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NPS Form 10-900
(Oct. 1990)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
OMS No. 10024-0018
National Register of Historic Places
Registration Form
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Name of Property
historic name
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number Portions of 200-600 Blocks of N. Gilbert & N. Linn Streets
N/A U not for publication
city or town
Iowa City
N/A U vicinity
state
Iowa
code
IA
county
Johnson
code 111
zip code
52242
3. State/Federal Anenev Certification
As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this W nomination U request for
detennination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Plaœs and meets
the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property W meets U does not meet the National
Register criteria. I recommend that this property be considered significant
U nationally U statewide W locally. (U see continuation sheet for additional comments).
Signature of certifying officiaVírtle
Date
Stete or Federal agency and bureau
In my opinion, the property U meets U does not meet the National Register criteria. (U See continuation sheet for additional comments.)
Signature of certifying officiaVTitle
Date
stata or Federal agency and bureau
4. National Park Service Certification
I hereby certify thaI the property is:
U entered in the National Register.
U See continuation sheet.
U determined eligible for the
National Register.
U See continuation sheet.
U determined not eligible for the
National Register.
U removed from the National
Register.
U other, (explain:)
Signature of the Keeper
Date of Action
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
Name of Property
Johnson Countv.IA
County and Slate
5. Classification
Ownerehlp of Property Category of Property
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[2g private U building(s)
U public-local [2g district
[2g public-State U site
U public-Federal U structure
U object
Number of Resources within Property
(Do not includa p",vlously listed resources in the count.)
Contributing Noncontributing
111 28 buildings
sites
1
structures
111
29
objects
Total
Name of related multiple property listing
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Number of contributing resources previously listed
In the National Register
Historic Resources of Iowa CiIv Iowa
4
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions
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DOMESTIC/Sinale Dwellinas
DOMESTIC/Secondary Structures
DOMESTIClMultiole Dwellinas
COMMERCEfTRADE/Restaurant
Current Functions
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DOMESTlC/Sinale Dwellinas
DOMESTIC/Secondary Structures
DOMESTIClMultiole Dwellinas
COMMERCEfTRADE/Soecialtv Slore
COMMERCEfTRADE/Restaurant
7. Description
Architectural Classification
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Materials
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LATE VICTORIAN/Queen Anne
MID-19th CENTURY/Greek Revival
LATE 19th & 20th CENTURY REVIVALS/Colonial
foundation STONE/Limestone
walls WOODlWeatherboard
Revival
roof
WOOD/ShinaJe
ASPHALT
other see continuation sheet
Narrative Description
(Describe the histonc and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.)
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
Name of Property
Johnson Countv. IA
county and State
8. Statement of SiGnificance
Applicable National Regleter Criteria
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for National Register listing.)
Areas of Slgnlflcence .
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[XI A Property is associated with events that have made
a significant contribution to the broad patterns of
our history.
ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
U B Property is associated with the lives of persons
significant in our past.
[2g C Property 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 lack
individual distinction.
Period of Significance
1850-1954
U D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield,
information important in prehistory or history.
Criteria Considerations
(Marl< Y' in all the boxes that apply.)
Significant Dates
N/A
Property is:
U A owned by a religious institution or used for
religious purposes.
U B removed from its original location.
U C a birthplace or grave.
Significant Person
(Complete if Criterion B is marked above)
N/A
U D a cemetery.
Cultural Affiliation
N/A
U E a reconstructed building, object, or structure.
U F a commemorative property.
U G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance
within the past 50 years.
Architect/Builder
Carpenter.O.H.
Narrative Statement of Significance Sheets & Frevder
IExnlain the sianificance of the orocertv on one or more continuation sheets.)
9. Malor BlblioaraDhlcal References
Bibliography
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Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data:
U preliminary determination of individual listing [OJ State Historic Preservation Office
(36 CFR 67) has been requested U Other State agency
U previously listed in the National Register U Federal agency
U previously determined eligible by the National [2g Local govemment
Register U University
U desig'nated a National Historic Landmark U Other
U recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository:
#
U recorded by Historic American Engineering
Record #
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
Name of Property
10. GeoaraDhlcal Data
Acreage of Property
Johnson County. IA
County and Stete
22 acres
UTM References
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Verbal Boundary Description
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Boundary Justification
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11. Form PreDared Bv
organization
Marlvs A. Svendsen. Svendsen Tvler. Inc.
for Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission
name/title
city or town Sarona
state WI
date Januarv. 2004
telephone 715/469-3300
zip code 54870
street & number
N3834 DeeD Lake Road
Additional Documentation
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Continuation Sheets
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Photographs
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Additional items
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Property Owner
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name Various - see continuation sheets
street & number
telephone
city or town
state
zip code
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7. DescriDtlon (continued)
Architectural Classification: (continued)
LATE VICTORIAN/ITALlANATE
LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS/Bungalow/Craftsman
OTHER
Materials: (continued)
foundation: CONCRETE
walls: BRICK
walls: STUCCO
roof: METAL
7. Narrative DescriDtion:
The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is an irregular shaped neighborhood that begins approximately three blocks north of
the downtown and the east campus of the University of Iowa (historically referred to as the State University of Iowa or SUI in
this nomination) and extends north approximately fIVe blocks along N. Gilbert and N. Linn streets from E. Market and E.
Bloomington streets, respectively, to Fairchild and E. Ronalds streets. respectively. District boundaries along the west and
east edges generally extend only one or two lots west of Linn Street and east of Gilbert Street depending on the condition of
buildings and the presence of parking lots or vacant parcels. Properties facing the intersecting streets of E. Davenport
Street, E. Fairchild Street, and E. Church Street are also included within the District. The District comprises a portion of the
commercial and residential section of Iowa City known historically and today as the "North Side."
All of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is contained within the Original Town Plat of Iowa City that was laid out in 1839
when the town was established as the territorial capital of Iowa Territory. Streets in the District were laid out with standard
BO-foot widths with east-west alleys measuring 20 feet. Blocks measured 320 feet by 320 feet with eight large lots in each
block containing 80 feet of street frontage and a depth of 150 feet. Development of the North Side residential blocks through
the years saw numerous instances of subdividing of lots into smaller building parcels with a handful of full size lots retained
intact for larger buildings. Unlike most of the North Side, the north-south routes of both Gilbert and Linn streets had the
primary façades of buifdings facing these streets rather than the intersecting east-west streets. Street paving within the
District is a mix of brick and asphalt N. Linn Street, E. Davenport Street, and E. Fairchild Street are paved in brick with 12-
inch limestone curbing along abutting blocks. The balance of the District has concrete curbing and asphalt paving. All
streets in the District carry two-way traffic with parallel parking on attemating sides of the streets on a daily basis.
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The terrain of the District is generally flat with a gradual upward slope from south to north of approximately 35 feet over five
blocks with the highest point in the District near the intersection of Ronalds and Linn streets. Houses throughout the District
are sited level with the street or on slight upgrades with no major retaining walls present. Setback of houses varies markedly
throughout the District with older buildings generally set closer to the street. The neighborhood has a dense covering of
deciduous trees. Their age suggests that considerable planting took place before World War II. Street plantings include
maple, oak, ash, hackberry, American elm, and a few catalpas with conifers generally reserved for settings within private
lots. Dutch elm disease decimated most of the elm trees by the 1970s. Today streets in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic
District are lined by a mixture of 60 to 80 year old trees measuring 40 to 75 feet in height.' There are no natural water
features within the District and no city parks or playgrounds. The nearest municipal parks are City Park located adjacent to
the Iowa River and N. Dubuque Street approximately a mile northwest of the District and Happy Hollow Park located a half-
mile northeast of the District along Brown Street between Lucas and Governor streets.
The historic building stock in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District includes single-family dwellings that date from the 1850s
through the 1930s and secondary structures erected from the late 19'" century through the 1940s. Approximately 42 percent
of the 103 buildings originally constructed as single-family dwellings, double-houses, or apartment houses (primary
buildings) are significant individually or key contributing structures. Another 53 percent qualify as contributing structures
within the District but are not individually significant. A total of 10 primary buildings or 9 percent are non-contributing due to
their date of construction or significant alterations. The District contains 40 secondary buildings originally constructed as
garages, caiTiage houses, or bams. Of these, 55 percent are considered key or contributing and the remaining 45 percent
have been determined non-contributing due to alterations or date of construction.
The dense residential blocks in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District contain a mix of small, moderate and large-scale
houses constructed over a period of a nearly a century. Though the platting of lots favored construction of primary façades
fronting on east-west streets, historic factors strengthened the importance of both Gilbert and Linn streets. During the early
years the route of the Military Road along N. Gilbert Street drew houses to this coiTidor. In another case, the brick paving
that took place along N. Linn Street at the tum of the 20'" century drew development to this route. Paving of Linn Street was
done as part of an effort to provide ready access between North Side churches and local cemeteries. Whatever the
reasons, the paved street prompted houses built after the paving to face Linn Street Comer lots tended to have designs
with prominent façades facing both directions and because the east and west edges of the District extend several houses
deep along intersecting streets, a number of houses face these streets as well. Building parcels located along Gilbert and
Linn streets are generally quite shallow while those facing Bloomington, Davenport, Fairchild, and Church streets are deep
except for comer lots where rear portions have been divided to provide housing sites facing onto Gilbert and Linn streets.
The Districfs one, two, and two-and-half-story-houses are constructed of stone, brick, wood, and stucco with frame
structures being the most popular. Both dressed and ashlar stone was used for two of the neighborhood's earliest Greek
Revival residences as well as foundations on most 19'" century houses. Locally manufactured brick was used for several
ltalianate Style houses while pressed brick was incorporated into foundations and decorative porch pedestals in later
dwellings. Frame houses dating from the Civil War on included a range of narrow, medium and wide width clapboard styles,
and both decorative and square-cut shingles.
The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District exhibits a variety of late 19'" and early 20'" century architectural styles including good
examples of Greek Revival, ltalianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Prairie School style houses. For
earlier houses in the District, it is common to see eclectic. combinations of these styles. Many of the houses areelsG
examples of vemacular house forms commonly found in Iowa City during that period. The vernacular forms that appear
most frequenUy in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District include the Side-Gable - both one-story and two-story or I-house
.Email interview with Terry Robinson, Park & Recreation Department, City of Iowa City reo species and size of neighborhood
trees December 2003.
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forms, the Front-Gable, the Gabled Front and Wing, the American Four-Square (most popular), and the Gambrel Cottage.
Greek Revival influenced houses in the District display symmetrical façades with prominent entrances surrounded by flat
transoms and rectangular sidelights. ltalianate Style houses most often appear in the Front-Gable form with prominent
decorative brackets lining the eaves and ornamented window hoods and porches. More than 20 houses display design
features from the Queen Anne Style. These houses have asymmetrical façades, decorative scroll-cut and turned trim, and
varied shingle detailing used on the main body of the house as well as porches and gabled dormers. An important design
element that was rarely built on Queen Anne Style houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District or has been lost through
attrition is the tower or turret.
After the tum of the 20" century, many of the largest houses built in the District were built in the Colonial Revival Style
incorporating classical design motifs into their façades, varied window forms, sweeping verandas, and in several cases, their
carriage houses. By Worfd War I, houses were being constructed that favored the more rectilinear design elements of the
Craftsman and Prairie School styles. Paired, grouped, or banded windows appeared with vertical light configurations in the
upper sash of double-hung windows in Craftsman Style houses while exposed rafter tails, purfins, and knee-brace brackets
lined cornices and porch roofs. Isolated examples of the Prairie School Style also appear in the District. These houses
contained hipped roofs with lower pitches, horizontal window groupings, and other design features intended to emphasize
the horizontal look of the buildings.
The vernacular housing that appeared during the ten decades that the District was under development included modest one
and one-and-half-story cottages based on both the Front-Gable and Side-Gable forms during the earfiest years. A later
generation built residences in the Two-Story Side-Gable or I-House form. This form continued to appear in the years leading
up to the tum of the 20" century along with even larger Gabled Front and Wing houses. Both forms are scattered
throughout the District. After 1900 the most common form used for vemacular housing in the District was the American
Four-Square, which could be sized to fit virtually any size lot in the District. Nearfy 30 Four-Squares were built by 1930,
many with Craftsman or Colonial Revival detailing. At least one example of a Gambrel Cottage was also built after 1900.
Some of the best examples of the residential architectural styles and vemacular house forms in the Gilbert-Linn Street
Historic District are listed below.
· Greek Reviva/:
· Italianate:
· Queen Anne:
Residential Architectural Styles
Jacob Wentz House, 219 N. Gilbert St. (NRHP, Photo #1, ca. 1850)
Henry C. Nicking House, 410 E. Market St. (NRHP, Photo #2, 1854)
Conrad & Anna Graff House, 319 E. Bloomington St. (Photo #3, 1872)
Gustave Strub House, 309 E. Church St. (Photo #4, ca. 1865)
Anna Saunders House, 217 E. Davenport St. (ca. 1895)
John & Alice Kessler House, 222 E. Davenport St. (ca. 1895)
Schmidt House, 225 E. Fairchild St. (Photo #5, 1895)
John Thomas McClintock House, 230 E. Fairchild St. (ca. 1895)
Joseph & Mary Chudacek House, 210 N. Gilbert St. (Photo #6, 1900)
Harry & Goldie Miller House, 418 N. Gilbert St. (Photo #7, ca. 1896)
Mathilda Hotz House, 522 N. Linn St. (Photo #8, ca. 1895)
Mary McKinley House, 526 N. Linn St. (Photo #9, ca. 1895)
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· Colonial Revival: Emma Harvat and Mary Stach House, 332 E. Davenport St. (NRHP, Photo #10, 1918)
Frank & Anna Larkin House, 416 N. Linn St. (Photo #11, 1905)
John & Barbara Koza House, 619 N. Linn St. (Photo #12, 1906)
· Craftsman: William & Anna Hoffelder House, 322 E. Bloomington St. (Photo #13, 1916)
Joseph & Mary Brumm House, 225 E. Church St (1923)
George & Pearl Falk House, 225 E. Davenport St (Photo #14, 1918)
John & Ida Yokum House and Garage, 402 E. Davenport St. (Photo #15, 1925)
William and Mayme Fryhauf House, 419 N. Gilbert 5t. (Photo #16, 1914)
Eva Slezak House, 311 N. Linn St. (ca. 1915)
· Prairie School: Lavinia & Martin Bridenstine House, 404 E. Davenport Street (Photo #17, 1924)
Vernacular House Forms
· Front-Gab/e:
Frederick & Louisa Rothweilder House, 310 N. Gilbert St. (ca. 1875)
· Side-Gable Roof One Story: Unnamed house, 316 E. Church St., (Photo.#18, ca. 1870)
Adam Ohnhaus House, 321-323 E. Davenport St (1870)
· Side-Gable Roof Two Story/l-House: Maden House, 312 E. Fairchild St. (ca. 1912)
· Gabled Front & Wing: Cerny House, 214 N. Gilbert St. (ca. 1899)
Edward & Edna Miller House, 311 N. Gilbert St., (1908)
· American Four-Square: [Note: most examples hava Colonial Revival, Craftsman, or Prairie Schoolatlributes]
Henrietta & George Freyder House, 320 E. Davenport St. (1907)
G. Adolph & Dorothy Brenner House, 309 E. Fairchild St. (Photo #19, ca. 1908)
Edward Ebert House, 311 E. Fairchild St. (ca. 1898)
Louis F. Cemy House, 317 E. Fairchild St (ca. 1908)
Albert Husa, Jr. House, 324 E. Fairchild St. (1916)
Joseph & Theresa Stach House, 325 N. Gilbert St. (1907)
Nancy Graham House, 413 N. Gilbert St. (Photo #20, 1919)
William & Emma McRoberts House, 313 N. Linn St. (ca. 1916)
Lemmuel Hunter House, 411 N. Linn St (ca. 1906)
William & Julia Schneider House, 514 N. Linn St. (Photo #21, 1902)
· Gambre/ Cottage: William & Susan Morrison House, 314 E. Fairchild St. (Photo #22, ca. 1908)
The condition of houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District ranges from fair to excellent. A substantial number of
dwellings continue as single-family homes with subdivision into duplexes or apartments most common in the blocks closest
to the University of Iowa east campus. The most likely alteration to houses in the District is the addition of synthetic siding
including asbestos shingle siding dating from the 1940s and aluminum siding or vinyl siding added beginning in the 1960s.
