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Home My WebLink About08-10-2004 Historic Preservation Commission 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 HistoricPlaces 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. I ~ 1 --= -ilia'... f~q~"t. """..... _..~ .... ... CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: August 10, 2004 Historic Preservation Cornmission Shelley McCafferty, Associate Planner Proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Due to concerns that the public was not allowed adequate opportunity to comment on this nomination, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has agreed to allow the City to have another public 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 undertakina on anv private propertv that is 50 vears old or older and that uses federal fundina 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.aov/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 I RS prior to the August 10 meeting. 36 CFR 60.2 Effects of listing under federal law The National Reaister is an authoritative auide to be used bv Federal. State. and local aovernments. private aroups and citizens to identify the Nation's cultural resources and to indicate what properties should be considered for protection from destruction or impairment. Listina of private property on the National Reaister does not prohibit under Federal law or reaulation anv actions which mav otherwise be taken bv the propertv owner with respect to the propertv. (a) The National Reaister was desianed to be and is administered as a plannina 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 encouraae the preservation of depreciable historic structures bv allowina favorable tax treatments for rehabilitation. and discouraae destruction of historic buildinas bv eliminatina certain otherwise available Federal tax provisions both for demolition of historic structures and for new construction on the site of demolished historic buildinas. 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% investment tax credit for rehabilitations of historic commercial, industrial and residential buildings. This can be combined with a 15-year cost recovery period for the adjusted basis of the historic building. Historic buildings with certified rehabilitations receive additional tax savings by their exemption from any requirement to reduce the basis of the building by the amount of the credit. The denial of accelerated depreciation for a building built on the site of a demolished historic building is repealed effective January 1, 1982. The Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1980 includes provisions regarding charitable contributions for conservation purposes of partial interests in historically important land areas or structures. I ~ 1 --= -....It ~~_... f~Wi!i '-..... _..~ ....... - CITY OF IOWA CITY MEMORAND'UM From: Karin Franklin, Director, Date: July 29, 2004 To: City Manager 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 July 27, 2004 I ~ 1 --= -~... £m~~"t. ~~_IIII.' ...,.. .. CITY OF IOWA CITY RE: Proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District 410 East Washington Street Iowa City. Iowa 52240- J 826 (3] 9) 356-5000 (3] 91 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org Dear N orthside Property Owner; As an owner of property in the proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District, you are invited to the public hearing of the Historic Preservation Conunission 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 detennination 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.comand 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 this 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 this meeting will be to: 1. Allow the public to comment regarding the historic significance of the proposed district. 2. Allow informal discussion regarding local historic district designation in this area. If the Historic Preservation Conunission 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: I. 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 historic 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 historic property, provided federal funding is not used. 2. Force federal, state, local or private proj ects 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 Conunission, Planning and Zoning Conunission and City Council. The information collected about a district and properties within the district for National Register nomination may be used to determine 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.nDs.gov/nr/ and httD://www.iowahistorv.ondoreservationlindex.html. Sincerely, /Jt1~ #f~ Michael Maharry Chair, Iowa City Historic Preservation Conunission Proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places l- V) w => 0' => c:¡ => Q ~ Key property ~ Contributing property c=J Noncontributing property RONALDS ST CHURCH ST FAIRCHILD ST DAVENPORT ST fFIj [ MARKET ST + N I NPS Form 10-900 (Oà. 1990) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service OMB No. 10024-0018 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form ThÎlIDnII.Ior"''''¡-.angar~~lorindluldutllpropeflill.nd<iIIriI:tL s...~illHowIøCompHlÐI1tÐNølJørWRegistelolHJs/lri;Praon~al,;;rnFotrn«,.,.",alRegìslerßuhtin16A}.Campleteuçhi\O:!<Tlb)'m.mngyintN~ bc:ocCll'bVenI1Win{the~~.øanhmdc.-natappylø""PR')IIIyÞli'l¡~""'''NIA·Iot''not~.·F0I1\InctionIs,ar~d8nik:aIian,m-.n_ofSlgnil\clmc:e.ønItKOtIIytategorle&and''''~1WmtheilUItfUC'10".""" adciionaI........nll8l18llwl...,..,.,ancoll\lnO.lakN)oheeh{NPSFom>l(.~).UM.~,__.orçgmputer,\acompleløal_ 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.Súrte/FederalAnencvCeruflcation As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this W nomination U request for determination of eligibitity 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 officialfT'rtle Date State or Federat 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 officialfT'ltfe Date State or Federal agency and bureau 4. National Park Service Certification I hereby certify that the property is: U entered in the National Register. U See continuation sheet. U determined etigible for the National Register. U See continuation sheet. U determined not eligible for the National Register. U removed from the National Register. U other, (explain:) Signature of the Keeper Pate of Action Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and Slale 5. Classification Ownership of Property Category of Property (Check as many boxaa as apply) (Check only one box) [!g private U building(s) U public-local [!g district [!g public-State U site U public-Federal U structure U object Number of Resources within Property (Do not include previously listed resources in the count.) Contributing Noncontributing 111 28 buildings sites 1 structures 111 29 objects Total Name of related multiple property listing Enter -NIA" n property is not part of a multiple property listing.) Number of contributing resources previously listed in the National Register Historic Resources of Iowa City Iowa 4 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categoriaa from instructions) DOMESTIC/Sinole Dwellinos DOMESTIC/Secondary Structures DOMESTIC/MuItiDle Dwellinos COMMERCEfTRADE/Restaurant Current Functions (Enter categorias from instructions) DOMESTIC/Sinole Dwellinos DOMESTIC/Secondary Structures DOMESTIClMultiple Dwellinos COMMERCEfTRADE/Specialtv Store COMMERCEfTRADE/Restaurant 7. DescrlDtlon Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from Instructions) LATE VICTORIAN/Queen Anne MID-19111 CENTURY/Greek Revival LATE 19111 & 20111 CENTURY REVIVALS/Colonial foundation STONE/Limestone walls WOODlWeatherboard WOOD/Shinole Revival roof ASPHALT other see continuation sheet Narrative Description (Describe the historic and current condition of the property on one or more continuation sheets.) Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson County. IA county and State 8. Statement of SiGnificance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark 'Y in one or mora boxes for the critaria qualifying the property for National Register listing.) Areas of Significance (Entar categories from instructions) ARCHITECTURE [XI A Property is associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad pattems of our history. COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT U B Property is associated with the lives of persons significant in our past. [1g C Property embodies the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction or represents the work of a master, or possesses high artistic values, or represents a significant and distinguishable entity whose components lack individual distinction. Period of Significance 1850-1954 U D Property has yielded, or is likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. Criteria Considerations (Mark ·x" in all the boxes that apply.) Significant Dates N/A Property is: U A owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. U B removed from its original location. Significant Person (Complete if Criterion B is marked above) N/A u C a birthplace or grave. U D a cemetery. Cultural Affiliation N/A U E a reconstructed building, object, or structure. U F a commemorative property. U G less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Architect/Builder Carpenter. O.H. Narrative Statement of Significance Sheets & Frevder (Exnlain the sianificance of the Drocertv on one or more contìnuation sheets.} 9. Maior BiblioaraDhlcal 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 [1g Local government Register U University U desig'nated a National Historic Landmark U other U recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository: # U recorded by Historic American Engineering Record # Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Name of Property 10. GeoaraDhical Data Acreage of Property Johnson County. IA County and sœœ 22 acres UTM References (Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.) 1 I1l.§1 ~ Zone Easting 3I1l.§1 ~ ~ Northing ~ zI1l.§1 ~ Zone Easting 4I1l.§1 ~ U See continuation sheet ~ Northing ~ Verbal Boundary Description (Describe the boundaries ollhe property on a continuation sheet.) Boundary Justification (Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.) 11. Fonn PreDared Bv name/title Marlvs A. Svendsen. Svendsen Tvler. Inc. for Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission street & number N3834 Deep Lake Road date Januarv. 2004 telephone 715/469-3300 organization city or town Sarona state WI zip code 54870 Additional Documentation Submft the following items with the complete fonn: Continuation Sheets Maps A USGS map (7.5 or 15 minute series) indicating the property's location. A Sketch map for historic districts and properties having large acreage or numerous resources. Photographs Representative black and white photographs of the property. Addltlonalltems (Check wfth the SHPO or FPO for any additional items) Proøertv 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 infonnation is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Pieces to nominate properties for listing or datennine eligibility for listing, to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request is required to obtain a benefit 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 fonn is estimated to average 18.1 hoUlS per response including time for reviewing instructions. gathering and maintaining data. and completing and reviewing the fonn. