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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-09-14 Correspondence ,~ 1 CITY OF IOWA CITyr:::m::J ~~~~'t ~... _IIIII~ MEMORANDUM ....,.~ Date: September 1, 2004 To: City Clerk ~ From: Anissa Williams, JCCOG Traffic Engineering Planner Re: Item for September 14, 2004 City Council meeting: Removal of NO PARKING ANY TIME sign on the east side of the 500 block of S. Dubuque Street and reinstallation of NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER sign on the east side of the 500 block of S. Dubuque Street As directed by Title 9, Chapter 1, Section 3B of the City Code, this is to advise the City Council of the following action. Action: Pursuant to Section 9-1-3A(10), Removal of NO PARKING ANY TIME sign on the east side of the 500 block of S. Dubuque Street south of the intersection with Harrison Street, and move NO PARKING HERE TO CORNER sign on the east side of the 500 block of S. Dubuque Street from approximately 235 feet south to approximately 20 feet south of the intersection with Harrison Street Comment: This action is being taken to modify on-street parking due to the removal of a driveway to a business on the east side of the 500 block of S. Dubuque Street. mgr/agd/aw-agd.doc '-ì ":::::::: --:::r, ¡..-" '- "ll I - N ~ Tl -. .'~] en c..r1 Q Off-leash Dog Park L::j Marian Karr 4 2 From: Christopher Eveleigh [chris.eveleigh@mchsi,com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 20049:44 AM To: council@iowa-city,org Subject: Off-leash Dog Park Dear city council, I am a relatively new resident to Iowa City, having moved here from the Massachusetts coast in February, I have a golden retriever who enjoyed frequent off-leash walks on the beach and in the woods in Massachusetts, He likes to chase tennis balls and swim, and this is how he gets his exercise. As I'm sure you've concluded, I'm writing at the behest of the JCDOGPAC to request that you quickly fund and implement an off-leash area in Iowa City for well-behaved dogs, While I am happy to see that these plans are in the works, I hope that you will move quickly to provide a place where dogs can be dogs-that is, where they can be with their responsible owner, meet other dogs, and, most importantly, get their exercise so that they can maintain their health, Finally, I'm sure I speak for hundreds of people (and dogs) who have not taken the time to (or cannot) write, when I say THANK YOU for allowing this plan to move forward. If you have any suggestions of where to run my dog in the meantime, I certainly welcome them, as I have been unable to determine If or where such a place exists in the area. Sincerely, Chris Eveleigh 8/27/2004 Marian Karr From: Hartz, Brian [matthew-hartz@uiowa.edu] Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 12:09 PM To: council@iowa-city,org Dear Council Members: I am writing to show my support for the Johnson County dog park, planned for the peninsula area. I am very pleased to hear about the proposal and its new location. Thank you for your consideration of this matter and approval. I believe this will serve a very important community function. Thank you, M. Brian Hartz 1 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: danforth and fiona johnson [johnsonmurray@mchsi.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 5:06 PM To: council@iowa-city,org Subject: thanks Dear Council members, I just wanted to say thank you for giving the dog park a green light. As a parent of a one year old I desperately need an off leash park where my pups can stretch their legs and I am not overwhelmed by their exuberance while carrying my child, If you have a chance to make the road improvements necessary for the parks completion that too would be greatly appreciated, Thank you for your time, Sincerely, Fiona Johnson 9/8/2004 Marian Karr From: Peggy Kaplan [pkaplan@mchsLcom] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 20044:23 PM To: cou ncil@iowa-city,org Subject: dog park Just to add my support to those already working hard to create a viable dog park in Iowa City. Please be sure to allocate the necessary funds and resources to make this park a reality soon. Thank You, Peggy Kaplan Ph.D. 2217 Bancroft Drive Iowa City, IA 52240 1 a:mJ 4 3 Jay H. Honohan, Chair Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center 28 S. Linn Iowa City, Iowa 52240 August 26, 2004 The Honorable Mayor and City Council of Iowa City 410 E. Washington Iowa City, IA 52240 re: Iowa City/Johnson County 28E Agreement Dear Mayor Lehman & Members of the Council At a Board of Supervisors meeting of August 26, 2004, when I suggested holding meetings between Board of Supervisors, Iowa City Council, and Commission members regarding a new 28E agreement on the subject of funding of the Center, the Board indicated an interest and asked for a letter from me making a formal request for such a committee. Enclosed is a copy of my request. I am also requesting that the City Council consider such a committee. I would suggest the Committee be composed of two members of the Board, two Council members, and my self as chair of the Commission. Assisted by County Attorney Pat White, Linda Kopping Center Coordinator, Assistant City Attorney Susan Dulek. Steven Atkins, City Manager Linda Kopping I"-c' 0 c.=. = ~C) þ. »= c:: ïl en ~-) --~ N - -- -~r -J -:-< r-- ¡ J ì r-,; :Þ- ., ; .,.---, r) :l.-:¡ _::-- \......_) ~.:. /"'. - - )'; .. - \D Jay H. Honohan, Chair Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center 28 S. Linn Iowa City, Iowa 52240 August 26, 2004 The Honorable Chair and Members of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors 913 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City, IA 52240 re: Iowa City/Johnson County 28E Agreement Dear Chair Neuzil & Members of the Board At your meeting of August 26, 2004, when I suggested holding meetings between Board of Supervisors, Iowa City Council, and Commission members regarding a new 28E agreement on the subject of funding of the Center, you asked for a letter from me making a formal request for such a committee. This letter is that request. I am also sending a copy to the Mayor and City Council of Iowa City urging them to consider such a committee. I would suggest the Committee be composed of two members of the Board, two Council members, and my self as chair of the Commission. Assisted by County Attorney Pat White, Linda Kopping Center Coordinator, Assistant City Attorney Susan Dulek. truly YO~ H. v;;l)dj Mayor & City Council of Iowa City Steven Atkins, City Manager Linda Kopping "" 0 c:.::.) = ~~, ;-'" - I.. ¿ _í:> _...~ (::: -¡l (;-) e- N - ,- =10 -.J -('! . in 1'-' ~_"O> ;~-1 ---.... -;~ -'" "__.J ~_..I -;;;:- - <-".. .... - < " J> - \.0 City Newsbytes: The Official E-Newsletter for the City of Atlanta miD 4 4 Marian Karr _"_'_~~_'__"~'_'_C--'__~~_~_____~_n__-'_ ..______.~__._n~,_~_.__.__"._.~,_._,_,.,_,_.,~..~,..^._ From: Mayor's Office of Communications [citynewsbytes@atlantaga,gov] Sent: Friday, August 27,20049:38 PM To: council@iowa-city,org Subject: City Newsbytes 08-27-04 August 27, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE: AT -A-GLANCE Note: The At-A-Glance version of City Newsbytes takes only one click to view the full version, Just click on anyone of the links below, · SciTrek Thanks the City of Atlanta for Years of SYRQort SciTrek, the Science and Technology Museum of Georgia enjoyed a relationship with the City of Atlanta for more than 16 years... · pensiQn Teçþnic131 Advisory Committee Submits Recommendations The Pension Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) is charged with reviewing the City's retirement plans and making recommendations., , · Ma\'QLFranklin Jo.ins Council to Welçº111e New Council President and District 12 CouncilmembeJ" City officials and Atlanta stakeholders filled the City Council Chambers for the swearing in of Council President Usa Borders and Councilmember Joyce Sheperd representing Council District 12.., · City Introduces Procurement Process to Ov.er 300 Vel1dor$ For businesses, big and small, doing business with a large government can be daunting, but the City of Atlanta Department of Procurement hopes to make the process easier, at least for those working with the City... 8/30/2004 City Newsbytes: The Official E-Newsletter for the City of Atlanta Page 2 of2 · Atlªl'1tª fªmiIYReªIJ:z:es Americ:ªn Dreªm Metro Atlanta based Diaz Foods has become one of the nation's largest and most prominent distributors of Hispanic foods... · Rave Reviews! Congratulations to the Atlanta Police Officers and Atlanta Firefighters that participated in Pinning Ceremonies last week.., · Weeklyfeªlllres Email us at çjtynewsbytes@atlantaga,gov to provide your feedback or nominate someone for a Stakeholder Spotlight. Forward this e-Newsletter to a Friend To learn more about the programs and services of the City of Atlanta visit us online at www,atlantaga,gov. Unsubscriçe from thIs E-Newsletter 8/30/2004 City Newsbytes: The Official E-Newsletter for the City of Atlanta Page 1 of2 Marian Karr ~~'~--'~~~""-""","",~~"""~-"""~',"",,'-~- From: Mayor's Office of Communications [citynewsbytes@atlantaga,gov) Sent: Tuesday, August 31,200410:31 PM To: council@iowa-city,org Subject: City Newsbytes 08-31-04 August 31, 2004 IN THIS ISSUE: AT-A-GLANCE Note: The At-A-Glance version of City Newsbytes takes only one click to view the full version, Just click on anyone of the links below. · Mayor Franklin Hosts Governor For Tour ~f Nancy Creek Tunnel Last Friday, Mayor Shirley Franklin and Governor Sonny Perdue visited the Nancy Creek Tunnel, which is under construction, to view the progress of the project... . Labor DayJl\leek Garbage Collection Schedule We hope you enjoy the last days of summer as fall is upon us. The City of Atlanta offices will be closed in observance of the Labor Day Holiday on Monday September 6,2004... · Department of Public Works Will Hold a "Walk for_Sidewalks" The City of Atlanta?s Department of Public Works will hold a "Walk for Sidewalks" on Friday, September 10th at 10:00 A.M... · Çity of Atlanta Welcomes New (:hiel Financial Officer Janice 0, Davis appointed by Mayor Shirley Franklin and approved by the Atlanta City Council is the new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the City of Atlanta... · Mayor Franklin Supports Young People 9/112004 City Newsbytes: The Official E-Newsletter for the City of Atlanta Page 20f2 WQrking witbJ:Iª bitªtto . End Homelessness Mayor Shirley Franklin recently spoke to a group of high school and college members of Habitat for Humanity International?s (HFHI) Campus Chapter Training program.., . Rave Reviews Congratulations to Atlanta artist David Landis on his great accomplishment" , Congratulations to the following metro Atlantans for their participation in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games... . Weekly Feat!Jres Email us at çitynew§þytes@atlantaga,gQV to provide your feedback or nominate someone for a Stakeholder Spotlight. FOl'\l\lard thisE-Newsletter to a FrJend To learn more about the programs and services of the City of Atlanta visit us online at www.atlantaga.gov, 9/1/2004 c=J 4 5 Marian Karr From: Dale Helling Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 1: 11 PM To: *City Council Cc: *City Clerk's Office Subject: FW: On-street parking suggestion -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Davidson Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 5:42 PM To: 'destrophydj@hotmail.com' Cc: *City Manager's Office; Anissa Williams Subject: FW: On-street parking suggestion Hello Kevin Smith. Your message below was forwarded to me for response. You may have noted that we do paint parking spaces in the metered on-street area downtown. The reason we don't in the outlying area is the very large expense and maintenance burden this would create. Because of the environmentally-friendly but poorly performing paints we now must use for pavement marking, all pavement markings must be repainted at least once a year. Even then, many are barely visible by spring. If you wish to have the City Council consider your request for a change in this City policy, I encourage you to contact them. The City Clerk has the phone numbers, addresses and email addresses for each councilor, or you may come to any formal city council meeting and speak to them directly during the Public Comment portion of the agenda. Thanks for your message. Jeff Davidson, Traffic Engineering Planning. -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Smith [mailto:destrophydj@hotmail.com] Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 6:05 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: On-street parking suggestion Hello. I just moved to 439 S. Johnson St. Immediatly I found what a pain parking was, although of course that is to be expected living downtown close to the college. But what I had noticed from sitting outside watching people park is the amount of people that leave almost enough space for another car in front of them, but not quite. By doing this, they are eliminating parking space for almost twice as many cars to park. My suggestion for this problem would be to paint parking lines on the side of the road. By doing this, more people will have a place to park, which will reduce some stress for college kids (like there isnt enough already), and if tickets are issued to those who double park, it could be another slight sorce of income for the city. 1m not sure how I would go about setting this idea in motion aside from sending this email, so any suggestions would be greatly appreciated (IE: presentinq the idea at a council meeting, petitions from apartment residents, etc. ) Thanks for your time. Kevin Smith Destrophydj@hotmail.com 319-360-2204 1]1[] Marian Karr 4 6 -~-~-"---,--"--,--" From: Kessler, Rebecca A [rebecca-kessler@uiowa,edu] Sent: Friday, August 27,20043:16 PM To: council@iowa-city,org Subject: Japanese Consulate from Kansas City to vist next week Dear City Council, This is to announce two events jointly sponsored by the UI Center for Asian and Pacific Studies and the Iowa City Foreign Relations Council on Wednesday, September 1. Ernie Lehman will be meeting with Mr. Shibata on Thursday, September 2nd. It occurred to me that he or possibly other members of the City Council would be interested in one or both of the following events. Following are the details: Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2004 Time: 12:00 Noon Lunch Talk: "Japan - U. S. Relations" by Hon. Takao Shibata, Consul General of Japan. Place: Rockwood Fellowship Hall, Congregational Church, 30 North Clinton Street, Iowa City. Time: 4:00 PM Round Table Discussion: "Japan - U. S. Partnership in Northeast Asia" By Hon. Takao Shibata Place: 302 Schaeffer Hall Takao Shibata was appointed Consul General of Japan at Kansas City in July 2002, the ninth Consul General to serve at this post. Consul General Shibata was born in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from International Christian University in Tokyo and studied at the University of Uppsala in Sweden and at the Stockholm Institute of Economics. Within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, Mr. Shibata's assignments have included postings in the Development Cooperation Division and in the First International Economic Affairs Division. Overseas assignments have included tours of duty in Sweden, Pakistan, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and at the Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New Yark. He has also served as Assistant President at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IF AD), a specialized agency of the United Nations located in Rome. Mr. Shibata moved to Kansas City from New York upon completing his term as Visiting Scholar at Columbia University. Consul General Shibata is married; his wife, Mieko, is currently a staff member ofthe United Nations in New York. To reserve a lunch ($8.50) for the noon event, please call 335-0342. If you have any questions, please call 335- 0159. Rebecca Kessler Program Assistant 8/27/2004 09·14-04 II 4 7 .c 353 Lexington Ave. :::J Iowa City, IA 52246 August 28, 2004 Ü RE: New Scoreboard at the Mercer Aquatic Center Mayor Ernie Lehman E c/o Office of the City Council of Iowa City 410 E. Washington St. Iowa City, IA 52240 . Dear Mayor Lehman: S The purpose of this letter is to bring to Council's attention through y6ur office that the fund raising campaign sponsored by the Iowa City High Schools and the Iowa City Eels Swim Club has been successful and has resulted in the installation of a new C/) scoreboand at the Mercer Aquatic Center. The campaign truly represented a community effort, but its successful completion was greatly supported through the extraordinary efforts of Mike Moran and Terry Robinson of the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Division. Mike was instrumental in the initial planning phases of the en project. He and Terry saw the project to completion through their spearheading the design for a mounting platform that assured safe installation of the board. I want you and Council to know how much we appreciate their support and indeed, through (]) them, the support provided by the City of Iowa City. Mercer Aquatic Center is a treasure for our community. It is without question the tinest competitive indoor pool in our state and it now boasts a digital scoreboard and timing system that is not W excelled. Please share this note of great appreciation to Council and to the Parks and Recreation Division personnel. ~ Sincerely yours, ~~ b f.......:; <:':".;;> ........ c;::, S" _r~- .ì>~ ~ . William T. Tal an, .0. - -.1 .::;: C)-< G") 11 Ü Chairman-Scoreboard Fundraising Committee C..v .=ï ,,-..., a ---' ' -' ~ iTï ' "" cc: Kelly Eyanson, President Iowa City Eels fTl w b~~J ("'-E Mike Moran '-....__J ~s/', - T enry Robinson "- -. CO » - Tenry Trueblood m S Mercer Aquatic Center 0 P.O. Box 2353 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (319) 351-3336 swimice@aol.com Don Spellman (Head Coach) ~ Marian Karr From: Mark Wyatt [mark@north-liberty,com] Sent: Tuesday, August 31,20044:28 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Iowa River Corridor Trail Bicyclists of Iowa City, Inc. (BIC) P.O. Box 846 Iowa City, Iowa 52244-0846 Contact Information: Mark Wyatt, Safety & Education Advocate 230 N. Front St. North Liberty, IA 52317 319-626-6017 mark@north-liberty.com Dear City Council, The Bicyclists of Iowa City would like to applaud your efforts to complete the Iowa River Corridor Trail and commend plans to complete the "Missing Link" between Foster Road and the Water Treatment Plant. This project will open a safe corridor between Iowa City and other areas of Johnson County. We were informed from the August 5, 2004 memo from the City Manager to the City Council that a portion of the trail may remain rock until the developer can pave a hard surface. Although we realize this project is not being built by the City of Iowa City, we would like to encourage the construction of a permanent trail as soon as possible. This section of trail will enable more than recreation. People will be able to commute by foot or bicycle to work or school. Bicycle commuting is good for the environment, good for the health and well being of the citizens, and good for the community. Sincerely, The Executive Board, Bicyclists of Iowa City 1 I::[} 4 9 Marian Karr From: Bob Saunders [bsaunders@lnsurancelC,com] Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 5:20 PM To: council@iowa-city,org Subject: Operation of construction equipment My name is Bob Saunders, 24 Edgewood Circle, Iowa City 52245. I am writing you concerning the ordinance that allows operation of construction equipment from the hours of 7am to lOpm, apparently 7 days a week. There is extensive earth moving being done at the new housing development located just north of East Court St and west of Scott Blvd, basically in my back yard. I believe it is called the Lindemann Subdivision. I was stunned to find that this equipment can be operated during these hours of the day and any day of the week. Just where does quite enjoyment of the evening come into play? It is virtually impossible to sit on our porch and enjoy the evening with the constant noise these machines produce. This developer, or at least the subcontractor doing this work, is paying no attention to your ordinance. This morning at 6am the machines were at it again. I have spoken with the developer and they said that they are trying to talk to the equipment operators to stop this. My point here is that I think that the Council needs to revisit this ordinance and consider revising it. lOpm is way too late to operate this type equipment creating this level of noise. I realize that the 7am start time has been around for a long time. When I was in college I worked construction during the summers and we always started at 7am, but were not allowed to start any earlier (this was in the Waterloo - Cedar Falls communities) . However, we had to shut down before dark, no exceptions. I think something like 8pm (or even 9pm) would be a much better time than lOpm. I think the earlier time is better as it would provide some quiet evening time for the area residents, not just a short time late at night just before most folks head off to bed. Plus a lot of younger children go to bed earlier and this would be a nice consideration for those families. I would invite any of you to come and sit on my back porch with me and try to enjoy the evening now under these present conditions. You would find it less than a pleasant environment. Thank you, Bob Saunders H) 354-3333 W) 338-1135 1 ~ 4 10 Nathan, Peter From: Nathan, Peter Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 4:06 PM To: 'council@iowa-city.org' Subject: Document for Mayor Ernest W. Lehman Dear Ernie: Attached as promised is my statement on abusive drinking in Iowa City. I have reiterated some earlier findings on binge drinking and its consequences by UI undergraduates for new council members. I have also added a section that describes some of the data that strongly indicate that reducing the density of alcohol outlets in college communities (by, for example, changing to a 21-only option) would substantially reduce binge drinking on campus. Please let me know if there is any further information I can provide. I have also mailed this material to you at City Hall. Peter í5lit -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Peter E. Nathan, PhD Department of Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa, E119 Seashore Hall, Iowa City IA 52242 319-335-2427; 319-335-0191 (fax) Department of Community and Behavioral Health, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, E241 General Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa 52242 319-384-5390; 319-384-5385 (fax) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- r_~ 0 c~:::.} = ~O -""" (/) ...1>:= m O~-< ë; 11 I »--, .."~. co "-'- ~~ ! ... '".1 TI îT7 ëJ o 2.~~ - '--1 ...;,;.. \...-i ~- /'-. .."..'::1- - J> .. f'.) 1..0 9/6/2004 Abusive Drinking in Iowa City - 1 Abusive Drinking in Iowa City 1. How does drinking by students at the University of Iowa compare to drinking by students at other colleges and universities? · Several national surveys by Henry Wechsler and his colleagues at the Harvard School of Public Health, beginning in the early 1990s and continuing to the present, have reported that somewhat fewer than half of the undergraduates they surveyed (between 42-46%) meet criteria as bin2e drinkers. This means that, for males, they reported drinking five or more drinks (a l2-ounce beer, a 5-ounce glass of wine, a I-ounce shot) once during the two-week period preceding the survey; for females, four or more drinks on a single drinking occasion meets the criterion. Wechsler and his colleagues also found that about 1 in 5 of the surveyed undergraduates (18-20%) met the binge drinking criteria 3 or more times during the two-week survey periods and were tenned frequent bin2e drinkers. CJ\ « N .. ~~ð· Our research with VI undergraduates has reported substantially higher - r--", ...-Ii- ',.'..... --" rates of binge drinking and frequent binge drinking. In our 1997-2001 L-,; I i ~ UJ c- ~-;.~ -, --.... ,- project, 70% of UI undergraduates met criteria as bin2e drinkers and OJ ~:,¡-- -~, I u 46% met criteria as frequent bin2e drinkers. In our 2003 follow-up ~;.- LL. o- r/ survey, 73% ofUI undergraduates met criteria as bin2e drinkers and l;' __ "'-.-t.~ 0> (.i) :> 43% met criteria as frequent bin2e drinkers. These figures place VI 2> 0 c:J undergraduates at the top of the national distribution of both categories (}f c---J binge drinkers 2. What are the consequences of drinking by UI undergraduates and how do they compare to those experienced by students at other colleges and universities? · Wechsler and his coworkers asked students to report on the frequency with which they experienced 10 alcohol-related drinking consequences: hangover, regretting something they did when drinking, getting into arguments while drinking, missing class because of drinking or its consequences, forgetting where they were or what they were doing while they were drinking, experiencing unplanned sex because of drinking, experiencing unsafe sex because of drinking, damaging property because of drinking, becoming injured because of drinking, and getting into trouble with the police because of drinking. Not surprisingly, bin2e drinkers reported these consequences significantly more than did non-binge drinkers, and frequent bin2e drinkers reported them significantly more than binge drinkers. · For example, when VI binge drinkers were asked about the consequences of their drinking, 66% reported having regrets about something they did Abusive Drinking in Iowa City - 2 when they were drinking and 52% reported forgetting where they were; by contrast, 37% of the binge drinkers in the national sample experienced regrets, and 26% forgot where they were. Similarly, 67% of fÌequent binge drinkers at the VI reported getting into arguments when they were drinking, as against 42% of fÌequent binge drinkers in the national sample, while 46% of frequent binge drinkers at the VI reported an experience of unplanned sex when they had been drinking, as against 41 % in the national sample. Overall, in 20 of 20 comparisons of alcohol-related consequences, VI bin~e drinkers and frequent bin~e drinkers reported higher rates of adverse consequences of drinking than comparable students in the national sample. 