An analysis completed by the staff of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission shows that approximately 36 percent
of the primary buildings in the District have this alteration. Other changes include the removal, alteration, or enclosure of
porches with screening or fixed walls, the modification or addition of entrances, the addition of fire escapes in multiple-family
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buildings, and the construction of rear wings and attached garages. Four single-family houses were constructed as infill
buildings during the 1 950s while a wave of North Side apartment building construction that took place from 1960 through the
mid-1980s, saw three apartment buildings constructed in the District.
8. Statement of Sianlficance:
General:
The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is locally signíficant under Criteria A and C. Under Criterion A it derives signíficance
under the category ·Community Planning and Development." The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is associated with an
important era of population growth and intense residential development in Iowa City's North Side at the end of the 19'"
century and the beginning of the 20'" century. Much of this population growth was associated wilh the expansion of the State
University of Iowa and its hospitals located several blocks south of the District. Other residential development paralleled
expansion of the city's commercial district with some of the Districfs most elaborate residences erected by downtown
business owners. Residential building stock in the District is related to two historic contexts previously developed in the
"Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS" - the "Railroad Era, 1856-1900" and "Town and Gown Era, 1900-1940."
Additional significance under Criterion A derives from the fact that the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District represented a
cross section of middle and upper income households with prominent business and professional leaders living next door or
across the street from working class families. The N. Gilbert Street and N. Linn Street neighborhood alsO became one of the
sections of the North Side to play host to socially mobile German and Bohemian-American families, groups that grew as a
result of continued immigration from Germany and Bohemia as well as seWement patterns wilhin Johnson County
immediately before and after 1900.
Under Criterion C the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is significant as a representative collection of the residential
archilectural styles and vernacular house forms that appeared in Iowa City neighborhoods from the 1850s through the
1930s. The District also spotlights the work of one of Iowa City's most prolific and important residential architects, Orville H.
Carpenter, with at least eight houses identified as his commissions in the District. Together the Districfs buildings tell the
story of how national architectural styles and vemacular building forms were adapted through local building practices
immediately before and after the tum of the 20th century.
Although a number of individual properties in the district are associated with important local business leaders and educators,
no significance is asserted under Criterion B. No reconnaissance or intensive level archeological surveys were conducted
for properties wilhin the District. As a result, no significance is claimed under Criterion D.
Three properties within the District are already listed on the National Register of Historic Places: the Jacob Wentz House
(219 N. Gilbert Street), the Henry C. Nicking House (410 E. Market Street), and the Emma Harvat and Mary Stach House
(332 E. Davenport Street). The first two properties each contain one contributing resource and the last property contains two
contributing resources.
The period of signíficance for this locally significant historic district extends from 1850 to 1954. The first date marks the
construction of the earliest contributing resource and the last date marks the 50-year cut-off for NRHP eligibility.
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North Side Historical Survey Recommendations:
The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is one of four existing or proposed historic districts located in a section of Iowa City
known as the 'North Side." This area is located in the northem tiers of blocks in the Original Town Plat and contains
approximately 50 city blocks. Historic preservation surveys of portions of the North Side were first completed in 1977 and
again in 1981 by City of Iowa City planning intems. In 1982 nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
for two contiguous North Side historic districts - one commercial properties and one residential properties - were prepared
and submitted to the local historic preservation commission and the SHPO. Both districts were eventually approved at the
state level but final submittal to the National Park Service was withheld pending adoption of a local historic preservation
ordinance. The nominations were eventually redrafted in 1984 but due to contentious local debate at the time, they were not
resubmitted to the SHPO. Following completion of a comprehensive historic preservation plan by the City of Iowa City in
1992. a more complete historical and architectural survey was begun in multiple phases in the North Side. Sections of the
North Side were included in each of the following studies:
· DUbuQue/linn Street Corridor Survey by Molly Naumann (1996)
· Original Town Plat of Iowa City (Phase I) Survey by Jan Nash, Tallgrass Historians L.C. (1997)
· Original Town Plat of Iowa City (Phase II) Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (1999)
· Goosetown Neighborhood (Phase III) Survey by Marlys Svendsen. Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (2000)
· Iowa City Central Business District Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (2000)
Once these survey efforts were undelWaY, two NRHP nominations were prepared using the multiple property documentation
(MPD) and historic district format. To date, the Brown Street Historic District nomination and the Original Town Plat Phase II
MPD have been listed on the NRHP. In 2000 a reexamination of the various North Side surveys was completed and
recommendations for future NRHP nomination work were made by Marlys Svendsen to guide the efforts of the Iowa City
Historic Preservation Commission and the City of Iowa City.
In addition to the already listed Brown Street Historic District (listed 1994), Svendsen recommended that nominations be
considered for several other North Side areas that contained sufficient integrity, architectural significance, and/or historical
associations that helped to represent this important Iowa City neighborhood. The North Side was developed over 16
decades beginning in the 1840s. Historic resources survive from throughout this period and are scattered over the entire
geographic area. Several generations of development and redevelopment took place throughout all sections of the North
Side in subsequent years. As a result, each of the potential North Side historic district areas has a similar period of historical
significance extending from the late 18405 or early 1850s through ca. 1950. Architecturally speaking, all of the potential
districts recommended contain good representative examples of the architectural styles and vemacular house forms that
became popular during this period. For comparison purposes, each district is briefly described below:
. Jefferson Street Historic District - This four-block section of Jefferson Street contains an important collection of
Iowa City churches, residences, and institutional buildings associated with the State University of Iowa Medical
School and the University Hospital. The district's buildings are historically significant under the themes of education,
reliAJion, and community planning as well as architecturally significant for the good examples of late 19'" and early
20 century institutional and residential building styles.
. Gilbert-Llnn Straet Historic District - This well-preserved group of large-scale, single-family residences extends
along the north-south routes of two important North Side streets - the brick-paved course of Linn Street and the
north-south route of the Old Military Road known today as North Gilbert Street The district is architecturally
significant for the representative collection of architectural styles and vemacular house forms dating from the 1880s
to 1920s. The district also contains a good set of examples of the work of one of Iowa City's most important turn of
the century architects, O.H. Carpenter. Historically, the district demonstrates the importance of development factors
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such as street paving and proximity to employment generators in stimulating residential growth in existing
neighborhoods.
. Brown Street Historic District and Ronalds Street Extension - The original Brown Street Historic District was
listed in the NRHP in 1994. It qualified for listing under Criteria and A and C for its association with Iowa City's
neighborhood settlement pattems; the development of a major transportation corridor and its related sub-themes; its
affiliation with the growth of the State University of Iowa in the decades immediately following 1900; and its collection
of representative examples of architectural forms and styles from the period extending from the 1850s through the
1920s. The original district extended along seven blocks of Brown Street and several blocks of the adjoining private
drive, Bella Vista Place. A proposed amendment to the Brown Street Historic District includes a four-block stretch of
Ronalds Street that was not intensively surveyed until several years after the Brown Street Historic District was
listed in the NRHP. The Ronalds Street extension contains similar building stock in terms of form, scale, material,
and architectural style. Its historical development occurred during a similar period as the Brown Street Historic
District and was prompted by similar factors. These facts make the Ronalds Street extension appropriate for
amending to the existing Brown Street Historic District.
. North Clinton Street Historic Street - This potential district contains well-preserved, large scale residences
associated with some of Iowa City's most prominent business and professional leaders from the late 19'" and early
20'" centuries. In addition the houses are well-executed and well-preserved examples of the architectural styles
popular during this era. At the turn of the 21 st century, the area adjoins the State University of Iowa Campus. After
World War I, several of the houses served as examples of adaptive use as fratemity houses and rooming houses.
A number of the occupants of residences in the district had strong links to the State University of Iowa as faculty
members and administrators.
In addition to the5 ! four historic districts, Svendsen recommended two thematic nominations for resources under separate
historic contexts. They include a well-preserved, but scattered, collection of University of Iowa fratemity houses and a group
of resources connected to the historical development of the Bohemian-American community.
Based on the recommendations made in 2000, the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission obtained a Certified Local
Govemment grant in 2003 to nominate three of the identified North Side historic district areas to the NRHP. In addition to
the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District included in this nomination, they include the Jefferson Street Historic District and the
amendment to the Brown Street Historic District that increases its boundary with the addition of the Ronalds Street section.
The Historical and Architectural Development of the N. Gilbert Street and N. Linn Street Neighborhood:'
Iowa City was laid out as the new capital city for Iowa Territory in the summer of 1839. Its location 50 miles west of the
Mississippi River and its river city population centers anticipated the state's westward expansion. The Gilbert-Linn Street
Historic District is located in the northwest comer of the Original Town Plat This plat, which appears on the following page
with the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District outlined, included 100 blocks with eight lots per block, 31 out lot blocks, two public
squares, three market squares, two public parks, and reserves set aside by the territorial legislators for churches and a
school. Primary access into the capital city from the north was via Territorial Road along N. Gilbert Street The first sections
'Portions of this section are taken from "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS" listed in the NRHP in 1994 and an
amendment to this MPS nomination, "Archttectural and Historical Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase II), 1845-
1945: listed in 2000. Additional material was taken from a second amendment to the MPS prepared in 1997 titled "Historic Folk Housing
of Iowa City, Iowa, 1839 - ca. 1910" that has not been submitted to the National Register of Historic Places for listing. The first two
documents were authored by Marlys Svendsen and the third by Jan Olive Nash.
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of the new city to be developed were near Capitol Square with the earliest commercial blocks located along Clinton and
Washington streets. This area and the blocks to the east and south would become Iowa City's central business district.
Within twenty years of Iowa City's founding, a second commercial and industrial district began to appear several blocks north
of the downtown along a stretch Market Street between Linn and Gilbert streets. The area, which became known as the
"North Side: eventually contained three breweries (one building extant), a hotel, grocery stores, meat markets, and a
number of small retail establishments. In the years before and after the Civil War, a residential neighborhood grew up in the
blocks surrounding the North Side commercial area. In the decades leading up to the turn of the 20" century, the area saw
a second wave of development associated with general population increases in the Third Ward and growth directly
associated with the expansion of the State University of Iowa. The residential blocks that extend along N. Linn and N.
Gilbert streets and the intersecting routes of Bloomington, Davenport, Fairchild, and Church streets that have the most
physical integrity at the turn of the 21"' century form the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District.
One of the earliest views of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is contained in the 1868 Bird's Eye VieW of Iowa City that
appears on page 10. A prominent landmark in this view is Old Capitol, the former territorial capitol located at the center of
Capitol Square, what is today part of the University of Iowa and the Pentacrest Historic District (NRHP). The North Side
commercial area shown here stretching along E. Market Street shows the collection of breweries and commercial
enterprises that had become well established south of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District by the end of the Civil War.
Other landmarks visible here include the spires of churches located along Jefferson Street. The bird's eye view depicts the
blocks in the District containing one and two-story houses scattered among vacant lots with the blocks north of Davenport
Street the most sparsely developed.
The oldest houses to survive in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District are located along or near the major access route into
the capital city - Military or Territorial Road along N. Gilbert Street. The two oldest dwellings in the District, the Jacob
Wentz House and the Henry Nicking House, are both highlighted above. The Wentz House at 219 N. Gilbert Street
(contributing, NRHP, Photo #1) was constructed in ca. 1850 and is representative of the many vemacular stone houses
constructed in Iowa City during the decades prior to the Civil War. Wentz, a farmer and landowner, had the house
constructed in a simple, two-story side-gable form with coursed rubble stone walls and dressed stone lintels for the
openings. The other stone house in the District was built in a similar fashion in 1854 for Henry Nicking, a barber. The
stone for one or both houses may have been quarried about a half-mile away at an important quarry that was located along
the Iowa River at the west ends of Ronalds and Church streets. It was labeled on the 1839 Original Town Plat map (see
page 9) as simply "quarry" and designated as the "public quarry" on an 1854 map.3 Other quarries were located upstream
along the river and what is now N. Dubuque Street. There are at least a dozen extant houses of similar stone construction
scattered throughout Iowa City including another North Side house previously listed on the National Register - the
Schindhelm-Drews House constructed In ca. 1855 at410 N. Lucas Street. The use of stone for this pair of early houses in
the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District likely reflects the availability of competent masonry workers during the town's early
years. The continued presence of skilled stone masons and cutters after completion of the stone capitol (a total of 85 in
1856) encouraged a continuation of stone construction.
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Population figures for Iowa City as a whole and the Third Ward, which included the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Distric~
demonstrate periods of growth and deciine in the North Side. A population table summarizing state and federal census
figures appears on page 11. Prior to 1870 Iowa City's population was recorded as a single, citywide number. Population
stood at 1,250 in 1850 when the first residents were building homes in the North Side and by 1860 when the two houses
just mentioned were in place. it had grown dramatically to 5,214. This quadrupling of population occurred despite the
removal of the state capital to Des Moines. Positive factors outweighing this event were the establishment of the State
University of Iowa in Iowa City and the arrival of the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad in the mid-1850s. Declines in
population growth during the eariy 1860s reflected losses due to the dislocation caused by the Civil War and temporary
immigration decreases.
from Bird's Eye View of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa, 1868 "
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By the mid-1860s census figures show that Iowa City's population was already beginning to recover. Growth resumed at a
more moderate pace than the previous decade, reaching 5,914 by 1870. This was also the first census to record the
geographic dispersal of Iowa City's population. It showed 2,295 people residing in the Third Ward, a section of the city that
extended from N. Linn Street on the west to east of Reno Street on the east and from Washington Street on the south to
Brown Street on the north. Five years later in 1875 the city's population rose to 6,371 while numbers in the Third Ward
declined slightly to 2,026.