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this fonn to the Chief, Administrative Services Pivision, National Perl< Service. P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and Budget, Paperworl< Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 1 Gitbert-Unn Street Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson County IA County and State 7. DescriDtion (continued) Architectural Classification: (continued) LATE VICTORIANIIT ALlANA TE LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS/Bungalow/Craftsman OTHER Materials: (continued) foundation: CONCRETE walls: BRICK walls: STUCCO roof: METAL 7. Narrative DescriDtion: The Gilbert-linn Street Historic District is an irregular shaped neighborhood that begins approximately three blocks north of the downtown and the east campus of the University of Iowa (historically referred to as the State University of Iowa or SUI in this nomination) and extends north approximately five blocks along N. Gilbert and N. linn streets from E. Market and E. Bloomington streets, respectively, to Fairchild and E. Ronalds streets, respectively. District boundaries along the west and east edges generally extend only one or two lots west of linn Street and east of Gilbert Street depending on the condition of buildings and the presence of parking lots or vacant parcels. Properties facing the intersecting streets of E. Davenport Street, E. Fairchild Street, and E. Church Street are also included within the District. The District comprises a portion of the commercial and residential section of Iowa City known historically and today as the 'North Side." All of the Gilbert-linn Street Historic District is contained within the Original Town Plat of Iowa City that was laid out in 1839 when the town was established as the territorial capital of Iowa Territory. Streets in the District were laid out with standard 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 instances of subdividing of lots into smaller building parcels with a handful of full size lots retained intact for larger buildings. Unlike most of the North Side, the north-south routes of both Gilbert and linn streets had the primary façades of 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 altemating sides of the streets on a daily basis. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 2 Gilbert-Unn Street Historic Pistriet Name of Property Johnson County IA County and State The terrain of the District is generally flat with a gradual upward slope from south to north of approximately 35 feet over five blocks with the highest point in the District near the intersection of Ronalds and Linn streets. Houses throughout the District are sited level with the street or on slight upgrades with no major retaining walls present. Setback of houses varies markedly throughout the District with older buildings generally set closer to the street. The neighborhood has a dense covering of deciduous trees. Their age suggests that considerable planting took place before World War II. Street plantings include maple, oak, ash, hackberry, American elm, and a few catalpas with conifers generally reserved for settings within private lots. Dutch elm disease decimated most of the elm trees by the 1970s. Today streets in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District are lined by a mixture of 60 to 80 year old trees measuring 40 to 75 feet in height.' There are no natural water features within the District and no city parks or playgrounds. The nearest municipal parks are City Park located adjacent to the Iowa River and N. Dubuque Street approximately a mile northwest of the District and Happy Hollow Park located a half- mile northeast of the District along Brown Street between Lucas and Governor streets. The historic building stock in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District includes single-family dwellings that date from the 18505 through the 1930s and secondary structures erected from the late 19'" century through the 19405. 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 turn of the 20'" century drew development to this route. Paving of Linn Street was done as part of an effort to provide ready access between North Side churches and local cemeteries. Whatever the reasons, the paved street prompted houses built after the paving to face Linn Street Comer lots tended to have designs with prominent façades facing both directions and because the east and west edges of the District extend several houses deep along intersecting streets, a number of houses face these streets as well. Building parcels located along Gilbert and Linn streets are generally quite shallow while those facing Bloomington, Davenport, Fairchild, and Church streets are deep except for comer lots where rear portions have been divided to provide housing sites facing onto Gilbert and Linn streets. The Districfs one, two, and two-and-half-story-houses are constructed of stone, brick, wood, and stucco with frame structures being the most popular. Both dressed and ashlar stone was used for two of the neighborhood's earliest Greek Revival residences as well as foundations on most 19'" century houses. Locally manufactured brick was used for several ltalianate Style houses while pressed brick was incorporated into foundations and decorative porch pedestals in later dwellings. Frame houses dating from the Civil War on included a range of narrow, medium and wide width clapboard styles, and both decorative and square-cut shingles. The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District exhibits a variety of late 19'" and early 20'" century architectural styles including good examples of Greek Revival, ltalianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Prairie School style houses. For earlier houses in the District, it is common to see eclectic. combinations of these styles. Many of the houses are else 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 Emall interview with T eny Robinson, Park & Recreation Department, City of Iowa City reo species and size of neighborhood trees December 2003. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Distrid Name of Property 7 Page 3 Johnson County. iA 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. ltalianate Style houses most often appear in the Front-Gable form with prominent decorative brackets lining the eaves and omamented 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 tumed 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 turn of the 20th century, many of the largest houses built in the District were built in the Colonial Revival Style incorporating classical design motifs into their façades, varied window forms, sweeping verandas, and in several cases, their carriage houses. By Worid War I, houses were being constructed that favored the more rectilinear design elements of the Craftsman and Prairie School styles. Paired, grouped, or banded windows appeared with vertical light configurations in the upper sash of double-hung windows in Craftsman Style houses while exposed ratter tails, puriins, 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 eariiest years. A later generation built residences in the TwtrStory Side-Gable or I-House form. This form continued to appear in the years leading up to the turn of the 20th 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 vernacular housing in the District was the American Four-Square, which could be sized to fit virtually any size lot in the District. Neariy 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. · Greek Revival: · ltaliana/e: · Queen Anne: Residential Architectural Styles Jacob Wentz House, 219 N. Gilbert St. (NRHP, Photo #1, ca. 1850) Henry C. Nicking House, 410 E. Market S1. (NRHP, Photo #2, 1854) Conrad & Anna Graff House, 319 E. Bloomington St. (Photo #3, 1872) Gustave Strub House, 309 E. Church St. (Photo #4, ca. 1865) Anna Saunders House, 217 E. Davenport St. (ca. 1895) John & Alice Kessler House, 222 E. Davenport St. (ca. 1895) Schmidt House, 225 E. Fairchild St. (Photo #5, 1895) John Thomas McClintock House, 230 E. Fairchild St. (ca. 1895) Joseph & Mary Chudacek House, 210 N. Gilbert St. (Photo #6, 1900) Harry & Goldie Miller House, 418 N. Gilbert St. (Photo #7, ca. 1896) Mathilda Hotz House, 522 N. Linn St. (Photo #8, ca. 1895) Mary McKinley House, 526 N. Linn St. (Photo #9, ca. 1895) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 4 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson County IA County and State · Colonial Revival: Emma Harvat and Mary Stach House, 332 E. Davenport St (NRHP, Photo #10, 1918) Frank & Anna Larkin House, 416 N. Linn st. (Photo #11, 1905) John & Barbara Koza House, 619 N. Linn St. (Photo #12, 1906) · Craftsman: William & Anna Hoffelder House, 322 E. Bloomington St. (Photo #13, 1916) Joseph & Mary Brumm House, 225 E. Church St. (1923) George & Pearl Falk House, 225 E. Davenport St (Photo #14, 1918) John & Ida Yokum House and Garage, 402 E. Davenport St. (Photo #15, 1925) William and Mayme Fryhauf House, 419 N. Gilbert St. (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 St. (ca. 1875) · Side-Gable Roof One Story: Unnamed house, 316 E. Church St., (Photo #18, ca. 1870) Adam Ohnhaus House, 321-323E. Davenport St. (1870) · Side-Gable Roof Two Story/l-House: Maden House, 312 E. Fairchild St. (ca. 1912) · Gabled Front & Wing: Cerny House, 214 N. Gilbert St. (ca. 1899) Edward & Edna Miller House, 311 N. Gilbert St, (1908) · American Four-Square: [Note: most axamples hava Colonial Revival, Craftsman, or Prairie Schoot 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 St. (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 St. (Photo #22, ca. 1908) The condition of houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District ranges from fair to excellent. A substantial number of dwellings continue as single-family homes with subdivision into duplexes or apartments most common in the blocks closest to the University of Iowa east campus. The most likely alteration to houses in the District is the addition of synthetic siding including asbestos shingle siding dating from the 1940s and aluminum siding or vinyl siding added beginning in the 1960s. An analysis completed by the staff of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission shows that approximately 36 percent of the primary buildings in the District have this alteration. Other changes include the removal, alteration, or enclosure of porches with screening or fixed walls, the modification or addition of entrances, the addilion of fire escapes in multiple-family United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 5 Gilbert~Linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and State buildings, and the construction of rear wings and attached garages. Four single-family houses were constructed as infill 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: General: 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 19" century and the beginning of the 20" 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 tum of the 20" 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. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 6 Gilbert-Unn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson Countv.fA 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 northem tiers of blocks in the Original Town Plat and contains approximately 50 city blocks. Historic preservation surveys of portions of the North Side were first completed in 1977 and again in 1981 by City of Iowa City planning intems. In 1982 nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for two contiguous North Side historic districts - one commercial properties and one residential properties - were prepared and submitted to the local historic preservation commission and the SHPO. Both districts were eventually approved at the state level but final submittal to the National Park Service was withheld pending adoption of a local historic preservation ordinance. The nominations were eventually redrafted in 1984 but due to contentious local debate at the time, they were not resubmitted to the SHPO. Following completion of a comprehensive historic preservation plan by the City of Iowa City in 1992, a more complete historical and architectural survey was begun in multiple phases in the North Side. Sections of the North Side were included in each of the following studies: · Dubuque/Linn Street Corridor Survey by Molly Naumann (1996) · Original Town Plat of Iowa City (Phase I) Survey by Jan Nash, Tallgrass Historians L.C. (1997) · Original Town Plat of Iowa City (Phase II) Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (1999) · GOO5etown Neighborhood (Phase III) Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (2000) · Iowa City Central Business District Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (2000) Once these survey efforts were 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 Marlys Svendsen to guide the efforts of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission and the City of Iowa City. In addition to the already listed Brown Street Historic District (listed 1994), Svendsen recommended that nominations be considered for several other North Side areas that contained sufficient integrity, architectural significance, and/or historical associations that helped to represent this important Iowa City neighborhood. The North Side was developed over 16 decades beginning in the 1840s. Historic resources survive from throughout this period and are scattered over the entire geographic area. Several generations of development and redevelopment took place throughout all sections of the North Side in subsequent years. As a result, each of the potential North Side historic district areas has a similar period of historical significance extending from the late 18405 or early 1850s through ca. 1950. Architecturally speaking, all of the potential districts recommended contain good representative examples of the architectural styles and vemacular house forms that became popular during this period. For comparison purposes, each district is briefly described below: · Jefferson Street Historic District - This four-block section of Jefferson Street contains an important collection of Iowa City churches, residences, and institutional buildings associated with the State University of Iowa Medical School and the University Hospital. The districfs buildings are historically significant under the themes of education, reli.