3. If VI students can't drink in downtown Iowa City, won't they simply increase their drinking elsewhere, primarily at house parties? . Discussions with students about the effects of a possible change to a 21- only policy in Iowa City's bars and taverns almost always leads to the claim that if students cannot drink in the bars and taverns, they will simply begin to drink at house parties and in apartments. Doing so, they claim, ~ :g; will be much more dangerous than drinking in the bars and taverns, ..:.:. ~ ê because they will have to drive to the parties and adults will not be í", ':~I - available to care for them when they become very intoxicated. This ~ 0- -~;'-- UJ <:f:) C5 r:::-: scenario does not accord with a great deal of data reported through _, , ",_ C' the years that document the importance of easy access to alcohol for lL. E:ï ;;::;, ::f youthful drinkers in leading them to drink. These data indicate that as -:; U b price of alcoholic beverages becomes higher or enforcement of laws § - against underage drinking becomes more predictable, students drink less. "'" Similarly, there appears to be a very significant positive relationship between the number of bars in a college community, the amount of drinking by students, and the number of adverse consequences of that drinking. A recent study published by Weitzman, Folkman, Lemieux, and Wechsler (2003) makes this point very clearly. "New findings from the Harvard School of Public Health College Alcohol Study (CAS) confirm a strong correlation between frequent and risky drinking behavior among students and a high saturation of alcohol outlets - bars and liquor stores - within two miles of their campuses. The study focused on alcohol outlet density at eight colleges participating in the American Medical Association's, "A Matter of Degree" (AMOD) program - a national effort to reduce high-risk drinking on college campuses. The study is published in the first quarterly issue of the international journal Health and Place (Volume 9, Number 1), and was funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Findings were based on data collected from eight universities known for high rates of binge drinking. Researchers used listings of local alcohol licenses and electronic mapping tools to calculate Abusive Drinking in Iowa City - 3 neighborhood alcohol outlet density. Comparisons were made between outlet density and 1999 CAS reports of student drinking. The findings showed that in areas where alcohol density was highest, students drank more and had more drinking-related problems. "Some colleges have a very tough time fighting unsafe and harmful drinking given the heavy concentration of alcohol outlets in their own backyards," said Elissa Weitzman, Sc.D., lead author of the article. "An effect of high density may be greater competition among bars, so alcohol is accessible everywhere and is offered to young people at heavily discounted prices. We think this is what links density to unsafe student drinking." Researchers point out that reducing the number of alcohol outlets may be an important component in preventing frequent and heavy drinking and its harmful effects. They urge college towns to address the role of outlet density in drinking through public discussion between local officials and business owners. For example, communities can actively debate restricting and supervising alcohol licensing to bars and liquor stores, and limiting promotions of alcohol to students." . Based on these data, and a substantial number of other studies making the same point, we anticipate that while there would be a modest increase in drinking in house parties were the 21-only option to be instituted in Iowa City, overall consumption of alcohol by VI underage students would drop by 25-30%, with a corresponding decrease in the number of adverse alcohol-related consequences. Peter E. Nathan, Ph.D. 9/6/04 ()\ .::( ('oJ -7 ., ....~ - ....¿....:;:::..... ~L./ r-\ ....,-. ~,J-- ._- .,.r_ ~:~~ i_I 0- . \ " l_-: co ~ ; -- I ~. - 0- t:: ~~:( u-.. i.~d U:S U) º ~ ç,,;::) ç-J Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: West, Vicki [Vicki.West@churchdwight.com] Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 8:44 AM To: 'cou ncil@iowa-city.org' Subject: Underage drinking I think you need to make the age 21 to be in a bar. If the drinking age is 21, you have no business being in a bar if you are under 21, If it's a social thing then the college has social things to do, There are too many kids getting alcohol from older kids, The police need to crack down on Fake ID's, too, Make it a $500 fine if caught with a fake ID! Then run checks on them, You really need to crack down! This is teaching our kids to be dishonest, disrespectful and unlawful. We send them to college to be on their own and we are hoping the City and the College will help keep them safe with their rules and laws since we can't be there. Please don't bow to the bar owners who just want the money, Make the right moral decision, Thank you, Vicki West Quality Control Lab Tech Church & Dwight Co., Inc. Oskaloosa Plant 641-673-8514 vicki. west@churchdwight.com The information contained in this message may be confidential and/or subject to legal privilege, and is for the use of the intended addressee only. Any unauthorized use, dissemination or copying of the information in this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. 9/3/2004 ~ MidÅmerican .-- ...."'\ i\IL··\H' r' , , , .. , , ,. . MidAmerican Energy Company ~ ~B~~'~L~ ~LENTLESSLY AT YOUR SERY'CE. 1630 Lower Muscatine Rd. ZOOl¡ SEP - 3 P¡\ I: 08 Iowa City, IA 52240 --"""1" C\"/ f'\ [-Hl\ \ I _,~._I ,_._ 'O\~'f; (-'I(;' IOWA r JV(', \.)! '/ August 31, 2004 Honorable Ernie Lehman and City Council Members City Hall 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mr. Mayor and Council Members: You are cordially invited to join us on Thursday, September 9,2004 at 3 P.M. in recognizing MidAmerican Energy's Iowa City employees for their contribution to MidAmerican Energy Company receiving two 2004 J. D. Power customer satisfaction awards - one for business and one for residential customers. Our Iowa City facilities are located at 1630 Lower Muscatine Road. This event will last about 20 minutes. Todd Raba, president of MidAmerican Energy Company, will be on hand to acknowledge and thank employees for this outstanding achievement and their commitment to meeting consumer expectations for customer satisfaction, service and reliability. Please RSVP to Kim Pospisil at 319-341-4427 if you can attend so we may acknowledge your presence. Sincerely, 0t~b~r ~c<Á Charles J. Conrad Sr. Business Analyst Marian Karr ~ From: Joe Fowler Sent: Wednesday, September 08,2004 12:06 PM To: 'fdimon@fbfs.com' Cc: 'City Council; 'City Manager's Office Subject: Parking Downtown On Football Saturdays Mr. Dimon, I am responding to your e-mail to the Iowa City City Council, Parking meters in downtown Iowa City are enforced until 5:00 p,m. on Saturdays, When there is an event in downtown that increases the demand on the parking system our staff that is responsible to enforce meters is often diverted from their regular duties to assist in other areas, While this may reduce your chance of receiving a ticket it does not eliminate it. As an alternative to parking at a meter I suggest that you use one of our off street facilities, You can park there and not be concerned with receiving a parking ticket. The price of one parking ticket will cover eight hours of ramp parking, If you have any further questions please contact me bye-mail or at 319-356-5156. Joe Fowler Director Parking & Transit .....,.;............-_.___ _. >_.. ~._·__'_'___'_~_'__"~'o'___""~_"'__ --~-'---- From: Frederick L Dimon [fdimon@fbfs,com] Sent: Wednesday, September 08,20048:55 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: Parking Downtown On Football Saturdays I would like a moment of your time to ask you look into the possibility of amending your parking ordinance on football Saturdays. A great many of the games have been moved to eleven o'clock to accommodate television coverage. I have talked to a couple of persons writing tickets and have received a couple of different explanations as to what time they are to stop writing tickets, so I am not sure what your current procedure is. We have been parking downtown for over 20 years where, on average, we usually spend around $300 on Saturday before and after the game.. We feed the meter until we begin our walk over to the stadium. We usually leave about a half an hour before kickoff and top off the meter at that time. This past week I received a ticket at 11 :29 which means that the meter must have just run out of time as the person approached my vehicle. When we received our season tickets, I believe thatit was encouraging people to look into the possibility of parking on the east side of the river in the downtown area to possibly relieve traffic problems. I think that is a great idea for the merchants of the city. Having graduated from the University ofIowa (1966) I realize that you must maintain turnover for classes. Having also served on the City Council here in Newton for eight years I know that you face mounting revenue problems. But with your imaginative city staff, I am sure that something like a fall parking sticker for X number of dollars or something like that is always possible. Thank: you for your time. I ~ COPY OIl" ~ ~ STEVE GRISMORE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PHONE/FAX: (319) 358-9346 E-MAil: GIZMOJAU@AOL.COM WWW.lOWACITYJAllFESTIVAL.COM P,O, BOX 10054 Dear Steve Atkins, City Council, and City of Iowa City, IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240 Thank you for your generous support in our time of need! At this time, we would like to request the $1,000.00 gift from the City as well as an additional $3,000.00 against our funding from the City for 2005. All of us at the Jazz Festival are grateful for you support and we look forward to another great year for both Iowa City and the Iowa City Jazz Festival. If you have any questions please feel free to call. The check can be made out to: The Iowa City Jazz Festival and mailed to the po box above. Steve Grismore and the Jazz Festival Board Marian Karr r;;] From: Eleanor M. Dilkes Sent: Wednesday, September 08,20043:17 PM To: 'joyce-barker@uiowa.edu' Cc: *City Council Subject: City Attorney's comments Dear Ms. Barker, Your e-mail to the City Council regarding my comments in connection with the recently filed action challenging the Board of Adjustment's decision regarding Shelter House has been referred to me for comment. Sometimes the responsibilities of the City Attorney are mi~understood by the public. As the City Attorney my role in this lawsuit is to represent the Board of Adjustment. Just as the plaintiffs in the lawsuit have secured an attomey to represent their position, the Board of Adjustment, as a city board, is entitled to my representation. The ethics of my profession require that I zealously represent the interests of my client, which in this matter is the Board of Adjustment. It is the District Court Judge, not the City Attorney, who will consider all the evidence and the arguments of the attorneys, and then make a decision about whether the Board of Adjustment acted legally. , " Please feel free to contact me if you have any further comments or questions. Eleanor Dilkes City Attorney 356-5030 Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr From: Barker, Joyce A Uoyce-barker@uiowa.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 9:42 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: City Attourney Ernie, Todays article in the paper makes the city attorney look like even though she has not seen the evidence that she will side with the city. ·City Attorney Eleanor Dilkes has not seen the filing, but she said the city will defend the board's decision." Is this the kind of viewpoint that you want published on a city official? She should be looking at everything unbiased and fairly.... Joyce Barker Marian Karr ~ From: Jean Walker [walkersic@yahoo,com] Sent: Tuesday, September 07,20045:18 PM To: Steve Atkins; Marcia Klingaman; Shelley McCafferty; Karin Franklin; City Council Subject: Melrose meeting with Marlys Svendsen Tues Sept. 14 - hope you can come! Dear City Council and Staff members, After a spring and summer of intense efforts by neighborhood volunteers and our historic preservation consultant Marlys Svendsen, a National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nomination for the Melrose Historic District and research on 85 houses in the District are nearing completion. The results will be shared (by Marlys) at a special neighborhood meeting, to which you are invited, on Tuesday September 14th at the Mennonite Church (405 Myrtle Avenue - entrance at the rear of building) at 5:30 p.m. This will be Marlys's final presentation of the results. Here is a summary of our progress to date and what still lies ahead: <sum> March, 2004 - Fundraising for this project commenced. To date we have received a total of $10,515 in donations (including a $4,440 PIN Grant from the City of Iowa City) . $3,226 and $360 respectively were saved from the originally higher initial bill by neighborhood and city volunteers doing research for, and hosting, the Consultant. In addition, over $250 in in-kind gifts were donated. $2,681 remains to be raised. IF YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP US OUT AND DONATE TO THIS PROJECT, please suggest that they send a check to Friends of Historic Preservation, P.O. Box 2001, Iowa City, IA 52244. Checks should be made out to "Friends of Historic Preservation" with "Melrose Neighborhood" in the memo line. Donations are tax-deductible. <sum> April 2004 - The Association hired Marlys Svendsen, historic preservation consultant with Svendsen Tyler, Inc. of Sarona, Wisconsin, to define the area in our neighborhood that would be eligible for nomination as a Historic District, to prepare a NRHP nomination for it, and to complete Iowa Site Inventory forms for its properties. Marlys began research, photographed all 85 houses and selected garages, and finished field inspections of the District. <sum> April & May, 2004 - Neighborhood volunteers received research training from Marlys and completed work on documenting former occupants of the District. <sum> May 4, 2004 - Marlys gave presentations to neighbors on what it means to have a Historic District listed on the National Register. Her slide show about the District's architecture was well-attended and enthusiastically received. <sum> May 7, 2004 - A walking tour of the District was held for residents and the media. <sum> May 31, 2004 - Marlys completed the first draft of the National Register nomination and submitted it to SHSI for review. Twelve volunteer reviewers, consisting of nine neighbors and three Iowa City history experts, received copies of the draft for comment. 1 <sum> June 2004 - Comments on the nomination's first draft were received by Marlys and a second draft was submitted to SHSI. Marlys continued research and began work on the Site Forms. <sum> July 2004 - The second draft of the nomination was completed, accepted by SHSI and scheduled for review by the State Nominations Review Committee (SNRC) on October 8, 2004. SNRC is a group of scholars and citizens from throughout the State that reviews nominations three times a year before they are submitted to the National Park Service for listing on the National Register. <sum> August 2004 - Marlys completed final research and finished Site Forms for buildings in the District. <sum> August 26, 2004 - This invitation letter, containing a status report on the National Register nomination and an invitation to the September 14th information meeting, went out to Melrose Neighborhood property owners. <sum> By September 5, 2004 - A letter from SHSI, giving official notice that the Melrose Historic District is being nominated to NRHP at the October 8, 2004 meeting of SNRC, was received by property owners in the District. Owners were informed about what it means to be on the National Register and the tax incentives available for income generating properties (rental houses and apartment buildings). The following web sites also describe this information: http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/index.htm http://www.iowahistory.org/preservation/national register/national regis ter.html <sum> September 14, 2004 - Informational meeting with Marlys Svendsen to be held at 5:30 p.m., at the Mennonite Church (405 Myrtle Avenue) - entrance at the rear of building. <sum> September 2004 - Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission receives notice of the pending application and is asked to give comment on the eligibility of the District. <sum> October 8, 2004 - SNRC meeting held to review NRHP nominations from throughout Iowa. The Melrose Historic District is scheduled for presentation by our consultant and review by the l2-member SNRC. The 20-minute presentation and review are scheduled for 9:00 a.m. at the State Historical Building, 600 E. Locust Street, Des Moines. The public is welcome at this meeting. <sum> October 2004 - If the District nomination is approved by SNRC, it will be given final revisions and archival copies will be forwarded to the National Park Service. <sum> November 2004 - Final approval of the NRHP nomination by the National Park Service is usually received in six to eight weeks. The archival copy ends up in the National Archives and the Melrose Historic District becomes part of America's history! I hope that you can attend the September 14 meeting to hear the extremely interesting results of Marlys Svendsen's work. Thank you, Jean Walker 319/337-5201 2 1- j ( 15") Marian Karr From: Jean Walker [walkersic@yahoo.com] Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 11:49 AM To: City Council; Karin Franklin; Shelley McCafferty; Marcia Klingaman; Steve Atkins Subject: Melrose Meeting Reminder Dear City Council and Staff members, l. A reminder about the Melrose Neighborhood meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) . Our Historic Preservation Consultant, Marlys Svendsen, will give her final presentation about the Neighborhood and also distribute the Site Forms she has prepared to the property owners in the Historic District. All neighbors and friends of the Neighborhood welcome. 5:30 p.m. at the Mennonite Church, 405 Myrtle Avenue. Parking and entry at rear of building. Hope you can come. Should be very interesting. Thank you, Jean M. Walker Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - Send 10MB messages! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail 1 G:[I- . 4 16 Marian Karr From: Dale Helling Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 3:23 PM To: 'monica-wallace@uiowa,edu' Cc: ·City Council Subject: RE: University of Iowa JD/MHA student with Public Health question Ms. Wallace, Thank you for your email communication to the City Council regarding the uninsured population in Johnson County. Council members do not receive their emails directly and a copy of your communication will be forwarded to them. In order to converse with councilmembers directly, I suggest that you contact them individually. Their names and telephone numbers are listed on the City of Iowa City website, www.icgov.org Under "City Council" in the right hand column click on "members" for the complete listing. Good luck with your project. Dale Helling Assistant City Manager -----Original Message----- From: monica-wallace@uiowa.edu [mailto:monica-wallace@uiowa.edu] Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2004 2:40 PM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: University of Iowa JD/MHA student with Public Health question Dear City Council, My name is Monica Wallace and I am a JD/MHA student at the University of Iowa. I met Mayor Lehman briefly when Donna Katen-Bahensky interviewed him for the UIHC strategic plan. I was the one taking notes :-) I am working on a research paper addressing the uninsured population in Johnson County. The goal of the paper is to identify how the financing and organization of services in Johnson County has affected the health status of the community in terms of access to affordable health care insurance. If you have a moment, could you please take a look at the following questions and provide your thoughts. 1) What factors contributed to the high rate of uninsureds in Johnson County? (according to the Community Needs Assessment for Johnson County, 12.8% of Johnson County residents were uninsured compared to 9.7% statewide) 2) What are the barriers faced? 3) What resources are available for the uninsured and how are those services financed and organized? 4) How has the organization of health care and how it has been financed in Johnson County contributed to this problem? 1 5) What is being done to address this problem? Any information you provide, including additional contacts, will be greatly appreciated. Thank you very much for your time. Sincerely, Monica Wallace 2 MidAmerican G:iJ ~ ENERGY FI LED OBSESSrvELY, RELENTLESSLY AT YOUR SERVICE'. "no' S"p in /- - 9 Aì' 9 September 8, 2004 - "¡: 27 ("ì!-r-, i i--' I ,.. vii Y , '; I r" Dear Mayor Lehman and Iowa City Council Members: IO\!\I~~ Girt -:I(~V¡A This letter is to clarify inaccuracies and misleading infonnation in the August 23, 2004 letter to you from the Citizens for Public Power. The most glaring error is the feasibility study savings estimate. In reality, Iowa City stands to lose money ifit fonns a municipal electric utility. As you know, the Latham and Associates study assumed a 2 percent rate increase per year beginning in 2005, despite MidAmerican's promise to keep rates stable through at least 2010, which amounts to 15 consecutive years of stable and predictable rates. The study also undervalued MidAmerican Energy's infrastructure, according to an independent review by Black & Veatch, an international consulting and engineering finn that has been providing service to government-owned electric utilities, rural electric cooperatives and investor-owned utilities since 1915. Correcting just these two flaws indicates a net loss of$58 million for Iowa City. Beyond these two flaws there are other deficiencies in the Latham study. The Citizens for Public Power also continues to provide misleading infonnation relative to electric rates. It is true that some municipal utilities have lower rates as a result of receiving federally subsidized power and/or owning their own electric generation. Neither of these circumstances applies to Iowa City's situation. Iowa City would have to purchase power on the volatile and risky wholesale energy market through a short-tenn contract, subjecting Iowa City residents and businesses to higher energy costs. It is also important to note MidAmerican has no fuel adjustment clause thereby providing additional rate stability and protection for its customers. We believe it also is important to clarify a misconception being perpetrated by some public power advocates that the council needs citizen approval via a referendum to further study the fonnation of a start-up a municipal utility - it does not. The notion that residents must provide "authorization" for the city to conduct more studies is misleading. This misinfonnation is a thinly veiled smokescreen perpetuated by public power advocates, in an attempt to force their will upon the people ofIowa City, regardless of the costs and risks involved with implementing their plans. With regard to June 2004, when MidAmerican Energy Company presented its request for a franchise election as provided by the Iowa code, we indicated that the ballot language from the previously expired franchise agreement could be used ifthe city was not interested in negotiating a new agreement. We fully understand this is a decision solely up to the council. MidAmerican has no issues with the decision the council has made. MidAmerican is proud of its highly skilled, dedicated workforce of3,600 employees in their numerous highly technical disciplines who work every day to provide safe, reliable and affordable energy to Iowa City. And, the recent J.D. Power and Associates residential and business customer satisfaction studies that ranked MidAmerican highest in the Midwest indicate a job well done. We look forward to continuing to provide reliable and safe electric service at prices that are stable, predictable and affordable for many years to come. Sincerely, 4J /- j.;::;;l ~ Terry L. Smith Operations Manager, Iowa City MidAmerican Energy Company .--.0 0 c::.