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PODulation for Iowa Clb & Third Ward
Year Iowa CItv Third Ward
1850 1,250 -
1854 2,570 -
1860 5,214 -
1863 4417 -
1885 5,417 -
1867 6418 -
1869 6,583 -
1870 5,914 2,295
1873 6454 2026
1875 6371 2026
1880 7,123 -
1885 6,748 1,842
1890 7,016 1,755
1895 7,526 1475
1900 7,987 -
1905 8497 -
1910 10091 1,599
1915 12 033 1914
1920 11,267 1721
1930 15340 -
1940 17,182 1,870
1950 27212 2101
1960 33 443 -
1970 46,850 -
1980 50 508 -
1990 59,735 -
2000 62,220 -
A dozen houses survive from the 1860s and early 1870s in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District including five clustered
along E. Church Street Houses from these years range from small frame dwellings such as the simple one-story house at
316 E. Church Street (Photo #18, contributing) built in ca. 1870 and the slightly larger frame house built by Frank and Rose
Schmidt next door at 318 E. Church Street (contributing) at about the same time to more substantial brick houses such as
the Gustave Strub House built in ca. 1865 across the street at 309 E. Church Street (Photo #4, contributing). Occupants of
the Church Street houses during these years included a pottery manufacturer, a stonecutter, several laborers, and a carriage
painter. The contrast seen in size, material, and design reflected the diverse socioeconomic make-up of the neighborhood
during this period.
The diversity seen here and elsewhere in the District during these years resulted in part from the presence of three operating
breweries in the North Side. Before the Civil War the pioneer brewers who established operations along Market Street
between Dubuque and Gilbert Streets recognized the transportation advantage offered by N. Linn and N. Gilbert streets.
The Englert or City Brewery (non-extant) was established on the south side of E. Market Street in 1853. The Union Brewery
(extant, NRHP) was built at the southwest comer of Market Street and N. Linn Streets in 1856. The Great Western Brewery,
later known as the Dostal Brewery (non-extant), was built on the north side of Market Street between N. Linn Street and N.
Gilbert Street opposite the City Brewery in 1857.
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These three breweries prospered in the years leading up to national prohibition in 1916 with early buildings periodically
expanded, razed, burned, and rebuilt. Their Market Street location just south of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District gave
employment to hundreds of North Side residents through the years. Owners of all three breweries also built North Side
residences. The substantial brick house built for brewery owner Conrad Graf and his wife Anna was constructed at 319 E.
Bloomington street (Photo #3, contributing) in 1878. Graf came to Iowa City from Bavaria in 1874 and went to work in the
brewery industry. The following year he married Anna Hotz, daughter of Simon Hotz, owner of the Union Brewery. Graf
became proprietor of the Union Brewery located at 127-131 N. Linn Street (NRHP) and had this house built for his new
family just a block to the northeast. The house was later occupied by Grafs daughter, Anna, and son-in-law Christian
Senner, the brewmaster at the Union Brewery. Like other North Side German-Americans, Senner was active in the German
Aid Society in Iowa City.
Despite the close proximity of employment centers such as the breweries, population in the Third Ward declined during the
1880s and early 1890s, dropping to 1,475 by 1895. This drop contrasts with changes in the overall population in the city that
showed increases in both 1885 and 1895 to 6,748 and 7,526 respectively. The decline in Third Ward population during the
1870s through the 1880s paralleled a drop in the number of houses surviving from the same years with only five dwellings
surviving from the 18805. This apparent declining trend in homebuilding (see page 14) reversed itself in the following
decade.
During the 1890s the Third Ward remained the most "foreign" of any in Iowa City with 1,215 residents (82% of the Third
Ward's total residents) claiming foreign-born parents in 1895. The foreign-bom population largely consisted of a mix of
German and Bohemian immigrants. The sumames of households in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District responsible for
building new houses in the two decades prior to 1900 confirm the presence of first and second generation immigrant families
- Strub, Schmidt, Ohnhaus, Graf, Rothweilder, Wydenkoff, Cemy, Haberstroh, Hervert, Zimmerli, Husa, Novak, Maresh,
Kessler, Kurz, Hotz, Senner, and Hohenschuh. This pattem would continue well into the 20'" century with German and
Bohemian-American families continuing to build new homes and occupy existing homes in the District.
The resumption of homebuilding during the 18905 is reflected in the 20 houses dating from the decade that survive in the
District today. Addresses for these houses are widely distributed throughout the neighborhood suggesting a general infill
pattern for development of the neighborhood taking place. An examination of city directories indicates that merchant
families were completing much of the building. Examples include:
· William Willis, superintendent of Iowa City Academy and School of Shorthand, built a house at 308 E.
Church Street in ca. 1890.
· Frederick Zimmerli, a cigar manufacturer, built a house at 324 E. Church Street in ca. 1890.
· John Flannagan, a boot and shoe store owner, built a house at 223 E. Davenport Street in ca. 1895.
· William Maresh, co-owner of Maresh Brothers Hardware Store, built a house at 312 E. Davenport Street in
1893.
· W.G. Schmidt. co-owner, Dalscheid & Schmidt Machine Shop, built a house at 225 E. Fairchild Street in
1895
· Albert Husa, Sr., a merchant tailor with Husa & Sons, built a house at 326 E. Fairchild Street in ca. 1890.
· Joseph Hervert, a saloonkeeper, built a saloon next door to his house at 402 E. Market Street in 1892.
· Christian Hohenschuh, co-owner of Hohenschuh & Wieneke Boók Store, built a house at 229 N. Gilbert
Street in 1897.
Other houses constructed during the decade were built by widows with large families, several retired Johnson County
farmers, and physicians associated with the SUI Medical School. Matilda Hotz, a widow with four adult children boarding at
home and either attending the University or working downtown, built a large house at 522 N. Linn Street in ca. 1895. Mary
McKinley, another widow, built a house next door at 526 N. Linn Street for herself and her working daughter at about the
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same time.
At the dawn of the 20th century, the North Side comprised the city's principal residential neighborhood - a collection of
houses described in a contemporary account as "well designed and constructed,.. . [with] ampie room, some of them being
highly omamental. ,,4 The houses had accrued over a SO-year period representing virtually every architectural style and
vernacular house form popular in Iowa. The next century would see the North Side continue to maintain its important role as
a residential district while continuing to evolve in response to local population growth, changes in student population, shifts in
housing pattems, and changes in real estate development practices.
In 1900 citywide population stood at 7,987, a modest increase from a decade earlier. The lack of available ward census
figures for this decade prevents a comparison with earlier population figures for the neighborhood. By 1910 when ward
population figures are available once again, they show 1,599 people residing in the Third Ward and 10,091 in the city as a
whole. One explanation for the relatively low number of ward residents in census figures before and after 1900 might be a
reduced number of households or size of households. Since the overall population of the city grew during this time period, a
more likely explanation is that the type of occupants - resident students - were not being recorded in the figures. This factor
could also explain fluctuations in ward population through the Depression years. In 1915 the ward's population rebounded
to 1,914 while citywide figures totaled 12,033. The number of residents in the Third Ward continued to rise following Wortd
War I with 1,721 in 1920 and 1,870 in 1940. This is the last year that records are kept without including students at the State
University of Iowa.
Citywide population figures continued to trend upward throughout this period with 11,267 in 1920, 15,340 in 1930, and
17,182 in 1940. The most likely factor related to the population increase was growth of enrollment at the State University of
Iowa during this period. Even though students were not officially recorded in census figures, the increased number of
University employees were. Another related group would be the family members of students, especially married students in
the growing graduate school. In 1900 student enrollment stood at just under 1,500 and by the end of the 1920s had grown
to more than 8,500. This period of University growth gave rise to parallel expansion in the central business district and
nearby residential neighborhoods such as those in the North Side. It is more fully described in the historic contexts "Town
and Gown Era (1899-1940)' and "University of Iowa (1855-1940)" in the "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa" MPS.
Growth of the State University of Iowa spurred residential development of several sorts in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic
District. Student housing had traditionally been accommodated in rented rooms in private homes, rooming houses, boarding
houses, sorority houses, and fratemity houses, all within a few blocks of the east campus of the University. This pattem grew
at an even faster pace as the North Side gradually played host to more resident students as enrollment experienced a nearly
six-fold increase by 1930.
An even more significant change in housing in the District was the construction of new single-family dwellings on vacant lots
or in place of earlier, smaller houses. Construction dates of surviving building stock show 54 houses erected between 1900
and 1930, an average of nearly eight houses per block. The most dramatic growth came in the years leading up to World
War I when 80 percent of these houses were constructed, an average of just under three houses per year between 1900
and 1916.
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The table below shows the numbers of surviving houses by decade based on dates researched during earlier surveys.
Houses Built bv Decade
Decade Number of Houses
Pre-1860 2
1860-1869 4
1870-1879 8
1880-1889 6
1890-1899 21
1900-1909 27
1910-1919 18
1920-1929 9
1930-1939 . 1
1940-1949 0
1950-2000 7
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An examination of Sanborn maps for the years 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, and 1926 shows several housing development
patterns during these years. The first involved the replacement of smaUer one-story houses with larger two-story dwellings.
Sanbom maps document this occurring on comer lots and mid-block lots. The second development pattem saw previously
vacant lots subdivided and infiUed with two or more new houses. In many cases construction of these houses was
accompanied by the building of garages. In aU cases, new houses were established with a more regular setback and the
size of the houses became more uniform. A third pattem saw existing dweUings updated with the addition of rear additions
and new larger front porches.
A fourth pattern documented in at least one case and likely seen in others involved the moving of buildings. This was a
common practice documented in one neighborhood survey that involved portions of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District.
It showed that approximately 10 percent of the housing stock was moved. House moves followed several common
practices. Some house moves were done to create new building parcels. In these cases, houses might be moved short
distances of less than 100 feet to aUow a lot to be divided into two or more new building sites. An example in the District
involved the Issac Fuiks House originally built In ca. 1880 on a fuU comer lot at 304 E. Davenport Street. In 1906 a rear
section of the lot adjacent to the alley was sub-divided and a new house built facing N. Linn Street. By 1912 the original
parcel was further sub-divided and the Fuiks House was turned 90 degrees to face N. Linn Street. Two additional houses
were added facing E. Davenport Street. As a result of these actions, a prominent comer lot that once held a spaciously sited
moderate sized house became a densely developed area with four closely spaced houses.
The overaU impact of aU of these housing development pattems was to establish the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District as a
dense urban residential neighborhood. This was done while the neighborhood grew in uniformity of building size and
setback. A third important result was the strengthening of the importance of both of the north-south streets extending
through the District. The three-block stretch of N. Gilbert Street had 24 facing houses in 1899 and by 1926 had 34 houses.
A similar growth was seen along the four-block stretch of N. Linn Street where 18 houses present in 1899 grew to 35 in
1926.
Private construction projects involving new homes, moved homes, remodeled houses, and new garages were mirrored by
public improvement projects. The growing popularity of the automobile after the tum of the century brought complaints
about the existing macadamized streets that became rivers of mud during wet weather. Difficult to negotiate by wagon,
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these routes were impassible for automobiles. As with street railways, however, Iowa City was slow to undertake street
paving. Brick paving was not introduced in the downtown until 1895 and the commercial section of E. Market Street south
of the District was not paved until 1904. Paving of Linn Street north to Brown Street was completed in 1907 in order to
provide a more suijable route for funeral processions from North Side churches.5 Another major brick paving project in
the District involved N. Gilbert Street from Market Street to Brown Street in 1912. Although brick paving did not give rise
the inijial development of areas such as the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District, ij is likely that ij enhanced the value and
reputation of thè residences along these particular streets.
The tum-of-the-century housing boom in the District continued to see members of the merchant class, lawyers, and
physicians building spacious modem homes alongside railroad workers, carpenters, shop clerks, and other working class
families. SUI faculty members built homes along the same blocks that SUI support staff rented or built homes. And at least
a half-dozen Johnson County farmers traded their farms for retirement homes in the District within a few decades.
Information from biographical histories, city directories, obituaries, and other sources provides a sampling over time of the
District's residents, their occupations or professions, and business affiliations. Students are generally not represented in
these figures because they were not the heads of households and, therefore, were not listed in city directories. It should be
noted that because this list generally represents the earliest resident associated with a property, it does not demonstrate the
growing importance of major employers such as the State University of Iowa in later years.