\lion, and community planning as well as architecturally significant for the good examples of late 19111 and early 20 century institutional and residential building styles. · Gllbert-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 vemacular house forms dating from the 18805 to 1920s. The district also contains a good set of examples of the work of one of Iowa City's most important turn of the century architects, O.H. Carpenter. Historically, the district demonstrates the importance of development factors United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 7 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Plstrlet Name of Property Johnson County IA County and State such as street paving and proximity to employment generators in stimulating residential growth in existing neighbofhoodS. . 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 fof its association with Iowa City's neighborhood settlement pattems; the development of a major transportation COrridOf and its related sub-themes; its affiliation with the growth of the State University of Iowa in the decades immediately following 1900; and its collection of representative examples of architectural forms and stytes from the period extending from the 1850s through the 1920s. The original district extended along seven blocks of Brown Street and several blocks of the adjoining private drive, Bella Vista Place. A proposed amendment to the Brown Street Historic District includes a four-block stretch of Ronalds Street that was not intensively surveyed until several years after the Brown Street Historic District was listed in the NRHP. The Ronalds Street extension contains similar building stock in terms of form. scale, material, and architecturalstyte. Its historical development occurred during a similar period as the Brown Street Historic District and was prompted by similar factors. These facts make the Ronalds Street extension appropriate for amending to the existing Brown Street Historic District . North Clinton street Historic Street - This potential district contains well-preserved, large scale residences associated with some of Iowa City's most prominent business and professional leaders from the late 19"' and early 20"' centuries. I n addition the houses are well-executed and well-preserved examples of the architectural stytes popular during this era. At the tum of the 21st 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 include a well-preserved, but scattered, collection of University of Iowa fratemity houses and a group of resources connected to the historical development of the Bohemian-American community. Based on the recommendations made in 2000, the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission obtained a Certified Local Government 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 of this section are taken from 'Historic Resources of Iowa City. Iowa MPS' listed in the NRHP in 1994 and an amendment to this MPS nomination, "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,lowa, 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 Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 8 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson County. IA County end State of the new city to be developed were near Capitol Square with the earliest commercial blocks located along Clinton and Washington streets. This area and the blocks to the east and south would become Iowa City's central business district. Within twenty years of Iowa City's founding, a second commercial and industrial district began to appear several blocks north of the downtown along a stretch Market Street between Linn and Gilbert streets. The area, which became known as the "North Side: eventually contained three breweries (one building extant), a hotel, grocery stores, meat markets, and a number of small retail establishments. In the years before and after the Civil War, a residential neighborhood grew up in the blocks surrounding the North Side commercial area. In the decades leading up to the turn of the 20'111 century, the area saw a second wave of development associated with general population increases in the Third Ward and growth directly associated with the expansion of the State University of Iowa. The residential blocks that extend along N. Linn and N. Gilbert streets and the intersecting routes of Bloomington, Davenport, Fairchild, and Church streets that have the most physical integrity at the tum of the 21· century form the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. One of the earliest views of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is contained in the 1888 Bird's Eye View of Iowa City that appears on page 10. A prominent landmark in this view is Old Capitol, the former territorial capitol located at the center of Capitol Square, what is today part of the University of Iowa and the Pentacrest Historic District (NRHP). The North Side commercial area shown here stretching along E. Market Street shows the collection of breweries and commercial enterprises that had become well established south of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District by the end of the Civil War. Other landmarks visible here include the spires of churches located along Jefferson Street. The bird's eye view depicts the blocks in the District containing one and two-story houses scattered among vacant lots with the blocks north of Davenport Street the most sparsely developed. The oldest houses to survive in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District are located along or near the major access route into the capital city - Military or Territorial Road along N. Gilbert Street. The two oldest dwellings in the District, the Jacob Wentz House and the Henry Nicking House, are both highlighted above. The Wentz House at219 N. Gilbert Street (contributing, NRHP, Photo #1) was constructed in ca. 1850 and is representative of the many vemacular stone houses constructed in Iowa City during the decades prior to the Civil War. Wentz, a farmer and landowner, had the house constructed in a simple, two-story side-gable form with coursed rubble stone walls and dressed stone linlels 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" Other quarries were located upstream along the river and what is now N. Dubuque Street There are at least a dozen extant houses of similar stone construction scattered throughout Iowa City including another North Side house previously listed on the National Register - the Schindhelm-Drews House constructed in ca. 1855 at410 N. Lucas Street. The use of stone for this pair of early houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District likely reflects the availability of competent masonry workers during the town's early years. The continued presence of skilled stone masons and cullers after completion of the stone capitol (a total of 85 in 1856) encouraged a continuation of stone construction. "Iowa City and Its Environs, drawn by J.H. Millar, Byran & Millar, Guthrie County, Iowa, 1854. United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 9 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pistricl Name of Property Map of Iowa City, 1839 (from the State Historical Society of Iowa - Iowa City) Johnson County IA County and Slate f N United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES ContInuation Sheet SectIon Number 8 Page 10 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pistrlct Name of Property Johnson County IA 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 early 18605 reflected losses due to the dislocation caused by the Civil War and temporary immigration decreases. from Bird's Eye View at 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 at a more moderate pace than the previous decade, reaching 5,914 by 1870. This was also the first census to record the geographic dispersal of Iowa City's population. It showed 2,295 people residing in the Third Ward, a section of the city that extended from N. Linn Street on the west to east of Reno Street on the east and from Washington Street on the south to Brown Street on the north. Five years later in 1875 the city's population rose to 6,371 while numbers in the Third Ward declined slightly to 2,026. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 11 Gilbert-linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson Countv. IA County and State Population for Iowa Cit & Third Ward Year Iowa City Third Ward 1850 1250 - 1854 2,570 - 1860 5,214 - 1863 4417 - 1865 5,417 - 1867 6,418 - 1869 6583 - 1870 5914 2295 1873 6454 2026 1875 6371 2,026 1880 7,123 - 1885 6,748 1842 1890 7016 1,755 1895 7,526 1,475 1900 7987 - 1905 8497 - 1910 10091 1599 1915 12033 1914 1920 11 2fJ7 1721 1930 15,340 - 1940 17182 1,870 1950 27212 2101 1960 33,443 - 1970 46850 - 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 Side. Before the Civil War the pioneer brewers who established operations along Market street between Dubuque and Gilbert Streets recognized the transportation advantage offered by N. Linn and N. Gilbert streets. The Englert or City Brewery (non-extant) was established on the south side of E. Market Street in 1853. The Union Brewery (extant, NRHP) was built at the southwest comer of Market Street and N. Linn Streets in 1856. The Great Western Brewery, later known as the Dostal Breytery (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 Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 12 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic P¡strict Name of Property Johnson County IA 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. The substantial brick house built for brewery owner Conrad Graf and his wife Anna was constructed at 319 E. Bloomington Street (Photo #3, contributing) in 1878. Graf came to Iowa City from Bavaria in 1874 and went to work in the brewery industry. The following year he married Anna Hotz, daughter of Simon Hotz, owner of the Union Brewery. Graf became proprietor of the Union Brewery located at 127-131 N. Linn Street (NRHP) and had this house built for his new family just a block to the northeast. The house was later occupied by Grafs daughter, Anna, and son-in-law Christian Senner, the brewmaster at the Union Brewery. Like other North Side German-Americans, Senner was active in the German Aid Society in Iowa City. Despite the close proximity of employment centers such as the breweries, population in the Third Ward declined during the 1880s and early 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 1870s 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-bom population largely consisted of a mix of German and Bohemian immigrants. The sumames of households in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District responsible for building new houses in the two decades prior to 1900 confirm the presence of first and second generation immigrant families - Strub, Schmidt, Ohnhaus, Graf, Rothweilder, Wydenkoff, Cemy, Haberstroh, Hervert, Zimmerli, Husa, Novak, Maresh, Kessler, KUIZ, Hotz, Senner, and Hohenschuh. This pattem would continue well into the 20" century with German and Bohemian-American families continuing to build new homes and occupy existing homes in the District. The resumption of homebuilding during the 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 402 E. Market Street in 1892. · Christian Hohenschuh, co-owner of Hohenschuh & Wieneke Book Store, built a house at 229 N. Gilbert Street in 1897. Other houses constructed during the decade were built by widows with large families, several retired Johnson County farmers, and physicians associated with the SUI Medical