> c:;.:, 50 (/) >---1 I""i Iì -<" v ()~ I ~ ~f"--,; ø , ~'.,.,,' ,/ ,~-_. iT] '::-..... ¡ rn :t:~ ,-¡ O~ -;:,~ :,~-1 <;:/" ø » N -.I Invitation to Iowa AP A Brownfields Lecture Lt Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr .5 ( \~ ) From: Luke Pelz [Ipelz@blue,weeg,uiowa,edu] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 5:07 PM To: eleanor -dil kes@iowa-city,org; marian-karr@iowa-city,org; cou ncil@iowa-city,org; steve-atkins@iowa- city, org; dale-helli ng@iowa-city,org; d rew-shaffer@iowa-city.org; heather-shank@iowa-city,org; sylvia- mejia@iowa-city,org; kevin-omalley@iowa-city.org; erin-herting@iowa-city,org; mary-n iichel@iowa-city,org; barb-coffey@iowa-city.org; gary-cohn@iowa-city,org; andy-rocca@iowa-city,org; doug-boothroy@iowa- city, org; tim-hennes@iowa-city,org; steven-rackis@iowa-city,org; norm-cate@iowa-city.erg; SCRAIG@icpl.org; lubaroff@icpl,org; KLOGSDEN@icpl.org; debgreen@icpl.org; hlauritz@icpl.org; bcurtin@icpl.org; mavclark@icpl.org; earensdo@icpl.org; BBLACK@icpl.org; joe-fowler@iowa-city,org; chris-obrien@iowa-city,org; ron-Iogsden@iowa-city.org; terry-trueblood@iowa-city,erg; j im-wonick@iowa- city.erg; terry-robinson@iowa-city.org; mike-meran@iowa-city,org; karin-franklin@iowa-city,org; steve- nasby@iowa-city,org; linda-severson@iowa-city,erg; marcia-klingaman@iowa-city.org; brad- neuman n@iowa-city,org; jeff -davidson@iowa-city,org; bob-miklo@iowa-city,org; rj-win kelhake@iowa- city,org; tom-widmer@iowa-city.org; misha-goodman@iowa-city,org; nancy-sereduck@iowa-city,org; matt- joh nson@iowa-city,org; ji m-steffen@iowa-city.org; brian-krei@iowa-city,org; rick-fosse@iowa-city,erg; ron- knoche@iowa-city,org; tom-hansen@iowa-city.org; joan-kennedy@iowa-city.erg; dave-elias@iowa-city,erg; ed-mereno@iowa-city.erg; Ii nda-koppi ng@iowa-city,org Subject: Invitation to Iowa APA Brownfields Lecture Iowa City Officials, The Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association is beginning its annual fall lecture series next week. The topic will be on the adaptive reuse of brownfields. If you are interested in this issue of increasing importance, I'd like to invite you to an informative lecture which will be held at the campus of the University of Iowa. I've included the details in an attached word document. Please consider attending this event and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. Also, please forward this on to any party who may be interested. Hope to see you all there. Sincerely, Luke Pelz University of Iowa Representative Iowa Chapter of the American Planning Association Phone: 612.423.3746 or 319.335.0044 *** eSafe scanned this email for malicious content *** *** IMPORTANT: Do not open attachments from unrecognized senders *** 9/1 0/2004 THE IOWA CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATIONS FOURTH ANNUAL COLLEGIATE LECTURE SERIES Presents "THE ADAPTIVE REUSE OF BROWNFIELDS" WHERE: University of Iowa Campus Iowa City, IA Chemistry Building Room 221 WHEN: Wednesday September 15th, 2004 TIME: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. This lecture is open to the general public, government officials, profes~ionals, and students. Please come spend an evening with local professionals who will discuss the current federal brownfields agenda, community perception and brownfields redevelopment, and case studies of Iowa communities. Presentations will be given by, Ellen Walkowiak, Brownfields Showcase Community Coordinator with the city of Des Moines, and Mel Pins, Executive Officer with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Ellen Walkowiak Ellen Walkowiak is an Economic Development Coordinator and the Brownfields Showcase Community Coordinator with the City of Des Moines, Iowa Office of Economic Development. Ms. Walkowiak has an M.S. in Resource Administration and Management from the University of New Hampshire and a B.A. in Environmental Anthropology from the University of Pittsburgh as well as various professional certifications. She has had over 18 years in land use related planning and economic development. Ms. Walkowiak has extensive experience in brownfields redevelopment, attracting funding and creating community capacity. She is part of the leadership of the Brownfield Communities Network. She is also involved in international exchanges and has taught strategic planning in the Ukraine and has published brownfields redevelopment articles that she presented to international professionals in Brazil and in Spain. Ms. Walkowiak excels in innovation, community consensus building, creating partnerships and project implementation. Mel Pins Mel Pins is an executive officer with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR), and coordinates the DNR's brownfield initiatives through the Iowa Brownfield Redevelopment Program. Mel just began his work in brownfield issues in April of 2004, but has worked on environmental issues for the last 13 years. An 8-year veteran of the DNR, Mel previously worked on solid waste issues and coordination of the state's highly successful tire recycling and stockpile abatement program. Prior to his work at DNR, Mel was an environmental consultant in the petroleum marketing and real estate industry in Iowa. His education includes an undergraduate degree in Urban Planning from Iowa State University, with an emphasis on environmental planning issues. Mel is a native Iowan, from rural Warren County. All persons are encouraged to attend th~ ;;;;nt. if you ha~e a~y question; or need special accommodations to attend this event please call Luke Pelz at 612.423.3746 or 319.335.0044. ..~,.. Êii._ ''Y... .'! \,.. .. ." ...... ..." ... ... ,.;. . . '.. . 5' ;æ 1 - . - ... - - -'~ - ...... .. ..... .. ::. .=l= <=. ..'': Muue IOWA ~REAT COMMDN1T1E8 Bunl "~"'."·_.~,;L__TIInU 7 CLG NATIONAL REGISTER REVIEW CLG Name Iowa Citv Date of Public Meeting t1ltfl("''¡'' /IJ, ¡2./JLJf- Property Name Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. Portions of 200-600 Blocks of N. Gilbert & N. Linn Street. Iowa Cltv. Johnson County 1. For Historic Preservation Commission: )i( Recommendation of National Register eligibility o Recommendation of National Register Ineligibility Signature ~~) Date ,1/ ~¡l Ý Print Name /J:. ?h ~/:; Title (! )J¿¡if ;:t6.,/¿t c./.I¡ #'5&(1.. !lc':iuY,pI',~)J é"íI?¡'<;iÚ/? Reason(s) for recommendation: The Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission recommends the listing of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places per the attached letter to Lowell Soike dated September 14 and the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form titled "Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District, Portions of 300- 600 Blocks of N. Gilbert & N. Linn Streets." The HPC finds this nomination eligible under National Register Criteria A and C. 2. For Chief Elected Local Official: )'/ Recommendation of National Register eligibility o Recommendat' of National Register Inell ' ilit Signature .. ".~ Date "If -,:}o-oV Print Name ,E""rJ~sf W .t~),h7~~ , Title /77"'1;7ðr- Reason(s) for recommendation: 3. Professional Evaluation Name o Recommendation of National Register eligibility o Recommendation of National Register ineligibility Signature Date Print Name Title Reason(s) for recommendation: RETURN TO: State Historical Society of Iowa, AlTN: National Register Coordinator, 600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319 7 j ~ 1 --= -at t~W~'t ....-;:.... ~IIII" ....~ September 21, 2004 CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City. Iowa 52240-1826 Lowell Soike (319) 356-5000 Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (319) 356-5009 FAX State Historical Society ofIowa www.¡cgov.org State Historical Building 600 E. Locust Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Re: CLG Review of Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination Dear Mr. Soike, On August 10, 2004 the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) held a public hearing at a special meeting to receive comments on the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination that was considered at the State Nominations Review Committee meeting on June 11,2004. Following receipt of public comments the HPC deliberated on the proposed nomination and provided comments regarding its eligibility or elements of the nomination that might be appropriate to change, At the conclusion of its deliberation, the HPC voted to make several corrections in the list of contributing and noncontributing resources and to modify the southern boundary of the proposed district by removing a small section of the district along North Gilbert, East Market and East Bloomington streets, The HPC made this decision for several reasons, The boundary justification in the proposed nomination indicates that areas along the edges of the district that included large parking lots were to be excluded in order to retain concentrated contiguous blocks of contributing buildings. The HPC concurred with this recommendation. Based on this factor, the HPC feels that the presence of several parking lots within the southeast corner of the proposed district conflicts with this recommendation, To comply with this recommendation the HPC voted to move the boundary north approximately a block and a half along N. Gilbert Street. As a result parking lots surrounding three buildings used as offices and a large hospital emergency room parking lot will be removed from the district. An additional parking lot that is part of a noncontributing filling station will also be removed, A second reason for removal of this portion of the proposed district relates to local planning efforts that are scheduled to begin shortly for the Central District, which includes this Iowa City neighborhood, The 1997 Comprehensive Plan divides the city into ten planning districts. A district plan has bee completed for five of the ten planning districts, Planning for the Central District will begin next spring, The commercial and residential blocks along Market, Bloomington, Linn and Gilbert streets make up a particularly sensitive area within the Central District. As a part of these planning efforts, the HPC along with the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council will be evaluating future needs of the neighborhood and making planning recommendations consistent with the long term interests of the area, The impact of current land- use and the potential for historic building and district designation will be carefully considered in these deliberations, Within that context for example, it is possible that a recommendation will be made for establishing a separate North Side commercial historic district between the Jefferson Street Historic District and the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District that would include commercially used buildings rather than residentially used buildings, Alternatively, the planning process may determine that the best means for preserving some commercial resources would be to encourage owners to seek individual National Register listing as several property owners have already done, A third alternative that could be pursued at the end of this planning process would be to evaluate whether or not the boundary of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District should be modified to include some of the resources along its southern edge. In this case an amended National Register nomination could be submitted, To complete this planning effort in a thorough manner, the HPC believes that the boundary of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District should be modified, This recommendation was reviewed and supported by the City Council and Mayor as well, We have had our consultant prepare a modified nomination reflecting the revised boundary, Multiple copies of the revised National Register nomination and supporting materials are enclosed herewith. It is our intention that the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District nomination enclosed shall supercede the previously nominated district for this area. Thank you in advance for your consideration and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact my staff or me, Sincerely, , 09-14-04 , j ~ 1 7 ~~::'_~!t CITY OF IOWA CITY ~~W~ MEMORANDUM ~ -ga.~ .......~ DATE: 09/08/04 TO: City Council FROM: Shelley McCafferty, Associate Planner RE: Nomination of Northside districts to the National Register The revised nomination of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District will be reviewed by the State Nominations Review Committee (SNRC) on February 11, 2004. Please find attached the cover letter that will accompany the nomination form. This letter explains the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Commission to revise the boundaries of the district exclusive of the area that is zoned for commercial use (see attached map). The consultant, Marlys Svendsen, has revised the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form in accordance with the HPC recommendation. Due to the size of the registration form, it has not been included in the City Council packet. However, it is available for review from the Planning Department and will be published on the City's website at www.icqov.orq beginning September 14. Also provided is the CLG National Register Review form by which the Historic Preservation Commission and the Chief Elected Official may comment on the eligibility of the proposed district for listing on the National Register. Michael Maharry, HPC Chair, has signed this form on behalf of the HPC recommending that the revised district is eligible. A signature and recommendation is also required by the Mayor. If the HPC and Mayor are in disagreement regarding the eligibility of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District, a third opinion by a qualified professional may also be included, Revised Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places BJTI uJJ1J Err RONALDS ST - §I[J; l r-- M ta-TIE - ... ~ ~ /1'1 CHURCH ST ~ I 333 ~ ¡:; 337 I ~ ~~ m 1 - =u ~ EIi~ IJllE - FAIRCHILD ST ~~- -~ r--- =:I 18 ~- I- ~ I- (f) J rY: 1- ~ z UJ z i []J 0- ~ ...J ...J ~ l? DAVENPORT ST .-= r-- ~ ~ ~ J- f--- r-- ~ . 3¡a:: E r- I, - Err ~ - BLOOMINGTON ST ]] lliIIB I [g ~ Key property ~ ~ Contributing property ~ Noncontributing property N I CLG NATIONAL REGISTER REVIEW CLG Name Iowa Citv Date of Public Meeting tfúf~~1 //J, -:2/Jðf-- Property Name Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. Portions of 200-600 Blocks of N. Gilbert & N. Linn Street. Iowa Citv. Johnson Countv 1. For Historic Preservation Commission: )( Recommendation of National Register eligibility o Recommendation of National Register ineligibility Slg"""Æ ~ /~l Date f / -j/¡ f Print Name . ~ ¿.Á ¿,/ /,4, . I d Title C}¡aif ;f6w'd c./I¡ /I,';;&(f.t. Æ-;(,'Y,,/.~)J C:"I??¡'~iÚr¡ Reason(s) for recommendation: The Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission recommends the listing of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District to the National Register of Historic Places per the attached letter to Lowell Soike dated September 14 and the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form titled "Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District, Portions of 300- 600 Blocks of N. Gilbert & N. Linn Streets." The HPC finds this nomination eligible under National Register Criteria A and C. 2. For Chief Elected Local Official: o Recommendation of National Register eligibility o Recommendation of National Register ineligibility Signature Date Print Name Title Reason(s) for recommendation: 3. Professional Evaluation Name o Recommendation of National Register eligibility o Recommendation of National Register ineligibility Signature Date Print Name Title Reason(s) for recommendation: RETURN TO: State Historical Society of Iowa, ATTN: National Register Coordinator, 600 E. Locust, Des Moines, IA 50319 · ~ 1 --= -~!t ,....-- ~~~~ "",... ...l1li.' .....~ September 14,2004 CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 Lowell Soike (319) 356-5000 Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer (319) 356-5009 FAX State Historical Society ofIowa www.icgov.org State Historical Building 600 E. Locust Street Des Moines, IA 50319 Re: CLG Review of Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination Dear Mr. Soike, On August 10, 2004 the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission (HPC) held a public hearing at a special meeting to receive comments on the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places Nomination that was considered at the State Nominations Review Committee meeting on June 11,2004. Following receipt of public comments the HPC deliberated on the proposed nomination and provided comments regarding its eligibility or elements of the nomination that might be appropriate to change. At the conclusion of its deliberation, the HPC voted to make several corrections in the list of contributing and noncontributing resources and to modify the southern boundary of the proposed district by removing a small section of the district along North Gilbert, East Market and East Bloomington streets, The HPC made this decision for several reasons. The boundary justification in the proposed nomination indicates that areas along the edges of the district that included large parking lots were to be excluded in order to retain concentrated contiguous blocks of contributing buildings, The HPC concurred with this recommendation, Based on this factor, the HPC feels that the presence of several parking lots within the southeast corner of the proposed district conflicts with this recommendation. To comply with this recommendation the HPC voted to move the boundary north approximately a block and a half along N. Gilbert Street. As a result parking lots surrounding three buildings used as offices and a large hospital emergency room parking lot will be removed nom the district. An additional parking lot that is part of a noncontributing filling station will also be removed. A second reason for removal of this portion of the proposed district relates to local planning efforts that are scheduled to begin shortly for the Central District, which includes this Iowa City neighborhood. The 1997 Comprehensive Plan divides the city into ten planning districts, A district plan has bee completed for five of the ten planning districts. Planning for the Central District will begin next spring. The commercial and residential blocks along Market, Bloomington, Linn and Gilbert streets make up a particularly sensitive area within the Central District. As a part of these planning efforts, the HPC along with the Planning and Zoning Commission and the City Council will be evaluating future needs of the neighborhood and making planning recommendations consistent with the long term interests of the area, The impact of current land- use and the potential for historic building and district designation will be carefully considered in these deliberations. Within that context for example, it is possible that a recommendation will be made for establishing a separate North Side commercial historic district between the Jefferson Street Historic District and the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District that would include commercially used buildings rather than residentially used buildings. Alternatively, the planning process may determine that the best means for preserving some commercial resources would be to encourage owners to seek individual National Register listing as several property owners have already done, A third alternative that could be pursued at the end of this planning process would be to evaluate whether or not the boundary of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District should be modified to include some of the resources along its southern edge. In this case an amended National Register nomination could be submitted, To complete this planning effort in a thorough manner, the HPC believes that the boundary of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District should be modified. This recommendation was reviewed and supported by the City Council and Mayor as well. We have had our consultant prepare a modified nomination reflecting the revised boundary, Multiple copies of the revised National Register nomination and supporting materials are enclosed herewith. It is our intention that the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District nomination enclosed shall supercede the previously nominated district for this area, Thank you in advance for your consideration and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact my staff or me. Sincerely, Shelley McCafferty Associate Planner John Kammermeyer 404 E Bloomington Street 412 E Bloomington Street Statement to Historic Preservation Commission August 10,2004 I am speaking on behalf of myself and other commercial property owners along N. Gilbert Street. Nine of eleven, or 82% of us are strongly opposed to having our commercial properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of a proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District. There are several reasons for our opposition. I. The process was extremely flawed. None of us in the commercial area had any notification last fall or winter about the plan and therefore had no chance for any input. II. We are a small appendage of the entire proposed district with 11 property owners as compared to 67 property owners in the residential area. Therefore, removing us is a matter of fairness, and would show that the commission is responsive to the concerns and wishes of the vast majority of citizens in a distinct area. III. Another issue is the grants and tax incentives that are promoted as benefits. From our point of view these tax benefits are of no interest to us since we never would plan to make use of them. IV. There is a recent historic precedent for excluding our commercial properties from this proposed Historic District. In the fall of 2002, commercial properties were removed from consideration as part of the proposed College Hill Conservation District by this Commission because of "concerns regarding the impact of the proposed district on commercial property and land values". (City Planning Memorandum to P&Z dated 02/06/03.) V. Most importantly is the continued development of a Healthcare core area around Mercy Hospital. When I was on the P&Z Commission (1976-1981) we purposely created a commercial belt around Mercy Hospital to encourage development of a Healthcare core area. The goal, which has been gradually developing over the years, is to encourage development of medical offices and allied healthcare facilities in close proximity to Mercy as well as to encourage Mercy expansion. Mercy is an extremely valuable asset to our community and all of SE Iowa. Accessibility to quality healthcare will become increasingly important in the years ahead as our population ages. To impose any sort of Historic District along North Gilbert by Mercy would have a chilling effect on continued development of a Mercy Healthcare core area. Therefore I am asking you to do the caring thing and remove our commercial properties along N. Gilbert from the proposed Historic District. This decision, to remove our commercial properties from the proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District, would be the most beneficial one for all citizens of the Iowa City area. "Y ~ f '--"-I ( Commercially zoned properties we are requesting to be removed from nomination to the National Register of Historic Places as part of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District. 204 N. Gilbert Street 319 E. Bloomington Street 210 N. Gilbert Street 322 E. Bloomington Street 214 N. Gilbert Street 404 E. Bloomington Street 230 N. Gilbert Street 412 E. Bloomington Street 219 N. Gilbert Street 402 E. Market Street 225 N. Gilbert Street 410 E. Market Street 229 N. Gilbert Street 305 N. Gilbert Street 310 N. 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'...1.. ___..r-::-:" '\ DAVENPORT ST J ª ",..''''''''.---. ...._u................·.·. M'_ _. d Ü "....._..h...._. ,-- .... -..----..-~ (ì1mER~( A--L 1] =mIB l'R6Pb~ \' Y n___._· / ~=l ( ío~B E [] 11~ [[I l( E (\HXJ EÌ> -.- _,___ ____ _.._____1__ .. .__._.,._._......_... ...._..J TRQM _ Key property MARKET ST l' rçÖ l'o~l- ~ ContrIbuting property t CJ NoncontributIng property N I JILL R. GAULDING 225 E. Davenport Street Iowa City, IA 52245 (319) 248-0875 H (319) 335-9047 W ,....:¡ Õ Ç) ç:;.;.-, ~O en September 7, 200 "_' I"'''': \l Y_c -'0 -,/ - ,-, , I ,- Council Members ~.~.-\ (--1 <..D ;\\ ---< "'- ,- ) ¡-"-- City ofIowa City C:~~rr\ s: ¡...--, - ....,-, <_.J City ofIowa City Õ7( ...0 <. 410 East Washington Street ""- N J;> Iowa City, IA 52240 -I Re: Northside Historic Districts Dear Council Members: I am a Northside resident and I am writing to ask you to vote in favor of a local ordinance for the proposed historic districts in my neighborhood. Creating such districts will help to preserve a central part ofIowa City's history. Just as important, it will help to ensure that this neighborhood remains a diverse and pleasant place to live, for people of all ages and backgrounds. Finally, it will help to preserve downtown Iowa City as a fun place to work and shop, by providing the downtown with a pedestrian customer base. I have heard the objections by Mercy Hospital and local landlords, but I do not find them convincing: I believe that Mercy Hospital can find a way to meet its health care mission while also being a good neighbor within the Northside. Indeed, I think you do more to protect residents' health by supporting downtown neighborhoods than by giving Mercy carte blanche to expand, since recent studies have shown such "walkable" neighborhoods keep people healthier than car-based suburbs. Some local landlords have asked to be "left alone," and I can empathize with their sentiment - but we live in a community, and communities need to work together to set rules that enhance community well being. Thanks in advance for your support of the ordinance. Jill Gaulding Sincerely yours, September 8, 2004 Michael Maharry Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Donald 1. Anciaux Jr. f~~,~; 0 :=::-::;. ç.'::J Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission ~~n (/) /..=¡ (("¡ -'0 "ll Council Members (j-"'-' I '- ..:.:=:; ,---', 0) ,-'- City ofIowa City _,......r'··· ,Tì 410 East Washington Street ~t21 -0 ;'-1 .r...... _^(~' \-.-1' Iowa City, Iowa 52240 '--'"' .~.;-- ...:;; /, .r.