair tonic and hammocks.16 The store also sold stationary items to the City of Iowa City.17 In 1899, Chris retired from his share of the partnership citing reasons of his health. The family eventually made plans to move to Denver, where Clara's parents had moved when they left lowa.18 Chris and family relocated to Denver while retaining ownership of their home as a rental property (Table 1, Table 2). However, by fall the family had moved back.19 In 1904, they built a house on the lot south of their larger home20. The io Iowa City Daily Press, Oct 22, 1918. 11The Iowa Historical Record, Volumes 4-6: 196, 1890. 12 Daily Citizen, Jun 28, 1892. Lee was taking up a position with an advertising firm in Chicago. 13 The Commercial Magazine, 1898. 14 Ehrstine, 2016. 15 City Directory, Iowa City Weekly Republican, Jun 17, 1896; Daily Iowan, Mar 8, 1902; Iowa City Herald, Nov 3, 1894. The Commercial Magazine, 1898. 16 The Iowa Alumnus, Volume 18, for example; Vidette-Reporter, Jan 21, 1897 and Feb 2, 1896, as examples; Apples, Iowa Citizen, Sep 28, 1904; Hair Tonic, Iowa Citizen, Dec 23rd, 1808; Hammocks, Iowa City Weekly Republican, Jun 7, 1896. 17 Iowa City Weekly Republican, May 6, 1896; Jul 6, 1898. is Retirement and move to Denver, Colorado Iowa City Weekly Republican, Sep 6, 1899.Other announcement of a move to Denver, Iowa City Press Citizen, Oct 5, 1908. 39 Iowa City Weekly Republican, Aug 11, 1897. 20 Property Transfer Records; Iowa Citizen, Jun 6, 1904, p. 5. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 9 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, A 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 Iowaculture.guy/history/preservation Name of property Christian andClara205111HohenschuhHouse SReNumber.52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. CRY: Iowa City Coumy.Johnson new house in the middle parcel was all on one level, possibly due to Christian's poor health. Chris' health was a common topic of short notices through the time period of 1898 to his death. It is possible it was due to a problem with his lungs, such as asthma, but the actual causes remain unknown. News reports frequently referred to his health being improved or that he had again taken ill. He was said to have been "stricken down" in one case, "confined to his room" in another and in yet another that he had recovered from a "dangerous siege." 21 Chris resumed his work as a clerk in Carrie Wieneke's shop, operating as Wienekie's Arcade Bookstore, which Carrie advertised as Wieneke's St. James Arcade, from 1899 on.22 Chris continued to work for Carrie until his death.23 Fire completely destroyed the hotel block in 1916.24 Carrie Wieneke relocated to Washington Street.25 In social affairs, Chris was a member of the Marquette Council of the Knights of Columbus, being a charter member and treasurer.26 He marched in the procession representing the Men's Sodality of St. Mary's Church that walked from St. Mary's of the Visitation Church to the building site of St. Wenceslas Church the day the cornerstone was laid.27 Clara Dostal Hohenschuh (1865-1951) Clara J. Dostal Hohenschuh was born in 1865 to John P. Dostal (1841-1912) and Genevieve (Jennie) Cerny (b.1843) in Rock Island, Illinois.28 John Dostal features prominently in the nineteenth Century history of Iowa City. Dostal, originally a miller, bought the Great Western Brewery of Iowa City in 1873. He expanded it with an ice house and malt house, a sign of vertical integration in the business. He operated the brewery until it was closed by state prohibition in 1888.29 Dostal's sons reopened the facility under the name Dostal Brothers Brewery in 1897. The brothers sold the brewery in 1902 to Fred Kemmerle and Andrew Feely, who changed its name to the Iowa Brewing Company.30 Later businesses eventually took over the building but did not make or sell beer.31 The adaptively reused building was destroyed by fire in 1955.32 Dostal was an immigrant from Bohemia, the current Czech Republic. At the time of his upbringing the Austrian Empire, or Kaisertum Osterreich, of the Habsburg -Lorraine lineage autocratically controlled Bohemia and German was the common language of the empire, despite the fact that by numbers the Austrians were outnumbered in the various regions of their control outside of Austria proper.33 Likely knowing both languages and certainly being 21For example, Iowa City Weekly Republican, Feb 16, 1898; Aug 17,1898; Daily Iowa State Press, Jul 21,1903; Sep 18, 1903; Iowa City Daily Press, Aug 3, 1905; Dec 30,1908; Aug 10,1910. 22 City Directories, Daily Iowa State Press Dec 22, 1899, p 9 23 City Directory 24 A historic commercial block is a building with a unified facade; Daily Iowan, Apr 29,1916. 25 Iowa City Daily Press, Apr 16, 1920. 26IowaCity Citizen, Feb 24, 1904; Daily Iowa State Press, Feb 26, 1904; Daily Iowa State Press, Feb 26, 1904; Iowa City Republican Aug 6, 1908 27 Iowa Cit Daily Citizen, Jun 26th,1893 29 Marriage Certificate; John P. Dostal in entry for Charles M. Mccadden and Matilda Dostal,13 Feb 1888; citing Kane, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,481,109 291870 Federal Census; Johnson County History, 1883; Glenn Ehrstine, n.d. 30 Property Transfer Records; 31 Svendsen,1999. 32 Svendsen,1999. 33 Hone, 2010. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 10 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA MI)SPATMENT OFOLFWA MIAI S IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 6Do East Locust Street 1 Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282.0502 lowaculturegov/history/ preservation Name ofPropeq: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House She Number52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. Chy Iowa City County.Johnson within a mixed -language market, Dostal therefore unsurprisingly advertised in German and Czech language newspapers as well as English language papers in Iowa City.34 Local newspapers chronicled Clara's society debut in Iowa City. From the late 1870s, she attended St. Agatha's Academy and gave annual public piano recitals for many years.35 Clara continued to give public recitals into the next decade. 36 The papers also chronicled her lasting friendship with Kate Hohenschuh, Chris' sister and a fellow student at the academy.37 The papers would notify their readers when Clara was back to visit Kate after the Dostals had moved to Denver.38 In 1893, it was announced that Clara was attending the Columbia Exposition in Chicago.39 Clara and Chris were married on October 11, 1892 at St. Mary's Church, again to much public fanfare both in the press coverage of the announcement and the ceremony. Kate Hohenschuh was the bridesmaid.40 Chris and Clara had two children, Mary Helen Hohenschuh Harvat (b. 1894) and Loretta Clara Hohenschuh Hoover (1897-1965). In 1897, Clara and Chris contracted with Jacob J. Hotz to build a house at 229 N Gilbert Street, subdividing Lot 1, Block 58 of the Original Town Plat to create the parcel for the building (Table 1). The south parcel of the parent lot is the site of an early Iowa City home built by Jacob Wentz, a German immigrant. Lot 1, Block 58 is located across the Street from 318 E Bloomington Street, the second Frank and Theresa Hohenschuh family residence, and is just across the alley from the location of the Great Western Brewery, where Clara's father worked. For reasons of Chris' health, the family relocated temporarily to Denver, but they retained ownership of the home, renting it out (Table 1, Table 2). When they returned they built a new house on the middle parcel of Lot 1. That parcel was obtained from Nanna G. Wieder, who had owned the entire south 85 feet of Lot 1, Block 58 at the time. The Hohenschuhs hired Charles Mentzer to build the new house at 225 N Gilbert Street in 1904. They resided there until Chris' death in 1918. The Hohenschuhs purchased the Jacob Wentz house located on the south 45 feet of Lot 1, Block 58 in 1911(Table 1). At the time of Chris' death, both Clara and Mary were seriously ill.41 The severity of the health effects reflects the widespread effects of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, known at the time as the Spanish Flu. There is a good chance that caring for Chris through his long period of poor health fell to Clara and Mary, especially regarding the flu, which was severe enough to incapacitate its victims. Those caring for the flu, which claimed more than twelve times the lives of World War I, tended to also fall ill.42 Christian Hohenschuh died in 1918 and Clara returned her residence to 229 N Gilbert Street. She appears to have rented 225 N Gilbert Street from that point until she sold the property in 1936. The daughters remained close to home for many years. Mary attended the State University and worked as a clerk there. She resided at home with Clara until around the time of her marriage in 1935. She stayed in the tradition of her family, marrying another fourth generation immigrant, 34 Slovan Amerikansky, Feb 15, 1882; Iowa City Volksfreund, Dec 18, 1874 cited in John P. Dostal, "ad for Great Western Brewery, Iowa City," Ehrstine, n.d. Dostal also advertised in the English language papers as well. 33 Daily Press, Jun 29, 1878; Iowa City Daily Republican, Jun 30, 1880; Jun 30, 1882. 361owa City Weekly Republican, Feb 3, 1892. 37 Iowa City Citizen June 30, 1880. 35 Iowa Citizen, Jun 19, 1891; Jul 3, 1891; .Iowa City Weekly Republican Jun 17, 1891. 39 Iowa Citizen, Oct 20, 1893. 90Iowa Citizen, Sep 30, 1892; Iowa City Weekly Republican, Oct 5, 1892;1owa State Press, Oct 12th, 1892; See note 19. 41 Iowa City Daily Citizen, Oct 24, 1918. 42 Onion, 2019. JULY 1. 