East Bloomington Street
319 E. Bloomington St., Conrad Graff, brewer, 1872
322 E. Bloomington St., William Hoffelder, co-owner and clerk, respectively;
New York Store, 1916
412 E. Bloomington St., Carl Stach, electrical contractor & supplier, 1924
East Church Street
225 E. Church St., Joseph Brum, dishwasher, SUI, 1923
228 E. Church St., Elisha Moore, merchant, ca. 1860
308 E. Church St., William Willis, superintendent of Iowa City public schools, ca. 1890
309 E. Church St., Gustave Strub, stonecutter, ca. 1865
317 E. Church St., George Kurz, plumber, ca. 1897
319-323 E. Church St., Sarah Edwards, librarian, Iowa City Public Library, 19205
324 E. Church St., Frederick Zimmerli, cigar manufacturer, ca. 1890
East Davenport Street
214 E. Davenport St., George McVey, agent, U.S. Express Co., ca. 1903
220 E. Davenport St., James Kane, hamessmaker, Francis Kane, ca. 1865
222 E. Davenport St., John Kessler, physician & dermatology lecturer, SUI, ca. 1895
223 E. Davenport St., John Flannagan, boot & shoe store owner, ca. 1895
225 E. Davenport St., George Falk, cashier, Johnson Co. Savings Bank, ca. 1914
308 E. Davenport St., Clarence Wassam, professor of economy, SUI, ca. 1906
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311 E. Davenport St., Emil Ruppert, mechanic, SUI, ca. 1920
312 E. Davenport St., William Maresh, co-owner, Maresh Brothers hardware, 1893
314 E. Davenport st., Frank Larkin, retired farmer, 1893
315 E. Davenport St., John Wydenkoff, laborer, 1880
320 E. Davenport St., George Freyder, carpenter, 1907
321-323 E. Davenport St., Adam Ohnhaus, pottery manufacturer, 1870
332 E. Davenport St., Emma Harvat, merchant & mayor; Mary Stach, owner, clothing store, 1918
402 E. Davenport St., John Yokum, signal foreman, Rock Island RR, 1925
404 E. Davenport St., Martin Bridenstine, watchman, SUI, 1924
East Fairchild Street
225 E. Fairchild St., George W. Schmidt, owner, Iowa City Iron Works, 1900
230 E. Fairchild St., John Thomas McClintock, professor of physiology, SUI, ca. 1895
309 E. Fairchild St., G. Adolf Brenner, business manager, Iowa City Citizen Pub. Co., ca. 1908
311 E. Fairchild St., Edward Ebert, barber, ca. 1903
312 E. Fairchild St., Patrick Maden, driver, CA Murphy, ca. 1912
314 E. Fairchild St., William Morrison, proprietor, Crescent Pharmacy, ca. 1908
;;11 ( 1:. r-aifël'iiRrSt:; r-óuiS F.Cërny, co-owner, trniVersilý BbölfSfure, cä. 1908
320 E. Fairchild St., John Husa, tailor, Husa & Sons, ca. 1925
324 E. Fairchild st., Albert Husa, Jr., tailor, Husa & Sons, 1916
326 E. Fairchild St., Albert Husa, Sr., merchant tailor, Husa & Sons, ca. 1890
328 E. Fairchild St., Jessie Booge, widow; James Booge (son), asst. instructor of chemistry, SUI,
ca. 1910
North Gilbert Straet
204 N. Gilbert St., Joseph Hervert, saloon owner, ca. 1885
210 N. Gilbert St., Joseph Chudacek, carpènter, ca. 1900
219 N. Gilbert St., Jacob Wentz, farmer & land owner, ca. 1850
229 N. Gilbert St., Christian Hohenschuh, ownèr, Hoherlschuh & Wieneke, bookstore, 1897
310 N. Gilbert St., Frederick Rothweilder, carri!l{ e painter, ca. 1875
311 N. Gilbert St., Edward Miller, co-owner, Miller 8. Miller, stoves dealers, 1908
324 N. Gilbert St., Julius Haberstroh, carpenter, ca. 1881
325 N. Gilbèrt St., Joseph Stach, owner, Stach's Shoe Store, ca. 1908
331 N. Gilbert St., Zaccheus Seeman, bookbinder, ca. 1901
409 N. Gilbert St., Daniel Peters, real estate and county supervisor, 1920
413 N. Gilbert St., Nancy Graham, widow, 1919
419 N. Gilbert St., William Fryauf, barber, ca. 1914
420 N. Gilbert St., Charles Schmidt, barber, 1908
421 N. Gilbert St., George Fahey, & Mary, ca. 1916
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311 N. Linn St., Eva Slezak, widow, ca. 1915
313 N. Linn St., William McRoberts, retired farmer, ca. 1916
318 N. Linn St., George Servoss, mason, SUI, ca. 1916
319 N. Linn St., John Roessler, retired farmer, ca. 1910
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322 N. Linn St., Emory Wescott, retired farmer, former postmaster, ca. 1910
323 N. Linn St., Oscar Stimmel, plumber, ca. 1914
326 N. Linn St., Jacob Kramer, collector, ca. 1910
411 N. Linn St., Lemmuel Hunter, retired farmer, ca. 1906
412 N. Linn St., Issac Fuiks, jeweler, ca. 1880
416 N. Linn St., Frank Larkin, retired farmer and campus man, SUI, 1905
506 N. Linn St., William Baldwin, lawyer, Baldwin & Baldwin, ca. 1900
507-513 N. Linn St., Edwin Joy, bookkeeper, ca. 1892
514 N. Linn St., William Schneider, co-owner, Schneider Brothers, furniture, 1902
522 N. Linn St., Matilda Hotz, widow with four adult children, ca. 1895
526 N. Linn St., Mary C. McKinley, widow, and daughter Mary K., music teacher, ca. 1895
527 N. Linn St., Henry Walker, attomey, city solicitor, ca. 1905
615 N. Linn St., Clark Roup, retired farm and justice of the peace, ca. 1925
619 N. Linn St., John Koza, owner, John Koza & Son Meatmarket, 1906
620 N. Linn St., Joseph Slavata, merchant tailor, ca. 1903
624 N. Linn St, Frank Messer, lawyer, Messer, Clearman & Olsen, ca. 1900
628 N. Linn St., Chartes and Minnie Baker, lawyer and teacher, ca. 1908
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402 E. Market St., Joseph Hervert Saloon, 1892
410 E. Market St., Henry C. Nicking, barber, 1854
Architectural Background and Significance
Houses constructed in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District drew inspiration from architectural styles and vernacular
building forms that swept the country from the mid-19" century through the ear1y-20" century. As design trends had no hard
and fast beginning and ending dates in this part of the Midwest, it was common to find two or more styles incorporated into
the same house. Styles that influenced the designs of building in the District in either singular examples or in eclectic mixes
include the Greek Revival, ltalianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Prairie School.
The Greek Revival was the first formal architectural style introduced to Iowa City when architect John Francis Rague
designed Iowa's Territorial Capitol building (NHL) in 1839. Construction was completed on the capitol by 1842 and dozens
of private residences and commercial blocks in the Greek Revival Style were rendered in stone, brick and clapboard finishes
during the next 25 years in Iowa City. Houses such as the Jacob Wentz House at 219 N. Gilbert Street (contributing, NRHP,
Photo #1) built in ca. 1850 and the Henry Nicking House built in ca. 1854 at 410 E. Market Street (contributing, NRHP, Photo
#2) employed Greek Revival elements such as flat stone window lintels and entrance transoms in their simple two-story
side-gable forms.
As noted above, historical and architectural survey work completed in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District has identified
fewer than two dozen houses constructed during the two decades during and following the CMI War. Early city directory
listings showing the presence of a significant number of houses in the District during these years contradicts this pattern.
The attrition of earlier houses is more likely a result of the wave of redevelopment in the neighborhood that took place after
the turn of the 20" century resulting in the replacement of eartier houses with newer ones. As a result, there are few
ltalianate Style houses surviving in the District. Two of the better preserved examples discussed above are the Strub House
built in ca. 1865 at 309 E. Church Street (contributing, Photo #4) and the Graf House built in 1872 at 319 E. Bloomington
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Street (contributing, Photo #3). Both brick houses have Front-Gable forms, bracket lined eaves, and side-hall plans.
During the 1890s and subsequent decades, an abundance of late Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, and Craftsman style
houses were built in a wide range of vernacular forms to replace earlier residences. Late Queen Anne Style dwellings built
along N. Gilbert and N. Linn streets were frequently examples of the Cross-Gabled Roof, Front-Gable, Gabled-Front and
Wing, or Hipped Roof with Lower Cross Gables forms with asymmetrical façades and various combinations of roof
projections, wall dormers, and attic dormers. Houses in the District included several instances of towers, decorative millwork
and spindlework, and fashionable verandas, balconies, and porches. Examples of the late Queen Anne Style typical of the
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District include the Schmidt House at 225 E. Fairchild St. (contributing, Photo #5) built in 1895,
the Joseph and Mary Chudacek House at 210 N. Gilbert St. (contributing, Photo #6) built in 1900, the Harry and Goldie Miller
House at 418 N. Gilbert S1. (contributing, Photo #7) built in ca. 1896, the Matilda Hotz House at 522 N. Linn SI. (contributing,
Photo #8) built in ca. 1895, and the Mary McKinley House at 526 N. Linn SI. (contributing, Photo #9) also built in ca. 1895.
Approximately 20 houses in the District exhibit Queen Anne Style designs and/or detailing.
After the tum of the 20th century, a new architectural style gradually displaced the Queen Anne Style. The classical
vocabulary was reintroduced to academic halls on the campus of the Slate University of Iowa, in the new public library and
post office buildings, and several banks and commercial blocks in downtown Iowa City in various examples of the Neo-
Classical and Beaux Arts styles. A parallel movement saw classical elements and design features incorporated into single-
family houses in what came to be known as the Colonial Revival Style. Variations of the style were built over several
decades in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District with several well-preserved examples surviving. Most have symmetrical
façades, hipped roofs, prominent doorways with fanlights or pedimented frames, and porches or porticos trimmed in
classical decoration. Other Colonial Revival examples within the District included embellished American Four-Square house
forms with columned porches, multi-light window sash, modillions and dentils lining eaves and belt courses, and other
classical ornamentation. Colonial Revival Style designs in the District include the Frank and Anna Larkin House at 416 N.
Linn Street (contributing, Photo #11) built in 1905 and the John and Barbara Koza House at 619 N. Linn Street (contributing,
Photo #12) built in 1906. The William and Susan Morrison House at 314 E. Fairchild Street (contributing, Photo #22) is an
example of a variation of the Colonial Revival with a Gambrel Roof form, sometimes referred to as the Dutch Colonial
Revival.
One of the most important houses in the District in terms of both historical and architectural significance was built by Emma
Harvat and Mary Stach at 332 E. Davenport Street (contributing, NRHP, Photo #10) in 1918. Harvat began her career in
local business as a shop clerk in the late 1880s and eventually came to own a local book store, a ladies clothing store with
her partner Mary Stach, and several businesses of her own in Missouri towns. Harvat and Stach retained Iowa City architect
O.H. Carpenter in 1916 to design a residence for the two to share. By that time, the two were involved in numerous real
estate investments together as well. In 1921 shortly after national women's suffrage was passed, Harvat was elected to the
city council. She served as Iowa City's first woman mayor from 1924 to 1927. In this position she was also the first woman
in the United States to serve as chief executive of a municipality with a population of over 10,000. Architecturally speaking,
the::Harvat House is an eclectic blend of elements of several architectural styles including the Colonial Revival, the Georgian
Revival, and the Prairie School. It features a low-pitched hipped roof, a pair of hipped multi-light attic dormers, a wide
symmetrical front facade, 15/1 double-hung sash, an eye-brow arched portico, and multi-light sidelights and transom
surrounding the front entrance. It faced the newly brick paved Gilbert Street when it was completed.
The Craftsman Style was the next architectural style to appear in the District. This style grew out of the Arts and Crafts
Movement in America and was strongly promoted by native Wisconsin architect and fumiture designer Gustav Stickley in his
magazine The CflIttsman published between 1903 and 1916. The Craftsman Style was predisposed towards utilitarian
forms and designs and experienced great popularity in the N. Gilbert and N. Linn street area. The Craftsman Style
developed a multiplicity of forms adaptable to both prominent mid-block lots and smaller sub-divided lots fronting on side
streets. More than a dozen Craftsman Style houses were built in the District during the years before and after World War I.
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has belt courses separating wide and narrow clapboard levels and a full-width front porch with battered columns typical of
Craftsman Style houses. The distinguishing design element of this shared plan is the group of three 4/1 vertical light double-
hung windows on the second floor that is flanked by single fixed four-light sash. The belt course between the second level
and the attic forms the header for the flanking windows.
The Craftsman Style also influenced, to a greater or lesser extent, many of the examples of another important vemacular
house form found throughout the North Side - the American Four-Square. Many of the North Side's best preserved
examples, 30 in all, are concentrated in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. Built between ca. 1900 and ca. 1925,
common characteristics of this form include a two-story, three-bay front facade; a hipped roof of various pitches; hipped or
gable roof dormer(s) on one or more façades; porches across the entire front façade or off-set entrance porticos;
asymmetrically placed entrance doors (common); cottage windows on the first floor (common); double-hung windows or
groups of windows on upper floors and secondary façades with either 1/1, 4/1,5/1 or 6/1 vertical light configurations; and
belt courses separating first and second floors. Though Four-Squares are distributed throughout the District they are most
concentrated along N. Linn Street (11), E. Fairchild Street (7), and N. Gilbert Street (7). A list of the most significant
examples of this vemacular form is found on page 3.
The earliest Four-Squares in the District were more likely to incorporate Colonial Revival Style features such as classical
omamentation, porch columns, balustrades, entrance treatments, and window trim. The Craftsman Style began appearing
in Four-Squares built closer to World War I. The style's influence was evident in the popular vertical light configuration in the
upper sash of double-hung windows, the altemating siding types on first and second levels, and interior finishes that favored
Arts and Crafts motifs.
Prior to 1900 it is likely that many homebuilders in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District began tuming to pattem books and
design catalogues for design inspiration. These would have been available from local lumber companies such as the
William Musser Lumber Co., the Iowa Lumber Co. and its successor the Ditmars & Ayers Co., the Hawkeye Lumber Co., or
from local planing mills such as J.M. Sheets and Co.. In such cases a single house plan with variations in omamentation or
floor plan may have been used for multiple houses such as the example cited previously for the William and Mayme Fryhauf
House at419 N. Gilbert Sl (contributing, Photo #16).
After the tum of the 20" century, residents may have turned to manufacturers of pre-cut or "kit houses" such as those
offered by a number of Midwest manufacturers. Kit houses included materials for the entire house with numbered parts and
instruction booklets as well as shingles, paint, and nails. Among the companies offering homes in the Midwest were three
Bay City, Michigan manufacturers - the Aladdin Company began in 1906 and offered 450 models between 1910 and 1940;
Lewis Homes/Liberty Homes; and Sterling Homes/International Mill and Timber.
Three Chicago firms included Sears Roebuck and Company, Montgomery Ward Company, and Harris Brothers. The best
known of these was Sears, the nation's premier merchandiser at the tum of the 20" century. The company began offering
house plans in 1895 and by 1908 had begun operations of a "Modem Homes" division that supplied building plans,
materials, and kit houses that were shipped by rail around the United States. The first catalogue was limited to several
dozen plans for medium size houses but by 1916 the first Sears kit houses with numbered parts were available. Incomplete
records make the total output of kit homes difficult to estimate; however, it is likely that by World War II, Sears had sold more
than 100.000 homes nationally.
Soon after Aladdin and Sears began manufacturing homes, an Iowa company joined their ranks. Located just 60 miles east
of Iowa City in Davenport, the Gordon-Van Tine Company advertised nationally selling construction materials to builders
beginning in 1906. By 1910 they offered house designs and were among the first companies in the country to offer fully pre-
cut houses. The company's catalogues allowed the homebuyer to select from among dozens of floor plans, finishes, design
features, and equipment choices. The Gordon-Van Tine Company likely knew of the brisk market for residential
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Craftsman Style houses in the District were built in various forms and
sizes. Exterior cladding included narrow and wide clapboard siding and
square-cut shingles, frequently altemating between floors on multi-story
houses. Exposed rafter tails. purlins, and knee-brace brackets lined
window bays, wide eaves, and porch roofs. Windows frequently
appeared in pairs and groups of three with vertical light configurations in
the upper sash of double-hung windows in most cases. Porches had
either closed, clapboard clad balustrades or geometric pattems with
battered columns for comer supports. The overall effect was strikingly
different from the spindlework of the Queen Anne houses and classical
omamentallon of the Colonial Revival residences of just a decade ear1ier.
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5/1 vertical upper light configuration.
The Craftsman Style house at 225 E. Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #14) is an example of the Front-Gable house
form. It was built in 1918 for George Falk, a local banker, and his wife Pearl. Falk retained local architect O.H. Carpenter for
at least one other house he built for rental purposes so it is possible that Carpenter also designed this residence. The
Craftsman Style features of the Falk House include the overall organization of the front façade, the wide belt course between
levels, the knee-brace brackets along the wide eaves, paired and grouped 9/1 double-hung windows, a bracketed window
box, and a bracketed eyebrow-shaped entrance roof.
Craftsman Style house plans were among several house designs that were adapted to multiple locations in the North Side
neighborhood. The William and Mayme Fryhauf House constructed in 1914 at 419 N. Gilbert St (contributing, Photo #16) is
an example of this practice. Identical houses were builtin 1915 at 819 E. Market Street for Jennie Woltman and 402 N.