School. Matilda Hotz, a widow with four adult children boarding at home and either attending the University or working downtown, built a large house at 522 N. Linn Street in ca. 1895. Mary McKinley, another widow, built a house next door at 526 N. Linn Street for herself and her working daughter at about the United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 13 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and State same time. At the dawn of the 20111 century, the North Side comprised the city's principal residential neighborhood - a collection of houses described in a contemporary account as ''well designed and constructed,... [with] ample room, some of them being highly omamental.',4 The houses had accrued over a 50-year period representing virtually every 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 patterns, 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 Wor1d War I with 1,721 in 1920 and 1,870 in 1940. This is the last year that records are kept without including students at the State University of Iowa. Citywide population figures continued to trend upward throughout this period with 11.267 in 1920, 15,340 in 1930, and 17,182 in 1940. The most likely factor related to the population increase was growth of enrollment at the State University of Iowa during this period. Even though students were not officially recorded in census figures, the increased number of University employees were. Another related group would be the family members of students, especially married students in the growing graduate school. In 1900 student enrollment stood at just under 1,500 and by the end of the 1920s had grown to more than 8,500. This period of University growth gave rise to parallel expansion in the central business district and nearby residential neighborhoods such as those in the North Side. It is more fully described in the historic contexts "Town and Gown Era (1899-1940)" and "University of Iowa (1855-1940)" in the "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa" MPS. Growth of the State University of Iowa spurred residential development of several sorts in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. Student housing had traditionally been accommodated in rented rooms in private homes, rooming houses, boarding houses, sorority houses, and fraternity 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, Jowa, (Davenport, Iowa: Huebinger Survey and Map Publishing Co.), 1900. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 14 Gllbert-Llnn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and Stale The table below shows the numbers of surviving houses by decade based on dates researched during earlier surveys. Houses Built bv Decade Decade Number of Houses Pre-1860 2 1860-1869 4 1870-1879 8 1880-1889 6 1890-1899 21 1900-1909 27 1910-1919 18 1920-1929 9 1930-1939 . 1 1940-1949 0 1950-2000 7 TOTAL 103 An examination of Sanbom maps for the years 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, and 1926 shows several housing development pattems during these years. The first involved the replacement of smaUer one-story houses with larger two-story dwellings. Sanbom maps document this occurring on comer lots and mid-block lots. The second development pattem saw previously vacant lots subdivided and infiUed with two or more new houses. In many cases construction of these houses was accompanied by the building of garages. In all cases, new houses were established with a more regular setback and the siZe of the houses became more uniform. A third pattem 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 Historic District. It showed that approximately 10 percent of the housing stock was moved. House moves followed several common practices. Some house moves were done to create new building parcels. In these cases, houses might be moved short distances of less than 100 feet to aUow a lot to be divided into two or more new building sites. An example in the District involved the Issac Fuiks House originally built in ca. 1880 on a full comer lot at 304 E. Davenport Street In 1906 a rear section of the lot adjacent to the alley was sub-divided and a new house built facing N. linn Street. By 1912 the original parcel was further sub-divided and the Fuiks House was 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 uniformity of building siZe and setback. A third important result was the strengthening of the importance of both of the north-south streets extending through the District. The three-block stretch of N. Gilbert Street had 24 facing houses in 1899 and by 1926 had 34 houses. A similar growth was seen along the four-block stretch of N. linn Street where 18 houses present in 1899 grew to 35 in 1926. Private construction projects involving new homes, moved homes, remodeled houses, and new garages were mirrored by public improvement projects. The growing popularity of the automobile after the tum of the century brought complaints about the existing macadamized streets that became rivers of mud during wet weather. Difficult to negotiate by wagon, United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 15 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Name of Properly Johnson County IA 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 bock 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 1hè residences along these particular streets. The tum-of-the-century housing boom in the District continued to see members of the merchant class, lawyers, and physicians building spacious modem homes alongside railroad workers, carpenters, shop clerks, and other working class families. SUI faculty members built homes along the same blocks that SUI support staff rented or built homes. And at least a half-dozen Johnson County farmers traded their farms for retirement homes in the District within a few decades. Information from biographical histories, city directories, obituaries, and other sources provides a sampling over time of the District's residents, their occupations or professions, and business affiliations. Students are generally not represented in these figures because they were not the heads of households and, therefore, were not listed in city directories. it should be noted that because this list generally represents the earliest resident associated with a property, it does not demonstrate the growing importance of major employers such as the State University of Iowa in later years. East Bloomington Street 319 E. Bloomington St., Conrad Graff, brewer, 1872 322 E. Bloomington St., William Hoffelder, co-owner and clerk, respectively; New York Store, 1916 412 E. Bloomington St., Carl Stach, electrical contractor & supplier, 1924 East Church Street 225 E. Church St., Joseph Brum, dishwasher, SUI, 1923 228 E. Church St., Elisha Moore, merchant, ca. 1860 308 E. Church St., William Willis, superintendent of Iowa City public schools, ca. 1890 309 E. Church St., Gustave Strub, stonecutter, ca. 1865 317 E. Church St., George Kurz, plumber, ca. 1897 319-323 E. Church St., Sarah Edwards, librarian, Iowa City Public Library, 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 'Irving Weber, lIVing Weber's Iowa City- Volume 6. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Lions Club, 1987, pp. 109-110. United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 16 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson Countv. IA County and Slate 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 5t., Adam Ohnhaus, pottery manufacturer, 1870 332 E. Davenport St., Emma Harva~ merchant & mayor; Mary Stach, owner, clothing store, 1918 402 E. Davenport St., John Yokum, signal foreman, Rock Istand RR, 1925 404 E. Davenport St., Martin Bridenstine, watchman, 5UI, 1924 East Fairchild Straet 225 E. Fairchild St., George W. Schmidt, owner, Iowa City Iron Works, 1900 230 E. Fairchild St., John Thomas McClintock, professor of physiology, SUI, ca. 1895 309 E. Fairchild St., G. Adolf Brenner, business manager, Iowa City Citizen Pub. Co., ca. 1908 311 E. Fairchild St., Edward Ebert, barber, ca. 1903 312 E. Fairchild St., Patrick Maden, driver, CA Murphy, ca. 1912 314 E. Fairchild 5t., William Morrison, proprietor, Crescent Pharmacy, ca. 1908 3"f7t:.FãifCffiIãSt:; LOuis F. Ciimy, co-owner, tlñi\tersify ~R 5töre, cá 1908 320 Ë. Fairchild 5t., John Husa, tailor, Husa & Sons, ca. 1925 324 E. Fairchild St., Albert Husa, Jr., tailor, Husa & Sons, 1916 326 E. Fairchild St., Albert Husa, Sr., merchant tailor, Husa & Sons, ca. 1890 328 E. Fairchild St., Jessie Boege, widow; James Boege (son), asst. instructor of chemistry, SUI, ca. 1910 North Gilbert Street 204 N. Gilbert St., Joseph Hervert, saloon owner, ca. 1885 210 N. Gilbert 5t., Joseph Chudacek, carpènter, ca. 1900 219 N. Gilbért 5t., Jacob Wentz, farmer & land owner, ca. 1850 229 N. Gilbert ~t., Christian Hohenschuh, ownêr, Hohenschuh & Wieneke, bookstore, 1897 310 N. Gilbèrt 5t., Frederick Rothweilder, carriëíge painter, ca. 1875 311 N. Gilbert 5t., Edward Miller, co-owner, ftliller 8. Miller, stoves dealers, 1908 324 N. Gilbert 5t., Julius Haberstroh, carpenter, ca. 1881 325 N. Gilbért St., Joseph Stach, owner, Stach's Shoe Store, ca. 1908 331 N. Gilbert St., zaccheus Seeman, bookbinder, ca. 1901 409 N. Gilbert 5t., Daniel Peters, real estate and county supervisor, 1920 413 N. Gilbert St., Nancy Graham, widow, 1919 419 N. Gilbert St., William Fryauf, barber, ca. 1914 420 N. Gilbert St., Charles Schmidt, barber, 1908 421 N. Gilbert St., George Fahey, & Mary, ca. 1916 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 5t., George Servoss, mason, SUI, ca. 1916 319 N. Linn St., John Roessler, retired farmer, ca. 1910 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 17 Gilbert-Unn StIeet Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and State 322 N. Linn Sl, 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 Sl, Matilda Hotz, widow with four adult children, ca. 1895 526 N. Linn St., Mary C. McKinley, widow, and daughter Mary K., music teacher, ca. 1895 527 N. Linn St., Henry Walker, attomey, city solicitor, ca. 1905 615 N. Linn St., Clark Roup, retired farm and justice of the peace, ca. 1925 619 N. Linn St., John Koza, owner, John Koza & Son Meatmarket, 1906 620 N. Linn St., Joseph Slavata, merchant tailor, ca. 1903 624 N. Linn St., Frank Messer, lawyer, Messer, Clearman & Olsen, ca. 1900 628 N. Linn St., Charles and Minnie Baker, lawyer and teacher, ca. 1908 rCUIIl Ma.l\vl 3b: awl 402 E. Market St., Joseph Hervert Saloon, 1892 410 E. Market St., Henry C. Nicking, barber, 1854 Architectural Background and Significance Houses constructed in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District drew inspiration from architectural styles and vernacular building forms that swept the country from the mid-19" century through the early-20" century. As design trends had no hard and fast beginning and ending dates in this part of the Midwest, it was common to find two or more styles incorporated into the same house. Styles that influenced the designs of building in the District in either singular examples or in eclectic mixes include the Greek Revival, ltalianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Prairie School. The Greek Revival was the first formal architectural style introduced to Iowa City when architect John Francis Rague designed Iowa's Territorial Capitol building (NHL) in 1839. Construction was completed on the capitol by 1842 and dozens of private residences and commercial blocks in the Greek Revival Style were rendered in stone, brick and clapboard finishes during the next 25 years in Iowa City. Houses such as the Jacob Wentz House at 219 N. Gilbert Street (contributing, NRHP, Photo #1) builtin ca. 1850 and the Henry Nicking House builtin ca. 1854 at410 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 earlier houses is more likely a result of the wave of redevelopment in the neighborhood that took place after the tum of the 20" century resulting in the replacement of earlier houses with newer ones. As a result, there are few ltalianate Style houses surviving in the District. Two of the better preserved examples discussed above are the Strub House built in ca. 1865 at 309 E. Church Street (contributing, Photo #4) and the Graf House built in 1872 at 319 E. Bloomington United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 18 Gilbert~Linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson County IA 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 Sl (contributing, Photo #5) built in 1895, the