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 11OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOVPASITE INVENTORY 500 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281.8742 1 Fax: (515) 282.0502 iowaculturegov/history/preservation NameofPropedy. Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number 5M3268 Address 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. Cay:lowa dtv CoumyJohnson Edwin John Harvat, the nephew of Emma J. Harvat. Emma Harvat was the first female mayor of Iowa City and real estate investor with her partner Mary (May) Stach. Edwin's grandmother was Mary Cerny Harvat. Mary Cerney Harvat was potentially a relative of Clara Dostal's mother but this is unknown. However, there were just two Cerny households recorded in the Goosetown record —Joseph Cerny and Clara Cerny. 43 Mary Hohenschuh Harvat moved to Montana by 1937.44 Loretta married Guy O. Hoover, a Cedar Rapids letter carrier in 1919 and they lived at 229 N Gilbert Street and 225 N Gilbert Street as well as other locations in Iowa City and rural Johnson County for a few years at each location before moving to Muscatine by 1940.45 Clara's listings and ownership with both properties on Gilbert Street ended in 1936, selling her residence to her daughter, Mary Helen Harvat, and the two southern rental properties to a corporate firm. Clara then lived with Loretta and Guy in Muscatine. 46 She was buried in Iowa City in 1951. Jacob J. Hotz (1853-19161 Jacob (J.J.) Hotz was a carpenter turned business entrepreneur who appears prominently in Johnson County History.97 In addition to a real estate and construction design -build business, Hotz operated a wholesale ice business and a pickle factory.48 Jacob served as the Second Ward Alderman for Iowa City for at least 20 years (1892-1912) and one term as County Recorder (1882-1886). He ran unsuccessfully for County Supervisor in 1908.49 He later was chair of the Iowa City Parks Commission. Jacob was a member of St. Marys Church, The German Mutual Aid Society, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and Fraternal Bankers. Like most German Americans at the time, he was a Democrat. Jacob was born in New York, New York to Jacob and Agnes Rosenstein Hotz, a German immigrant couple. The family moved to Iowa City in 1855. When his father died and at the age of seventeen Jacob set out for a "Grand Tour" of his own making, visiting several cities throughout the United States, performing carpentry work over four years, including St. Louis, Memphis, Cincinnati, Pittsburg, Baltimore, Boston, New York, and Chicago. He then worked in the Chicago newspaper industry for three years, marrying his first wife, Delia Crawford, there in 1875. Together they had four sons, including Charles who briefly worked in his father's construction business. In 1878, the family returned to Iowa City where Jacob resumed carpentry work and soon Commerdal Magazine 1898. started a contracting business. In 1882, he was a member of the firm Shinn & Hotz. Delia died in 1884. He married his second wife Francis Englert, daughter of brewer and retail ice company owner Louis Englert. They had six children. The many buildings built by Jacob are an indication for his talent for managing his business while promoting it. Jacob is the known builder of four houses in historic districts in Iowa City. His company built the G.W. Koontz House, 831 E College Street, the W. James house, 529 E College Street, and the Sarah Bloom house, 116 S Dodge as 9lonnegar,1999. 44 Mary Hohenschuh is listed at 229 N Gilbert in the 1936 City Directory but both she and Clara are absent from that address in the next available directory, 1938; Regarding Montana, Find A Grave, memorial page for Edwin Joseph "Ed" Harvat (9 Oct 1893-27 Jun 1970), Find A Grave Memorial no. 60268098, citing Calvary Cemetery, Livingston, Park County, Montana and 1940 Federal Census. 4s City Directories; Federal Census. 46 City Directories, beginning with 1936 directory for Muscatine along with Loretta and Guy Hoover. 47 Johnson County History, 1883; Aurner,1912, vol.1, and vol. 2. 48 Iowa City Daily Press, Jun 21, 1904. 49 Iowa City Citizen, Apr 15,1908. DULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 12 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IaN oOmriA1E11TOFprWRAL1 ars IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Molnes, IN 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282.0502 loviaculturegov/history/ preservation NameofProperty. Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number.52-03268 Address:229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. Ci), Iowa City CountyJohnson Street, as well as work done at the S.A. Swisher House, 129 E Fairchild Street.50 He also built the Charles Vogt house. That building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, and was subsequently included in the Brown Street historic District." A contemporary source states that Hoti s building operation was on a "larger scale than any other contractor in the city."" In 1882, he was building the original portions of the Iowa City Waterworks, formerly located on Madison Street.13 Also in 1892, he built the St. Mary's High School, formerly located on Jefferson Street at Clinton Street. He built the Charles Vogt House in 1889. In 1898, he was featured in a promotional publication on a page with six of his recent houses including the Christ Hohenschuh Residence.54 From at least 1899, he was working for local real estate developers, such as the Bloom family.55 That same year his company built the NRHP listed Boerner-Fry/David Hotel building.56 His business expanded rapidly. In 1900, it was reported he had "several forces of men at work in various parts of the city.i57 From 1899 to 1901 he served as superintendent of the construction of the current Johnson County Courthouse, also listed on the NRHP.58 in 1898, Hotz was among three firms, along with J.M. Sheets and Joselyn & Taylor, architects of Cedar Rapids, chosen to inspect the previous courthouse.59 He is recorded as completing fifteen buildings for as many individuals in 1901 alone.60 Three of those houses are on the National Register.61 The numbers are similar in other years. In 1901, his company also worked on the county Poor House.62 In 1907, he built the buttresses for NRHP listed St. Mary's Church." Jacob utilized his connections to get contracts. The buttresses to St. Mary's Church, construction supervisor for the Courthouse, and the City Jail all appear to have been contracts he obtained through his social and family network. fi4 The jail in particular, given his status as Alderman, would not be considered ethical today but probably was considered good business practice in the context of the time. Jacob seems to have valued his own work highly, submitting the high bids in 50Iowa Citizen, Mar 1, 1901; Iowa City Citizen, Jan 2, 1909, 53 DeWitt, 1977. 521owa City and Her Businessmen, n.d. 53Johnson County History, 1883. 50 The Commercial Magazine, 1898. ss Iowa Citizen, Apr 14, 1899. 56 Jacobsen, 1982. 57 Iowa State Press, Aug 15, 1900. se Iowa Citizen, Jul 7, 1901. The courthouse was designed by Rush, Bowman & Rush of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Rawson & Son were the contractors. 59 Iowa City Weekly Republican, Feb 9, 1898. 60 Daily Iowa State Press, Apr 20, 1901; Dec 31, 1901; Iowa Citizen, Mar 1, 1901; Apr 26, 1901. 611owa Citizen, March 1, 1901. The work at the S.A. Swisher house was not the original construction of the residence, which dates to 1877. Hotz's work here may have included the carriage house which was not precisely dated when the property was listed on the National Register, see Long and Christian, 1982. 621owa State Press, Jun 26, 1901. fi3 Bowers, 1980. sa Jail, Iowa City Citizen, Jun 27, 1911. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 13 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA It1rAD:PA1tTMENTOr01117aIgLMENFI T IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWAS17E INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515)281-8742 1 W: (515)282-0502 lowaculture,p/history/preservation Name ofPrope4,' Christian and Clara DRAllHohemrhuhHouse Site Number..52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. GtyIowa City county. Johnson 1899 for the O.S. Kelley Plant on Sheridan Street and In 1909, he was the high bidder on the new Presidents House for the University of Iowa.6s Regarding his professional work, he was listed as an architect and builder in a 1901 completion report of the current courthouse.66 Despite that, Hotz chose to advertise as a Contractor -Builder firm in newspapers and city directories.fi7 This was echoed in his reported profession in federal and state census records. In the 1870 and 1880 census, he is a carpenter in Iowa City. In 1900, he is a contractor -builder, and in 1895 and 1910 a contractor. He seems to have preferred the idea that he was a large scale contractor over being a designer of buildings. For a short period around 1905 he ran the J.J. Hotz Pickle Company. The pickle factory was formerly at the northeast corner of Gilbert and College Streets." Mary Keating (1911-2009) Mary E. Keating was born in rural Johnson County to John and Mary Ellen (Nellie, Nettie) Rogers Keating. She was one of six children.69 Her father was born July 28, 1880 in Dunboyne, County Meath, Ireland. He came to the Oxford, Iowa area in 1905, returning to Ireland in 1909, where he married the Mary E. Rogers. The couple came back to Oxford, where they farmed until moving to Iowa City in 1922. He was a member of St. Patrick's Church, Iowa City and the parish Holy Name Society. John was a night watchman for the Light and Power Company, and then a custodian for Economy Advertising Company and the University of Iowa Children's Hospital as well as Towner's Department Store.70The family lived at 229 N Gilbert Street and rented the property until Mary bought the property from Mary Helen Hohenschuh Harvat in 1949.71Despite that, John was listed as the owner in city directories until 1970. Mary was a 1931 graduate of St. Patrick's High School. Following high school Mary entered the Mercy School of Nursing to begin her life as a caring registered nurse. Her many achievements included an unforgettable chapter in her life as a nurse in the Army Nursing Corps during WWII and continued in the Army Reserve until her retirement as Major. Mary was extremely proud to serve her country and help care for other servicemen and women. She was one of two nurses who oversaw the set up of the wards at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City, which opened in 1952, and where she worked until her retirement in 1973. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church and Catholic Daughters of America.72 Criteria C Eligibility The building was featured in a promotional publication titled The Commercial Magazine, which featured several buildings and their builders in Iowa City along with a number of business people from the community. Jacob Hotz was featured along with six of his buildings, including the Christ Hohenschuh house. In this period of Hotz Contractors and 65 Iowa City Press Citizen, Sep 13,1993; Building Committee,1907. 66Iowa City Citizen, Jun 7, 1901. 67For example, Iowa City Daily Press, August 2,1912. 6 Iowa State Census for 1905; Iowa City Republican Apr 27, 1904; Iowa City Daily Press, August 2, 1912. 691owa City Press Citizen, Dec 28, 2009. Iowa City Press Citizen, Apr 29, 1972. 7o City Directories, Federal Census. 71 Property Transfer Records. 72 Iowa City Press Citizen, Dec 28, 2009 IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 14 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA M DEPARTMENT Or IJLflEIAL EMPS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 iewaculture.gov/hlstory/preservation Nameof Property: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number. 52-03268 Address 229 N Gilbert St Related Distdd Number Chy Iowa Gtv County. Johnson Builders, Charles Hotz, a son of Jacob, was listed as an architect. However, there isn't any clear indication that Charles had gone to school or apprenticed as an architect. Hotz Contractors and Builders were a design -build firm as described in the associated context Building Construction and Design Industry of Iowa City (1840-1960). Table 1. Property Transfer Records Date Grantor Grantee Parcel Description Book Page Type 1881-07-18 F. Messner J.P. Dostal Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 1 146 unknown 1893-12-28 George Williams and others Barbara Hotz Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 1 146 unknown 1893-12-18 Barbara Hotz, guardian Ella M. Ries Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 1 146 Guardian Sold to S. Hotz n.d.73 and C. Graf Lot 1 and part of Lot 2 1 146 unknown Clara 1898-04-08 Barbara Hotz, Widow Hohenschuh Lot 1, north 50 feet 1 146 Warranty Lot 1, a 15 foot strip Clara added to the north 50 1902-06-13 John P. Dostal Hohenschuh foot parcel 1 146 Warranty Mary Helen 1936-08-03 Clara Hohenschuh Harvat Lot 1, north SO feet 1 148 Warranty Mary Helen (Hohenschuh] Mary E. 1949-04-08 Harvat & Husband Keating Lot 1, north 50 feet 3 58 Warranty 13 Entry appeared as a hand-written annotation below the previous entry on the same line of the record. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 15 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA maP1ouffiTh awWLW ilIFAIms IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 6D0 East Locust Street I Des Molnes, W 50319 (515) 2,81.8742 1 Pox; (515) 282-0502 iomculture.gov/history/preservation NameofPropeny. Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number.52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Rebted District Number city Iowa City Coumy.Johnson Table 2. City Directory and Census Listings Year Residents 1897 Christian S. Hohenschuh74 1901 John P Dostal, Prop Dostal Brewery75 1911 Mrs. Fanny T. Foley, wid John; Elizabeth Foley, School Teacher 1912 Mary Cerny, wid John J. 1914 Mrs. Mary Carney 1915 Christian S. Hohenschuh76 1918 Eugene F.T. Cherry; Carrie L. 1919 Mrs. Clara Hohenschuh; Mary Hohenschuh 1920 Clara J. Hohenschuh; Mary H. Hohenschuh, Guy 0. Hoover (son-in-law), Loretta C. Hoover (daughter) 1922 Clara Hohenschuh; Mary Hohenshchuh 1924 Clara I. Hohenschuh; Mary Hohenshchuh, student SUI 1925 Clara I. Hohenschuh; Mary Hohenshchuh, follow-up clerk Unty. Hospital 1928 Clara Hohenschuh; Mary Hohenshchuh, clerk Arcade Bookstore 1930 Clara 1. Hohenschuh; Mary H. Hohenschuh, clerk Arcade Bookstore 1934 Clara I . Hohenschuh; Mary H. Hohenschuh, clerk SUI 1938 Helen Eddy; Seamon A. Lincoln 1940 Helen M. Eddy, Assit. Proff. SUI; Elmer E. Guggle; Bessie M. Guggle 1942 Helen M. Eddy, teacher, University High; Elmer E. Guggle; Bessie M. Guggle 1943 John Keating, janitor; Nellie Keating 1946 John Keating, cleaner SUI Hospital; Nellie Keating 1949 John Keating, janitor SUI Children's Hospital; Nellie Keating 1952 John Keating; Nellie Keating 1956 John Keating, janitor Towner's Dept. Store; Nellie Keating 1961 John Keating, janitor Towner's Dept. Store 1962 John Keating 1964 John Keating, retired 1970 Mary E Keating, nurse VA Hospital 74 Entry appears as 231 N Gilbert Street. 75 Note 6. 76 Christian was shown at both 229 and 225 N Gilbert Street in this year. Like the earlier entry of John Dostal, this may have indicated a rental vacancy in the given year. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 16 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA prA OEPMMNT OF 01tnft NiNRR IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 6DO East Locust Street I Des Moines,1A 50319 (515)281-8742 I Fax (515)282.0502 lawaculture.gov/history/preservation NameofPropeq: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House SfleNumber. 52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related Distrid Number C ty: Iowa City County. Johnson Bibliography History of Johnson County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, and its Townships, Cities and Villages from 1836 to 1882. Iowa City: The Publishers, 1883. The Commercial Magazine. Chicago, III: Levytype Co, 1898. Aurner, Clarence Ray. Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa, History. Cedar Rapids, IA: Western Historical Press, 1912. Bowers, M. St. Mars Church and Rectory National Register of Historic Places form, 1979. Building Committee. Minutes of the Building Committee, vol. H. August 29, 1907, p.458, cited in . cited in Bates, Katherine V. History of the State University of Iowa: aspects of the physical structure. MA (Master of Arts) thesis, State University of Iowa, 1949. https:Hdol.org/10.17077/etd.rjvn46v4. DeWitt, Jack. Vogt House National Register of Historic Places form, 1977. Ehrstine, Glenn. Beer Politics in Iowa. Hawkeye Lunch & Learn lecture, 2016. https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=Xo2vXb1B2Bc Germans in Iowa and the Global Midwest Exhibit, n.d. http://germansiniowa.lib.uiowa.edu/exhibits. Hone, C. Brandon, Smoldering Embers: Czech -German Cultural Competition, 1848-1948, MA (Master of Arts) Thesis, University of Utah, 2010. https:Hdigitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/666 Iowa City and Her Businessmen, Iowa City: Moles s Printery, n.d., cited in Magnuson, Linda. Sheets and Company: an Iowa City builder/architect firm, 1870-1905. MA (Master of Arts) thesis, University of Iowa, 1980.https:Hdoi.org/10.17077/etd.xsel2k8z Iowa City Property Records. Iowa City, Iowa, Assessor's Office, 2019. https:// iowacity.iowaassessors.com. Salter, William. James Lee in The Iowa Historical Record vol 4-6. Iowa City: State Historical Society of Iowa. 1890. Jacobsen, James E. Boerner-Fry Company/Davis Hotel National Register of Historic Places form, 1982. Johnson County, Iowa, Assessor. Property Transfer Records for Lot 1, Block 58, Book 1 and Book 3. Long, Barbara and Ralph Christian. Jackson -Swisher House National Register of Historic Places form, 1982. McAlester, Virginia Savage. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018. Onion, Rebecca. Did We Forget to Memorialize Spanish Flu because Women Were the Heroes? Slate Feb 18, 2019. https://slate .com/technology/2019/02/Spanish-flu-women-nurses-heroism.htmi Sanborn Map Company. Iowa City, Iowa. New York: Sanborn Map Company, 1883, 1888, 1892, 1906, 1912, 1926, 1933, 1933 updated through 1948, and 1933 updated through 1947. Sanborn -Perris Map Company. Iowa City, Iowa. New York: Sanborn -Perris Map Company, 1892 and 1899 Slonnegar, Mary Beth. Small but Ours. Iowa City: Hand Press, 1999. Svendsen, Marlys. Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa. National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Document form, 1992. 1ULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 17 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA OPAO RKINIENT WCULIMArfM IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 imculture.gov/history/preservation Name ofPropeny. Christian and Clara DostalHohenschuhHouse Site Number.52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number CRY Iowa City Coumy.Johnson Architectural and Historical Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase II), 1845 —1945, amendment to Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa. National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Document form, 1999. JULY 1, 2014V 1.0 IOWA SITE INWORY FORM 18 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFRCE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 0D0 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 iowaculture.gov/histoTy/preservation Nameof Property: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number. 