- 5> (...,) RE: Northside Historic Districts 0 Dear Council and Commission Members: We are writing to inform you that we strongly support the proposed local historic districts for the Northside ofIowa City. We live in our house on North Linn Street not by force of circumstance-as is the case with some renters or care facility residents-we chose the Northside deliberately after a long search of available real estate in the Iowa City / Coralville area. We willingly and knowingly chose to live within a downtown, urban area. We enjoy the vitality of the Northside that is in large part fostered by the diversity of its residents: we are a neighborhood of students and professors, preschoolers and retirees, artists and lawyers, small business owners and wealthy entrepreneurs. That diversity we love needs protection as you know. Full and fair consideration of everyone's interests therefore must include those who are seeking to protect a very precious asset-the Northside's historic buildings. It is those very historical buildings that lured my husband and I to the Northside in the flIst place. All my life I have lived in historical homes-some significant, some less so. The lovely sameness ofthe newer neighborhoods, their planned homogeneity, simply does not make me comfortable. Our North Linn Street home, though simple and small by many people's standards, is to us extraordinarily special. I will spare you the ins and outs of the features we love about our property for in the end this debate about whether or not we should protect or not protect older buildings comes down to a matter of aesthetics. I fully understand that some people simply do not have the same preferences that I do. I fully understand that to some I merely live in an old house. I suspect that even if I had world enough and time I would not be able to convince such people to see things otherwise-nor would I wish to. At the same time I don't wish to debate matters of beauty, I do think the Council would be wise to consider the more practical value of protecting the city's ever-diminishing historical districts. Iowa City, as we all know only too well, is currently struggling to redefine itself in relation to vast economic changes. The entire downtown area, including the Northside neighborhood, is caught up in this struggle. I am not a strict preservationist-I love the new along with the old-but one thing is very clear to me-a historic collection of buildings is a huge asset to a city attempting to construct a workable, marketable identity with which to lure new investors and a diverse citizenry. The Northside is a part of the Dubuque Street Corridor-it offers many visitors their fIrst experience ofIowa City, and I can assure you that even people who think that aesthetics don't matter respond immediately and bodily to the visual appeal of a city-first impressions really do matter. Historical properties that are well maintained convey a sense of pennanence and depth and solidity-which is something that even spectacular new architecture can never convey. I don't wish to bash our sister city, but you will probably recall when Coralville was recently attempting to "create" a town center that it didn't have they built fake colonial buildings precisely in an attempt to convey to newcomers, to potential citizens and investors, that very sense of history. What is sad is that new construction no matter how well done can never recreate history. I like those buildings in the "City Center" (I believe that is what it is called), but they look and feel fake--they are pseudo-historical-sort like a theme park's attempt to reconstruct an earlier era. Once inside those buildings, you will fmd there's absolutely nothing unique about them; you could be in any office in Anywhere, USA. Iowa City does not need to fake its historical district: it still has one! The Northside's historical buildings add to the city's uniqueness and its diversity. This nomination to the Historical Registry will serve to protect one ofIowa City's most precious and irreplaceable assets. Now is the time to remember that whenever a historical building is destroyed-its cuhural value-tbat cultural capital if you will-is gone forever. I'm sure you can tell by now that I could go on at some length about this topic, but I will relinquish the floor to someone else now. My husband and I work late on Thursday nights, and barring a miracle we will not be able to attend the upcoming hearing. Had I thought I could attend I would have spared you the novel and come to say these things myself. I really appreciate the work the council does-you will utterly determine the future of this city I love. You have the difficult task of balancing diverse interests-I thank you for your willingness to hear our point of view. Sincerely, ~~~ 5. r~ ''-0 Tama Baldwin and John Mann 0 ~ t.~ 629 North Linn Street ~() -t;y.~ f./:;, Iowa City, Iowa 52245 >=~ Pì ("-, ~:'... V --n , ~ co ~ -,"" '. , ,T1 () ;E !-~ ~ .::- "~_oj .. W 0 ~ September q 2004 Michael Maharry Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Donald J. Anciaux Jr. Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Council Members City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Northside Historic Districts Dear Council and Commission Members: I am writing to express my support of the proposed local historic districts for the Northside of Iowa City. I encourage you to recognize the cultural as well as historical value ofthis area of the original town of Iowa City by recommending and passing a local ordinance for the proposed districts. Thank you. Yours truly, ~ '111. 7Y}1L: ) Ø1{D. Name: Address: 7 2;.v ~ City: ¡L.- State: l¡tJ,. Zip: 5'~6'- 'UJ 2¿, 0 "" t::::) = -c-- J::- 5'5° v-:. F1ï CJ~:.: -0 Iì ~r·-...... I - ,~ / 1.0 1- ..-"< r--~· " ;~ ;¡:". !TI ð::n .:J: :--? ;EX co "-J P N c:o tIP September'1 2004 Michael MahalTY Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Donald J. Anciaux Jr. Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Council Members City ofIowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Northside Historic Districts Dear Council and Commission Members: I am writing to express my support of the proposed local historic districts for the Northside of Iowa City. I encourage you to recognize the cultural as well as historical value of this area of the original town of Iowa City by recommending and passing a local ordinance for the proposed districts. Thank you. YOUrstrulY'~J~ ( . Name: \<'r¿I1te.. SGI{ I lÂ{\--t¡( Address: l'^ () tJ· DO'])G-Iè S"( State: r J1 5J..'J.45. 0 "" City: ::+CJWV\ (,/ rr Zip: = = ..,,- ..c- :SO en .J>=¡ ¡-r¡ r-) -<. \J 11 ,. J -j~-~:' \JJ r--- :--..... í m ; I; ;:¡:". 0::0 -:.... ;-, ^ ~~. ~ o:¡ p- I'\) c:> Mfì September tt 2004 Michael Maharry Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Donald J. Anciaux Jr. Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Council Members City ofIowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Northside Historic Districts Dear Council and Commission Members: I am writing to express my support ofthe proposed local historic districts for the Northside ofIowa City. I encourage you to recognize the cultural as well as historical value of this area of the original town of Iowa City by recommending and passing a local ordinance for the proposed districts. Thank you. Yours truly, ø* /~ £: Name: íJ:) Loren E. Deetz ....'" 628 N Johnson 51 0 = = Address: Iowa City, L~ 522'15-2005 -- ¿- <:-0 (/) »:=¡ m Il City: State: Zip: v C)-., I - - -}() ..0 ; - rll ........ , ¡ ¡. ;r::. ,--, o .:r:j ::t: U :;§:^ 0:> » N = yÞ Septemberr 2004 Michael Maharry Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Donald J. Anciaux Jr. Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Council Members City ofIowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Northside Historic Districts Dear Council and Commission Members: I am writing to express my support of the proposed local historic districts for the Northside ofIowa City. I encourage you to recognize the cultural as well as historical value of this area of the original town of Iowa City by recommending and passing a local ordinance for the proposed districts. Thank you. Yours truly, y{J ~lV'" Name: 1('J~<;~!v Address: 1-0"1--[- ~~tJ.s <;;+, City: lo'Nr>-- Ciï State: I A Zip: íJ1.1.tb 0 "> = = S .c- :;::;0 (/) J..- f'1"1 _1 r......-<.." ...,.. :!J v' ~.J . I --jeJ 0..0 /- -/1""-'_' .... ....¡ rn m ;¡;;", 522 ::::= i~ s....' CO \...J j> f'V co -~ C:-::1 9~ c.:::Jo ~ en ~~"~\ ," ""\l -0- - -' I ,~~- ,.-.---.. Cû \\ September 2004 '.. .' .- .." '(..--r, I ,......,.---, \ 11 - \,_.J ---- ~! .,.:.... C.=:J5; - -- .' -:;~ v:> Michael Maharry y- CP Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Donald J. Anciaux Jr. Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Council Members City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Northside Historic Districts Dear Council and Commission Members: I am writing to express my support of the proposed local historic districts for the Northside ofIowa City. I encourage you to recognize the cultural as well as historical value of this area of the original town of Iowa City by recommending and passing a local ordinance for the proposed districts. . . ~ankYOU~ \)~ ~IY' Name: ~O L( U ~,A-V1 t\ Q \. ':) Si- Address: CLJ d-- ~ tV V ~M r3 t.'~ City: State: Zip: 5-2-2V5 rŒ- SA- 4l ) () Ò W Y1 E.){ ~ bd-O tJ V, I) ()~. Ï'"'-~ c:"":":< o 9 -<- r) (,/) ~:-~ rq --'1 ).? ---{ -0 1 -' - , r~--" t - September(.. 2004 - ., ,:-': co ;-¡--I \ Jf" _ " --íTì ? ~J -- -"í\ -"" ". 0,- :;:::::' ~- -/" - ¿ ., Michael Maharry §; w Chair, Historic Preservation Commission o:J Donald J. Anciaux Jr. Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Council Members City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Northside Historic Districts Dear Council and Commission Members: I am writing to express my support ofthe proposed local historic districts for the Northside oflowa City. I encourage you to recognize the cultural as well as historical value ofthis area of the original town of Iowa City by recommending and passing a local ordinance for the proposed districts. ThankYO~ ~ Yours truly, Name: LI\-H, tr'ì/1t. ~cLr1 ~¡ J f. r Address: ð \ 1 (jJUV<s.J/ rt Ci~: JOWA- ~~;I State: l=".4- . Zip: 0 ¿ L h. 5 L L .5 ~A , J~~~~ ( ~~~.~~~~ ~~ em -m,F~ ~fv~- ~~,j~i~~~~rr-k ~~~ ~.(~\ J1 (. / Lv--------~ / d -/'-; ·~_.~---_.._.-_." . ",,".'_"'_". ·"O~'--"·'~ 'ï ¡ ~ -'~ t--- 1__!' ¡ I L__ ~,,__,_ i_.J "nO[ ('rc) 7 Pi"! 12: 59 ,;,' I ",co., _ LuU f ",il.l CI~"ll-"/ September 2004 ' i Y L _.:..!-'\,\ ¡OW!", r:qv nWA 1\ '........'., 'I ,.... Michael Maharry Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Donald J. Anciaux Jr. Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Aouncil Members City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Northside Historic Districts Dear Council and Commission Members: I am writing to express my support of the proposed local historic districts for the Northside ofIowa City. I encourage you to recognize the cultural as well as historical value of this area of the original town of Iowa City by recommending and passing a local ordinance for the proposed districts. Thank you. 17~Jr~ I ()Jy¡l~ Name: \j \ c.. -\-O...r \ 0... Wo-.\ -\- a 1"'1 ~ W",- t \j "'? l~h-u TV'-.; k Address: +30 N. G; t bey -+ St. City: :few ~ ~ State: .LD\..JOI Zip: Sd.'J'I5 . MEARDON. SUEPPEL õ. DOWNER P.L.C. LAWYERS ROBERT N. DOWNER TELEPHONE: (319) 338-9222 ,JAMES D, McCARRAGHER I 22 SOlfTH LlN N STREET FAX: (319) 338-7250 MARK T, HAMER THOMAS D, HOBART IOWA CITY. IOWA 52240 -1830 WNW. MEARDONLAW. COM MARGARETT. LAINSON DOUGLAS D, RUPPERT TIMOTHY J. KRUMM . WILLIAM L. MEARDON WILLIAM ,J, SUEPPEL ( 19 I 9-1997) CHARLES A. MEARDON DENNIS ,J, MrrCHELL OF COUNSEL: DAVID J. BRIGHT WILLIAM F. SUEPPEL PETER,J, GARDNER ,JEAN BARTLEY ""',", 0 C:J = :?r'" :!-"""" ....._ ...I c: _t-~ __..-1 II August 26, 2004 ,j (;:0 ("-": .,.... N - , j - ~Cj Cf) Michael Maharry, Chairman and ~-<::i' fTl íT'- ""!J ' I C) ~~~: ~ r-! Members of the Historic Preservation Commission '-.J .,- "-' ,¡;:- 410 E. Washington St. :> .. 5> 0 Iowa City, IA 52240 .¡;:- Re: H & G Partnerslùp: 204 East Davenport St., 420-22 N. Linn Street Dear Chairman Maharry and Members of the Commission: I am writing on behalf of H & G Partnerslùp to respectfully request that the properties it owns at 204 East Davenport Street and 420-22 N. Linn Street, Iowa City, Iowa, not be included in the proposed local Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. Neither of these properties possess a high degree of historic integrity or convey a distinct sense of time and place. A number of changes have been made to both of these properties over the years. With respect to 214 E. Davenport Street, there have been both interior and exterior changes. A twelve foot by eighteen foot (12' X 18') enclosed front porch was added in 1962 and a detached garage was demolished in 1965. With respect to 420-422 N. Linn Street, among other things, the home was completely resided in 1977, in 1987 extensive fire damage was repaired and the interior layout and structure may have been modified, in 1998 the enclosed front porch was been modified and is now an unenclosed porch, the detached garage wlùch had become dilapidated was demolished in 2000 and the front steps were replaced just tlùs year. For these reasons, my client does not believe either of these buildings would contribute to a historic district. The property at 214 E. Davenport Street could easily be excluded from the boundaries of the district. As the proposed district is currently drawn, there is a "bump out" in the district lines to include 214 E. Davenport Street. We would ask that you re-draw the western line of the district to exclude 214 E. Davenport Street. As shown on the attached map, the district could also be redrawn to exclude 420-422 N. Linn Street. Tlùs would also allow the property located at 301-303 N. Linn Street, wlùch Michael Maharry, Chairman and Members of the Historic Preservation Commission August 26, 2004 Page 2 the City's consultant has listed as a non-contributing property, to be excluded. We believe this change makes sense and would improve the integrity of the district, We would also ask that you wait to make any decisions with respect to the creation of a local historic district until a decision has been made on the National Register submission. While we understand these decisions may be made independent of the other, it would seem to us to make more sense to find out whether the proposed district will be placed on the National Register before making a decision. We are aware of no reason to rush into a decision immediately on a local historic district. Thank you for your consideration. Very truly yours, 1IÞ- ç'~ Mark T. Hamer MTH/ cu Copy to: City Council Shelley McCafferty, Planning Department '" ë5 c::,~} c=:o .r=- ::2:0 - )::'>--i c:: 11 r-...;') C) -, r-..> --~t C') ø ...:-< ~-- -u iT1 rì' i~1 --...~.¡ ....;¡,'" \ . ():=:~ '._J <::: /"'- ~ <:: .. » C) .c- - proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District National Register of Historic PI_ce. ....., -...--/ [~-~ ¡ I r-T' [ill ["'''1 j I , ~ ! I ,-- , [----- L_ lli=: ~--'"- . I I I -.------1 L-L ·'--r-·---1 _ ¡ i__..___.,j 'å ",1_._.__ , I~-·· - . t I , I iJ J I , ! i.......-1- _ .....__.... I I I I I ' _I I I ---' I I ' , i , - f·,·..·, ' l' I .- '---"1 I ~-~-- I I --i ! I L.,",._ -LJ _~L j_~_ r--' = r 1 I 5? ¡~ - : I I c: -n\ I', I "-'- \ , ~4 .....~ __ _LL_J N r- 0" '~ 1\ , I ·,--·----1 ~ ~-ì -~ '-~ I : , I 0 ----' r -..., I ¡ I-,._...J ¡ I i : J i .. ¡ I ! ! ._.i.___.-J ! ' OI! -,.l'..'-~ ~j! I ; .....-, " I I ~ . .-. i '! ! 1 i....-.·" " J_.__. , J MAR.KET ST _ Key property _ Contributing property + c=J Noncontributing property N I j ~ 1 --= -~ ~----.... !It r~W!S ~~ ~IIII.~ ...,... .. ~ City of ~ ~ eX August 4, 2004 Mayor Ernest W. Lehman City of Iowa City 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 Dear Mayor Lehman: The Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission has scheduled a public hearing for consideration of the Gilbert/Linn Street Historic District nomination to the National Register of Historic Places for Tuesday, August 10, at 7:00 p.m. in Emma J. Harvat Hall, City Hall. As the chief elected official, the review process provides you with the opportunity to make a recommendation regarding the eligibility of this proposed district to the National Register of Historic Places. Please consider this a formal invitation to attend the public hearing regarding this nomination. I have enclosed the agenda for the meeting and the actual nomination form for your consideration. Sincerely, /JIt~ #(~ Michael Maharry, Chair r--.o 0 C:~ Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission c:::; ....,¡;:- ?;;Q ~ .~.J __' c::: -n Enclosure G") ;"...-.... -', ',_ J I -- .."~'~ -'" .¡:- --, '.. ~, ppdadmlltrs/MMgilbert-linn .doc ...... ,...--~ ,''11 .:--·.....1 ___ L¡~ -0 ,---, "':J --:-! '-J <^ w ); W I.D , 410 EAST WASHINGTON STREET. IOWA CITY, IOWA 52240-1826 . (319) 356-5000 . FAX (319) 356-5009 owa City Historic Preservation Commission ~~/ 1 .--1 ._A \ . :: SPECIAL MEETING \ - , Tuesday, -- -- August 10, 2004 -- ~ I . I - I ..."" - - 7:00 P.M. -- . - - (J"\ VJ .,.,... ---" .. .....:::;; . -- ('1 '-/ ::,~ !~ 0" .. ;--='-= (~ ---.-, t.....-......1 - ;..-.~, ---- \ I I, - l ' ú..- l;. ~_._: ~">--":- ¡ -7 ~_) ~= :=.:.: I ._. I:.,) 1 I uUJ' U- ,'"> c- o '._.,.,... =::) '---- ",. «: Ü :;: ¡¡~~1~~ C':;;'Io 0 c,;.! C'.... I . - - -' . .- ~ "C è ØIIctldWtPc-stéCOYtd'orm.4oc.S' r; IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION SPECIAL MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 10, 2004 City Hall, 410 E. Washington Street Emma J. Harvat Hall 7:00 p.m A. Call to Order B. Public hearing: Eligibility of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District for listing in the National Register of Historic Places C. Public discussion: Rezoning of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District, or portions of the proposed district, for designation as a local historic district D. Consideration of a Certificate of Appropriateness 1. 724 Clark Street 2, 431 Rundell Street E. Consideration of the July 22, 2004 Meeting Minutes F. Other G. Adjourn Please review these items prior to the meeting. ,....~ (:;.;) Q ç:',.) ~.. :~:::O ~ »=j (;') -n -~\-::.'..... I .-- (, .--.--.. -- , ~:-J ,¡::- , [Tì .: ~. ' -v CJ -..-. I' ("'-.". ~.,"- ~/:~ w ""-- C") » \..0 j ~ 1 ~~::......~... C I T Y 0 F lOW A C I T Y ~~IØ;!,:~~ MEMORANDUM ~~..rm.~ .....~ .....~ DATE: August 10, 2004 Ç2 ~..~ 0'0 ;:::. TO: Historic Preservation Commission . .... -'1 --< lj) i FROM: Shelley McCafferty, Associate Planner ~ (; 1- ¡--. RE: Proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District ì- c m fT'! ~ ~?~ ~ c-=:~ Due to concerns that the public was not allowed adequate opportunity to comment on Jnis nomjriation, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has agreed to allow the City to have another putJlR; meeting regarding this district. The State Nominations Review Committee (SNRC) will review the nomination again in February to allow revisions to the nomination in light of any new findings or recommendations from the Historic Preservation Commission. The State Historic Preservation Office received letters of protest from seven owners of property located in the commercially zoned portion of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. The City has also received letters from 11 property owners in favor of the designation. Property owners in the commercially zoned portions of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District have expressed concerns to City Council that this district will become a regulated local historic district if it is listed on the National Register. Neither State or Local Code requires that districts listed on the National Register be designated as local historic districts, nor must a local historic district be listed on the National Register prior to local historic district designation. An approved National Register of Historic Places Registration Form is accepted by SHPO as sufficient documentation to substantiated that a proposed local historic district complies with the criteria of Section 303 of the Iowa State Code. A local historic district is an "area of historical significance" and is defined as follows: Section 303, Iowa State Code ':Area of historical significance" means contiguous pieces of property of no greater area than one hundred sixty acres under diverse ownership which: a. Are significant in American history, architecture, archaeology and culture, and b. Possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, skill, feeling and association, and c. Are associated with events that have been a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our history, or d. Are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past, or e. Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type; period; method of construction; represent the work of a master; possess high artistic values; represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction. f Have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. The National Register is a planning tool that establishes the historic significance of properties and districts. The criteria for listing on the National Register is established by the Secretary of the Interior. An undertakinq on anv private property that is 50 vears old or older and that uses federal fundinq is subiect to Section 106 of the 1966 National Historic Preservation Act. During the Section 106 process, if a property has not already been surveyed and evaluated for National Register eligibility, SHPO will make this determination. The federal undertaking to a property must not diminish the property's eligibility for the National Register. The specific regulations for the Section 106 process are the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 36, Part 800, which is available from my office or at http://www.cr.nps.qov/linklaws.htm. At the July 22 Historic Preservation Commission meeting, there was an inquiry concerning the federal tax provisions of Section 60.2(c) of the Federal Code of Regulations, which is provided below. Staff research to date has found that National Register listing of a property does not remove any existing property rights. Any property owner is not allowed to use federal tax incentives or other federal funding to develop their property if the owner intentionally demolishes a building or resource on said property which is listed on or eligible for the National Register. If the property is not listed on the National Register, eligibility will be determined through the Section 106 process. Staff expects more information on this provision from the IRS prior to the August 10 meeting. 36 CFR 60.2 Effects of listing under federal law The National Reqister is an authoritative quide to be used by Federal. State, and local qovernments. private qroups and citizens to identify the Nation's cultural resources and to indicate what properties should be considered for protection from destruction or impairment. Listinq of private propertv on the National Reqister does not prohibit under Federal law or requlation any actions which may otherwise be taken by the property owner with respect to the property. (a) The National Reqister was desiqned to be and is administered as a planninQ tool. Federal agencies undertaking a project having an effect on a listed or eligible property must provide the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation a reasonable opportunity to comment pursuant to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as amended. The Council has adopted procedures concerning, inter alia, their commenting responsibility in 36 CFR part 800. Having complied with this procedural requirement the Federal agency may adopt any course of action it believes is appropriate. While the Advisory Council comments must be taken into account and integrated into the decision making process, program decisions rest with the agency implementing the undertaking. (b) Listing in the National Register also makes property owners eligible to be considered for Federal grants-in-aid for historic preservation. [[Page 257]] (c) If a property is listed in the National Register, certain provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1976 as amended by the Revenue Act of 1978 and the Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980 may apply. These provisions encouraqe the preservation of depreciable historic structures by allowinq favorable tax treatments for rehabilitation. and discouraqe destruction of historic buildinqs bv eliminatinq certain otherwise available Federal tax provisions both for demolition of historic structures and for new construction on the site of demolished historic buildinqs. Owners of historic buildings may benefit from the investment tax credit provisions of the Revenue Act of 1978. The Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981 generally replaces the rehabilitation tax incentives under these laws beginning January 1, 1982 with a 25% ifiyestment tax credit for rehabilitations of historic commercial, industrial and residential btiilding~hiS can be combined with a 15-year cost recovery period for the adjusted basis {', @the;Þ'i ric building. Historic buildings with certified rehabilitations receive additional tax ~in9.~il:5ytheir exemption from any requirement to reduce the basis of the building by the 1..--' LL~ amour,r@he credit. The denial of accelerated depreciation for a building built on the site of , éfijemQli&fied historic building is repealed effective January 1, 1982. The Tax Treatment -" LL ~en(lÕflt.ct of 1980 includes provisions regarding charitable contributions for ooiIsel¥à@n purposes of partial interests in historically important land areas or structures. <Š 0 = -- ~ ,~ 1 CITY OF IOWA CITY -~ = -¡(f!t ,....-- ~~~:tS MEMORANO'UM "'-.... ..l1li." -~ ~ Date: July 29, 2004 - To: City Manager From: Karin Franklin, Director, Re: State review of Gilbert-Linn National Historic District Nomination Upon receipt of the letter from Lowell Soike of the State Historic Preservation Office, we had a conversation with Mr. Soike and both parties have agreed to defer consideration of this nomination by the State review board until the review board's February, 2005 meeting. This will enable adequate time for us to undertake the public review and input process desired by the City Council and meet the submission deadlines of the State. Cc Bob Miklo Shelley McCafferty ,....., f.:::;) 0 L::) ~.". :'Õ::o ~ »=1 '-, , 11 ,:::) <., I ['- ::..:¡::-) .c- o'- (',1 iT·~ ~ -~~.. r-"¡ ;7--::-::; '=-(J --_.