Joseph and Mary Chudacek House at 210 N. Gilbert Sl (contributing, Photo #6) built in 1900, the Harry and Goldie Miller House at 418 N. Gilbert Sl (contributing, Photo #7) built in ca. 1896, the Matilda Hotz House at 522 N. Linn Sl (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 tum of the 20th century, a new architectural style gradually displaced the Queen Anne Style. The classical vocabulary was reintroduced to academic halls on the campus of the State University of Iowa, in the new public library and post office buildings, and several banks and commercial blocks in downtown Iowa City in various examples of the Neo- Classical and Beaux Arts styles. A parallel movement saw classical elements and design features incorporated into single- family houses in what came to be known as the Colonial Revival Style. Variations of the style were built over several decades in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District with several well-preserved examples surviving. Most have symmetrical façades, hipped roofs, prominent doorways with fanlights or pedimented frames, and porches or porticos trimmed in classical decoration. Other Colonial Revival examples within the District included embellished American Four-Square house forms with columned porches, multi-light window sash, modillions and dentils lining eaves and belt courses, and other classicalomamentation. Colonial Revival Style designs in the District include the Frank and Anna Larkin House at 416 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #11) built in 1905 and the John and Barbara Koza House at 619 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #12) built in 1906. The William and Susan Morrison House at 314 E. Fairchild Street (contributing, Photo #22) is an example of a variation of the Colonial Revival with a Gambrel Roof form, sometimes referred to as the Dutch Colonial Revival. One of the most important houses in the District in terms of both historical and architectural significance was built by Emma Harvat and Mary Stach at 332 E. Davenport Street (contributing, NRHP, Photo #10) in 1918. Harvat began her career in local business as a shop clerk in the late 1880s and eventually came to own a local book store, a ladies clothing store with her partner Mary Stach, and several businesses of her own in Missouri towns. Harvat and Stach retained Iowa City architect O.H. Carpenter in 1916 to design a residence for the two to share. By that time, the two were involved in numerous real estate investments together as well. In 1921 shortly after national women's suffrage was passed, Harvat was elected to the city council. She served as Iowa City's first woman mayor from 1924 to 1927. In this position she was also the first woman in the United States to serve as chief executive of a municipality with a population of over 10,000. Architecturally speaking, the:Harvat House is an eclectic blend of elements of several architectural styles including the Colonial Revival, the Georgian Revival, and the Prairie School. It features a low-pitched hipped roof, a pair of hipped multi-light attic dormers, a wide symmetrical front facade, 15/1 double-hung sash, an eye-brow arched portico, and multi-light sidelights and transom surrounding the front entrance. It faced the newly brick paved Gilbert Street when it was completed. The Craftsman Style was the next architectural style to appear in the District. This style grew out of the Arts and Crafts Movement in America and was strongly promoted by native Wisconsin architect and fumiture designer Gustav Stickley in his magazine The 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-divided lots fronting on side streets. More than a dozen Craftsman Style houses were built in the District during the years before and after World War I. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 20 Gllbert-Linn Street Historic Pistrie! Name of Property Johnson Countv. IA 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 vernacular 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-5quares are distributed throughout the District they are most concentrated along N. Linn Street (11), E. Fairchild Street (7), and N. Gilbert Street (7). A list of the most significant examples of this vemacular form is found on page 3. The earliest Four-Squares in the District were more likely 10 incorporate Colonial Revival Style features such as classical ornamentation, porch columns, balustrades, entrance treatments, and window trim. The Craftsman Style began appearing in Four-5quares built closer to World War I. The style's influence was evident in the popular vertical light configuration in the upper sash of double-hung windows, the alternating 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 turning to pattern 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 ornamentation 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 St. (contributing, Photo #16). After the turn 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/International Mill and Timber. Three Chicago firms included Sears Roebuck and Cornpany, Montgomery Ward Company, and Harris Brothers. The best known of these was Sears, the nation's premier merchandiser at the turn 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 100,000 homes nationally. Soon after Aladdin and Sears began manufacturing homes, an Iowa company joined their ranks. Located just 60 miles east of Iowa City in Davenport, the Gordon-Van Tine Company advertised nationally selling construction materials to builders beginning in 1906. By 1910 they offered house designs and were among the first companies in the country to offer fully pre- cut houses. The company's catalogues allowed the home buyer 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 United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet SlICtlon Number 8 Page 19 Gìlbert-Linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and StaIB Craftsman Style houses in the District were built in various forms and sizes. Exterior cladding included narrow and wide clapboard siding and square-cut shingles, frequently altemating between floors on multi-story houses. Exposed rafter tails, purlins, and knee-brace brackets lined window bays, wide eaves, and porch roofs. Windows frequently appeared in pairs and groups of three with vertical light configurations in the upper sash of double-hung windows in most cases. Porches had either closed, clapboard clad balustrades or geometric pattems with battered columns for comer supports. The overall effect was strikingly different from the spindlework of the Queen Anne houses and classical omamentation of the Colonial Revival residences of just a decade earlier. ARTISTIC HOMES Erla~ design. ,271. width 2ì ft 6.5(01)' heigbts 10 A number of well-preserved examples of the Craftsman Style survive in $fa. ·k 6. £l;"':g<:...~com."xJK,,,, !I';ng ""om, Pia.. the Gilbert-Unn Street Historic District spanning the period 1914 to 1925. i .",0 . j"""/I- (~~.::: ~:'~~1~)H~::ld:n~~~::::~1~; ~I~~~~~t~~ ~ r·~:.-, -I. Y. .Ir=r··· . ..... ft eXa"oplèt.'Ofan unusual two-story, hipped roofaunga1ow form found in ~ "".,·m ,.".. '. : r-' 0>",,,'" :: Distl:ícUt featur:esa .Iow.pitched ~-+OOf.on-tbe.main ~-with ~ u-..~ "I "."" .h::, Wide _..,$, eJ<¡.¡u"cod 1<1"'" Id"~, 1"...-;1 dltk. i",II ofaItdl;)""",b, ancra-.· L ~ .._. ~;"!S"" r'l~QQ"'¡ frnnt pnrr.h .Gsometrìc tI....ignQ tI""n....'" th... pill...... and.malk.. ~ - : :....'.' r . .~ flUu' '<lftb,,, b.,lo\ee. n the fi,&l al,d second-floots The design-of-the I,' '""",. "".., ',' '''''.'' :::~:L'.. J;lI!ffã~er House closely resembles that .~fthe "8I~"~~r design" sh~wn , ,..~" ",.. - TJ ,. aHhe nghtthat appeared Inthe-191l}edllion ofAFlislie-,lðIlIð5eempi1eè-- . I· ". _.o~-, "',." :::~:~:::I:e::::::::f~~~::~me-E~8æzak House L ~"U". _ Jf~:;~:'; ;{contributing) 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 .._~.,~_:;:.";.~::':=__ h ed II d I te d f ed fro t h h it h -..""'--....,'......."','......-......-......-.. ipp wa _ ormers. ns a 0 a recess n pore, owever, as -nl- :::~":~.~.~~:.~:;','::....~·:;<......:=....":"":.,'-..:t two-sto h ·th I d I ed b I trad I d· ,..".._.._..........."..1.......'..._._........ a ry porc WI square co umns an c os a us e C a In -.--- .~~~.....,.._-.- narròW clapboard siding. Windows have the standard Craftsman Style HE' . E . T C. C H , V . .. co. 4' C H , T . CT' 5/1 vertical upper light configuration. The Craftsman Style house at 225 E. Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #14) is an example of the Front-Gable house form. It was built in 1918 for George Falk, a local banker, and his wife Pearl. Falk retained local architect 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 SI. (contributing, Photo #16) 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.s Like the Falk House, the Fryhauf House and its mates featured a Front-Gable form. It 6Marlys 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. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 7 Page 21 Gilbert-Linn street Historic Plstrict Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and Stale construction in Iowa City during this period. Several houses have been identified within the District during previous historical surveys as likely Gordon-Van Tine Company kit houses. They include the Woodford House at 404 E. Bloomington Street (contributing) built in 1921. The Woodford House is an example of an American-Four Square design, the most popular house form in the District and also among the most popular designs offered by the Gordon-Van Tine Company. The company's 1923 catalogue included 18 separate plans in the Four-Square house form designed to capture the interest of homebuilders with such descriptive phrases as "An Impressive Colonial Home," "A Big 6 Room House at a Low Price," "A Big Square Home - Four Bed Rooms," "Substantial Two-Story Home," "An Ever Popular Home of Fine Proportions," "Impressive Home - A Space and Money Saver,' "A Substantial Seven Room House,' and 'A Square House with Big Comfortable Rooms.·7 The Woodford House closely resembles the 26-foot wide "Gordon-Van Tine Home No. 549' advertised as a 'Conservative 2-Story Stucco House.... The design appears on the following page. Whether or not other American Four-Squares in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District were built from Gordon-Van Tine Company plans, they were typical of the designs sold by the company. These plans featured four rooms on the first floor usually including a large entrance hall with stairs to the second floor, a "cased opening' (one featuring pillars, shelving, or other trim) between the living room and dining room, and a spacious kitchen. The upper level contained a bathroom and either three or four bedrooms. Examples in the 1923 catalogue were sized for a range of budgets with the smallest examples containing less than 700 square feet per floor, moderate examples sized from 800 to 900 square feet, and one large house containing 1,100 square feet per floor. A second Gordon-Van Tine Company house is located immediately next door to the Woodford House at 412 E. Bloomington Street (contributing). It was built in 1924 for Carl Stach, an electrical contractor and supplier, and his wife Celesta. It is an example of a Side-Gable Bungalow form with a shed roof attic dormer, wide eaves with exposed rafter tails and purlins, and square-cut shingle siding. The asymmetrical front façade has an offset entrance porch with a low-pitched gable roof with knee-brace brackets, exposed rafter tails, and short battered columns. A third Gordon-Van Tine Company house in the District is located a block north along Gilbert Street at 402 E. Davenport Street It was built in 1925 for John Yokum, a signal foreman for the Rock Island RR at the time, and his wife Ida. The 'Gordon-Van Tine Plan No. 605' that appears on the following page closely matches that of this prominent two-story frame house at the comer of Davenport and Gilbert streets. It was built in the Craftsman Style with a clipped gable roof and dormer plan. Double-hung 5/1 windows with vertical light upper sash are paired on the second floor and appear in bands on the first floor. The enclosed sun porch positioned beneath an extended slope of the main roof was part of the original plan. The garage located immediately adjacent to the house is similar to "Gordon-Van Tine Garage No. 106" also shown on page 239 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 Gotdon-Van Tine Homes, originally published by the Gordon-Van Tine Co., Davenport, Iowa, 1923), pp. 37, 52, 66, 81, 82, 66, 87, and 99. "Ibid, p. 79. 