52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number Cav:Iowa City County. Johnson Location Map 326' Y Ir�- b �12f j'121. a 322, �j s 313� 9121 121i 19i 272( E DAVENPORTST 31S M W32xB 12 318t Z 386 r 31r t1-'x-288%IY 22023 1 iag< 11ti � yarn. E BLoomuNOTON ST �Z g 1- 1126 V 128 1Y5 _ +— z 12A 123' 12cr.1 I I . 101'� 170� i E DAVENPORT ST In 771318 a12 331 =32A41-42N W •-[ 321 32b fG:+4R322 .;rM 922, 12C321 = -- S F-9o, ,+ 3143101.2 ?t 4 $17 5111'.�Vie,1 IQ r 91... � {-+89 b,l C428 t1:0 �472 aw h'A 522 5t'le 1 E BLOONING7gN a7 224, 311 119 2M I , �1n J —_-- I xo 21+I'C2 !17 gg13,1. 1 �i231:3 r�28B j� 217 lIC _ J 7F1 pa , AI]1- ioz�.. -01Rsu ,� H H 325327„81 W 25 3 1a}1,9p9j 1as z r 18 q!5°zas''nl Ia,' F�n E MARKET 6T Project Location, 229 N. Gilbert Street, shown at arrow. Source: Project Information Viewer, Geographic Information System Division of Johnson County, Iowa. IDLY 1, 201A V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 19 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IDTMJ)FAIR7ma Wcuammmra IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 lowawlture.goWhistory/preservation Nameol[Property: Christian and Can Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number 52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Rehted District Number Ck..Iowa City County..Johnson Site Plan E BLOOMINGTON ST 1— aJ H uJ w m J ►1 linrh=37feet 1 [- -) r Site Plan, 229 N. Gilbert Street. Lot 2 boundary shown as dashed line. Source: Project Information Viewer, Geographic Information System DiAsion of Johnson County, Iowa. IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 20 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA MDEPARTMENT OF CULTURALAFFMRS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 lowaculture.gov/histDryipreservatlon Name of Pmpeny: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number.. 52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number city:Ina City county.JDhnson Building Plan Is u u 5 6 28 B A FR (MAIN] 1=51 0 xl 1f 21074, 7 1U Building outline plan. Source: Iowa City Assessor's Office _ .. �!M- i i ( F s is 5R 6 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map, Iowa City, April 1906, Sheet 7 JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA 59E INVENTORY FORM 21 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IDPal0EP11lI6ENI WpIt10WALIYf111RS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 6DO East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 2824502 iowamlwre.govfilsWry/preservation Nameo(Property. Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number..52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Rebted District Number. Cry:IowaCN County. Johnson irM."00 'I$ Photo 1. sz-03ZN-001 Exterior, VlewSouthwest 1 OLY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 22 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWAS17E INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 lowaculturegov/history/ preservation Name of property: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House She Number. 52.03268 Address:229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. Ch),. Iowa City Coumy.Johnson Photo 2. 52-03268-002 Exterior, View Northwest 2018-12.19. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. 1ULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 23 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, A 50319 (515) 281.8742 1 Fax, (515) 282-0502 lowawlture.gov/history/preservation Nameof Property. Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House SBe Number. 52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Rehted District Number. CRy: Iowa City [ounty.Johnson Photo 3. 52-03268-003 Exterior, View Northeast 2019-12-19. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 24 OF STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street 1 Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 lowaculture.gov/history/preservation Name of Property: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Sae Number.52-03268 Address:229 N Gilbert St Related Distdct Number. City: Iowa City Couoty.Johnson r. Photo 4. 52-03268-004 Exterior, ViewSoutheast 2018-12-19. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 25OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOM SITE INVENTORY 600 East Lam Street I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515) 281.8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 lowaculture.gov/history/preservation Name ofpmperlY: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House ShNumber52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St ReWed Distdd Number. City. Iowa City Courty.Johnson Photo S. 52-03268-005 Front Porch Column Detail, View Southeast 2018-12-19. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 26 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA 101NAMPARi"OFOYLTORA MI11IRS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 I Fax: (515) 282-0502 lowaculturegov/history/preservatlon NameofProperty: Christian and Clara DostalHohenschuhHouse Site Number 52-03268 Address:229 N Gilbert St Rebted District Number Cty IowaGty County.lohnson Photo 6. 52-03267-006 Entry Hall, View North . 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer JULY1,2014V1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORNI 270F 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA taPAoew m1a00'4900RaLmflm IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION ME 10WASITE IHVEIVTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Molnes, A 50319 (515) 281.8742 1 Fax (515) 282-OS02 lowaculturegov/idstoryl preservatlon NameoJPropeny. Christian and Clara DostalHohensrhuhHouse She Number.52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Rehted District Number. Crty Iowa Lity County. Johnson Photo 7. 52-03267-007 Stairwell Detail. 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 28 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA imwOFPAR1tMOFUUM IN1111 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, Ih 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 lowaculture.goV/history/ preservation Name of Property: Christian and Clara Dcstal Hohenschuh House SheNumber.52-03268 Address:229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. City aowa City County.Johnson Photo 8.52-03267-008 Southeast Room, View Southeast. 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 29OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASTTE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, Vs 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax (515) 282-0502 lovaculture.gov/history/preservation NameofPmpeq., Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number.SM3268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. ciry:Iowa City coumy.)ohnson Photo 9. 52-03267-009 Southeast Room, View West. 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SffE INVENTORY FORM 30 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 towaculture.goV/history/ preservation Name of Property: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number..52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. rmr Irnaa city [nuntuJohnson Photo 10. 52-03267-010 Fireplace Room View Southeast. 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer 1ULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 31 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWASITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Tay (515)292-0502 lowacul ture,p/historyl preservation Nameo)Pmperty Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number SM3268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number Cdy bwaCNv County. Johnson Photo 11. 52-03267-021 Fireplace Room, View East 2019.01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. 1ULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 32 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY EDO East Locust Street I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Far: (515) 282.0502 iowaculture.gov/history/preservatlon Name of Property. Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House SReNumber..52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number City: Iowa Gtv County. Johnson Photo 12. 52-03267-012 Fireplace Room, View West 2019-03-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 33 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PREmwATiON owa IOVVASITE INVENTORY 6DO East Locust Street I Des Moines, W50319 (515)281-8742 1 Fax:(515)282-OS02 lowaculturegoa/hid Vpreservatlon Nameo(Propev- Christian and Clara DostalHohensthuhHouse Site Number.52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. City. Iowa City Cauatylohnson Photo 13. 52-03267-013 Utility Winder Stair, View Southeast 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 34 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA mwe OUN ITMENT or aImm aunuss IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515)2814742 1 Fax:(515)282-0502 lawaculture.gov/history/preservation Name of Property: Christian and Clara DostalHohenschuhHouse Site Number 52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related Distrid Number. Csy: Iowa ON Caumr. Johnson Photo 14. 52-03267-014 Second Floor, Room in back wing, View Southwest 2019.02.23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. ALY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 350F 40 STATE HISTWtIE PRESERVATION OFFICE 10WASITE INVENTORY 600 East LocuslStreet I Des Molnes, IA 50319 (515) 281.9742 1 Far (515) 282-0502 lawaculturegov/history/preservation IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET NameofPmpeq: Christian and Clara DostalHohenschuhHouse SKeNumber.52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. _ Cdy:Iowa aty County.)ohnson Photo 15. 