-.... ~ ~;<.: (...:> » .r- 0 I! 1 0 -~5. -1Io2!t - ::oÇ ~~W!S ,,-\ ('? 'v-s ~~__aa.' ~:-.~ L__i """- ¡=r: '--....-' ~' 0.. w July ,'2004 ---.J~' ........ .. _..' -:1' !~ "', CITY OF IOWA CITY '-j :....:~ LL I >_0 C.!) 410 East Washington Street :::J t:: .,.-1- RE: Proposifilb~-~ Street Historic District Iowa City. Iowa 52240-1826 (319) 356-5000 C'"-...J -- (19) 356-5009 FAX Dear Northside Property Owner; www,icgov.org As an owner of property in the proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District, you are invited to the public hearing of the Historic Preservation Commission to discuss the nomination of this district to the National Register of Historic Places. Nomination of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District to the National Register is a determination of the district's historic, cultural and architectural significance to Iowa City's heritage. A copy of the draft nomination, which was prepared by architectural historian Marlys Svendsen, is available for review on the web at www.iCgov.com and at the Planning and Community Development office in City Hall. A map of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is printed on the back of Ws letter. The meeting will be held Tuesday, August 10 at 7:00 pm in City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall, 410 E. Washington Street. The purpose of Ws meeting will be to: 1. Allow the public to comment regarding the historic significance of the proposed district. 2. Allow informal discussion regarding locallùstoric district designation in this area. If the Historic Preservation Commission decides to proceed with a local district, a public hearing will be held at a later date. The purpose of listing property on the National Register is to: 1. Identify historically significant buildings, structures, sites, objects, and districts, according to the National Register Criteria for Evaluation; 2. Encourage the preservation of historic properties by documenting the significance of historic properties and by lending support to local preservation activities; 3. Enable federal, state, and local agencies to consider lùstoric properties in the early stages of planning projects; 4. Provide for review of federally funded, licensed, or sponsored projects which may affect historic properties; 5. Make owners of historic properties eligible to apply for federal grants-in-aid for preservation activities; and 6. Encourage the rehabilitation of income-producing historic properties which meet preservation standards through tax incentives. The National Register does not: 1. Restrict the rights of private property owners in the use, development, or sale of private lùstoric property, provided federal funding is not used. 2. Force federal, state, local or private projects to be stopped. 3. Provide for review of state, local, or privately funded projects which may affect historic properties. 4. Guarantee that grant funds will be available for all significant historic properties. 5, Lead automatically to local historic district designation. Local historic districts are established through the local zoning process and require public hearings at and approval by the Historic Preservation Commission, Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council. The information collected about a district and properties within the district for National Register nomination may be used to detennine if the district or property meets the criteria of state and local code for local historic district or landmark designation. However, National Register listing is not required for local designation, Additional information about the National Register is available on the web at http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/ and http://www,iowahistory.org/preservationlindex,html, Sincerely, /JtíJl #{~ Michael Maharry Chair, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission Proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places ....._.. J i--UJj ! ! I ; ! r-! :-<> , ; ! .~,~-) , i I , 0 c-' I I , , ; ì ì x- i i ¡ ! , ~~~ L--i ¡ , ;~'" RONALDS ST --. ) ;:;-) 11 ,"'-"'" --:'" I , ì I : -..-.. '-", .c- ¡- r:-·-·-:-j I~~..:~~:~..,E~ '-"-1 i j ~ ¡ ì i ¡ .-'~--1 , . _n. ._..J...ë~i~~ ..-- 0 L. ........................_. E ~ w .. t=1__1 ---¡ ... ! ----./ -----1 fItjJ___ ___-~~~ C> I .mn ..._.j CHURCH ST I - R III _I I '----- i 521 t---·-- ) 1 ! R IlIJ--- 1--1 I l ! i ~=II... I- (f I- ~ 11=---1 ~f§ Ire w lJ=j (I) , ..... ...J o ··-...·---.....·1 . -.J ..... 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Vl'ClfdproceAOl', 01' computer, ID complaiil itel'lWl 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. StatelFederal Aaency 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 eligibiroty meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places 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 officiaVT'rtIe Date . State 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 officiaVT'rtle Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: Signature of the Keeper Date of Action U entered in the National Register, U See continuation sheet. U detennined eligible for the National Register. U See continuation sheet. t-) 0 c:;:;, U detennined not eligible for the (:...,~;) ;2:0 .r:- National Register. ~ ...-" --1 Co""} 11 U removed from the National -..-....-( Register. \_. .I I -.- -~~C-::; ,- 1--- ---.... ,- ¡-:-ï U other, (explain:) ... ......., fTl -u r~'·.. . j -....- '"'..~.' , ' :~::' :;~ '-J W :> " c::> ~. Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and Slale S. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property Number of Resources within Property (Check as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box) (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) [2g private U building(s) Contributing Noncontributing U public-local [2g district 111 28 buildings [2g public-State Usite U public-Federal U structure sites U object 1 structures objects 111 29 Total Name of related multiple property listing Number of contributing resources previously listed Enter "N/A" if property is not part of a mu~iple property listing.) in the National Register Historic Resources of Iowa Citv. Iowa 4 6. Function or Use Historic Functions Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter categories from instructions) DOMESTIC/Sinale Dwellinas DOMESTIC/Sinale Dwellinas DOMESTIC/Secondary Structures DOMESTIC/Secondarv Structures DOMESTIClMultiDle Dwellinas DOMESTIClMultiDle Dwellinas COMMERCElTRADE/Restaurant COMMERCElTRADE/SDecialtv Store COMMERCElTRADElRestaurant - 7. DescriDtlon Architectural Classification Materials (Enter categories from instructions) (Enter Ciliegories from instructions) LATE VICTORIAN/Queen Anne foundation STONE/Limestone MID-19'" CENTURY/Greek Revival walls WOODlWeatherboard LATE 19'" & 20'" CENTURY REVIVALS/Colonial WOOD/Shinale Revival roof ASPHALT a <C ..:J" 3: other see continuation sheet C'? ?<c ('~\ ~ \.._L..~ L...-. " .~ LU ! c- . 1';>-:: I ¡ j ...c:. Narrãfive DescriPfid~ (Descrn:m:the histbric a~ nt condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets,) U <..') '-e:( - =:J '-~'- ~ Ü"> _: > c:::> 0 = ,--' Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State 8. Statement of Slanlficance Applicable National Register Criteria Areas of Significance . (Mark "¡(' In one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property (Enter categories from instructions) for National Register listing.) ARCHITECTURE [X] A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad pattems of COMMUNITY PLANNING AND our history. 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 Period of Significance high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack 1850-1954 individual distinction. U D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations Significant Dates (Mark "¡(' in all the boxes that apply.) N/A Property is: ....., U A owned bya religious institution or used for C:-:Io (ì ~--'::~:j religious purposes. <"" ~ >() ,:~ .. c::::....-_ Significant Person )'> __I c= 11 U B removed from its original location. (Complete if Criterion B is mark~vè) ;:;-) I r-- N/A --,--, .s:- . . U C a birthþlaceor grave. - " ' ¡ 1 m '"'D ' . _OJ Cultural Affiliation ;=;:-_:] :J;: ~,.J U D a cemetery. N/A </~ w -- » .r- U E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. D U F a commemorative property. U G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance ArchitectlBuilder within the past 50 years. Carpenter, O.H. Narrative Statement of Significance Sheets & Frevder (ExPlain the sianificance of the Droœrtv on one or more continuation sheets,) 9. Malor BiblloaraDhlcal References Bibliography (Cite the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form on one or more continuation sheets,) Previous documentation on file (NPS): Primary location of additional data: U preliminary determination of individual listing [2U 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 Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State 10. Geoaraphlcal Data Acreage of Property 22 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet) 1 ill..§l ~ ~ 2I1l§] ~ ~ Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 3lll.§1 ~ ~ 4 ill..§l ~ ~ U See continuation sheet Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries _re selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Form PreDared By nameltiUe Marlvs A. Svendsen. Svendsen Tyler. Inc. organization for Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission date Januarv. 2004 street & number N3834 DeeD Lake Road telephone 7151469-3300 city or town Sarona state WI zip code 54870 Additional Documentation Submit the following it~ with the complete form: Continuation Sh~ts ~ r"" ::L ¡:::-., L ¡ ::¡: cr:: ~ Maps LL' 0.... W , _...J>,';'- A~GS ttap (7:5~ 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. LL ',>- '---' t.!) ~ A Sketc~ap~3!storic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs ~ 0 Representative black and white photographs of the property. Additional items (Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) ProDertv Owner (Complete this item at the request of SHPO or FPO.) name Various - see continuation sheets street & number telephone city or town state zip code Paperwork Reduction Act Statement This information Is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties for listing or determine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefrt in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq,), Estimated Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this form is estimated to average 18,1 hours per response Including time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining data. and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect ofthls form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 1 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State 7. Description (continued) Architectural Classification: (continued) LATE VICTORIAN/IT ALlANA TE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS/Bungalow/Craftsman ,...., = 0 ..= OTHER ,,¡:- ~O :¡::-.,. >-'1 t~~- (;J T1 0-< I ¡-- Materials: (continued) ~ c; .;:- -~-........ ;......,....... --u IT! l' , 0-\ foundation: CONCRETE S~~ I , I...J w walls: BRICK » c:> walls: STUCCO roof: METAL 7. Narrative Description: 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 80-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 im¡tances 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 buildings 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 alternating sides of the streets on a daily basis. United St@!Ps Department of the Interior National ~ se~e M -/,,--., NAff(¡)N~ R~~rER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation SheetÇ ; -=r ",-,/-. ==' I ',_ C) Sectum NutBþer r- ::.~. 7 Page 2 <: ü<: Gilbert..t.:inn Stre~tOriC District Johnson County. IA Namé of Pro County and State ~ J The tenrain 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 Wa,r 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 heighl1 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 Govemor 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 19t!1 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, carriage 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 corridor. In another case, the brick paving that took place along N. Linn Street at the tum of the 20t!1 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 19t!1 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 19t!1 and early 20\11 century architectural styles including good examples of Greek Revival, Italianate,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 houses8fe ~Iso examples of vernacular house forms commonly found in Iowa City during that period. The vernacular forms that appear most frequently in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District include the Side-Gable - both one-story and two-story or I-house 1 Email interview with T érry Robinson, Park & Recreation Department, City of Iowa City re: species and size of neighborhood trees December 2003. United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 3 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County IA Name of Property County and State 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. Italianate 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 carnage houses. By World 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 ,-i ~ upper sash of double-hung windows in Craftsman Style houses while exposed rafter tails, purlins, 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 earliest 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 turn 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. Nearly 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 vernacular house forms in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District are listed below. '" 0 C..:> c:.::> <n J:" :r> :t;~ r~-=:: -., ~-; --.-, Residential Architectural Styles (j -< ' r r -'- , .ç- f-- · Greek Revival: Jacob Wentz House, 219 N. Gilbert St. (NRHP, Photo #1, ca. 1850) .c< I' ; ë'1 ' , Henry C. Nicking House, 410 E. Market St. (NRHP, Photo #2,1854) "\ -~ 1 '"' , ' ~/:~ ......_.? W · Italianate: Conrad & Anna Graff House, 319 E. Bloomington St. (Photo #3,187$ .ç- Gustave Strub House, 309 E. Church St. (Photo #4, ca. 1865) a · Queen Anne: Anna Saunders House, 217 E. Davenport St. (ca. 1895) John & Alice Kessler House, 222 E. Davenport St. (ca. 1895) Schmidt House, 225 E. Fairchild Sl(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 5t. (Photo #8, ca. 1895) Mary McKinley House, 526 N. Linn St. (Photo #9, ca. 1895) United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 4 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County IA NamEAif Property County and State - " :::( .r.-', c~nial~al: Emma Harvat and Mary Stach House, 332 E. Davenport St (NRHP, Photo #10,1918) t-f--," ë:: ~~:=!. Frank & Anna Larkin House, 416 N. Linn St (Photo #11, 1905) . --.I. ~' John & Barbara Koza House, 619 N. Linn St. (Photo #12, 1906) _..1 ...:!" C"?- - ,--/ u... ~fts'ftanÇ5 William & Anna Hoffelder House, 322 E. Bloomington St. (Photo #13,1916) :; õ3f Joseph & Mary Brumm House, 225 E. Church St (1923) George & Pearl Falk House, 225 E. Davenport St (Photo #14, 1918) 25 0 John & Ida Yokum House and Garage, 402 E. Davenport St. (Photo #15, 1925) I:'oJ - 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-Gable: Frederick & Louisa Rothweilder House, 310 N. Gilbert 51. (ca. 1875) · Side-Gable Roof One Story: Unnamed house, 316 E. Church St, (Photo #18, ca. 1870) Adam Ohnhaus House, 321-323E. DavenportSl(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. H199) Edward & Edna Miller House, 311 N. Gilbert St, (1908) · American Four-Square: [Note: most examples have Colonial Revival, Craftsman, or Prairie School attributes] 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 51. (ca. 1916) Lemmuel Hunter House, 411 N. Linn St (ca. 1906) William & Julia Schneider House, 514 N. Linn St. (Photo #21, 1902) · Gambrel Cottage: William & Susan Morrison House, 314 E. Fairchild SI. (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 United States Department of the Interior r-> {"'~ 0 c:::..¡ National Park Service - :":: C) ::::... ..J>"'_: c:: !l / C=J NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES C) -', I - ~- Continuation Sheet =-~¡ C') ..r=- ! ~-l --<:--- ~ ; j i ¡-to"~ .'----! Section Number 8 Page 5 (-\ -- \..J ~:^ ý? Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johns~ounW.I~ Name of Property County and Stat6=> buildings, and the construction of rear wings and attached garages. Four single-family houses were constructed as infìll buildings during the 1950s 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 Sianificance: Genetal: The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is locally significant under Criteria A and C. Under Criterion A it derives significance 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 191t1 century and the beginning of the 201t1 century. Much of this population growth was associated with 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 settlement pattems within 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 architectural styles and vemacular 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 vernacular building forms were adapted through local building practices immediately before and after the turn 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 within 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 significance 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-of{ for NRHP eligibility. 0 ..:::t <4 -. :::> United,statesCßepa~nt of the Interior Natio~a~e~~ ; ----' "'~- _~~ ~ () t--- NATI~L ftEG~mR OF HISTORIC PLACES Continua on SJ.eef=: ~~ -.:r 0 -> -:r S Section Num~r g Page 6 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson Counlv. fA Name of Property County and State 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 northern 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 interns. 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 Manys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (1999) · Goosetown Neighborhood (Phase III) Survey by Manys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (2000) · Iowa City Central Business District Survey by Manys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (2000) Once these survey efforts were underway, two NRHP nominations were prepared using the multiple property documentation (MPD) and historic district formal 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 Manys 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 1840s or eany 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, relwion, 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-Linn Street 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 vernacular 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 tum of the century architects, O.H. Carpenter. Historically, the district demonstrates the importance of development factors United States Department of the Interior "" c::::;¡ National Park Service 0 ~ ~ ~=:O ~.- --1':..-, "ll NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES .-" --\ C:") CJ -~... I Continuation Sheet ::-.:jn $:- r- ';:-', { ¡ ¡ -0 f~-~~ Section Number 8 Page 7 '..~ \_~J ..:-..::- C..J -- . ~ Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson ~ntv, IA ~ Name of Property County and State c> such as street paving and proximity to employment generators in stimulating residential growth in existing neighborhood$. . 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 developmen~ 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 fonns and styles from the period extending from the 1850s through the 1920s. The original district extended along. seyen 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 tenns of fonn, 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 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition the houses are well-executed and well-preserved examples of the architectural styles popular during this era. At the tum 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 these four historic districts, Svendsen recommended two thematic nominations for resources under separate historic contexts. They indude a well-preserved, but scattered, collection of University of lowafratemity 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: 2 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 2Portions ofthis section are taken from "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS" listed in the NRHP in 1994 and an amendment to this MPS nomination, "Architectural 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. United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 8 Gilbert-linn Street Historic District Johnson County IA Name of Property County and Slate 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 tum of the 20" century, the area SërN 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 tum of the 21 II century fonrn 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 fonrner territorial capitol located at the center of Capitol Square, what is today part of the University of Iowa and the Pentacrest HistoricDistrict (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 vi~ible 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 vernacular stone houses constructed in Iowa City during the decades prior to the Civil War. Wentz, a fanrner and landowner, had the house constructed in a simple, two-story side-gable fonrn 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 at 41 0 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. c:> « .;r ? ¿.;, ~~ ¡.¡ ----' r" ~ '. - ~'- u-Ì--.....-; 't---" 0- l \ ' .-3..- .;r c_) t= -~.. I :vC - LL (5 r- <f~ :::::> 55- ~ .:r 0 = -" c-' 3/0wa city and Its Environs, drawn by J.H. Millar, Byran & Millar, Guthrie County, Iowa, 1854. ,.....~ 0 -t.::. .Jo United States Deparbnent of the Interior :~O ;:1bð >-i c- National Park Service 0-< C) 11 , -- --'c" ,- r~- _/ .:-- :T¡ NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES - " !-~ " ~5~ -.... r-··-'; Continuation Sheet ,--' c.) :i> .. -' Section Number 8 Page 9 C) Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State Map of Iowa City, 1839 t (from the State Historical Society of Iowa - Iowa City) N ... [~JG!GGGGG0 rl~f1J C¡¡l'j~IT~Ï'¡Ll ffiB 8ffi [~~~ æ:R ß r rl ~~ LJ. -- ttttJ· - n .- ..I.., ,1.¡.1 lJiliG}, l' [J:IIJ , aÆIJ .. _ -' . STRUT . . .' .' .. \J~~_~JiBB <. Ttt£ET - C~l'ITo.t I t ; , .~ ~~ ffiffi EJ <=> ...:;¡- « r'~, Cry ',,/ S L~-; :;c Ci~ 0 United ~tes Ðepaitffle,nt of the Interior NatlonalP~rk.servl~.¡::: -~, ~ LL <..') ;;.-L, NATIONAL RgGI8~ OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation ~et 6 c--...; --- Section Number 8 Page 10 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State Population figures for Iowa City as a whole and the Third Ward, which included the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District, demonstrate periods of growth and decline 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 ear1y 18605 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 '\. (from the State Historical Society of Iowa -Iowa City) N By the mid-1860s census figures show that Iowa City's population was already beginning to recover. Growth resumed ãt ã 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. United States Department of the Interior ~) C~ 0 ~ National Park Service :cf (") ~ ....,.;>-, ø 11 / NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES () '- I - ,..- Continuation Sheet --·i .¡:- ¡ - - -0 ¡il ,'~ Section Number 8 Page 11 "'-"', \,-1 ~ <:~? Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District JOhnS~ounw.~ Name of Property County and State Population for Iowa Cib & Third Ward Year Iowa City Third Ward 1850 1,250 - 1854 2,570 - 1860 5,214 - 1863 4417 - 1865 5,417 - 1867 6418 - 1869 6,583 - 1870 5,914 2,295 1873 6,454 2,026 1875 6,371 2,026 1880 7,123 - 1885 6,748 1842 1890 7016 1.755 1895 7,526 1.475 1900 7,987 - 1905 8497 - 1910 10091 1599 1915 12,033 1.914 1920 11,267 1,721 1930 15.340 - 1940 17 182 1,870 1950 27212 2101 1960 33 443 - 1970 46.850 - 1980 50508 - 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 SiC e.Befofe 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 southwestçc¡mer of Market Street and N. Linn Streets in 1856. The Great Westem 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. United States:Ðepa~ent of the Interior Natiol}'lt parlf.Serv~ L..-J ;rc 0: ~ NA TlêNAL 'REG1SJ~R OF HISTORIC PLACES , ii ()' Contlnnatlon heet ç; lL.'- 1.....) c...9 :-=-- ::::J ()<§g Section NulTltJêr Page 12 Gilbert~ Street ~riC District Johnson County IA Name of Property County and State 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. Thé 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 18805 and early 18905, 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 18705 through the 18805 paralleled a drop in the number of houses surviving from the same years with only five dwellings surviving from the 1880s. 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-born population largely consisted of a mix of German and Bohemian immigrants. The surnames 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, KUIZ, Hotz, Senner, and Hohenschuh. This pattern would continue well into the 20th 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 1890s 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 4021:. 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.LinnStreet 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 0 :;;:0 )::U United States Deparbnent of the Interior :.Þ::::::¡ c 11 G) National Park Service n-< I .- ,-- ----:-,--..,) .¡;:- :-'-1 --'.'j.~ ' ~ . . " ' . NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ,~---¡ -Þ \.....J Continuation Sheet C) :5= w P - Section Number 7 Page 13 - Gilbert-linn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State same time. At the dawn of the 20th centul)', the North Side comprised the city's principal residential neighborhood - a collection of houses described in a con temporal)' account as ''well designed and constructed,...