1o,bid, pp. 74 and 117. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 22 Gilbert-Linn Sln!et Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and Slate Gordon-Van Tine Home No. 549'0 rc:-Jjuaranteeq .Prices.-t!2 ç:xtr~!)__ ~r~~~ Pagq 79 ('rOrdQn~Van Tine Home No, 54') Conservative 2-Story Stucco Hotne 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. ·'bid, p. 79. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 23 Gilbert-Unn Street Historic Pistriet Name of Property Johnson CountY. IA County and State ~'Y'Q:c':l_~Qr~21l-Ya!j 1ìn~ Homes ...-".,.~;_...._._....._:::..._--_..,--_...,----"..,........-~_.. Gordon-Van Tine Home No. 605 and Garage No. 106 Gl)rUOI\·\'an Tine HQme No, 605 Gilr.\g~ NI>. t06. Double Gnrage this .k&igu, No, 11)'J Sill¡.lf) (j';,¡r.¡g<: wltb SttI<,C() }>'il1J$h, Nl>, 11111; Doubt..-, No. 10'1 One house in the District has been clearly identified as the work of Sheets & Freyder with a second attributed to the firm. The Schmidt House at 225 E. Fairchild Street (contributing, Photo #5) was constructed in 1895 for W.G. Schmidt, partner in Dalscheid & Schmidt, a local machine shop. At the turn of the 20" century George W. Schmidt, owner of the Iowa City Ironworks, and his wife Augusta occupied it. The Schmidt House was featured in a published advertisement for Sheets & Freyder that appeared in 1898. The house is a good example of a late Queen Anne Style residence that was modified with the addition of an updated porch prior to 1912. The house has an asymmetrical plan with a steeply pitched hipped roof and highly decorated projecting wall gables, wings, and dormers. A mix of narrow and medium width clapboard and decorative shint;les adds to the house's ornamental appeal. A major historic alteration occurred when the house's small but highly dêcotated porch was replaced with the present full-width porch in ca. 1910. It has a flat roof with broad arches supported by paneled half-columns at the outer comers. The columns rest on a continuous paneled balustrade with offset entrance stairs. Changes in the house design are documented in historic views of the house that appear below. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 24 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson Countv IA County and State Historic Views of Schmidt House, 225 E. Fairchild Street: 1898 (top) and 1912 (bottom)" The second house in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District associated with Sheets & Freyder is the Henrietta [Schmidt] and George Freyder House at 225 E. Davenport Street. Henrietta Schmidt acquired this property in 1892 when a smaller house was located on the lot. Sometime after Henrietta married George Freyder at the 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, Frank X. Freyder also was listed in city dirAclnJies as an architect so it is possible that his firm designed-this-hoase'depending on when it was actually buill It is likel¥, th,,¡ r.Anq¡A pl'rti"ip"t...-t in ¡¡~~ments of the construction. :. ",. The second, more important architect to practice in thè Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District was Orville H. Carpenter. A;thoughat least three other buildings designed by (:;¡¡',.4,Ih..r are already listed on the NRHP, most of what isknown-, about his life and professional career has been-une6. ered only recently by historian and Iowa City HistoriC '., Preservation Commissioner Richard Carlson. Examinations of local newspapers and issues of American Contractor magazine for the years 1897-1908 and 1897- 1930 respectively have identified at least eight residences designed by Carpenter in the District and one additional house attributed to him.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 gr_ up in rural Camanche in Clinton County, Iowa about 70 miles east of Iowa City. He attended þublic schools, and one or more business colleges before beginning a career doing survey work for a civil engineering compál1y in WllSœrh Iowa in 1885. During the next decade he trllvekld ," extensively, working for ·some of the largeSt architedural firms in Buffalo, Philadelphia, Chicago, and other large It is not known whether or not Carpenter received any formal training in architecture or engineering. By 1895 he cities."'3 "Top photo: 'Iowa City, Iowa,' The Commetcial 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. 12Rlchard Carlson, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner, Email interview reo study of Iowa City buildings as recorded in Iowa City newspapers, 1897-1908, and study of a.H. Carpenter buildings. 1897 - 1930, November, 2003. 13Richard Carlson, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner, "Orville H. Carpenter (1865-1938), Iowa City Architect; United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Name of Properly Page 25 Johnson Countv IA County and Slate had returned to Clinton County where he was apparently working as an engineer, arcMect, 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 House at 229 N. Gilbert Street (contributing) was among the houses included in The Commercial Magazine's photographic resume, which,.appears at the righl Hohenschuh, co-owner of the Hohenschuh & Wieneke news depot, bookstore, and stationery shop, was typical of the upper middJe.ctass clients for whom Carpenter wo11«!d"during his career. The house plan he completed for the Hohenschuh family is a late-Queert Anne design stripped of eláborate spindlework omamentation but ætaißiRg-GlassiGal.elements, hence the ri'anTe"Free Classic" for this Queen Anne sub-type.'5 Classical omamentation used here included paired and clustered half- columns extending along the veranda and a distinctive Palladian window group in the attic dormer. The house's two-story mass has a steeply pitched hipped roof with shallow projecting wings that have canted walls. Historic Views of O.H. Carpenter Houses Christian & Clara Hohenschuh House, 229 N. Gilbert Street, 1898 (lower right) '4 ,......." \t' o~rye-r. Ri<:'>. - f'~~~ ;,~ ,~. , Juq9~rv\·J:·Wødit<~~ ~. ' .~~I 'i''' ¡fir .. ';~~ 'r .>; ~ .. ".'",,",.., 1,,~,~,~~ .~. .",~",,"1¡ II ¡14 jf ~ 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 desigfled' 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; "O.H. Carpenter," Daily Iowa State PteSS (Iowa City, Iowa), Special Edition, May 31,1899, p. 8. '''''Iowa City, Iowa," The Commercial Magazine, Vol. 1, No.1, (January, 1898), p. 39. ''virginia McAlester and Lee McAlester, A Field Guide to American Houses (New York: Alfred A Knopf), 1992, pp. 264-286. United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 26 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pislrtd Name of Property Johnson Countv.1A County and 5tata identical to those of the Hohenschuh House. Carpenter gave the house's large footpñnt even more space on the second floor by adding rectangular and canted oñels. The pñmary difference between the two house plans and others Carpenter designed based on this prototype was the feature that the client would most identify with - the front porch. The Larkin House's porch has tumed balusters rather than the closed clapboard clad balustrade in the Hohenschuh House. Heavier full-height Ionic columns line the Larkins' pedimented porch. Other features that Carpenter would vary on his porch designs included placement of the entrance steps, inclusion or exclusion of a roof pediment, design and ornamentation of the pediment, balustrade components, column order and height, pedestal mateñal 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 footpñnt to deal with the smaller mid-block lots frequently forced upon homebuilders in the North Side duñng this peñod. 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. Tall attic donners and canted bay windows or oñels were used to provide added interest in the cubical house mass. The plan did not have a front projection and donners 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 vañous combinations of classical ornamentation continued to be used in the new plan as well. Examples of Carpenter's eartiest Four-Square houses in the Gilbert-Linn Historic Disbict include the Frank and Kate Strub House built in 1900 at 221 E. Fairchild Street (contributing) and the William and Julia Schneider House at 514 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #21) built in 1904. The Strub House has a width of just 26 feet with a bay projection on one side while the Schneider House sized for a slightly larger lot has a width of 28 feet and bay projections on both sides. Both houses have offset entrances and cottage windows. The more intact Schneider House retains its ful-width porch with paired half-columns set on stone pedestals. Its tall gable attic donner features a Palladian window grouping with a returning com ice that fonns 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 fonn with minimal classical ornamentation. Heck lost the house to foreclosure by 1911. Another house design attributed to Carpenter was completed in 1908 for Louis Cerny at 317 E. Fairchild Street (contributing). The house design was a blend of the Four-Square fonn 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 bñck paved-stretch of N. Linn Street made a statement of the family's economic prospeñty as well as smart advertising for the business. When John and Barbara Koza, both Bohemian immigrants, moved from the flat above their meat market to this house it marked an important immigrant success story. From an architectural perspective, the Koza House design demonstrates Carpenter's skill in manipulating the Four-Square plan to accommodate the clienfs demand for a very large house. The house has a 32 foot-wide front with a depth of 36 feel Tile 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 ornamentation 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 eartier Four-Squares with wide eaves and low attic donners on each side. The house's two-story carñage house reflects the house's design with its matching narrow clapboard siding, hipped roof, and hipped roof attic donner. 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 Histoñc District show subtle but important changes, however. The Albert Husa, Jr. House at 324 E. Fairchild Street (contñbuting) 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 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 27 Gilbert-linn Street Historte Distrtct Name of Property Johnson County IA County and State lot, the house has a width of just 26 feet Design treatments such as the low-pitched bell-cast hipped roof, wide eaves, low- pitched hipped roof attic dormers, and a full-width front porch with a flat roof that projects beyond the house's edges contribute to a more horizontal look for the house. This horizontal emphasis was associated with Prairie School Style buildings designed during this period and appeared on other American Four-Squares in the District that were based on 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 I;mma Harvat and Mary Stach House at 332 E Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #10, NRHP). Construction on the house was delayed for two years until 1918, perhaps due to war shortages. As noted above, Harvat and Stach bought and sold real estate and operated several local businesses together with Harvat gaining importance for her political activities. like many other designs by Carpenter, this design is an eclectic blend of styles including the Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and Prairie School. This house has a center-hall plan rather than the side-hall Four-5quare 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. A chronological list of the a.H. Carpenter houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District appears below. -." -;t,.. , · -çh,i!i~ði,-&{3lara Ilohehscl.uh I louse, 229 N. Gilbert Street (contributing) in 1897 Frank & Kate Strub House, 221 1;. Fairchild Street (contributing) in 1900 Frank & Anna Larkin House, 416 N. linn Street (contributing, Photo #11) in 1905 '.....dlian ,& Julia-Schneider Ilotlse,5t<l-N-: Ion", street (GurrbibuIÎí1\, PI .utu 1#21) ¡. .1 oo.t John Heck House, 319 1;. Davenport Slreet (contributing) in 1906 John & Barbara Koza House, 619 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #12) in 1908 Louis F. Cemy House, 317 1;, Fairchild Street - attributed (contributing) in 1908 Albert Husa, Jr. House, 324 E Fairchild Street (contributing) in 1916 I;mma Harvat & Mary Stach House, 332 E Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #10, NRHP) in 1918 ~_.