52-03267-015 Second Floor, view down hall, View East 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer. JULY1,2014V1.0--,bvCANA 360F 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOeMI)OWITIM OFCIILMULLMENRIi IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281.8742 1 Fax (515) 282.0502 iowaculture.gov/history/ preservation Name of Property: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number52-03268 Address:229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. Cdy:Iowa Gty Coumy.Johnson Photo 16.52-03267-016 Second Floor, Northwest Room, View North 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 37 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM -CONTINUATION SHEET STATE NSWRIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWAS17E INVEIMI 600 East locust Street 1 Des Moines, U 50319 (515)281.8742 1 Fax(515)282.0502 iowaculture govPolstory/preservation NameoJPropeq: Christian and Clara DostalHohenschuhHouse She Number 52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. city. Iowa City caumy.Johnson Photo 17. 52-03267-017 Second Floor, Southwest Room, View East 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer IULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 38 OF 4o STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA ONRDEPIIRINI MOPOFCOLU ALARMS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East locust Street I Des Moines, IA 50319 (515) 281-8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 lawaculture.gov/history/preservation NameofProperty: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number..52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number. City: Iowa City County.Johnson Photo 19. 52-03267-018 Second Floor, main stairs, View Northeast 2019-01-23. Tim Weitzel, Photographer JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 39 OF 40 STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE OF IOWA 100 oEPna1MENT OF CUMMMMRS IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM - CONTINUATION SHEET STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE IOWA SITE INVENTORY 600 East Locust Street I Des Moines, N 50319 (515) 281.8742 1 Fax: (515) 282-0502 iowaalture.govthlstory/ preservatlon NameofFropenY: Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh House Site Number..52-03268 Address: 229 N Gilbert St Related District Number Cdy:Iowa City county. Johnson r� --- (jyio liui)I it,, "ari Christian and Clara Dostal Hohenschuh Residence (52-03267), The Commercial Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1898. JULY 1, 2014 V 1.0 IOWA SITE INVENTORY FORM 40 OF 40 Staff Report May 30, 2019 Historic Review for 219 South Summit Street District: College Hill Conservation District Classification: Contributing The applicant, RCP Property, LLC, is requesting approval for a proposed demolition project at 219 South Summit Street, a Contributing property in the College Hill Conservation District. The project consists of the demolition of the garage, Applicable Regulations and Guidelines: 7.0 GuideEnesfor DemoEtion 7.1 Demolition of Whole Structures or Significant Features Staff Comments This house was built ca. 1910 as an American Foursquare with Colonial Revival detailing. It has a hip roof with radiused eaves (gentle curve at eave) and matching hipped dormers. The narrow lap siding is mitered at the corners. The columns, frieze board and window trim all exhibit the Colonial Revival detailing. The roof was recently covered by an inappropriate agricultural -style metal roof but was not required to be reviewed because of the location in a Conservation District. The 10 foot by 20 foot garage was built before 1920 and is original to the house. It has matching lap siding, a hip roof with small eaves and a door that is likely original. The garage was cited by the housing inspectors for needing repainting in 2010, that work was complete and a 2012 photograph shows the garage in good condition. A 2017 image of the neighboring house shows a portion of the garage and no deterioration is visible. Inspectors have also not noted any further conditional issues with the garage. The applicant is proposing to demolish the garage because they feel that it is deteriorated. Work was completed without a permit. The guidelines state A decision to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the demolition of outbuildings on contributing .... properties.... will be made on a case -by -case basis. For these cases, the Commission will consider the condition, integrity and architectural significance of the outbuilding ... Further, the guidelines recommend retaining historic garages. In Staff's opinion, this garage was understood to be in good condition or in a condition from which any conditional deficiencies could be repaired. While the garage was small, it was not possible, based on the zoning code for the property, to have the garage enlarged or a new one constructed. The garage could have housed a compact car or been used as a storage area for the house. If the door did not function as a modern door an application for its replacement could have been approved. It has been the Commission's goal to retain historic garages as an element of the historic property and neighborhood. Demolition of a garage to create a concrete slab parking space, when other parking spaces exist, or to avoid periodic maintenance is not appropriate because it departs from the recommendations in the guidelines and the goals of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan. While the work to demolish the garage has already occurred, staff reminds the Commission to review the application as if the work has not occurred, as they would with any work done without a permit. While this garage may not be reconstructed because of the small lot and requirements of the zoning code, consequences for this work if not approved by the Commission do exist and will be discussed at the meeting. Staff's recommendation to the Commission is to deny the application based on the fact that this historic garage was in good condition, was original to the house, and was a good example of small early garages in Iowa City. Its loss impacts the character of the property and the neighborhood. Recommended Motion (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 garage demolition project at 219 South Summit Street as presented in the application. APPL ICATiOM FOR HIS-rMc REVIEW Application for alterations to the historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 14.313. 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.hcgov gm/histmgpreservationresources The HPC does not review applications for compliance with budding and zoning codes. Work must comply with all appropriate codes and be reviewed by, the building division prior to the issuance of a buildine uermit- Meeting Schedule: T"ne 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 OWNERI APPLICANT INFORMATION (fU&,e check r, ti £Mary contact person) 21 Property Owner Name: I i2c-?rto LLL g05eV n n CE n city "o -L, U state: @ zip cod z r7 ❑ contractor/consultantName: Email Phone Number State:0 Zip Code PROPOSED PROJECT INFORMATION Address: 21®1 S - Sywormrr i-4- SA-fer, 4- , I Use of Property pP,v,djxQ Qr'y9 . ,� Date Cons (hf known): gy�His*mRic D"iCNi ATioN 1'��a$�1LY4�LL�d"�r,C1c[s 14F89.u�J�' ii�'..�e��.a s �. tC. •i __ eO 7i. i Li �_`-'['S�i�• i�"��' FIi-.i, ❑ This Property is a local historic landmark OR This Property is within a historic or canservatum district (choose location): ❑ Brown St ffistwk District Northside ffistork District 0 College M Conservation District ❑ College Green iiiatoric District*WoodlawnlistoricDbbdd Summit St historic District ❑ Dearborn St Conservation District ❑ Fast College St historic District ❑ Goo+xt/ Horace Mann ❑ leffersm St. historic District ❑ Clark St Conservation Ca aervation District ❑ L rigkllow Matadc District Distrid ❑ Govemor-Lucas St. Conservation District Within the district, this Property is Classified as: r' CorNributing ❑ Nmwntribnting ❑ Nonhistoric 0 APPLICATION REQUIREM'EN'I"S 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 room, porch, deck, etc) ❑ Building Elevations ❑ Floor Plans ❑ Photographs ❑ Product lnfotmation ❑ Site Plans Alteration Crypicauy, 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 motor 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 Q Photographs ❑ Product Information ❑ Site Plans Demolition (Projects entaling 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 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 REQ.i IREP ENTS oject vescnpnon r - ��eRA (^ O�' ir✓!i +n6 r0G�if yJi iY+ me i'aA Y'oOt', Gouge. (Io k� x c�� der,CU rkt'�n. 