[with] ample room, some of them being highly ornamental. ,,4 The houses had accrued over a 50-year period representing virtually eveI)' architectural style and vemacular 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 World 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 stuQents, 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 pattern 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. 4AtJas of Johnson County, Iowa, (Davenport, Iowa: Huebinger Survey and Map Publishing Co.), 1900. United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 14 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Distrid Johnson County IA Name of Property County and State The table below shows the numbers of surviving houses by decade based on dates researched during earlier surveys. - Houses Built by Decade ...::1" '/~ M Decade Number of Houses í" ::¡: ,ci:C Pre-1860 2 <--.J U.J Q., w 1860-1869 4 -.J.f .--1 >-" 1870-1879 8 ...::1" (~¡._.- CL ":.__ c..) 1880-1889 6 <:.!) L.. 1890-1899 21 :;:) ü;g; ocr 1900-1909 27 ..:r .:> = 0 1910-1919 18 = (~~ - 1920-1929 9 1930-1939 1 1940~ 1949 0 1950-2000 7 TOTAL 103 An examination of Sanborn maps for the years 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, and 1926 shows several housing development pattems during these years. The first involved the replacement of smaller one-story houses with larger two-story dwellings. Sanborn maps document this occurring on comer lots and mid-block lots. The second development pattern saw previously vacant lots subdivided and infilled with two or more new houses. In many cases construction of these houses was accompanied by the building of garages. In all cases, new houses were established with a more regular setback and the size of the houses became more unifonn. A third pattern saw existing dwellings 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 Histonc 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 allow a lot to be divided into two or more new building sites. An example in the District involved the Issac Fuiks House onginally built in ca. 1880 on a full comer lot at 304 E. Davenport Street. In 1906 a rear section of the lot adjacent to the alley was sub-clivided and a new house built facing N. Linn Street. By 1912 the original parcel was further sub-clivided and the Fuiks House was tumed 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 overall impact of all 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 unifonnity 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 turn of the century brought complaints about the existing macadamized streets that became rivers of mud dunng wet weather. Difficult to negotiate by wagon, f',) C~ Q c;:.:. United States Department of the Interior ..c- ~~ :!-- National Park Service c= -, Ç) ! ! 0-' I --- =·~C) .¡:- I NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES /' ,..-,.... ,--r"] ~. ¡ ì Continuation Sheet " ¡-, r--'t , , '............. ,..----- w Section Number 7 Page 15 j; .~ - Gilbert-Linn Street Histortc District Johnson Countv. IA Name of Property County and State 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 suitable route for funeral processions from North Side churches.s 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 initial development of areas such as the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District, it is likely that it enhanced the value and reputation of thê 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-<lozen 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 SI., Carl Stach, electrical contractor & supplier, 1924 East Church Street 225 E. Church St., Joseph Brum, dishwasher, SUI, 1923 228 E. Church St., Elisha Moore, merchan~ 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 5t., Sarah Edwards, librarian, Iowa City Public Library, 1920s 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 51rving Weber, Irving Weber's Iowa City- Volume 6. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Lions Club, 1987, pp. 109-110. United States Deparb'nent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 16 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson CountY, IA Name of Property County and State 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 Sl, 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 ..:J" ~11 E. Fairchild St., Edward Ebert, barber, ca. 1903 ('"'-., C"'") ::~ :S:312 E. Fairchild St., Patrick Maden, driver, CA Murphy, ca. 1912 , I ;:¡: Cr Q14 E. Fairchild St., William Morrison, proprietor, Crescent Pharmacy, ca. 1908 L......,. LLI 0- ':1 ::>-~1 ( 1:. t-airëfïílã&;CöllÍš F."Cël11ÿ,co-öwner, o-ni\1èrsit}í BbõJfStore, cà 1908 -" ..:r U1::..::320 E. Fairchild St., John Husa, tailor, Husa & Sons, ca. 1925 _. I LL C!) >_ ()324 E. Fairchild St., Albert Husa, Jr., taUor, Husa & Sons, 1916 ::::> t:::sc 326 E. Fairchild St., Albert Husa, Sr., merchant tailor, Husa & Sons, ca. 1890 "":( 03: 328 E. Fairchild St., Jessie Booge, widoW; James Booge (son), asst. instructor of chemistry, SUI, -::r- = o ca. 1910 = c-"" North Gilbert Street 204 N. Gilbert St., Joseph Hervert, saloon owner, ca. 1885 210 N. Gilbert $t., Joseph Chudacek, carpèi1ter,ca. 1900 219 N. Gill:\ërt St., Jacob Wentz, farmer & land QWner, ca. 1850 229 N. Gilbert $t., Christian Hohenschuh, ov.'nèr, Hohenschuh & Wieneke, bOokstore, 1897 310 N. Gilbert 5t., Frederick Rothweilder, car,riage pairiter, ca. 1875 311 N. Gilbèrt St., Edward Miller, co-owner, Miller 8. Milíer, stoves dealers, 1908 324 N. Gilbert St., Julius Haberstroh, carpenter, ca. 1881 325 N. Gilbërt St., Joseph Stach, owner, Staéh'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. GilbertSt., William Fryauf, barber, ca. 1914 420 N. Gilbert St., Charles Schmidt, barber, 1908 421 N. Gilbert St., George Fahey, & Mary, ca. 1916 North Linn street 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 United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 17 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson Countv.IA Name of Property County and State 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, attorney, 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 Meatmarke~ 1906 0 g 620 N. Linn St., Joseph Slavata, merchant tailor, ca. 1903 s""'- 624 N. Linn St., Frank Messer, lawyer, Messer, Clearman & Olsen, ca. 1900 };: ~ [': ~ 628 N. Linn St., Char1es and Minnie Baker, lawyer and teacher, ca. 1908 (')~..: c;.~ 11 ='in ~ r- .' ,--" rTl ~-...I , :--""-1 -0 I E....l M..,II...l8b.....l c' ': ; =,1: r-: ',.J ~ \.,J 402 E. Market St., Joseph Hervert Saloon, 1892 ~ w 410 E. Market St., Henry C. Nicking, barber, 1854 == Architectural EJackground 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-19th century through the early-20th 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 Civil War. Early city directory listings showing the presence of a significant number of houses in the District during these years contradicts this pattem. The attrition of e~rlier houses is more likely ~ result of the wave of redevelopment in the neighborhood that took place after the turn of the 20fh century resulting in the replacement of ear1ier houses with newer ones. As a resul~ 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 - ..::r :s:: r-, (>') '-......--..::;: '-~.: =c: Ö"" 0 United.$tatei-oe~~~~ttent of the Interior NationatPa~ServÎ~~ LL. c..!) ;>- Lj NATIONAL~EG.lSER OF HISTORIC PLACES ~ ..> Contlnuat o~heet 0 C'"J - Section Number 7 Page 18 Gilbert-linn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State 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 tÆ3) built in 1900, the Harry and Goldie Miller House at 418 N. Gilbert St. (contributing, Photo #7) built in ca. 1896, the Matilda Hotz House at 522 N. Linn St. (contributing, Photo #8) built in ca. 1895, and the Mary McKinley House at 526 N. Linn St. (contributing, Photo #9) also built in ca. 1895. Approximately 20 houses in the District exhibit Queen Anne Style designs and/or detailing. After the turn 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 State Uníversity 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 Revíval 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 (contñbuting, Photo #22) is an example of a variation of the Colonial Revival with a Gambrel Roofform, sometimes referred to as the Dutch Colonial Revival. One of the most important houses in the Distñct 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 furniture designer Gustav Stickley in his magazine The Craftsman 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-dívided lots fronting on side streets. More than a dozen Craftsman Style houses were built in the District during the years before and after Wor1d War I. United States Deparbnent of the Interior .-..' Õ c=' <= National Park Service ,.~- %0 ="'" }> ==: ('=-. __c¡ Ç) \ . NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES _/ - ()' I c'- .r::- , Continuation Sheet ==10 m -<¡""o... -,:! ,-'~-~--"""! - r: 1 -'.... <....J Section Number 7 Page 20 Ç}?~ w ~ Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson Ceuntv. IA .r::- Name of Property County and State - 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-8quares 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-5quares 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.:&¡uares built closer to World War I. The style's influence was evident in the popular vertical light configuration in the uppér sas~,ofdouble-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 20th 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/lntemational 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 20th 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 1()0¡OOOhomesnatienally, 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 - ...:r :% r--', C"") '",~..... .-:::~ '--~--' ~~ .,""::: c=___ I I I a:: ,;C - Unite~te!peP.ä~ènt of the Interior - .......} Natio -Park Seryl~ c:¡ ...-- ::::J .- NATIONALREGI8~R OF HISTORIC PLACES Contlnuatlorijheet 0 Section Number 8 Page 19 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County IA Name of Property County and State Craftsman Style houses in the District were built in various forms and sizes. Exterior cladding included narrow and wide clapboard siding and ARTISTIC H 0 M ES 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 omamentation of the Colonial Revival residences of just a decade earlier. Erlanf¡; design. 5271. WIdth 27 II 6. story heights 10 A number of well-preserved examples of the Craftsman Style survive in ond ·It 6. Large, commcdioo, living room, plans ". f~ R7 the Gilbert-Unn Street Historic District spanning the period 1914 to 1925. . "~co, I, "" The WiU~m""" An"" Hoffeldec H.... " 322~. ""'om;",,,," Sl r '-or .- t., ~ (contribüting, Photo #13) was constructed. ·if}...1-91-6. It is one of two I ''^'"'': ; exaTTljflës'Qfan unusual two-story, hipped roof13ungalow form found in U "n',. ,... "..,.".','. "..,.. ".;; Disti.ú;t.-~ It features~.tow..pitched./:1ipped-fOOf.on...the.maitl-OOuse..with '. ~ .H,,, i :; ,,- . "'''.-' . "';: ~... ""'.... --' ,.IIe, ..... I,~ ."" ~. watt-du", .... ~I--H - i I l "'-å ~""..n ftant pnrr-.h .Geometric ri""'gr'" ri..r.n....t..the p"I~"" and.mark...-. ! "0,..,,,.. . _ .~ floo, Idfte,,, Le:tween the filst and second-floM¡. The d~sign-oHhe r ,,,.,,,.. Mo, ,i ".''', .,. ;:~:L '..: -f:fQ fÃ'n:er House closely r~sembles that .~fthe 'F~rI~e~ c!eslgnw sh~wn .'. . n·,." .... :;:" . . . - .-cJ aHhe nght that appeared In the-191!Fedition--efAfflstic/rðmC5 eempileè-u'r . .,.-. { : _¡" -,'~~. ":i'~:- ~byHerbert"C:ctiiverS-Companyõf"St1.oüis. ,..:; .:~~,.~! ~I" ....,. vera.r.<t. ,I" ..... . -.": .Tfie other example of a hipped rootBuF'!gatowiS1tí'lrEitcJ'Stezak House - .' . '. .., ,: - d .: "'.',"-:> ;,(sontributing)at 311 N. Linn Street built in ca. 1915. Like the Hoffelder '. I ...... - ., . House, it has a low-pitched hipped roof with exposed rafter tails and . w,..___::.'1;~::':".::':~__"~ hipped wall dormers Instead of a recessed front porch however it has ::::;,:¡;.-::-£~·.t.:::"_--.::-=:;.:.~~: . . .,. - , - '71-'" """'''''',jf.I'',,,,,,~,,,,,*_. ow. pII,.....,. a two-storyþorch with square columns and closed balustrade clad in" =."::~';':';.:':~,:::-.;:;:.~:-.;',-=::.;:"'...- m!rrc!W clapboard siding. Windows have the standard Craftsman Style H £ R B £ R T C. C H' v E R S co _ ... R CHI T £ C T S 5/1 v~rtical upper light configuration. The Craftsman Style house at 225 E. Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #14) is an example of the Front-Gable house fdrm, It was built in 1918 for George Falk, a local banker, and his wife Pearl. Falk retained local architect a.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 at419 N. Gilbert St:(contributing,'Photo#1&) is an example of this practice. Identical houses were built in 1915 at 819 E. Market Street for Jennie Woltman and 402 N. Dodge Street for Charles Benda.6 Like the Falk House, the Fryhauf House and its mates featured a Front-Gable form. It ~arlys Svendsen, '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; listed in the NRHP, 2000, pp. 43-44. 1"'-;) 0 c-_~ United States Department of the Interior "'" _1:;.'- -' National Park Service >:0 :P>- c:: ,.),~> --.\ (:-) -\1 / (j -', I r- NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ---J C: r \T1 Continuation Sheet :<.....h\ -c¡ r--4, -~."~ ::1: "_J "--"',_'.1 Section Number 7 Page 21 ~- -' 7'~ w -< ' ~- » -ç- Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson Countv.IA- Name of Property County and State 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-5quare 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..a 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 coiner 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 23.' 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, 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), pp. 37, 52, 66, 81, 82, 86, 87, and 99. B/bid, p. 79. 10/bid, pp. 74 and 117. United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 22 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County, IA Name of Property County and State Gordon-Van Tine Home No. 54910 ~Guarantee<i .Prices.,-~~ ~tª_§=-J~~~~~~ Pa/',iJ79 - ..::r ~ M ::-.... , , ('" *..~ " L~_' --.-..- l' , 0- , ' -1.".1 ....:1" _,.A I -, , I I ,- lJ..... (.~; ,.q:: - ......- c-.. Gordon-Van Tine HOUlC No. 54'1 COnSe14vative 2-Stary Stucco flame 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-19th 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. 9lbid, p. 79. United States Department of the Interior r-·" . , National Park Service Q ¿--..) -, ~:() """"" -~> ~--, \_..: --q NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES " _P'--, (;i I, .- --~--~ (~ I ,-..-- Continuation Sheet :-:5 t- .¡:-" I , , ..:..( ~-- -,-., ---'" Section Number 8 Page 23 ----< _...- ',---,j ~._..-., ' ~.~ -~._, (..) Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnsori'Countv. IA . . Name of Property Coun~d State ".:.., ~'Yç:~«t- __.~OrB211-'L?Jl1ì n~ Horoe ~ .._.,._-'-,......._,.___..~.c..,..__··__~_____··_·._·,·_ Gordon-Van Tine Home No. 605 and Garage No.1 06 Gnnlgc NQ. 1%. Doubte Gat'3g~ tht& dc,$igu, No, '0'7 Gordon~V"n Tine Home No, 605 SinaJo Garage with Stucco Fioi9h, NQ. 11)8. ÐQubt{~, No, 10<;1 One house in the Districthas 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 20111 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 ornamental appeal. A major historic alteration occurred when the house's small but highly dEJeorated 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. United States Deparbnent of the Interior F \ L. r.::. National Park Service ~ , 1 r',.,;,:. _!t ,1: l NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLA¿eS1 ., -' Continuation Sheet C:, \ ¡ _ ' " , \ ,,-~ \ /. I;~ / -,,' ,I '-\ r ) \1 ',,' ".c" ~ ~ I Section Number 8 Page 24 ~." Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County IA Name of Property County and State Historic Views of Schmidt House, 225 E. Fairchild Street: 1898 (top) and 1912 (bottom)11 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 turn 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, FrankX. Freyderalsowas listed in city directories as an architect so it is possible that his firm desïgned:-this-lTottse'depending on when-itwas actually built. It is IikelyJh~t [.;p.orge ri"rtidr~tP.d in :iqéñe.ßI~ments of the construction. . J~ ". The second, more important architect to practice in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District was Orville H. Carpenter. A;though at least three other buildings designed by ~arpef!ter are already listed on the NRHP, most of what isknown." about his life and professional career has been·unoo.'eI'ed only recently by historian and Iowa City Hîstörit . ," Preservation Commissioner Richard Cartson. 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.12 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 on~ or more business colleges before beginning a career doing survey work for a civil engineering compál1yin Wèstérh Iowa in 1885. During the next decade he trävelSd ::' extensively, working for 'some of the largest architectural firms in Buffalo, Philadelphia, Chicago, and other large cities."13 It is not known whether or not Carpenter received any formal training in architecture or engineering. By 1895 he 11Top photo: "Iowa City, Iowa: The Commercial Magazine, Vol. 1, No.1, (January, 1898), p. 43; bottom photo: Charles Ray Aumer, Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa History, Volumes 1 and 2 (Cedar Rapids: Western Historical Press, 1912, p. 220. 12Richard Carlson, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner, Email interview re: study of Iowa City buildings as recorded in Iowa City newspapers, 1897-1908, and study ofO.H. Carpenter buildings, 1897 -1930, November, 2003. 13Richard Carlson, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner, 'Orville H. Carpenter (1865-1938), Iowa City Architect," 'T ¡-~Y ¡ ) United States Department of the Interior !"-- , ! , " '- - '..-' National Park Service -4 "" ".' I ....-, ¡ r. I ". " NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Ci, 10\;\ r,\ f"','·- '/ f,,"-'\', -~-/A 10 v·'.¡'t \ 1\....)1 J¡ \\.j'J~ Section Number 8 Page 25 Gilbert-linn Street Historic District Johnson County IA Name of Property County and State had returned 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 Commercial 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 Historic Views of O.H. Carpenter Houses House at 229 N. Gilbert Street (contributing) Christian & Clara Hohenschuh House, 229 N. Gilbert Street, 1898 (lower right) 14 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 middJercIass clients for whom Carpenter wor1œch:luring ilis career. The house plan he completed for the Hohenschuh family is a I~Annedesign stripped of elâborate spindlework ornamentation but ætairung-Glas5iGal.elements, hence the rrarrre"Free Classic" for this Queen Anne sUb-type,15 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, 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 roof with 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; ·C.H. Carpenter," Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa), Special Edition, May 31,1899, p. 6. 14·lowa City, Iowa,' The Commercial Magazine, Vol. 1, No.1, (January, 1898), p. 39. 15y¡rginia McAlester and Lee McAlester, A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Alfred A Knopf), 1992, pp. 264-286. F" '--T, I' l-, : United States Deparbnent of the Interior " .' - "__,I National Park Service ,;·r'1 !,!1(:" -4 O~! 3' 41 '-::":':J~ ,,-l<_"J ¡: ¡¡ . NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES CI~" r T" Continuation Sheet ¡ y '-- '':'.:.'\1\ O\F^ r¡'/ 1í'\ffA 1 "'1...\ _.....1 ¡ if i<) \' Section Number 8 Page 26 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State 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 turned 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 ornamentation 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 frequenUy forced upon homebuilders in the North Side during this period. When a lot allowed, however, Carpenter's Four-Square plan could be widened. Like the Free Classic Queen Anne plan, the two-story Four-Square house plan featured a steeply pitched hipped or pyramidal roof. Tan 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 eartiest Four-Square houses in the Gilbert-Linn 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 SchneiderHouse 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 comice 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 Cerny 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 newly 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 plttn to accommodate the client's demand for a very large house. The house has a 32 foot-wide front with a depth of 36 feet. The flat-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 each side. The house's two-story carriage house reflects the house's design with its matching narrow CiäpbOardsidfñg,Ï1Tpped-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 \ ,..., .'-" '\ ' I" ì- 1._ t:. Lj United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service "~01 t'1(' - 4 O'J 3' I, I Ld1 Ie".) 111 . '"'i NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES C\T{ -";',\/ cJ.:.I·lr, Continuation Sheet IOV"^ en'! n,NA ~I'-\ ___II I 'I !\../ Section Number 8 Page 27 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson CountY IA Name of Property County and State lot, the house has a width of just 26 feel 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 pattern 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 $tach bought and sold real estate and operated several local businesses ~ether with Harvat gaining importance for her political activities. Like many other designs by Carpenter, this design is an ec ectic blend of styles including the COlonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and Prairie School. This house has a center-hall plan rather than the side-hall Four-Square plans Carpenter was frequently designing during this period. It has a low-pitched hipped roof, wide projecting eaves, and a pair of hipped attic dormers with 15-light horizontal sash. A curved pediment supported by square columns resting on a high brick balustrade is centered on the front. The entrance has a Colonial Revival treatment with a single door·flanked by multi-light sidelights and topped by a divided light fanlight. Fenestration includes 15/1 double- hung sash to either side of the center bay on both levels of the front façade, a bay window above the portico, and 9/1 sash - on th~,~r façades. -~. '71" A chronologicalli$H)f the a.H. Carpenter houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District appears below. f"; ,--, ~,'..-'-... -<3hristiao-&€lara lIohensc;huhtfouse, 229 N. GiI~rt 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 ~_.... . r 'Nilliam& JuHa-Sc;hneider I louse, -51+N:'i:inrrStreet(COnbibutin9, Photo #21) ill 19e4" ~" ~,.-._.....,..,....... · 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. CemyHouse, 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 Two other a.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 end the Arthur Hillyer Ford House (NRHP) completed in 1908 at 228 Brown Street. The Shambaugh House is an example of the Frl!~ Classic Queen Anne form favored by Carpenter for his ear1ier dèsitlns while the Ford House is an example of thE:! Mission Style. Three additional Carpenter houses have been identified in the proposed Jefferson Street Historic bistrict. . o,H. Cárpenter's árchitectural career included more than residences such as those documented in Ilf'\tl ~roulÎd ttle Gllbert- Lit'lb Street Historic District. Commercial and institutional projects completed in Iowa City included the CSPS Hall, a B9rmiánfratemal hall at 524 Johnson Street (NRHP)built in 1900; the PhoenLx Block(non-extant),aRomanesqûe Revi~ál ßtYê cdmmercialblock builtin 1902 on Washington Street; the B.P.O.E Hall at 325 E. Washington Street in190S;, /:Iii Severel scñöörs înèluâing the Kellogg-SChôör{non..extant) built atthe south end of Woolf Avenue in 1916-19i 1. 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 1918.16 Carpenter's architectural practice continuetl 160.H. Carpenter Obituary, Iowa City Press-Citizen, March 10, 1938, p. 13. as cited in Richard Car1son's; ·Orville H, Carpenter (1865-1938), Iowa City Architect," p.3. I '--, q ~-! ..' United States Deparbnent of the Interior I " .--..-' National Park Service ""4 f 1!~ 4 ry' ".! 1 LUJ \L'J- I,: J. '"' NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Crr\{ Continuation Sheet 'O\Nf. ('IT'.! 'IÌ\f'JA I '1 r\ j I [1 ,...... Section Number 8 Page 28 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County IA Name of Property County and State 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 District were developed using National Register Bulletin 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 enclösed but the origiriårcolumnsrémaiii Visible orffie 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. United States Department of the Interior FILED National Park Service ?t;fH ~ !_~!"\ 4 PI! ". l: I ,-tJJ"1 ;-4;;0 - II v' Î' NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES err' t> --',( Continuation Sheet Y ·,~;.!__t.r'lj \ IOvVÚ CT/ '("¡'VA ~/, ¡ J J, f '.. ¿ v Section Number 8 Page 29 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State For secondary structures associated with residential buildings such as garages or bams, 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 barns 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 .If' ST6EEJ' . O~I(3t~AtJL()N(;·· '. DATES ÞRlMARYBL!>(3,~tAtUS setoNDARYB!-DÇ, StAtus ~(}H,$me: . TÈRN!OwNë~(s) Contril>uting Key Non-ÇontribUting CòntriblJtil19 Non--Gbr\tribÍJting VEJU.iACUL.AR .' ". ". . .' . ....... c..' '. FORM " . 