Dodge street for Charles Benda.s Like the Falk House, the Fryhauf House and its mates featured a Front-Gable form. It
"Mar1ys Svendsen, "Architectural and Historical Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase II), 1845 -1945'-
(amendment to the "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPSí prepared for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, 1999;
listed in the NRHP, 2000, pp. 43-44.
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construction in Iowa City during this period.
Several houses have been identified within the District during previous historical surveys as likely Gordon-Van Tine
Company kit houses. They include the Woodford House at 404 E. Bloomington Street (contributing) built in 1921.
The Woodford House is an example of an American-Four Square design, the most popular house form in the District and
also among the most popular designs offered by the Gordon-Van Tine Company. The company's 1923 catalogue included
18 separate plans in the Four-Square house form designed to capture the interest of homebuilders with such descriptive
phrases as "An Impressive Colonial Home: "A Big 6 Room House at a Low Price: "A Big Square Home - Four Bed
Rooms: "Substantial Two-Story Home: "An Ever Popular Home of Fine Proportions: "Impressive Home - A Space and
Money Saver,' 'A Substantial Seven Room House,' and' A Square House with Big Comfortable Rooms. ,7 The Woodford
House closely resembles the 26-foot wide "Gordon-Van Tine Home No. 549' advertised as a "Conservative 2-Story Stucco
House." The design appears on the following page.
Whether or not other American Four-Squares in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District were built from Gordon-Van Tine
Company plans, they were typical of the designs sold by the company. These plans featured four rooms on the first floor
usually including a large entrance hall with stairs to the second floor, a 'cased opening' (one featuring pillars, shelving, or
other trim) between the living room and dining room, and a spacious kitchen. The upper level contained a bathroom and
either three or four bedrooms. Examples in the 1923 catalogue were sized for a range of budgets with the smallest
examples containing less than 700 square feet per floor, moderate examples sized from 800 to 900 square feet, and one
large house containing 1,100 square feet per floor.
A second Gordon-Van Tine Company house is located immediately next door to the Woodford House at 412 E. Bloomington
Street (contributing). It was built in 1924 for Carl Stach, an electrical contractor and supplier, and his wife Celesta. It is an
example of a Side-Gable Bungalow form with a shed roof attic dormer, wide eaves with exposed rafter tails and purlins, and
square-cut shingle siding. The asymmetrical front façade has an offset entrance porch with a low-pitched gable roof with
knee-brace brackets, exposed rafter tails, and short battered columns.
A third Gordon-Van Tine Company house in the District is located a block north along Gilbert Street at 402 E. Davenport
Street It was built in 1925 for John Yokum, a signal foreman for the Rock ISland RR at the time, and his wife Ida. The
"Gordon-Van Tine Plan No. 605" that appears on the following page closely matches that of this prominent two-story frame
house at the comer of Davenport and Gilbert streets. It was built in the Craftsman Style with a clipped gable roof and
dormer plan. Double-hung 5/1 windows with vertical light upper sash are paired on the second floor and appear in bands on
the first floor. The enclosed sun porch positioned beneath an extended slope of the main roof was part of the original plan.
The garage located immediately adjacent to the house is similar to "Gordon-Van Tine Garage No. 106' also shown on page
23s
Another variation on the Four-Square form resulted from the influence of the Prairie School Style. The Lavinia and Martin
Bridenstine House at 404 E. Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #17) was constructed in 1924. Like several other North
Side Four-Squares influenced by this style, the Bridenstine House has an extremely low-pitched hipped roof, broad eaves,
banded window groupings, and a raised belt course that give the house a horizontal feeling typical of Prairie School
buildings.
7117 House Designs of the Twenties, GorrJon-Van Tine Co., (New York: Dover Publications, Inc. and Philadelphia:
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia), 1992. (reprint of Goroon-Van Tine Homes, originally published by the Gordon-Van Tine Co., Davenport,
Iowa, 1923), pp. 37, 52, 66, 81. 82, 86, 87, and 99.
slbid, p. 79.
10lbid, pp. 74 and 117.
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The architectural story of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District would not be complete without a discussion of the
architectural contributions of two Iowa City architectural and contracting firms - Sheets & Freyder and Orville H. Carpenter.
The older of the two firms, Sheets & Freyder, was a long-standing Iowa City building firm that traced its roots to the carpentry
shops of J.M. Sheets and partners Bemard Gesberg and August Hazelhorst in the mid-19"' century. The men eventually
merged operations as Sheets & Co. and became noted for their millwork production and contracting services. By 1897, the
firm included partners J.M. Sheets and Frank X. Freyder and operated as Sheets & Freyder. Freyder listed himself as an
architect in city directories beginning in 1909 through World War I. The firm completed construction and/or design contracts
for a number of major commercial and institutional buildings including at least five Iowa City churches.
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One house in the District has been clearly identified as the work of Sheets & Freyder with a second attributed to the firm.
The Schmidt House at 225 E. Fairchild Street (contributing, Photo #5) was constructed in 1895 for W.G. Schmidt, partner in
Dalscheid & Schmidt, a local machine shop. At the turn of the 20" century George W. Schmidt, owner of the Iowa City
Ironworks, and his wife Augusta occupied it. The Schmidt House was featured in a published advertisement for Sheets &
Freyder that appeared in 1898. The house is a good example of a late Queen Anne Style residence that was modified with
the addition of an updated porch prior to 1912. The house has an asymmetrical plan with a steeply pitched hipped roof and
highly decorated projecting wall gables, wings, and dormers. A mix of narrow and medium width clapboard and decorative
shingles adds to the house's omamental appeal. A major historic alteration occurred when the house's small but highly
dêcotated porch was replaced with the present full-width porch in ca. 1910. It has a flat roof with broad arches supported by
paneled half-columns at the outer comers. The columns rest on a continuous paneled balustrade with offset entrance stairs.
Changes in the house design are documented in historic views of the house that appear below.
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Historic Views of Schmidt House, 225 E. Fairchild Street:
1898 (top) and 1912 (bottom)"
The second house in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
associated with Sheets & Freyder is the Henrietta [Schmidt)
and George Freyder House at 225 E. Davenport Street.
Henrietta Schmidt acquired this property in 1892 when a
smaller house was located on the lot. Sometime after
Henrietta married George Freyder at the tum of the century,
the two replaced the older house with the current dwelling.
George, the son of Frank X. Fryeder, worked as a carpenter in
the family-owned business which operated under various
styles: Sheets and Freyder (1899-1904) and Frank X. Freyder
(1909 - 1928). Beginning in 1909, Frank X. Freyder also was
listed in city direclodes as an architect so it is possible that his
firm designecHhis-hoIrsedepending on when it was actually
built. It is likely.tb"t C::""q e p"rtidp"t...... in $~ij"ments of
the construc!ion. ,- "..
The second, more important architect to practice in thè
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District was Orville H. Carpenter.
A;though at least three other buildings designed by eal pet1Ier
are already listed on the NRHP, most of what is known "
about his life and professional career has beenunee\ erèd
only recently by historian and Iowa City Hí$toric ..
Preservation Commissioner Richard Carlson.
Examinations of local newspapers and issues of American
Contractor magazine for the years 1897-1908 and 1897-
1930 respectively have identified at least eight residences
designed by Carpenter in the District and one additional
house attributed to him.'2 The buildings span the period
1897 to 1918 and their designs provide a showcase of
Carpenter's work and demonstrate its transition in style
during this period.
Orville H. Carpenter (1865-1938) was born and grew up in
rural Camanche in Clinton County, Iowa about 70 miles
east of Iowa City. He attended þublic schools. and anI:! or
more business colleges before beginning a career doing
survey work for a civil engineering compaNy in westerh
Iowa in 1885. During the next decade he irillveled .'
extensively, working for "some of the largeSt architeblUral
firms in Buffalo, Philadelphia, Chicago, and other large
It is not known whether or not Carpenter received any formal training in architecture or engineering. By 1895 he
cities."'3
"Top photo: "Iowa City, Iowa," The Commercial Magazine, Vol. 1, No.1, (January, 1898), p. 43; bottom photo: Chartes Ray
Aumer, Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa HistOty, Volumes 1 and 2 (Cedar Rapids: Western Historical Press, 1912, p. 220.
12Rlchard Cartson, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner, Email interview re: study of Iowa City buildin9s as recorded in
Iowa City newspapers, 1897-1908, and study of O.H. Carpenter buildings, 1897 - 1930, November, 2003.
13Richard Cartson, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner, "Orville H. Carpenter (1865-1938), Iowa City AreMect,"
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had retumed to Clinton County where he was apparently working as an engineer, architect, or both.
In late 1898 Carpenter moved to Iowa City to open an architectural practice. A published account of his work in The
Commercia/ Magazine in 1898 featured photographs of five completed residences in Iowa City suggesting that his work had
likely commenced in Iowa City sometime before he made the decision to relocate there. The dearth of professional
architects in Iowa City at the time was a likely factor in drawing Carpenter to Iowa City. This was coupled with the fact that in
Clinton County, several competent architects already had established practices and the local economy was experiencing a
decline.
The Christian and Clara Hohenschuh
House at 229 N. Gilbert Street (contributing)
was among the houses included in The
Commercial Magazine's photographic
resume, which appears at the right
Hohenschuh, co-owner of the Hohenschuh
& Wieneke news depot, bookstore, and
stationery shop, was typical of the upper
middle.ctass clients for whom Carpenter
worked "daring "his career. The house plan
heCOi11pleted for the Hohenschuh family is a
Iate-QueertAnne design stripped of
elatJOrate spindlework omamentation but
relainiRg~l~nts, hence the
rtame"Free Classic' for this Queen Anne
sub-type.'5 Classical omamentation used
here included paired and clustered half-
columns extending along the veranda and a
distinctive Palladian window group in the
attic dormer. The house's two-story mass
has a steeply pitched hipped roof with
shallow projecting wings that have canted
walls.
Historic Views of O.H. Carpenter Houses
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The overall concept and plan for the
Hohenschuh House are typical of other late
Queen Anne Style house plans that
Carpenter prepared prior to ca. 1905 for
Iowa City clients. Another house in the
District shows how the same basic plan
could be adapted to provide a client with a
unique house plan while at the same time
replicating popular features. The house
designed for Frank and Anna Larkin at 416
N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #11) in 1905 has a steeply pitched hipped roofwith large gable attic dormers and a full-
width front porch. This overall design as well as special features such as the stair-stepped windows on the side façade are
November 18, 2003 draft; "O.H. Carpenter: Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa), Special Edition, May 31,1899, p. 6.
'....Iowa City, Iowa: The Commeroial Magazine, Vol. 1, No.1, (January, 1898), p. 39.
''Virginia McAlester and Lee McAlester, A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Alfred A Knopf), 1992, pp. 264-286.
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identical to those of the HOhenschuh House. Carpenter gave the house's large footprint even more space on the second
floor by adding rectangular and canted oriels. The primary difference between the two house plans and others Carpenter
designed based on this prototype was the feature that the client would most identify with - the front porch. The Larkin
House's porch has tumed balusters rather than the closed clapboard clad balustrade in the Hohenschuh House. Heavier
full-height Ionic columns line the Larkins' pedimented porch. Other features that Carpenter would vary on his porch designs
included placement of the entrance steps, inclusion or exclusion of a roof pediment, design and omamentation of the
pediment, balustrade components, column order and height, pedestal material or cladding, and assorted millwork details.
After the tum of the century Carpenter's designs in the District show that he developed a Four-Square house plan, which
could be built with a narrower footprint to deal with the smaller mid-block lots frequently forced upon homebuilders in the
North Side during this period. When a lot allowed, however, Carpenter's Four-Square plan could be widened. Uke the Free
Classic Queen Anne plan, the two-story Four-Square house plan featured a steeply pitched hipped or pyramidal roof. Tall
attic dormers and canted bay windows or oriels were used to provide added interest in the cubical house mass. The plan did
not have a front projection and dormers were centered and set back on the front roof slope rather than asymmetrically
arranged along the roof edge as in the Free Classic house plan. Full width porches with various combinations of classical
omamentation continued to be used in the new plan as well. Examples of Carpenter's earliest Four-Square houses in the
Gilbert-Unn Historic District include the Frank and Kate Strub House built in 1900 at 221 E. Fairchild Street (contributing)
and the William and Julia Schneider House at 514 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #21) built in 1904. The Strub House
has a width of just 26 feet with a bay projection on one side while the Schneider House sized for a slightly larger lot has a
width of 28 feet and bay projections on both sides. Both houses have offset entrances and cottage windows. The more
intact Schneider House retains its full-width porch with paired half-columns set on stone pedestals. Its tall gable attic dormer
features a Palladian window grouping with a retuming cornice that forms the window arches.
As the decade progressed Carpenter appears to have continued to take on both middle class and upwardly mobile clients.
The John Heck House was constructed in 1906 at 319 E. Davenport Street (contributing). Unlike most of Carpenter's other
designs, the Heck House had a two-story Side-Gable form with minimal classical omamentation. Heck lost the house to
foreclosure by 1911. Another house design attributed to Carpenter was completed in 1908 for Louis Cemy at 317 E.
Fairchild Street (contributing). The house design was a blend of the Four-Square form with simplified Queen Anne detailing
such as canted comers, projecting bays, and decorative shingles in the attic gables.
The modest treatment of the Cemy House can be contrasted with one of Carpenter's most accomplished designs in the
District, the John and Barbara Koza House at 619 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #12), which was also constructed in
1908. Koza owned a well-established meat market at the time. The large house the family commissioned for a prominent
lot along a newty brick paved-stretch of N. Linn Street made a statement of the family's economic prosperity as well as smart
advertising for the business. When John and Barbara Koza, both Bohemian immigrants, moved from the flat above their
meat market to this house it marked an important immigrant success story.
From an architectural perspective, the Koza House design demonstrates Carpenter's skill in manipulating the Four-Square
plan to accommodate the clienfs demand for a very large house. The house has a 32 foot-wide front with a depth of 36 feet.
The fIat-roofed front porch overhangs the sidewalls that span the full-width of the front Its cut stone foundation in lieu of
frame skirting gives the house a substantial appearance. Streamlined classical omamentation on the porch includes heavy
paneled columns clustered with slender curved columns for roof supports and a spindled balustrade. The main house's
hipped roof has a lower pitch than Carpenter's earlier Four-Squares with wide eaves and low attic dOrmers on~ side.
The house's two-story carriage house reflects the house's design with its matching narrow clapboard siding, hipped roof, and
hipped roof attic dormer.
In the years leading up to and following World War I, Carpenter continued to design North Side houses based on the popular
Four-Square plan. Two houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District show subtle but important changes, however. The
Albert Husa, Jr. House at 324 E. Fairchild Street (contributing) was built in 1916. The house was one of three Husa houses
adjacent to one another occupied by Albert, Sr., son John, and son Albert, Jr. - all tailors. Located on a narrow mid-block
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lot, the house has a width of just 26 feet Design treatments such as the low-pitched bell-cast hipped roof, wide eaves, low-
pitched hipped roof attic dormers, and a full-width front porch with a flat roof that projects beyond the house's edges
contribute to a more horizontal look for the house. This horizontal emphasis was associated with Prairie School Style
buildings designed during this period and appeared on other American Four-Squares in the District that were based on
pattem book plans or designed by Carpenter.