- "::"""--. · r · · · · · 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 and 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 earlier designs while the Ford House is an example of the Mission Style. Three additional Carpenter houses have been identified in the proþOsed Jefferson Street Historic bislrie!. O,H. carpenter's àrchitectural career included more than residences such as those documented in an¡ around the Gilbert- Lit'ih Street Historic District. Commercial and institutional projects completed in Iowa City included the CSPS Hail, Iii !!ol)émiàn fraternal hall at 524 Johnson Street (NRHP) built in 1900; the Phoenix Block (non-extant), a Romanesque Revivàl Style cdmmercial block built in 1902 on Washington Street; the B.p.a.E Hall at 325 E. Washington Street in 1909; ànd $everalst::hoolS including the Kellogg School (non-extant) built at the south end of Woolf Avenue in 1916-1917. 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.'· Carpenter's architectural practice continued '·O.H. Carpenter Obituary, Iowa City Press-Citizen, March 10, 1938, p. 13. as cited in Richard Canson's, "Orville H. Carpenter (1865-1938), Iowa City ArcMect," p.3. United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 28 Gilbert-linn Street Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson County IA 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-<:ontributing primary buildings, 18 non-<:ontributing secondary buildings, and one non-<:ontributing 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 Hfilnry C. Nicking House at410 E. Market Street (contributing, Photo #2) listed in 1975, and the Emma Harvatand 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-<:ontributing 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-<:ontributing. Single or multi-family buildings (including rooming houses and apartment buildings) designated as "key contributing: are substantially unaltered and retain their original appearance in shape, proportion, and roofline. Principal façades remain intact and largely unchanged. If synthetic siding has been installed it is considered acceptable if the width matches that of the original surfaces and few architectural features are compromised by its installation. Original or historically altered porches are intact, windows remain unchanged except for the installation of metal storm windows, and primary entrances remain consistent with the original design. Single-family or multi-family buildings designated as "contributing" retain their original form and massing. Examples of acceptable alterations are as follows. Porches may be enclosed but the original columns remain visible or the enclosure is easily reversible with little or no damage to the massing and proportions of the original porch. More permanent porch enclosures that are more than 50 years old are also considered acceptable. The majority of window openings remain unchanged but, if altered, the sizes of window openings conforms to those of original openings. Any wings or additions made to a house are subordinate to the original structure and do not cover signifICant architectural detailing. Acceptable synthetic sidings on District buildings include asbestos shingles, asphalt brick, aluminum, and vinyl. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 29 Gilbert-Unn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and State For secondary structures associated with residential buildings such as garages or barns, designation as "key contributing" requires the retention of original size, shape, proportion, and roolline. 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 roolline, 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 bam is currently present. Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District - Contributing and Non-Contributing Resources 1/ STREET ORIGINAULONG" DATES PRIMARY BLI)G. srATUs SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. $TVLe- TERM OWNER(s) Contributing Key Non-Çontributing Contributing Non-Contributing VERNACUlAR FORM 228- E. Bloomington St. Unnamed Rental ca. 1870 C No Style 232 Double House 319 E. Bloomington St. Graff, Conrad & Anna 1872 Key ItalianatelFront- GabladRoof 322 E. Bloomington st. Hoffelder, William & 1916 Key C CraftsmanlBungalow Anna House 404 E. Bloomington St. Woodford House 1921 C Am. Four-&uare 412 E. Bloomington st. Stach, Cali & Celesta 1924 C CraftsmattlBungalow '. 225 E. Church St. Brum, Joseph & Mary 1925 Key CraftsmanlSide- Gabled Two StON 228 E. Church st. Moore, Elisha & ca. 1860 C .' -c- ltalianate Annette 308 E. Church St. Wlllis,William ca. 1890 C Queen Anne 309 E. Church St. Strub, Gustave ca. 1865 Key ltalienate! Front-Gabled Roof 314 E. Church St. Michael, Joseph ca. 1890 C NC Queen Anne 316 E. Church St. Unnamed House ca. 1870 Key C,C Side-Gabled Two Storv United States Deparbnent of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 30 Gilbert-linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson Counlv IA County and Slate II STREET ORlGINAU LONG- DATES PRIMARY BLDG. STATUS SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. STYlE- TERM OWNER(.) Contributing Key Non-Contributing Contributing Non.contributing VERNACULAR FORM 317 E. Church St. Kul'Z, George & Anna ca. 1897 C NC Queen AnnelHipped Roof Two StoN' 318 E. Church St. Schmidt, Frank & ca. 1870 Key NC Front-Gabled Roof Rose Two StoN 319- E. Church St. Edwards, Sarah ca. 1860 C SJde.Gabled Two 323 StoN 324 E. Church St. Zimmerti, Frederick ca. 1890 C Key Queen AnnelGabled- Front and Wino 214 E. Pavenport St. McVey, George & ca. 1903 C Key Am. Four-5qua", Malinda 217 E. Pavenport St. Saunders, Anna ca. 1895 Key NC Queen Anne 220 E. Pavenport St. Kane, James & ca. 1865 C ItalianatelQueen Anne Elizabeth 222 E. Pavenport St. Kessler, John & Alice ca. 1895 Key Queen Anne 223 E. Davenport St. Flannagan, John & ca. 1890 C Queen Anne Honora 225 E. Pavenport St. Falk, George & Peart ca. 1914 Key CraftsmanIFront- Gabled Roof Two StoN 304 E. Pavenport St. Unnamed house ca. 1910 NC Am. Four-5quare 308 E. Pavenport St. Wassam, Clarence & ca. 1906 C Am. Four-5qua", Minnte 311 E. Davenport St. Ruppert, Emil & ca. 1920 C NC CraftsmanlBungalow Blanche 312 E. pavenport St. Novak-Maresh House 1893 C Queen Anne 314 E. Pavenport St. Larkin, Frank & Anna 1893 C NC Front-Gabled Roof 315 E. Pavenport St. John & Francis 1860 C NC Gabted-Front and I Wvdenkoff House Wina 319 E. Pavenport 51. John Heck House 1902 C Side-Gabled Two- StoN 320 E. Pavenport St. Freyder. Henl1etta & 1907 Key C Am. Four-Square Georae 321- E. Pavenport St. Ohnhaus, Adam 1870 Key NC 5ide-Gabled One 323 StON 324 E. Davenport St. Cemey-Brockman 1880 C Hipped Roof Two House StoN 332 E. Pavenport St. HaNat, Emma & Mary 1918 Key Key (same Colonial RevivaV Slach NRHP garage as at GeorgianlPrairie 409N. Gilbert) 402 E. Pavenport St. Yokum. John & Ida 1925 Key Key Craftsman 404 E. Davenport 51. Bridenstine, Lavinia & 1924 Key I :irielAm. Four- Martin uare 221 E. Fairchild 51. Strub, Frank & Kate 1902 C Key . Am. Four-Squa", 225 E. Fairchild St. Schmidt, W.G.lGeorge 1895 Key Key Queen Anne W. & Auousla 230 E. Fairchild St. McClintock, John ca. 1895 Key Queen Anne Thomas 301- E. Fairchild St. Unnamed Double 1986 NC No Style 303 House United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 31 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and State # STREET ORIGtNAU LONG- DATES PRIMARY BLDG. STATUS SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. STYLE· TERM OWNER(s) Contributing Key Non-Contributlng Contributing Non-Contributing VERNACULAR FORM 309 E. Fairchild St. Brenner, G. MoW & ca. 1908 Key C Colonial Revival/Am. Porothv Four..souare 311 E. Fairchild St. Ebert, Edward & Rose ca. 1903 Key Key Hipped Roof Two StoN 312 E. Fairchild St. Maden House ca. 1912 Key NC Slde-Gabled Two StON 314 E. Fairchild St. Morrison, William & ca. 1908 Key NC Colonial Revival! Susan Gambrel Roof 317 E. Fairchild St. Cerny, Louis F. ca. 1908 Key Am, Four-Square 320 E. Fairchild St. Husa, John ca. 1925 C NC Craftsman/ Front-Gabled Roof 324 E. Fairchild St. Husa, Albert Jr. 1916 Key Key Am. Four-8quare 326 E. Fairchild St. Husa, Albert, Sr., & ca. 1890 C C Side-Gabied Two Eleanor StoNII-House 328 E. Fairchild St. Booge. Jessie ca. 1910 C Am, Four-Squarel Queen Anne 204 N. Gilbert St. Hervert, Joseph ca. 1885 C Front-Gabled Roof 210 N. Gilbert St. Chudacek .Joseph & ca. 1900 Key Queen Anne MaN 214 N. Gilbert St. Cerny House ca. 1899 Key Key Queen Anne/Gabled- Front and Wino 219 N. Gilbert St. Wentz, Jacob ca. 1850 Key Greek RevivallS_ NRHP Gabled Two Story/I- House 225 N. Gilbert St. Hohenschuh House 1903 C Hipped Roof One second) StON 229 N. Gilbert St. Hohenschuh, 1897 C Queen Anne Christian & Clara 230 N. Gilbert St. Mercy Hospital 1998 NC NoStyfe Pedestrian She~er 305 N. Gilbert St. Russ's Amoco Station ca. 1955 NC NoStyfe 310 N. Gilbert St. Rothweilder. Frederick ca. 1875 Key C Greek RevivaV & Louisa Gabled-Front and Wino 311 N. Gilbert St. Miller, Edward & Edna 1908 Key C (same Gabled-Front and garage as at Wing 315N. Gilbert) 315 N, Gilbert St. Miller, Peler & Matilda ca. 1907 C Am. Four-Square 318 N. Gilbert St. Unnamed house 1958 NC NC Ranch 324 N. Gilbert St. Haberstroh, Julius & ca. 1881 C Side-Gabled Two Veronica StON/ i-House 325 N. Gilbert St. Stach, Joseph & 1907 Key Am. Four..$quare Theresa 330 N. Gilbert St. Unnamed house 1953 NC No Style 331 N. Gilbert St. Seeman House ca. 1901 C Am. Four-Square 409 N. Gilbert St. Peters, Daniel & Alice 1920 C Am. Four-Square 413 N. Gilbert St. Graham, Nancy 1919 Key C Am. Four-Square 414 N. GilbertSt. Schneider, Mary 1939 C Colonial Revivatl Hipped Roof Two StoN United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 32 Gilbert-Unn Street Historic Pistrid Name of property Johnson Countv. IA County and S_ , STREET ORIGINAU LONG· DATES PRIMARY BLDG. STATUS SECONDAAY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. STYLE. TERM OWNER(a) Contributing Key Non-Contributlng Contributing Non-Contnbuting VERNACULAR FORM 418 N. Gilbert SI. Miller, Harry & Goldie ea. 1900 Key C Queen Anne 419 N. Gilbert SI. Fryauf, William & ea. 1914 Key Key Craftsman! . Mavme Fmnl-Gabled Roof 420 N. Gilbert SI. Schmidt, Chartes & 1908 C Am. Four-Square Ullie 421 N. Gilbert SI. Fahey, George & Mary ea. 1918 C Am. Four-Square 426 N. Gilbert St. Schmidt rental house ea. 1895 C Gabled-Fmnt & Wing One Starv 429 N. Gilbert 51 Unnamed Apartment ea. 1960 NC NoStyte Buildino 430 N. Gilbert SI. Schmidt rental house ea. 1898 C Hipped Roof Two StorY 311 N. Unn SI. Slezak, Eva ea. 1915 Key Craftsman 313 N. Unn SI. McRoberts, William & ea. 1916 Key NC Am. Four-Square Emma 318 N. Linn SI. Servo.., George & ea. 1916 C Gabled Fmnt and Sedie Wino 319 N. Linn St. Roessler, John & ea. 1915 C Am. Four-Square Emma 322 N. Unn SI. Wescott, Emory & ea. 1910 C C Gabled Front and Eliza Wino 323 N. Linn SI. Stimmel, Osear & ea. 1914 C NC (same Am. Four-Square Edith 9arage as at 225 E. PavenDOlt) 326 N. Unn SI. Kramer, Jacob & ea. 1910 C Gabled-Fmnt and Barbara Wino 328- N. Unn SI. Unnamed rental ea. 1900 C Gabled-Front and 330 double-house Winos 403- N. Unn SI. Unnamed renlal ea. 1910 C Gabled-Front and 405 double-house Winos 411 N. Unn SI. Hunter, Lemmuel ea. 1906 Key Am. Four-Squarel Queen Anne 412 N. Unn SI. Unnamed house ea. 1880 C Slde-Gabled Two moved Storyß-House 1912 416 N. Unn SI. Larkin, Frank & Anna 1905 Key Colonial RevivaVAm. Four..sOuare 418- N. Linn St. Unnamed rental ea. 1890 C Slde-Gabled Two 422 double-house Starv 506 N. Unn St. Baldwin, William & ea. 1900 C Fmnl-aabled Roof Ella 507- N. Unn St. Joy, Edwin & Jane ea. 1892 NC Queen AnnelRanch 513 lea. 1970 514 N. Unn St. Schneider, William & 1902 Key Classical RevivaV Julia Am. Four-Sauare 521 N. Linn SI. Unnamed apartment ca. 1980 NC No Style buildino 522 N. Unn St. Hotz, Matilda ca. 1895 Key Queen Anne 526 N. Linn SI. McKinley, Mary ca. 1895 Key Queen Anne 527 N. Linn St. Walker, Henry & ea. 1900 C Queen Anne SÍQney United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 8 Page 33 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson County fA County and State 1/ STREET ORIGINAU LONG- DATES PRIMARY BLDG. STATUS SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. S1YLE- TERM OWNER(a) Contributing Key Non-Contributing Contributing Non-Contributing VERNACULAR FORM 533 N.LinnSt. Boye, Julia ca. 1870 C Gabled-Front and Win" 612 N.LinnSt. Unnamed house ca. 1955 NC NC Side Gabled One StON 615 N.LinnSt. Roup, Clark & Rachel ca. 1925 C NC Am. Four-Squaœ 619 N. Linn St. Kozo, John & Barbara 1906 Key Key CIa'.ica~_~au Am. Four- uare 620 N.LinnSt. Slavats, Joseph & ca. 1903 C NC Am. Four-Square Louisa 624 N.LinnSt. Messer, Frank ca. 1900 C NC Am. Four--Square 628 N.LinnSt. Baker, Char1es & ca. 1908 C Am. Four-5quare Minnie 629 N. Linn St. Unnamed house 1870 C Front-Gabled Roof 402 E. Market St. Joseph Hervert 1892 Key NoStyte Saloon 410 E. Market St. Nicking, Henry C. 1854 Key Greek RevivallSide- NRHP Gabled Two Story Summary In summary, the Gilbert-Linn street Historic District is locally significant under Criteria A and C_ Under Criterion A it derives significance from its association with an important era of population growth and intense residential development in Iowa City's North Side residential area at the end of the 19'" century and the beginning of the 20.'" 