228- E. Bloomington SI. Unnamed Rental ca. 1870 C No Style 232 Double House 319 E. Bloomington SI. Graff, Conrad & Anna 1872 Key ItalianatelFront- Gabled Roof 322 E. Bloomington SI. Hoffelder, William & 1916 Key C CraftsmanlBungalow . Anna House 404 E. Bloomington SI. Woodford House 1921 C Am. FOIIf'Square 412 E. Bloomington St. Stach, Cart & Celesta 1924 C CraftsmanlBungalow . .......... .' . . . . .... .', . 225 E. Church SI. Brum. Joseph & Mary 1925 Key Craftsman/Side- Gabled Two StOry 228 E. Church St. Moore, Elisha & ca. 1860 C .. . .. --.. Italianate .. Annette 308 E, Church SI. Willis, William ca. 1890 C Queen Anne 309 E. Church 51. Strub, Gustave ca. 1865 Key Italianatel Front-Gabled Roof 314 E, Church SI. Michael, Joseph ca. 1890 C NC Queen Anne 316 E. Church Sl. Unnamed House ca. 1870 Key C,C Side-Gabled Two StOry .. \ \ .. ,....... United States Department of the Interior \-' '.-~- ¡ } \--l :_.__L__ ~_.-' National Park Service P'" ')- 1.2. r"" L. .--J' \.1"-: ,-,Cf';\ .-~ ,' - . , ¡ ~ NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ["J:j '1' ",,~ Continuation Sheet cr~! , \ \- , ì I Section Number 8 Page 30 lUNA C,-I '(, Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson Countv IA Name of Property County and State /I STREET ORIGINAU LONG- DATES PRIMARY BLDG. STATUS SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. STYLE- TERM OWNER(s) Contributing Key Non-Contributing Contributing Non-Contributing VERNACULAR FORM . 317 E. Church SI. Kurz, George & Anna ca. 1897 C NC Queen AnnelHipped Roof Two StOlV 318 E. Church SI. Schmidt, Frank & ca, 1870 Key NC Front-Gabled Roof Rose Two StON 319- E. Church SI. Edwards, Sarah ca. 1860 C Sfde.Gabled Two 323 StON 324 E. Church SI. Zimmerti, Frederick ca. 1890 C Key Queen AnnelGabled- Front and Wino . . ,', , " , . ! . , .... , 214 E. Davenport SI. McVey. George & ca. 1903 C Key Am. Four-Square Malinda 217 E. Davenport SI. Saunders. Anna ca. 1895 Key NC Queen Anne 220 E. Davenport St. Kane, James & ca. 1865 C ItalianatelQueen Anne Elizabeth , 222 E. Davenport St. Kessler, John & Alice ca. 1895 Key . Queen Anne 223 E. Davenport St. Flannagan, John & ca. 1890 C Queen Anne Honora 225 E. Davenport Sl Falk, George & Peart ca. 1914 Key CraflsmanIFront- Gabled Roof Two StolV 304 E. Davenport SI. Unnamed hOuse ca. 1910 NC Am. Four-Square 30ð E. Davenport SI. Wassam, Clarence & ca. 1906 C Am. Four-Square Minnie 311 E. Davenport SI. Ruppert, Emil & ca. 1920 C NC CraftsmanIBungalow Blanche 312 E. Davenport SI. Novak-Maresh House 1893 C Queen Anne 314 E. Davenport SI. ~rkin, Frank & Anna 1893 C NC Front-Gabled Roof 315 E. Davenport SI. John & Francis 1880 C NC Gabled-Front and 'Wvdenkoff House Wino 319 E. Davenport SI. John Heck House 1902 C Side-Gabled Two- StolV 320 E. Davenport SI. Freyder. Henrietta & 1907 Key C Am. Four-Square George 321- E. Davenport St. Ohnhaus, Adam 1870 Key NC Side-Gabled One 323 StOry 324 E. Davenport SI. Cemey-Brockman 1880 C Hipped RoofTwo House StOry 332 E. Davenport SI. Harvat, Emma & Mary 1918 Key Key (same Colonial Revival! Stach NRHP garage as at GeorgianIPrairie 409N. Gilbert) 402 E. Davenport St. Yokum, John & Ida 1925 Key Key Craftsman 404 E. Davenport SI. Bridenstine, Lavinia & 1924 Key Prairie/Am. Four- Martin SQuare , , " . 221 E. FairchildSl Strub, Frank & Kate 1902 C . Key - ... .. Am,Four-'Square . 225 E. Fairchild SI. Schmidt, W.G,lGeorge 1895 Key Key Queen Anne W, & Auausta 230 E. Fairchild SI. McClintock, John ca. 1895 Key Queen Anne Thomas 301- E. Fairchild St. Unnamed Double 1986 NC No Style 303 House F'I ","\ --I . United States Deparbnent of the Interior IL.L_L..J National Park Service 20nl. plY' -4 Pìl3:42 l,J-j <,' :..; NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES C:+'~\' (-\ ~<"r:!/ Continuation Sheet ,II Y uc..t.r'.r\ IUPt, C'T'J """WA .. '/¡-\ ¡ ) !¡ P...)\ Section Number 8 Page 31 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County, IA Name of Property County and State II STREET ORIGINAU 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, Adolf & ca. 1908 Key C Colonial Revival/Am. Dorothy Four-$Quare 311 E. Fairchild SI. Ebert, Edward & Rose ca. 1903 Key Key Hipped Roof Two Storv 312 E. Fairchild St. Maden House ca. 1912 Key NC Side-Gabled Two . Storv 314 E. Fairchild SI. 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 SI. 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 Storvl1-House 328 E. Fairchild St. ... Boage, Jessie ca. 1910 C Am. Four-5quarel Queen Anne .... .' . . '. '. .... . . . . . -.. '. 204 N. Gilbert St. Hervert, Joseph ca. 1885 C Front-Gabled Roof 210 N. Gilbert St. Chudaœk .Joseph & ca. 1900 Key Queen Anne Marv 214 N. Gilbert St. Cerny House ca. 1899 Key Key Queen AnnelGabled- Front and Wino 219 N. Gilbert SI. Wentz, Jacob ca. 1850 Key Greek RevivallSide- NRHP Gabled Two Story/I- House 225 N. Gilbert SI. Hohenschuh House 1903 C Hipped Roof One (second) Story 229 N. Gilbert SI. Hohenschuh, 1897 C Queen Anne Christian & Clara 230 N. Gilbert SI. Mercy Hospital 1998 NC No Style Pedestrian Shelter 305 N. Gilbert SI. Russ's Amoco Station ca. 1955 NC No Styte 310 N. Gilbert SI. Rothweilder, Frederick ca. 1875 Key C Greek Revival/ & Louisa Gabled-Front and Wino 311 N. Gilbert St. Miller, Edward & Edna 1908 Key C (same Gabled-Front "nd garage as at Wing 315 N, 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 SI. Haberstroh, Julius & ca. 1881 C Side-Gabled Two Veronica . Storv/I-House 325 N, Gilbert SI. Stach, Joseph & 1907 Key Am. Four -Square Theresa 330 N. Gilbert SI. Unnamed house 1953 NC ~~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 5t. Graham, Nancy 1919 Key C Am. Four-Square 414 N. Gilbert St. Schneider, Mary 1939 C Colonial Revival/ Hipped RoofTwo Starv F' ~--, United States Deparbnent of the Interior I I 1 . - ì t,,_ t~-=- :--.) National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLAC~Q!i WG - 4 p.;i ~. I '? ,I u· 4-_ Continuation Sheet Ci'ry' 1r\\t..fl\ r--':T\! \('·'j\.i',fA Section Number 8 Page 32 u\ \Ir\ 'vi ¡ ¡, ~'.,' v ~ Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County IA Name of Property County and State . STREET ORIGINAU LONG- DATES PRIMARY I3LDG. STATUS SI;CONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. STYLI;- TERM OWNI;R(s) Contributing Key Non-Contributing Contributing Non-Contributing VERNACULAR FORM 418 N. Gilbert 51. Miller, Harry & Goldie ca. 1900 Key C Queen Anne 419 N. Gilbert St. Fryauf, William & ca. 1914 Key Key Craftsman! Mavme Front-Gabled Roof 420 N. Gilbert 51. 5chmidt Charles & 1908 C Am. Four-5quare Ullie 421 N. Gilbert 51. Fahey, George & Mary ca. 1916 C Am. Four-Square 426 N. Gilbert 51. 5chmidt rental house ca. 1895 C Gabled-Front & Wing One 5tory 429 N. Gilbert St. Unnamed Apartment ca. 1960 NC No Style Buildino 430 N. Gilbert SI. Schmidt rental house ca. 1898 C Hipped Roof Two StOry , , ,. . . 311 N. Linn SI. Slezak, Eva ca. 1915 Key Craftsman 313 N. Linn SI. McRoberts, William & ca. 1916 Key NC Am. Four-5quare Emma 318 N. Linn 51. Servoss, George & ca. 1916 C Gabled Front and Sadie Wing 319 N. Linn 51. Roessler, John & ca. 1915 C , Am. Four-5quare Emma 322 N. Linn SI. Wescott, Emory & ca. 1910 C C Gabled Front and Eliza Wino 323 N. Linn SI. Stimmel, Oscar & ca. 1914 C NC (same Am. Four-Square Edith garage as at 225 E. Davenport) 326 N. Linn SI. Kramer, Jacob & ca. 1910 C Gabled-Front and Barbara Wino 328- N. Linn SI. Unnamed rental ca. 1900 C Gabled-Front and 330 double-house Wings 403- N. Linn SI. Unnamed rental ca. 1910 C Gabled-Front and 405 double-house Win!!s 411 N, Linn St. Hunter, Lemmuel ca. 1906 Key Am. Four-5quarel Queen Anne 412 N. Linn St. Unnamed house ca. 1880 C Side-Gabled Two moved Story/l-House 1912 416 N. Linn St. Larkin, Frank & Anna 1905 Key Colonial RevivaVAm. Four -SQuare 418- N, Linn St. Unnamed rental ca. 1890 C 5ide-Gabled Two 422 double-house 5tory 506 N, Linn 5t. Baldwin, William & ca, 1900 C Front-Gabled Roof Ella 507- N. Linn 5t. Joy, Edwin & Jane ca. 1892 NC Queen AnneJRanch 513 lca. 1970 514 N. Unn 5t. Schneider, William & 1902 Key Classical RevivaV Julia , . ,Am. Four-SQuare 521 N, Linn 51. Unnamed apartment ca. 1980 NC No5tyle buildinQ 522 N. Unn 51. Hotz, Matilda ca. 1895 Key Queen Anne 526 N. Unn 51. McKinley, Mary ca. 1895 Key Queen Anne 527 N, Linn 5t. Walker, Henry & ca. 1900 C Queen Anne 5ianev United States Department of the Interior FII I--r) ¡ L,,_.,_,_,. National Park Service ""01 t' 'r., 4 PI' 3: ',2 tu '1 ,,¡û.; - it '"'1 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet CiT'l ('; :=¡:;'K '-~ L_C_I I, IOlii//) ('r1\/ :nWA 33 " I \ _/j i iJ h",'V't Section Number 8 Page Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State . STREET ORIGINAU LONG- DATES PRIMARY BLOG. STATUS SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. STYLE· TERM OWNER(s) Contributing Key Non-Contributing Contributing Non-Contributing VERNACULAR FORM 533 N. Linn St. Boye, Julia ca, 1870 C Gabled-Front and Win!! 612 N. Linn SI. Unnamed house ca. 1955 NC NC Side Gabled One StOry 615 N. Unn St. Roup, Clark & Rachel ca. 1925 C NC Am. Four-Square 619 N. Linn St. Koza, John & Barbara 1906 Key Key Classical RevivaV Am. Four-$Quare 620 N. Linn St. Slavata, Joseph & ca. 1903 C NC Am. Four-$Quare Louisa 624 N. Linn 51. Messer, Frank ca. 1900 C NC Am, Four-Square 628 N. Unn St. Baker, Char1es & ca. 1908 C Am. Four-$Quare Minnie 629 N. Linn St. Unnamed house 1870 C Front-Gabled Roof 402 E. Market SI. Joseph Hervert 1892 Key No Style Saloon 410 E. Market 51. Nicking, Henry C, 1854 Key Greek RevivaVSide- NRHP Gabled Two Storv 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 19th 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 District's 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. dòor 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 20th 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 pattern 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 thl3 rtlsidentïal architectural styles and vemacular house forms that appeared in Iowa City neighborhoods from the 185Qs througtl the 1930s.. brom modest Bohemian cottages to pattem book houses and elaborate multi-story mansions, the Gilbtrt-~n,Street Histbtib . istHct reflected the architectural character and best local residential building practices of the period. '. h~ ' istnct Clèii~ês added architectural significance because of the large number of well-preserved residences designed by l&¡fa City'ä /tioStproductiveearIy20thœnturyarchitect, a.H. Carpenter, between 1897 and 1918. ' The combination of visual qualities and historical associations gives the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District its distiHcl id~ritity and significance. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 1\ "~""ì 1=, \-- ¡ Continuation Sheet 1 \ L..;"~._l__.J Section Number 9 Page 3íf"" 'II"~ _II h~ 3: 42 , :,\li i-\'~'U . Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District C -,-, ('l nî'/ Johnson County. IA \ ~',- Name of Property . I'" " L\ '" County and State \O~I" 'r,:'i,,~ - ìCJWA ,i~; \ ~.. , - . 9. Major Bibliographical References: 117 House Designs of the Twenües, 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. At/as of Johnson County, Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa: J. J. Novak, 1889. Aumer, Clarence Ray. Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa History, Volumes 1 and 2. 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Iowa's Historic Architects: A Biographical Dictionary. Nevada, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1999. United Statøs Department of the Interior NatIonal Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 9 Page 36 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson Countv. IA Name of Property County and State Stevenson, Katherine Cole and H. Ward Jandl. Houses by Mail: A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company. Washington, D.C.: The Preservation Press, 1986. Svendsen, Martys. "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. ('oJ « ..::r -'-.r (") ?<Ò r~, . L_-- , ' " j L--' 0- L_'¡ ..........:- UJ\ ---..I /' ..:t , LjL:= (~ -- I "- ,-) - D::~5 LL (..ý ::::) .-:( 6 _OT C~1 c;,:.:.::' C"..J United States Department of the Interior NatIonal Park Service r--.:; ,-~ ë5 c..:~ NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES .:- ~o P' Continuation Sheet c::: Il y=~ G-) -'~ - 0 I Section Number 10 Page 37 ¡;:- ; __. ,"0., r~' --~', ' ,11 ,/ .,~-- :.:...... \:-n --a .--1 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District JOhnSOrL~rrtv. ~ \_j Name of Property Cou@¿ari " Stat~ Š .- » .r::- 10. Geographical Data N Verbal Boundary Description: 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 eðst 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. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number PhotoaraDhs Page 38 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson Countv IA Name of Property County and State Photoaraph Key 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 Street, 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. So~ side of the 300 block of E. Fairchild Street, looking southeast 24. We"$f side ott§e 400 block of N. Gilbert Street, looking southwest (~ì ~ ~¿ ç;~ LU 0- Ll.J ~'"_! >---.. ~ ,". ",j __.J '-...-,'= I >__CJ LL CO) ::::J f-·- ~,- 0' '. C~:='~ ..~-,.. -.-- 0 C,';;.'1 c-.... Unlt\Jd States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ,.--.; 0 ç~ c-::;. Continuation Sheet ~,~ -,-- ~ c:: c~) -Tì Section Number Property OWners Page 39 C) -, I - --, C: .ç- ¡-- Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnsoti Cõûntv IA iT] Name of Property CoUD1)l à!ll Sta~ ¡-~! ~~ >,:~ W \...J < ... Property Owners within the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Dis?rfct .¡.- N # STREET TITlEHOLDER TITLEHOLDER CITY STATE ZIPCODE CONTRACT ADDRESS BUYER(S) 228-232 E, Bloomington St. Thomas M. & Joan M. 2835 Friendship St. Iowa City IA 52245 Cook 319 E. Bloomington St. Smith-Rust Properties 915 E, Bloomington SI. Iowa City IA 52245 LLP 322 E. Bloomington St. Howard E. Carroll 322 E. Bloomington St. 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 St. Iowa City IA 52245 225 E. Church 51. James B. & Becky J. 1811 Muscatine Ave. Iowa City IA 52240 Buxton 228 E. Church SI. Jack LageschuRe 3 Marbury Ln. Barrington IL 60010 308 E. Church SI. Camay Enterprises 3725 Forest Gate Dr. NE Iowa City IA 52240 ComDanv L TO , 309 E. Church SI. Peter J. Craig & Amy L. 309 Church SI. Iowa City IA 52245 ScatteraOOd 314 E. Church SI. The DaRa Chi Fraternity PO Box 1817 Iowa City IA 52244 Inc. 316 E. Church St. Judith S. & Franklin 316 Church SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Miller 317 E. Church SI. Catherine A. Schneider 317 Church SI. Iowa City IA 52245 318 E. Church SI. Tina M. & Larry R. 318 Church SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Woodsmall 319-323 E. Church 51. Jam8$ A. & Loretta Clark 414 Market SI. Iowa City IA 52245 324 E, Church SI. Molly R. Ramer 211 Friendship SI. Iowa City IA 52245 214 E. Davenport St. H&G 10 Heather Dr. Iowa City IA 52245 217 E, Davenport SI. Joseph L. Dobrien c/o 533 Southgate Ave. Iowa City IA 52240 Ke\lStone ProD. Maml. 220 E. Davenport SI. Hodge Construction 711 S, Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52240 COmDany 222 E. DavenpOrt SI. IC Rentals LC 741 Oakland Ave. Iowa City IA 52240 223 E. Davenport SI. 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. Liaht 304 E, Davenport St. Peter J. Arnmentorp & 2709 163rd SI. NE Ridgefleld WA 98642 Michelle Lampe- Ammentoro 308 E. Davenport St. Arnmentorp Properties 2709 163rd SI. NE Ridgefield WA 98642 LLC 311 E. Davenport St. Dwight A. Dobberstein & 326 N. Linn SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Nancv L. P rker 312 E. Davenport St. Katherine Johnson 203 W, 20th 51. #4W New York NY 10011 314 E. Davenport SI. Hubert L. & Leona H. 314 Davenport SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Rummelhart , 315 E. Davenport St. Joel D. & Melissa C. 155 Columbia Dr. Iowa City IA 52245 5chintler 319 E. Davenport SI. Everill & Jean Ann 320 Park Rd. Iowa City IA 52246 Daters 320 E. DavenporlSt. . , , W\lJ\",r J. Kopsa 130 Ashwood Dr. iowa City IA 52240 ... 321-323 E. Davenport SI. Frank G. Person 321 Davenport 51. Iowa City IA 52245 324 E, Davenport St. WaRer J, & Jane A. 130 Ashwood Dr. Iowa City IA 52240 Koøsa 332 E. Davenport 51. Carol S, De Saint Victor 332 Davenport St. Iowa City IA 52245 402 E. D venport St. Dale Arlo Yocom 402 Davenport SI. Iowa City IA 52245 404 e, Davenport St. Lake & Lake LC 403 S, Johnson 51. Iowa City IA 52240 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service r-;' C{'¡ NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES \~ ,\ l I ~ -~ -' .,/ Continuation Sheet P" 3' I '2 ,.,,:- '~I ~ . -l\ ~'r¡ . 4 ¿Ud'\ F Section Number Property Owners Page 40 ,·r,,' ~'l ~,"'-::"/ C" '" l, I ¡ '" Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District .: ¡! ,~~'-.-I--\('\\;"'!~ Johnson County. IA Name of Property \n\I\J'~' C: \"( ¡'>..j'J..! , County and State L ~I- t\ ' I . STREET TITLEHOLDER TITLEHOLDER CITY STATE ZIPCODE CONTRACT ADDRESS BUYER(S) 221 E. Fairchild SI. F. George & Wilma M, 225 Fairchild SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Blair 225 E, Fairchild 51. F. George & Wilma M, 225 Fairchild SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Blair 230 E. Fairchild 51. James D. Pohl & Ryan L. 603 S. Dodge 51. Iowa City IA 52240 Rooney 301-303 E, Fairchild 51. Greg J. Allen 2427 Hwy 6 NW Tiffin IA 52340 309 E. Fairchild 51. Shirley A. Hamson 17135. Ave. South Amana IA 52334 311 E. Fairchild 51. Susan K. Futmll & 311 Fairchild 51. Iowa City IA 52245 William J. Jenninas 312 E. Fairchild 51. Wilfred E. & Patricia A. 514 N. Linn 51. Iowa City IA 52245 Eckhardt 314 E. Fairchild st. Roy E. Reynolds & 314 Fairchild 51. Iowa City IA 52245 Marcv E. Rosenbaum 317 E. Fairchild 51. Thomas E. & Julianne K. 317 Fairchild 51. Iowa City IA 52245 McNalleY 320 E. Fairchild 51. Miller and Hawkins 673 Westwinds Dr. Iowa City IA 52246 324 E. Fairchild St. Douglas B. Critser & Lisa 328 Fairchild 51. Iowa City IA 52245 C. Koizuml 326 E. Fairchild 51. Harry Hinckley 886 Park PI. Iowa City IA 52246 328 E. Fairchild 51. Jeffrey L. & Beth M. Dill 720 Rosebud CI. Coralville IA 52241 204 N. Gilbert 51. Chudaœk Partnership 34 Bedford CI. Iowa City IA 52240 210 N. Gilbert st. Chudaœk Partnership 34 Bedford Ct. Iowa City IA 52240 214 N. Gilbert st. Chudaœk Partnership 34 Bedford Ct. ,Iowa City ·IA 52240 219 N. Gilbert 51. Mark K. Brookfield & 219 N. Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Melissa J. Mun>l1v 225 N. Gilbert 51. Thomas E. Conway 225 N. Gilbert 51. Iowa City IA 52245 229 N. Gilbert 51. MaryE. Keating clo M. 940 Prairie Ridge Rd. North liberty IA 52317 Blakley 230 N. Gilbert 51. Mercy Hospital 500 Market 51. Iowa City IA 52245 305 N. Gilbert 51. R5NV, INC 305 N. Gilbert st. Iowa City IA 52245 310 N. Gilbert 51. Don C. & Dorothy L. 609 Granada Ct. Iowa City IA 52246 Fowtes 311 N. Gilbert 51. Patricia Ann Fisher 315 N. Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52245 315 N. Gilbert st. Patricia Ann Fisher ' 315 N. Gilbert 51. IOWa City IA 52245 318 N. Gilbert 51. William C. & Julia E. 3084 130th 51. Spirit Lake IA 51360 LeuDOld 324 N. Gilbert 51, John R. & Erma M. 1150 Jefferson 51. Iowa City IA 52245 Afberhasky 325 N. Gilbert 51. Eugene F. Fisher 3485 G. Richard Cir. SW Iowa City IA 52240 330 N. Gilbert 51. Arthur W. & Renetta A. 330 N. Gilbert 51. Iowa City IA 52245 Webster 331 N, Gilbert 51. Emergency Housing 331 N. Gilbert 51. Iowa City IA 52245 Proiectlnc, 409 N, Gilbert 51. Spaight Servlœs LLC clo 1185 Forevergreen Rd. Iowa City fA 52240 Thomas N. 5Daklht 413 N. Gilbert 51. Jeffrey Porter & Claire 413N.GilbertSI. Iowa City IA 52245 5Donsler 414 N, Gilbert SI. Frank M. Wilcox 7241218th Way N, Forest Lake MN 55025 418 N. Gilbert 51. " 8It-"-jllntl!1.! çªrolyn 418N.Gilb ¡rI§1. lOW!! City IA 522..45 ..,__.._...__..._n__ Barrientes 419 N. Gilbert 51. Amelia R. Baum & 419 N. Gilbert 5t Iowa City IA 52245 Michael R. Singer 420 N. Gilbert st. Keystone Property 533 Southgate Ave. Iowa City IA 52240 Manaaement 421 N. Gilbert St Melvin D. & Aliœ L. Roth 1340 12th Ave. Coralville IA 52241 426 N. Gilbert 51. Waltraud Maierhofer 426 N, Gilbert 5t Iowa City IA 52245 United States Department of the Interior NatIonal Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES FIl f-n -!..",.. L_.· Continuation Sheet '1:"'r)1 I!!ff" 4 Prj 3: L¡2 ÜiJ'1 ku\) - Section Number Property Owners Page 41 ('iT'./ (~,j r'r~~ I Gilbert-Linn 5treet Historic District ,: j I '; I r'J~on Countv. IA Name of Property IOV'/A ell\! 'fm~andState v, J, If ¡ ¡ , # STREET TITLEHOLDER TITLEHOLDER CITY STATE ZIPCODE CONTRACT ADDRESS BUYERI51 429 N. Gilbert SI. Melvin D. & Alice L. Roth 1340 12th Ave, Coralville IA 52241 430 N, Gilbert 51. Victoria A. Watton 430 N. Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52245 311 N, Linn 51. Iowa City Monthly 311 N. Linn SI. Iowa City IA 52240 Meetino of Friends 313 N. Linn SI. Ammentorp Properties 2709 163rd SI. NE Ridgefield WA 98642 LlC 318 N. Linn 51. Dwight A. Dobberstein & 326 N. Linn SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Nancv L. Parker 319 N. Linn 5l Ammentorp Properties 2709 163rd SI. NE Ridgefield WA 68642 llC 322 N. Linn St. Mary K. Palmberg 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. Linn 51. Dwight A. Dobberstein & 326 N. Linn 51. 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 St. James B. & Becky J, 1811 Muscatine Ave. Iowa City IA 52240 Buxton 411 N. Linn 51. RMB Investments LLC 3286 Hwy 1 SW Iowa City IA 52240 412 N. Linn 5l Arthur K. & Shari 2026 130th SI. Riverside IA 52327 Sweetino 416 N, Linn 51. Sarah Buss & Henry L. 416 N. Linn SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Paulson 418-422 N. Linn SI. H&G 10 Heather Dr. Iowa City IA 52245 506 N. Linn 51. Wilfred E. & Patricia A. 514 N. Linn SI. Iowa City IA 52245 EcI<hardt , 507-513 N, Linn 51. Michael AI~.iv ~ Debra 1415 Franklin Ave. West Branch IA 52358 , Cooner " 514 N, Linn 51. Wilfred E. & Patricia A. 514 N. Linn 51. Iowa City IA 52245 Eckhardt 521 N. Linn 51. James A. & Loretta Clark 414 Market 51. Iowa City IA 52245 522 N. Linn 5l T. Da::;~enberger & 1102 College 51. Iowa City IA 52240 We Cave Moses 526 N. Linn 5l Timothy D. Toomey & 526 N. Linn St. Iowa City IA 52245 Ruth A. Fuglsang- Toomev 527 N, Linn 5l James A. & Loretta Clark 414 Market SI. Iowa City IA 52245 533 N. Linn 5l Gregory J. & Leann D. 1635 larch Ave. Washington IA 52353 Hassman 612 N, Linn 5l Matthew D. Lepic 1849 Hollywood Ct. Iowa City IA 52240 615 N. Linn SI. Thomas D. & Teresa P. 420 Ronalds 51. Iowa City IA 52245 Kane 619 N. Linn SI. Clarence J, & Dorothy E. 619 N, Linn Sl Iowa City IA 52245 HaverkamD 620 N. Linn 5l Thomas D. & Teresa P. 420 Ronalds SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Kane 624 N. Linn St, John A, & Kayla K. Cress 4506 Dryden CI. Iowa City IA 52245 628 N. Linn Sl Hawkeye Property , ' 3575 Hanks Dr. 5E Iowa City IA 52240 Management c/o Bill Tenv 629 N. Linn Sl John 5, Mann & Tama J. 629 N, Linn 5l Iowa City IA 52245 Baldwin , 402 E. Market 51. Chudacek Partnership 34 Bedford Cl Iowa City IA 52240 410 E. Market 51. James A. & Loretta Clark 414 Market 5l Iowa City IA 52245 Unit&d States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number Maps Page 42 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Johnson County IA Name of Property County and State Map Showing Location of Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District (Transportation Map, Iowa Department of Transportation, 2002) ... 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Certificate of Appropriateness Meeting schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. 1:1 Major review During the summer months, the HPC may also meet on the fourth Thursday. 1:1 Intermediate review Applications are due by Wednesday the week prior to the meeting. 1:1 Minor review Applicant Information Property Information r Address of property ......7~':f..........Ç.l.S>.K..£.f.......................... (Please check primary contact person) CJ Owner .£/L~...t..fJ..'I-.Þ:;\../...s.ì..lf:::....§..":?.':.'if.~.~ .........::;:¡(IJ.~...c·ì........·...........:....·..............·........·..........·......·.. Phone ............................................................................................... Use of property ...... ..... ,,$.¡.dfk>..f:,.f...l........................................... Address .....':ld.fI........Ç!.~.t\.............................................. 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Phone ...;;?.t...Z':::..~.b.r..:::..~9....................................... 1:1 Brown Street Historic District » .¡:- .¡:- email................................................................................................. 1:1 College Green Historic District ,/ 1:1 East College Street Historic District 0 Consultant ................................................................................... o Longfellow Historic District Address ........... ....,...............:..........................................................: o Summit Street Historic District ............................................................................................................ o Woodlawn Historic District Phone ............................................................................................... ~rk Street Conservation District ........................................................................................................... 1:1 College Hill Conservation District email................................................................................................. 1:1 Dearborn Street Conservation District o Lucas-Governor Street Conservation District Application Requirements Within the district, this property is classified as: Attached are the following items: 1:1 'Contributing ~e plan 1:1 Noncontributing ~Floor plans 0 Nonhistoric ..e:rBuilding elevations 1:1 Photographs Proil"ct'Type 1:1 Product information -. Alteration of an existing building (ie. siding and window 1:1 Other .............................................................................. replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, new decks, porch reconstru,ction, baluster repair or similar) If the proposed project entails an addition, a new structure or -a-Addition to an existing building (includes decks and ramps) a significant alteration to an existing structure, please submit a 1:1 Demolition of a building or portion of a building (ie. porch, site plan, floor plans. building elevations and photographs. 