The same year that the Husa House was under construction, Carpenter prepared plans for another important residential
commission in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District - the Emma Harvat and Mary Stach House at 332 E. Davenport Street
(contributing, Photo #10, NRHP). Construction on the house was delayed for two years until 1918, perhaps due to war
shortages. As noted above, Harvat and Stach bought and sold real estate and operated several local businesses together
with Harvat gaining importance for her political activities. Like many other designs by Carpenter, this design is an eclectic
blend of styles including the Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and Prairie School. This house has a center-hall plan rather
than the side-hall Four-Square plans Carpenter was frequently designing during this period. It has a low-pitched hipped roof,
wide projecting eaves, and a pair of hipped attic dormers with 15-light horizontal sash. A curved pediment supported by
square columns resting on a high brick balustrade is centered on the front. The entrance has a Colonial Revival treatment
with a single door flanked by multi-light sideli\ llh. and topped by a divided light fanlight Fenestration includes 15/1 double-
hung sash to either side of the center bay on both levels of the front façade, a bay window above the portico, and 9/1 sash
on th~.~r façades.
A chronological list of the O.H. Carpenter houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District appears below.
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i:Jtll i5tian-&£lara IIoheh5chtlh IIou5e, 229 N. Gilbert Street (contributing) in 1897
Frank & Kate Strub House, 221 E. Fairchild Street (contributing) in 1900
Frank & Anna Larkin House, 416 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #11) in 1905
Willian 1& Julia-Schneider Ilotlse,5+4-tr.tinrr Sheet (x",b·¡tJuti"g, PI,ato #21) in 1964
John Heck House, 319 E. Davenport Street (contributing) in 1906
John & Barbara Koza House, 619 N. Linn Street(contributing, Photo #12) in 1908
Louis F. Cemy House, 317 E. Fairchild Street - attributed (contributing) in 1908
Albert Husa, Jr. House, 324 E. Fairchild Street (contributing) in 1916
Emma Harvat & Mary Stach House, 332 E. Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #10, NRHP) in 1918
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Two other O.H. Carpenter residences near the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District are individually listed on the NRHP - the
Benjamin F. and Bertha (Horack) Shambaugh House built at 219 N. Clinton Street in 1902 and moved to 430 N. Clinton
Street in 2002 and the Arthur Hillyer Ford House (NRHP) completed in 1908 at 228 Brown Street. The Shambaugh House is
an exarnple of the FrS ! Classic Queen Anne form favored by Carpenter for his earlier dèsi¡ ns while the Ford House is an
example of the Mission Style. Three additional Carpenter houses have been identified in the proþosed Jefferson Street
Historic bistrict.
d,H. Cárpenter's architectural career included more than residences such as those documented in àI1tf~round the Gilbert-
Lillo Street Historic District. Commercial and institutional projects completed in Iowa City included the CSPS Hali, ¡j
!3ot)E!mian fratemal hall at 524 Johnson Street (NRHP) built in 1900; the Phoenix Block (non-extant), a Romanes~ue Revivàl
Style cÓmmercial block built in 1902 on Washington Street; the B.P.O.E Hall at 325 E. Washington Street in 1909;
arid saveral schools including the Kellogg School(non-extant) built at the south end of Woolf Avenue in 1916-1911.
Carpenter's obituary in 1938 noted that he had designed "many large buildings throughout the state during his career,
especially school houses" with more than a dozen schools, primarily consolidated schools in rural communities in Iowa,
listed in advertisements in The American Contractor between 1908 and 1918.'S Carpenter's architectural practice continued
'·O.H. Carpenter Obituary, Iowa City Press-Citizen, March 10, 1938, p. 13. as cited in Richard Cartson's, "Orville H. Carpenter
(1865-1938), Iowa City Architect," p.3.
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through the 1920s and early 1930s though examples of his work became more rare, perhaps due to his age. In 1938 he
died while continuing to reside in Iowa City.
Contributing and Non-Contributing Resources:
The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District contains a total of 144 resources including 115 contributing primary and secondary
buildings. Of these, 52 are key or individually significant (41 primary and 11 secondary). The balance of the District includes
10 non-contributing primary buildings, 18 non-contributing secondary buildings, and one non-contributing structure
(pedestrian shelter). Three properties containing four resources are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the
District: the Jacob Wentz House at 219 N. Gilbert Street (contributing, Photo # 1) listed in 1974, the Henry C. Nicking House
at 410 E. Market Street (contributing, Photo #2) listed in 1975, and the Emma Harvat and Mary Stach House at 332 E.
Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #10) listed in 2000. The Harvat-Stach House also contains a contributing garage.
Integrity requirements used to determine contributing and non-contributing designation for both primary and secondary
buildings in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Disbict were developed using Nationa/ Register Bul/etin 16A: How to Complete
the National Register Registration Form. Individual building evaluations were consistent with local standards further refined
as a part of surveys and multiple property documentation forms completed in 1992-1994, 1997, and 1999-2000 listed below:
· "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS: prepared 1992, listed NRHP 1994
· Amendment to "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS" for "Architectural and Historical
Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase II), 1845 -1945: prepared 1999, listed
NRHP 2000
· Amendment to "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS" for "Historic Folk Housing of Iowa City,
Iowa: prepared for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, 1997(not submitted to the
National Park Service)
By definition, historic districts are collections of buildings that when considered as a group rather than individually possess a
sense of time and place. They may have a shared building type, style, form, or material. They have a common period of
significance that may extend over a few years or decades. They consist of contiguous properties or multi-block areas with
relatively few intrusions. Integrity for individual buildings as well as the setting as a whole should be high. The Gilbert-Linn
Street Historic District meets these requirements.
Individual resources were then evaluated and ranked according to one of three designations: 1) key contributing, 2)
contributing, or 3) non-contributing. Single or multi-family buildings (including rooming houses and apartment buildings)
designated as "key contributing: are substantially unaltered and retain their original appearance in shape, proportion, and
roofline. Principal façades remain intact and largely unchanged. If synthetic siding has been installed it is considered
acceptable if the width matches that of the original surfaces and few architectural features are compromised by its
installation. Original or historically altered porches are intact, windows remain unchanged except for the installation of metal
storm windows, and primary entrances remain consistent with the original design.
Single-family or multi-family buildings designated as "contributing" retain their original form and massing. Examples of
acceptable alterations are as follows. Porches may be enclosed but the original columns remain visible or the enclosure is
easily reversible with little or no damage to the massing and proportions of the original porch. More permanent porch
enclosures that are more than 50 years old are also considered acceptable. The majority of window openings remain
unchanged but, if altered, the sizes of window openings conforms to those of original openings. Any wings or additions
made to a house are subordinate to the original structure and do not cover signifICant architectural detailing. Acceptable
synthetic sidings on District buildings include asbestos shingles, asphalt brick, aluminum, and vinyl.
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For secondary structures associated with residential buildings such as garages or bems, designation as 'key contributing"
requires the retention of original size, shape, proportion, and roofline. Original windows, siding, passage doors, and vehicle
bay opening doors are also retained. Replacement of the vehicle bay door with a contemporary door disallows a secondary
structure from being evaluated as having key status. 'Contributing" secondary structures include garages and bams that are
at least 50 years old but may have been altered through the addition of synthetic siding compatible to the original finish or
replacement of garage doors. For contributing structures, the location of vehicle and passage doors as well as windows is
consistent with the original building design.
Residential buildings, both primary and secondary, designated as 'non-contributing" include all resources built outside of the
period of significance -1850 to 1954. Buildings altered to such a degree that the original structure is no longer readily
identifiable should also be considered non-contributing regardless of age. Examples of significant changes include major
changes in roofline, incompatible porch enclosures of a non-reversible nature, and major additions or modifications of
primary façades inconsistent with the proportion, rhythm, materials, and finish of the balance of the building.
The final issue of building integrity involves moved buildings. National Register standards generally preclude moved
buildings from being considered either key contributing or contributing. The assumption is that a move detracts from a
building's significance by destroying its original setting and context. On the other hand, moves made during the period of
significance are treated as historic alterations if the settings and context are similar to original locations. The moving of
buildings in North Side neighborhoods in Iowa City in the decades prior to World War II has been documented as a common
residential development practice. Building alterations considered acceptable for moved buildings include changes in
foundation materials, changes in porches built after a move, some entrance modifications, and some changes in building
orientation. Moves were considered detrimental if they resulted in the loss of significant architectural elements.
A complete list of buildings in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District appears below. Buildings are separated into primary
(single-family house or multi-family building) and secondary (barn, carriage house, or garage). If the box is blank under the
secondary building columns for a particular address, no garage, carriage house, or barn is currently present.
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District - Contributing and Non-Contributing Resources
# STREET ORlGINAU LONG- DATES PRIMARY BLOG. STATUS SECONOARy BLOG. STATUS ARCH; STYLE-
TERM OWNER(.) Contributing Key NOn-Contributlng Contributing Non,contributing VERNACULAR
. FORM
228- E. Bloomington 51. Unnamed Rental ca. 1870 C No Style
232 Double House
319 E. Bloomington Sl. Graff, Conrad & Anna 1872 Key ItalianatelFront-
GabJedRoof
322 E. Bloomington St. Hoffelder, William & 1916 Key C CraftsmanlBungalow
Anna House
404 E. Bloomington 51. Woodford House 1921 C Am. F......squara
412 E: Bloomington St. Stach, Cail & Celesta 1924 C CraftsrriahIBungalow
225 E. Church SI. Brum, Joseph & Mary 1925 Key CraftsmanlSide-
Gabled Two StorY
228 E. Church 51. Moora, Elisha & ca. 1860 C ltatianate
Annette
308 E. Church 51. Willis, William ca. 1890 C Queen Anne
309 E. Church 51. Strub, Gustave ca. 1865 Key ltalianatel
Fronl-Gabled Roof
314 E. Church SI. Michaal, Joseph ca. 1890 C NC Queen Anne
316 E. Church 51. Unnamed House ca. 1870 Key C,C 5ide-Gabled Two
StorY
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1/ STREET ORIGINAU LONG- DATES PRIMARY BLDG. STATU5 SECONDARY BLDG. 5TATUS ARCH. STYLE-
TERM OWNER(s) Contributing Key Non-Contributing Contributing Non..contributing VERNACULAR
FORM
317 E. Church 5t. Kurz, George & Anna C8. 1897 C NC Queen AnnelHipped
Roof Two StON'
318 E. Church St. 5chmidt, Frank & C8. 1870 Key NC Front-Gabled Roof
Rose Two Storv
319- E. Church 5t. Edwards, Sarah C8.1860 C Side-Gabled Two
323 5torv
324 E. Church St. Zimmerti, Frederick C8.1890 C Key Queen AnneJGabled-
Front and Wino
214 E. Davenport 5t. McVey, George & C8.1903 C Key Am. Four-5quare
Malinda
217 E. Davenport St. Saunders, Anna C8.1895 Key NC Quaen Anne
220 E. Davenport St. Kane, James & C8. 1865 C ItalianatelQueen Anne
Elizabeth
222 E. Davenport St. Kessler, John & Alice C8.1895 Key Queen Anne
223 E. Davenport 5t. Flannagan, John & C8.1890 C Queen Anne
Honora
225 E. Davenport 5t. Falk, George & Peart C8.1914 Key CraflsmanIFront-
Gabled Roof Two
StOIY
304 E. Davenport St. Unnamed house C8.1910 NC Am. Four-5quare
308 E. Davenport 5t. Wassam, Clarence & C8. 1906 C Am. Four-square
Minnie
311 E. Davenport St. Ruppert, Emil & C8.1920 C NC CraftsmanlBungalow
Blanche
312 E. Davenport St. Novak-Maresh Hoose 1893 C Queen Anne
314 E_ Davenport St. Larkin, Frank & Anna 1893 C NC Front-Gabled Roof
315 E. Davenport St. John & Francis 1880 C NC Gabled-Front and
I WVdenkoff House Wino
319 E. Davenport 51. John Heck House 1902 C 5ide-Gabled Two-
StoIY
320 E. Davenport 51. Freyder. Henrietta & 1907 Key C Am. Four-5quare
George
321- E_ Davenport St. Ohnhaus. Adam 1870 Key NC 5ide-Gabled One
323 StOIY
324 E. Davenport St. Cemey-Brockman 1880 C Hipped Roof Two
House 5toIY
332 E. Davenport 5t. Harvat, Emma & Mary 1918 Key Key (same Colonial RevivaU
5tach NRHP garage as at GeorgianJPralrie
409N.
Gilbert\
402 E. Davenport 5t. Yokum, John & Ida 1925 Key Key Craftsman
404 E. Davenport 51. Bridenstine, Lavinia & 1924 Key Prairie/Am. Four-
Martin I Souare
221 E. Fairchild 5t. Strub. Frank & Kate 1902 C Key Am. Foor-Square
225 E. Fairchild 5t. Schmidt, W.G.lGeorge 1895 Key Key Queen Anne
W. & Auousta
230 E. Fairchild St. McClintock, John C8.1895 Key Queen Anne
Thomas
301- E. Fairchild St. Unnamed Double 1986 NC No Style
303 House
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# STREET ORIGIIWJ LONG- DATES PRIMARY BLDG. STATUS SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. STYLE-
TERM OWNER(s Contributing Key Non-Contributing Contributing Non-Contributing VERNACUlAR
FORM
309 E. Fairchild St. Brenner, G. AdoW & ca. 1908 Key C CO~~~"ReVivaVAm.
Dorothv Four uare
311 E. Fairchild St. Ebert. Edward & Rose ca. 1903 Key Key Hipped RoofTwo
stò",
312 E. Fairchild St. Maden House ca. 1912 Key NC Side-Gabled Two
StON
314 E. Fairchild St. Morrison, William & ca. 1908 Key NC Colonial Revival!
Susan Gambrel Roof
317 E. Fairchild St. Cerny, Louis F. ca. 1908 Key Am. Four-5quare
320 E. Fairchild St. Husa, John ca. 1925 C NC Craftsman!
Front-Gabled Roof
324 E. Fairchild St. Husa, Albert Jr. 1916 Key Key Am. Four-Square
326 E. Fairchild St. Husa, Albert, Sr., & ca. 1890 C C Side-Gabled Two
Eleanor StoN/I-House
328 E. Fairchild 5t. Booge, Jessie ca. 1910 C Am. Four-Squarel
Queen Anne
204 N. Gilbert St. HeNert, Joseph ca. 1885 C Front-Gabled Roof
210 N. Gilbert St. Chudacek .Joseph & ca. 1900 Key Queen Anne
MaN
214 N. Gilbert St. Cerny House ca. 1899 Key Key Queen Anne/Gabled-
Front and Wino
219 N. Gilbert St. Wentz, Jacob ca. 1850 Key Greek RevivallSide-
NRHP Gabled Two Story/I-
House
225 N. Gilbert St. I ~ohen,~uh House 1903 C Hipped Roof One
second Sta'"
229 N. Gilbert St. Hohenschuh, 1897 C Queen Anne
Christian & Clara
230 N. Gilbert St. Mercy Hospital 1998 NC No Style
Pedestrian Shelter
305 N. Gilbert St. Russ's Amoco Station ca. 1955 NC No Style
310 N. Gilbert St. Rothweilder, Frederick ca. 1875 Key C Greek RevivaV
& Louisa Gabled-Front and
Winn
311 N. Gilbert St. Miller, Edward & Edna 1908 Key C (same Gabled-Front and
garage as at Wing
315N.