'pert"uro.f�'hc� sh-tncl,wr�, p,nA w"C' ' Jove Vc 1'1tvEj, Materials to be Used: FYterinr Annearance ChanLres: To Submit Application: Download fors, Fill it out and email it to jessica-bristow@iiowa-dty.org or ntus to Historic preservation city of Iowa City, 410 E. Washington Sheet, Iowa City, IA 52240 r Q V R_ 0 114E4C0Rff�9x'PRpAt 61SE qRY .twnsb+nn,l�o s,�n 1920 Sanborn Fire insurance map showing the house and garage at 219 South Summit Street NIP - Imp FES 2017 photograph of 221 South Summit Street showing 219 South Summit Street garage Current photograph of area where garage existed. Notice that the slab under the garage does not showing any damage or large structural cracks even though demolition has occurred. The north retaining wall is slightly bowed but does not indicate inability to be repaired. Additional condition is not possible to assess because demolition has already occurred. MINUTES PRELIMINARY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION EMMA J. HARVAT HALL May 9, 2019 MEMBERS PRESENT: Kevin Boyd, Zach.Builta, Helen Burford, Sharon DeGraw, G. T. Karr, Cecile Kuenzli, Quentin Pitzen, Lee Shope MEMBERS ABSENT: Thomas Agran, Gosia Clore STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow OTHERS PRESENT: John Beasley, Philip Launspach, Larry McConahay, John Roffman RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council action) CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Boyd called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was none. NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION: Clinton Street and Railroad Historic District. Bristow explained that like other National Register nominations, the Commission has been asked by the State to comment on this National Register nomination and our agreement with the criteria by which it is considered eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The City did get a grant to write this nomination and it will be heard by the State Nomination Review Committee later in June, then it will go on to the National Park Service. Bristow said the district being discussed includes both sides of Clinton Street south of Prentiss, with one house north of Prentiss, and the depot right along the railroad track. At the time of the 2008 Preservation Plan for this neighborhood, the Commission worked with consultant Marlys Svendsen to write the Preservation Plan. At that time, she had only surveyed some of the individual properties in the neighborhood such as the Sabin School. At the time, she did not feel there was a district in this area even though not even the basic recognizance survey — driving around and making notes about what you find, had been done for this area. After the 2008 floods, when the School of Music had to move and it was determined it would be moving to the corner of Burlington and Clinton Streets, a chain of events began, displacing businesses and buildings. It was determined the Sabin School would have to come down for this process. FEMA and the University of Iowa, along with other organizations, entered into a Memorandum of Agreement that required an intensive survey of the neighborhood and an inventory of the remaining historic buildings in the neighborhood. The survey resulted in a report and site inventory forms for many properties, as well as a National Register Nomination for the area being discussed now. The survey area was roughly rectangular, bounded on the south side by the railroad track. The consultant, Richard Carlson, determined there was an historic district that was eligible for the National Register and completed the nomination form for that district. In 2017, the City began the process of a local district in this area. With all of the City's Historic Districts, National Register listing was also HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 9, 2019 Page 2 of 10 something that would be pursued. With the development in the area, some of the properties had come down and some things had changed, so Carlson's original nomination would have to be updated for the National Register. In 2018, the City applied for a Certified Local Government grant to revise the Nomination. The revised Nomination has removed non -extant buildings from the boundaries of the original Nomination. Carlson also reviewed the integrity of the remaining buildings and expanded some of the discussions about the integrity of the individual buildings. The Nomination has been though draft review by the State Historic Preservation Office, and is in its final form for the State Nomination Review Committee. The Commission will provide comments and the review committee will provide comments, and from that point it would go on to the National Park Service. As you know, the National Register nomination makes tax credit financing available for rehab of any of the properties within the district that are contributing properties. Bristow displayed the current boundary for the National Register Historic District and the properties included. There are four properties that are noncontributing. One that is interesting is 113 Prentiss. It is considered noncontributing because it is difficult to understand the massing of the building with the current siding that's on it. Bristow said the biggest change, based on Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, is that it had a wrap -around porch in the northwest corner that has been removed. There may be some additions, as well. She said it was possible, with small changes, that this property could be considered contributing and eligible for State and Federal tax credits. Federal tax credits are available for any property that is a commercial or income - generating property. State tax credits are available for both residences and commercial properties. The nomination states that one of the reasons this neighborhood is important for Iowa City history because of its relationship to the railroad. Bristow explained we have three important structures related to the railroad coming into this neighborhood: The depot itself, the hotel across the street, and the lunchroom across the street. The houses are the last remaining middle-class housing in the neighborhood and are also important in that regard. It's an area where many of the buildings were built by known builders and architects that have really shaped the history of Iowa City. Bristow showed a view of the southwest corner looking across the railroad tracks with the depot on the right. The lunchroom is the smaller gray building, and the hotel is next to it facing Clinton Street. Another street view was displayed showing the hotel and two of the houses north of it along the east side of Clinton Street. A northern shot of the same portion of Clinton Street showed 530 Clinton at the end, and the other houses with the hotel just a little bit in the corner. Bristow showed a view of the west side of Clinton Street. According to the nomination, two houses on this side are noncontributing. They are noncontributing because they have been altered to the point where it is difficult to recognize their form and massing. Both have had a third floor added to them. Some of the original massing can be seen on the back. She said one had the third -floor addition and then, instead of just having the porch removed, the whole front was extended. It has been changed quite significantly. Another picture showed a couple houses representative of their original configuration except for the front porch being modified. Bristow said they all have had some changes to them, but the two on the ends of the block are still considered contributing structures. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 9, 2019 Page 3 of 10 Bristow shared a view looking at the comer of Prentiss and uinton. 530 Clinton, the brick house, is across the street. She said the hotel on the end and the rest of this block, except for the house at 113 Prentiss, are contributing structures in the district. Bristow showed the lunchroom. It has had some changes, such as in the window configuration that Richard talks about in the nomination. Part of the importance of this building is that lunchrooms tended to sprout up across from depots and where travel hubs were. This house was converted early on as a lunchroom and is allowed certain changes to its configuration of windows and massing because it is so rare as an example of a lunchroom that still exists. Bristow showed a view of Clinton Street on the west side of the street, the two houses at the south end. She said one is contributing and has original massing and characteristics such as the roofline and the projecting gable, and through -wall dormer. The bulk of the change has to do with the front porch. Generally, especially in this district, the idea of the front porch being altered is not something that is going to really harm the integrity of these structures. For many of them photos exist by which they could be rehabilitated to regain some of their architectural character. Bristow said the adjacent house changed significantly. Much of the porch is similar to original, but it has had an entire story added to it. This house would be considered noncontributing. It would probably always be noncontributing to the district. Bristow said 605 Clinton shows quite a few elements of its original construction and detailing. It has an oval window on the side of the porch. It has an interesting kind of bump -out on the south side. Bristow explained that the role of the Commission is to look at the district and its boundary, and the discussion of the integrity from the nomination, and to determine if the Commission agrees with the nomination as far as the discussion of integrity and the criteria by which the district is eligible. Richard talks about the period of significance of the district, which is important for potential future tax credit projects, as well. It begins with 1879, the date of the construction of the Stick - style house at 604 Clinton Street, and continues up to 1948, which is the date of the gambrel roof house being moved into the district. it had been moved from just south of Burlington Street. The district is determined to be eligible based on both the events, having to do with the railroad coming into the area, and the association with the building community within Iowa City, as well as the integrity of the architecture and the representative styles that are also shown within the district. Boyd asked if there were any clarifying questions for Jessica and then opened the public comment period. John Beasley spoke, representing Jonn and JoEIIen Roffman. The Roffmans own 113 Prentiss, 624, 614, 612, 604, 109, 113, 610, 611, and 615 S. Clinton. The Roffmans object to the nomination to have a National Historic District designation as set forth. He said he and Mr. Roffman went to a meeting in City Hall when there was a proposal for a local