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' 1." \ ,. \..L..: , MINUTES Draft HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION JULY 22,2004 - 7:00 P,M, EMMA HARVAT HALL - CIVIC CENTER MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael Gunn, Michael Maharry, Mark McCallum, Jim Ponto, Amy Smothers, , Tim Weitzel MEMBERS ABSENT: James Enloe, Justine Zimmer, Paul Sueppel f'...1 = STAFF PRESENT: Shelley McCafferty 0 co=> .r- ~O :;;-:~ )."> " c:: -T\ OTHERS PRESENT: Doug Ducharm, Martha Kelch, Mike Brennan GJ - / 0 I -_!,C~) .¡:- CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Maharry called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. ./r- ,T1 .:-"" ~-'n ~ ,-, ! ¡, \_,J PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA: -¡-ì '::J -. ¿/" w -< .¡:- There was none. » r ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION: Historic Review: 1130 Sevmour Avenue. Martha Kelch of Shive-Hattery presented the proposed addition to Longfellow School. She stated that there were three reasons for the addition: 1. Need space for cafeteria table, 2. Provide vestibule into gymnasium; 3. Provide more inviting entrance to gymnasium. Kelch said that the additión will be an extension of the existing vestibule, which is not used. All new brick will be used. The design incorporates accent brick banding and foundation from the original building, pilasters and pre-cast door trim from the addition. Smothers said that this is an addition to the addition and that Shive-Hattery could have been more creative. She said you don't have to make it blend in with the addition and modern materials could have been used. Maharry asked if because the addition is over 50 years old is it considered historic. Weitzel said he felt that the gymnasium was not itself significant. McCafferty said that a contemporary addition would be acceptable under the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. Weitzel said he felt the proposed addition is acceptable. MOTION: Ponto moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for an application for an addition to Longfellow School as proposed by Shive-Hattery. McCallum seconded the motion. Weitzel said that the Commission was not going to require that the design be changed. Smothers agreed and said this was a discussion about design theory. The motion carried on a vote of 6-0. 1025 Oakland Avenue. McCafferty stated that the applicant is not present. In the past the applicant requested a COA to replace the front gable window with a new double-hung window of the same size, which was approved as a certificate of no material effect. This application is a request to replace the east or west gable window with a double-hung the same size as the front gable window for egress. This would make the window significantly taller and wider and the sill would no longer align with the fish scale siding. McCafferty said the applicant is willing to use a casement window of a size similar to the existing window with a simulated check rail, but also requested approval for the double-hung window. McCafferty recommended the casement window. Weitzel and McCallum agreed. Smothers said that the fish scale could be lowered so that it aligns with the sill of the taller double-hung window. Weitzel said that the frieze board could be extend as a band below the fish scale. Historic Preservation Commission Minutes July 22, 2004 Page 2 MOTION: Weitzel moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for 1025 Burlington Street to replace the east and/or west gable windows with a casement window of the same vertical dimension as the existing opening; or a double-hung window of the same dimension as the front gable window provided fish scale shingles are added to align with the sill of the new window or the frieze board is extended across the gable with fish scales above. McCallum seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6-0. 723 Oakland Avenue, McCafferty said that the applicant is requesting a certificate of appropriateness to add a handrail to the front and back stoops. McCafferty said she recommended black pipe hand railings but the applicant wanted something he felt would be more compatible with the architecture, McCafferty said after looking at other hand rails on the street she recommend the railing illustrated in the packet. She said the applicant found her recommendation acceptable. Gunn asked about the issue of waiting a year to paint pressure treated lumber. Weitzel said that because this type of lumber is not kiln dried it has a high moisture content. McCafferty said it will not hold paint until it has cured. McCafferty said she would check with HIS to see if there was anyway to enforce painting after a year, but was doubtful. The Commission agreed that they would have to have confidence that the homeowner would paint the handrail after it has cured. Ponto asked about the newel post cap. Weitzel recommended a flat or simple pyramid cap. MOTION: Weitzel moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness to construct wood handrails at the front and back stoop of 723 Oakland Avenue as proposed provided flat or simply pyramid newel post caps are used. Ponto seconded the motion. l'--: Mahacry said h~elt it complied with the guidelines and that it would be a nice addition. 0"-> ,/ ~~:: (The motionca,rled on a vote of 6-0. ~.-. . LL¡ ~ (; c'~ ::MInutes: ",. C) U- ~ f-.<'" June ~. 2Ó&2¡"cCafferty said she listened to the tape of the meeting and changed the minutes regard~ 728 oéàrborn Street accordingly. c;;...~. C-..J MOTION: Weitzel moved to approve consideration of the June 10, 2004 minutes to the Commission's next meeting. Smothers seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 6-0. Julv 8. 2004. Maharry asked if there were any concerns with these minutes. Weitzel said no. MOTION: McCallum moved to approve the July 8, 2004 minutes of the Historic Preservation Commission meeting, as amended. Gunn seconded the motion, The motion carried on a vote of 6-0. INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION: Ponto asked about 728 Dearborn Street and whether they still required review for the fiberglass clad window. McCafferty said she had not heard from the applicant. Weitzel asked about a replacement for Paul Sueppel. McCafferty said she need a letter from Sueppel. Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. McCafferty stated that a number of property owners in the commercially zoned area of the. proposed National Register Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District have submitted letters of protest to the State. The primary reason for their concern is that they feel NRHP designation will lead to local historic district designation and regulation of their properties. However, under state code, NRHP registration is not required to designate a local historic district. McCafferty said that the Commission has the information necessary to substantiate that this area meets the criterian of state and local code for local designation, , Historic Preservation Commission Minutes July 22, 2004 Page 3 Maharry said the reason for the open hearing on August 10 is that property owners feel they were not properly notified. Maharry said that at the hearing they could discuss the historic significance of the district and individual property. Weitzel asked if individual owners can request to have their property removed from the National Register district. McCafferty said that if more than 50% of the owner protest the designation by sending a notarized letter to SHPO, the nomination would not be listed on the NRHP. In this district there are 103 properties and 86 owners, therefore 44 owners would have to protest. If this happens, the nomination is still reviewed by SNRC and the National Park Service will make a determination of eligibility. However the district will not appear on the National Register. But if determined eligible for the NRHP, property owners in the district would still be able to use historic preservation tax credits. McCafferty said the public hearing will be held Tuesday, August 10 at 7:00, Brennan asked if the letter notifying property owners will state that the registration will not effect property owners. McCafferty said the notification will state what the NRHP does and does not do. Brennen asked if it would mention any adverse effects. McCafferty stated she was not aware of any law that results in an adverse effect. Brennen stated that 36 CFR 60 would adversely effect property. He said athough there are tax benefits, there are also tax penalties for demolition. Maharry said that may be a matter of interpretation and said they would provide the same information that has been provided in notification for other NRHP districts. Maharry said the purpose of the public hearing is to provide the public with information. McCafferty said she was not familiar with 36 CFR 60 and would look into it. She said she could refer property owners to the applicable code. Ponto said information provided should be balanced and fair. McCafferty said that all the objectors have property in the commercially zoned area. Gunn said it i&-Ukely that discussion will be focused on local designation. McCafferty agreed. She said that r@rdless ~ the facts provided by the City and SHPO, people who are opposed do not believe that this i~~eg~ory and not required for local designation. The reason for opposition is the fear that if it is Iistèô'"Ofi)he @HP-n it will also become a local historic district. One of the approaches to address their conceC/t~s1o prQCeed~ with. local designation immediately exclusive of the commercial properties"-j 0 .&:" :.. ..~ ~ ¡I r-,,": -0 ¡. I McCafferty said that given the character of Iowa City and issues with commercial prop~,=l:omrii'é'rciali=:J property owners are not at this time comfortable with local historic districts. ~ /'. ~ » .&:" The Commission discussed if the public hearing should include discussion of local designation. M8fjarry stated that the purpose of the public hearing is to determine NRHP eligibility and historic significance. Gunn said that what people are most concerned about is local designation. If the Commission isn't willing to discuss local designation they will be accused of not listening. McCafferty recommended that there be two items on the agenda. The first to determine NRHP eligibility and the second a neighborhood meeting, not the public hearing, about local designation. Gunnsaid that local designation is a long process that involves many meetings. During the meetings people ask questions, they get answers, there are arguments, thing changes. He said this is a democratic process. Gunn said there is a process with local designation that helps to sooth fears about the designation and that it is a good process. Smothers said that the message should be that the public is hear to define their own neighborhood. Listing an area on the NRHP archives the history of an area. The Commission discussed the impact that zoning has on the assessed and market value of property, McCallum stated an example of a fraternity in which the bank loaned the fraternity money for repairs based on the appraisal which determines the highest and best use of the property. In this case, the highest and best use was not a fratemity or rooming house, it was an apartment building. The bank will provide loans for highest and best use because in the event of foreclosure, they could recover the loan, Smothers stated that in Savannah banks are not allowed to deny loans to owners that intend to preserve their property; this is redlining. Gunn said that if local district zoning restricts commercial properties more than existing zoning than property owners will be upset and justifiably so. Gunn said this is a valuable argument and maybe these properties should be removed from a local district. The Commission must address this issue. McCafferty said that appraising historic buildings is difficult and many appraisers do not know how to place economic value on the intrinsic value of a historic building. She stated Carnegie Library is an Historic Preservation Commission Minutes July 22, 2004 Page 4 example of this. This building was not placed on the National Register, but the outcry from the public prevented its demolish. Because it is historic, it is desirable. This is not reflected in an appraisal. Gunn asked if the properties in the commercial were non historic. McCafferty said that only two of the properties are non historic. Gunn said that the issue is not alteration but demolition. If the property is historic it cannot be demolished if in a local historic district. Gunn said this is a real issues, owners have reason to be upset and the Commission must deal with it the best they can. Wietzel said there is an issue with owners wanting to sell to Mercy when they are done with their property. McCafferty said that until the commercial community have sufficient evidence that historic commercial properties are desirable because they contribute to a sense of place, the desirability of a community and the community's economy, there will not be support for commercial historic districts. McCafferty said that the case needs to be made that historic properties are economically beneficial to a community. WeitzeJ said there is ample evidence that in other communities this is true, Maharry said this is one of the charges of the Commission. McCafferty said there is ample opportunity in the Northside for development, such as the Paglia's parking lot, City parking lot, gas station, etc. A. vision of the redevelopment of the Northside Market Place that is integral to the preservation of historic properties needs to be presented. Weitzel said that in communities in the eastern US, when communities revitalize their historic core, it brings people back to this part of the city. A.DJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Minutes submitted by Shelley McCafferty s:JpcdflTinuteslhpcl2004lhpc07 ·22-04 ,doc t.r') _.j" <~ ç") '. ",; -~ ,'~ .- ." (4."""; ~.-- -'~ L.__.-" (~ :_.îJ í \ : i-~ LL\ Of i -7 ~ I >_U U- co:' ~~ <::( ""'..... Ü::C' ---'~ ~~~", 0 ---- - ;;:....,,¡ ~1 September 8, 2004 Michael Maharry Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Donald J, Anciaux Jr. Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Council Members City of Iowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 53340 Re: Northside Historic Districts, Dear Council and Commission Members: As an 8 year resident to the Northside neighborhood I am writing to express my support ofthe proposed historic districts for the Northside of Iowa City. Preservation of the northside is vital to the personality of our entire com- munity, It's architecture and people are diverse, This neighborhood has been the home to countless individuals who have passed through the universities doors, Songs and prose have been written about locations within,The north- side is a great place to live but it needs help form the constant abuse it receives, Many structures are owned by absentee landlords who monitor their properties and tenants poorly. Preservation status will help reverse years of neglect. Please recognize the value of this neighborhood and vote to preserve it.Your actions will benefit our entire town, Thank you, ,~:/~~ 0 Meredith Sewell 420 Fairchild Street :':En v: -- ¡ " il ~ ,,-' Iowa City, Iowa 52245 -, I - ,.-- , \..0 ,ll r-- ""'=' n\ --""'1 ~~: -- _J .:;:- » 0 w :»7 rll I II -9 Pi! 12: 20 September 12004 cn :,1/ '.1\ ':]1. "'-,' '(\' 'I~ J\__ '/V;"\ ¡, ''l\' ." r Michael Maharry Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Donald J. Anciaux Jr. Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Council Members City ofIowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Northside Historic Districts Dear Council and Commission Members: I am writing to express my support of the proposed local historic districts for the Northside ofIowa City. I encourage you to recognize the cultural as well as historical value of this area of the original town of Iowa City by recommending and passing a local ordinance for the proposed districts. Thank you. Yours truly, ~aM-.'~~) Name: Hd(~~ J , fv\~\f ~ Address: d (c¡ N. G; t ~'L t City: ~ State: ~' Zip: y-:2- i ~ ~í Marian Karr From: Marc Light [gaulight@mac,com] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 20044: 15 PM To: council@iowa-city,org Subject: proposed historic districts Dear council members, I would like to state my support for the proposed historic districts. There are many reasons why I am supportive. I will only mention one here because I think it needs to be highlighted: I believe that a viable downtown business district CANNOT exist without residential areas within walking distance of the downtown. Historic districts will keep existing walkable residential areas attractive for renters and owners alike. A related point is that if you want a downtown business district that attracts a variety of types of customers: students AND families AND working 20-somethings AND others, then there needs to be walkable housing for these groups. There are currently enough student-oriented housing options within walking distance of downtown. Historic districts will help maintain and increase the options for families, young professionals, older working folks without kids, seniors, etc. Sincerely, Marc Light 225 E Davenport Street Iowa City 1 ~l September 2004 Michael Maharry Chair, Historic Preservation Commission Donald J. Anciaux Jr. Chair, Planning and Zoning Commission Council Members City ofIowa City 410 East Washington Street Iowa City, Iowa 52240 Re: Northside Historic Districts Dear Council and Commission Members: I am writing to express my support of the proposed local historic districts for the Northside ofIowa City. I encourage you to recognize the cultural as well as historical value of this area ofthe original town ofIowa City by recommending and passing a local ordinance for the proposed districts. Thank you. Yours truly, ~ r--.' Name: 0 =, = Address: ::?::() (/) ~"'-t m \l C)-< -¡;¡ To v-"(( 7 I c-- City: -40 u:> .....,¿ i-- ,ll - "hi ~ ~ (-~ C)_U - :......J ;:>:7' \D ::ì> N CT\ ~7 Marian Karr From: Marc Light [gaulight@mac,com] Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 8:49 AM To: council@iowa-city.org Subject: value of historic districts To whom it may concern, I found the survey at the URL below very interesting and it relates to the issue of historic districts. http://www.epodunk.com/topl0/colleges/index.html Here are some quotes "The index deliberately ruled out the stereotypical "sleepy campus town." We wanted to find college towns with vibrant arts scenes, commitment to intellectual growth and strong economies. These are places where alumni want to live and where employers want to locate." "Because of college towns' vulnerability to rundown rental property, we also omitted towns and small cities with low rates of owner-occupied housing." "We then applied 15 variables to assess arts and culture, recreation, intellectual activity, historic preservation and cost of living:" Iowa City is ranked in the Top 10 small cities. Let's keep it there I ! ! ! Marc Light 225 E Davenport Street 1 *l Page I of I Marian Karr From: Joni Kinsey [Joni-Kinsey@uiowa,edu] Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2004 11 :57 AM To: council@iowa-city,org Subject: Historic Districts Dear Iowa City City Council: I will not be able to attend the council meeting tonight, but would like to express my very strong support of the proposed historic districts that you will be considering. I have lived for the past six years at 325 Brown Street in the Brown Street Historic District. From 1991-98 I lived just two blocks away in the 400 block of Church Street. I the early 1990s I was instrumental in seeing that the zoning on that street was changed from RM 12 to RNC 12, a significant improvement to the neighborhood and a zone that has since been extended down to Bloomington Street. These zoning changes, and the Brown Street Historic District that was implemented in the early 1990s (although for a much smaller area) have brought about a remarkable stabilization and improvement of the neighborhood in a variety of ways. What thirteen years ago was a neighborhood in decay, with many properties in various stages of neglect, others being razed and replaced with apartment buildings, and where a significant percentage were used as rental housing, today we are seeing a steady increase in home ownership and owner occupied properties, in home restoration and repair, and all the things that go along with that--more care to landscaping, more familiarity with ones neighbors, more community involvement, etc. One of the most dramatic changes I have seen is the influx of families with young children into houses that were previously rental properties for unrelated individuals. This change is dramatic and extremely positive. On my own and immediately adjacent blocks I can cite six properties that have changed hands in this way in the past five years. Every single one of those new families has attributed their attraction the historic neighborhood and its stability as a principal reason for their purchasing their homes. For those who worry that historic district designation will be problematic for doing things to their properties, I can attest that it is little more difficult than getting a building permit. I have done several projects that were brought before the Historic Preservation Commission for approval. It takes a little more thought, perhaps, to conceive of additions or exterior changes that are in keeping with historic guidelines, but it is entirely worth the effort to enhance the appearance of the neighborhood for all and to know that you have, in the process, increased your own property values even more than if your changes had not been stylistically appropriate to historic structures. Historic Preservation Overlays (OHP) for Ronalds Street between Van Buren and Governor, Jefferson Street between Clinton and VanBuren, and expansion of the Gilbert-Linn district are all excellent ideas that will be significant improvements to Iowa City, I strongly urge you to support these measures. Sincerely, Joni 1. Kinsey 325 Brown Street 354-9529 9/9/2004 ~l Page 1 of 1 Marian Karr ,- From: HEADWAVE@aol.com Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 10:42 PM To: council@iowa-city,org Subject: September 4 Council Meeting: Gilbert-Linn Historic District Designation Dear City Council Member: We regret that a family celebration in Chicago prevents us from attending the September 14 Council meeting to comment on the proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District. We have sent previous e mail expressing our support of the designation without exclusions, and have contacted some of you by telephone, We are dismayed and disappointed that the revised nomination excludes our commercial property at 319 E, Bloomington Street. In his statement to the Historic Preservation Commission of August 10, Mr, John Kammermeyer included our property at 319 E, Bloomington Street in a list of properties he requested be removed from this designation. We resent Mr, Kammermeyer giving the appearance of speaking for all commercial property owners in the proposed district. Listing our property in his letter is misleading, It is ironic that the effort to create a new historic preservation district in our community has resulted in a nomination that is in opposition to the interests of property owners like ourselves who are attempting to preserve an historic structure and accedes to the desires of property owners who have no apparent interest in historic preservation, Commercial property has an important place in historic districts, Preserving historic commercial property which is contiguous to residential neighborhoods contributes to the viability and integrity of the entire district. Residential areas that have historic preservation status are diminished when the commercial properties which abut them are allowed to develop in any way they please, We understand that much of the concern about including commercial properties in the designation has centered on the future of Mercy Hospital. We have watched Mercy expand significantly in the 24 years we have lived in this neighborhood, If there is a need for additional hospital expansion, we suggest that careful consideration be given to how that expansion occurs, Encouraging expansion in blocks where Mercy has built parking lots and begun expansion is better than allowing it to occur in yet another block of older homes, It is possible for office space to be secured by the medical community in existing structures -- that is how our property at 319 E. Bloomington is being used, We need to have a viable medical center in our community, but that does not mean acceding to whatever that entity asks for; rather, it means having a planning process which considers the interests of all property owners in the area and the community at large, Planning processes and decisions ought to be about more than large money and the retirement plans of individual property owners, We look forward to the Central District planning process, but we now have serious concerns about the priorities and values Council will bring to that process, One has only to walk around the Northside Neighborhood to realize how much has been lost in the last two or three decades in the absence of historic preservation status and what this designation would have meant for the neighborhood had it been done years ago, Joy Smith and David Rust 915 E. Bloomington St. 351-7710 9/14/2004