Gilbert)
315 N. Gilbert St. Miller, Peter & Matilda ca. 1907 C Am. Four-Square
318 N. Gilbert St. Unnamed house 1958 NC NC Ranch
324 N. Gilbert St. Haberstroh, Julius & ca. 1881 C Side-Gabled Two
Veronica StoN/I-House
325 N. Gilbert St. Stach, Joseph & 1907 Key Am. Four-Square
Theresa
330 N. Gilbert St. Unnamed house 1953 NC No Style
331 N. Gilbert St, Seeman House ca. 1901 C Am. Four-Square
409 N. Gilbert St. Peters, Daniel & Alice 1920 C Am. Four-Square
413 N. Gilbert St. Graham, Nancy 1919 Key C Am. Four-Square
414 N. Gilbert St. Schneider, Mary 1939 C Colonial Revivatl
Hipped Roof Two
StòN
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1/ STREET ORIGINAU LONG- DATES PRIMARY BLDG. STATUS SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. STYlE-
TERM OWNER(s) Contributing Key Non-Contributing Contributing Non-Contributing VERNACUlAR
FORM
418 N. Gilbert SI. Miller, Harry & Goldie ca. 1900 Kay C Queen Anne
419 N. Gilbert St. Fryauf, William & ca. 1914 Key Key Craflsmanl
Mãvma Front-Gabled Roof
420 N. Gilbert St. Schmidt, Charles & 1908 C Am. Four-5quare
Lillie
421 N. Gilbert St. Fahey, George & Mary ca. 1916 C Am. Four-5quare
426 N. Gilbert St. Schmidt rental house ca. 1895 C Gabled-Front & Wing
One StON
429 N. Gilbert St. Unnamed Apartment ca. 1960 NC No Style
Buildina
430 N. Gilbert St. Schmidt rental house ca. 1898 C Hipped Roof Two
SiaN
311 N. Linn St. Slezak, Eva ca. 1915 Key Craftsman
313 N. Linn St. McRoberts, William & ca. 1916 Key NC Am. Four-5quare
Emma
318 N. Linn St. Servoss, George & ca. 1916 C Gabled Front and
Sadie Winn
319 N. Linn St. Roessler, John & ca. 1915 C Am. Four-5quare
Emma
322 N. LlnnSt. Wescott, Emory & ea. 1910 C C Gabled Front and
Eliza Winn
323 N. LinnSt. Stimmel, Oscar & ea. 1914 C NC (same Am. Four-5quare
Edith garage as al225
E. Davenoon\
326 N.LinnSt. Kramer, Jacob & ca. 1910 C Gabled-Front and
Barbara Winn
328- N.LinnSt. Unnamad rental ea. 1900 C Gabled-Front and
330 doubJe..house Win~
403- N. Linn St. Unnamed rental ea. 1910 C Gabled-Front end
405 double-house Winns
411 N. Linn St. Hunter, Lemmual ea. 1906 Key Am. Four-5quare/
Queen Anne
412 N. Linn St. Unnamed house ea. 1880 C Slde-Gabled Two
moved Storyn-House
1912
416 N. LinnSt. Larkin, Frank & Anna 1905 Key CoI~~~, RevivaVAm.
Four uare
418- N. Linn St. Unnamed rental ea. 1890 C Side-Gabled Two
422 double-house SION
506 N. LinnSt. Baldwin, William & ea. 1900 C Front-Gabled Roof
Ella
507- N. Linn Sl Joy, Edwin & Jane ea. 1892 NC Queen AnnelRanch
513 lea.
1970
514 N. Linn St. Schneider, William & 1902 Kay Cla~~~aV
Julia Am. Four are
521 N. Linn St. Unnamed apartment ea. 1980 NC No Style
buildina
522 N. Linn St. HoIz, Matilda ea. 1895 Key Queen Anne
526 N. Linn St. McKinley, Mary ea. 1895 Key Queen Anne
527 N.LinnSt. Walker, Henry & ea. 1900 C Queen Anne
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. STREET ORIGINAU LONG- DATES PRIMARY BLDG. STATUS SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. STYLE-
TERM OWNER(sl Contributing Key Non-Contributing Contributing NoowContributing VERNACULAR
FORM
533 N. Linn 51. Boye, Julia ca. 1870 C Gabled-Front and
Winn
612 N. Linn 51. Unnamed house ca. 1955 NC NC Side Gabled One
StON
615 N. Linn SI. Roup, Clark & Rachel ca. 1925 C NC Am. Four-Square
619 N. Un" St. Koza, John & Barba", 1906 Key Key Classical RevivaV
Am. Four-Snuare
620 N.LinnSI. Slavala, Joseph & ca. 1903 C NC Am. Four-Square
Louisa
624 N. Linn SL Messer, Frank ca. 1900 C NC Am. Four-Square
628 N. Linn 51. Baker, Chartes & ca. 1906 C Am. Four-Square
Minnie
629 N. Linn 51. Unnamed house 1870 C Front-Gabled Roof
402 E. Mar1<et 51. Joseph Hervert 1892 Key No Style
Saloon
410 E. Mar1<et Sl. Nicking, Henry C. 1854 Key Greek RevivaVSide-
NRHP Gabled Two StON
Summary
In summary, the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is locally significant under Criteria A and C. Under Criterion A it derives
significance from its association with an important era of population growth and intense residential development in Iowa
City's North Side residential area at the end of the 19" century and the beginning of the 20th century. Iowa Citians built
private residences for their growing families while small-scale developers constructed housing to meet the demand of a brisk
rental market during these decades. The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Districfs organic development followed this pattern of
residential development.
Additional significance under Criterion A derives from the fact that the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District represented a
cross section of middle and upper income households with prominent business and professional leaders living neXt door to
middle income and working class families. Individuals who resided in this neighborhood highlight several important themes
in the city's history in the decades before and after the turn of the 20" century. Primary among these were the growing
prosperity of Iowa City's German-American and Bohemian-American communities and the growth in importance of the State
University of Iowa. The construction of new houses, the brisk rental of existing houses, and the infill construction pattem that
produced an extremely dense residential district from ca. 1895 through ca. 1925 testify to the neighborhood's significance.
Under Criterion C the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is significant as a representative collection of thÌ! rl!lsidential
architectural styles and vernacular house forms that appeared in Iowa City neighborhoods from the 1850s througll the
1930s. from modest Bohemian cottage.s to pattem book houses and elaborate multi-story mansions, tile Gilb\!rt-LjnnStreet
HistèjHt: lJistiict reflected the architectural character and best local residential building practices of the period. rhe Pistrict
Clèrivì!$ added architectural significance because of the large number of well-preserved residences designed b~ Iowa CiÌy's
/hosl productive early 20" century architect, O.H. Carpenter, between 1897 and 1918.
The combination of visual qualities and historical associations gives the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District its distitlt:t iditntily
and significance.
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9. Major Blbliographlcal References:
117 House Designs of the Twenties, Gordon-Van Tine Co. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. and Philadelphia:
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1992. (reprint of Gordon-Van Tine Homes, originally published by the Gordon-
Van Tine Co., Davenport, Iowa, 1923).
Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa. [Publisher unknown] 1917.
Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa. Davenport, Iowa: The Huebinger Survey & Map Publishing Co., 1900.
Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa: J. J. Novak, 1889.
Aumer, Clarence Ray. Leeding Events in Johnson County, Iowa History, Volumes 1 and 2. Cedar Rapids: Westem
Historical Press, 1912.
Baxter, Elaine. Historic StnJcture Inventory, North Side Neighborhood Preservation Study. Iowa City, Iowa: University of
Iowa. Institute of Urban and Regional Research, 1977.
Bercovici, Konrad. On New Shores. New York: The Century Co., 1925.
Carlson, Richard, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner. Email interview re: study of Iowa City buildings as
recorded in Iowa City newspapers, 1897-1908, and study of O.H. Carpenter buildings in The American
Contractor, 1897 - 1930, November, 2003.
Carlson, Richard, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner. "Orville H. Carpenter (1865-1938), Iowa City Architect:
November 18, 2003 draft.
The Census of Iowa for the years 1856, 1873, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1895, 1905, 1915, and 1925 as
printed by various Slate Printers.
Census of the United States between 1850 and 2000.
City Directories of Iowa City, Iowa. Multiple years.
Combination Atlas and Map of Johnson County, Iowa. Geneva, Illinois: Thompson & Everts, 1870.
Drury, John. This is Johnson County, Iowa. Chicago: The Loree Company, 1955.
Ellis, Edwin Charles. 'Certain Stylistic Trends in Architecture in Iowa City.' Unpublished MA Thesis, University of Iowa,
1947.
Gebhard, David, and Gerald Mansheim. Buildings of Iowa. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993, pp. 259-264.
Gerber, John C. A Pictorial History of the University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1988.
Gottfried, Herbert and Jan Jennings. American Vemacular Design, 1870 - 1940. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold
Company, 1985.
History of Johnson County, Iowa containing a history of the county and its townships, cities and villages from 1836 to
1882. Evansville, Indiana: Unigraph, Inc., ca. 1973, 1883.
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Insurance Maps of Iowa City, Iowa. (New York: The Sanborn Map Company and the Sanbom and Perris Map Company;
1874,1879,1883,1888,1892,1899,1906,1912,1920,1926, 1933, and 1933 updated to 1970).
"Iowa City, Iowa". The Commercial Magazine, Vol. 1, No.1, (January 1898).
Iowa City, Iowa, Souvenir and Annual for 1881-82. Iowa City, Iowa: Hoover, Kneedler & Faust, 1882.
Iowa City and Her Business Men; Iowa's Most Enterprising City. Iowa City, Iowa: Moler's Printery, [Date Unknown].
Iowa City, Iowa, a City of Homes. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Commercial Club, 1914.
Iowa Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration. Johnson County History. Iowa City, Iowa: Johnson County
Superintendent of Schools, sponsor, 1941.
Jacobsen, James. "North Side Neighborhood, Iowa City, Iowa". Draft National Register of Historic Places nomination
prepared for Iowa City, Office of Planning and Program Development, Iowa City, Iowa, 1981.
Keyes, Margaret N. Nineteenth Century Home Architecture in Iowa City. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1966.
Lafore, Laurence Davis. American Classic. Iowa City, Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1975.
McAlester, Virginia and Lee McAlester. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992.
Magnuson, Linda Westcott. "Sheets and Company, an Iowa City Builder/Architect Firm, 1870-1905." Masters thesis,
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 1980.
Mansheim, Gerald. Iowa City: An Illustrated History. Norfolk, Virginia: The Downing Company, 1989.
Map of Iowa City, Iowa, with Description of Resources and Natural Resources and Advantages. Des Moines, Iowa: The
Iowa Publishing Co., 1910.
Nash, Jan Olive. "Survey and Evaluation of the Portion of the Original Town Plat of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa".
(contains proposed MPDF amendment for "Historic Folk Housing of Iowa City, Iowa") Draft report prepared for the
Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, April 1997.
"O.H. Carpenter," Daily Iowa state Press (Iowa City, Iowa), Special Edition, May 31, 1899, p. 6.
Petersen, William John. "Iowa City - Then and Now." The Palimpsest, Vol. 48, NO.2 (February 1967).
Portrait and Biographical Record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa Counties, Iowa. Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1893.
Ruger, A. "Bird's Eye View of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa.' Chicago: Chicago Lithographing
Company, 1868.
"Semi-Centennial Edition.' Iowa City Republican, October 20, 1890.
Shambaugh, Benjamin F_ Iowa City: A Contribution to the Early History of Iowa. MA Thesis, University of Iowa,
Published by State Historical Society of Iowa, 1893.
Shank, Wesley I. Iowa's Historic Architects: A Biographical Dictionary. Nevada, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1999.
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Stevenson, Katherine Cole and H. Ward Jandt Houses by Mail: A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company.
Washington, D.C.: The Preservation Press, 1986.
Svendsen, Marlys. "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS". National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property
Documentation Form prepared for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, 1992.
Svendsen, Marlys. "Survey and Evaluation of the Original Town Plat Phase II Area" and "Architectural and Historical
Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase II), 1845 -1945: (amendment to the "Historic Resources
of Iowa City, Iowa MPS") prepared for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, 1999-2000.
Weber, Irving. Irving Weber's Iowa City- Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Lions Club, 1976,
1979, 1985, 1987, 1989 and 1990.
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10. Geographical Data
Verbal Boundary Deecrlptlon:
Within the City of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa:
Beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 1 in Block 72 of the Original Town Plat; thence south along the west side of said
lot across the alley and continuing south along the west side of Lot 8 in Block 72; thence south across East Church Street
to the west property lines of the buildings fronting on North Linn Street in Block 71; thence south across East Fairchild
Street to the west property line of the house at 221 East Fairchild Street; thence south to the center line of the alley in
Block 70; thence west along said line to west property line of the house at 214 East Davenport Street; thence south along
the west property line of said property across East Davenport Street to the west property line of the house at 217 East
Davenport Street; thence south along the west property line of said property to the center line of the alley in Block 69;
thence east along the center line of the alley to the west property line of Lot 8 in Block 69; thence south along said line to
the south property line of Lot 8; thence east along said line to the east property line of Lot 8; thence north along the east
property line of Lot 8 to the center line of the alley in Block 69; thence east along the center line of the alley across North
Linn Street continuing east along the center line of the alley in Block 57 to the west property line of the house at 322 East
Bloomington Street; thence south along said line across East Bloomington Street to the west property line of Lot 2 in Block
58; thence south along said line to the center line of the alley in Block 58; thence east along the center line of the alley
across North Gilbert Street to the west property line of Lot 5 in Block 47; thence south along said line to the south property
line of Lot 5 or the north edge of East Market Street; thence east along the north edge of East Market Street to the east
property line of the house at 410 East Market Street; thence north along said line across East Bloomington Street to the
east property line of the house at 412 East Bloomington Street; thence north along said line across the alley and along the
east property line of Lot 4 in Block 48; thence north across East Davenport Street along the east property line of Lot 5 in
Block 49 to the center line of the alley; thence east along the center line of the alley to the east property line of the houses
fronting on North Gilbert Street; thence north along said line to the south edge of East Fairchild Street thence west along
said line to the west edge of North Gilbert Street; thence north along said line to the center line of the alley in Block 55;
thence west along said line to the east property line of Lot 2 in Block 55; thence north along said line across East Church
Street and continuing along the east property line of Lot 8 in Block 54 to the center line of the alley in Block 54; thence
west along the center line of the alley to the east property line of the houses fronting on North Linn Street; thence north
along said line to the south edge of East Ronalds Street; thence west along the south edge of East Ronalds Street across
North Linn Street to the point of beginning.