district with several of the Roffman properties on the east side of Clinton Street. Then he said they came in front of this Commission. Then they had a night in front cf Planning and Zoning. Then there was a workshop with the Commission and City Council. He said he watched HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 9, 2019 Page 4 of 10 some video tape on that. He and Mr. Rottman went to the City Manager and said, at that time, they would like to figure out a resolution with the previous plan of a district and wanted the City Council or the Mayor to help do that — to work with this Commission and Mr. Roffman to come up with a solution that would be in everyone's best interest. He said the response was thanks but no thanks. He said it was then put on the City Council agenda as a districting plan. He said they prepared for it and then received a note, after three or four meetings, that the Commission was withdrawing their application because they wanted to do a survey. He believed that was the pretextual justification. Mr. Beasley thought it was withdrawn because they were short one City Council member. He said now, about eight months later, there is another plan that wants to involve three or four more properties owned by my client. He understood this was just a nomination to the National Register and, if that's on there, it doesn't prohibit Mr. Roffman and Mrs. Roffman from modifying properties or taking properties down and there are all these wonderful benefits. Mr. Beasley said it was his position that this nomination was simply the setup for getting an Iowa City Historic District. He said he was frustrated with this whole process. He said they object to it and do not believe it meets the criteria. Philip Launspach spoke, stating he and his wife, Janice, own a property at 605 S. Clinton. He said they were not interested in having their property involved in the National or Local Historic Preservation District. He said he agreed 100% with what Mr. Beasley suggested about the district. He noted it is right smack in the middle of the Riverfront Crossing District that Iowa City is trying to develop. He said the Iowa City downtown cannot grow to the west because of the University. They cannot grow to the north because of historic preservation. They cannot grow to the east because of historic preservation. He said the only direction the downtown had to develop and grow was to the south. Mr. Launspach said he did not see how making an historic district in the middle of the Riverfront Crossing project fit into the City's comprehensive plan. Larry McConahay, owner of 617 S. Clinton, spoke. He said he is against it because he doesn't know how it would be a benefit to him. He said he was supposed to be developing the property, and yet was told he cannot if it goes on the historic register. He said until he found out more, he would not approve of being on the National Historic Register. John Roffman spoke. He believed the City would be creating an island of historic preservation in the center of everything else. He thought with development benefits and criteria for the Riverfront Crossing, he would lose value. He said when the properties were assembled he had no particular goal or intent in mind and still did not have a comprehensive plan to raze them or redevelop, but said the supposed benefits of having an historic district are far outweighed by having the zoning of Riverfront Crossings and redeveloping the property. He believed other than the hotel, there was nothing there real significant that wasn't already represented somewhere throughout the City. He acknowledged the lunchroom's significance, but said you'd have to put a sign on it for anybody to know the difference because it had been altered so many times. Mr. Roffman said he would oppose this. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 9, 2019 Page 5 of 10 Boyd closed the public hearing Boyd noted the Commission's task was to figure out if they had comments and agreed with the Nomination. Bristow said the task was to determine whether or not the Commission agrees with the National Register nomination and its discussion of the district, especially related to the criteria by which it is found eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and that would be with the events, especially talking about the railroad, and the builders and architects. It is the last vestige of this middle-class housing in this neighborhood. Kuenzli noted the plan to create this historic district was very carefully looked at. The nomination was prepared by an architectural historian. She said the Commission's job was to look at what's best for the whole community, not necessarily what's best for any one individual. She said obviously there has been a lot of change in Iowa City and believed the notion of the Riverfront Crossing was that new development should occur in areas where there wasn't anything of any historical value. These structures have been found to have historic value. Kuenzli said there is a lot of civic pride here about what this town has architecturally and so we're taking the broad view of saving something for the City. So much of it is already gone. Boyd and Bristow noted this has absolutely nothing to do with the City's Development Plan, the City's Comprehensive Plan. This is a National Register nomination and there are no restrictions in any way. It is intended to be a benefit for the owners in the way they can get Federal and State funding for rehabilitation projects. Sometimes there are specific grants available. Bristow said they can use it as a marketing tactic to talk about the fact that they have an historic district. Listing on the National Register of Historic places is an honorarium. It is basically saying the community felt this was an important neighborhood. When listed it would be confirmation that the State agreed and so did the National Park Service. It doesn't have anything to do with local development or local regulations. Karr said he would have a difficult time voting yes when the majority of the owners did not want to do it. Boyd said he was sympathetic to that, but noted we are not asking them to do anything. While they may be opposed to it, it requires no change in behavior on their part. Regarding local landmark discussion, Boyd believes the City, long-term, needs a plan on both how to preserve that public good and what tools can be given property owners to make sure they are benefiting from the public good. Burford said the nomination had a lot of integrity and could argue that, because of the history of the railroad to Iowa City, it could have even been stronger, emphasizing the very early portions of the railroad coming into Iowa City and how much importance it had in placing Iowa City on the map in US History. DeGraw said the Iowa City Depot is also related to the history of the underground railroad passing through Iowa City. It involves John Brown and some residents of Iowa City. One night during his time in Springdale, Brown and a companion snuck into Iowa City to meet local HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 9, 2019 Page 6 of 10 abolitionist Dr. Jesse Bowen and William Penn Clark. Brown was seeking railroad car arrangements to move his group further east. Word got out about Brown being in town and soon others were on the lookout for the so-called antislavery fanatic. Dr. Bowen harbored Brown at his house on 914 Iowa Avenue until the early hours of the morning. S.C. Trowbridge guided them out of town via back roads. Eventually they made their way to West Liberty. A train car or more is brought to them from Iowa City. The names of who these people are, other than the ones at 914 Iowa, are unknown. She said this is documented on the iowa.gov website. Builta wondered if a compromise had been considered. Boyd thought a compromise would only be considered if there was a proposed local district. Bristow said the City got a grant last fall to nominate the area to the National Register. At that time, the grant was for the smaller area that was just along one side of Clinton Street that was originally proposed for the local district designation. At the beginning of the project, the State made it clear that they wanted the district to be the largest possible district. Again, this historic district was originally outlined as part of the 2015 FEMA instigated study of the neighborhood. With the State wanting the largest potential district boundary for the largest potential benefit to property owners, the only properties removed from the original 2015 nomination were non - extant properties. At this point, the district is determined by the study of the history and the story of the district that makes it eligible. That would include both sides of the street and all the properties involved with the railroad. Compromise on boundaries happens with local district boundaries. National Register Nominations are about the story and integrity of an area or neighborhood. The boundaries are determined by the historian writing the nomination and the story that is told by the Nomination and the remaining historic properties. The Commission is not charged with compromising on boundaries here but determining whether or not the proposed district meets Criterion A and C with sufficient integrity. DeGraw said she was in support of it because there is no harm done with a National Register nomination. MOTION: DeGraw moved to recommend that the Clinton Street and Railroad Depot Historic District is eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places in criterion A and criterion C at the local level and meets the criteria for both significance and integrity. Kuenzli seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6-2 (nays Karr & Pitzen). CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS: 317 Fairchild Street — Northside Historic District (rear deck and entry porch addition). Bristow displayed a picture showing the house to be a mix of a little bit Foursquare, a little bit Queen Anne. She said at one point the back corner was an open porch. It has been enclosed, just with beadboard, so it is not a conditioned space. It does include stairs to the basement. Part of the goal of this project is to make this rear entry a covered entry to the garage back on the alley so they can go in without everything getting wet and to solve the issue of the corner of the house. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 9, 2019 Page 7 of 10 The designer came up with a plan that also includes replacing the rear door, because it is much shorter than the other doors on the house, and the window because of some issues with its integrity and its size and proportion. The result is a covered entry where the roofline will be similar to the front porch, as well as the rear gable. It is set in from the side. The new door is the full height. Bristow said in addition to that, so they can make a more useable space in the back, they want to have direct access to a new deck from the living portion of the house, a dining room in the back corner of the house. She said a deck could be approved as a Staff review and basically this deck meets all the guidelines to be approved by Staff. It is set in from the corner. Its detailing and skirting and posts and railing would all meet the guidelines. They want to replace the windows that are in that location with a pair of French doors so they have easy access from the living space to the deck, and then have the covered entry, as well as enclosing the rear corner with siding to match the rest and having a proper height door. One thing that is also a part of this project is the existing cellar door entry. There is an entry from the back corner inside, but there is a cellar door entry as well. The sidewalls of this exterior entry have deteriorated and it takes in water and is kind of closed off on the inside right now. They would like to eliminate the cellar door since they have interior access. Bristow shared a picture of the west side of the house, around the corner from the proposed entry, showing the beadboard used to enclose the rear porch. It no longer has columns or anything else of its original status. She showed the railing they propose to use. She said the front porch does not have this type of railing. Kuenzli said the placement of the spindles should be closer together on an old house like this. She thought the standard rule was that the distance between the spindles should be the thickness of the actual spindles. Bristow said the guidelines talk about a spindle being about two inches and, knowing that the space needs to be under four inches, typically the space is double. Kuenzli also noted the pitch of the roof on the new entryway is a much wider angle than the gable above it. Bristow said that pitch is similar to the front of the house. Boyd asked if the guidelines say anything about cellar doors. Bristow said it is not mentioned specifically. DeGraw asked if the spacing between the spindles should be revisited: Boyd said it should be approved by Staff. MOTION: DeGraw moved to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 317 Fairchild Street as presented in the application with a note to review the spacing between the spindles, to be approved by Staff. Builta seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 8-0. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 9, 2019 Page 8 of 10 REPORT ON CERTIFICATES ISSUED BY CHAIR AND STAFF Certificate of No Material Effect — Chair and Staff Review. 921 Burlington Street — Summit Street Historic District (roof shingle replacement). Minor Review —Staff Review. 509 Brown Street — Brown Street Historic District (rear stair and landing reconstruction). CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR April 11, 2019 MOTION: Karr moved to approve the minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission's April 11, 2019 meeting. Builta seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 8-0. COMMISSION INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION: Preserve Iowa Summit. Bristow said if any Commissioners want to attend the Preservation Summit, she would need to know in the next week in order to obtain approvals and to get the discounted rate before May 24th. The Summit will be in Newton June 6th-8th. Special Meeting. Bristow was contacted about a project that cannot wait until the June meeting. A special meeting will be scheduled May 231 at 5:30 p.m. for this consent agenda item, an egress window and window well for a house on Seymour Avenue. Bristow suggested the Commissioners make a list of items they would like to see moved to minor review items in the future, which could include egress window wells. Local Landmarks. Boyd noted the local landmark designations for the Ned Ashton House, the Old Post Office, and the Cabins were approved by City Council. Miscellaneous. Based on public comments at tonight's meeting, Bristow noted there is still confusion about National Historic Register and local historic district designations and how they are tied together. She said the Commission has always intended to do a National Historic District in the Clinton Street/Railroad Historic District area and the Commission usually has a local district where there is a National Register District. However, she said the Commission may decide to never take up a local district designation. She hoped the property owners would take advantage of tax credits that would become available with a National Historic District designation. Pitzen asked if a local district would have to match the outlines of the National District. Bristow said not necessarily but, in this case, doing the National Register District would help solidify the proper boundaries. Boyd agreed there is an opportunity to talk about benefits. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 9, 2019 Page 9 of 10 Bristow said this area does have transfer of development rights and those rights could be sold to other developers in the neighborhood, but that could only occur from a local ordinance/local rezoning. ADJOURNMENT: Kuenzli moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Builta. The meeting was adjourned at 6:40 p.m. Minutes submitted by Judy Jones HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 9, 2019 Page 10 of 30 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD 2018-2019 TERM 6/14 7/12 8/9 8/23 9/13 10/11 11/08 12/13 1/10 2/14 3/14 4/11 5/09 NAME EXP. AGRAN, 6/30/20 X O/E X X X O/E X X O/E O/E X O/E O/E THOMAS BAKER, 6/30/18 X -- -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- ESTHER BOYD, 6/30/20 X X X X X X O/E X X X X X X KEVIN BUILTA, 6/30/19 X X X X X X X X X X X X X ZACH BURFORD 6/30/21 -- X X O/E X O/E O/E X X X X O/E X , HELEN CLORE, 6/30/20 X X O/E O/E X O/E X X O/E X X X O/E GOSIA DEGRAW, 6/30/19 X X O/E X X X X X X O/E X X X SHARON KARR, G. 6/30/20 X O/E X X X X X X X X X X X T. KUENZLI, 6/30/19 X O/E O/E X X X X X X O/E X X X CECILE MICHAUD, 6/30/18 X - -- -- -- -- -- -- PAM PITZEN, 61111 - X X X X X X X X X X X X QUENTIN SHOPE, 6130/21 X X X O/E X O/E X O/E X X X X LEE SWAIM, 6/30/18 X -- - -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- GINALIE WAGNER, 6/30/18 X -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- FRANK MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION EMMA J. HARVAT HALL May 23, 2019 MEMBERS PRESENT: PRELIMINARY COMMISSION Thomas Agran, Zach Builta, Helen Burford, Gosia Clore, Sharon DeGraw, G. T. Karr, Cecile Kuenzli, Quentin Pitzen, Lee Shope MEMBERS ABSENT: Kevin Boyd STAFF PRESENT: Jessica Bristow OTHERS PRESENT: None RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL: (become effective only after separate Council action) CALL TO ORDER: Vice Chairperson Builta called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was none. CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS — CONSENT AGENDA: 1207 Seymour Avenue — Longfellow Historic District (basement egress window and window well). Bristow stated that the applicant had provided appropriate window and window well material since the agenda packet was published. She showed a slide of the proposed materials. Bristow stated that the Commission could approve the application without conditions if they agreed the materials were appropriate. Kuenzli asked if the work was creating an apartment in the basement. Bristow stated that it was adding a bedroom to the basement, not duplexing the house. MOTION: Agran moved to approve the Certificate of Appropriateness for the project at 1207 Seymour Avenue as presented in the staff report. Clore seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0. ADJOURNMENT: Karr moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Agran. The meeting was adjourned at 5:40 p.m. Minutes submitted by Jessica Bristow HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION May 23, 2019 Page 2 of 2 HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION ATTENDANCE RECORD 2018-2019 TERM 8/9 8123 9/13 10/11 11/08 12/13 1/10 2/14 3/14 4/11 5/09 5/23 NAME EXP. AGRAN, 6/30/20 X X X O/E X X O/E O/E X O/E O/E X THOMAS BOYD, 6/30/20 X X X X O/E X X X X X X O/E KEVIN , 6/30/19 X X X X X X X X X X X X ACH ZACH BURFORD 6/30/21 X O/E X O/E O/E X X X X O/E X X HELEN CLORE, 6130120 O/E O/E X O/E X X O/E X X X O/E X GOSIA DEGRAW, 6/30/19 O/E X X X X X X O/E X X X X SHARON KARR, G. 6/30/20 X X X X X X X X X X X X T. KUENZLI, 6/30/19 O/E X X X X X X O/E X X X X CECILE PITZEN, 6/30/21 X X X X X X X X X X X X QUENTIN SHOPE, 6/30/21 X X O/E X O/E X O/E X X X X X LEE