Boundary Justification:
The boundary of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District has been drawn to include a multi-block area extending principally
along N. Gilbert and N. Linn Streets containing residential buildings of similar scale and materials with a common period of
development. The boundaries have been drawn to exclude blocks or portions of blocks that contain major intrusions such
as apartment buildings and parking lots while including residences with a higher level of physical integrity. The north edge
of the District is close to another North Side residential district, the Brown Street Historic District (NRHP). The west and
east edges of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District contain houses that have lost a substantial level of integrity and
therefore are not part of the District. The nature of the blocks along the south edge is commercial rather than residential.
This North Side commercial area may qualify for separate historic district designation at a future date.
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PhotoGraph Kev for Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District: (See Photo Map, page 44)
Shelley McCafferty and Jessica Hlubek, photographers
1. Wentz, Jacob, House, 219 N. Gilbert Street, looking west
2. Nicking, Henry C., House, 410 E. Market Stree~ looking north
3. Graff, Conrad & Anna, House, 319 E. Bloomington Street, looking southeast
4. Strub, Gustave, House, 309 E. Church Street, looking south
5. Schmidt House, 225 E. Fairchild Street, looking southwest
6. Chudacek, Joseph & Mary, House, 210 N. Gilbert Street, looking east
7. Miller, Harry & Goldie, House, 418 N. Gilbert Street, looking southeast
8. Hotz, Matilda, House, 522 N. Linn Street, looking east
9. McKinley, Mary, House, 526 N. Linn Street, looking southeast
10. Harvat, Emma and Mary Stach, House, 332 E. Davenport Street, looking west
11. Larkin, Frank & Anna, House, 416 N. Linn Street, looking southeast
12. Koza, John & Barbara, House, 619 N. Linn Street, looking west
13. Hoffelder, William & Anna, House, 322 E. Bloomington Street, looking northwest
14. Falk. George & Pearl, House, 225 E. Davenport Street, looking south
15. Yokum, John & Ida, House, 402 E. Davenport Street, looking northeast
16. Fryhauf, William and Mayme, House, 419 N. Gilbert Street, looking northwest
17. Bridenstine, Lavinia & Martin, House, 404 E. Davenport Street, looking north
18. Unnamed house, 316 E. Church Street, looking north
19. Brenner, G. Adolph & Dorothy, House, 309 E. Fairchild Street, looking south
20. Graham, Nancy, House, 413 N. Gilbert Street, looking west
21. Schneider, William & Julia, House, 514 N. Linn Street, looking east
22. Morrison, William & Susan, House, 314 E. Fairchild Street, looking north
23. South side of the 300 block of E. Fairchild Street, looking southeast
24. West side of the 400 block of N. Gilbert Street, looking southwest
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# STREET TITLEHOLDER TITLEHOLDER CITY STATE ZlPCODE CONTRACT
ADDRESS BUYER/SI
228-232 E. Bloomington 51. Thomas M. & Joan M. 2835 Friendship St. Iowa City iA 52245
Cool<
319 E. Bloomington 51. 5mlth-Rust Properties 915 E. Bloomington SI. Iowa City IA 52245
LLP
322 E. Bloomington St. Howard E. Carroll 322 E. Bloomington 51. Iowa City IA 52245
404 E. Bloomington St. John K. Kammermeyer 404 E. Bloomington 51. Iowa City IA 52245
412 E. Bloomington 51. John K. Kammermeyer 404 E. Bloomington 51. Iowa City IA 52245
225 E. Church 51. James B. & Becky J. 1811 Muscatine Ave. Iowa City IA 52240
Buxton
228 E. Church 51. Jack Lageschulte 3 Marbury Ln. Barrington IL 60010
308 E. Church 51. Camay Enterprises 3725 Forest Gate Dr. NE Iowa City IA 52240
Comoanv L TO
309 E. Church St. Pater J. Craig & Amy L. 309 Church SI. Iowa City IA 52245
ScaIIeroOod
314 E. Church 51. The Delta Chi Fraternity PO Box 1817 Iowa City IA 52244
Inc.
316 E. Church 51. Judith 5. & Franklin 316 Church 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Miller
317 E. Church 51. Catherine A. 5chnelder 317 Church 51. Iowa City IA 52245
318 E. Church 5t. Tina M. & Larry R. 318 Church 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Woodsmall
319-323 E. Church St. James A. & Lorel1a Clark 414 Market St. Iowa City IA 52245
324 E. Church SI. Molly R. Ramer 211 Friendship 51. Iowa City IA 52245
214 E. Davenport St. H&G 10 Heather Dr. Iowa City IA 52245
217 E. Davenport 51. Joseph L. Dobrien clo 533 Southgate Ave. Iowa City IA 52240
K-tone PMn. Moml.
220 E. Davenport St. Hodge Construction 711 5. Gilbert 51. Iowa City IA 52240
Comoanv
222 E. Davenport SI. IC Rentals LC 741 Oakland Ave. Iowa City IA 52240
223 E. Davenport 51. Donna M. Launspach PO Box 1306 Iowa City IA 52244
225 E. Davenport SI. Jill R. Gaulding & Marc 225 Davenport SI. Iowa City IA 52245
N.liohl
304 E. Davenport 51. Peter J. Ammentorp & 2709 163rd St. NE Ridgefleld WA 98642
Michelle Lampe-
Ammentom
308 E. Davenport SI. Ammentorp Properties 2709163rd SI. NE Ridgefield WA 98642
LLC
311 E. Davenport SI. Dwight A. Dobberstein & 326 N. linn 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Naney L. Parker
312 E. Davenport 51. Katherine Johnson 203 W. 20th SI. #4W New York NY 10011
314 E. Davenport St. Hubert L. & Leona H. 314 Davenport SI. Iowa City IA 52245
Rummelhart
315 E. Davenport 51. Joel D. & Melissa C. 155 Columbia Dr. Iowa City IA 52245
Schintler
319 E. Davenport St. Everill & Jean Ann 320 Park Rd. Iowa City IA 52246
Daters
320 E. Davenport SI. W,.Jter J. Kopsa 130 Ashwood Dr. Iowa City IA 52240
321-323 E. Davenport St. Frank G. Person 321 Davenport 51. Iowa City IA 52245
324 E. Davenport SI. Walter J. & Jane A. 130 Ashwood Dr. Iowa City IA 52240
Koosa
332 E. Davenport 51. Carol S. De Saint Victor 332 Davenport SI. Iowa City IA 52245
402 E. Davenport SI. Dale Arfo Yocom 402 Davenport 51. Iowa City IA 52245
404 E. Davenport St. Lake & Lake LC 403 S. Johnson 51. Iowa City IA 52240
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/I STREET TITLEHOLDER TITLEHOLDER CITY STATE ZIPCODE CONTRACT
ADDRESS BUYERISI
221 E. Fairchild 51. F. George & Wilma M. 225 Fairchild 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Blair
225 E. Fairchild 51. F. George & Wilma M. 225 Fairchild SI. Iowa City IA 52245
Blair
230 E. Fairchild SI. James D. Pohl & Ryan L. 603 5. Dodge St. Iowa City IA 52240
Roonev
301-303 E. Fairchild SI. Greg J. Allen 2427 Hwy 6 NW Tiffin IA 52340
3O9 E. Fairchild SI. Shir1ey A. Harrison 1713 S. Ave. South Amana IA 52334
311 E. Fairchild 51. Susan K. Futrell & 311 Fairchild SI. lowaCity IA 52245
William J. Jenninas
312 E. Fairchild 51. Wilfred E. & Patricia A. 514 N. Unn St. Iowa City IA 52245
Eckhardt
314 E. Fairchild 51. Roy E. Reynolds & 314 Fairchild 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Ma"" E. Rosenbaum
317 E. Fairchild SI. Thomas E. & Julianne K. 317 Fairchild SI. Iowa City IA 52245
McNallev
320 E. Fairchild 51. Miller and Hawkins 673 Weslwinds Dr. lowaCily IA 52246
324 E. Fairchild 51. Douglas B. Critser & Lisa 328 Fairchild 51. Iowa City IA 52245
C.Koizuml
326 E. Fairchild SI. Harry Hinckley 886 Park PI. Iowa City IA 52246
328 E_ Fairchild SI. Jeffrey L. & Beth M. 0111 720 Rosebud CI. Coralville IA 52241
204 N. Gilbert 51. Chudaœk Partnel$hip 34 Bedford Ct. Iowa City IA 52240
210 N. Gilbert St. Chudacek Partnel$hip 34 Bedford Ct. Iowa City IA 52240
214 N. Gilbert St. Chudaœk Partnel$hip 34 Bedford Ct. Iowa City IA 52240
219 N. Gilbert St. Mark K. Brookfield & 219 N. Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52245
Melissa J. Mumhv
225 N. Gilbert SI. Thomas E. Conway 225 N. Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52245
229 N. Gilbert 51. Mary E. Keating cI~~ I 940 Prairie Ridge Rd. North Uberty IA 52317
Blak
230 N. Gilbert St. Mercy Hospital 500 Market SI. Iowa City IA 52245
305 N. Gilbert 51. R5NV, INC 305 N. Gilbert St. Iowa City IA 52245
310 N. Gilbert SI. Don C. & Dorothy L. 609 Granada Ct. Iowa City IA 52246
Fowtes
311 N. Gilbert SI. PaItIcia Ann Fisher 315 N. Gilbert 51. Iowa City IA 52245
315 N. Gilbert SI. Patricia Ann Fisher 315 N. Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52245
318 N. Gilbert SI. William C. & Julia E. 3084 130th SI. Spirit Lake IA 51360
Leuoold
324 N. Gilbert 51. John R. & Ermas~ 1150 Jefferson 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Alberhas
325 N. Gilbert 51. Eugene F. Fisher 3485 G. Richard Cir. 5W Iowa City IA 52240
330 N. Gilbert SI. ArthurW. & Renetta A. 330 N. Gilbert SI. lowaCily IA 52245
Webster
331 N. Gilbert 51. Emergency Housing 331 N. Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52245
Proiect Inc.
409 N. Gilbert 51. 5paighl Sarvices ~~o 1185 Forevergreen Rd. Iowa City IA 52240
Thomas N. . hi
413 N. Gilbert SI. Jeffrey Porter & Claire 413 N. Gilbert St. 10waCity IA 52245
Sponsler
414 N. Gilbert SI. Frank M. Wilcox 7241 218th Way N. Forest Lake MN 55025
418 N. Gilbert 51. Benjamin & Carolyn 418 N. Gilbert 51. iowa City IA 52245
Barrientes
419 N. Gilbert 51. Amelia R. Baum & 419 N. Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52245
Michael R. Slnoer
420 N. Gilbert St. Keystone Property 533 Southgate Ave. lowaCily IA 52240
Manaoement
421 N. Gilbert SI. MaMn D. & Alice L. Roth 1340 12th Ave. Coralville IA 52241
426 N. Gilbert 51. Wanraud Maierhofer 426 N. Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52245
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ADO.RESS BUYERISI
429 N. Gilbert St. Melvin D. & Alice L. Roth 1340 12th Ave. Coralville IA 52241
430 N. Gilbert 51. Victoria A. Watton 430 N. Gilbert 51. Iowa City IA 52245
311 N.LinnSI. Iowa City Monthly 311 N. Linn 51. Iowa City IA 52240
Meelina of Friends
313 N. Linn 51. Ammenlorp Properties 2709 163rd 51. NE Ridgalield WA 98642
LLC
316 N. Linn 51. Dwight A. Dobberstein & 326 N. Linn 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Nancy L. Parker
319 N.LinnSI. Ammentorp Properties 2709 163rd SI. NE Ridgerl8ld WA 68642
LLC
322 N.LinnSI. Mary K. Palm berg 1718 Wilson 51. Iowa City IA 52245
323 N. Linn St. Donald L. Stumbo & 3082 Running Deer Rd. Iowa City IA 52240
Janene Elavne Panfil NE
326 N.LinnSI. Dwight A. Dobberstein & 326 N. Linn St. Iowa City IA 52245
Nancv L. Parker
328-330 N. Linn 51. Eugene F. Fisher 3485 G. Richard Cir. SW Iowa City IA 52240
403-405 N. Linn 51. James B. & Becky J. 1811 MuscatineAve. Iowa City IA 52240
Buxton
411 N. Linn 51. RMB Investments LlC 3288 Hwy 1 SW Iowa City IA 52240
412 N. LinnS!. Arthur K. & Shari 2026 1301h 51. Riverside IA 52327
Sweelina
416 N. Linn 51. Sarah Buss & Henry L. 416 N. Linn SI. Iowa City IA 52245
Paulson
418-422 N. Linn 51. H&G 10 Heather Dr. Iowa City IA 52245
506 N.LinnSI. WIWred E. & Patricia A. 514 N. Linn 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Eckhardt
507-513 N. LinnSI. Michael Allen & Debra 1415 Franldln Ave. West Branch IA 52358
Kav COOIJ8f
514 N. Linn 51. Wilfred E. & Pabicla A. 514 N. Linn 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Eckhardt
521 N. Linn 51. Jamas A. & Loretta Clark 414 Market SI. Iowa City IA 52245
522 N. Linn 51. T. David Egenberger & 1102 College 51. Iowa City IA 52240
Wendy Cave Mosas
526 N.LinnSt. Timothy D. Toomey & 526 N. Linn St. Iowa City IA 52245
Ruth A. Fuglsang-
T
527 N. Linn 51. Jamas A. & Loretta Clark 414 Market SI. Iowa City IA 52245
533 N. Linn 51. Gregory J. & Leann D. 1635 Larch Ave. Washington IA 52353
Hassman
612 N. Linn 51. Matthew D. !.epIc 1849 Hollywood CI. Iowa City IA 52240
615 N.Linn51. Thomas D. & Teresa P. 420 Ronalds SI. Iowa City IA 52245
Kane
619 N. Linn 51. Clarence J. & Dorothy E. 619 N. Linn 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Haverkamo
620 N.Linn51. Thomas D. & Teresa P. 420 Ronalds 51. Iowa City IA 52245
Kane
624 N. Linn St. John A. & Kayla K. Crass 4506 Dryden Ct. Iowa City IA 52245
628 N.Linn51. Hawkeye Property 3575 Hanks Dr. SE Iowa City IA 52240
Management do Bill
Tenv
629 N. Linn SL John 5. Mann & Tama J. 629 N. Linn St. Iowa City IA 52245
Baldwin
402 E. Market 51. Chudacek Partnership 34 Bedford CI. Iowa City IA 52240
410 E. Market 51. James A. & Loretta Clark 414 Market 51. Iowa City IA 52245
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