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 HeXt dOOr to middle income and working class families. Individuals who resided in this neighborhood highlight several important themes in the city's history in the decades before and after the tum of the 20." century. Primary among these were the growing prosperity of Iowa City's German-American and Bohemian-American communities and the growth in importance of the State University of Iowa. The construction of new houses, the brisk rental of existing houses, and the infill construction pattern that produced an extremely dense residential district from ca. 1895 through ca. 1925 testify to the neighborhood's significance. Under Criterion C the Gilbért-Linn Street Historic District is significant as a representative collection of thi! rl9sidenlial architectural styles and vernacular house forms that appeared in Iowa City neighborhoods from the 1850slhrougtl the 1930.s. [rom modest Bohemian cottages to pattern book houses and elaborate multi-story mansions, tile Gilb,rt-L¡nnStreet Histbht: lJistrict reflected the architecturC!1 chC!racter C!nd best local residential building practices of the period. the Disltict !lèlWes added architectural significance because of the large number of well-preserved residences designed by I(M'a city's tIiost productive eC!rly 20.'" century C!rchitect, a.H. Carpenter, between 1897 and 1918. The combination of visual qualities and historical associations gives the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District its distirtct id'ntily and significance. Unlt8d ~ Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 9 Page 34 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Distrtct Name of Property Johnson Countv.1A County and State 9. Major Bibliographical References: 117 House Designs of the Twenties, Gordon-Van Tine Co. New York: Dover Publications, Inc. and Philadelphia: The Athenaeum of Philadelphia, 1992. (reprint of Gordon-Van Tine Homes, originally published by the Gordon- Van Tine Co., Davenport, Iowa, 1923). Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa. [Publisher unknown] 1917. Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa. Davenport, Iowa: The Huebinger Survey & Map Publishing Co., 1900. AUas 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. Cedar Rapids: Westem Historical Press, 1912. Baxter, Elaine. Historic Structure Inventory, North Side Neighborhood Preservation Study. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa. 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"Certain Stylistic Trends in Architecture in Iowa City.' Unpublished M.A. Thesis, University of Iowa, 1947. Gebhard, David, and Gerald Mansheim. Buildings of Iowa. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993, pp. 259-264. Gerber, John C. A Pictorial History of the University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1988. Gottfried, Herbert and Jan Jennings. American Vernacular Design, 1870- 1940. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1985. History of Johnson County, Iowa containing a history of the county and its townships, cities and villages from 1836 to 1882. Evansville, Indiana: Unigraph, Inc., ca. 1973, 1883. United States Department of the Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 9 Page 35 Gilbert-Unn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson Countv IA County and Stale Insurance Maps of Iowa City, Iowa. 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Carpenter," Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City, Iowa), Special Edition, May 31,1899, p. 6. Petersen, William John. "Iowa City - Then and Now." The Palimpsest, Vol. 48, No.2 (February 1967). Portrait and Biographical Record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa Counties, Iowa. Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1893. Ruger, A. "Bird's Eye View of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa." Chicago: Chicago Lithographing Company, 1868. "Semi-Centennial Edition." Iowa City Republican, October 20, 1890. Shambaugh, Benjamin F. Iowa City: A Contribution to the Early History of Iowa. M.A. Thesis, University of Iowa, Published by State Historical Society of Iowa, 1893. Shank, Wesley I. Iowa's Historic Architects: A Biographical Dictionary. Nevada, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1999. Un_ ~ Deparbnent ofllle ,_ _I Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 9 Page 36 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Distrid Name of Property Johnson Countv. 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United Statøs Department of the ._ National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number 10 Page 37 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson Countv. IA County and Slate 10. Geographical Data Verbal Boundary Description: Within the City of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa: Beginning at the northwest comer of Lot 1 in Block 72 of the Original Town Plat; thence south along the west side of said lot across the alley and continuing south along the west side of Lot 8 in Block 72; thence south across East Church Street to the west property lines of the buildings fronting on North Linn Street in Block 71; thence south across East Fairchild Street to the west property line of the house at 221 East Fairchild Street; thence south to the center line of the alley in Block 70; thence west along said line to west property line of the house at 214 East Davenport Street; thence south along the west property line of said property across East Davenport Street to the west property line of the house at 217 East Davenport Street; thence south along the west property line of said property to the center line of the alley in Block 69; thence east along the center line of the alley to the west property line of Lot 8 in Block 69; thence south along said line to the south property line of Lot 8; thence east along said line to the east property line of Lot 8; thence north along the east property line of Lot 8 to the center line of the alley in Block 69; thence east along the center line of the alley across North Linn Street continuing east along the center line of the alley in Block 57 to the west property line of the house at 322 East Bloomington Street; thence south along said line across East Bloomington Street to the west property line of Lot 2 in Block 58; thence south along said line to the center line of the alley in Block 58; thence east along the center line of the alley across North Gilbert Street to the west property line of Lot 5 in Block 47; thence south along said line to the south property line of Lot 5 or the north edge of East Market Street; thence east along the north edge of East Market Street to the east property line of the house at 410 East Market Street; thence north along said line across East Bloomington Street to the east property line of the house at 412 East Bloomington Street; thence north along said line across the alley and along the east property line of Lot 4 in Block 48; thence north across East Davenport Street along the east property line of Lot 5 in Block 49 to the center line of the alley; thence east along the center line of the alley to the east property line of the houses fronting on North Gilbert Street; thence north along said line to the south edge of East Fairchild Street thence west along said line to the west edge of North Gilbert Street; thence north along said line to the center line of the alley in Block 55; thence west along said line to the east property line of Lot 2 in Block 55; thence north along said line across East Church Street and continuing along the east property line of Lot 8 in Block 54 to the center line of the alley in Block 54; thence west along the center line. of the alley to the east property line of the houses fronting on North Linn Street; thence north along said line to the south edge of East Ronalds Street; thence west along the south edge of East Ronalds Street across North Linn Street to the point of beginning. Boundary Justification: The boundary of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District has been drawn to include a multi-block area extending principally along N. Gilbert and N. Linn Streets containing residential buildings of similar scale and materials with a common period of development. The boundaries have been drawn to exclude blocks or portions of blocks that contain major intrusions such as apartment buildings and parking lots while including residences with a higher level of physical integrity. The north edge of the District is close to another North Side residential district, the Brown Street Historic District (NRHP). The west and east edges of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District contain houses that have lost a substantial level of integrity and therefore are not part of the District. The nature of the blocks along the south edge is commercial rather than residential. This North Side commercial area may qualify for separate historic district designation at a future date. Un_ s_ Deparbnent otlhe Interior National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number PhotooraDhs Page 38 Gilbert-linn Street Historic Pistrict Name of Property Johnson Countv IA 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. South side of the 300 block of E. Fairchild Street, looking southeast 24. West side of the 400 block of N. Gilbert Street, looking southwest Unlt8d Stales Department of the InteI'Ior NaUonaI Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number prooertv Owners Page 39 Gílbert.Linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson County IA County and State # STREET TITlEHOLPER TlTLEHOLPER CITY STATE ZlPCOPE CONTRACT ADDRESS BUYERIS\ 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 St. 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 St. Iowa City IA 52245 412 E. Bloomington St. John K. Kammermeyer 404 E. Bloomington St. Iowa City IA 52245 225 E. Church St. James B. & Becky J. 1811 Muscatine Ave. Iowa City IA 52240 Buxton 228 E. Church 51. Jack Lageschulle 3 Marbury Ln. Barrington IL 60010 308 E. Church St. Camay Enterprises 3725 Forest Gats Pr. NE Iowa City IA 52240 Comnan~ LTD 309 E. Church St. Petsr J. Craig & Amy L. 309 Church 51. Iowa City IA 52245 ScattemOod 314 E. Church St. The Delta Chi Fratsmity PO Box 1817 Iowa City IA 52244 Inc. 316 E. Church St. Judith S. & Franklin 316 Church St. towaCity IA 52245 Miller 317 E. Church St. Catherine A. Schneider 317 Church St. Iowa City tA 52245 318 E, Church St. Tina M. & Larry R. 318 Church St. Iowa City IA 52245 Woodsmall 319-323 E. Church St. James A, & Loretta Clart< 414 Mart<et St. towaCity IA 52245 324 E. Church St. Motty R. Ramer 211 Friendship St. towa City IA 52245 214 E. Oavenport St. H&G 10 Heather Dr. Iowa City IA 52245 217 E. Davenport St. ~=h L. Dobrien clo 533 Southgate Ave. Iowa City IA 52240 one Pron. Mnmt. 220 E. Pavenport St. Hodge Construction 711 S. Gilbert St. Iowa City IA 52240 Comnanv 222 E. Pavenport St. IC Rentats LC 741 Oakland Ave, Iowa City IA 52240 223 E. Davenport St. Donna M. Launspoch PO Box 1306 Iowa City tA 52244 225 E. Pavenport St. Jill R. Gaulding & Marc 225 Pavenport St. Iowa City IA 52245 N.Uaht 304 E. Pavenport St. Peter J. Arnmentorp & 2709163rd St. NE Ridgefleld WA 98642 Michelle Lampe- Ammentoro 308 E. Davenport St. Arnmentorp Properties 2709 163rd St. NE Ridgefietd WA 98642 LLC 311 E. Pavenport St. Dwight A. Dobberstein & 326 N. Linn St. Iowa City IA 52245 Nan~ L. Part<er 312 E. Pavenport St. Katherine Johnson 203 W. 20th St. #4W New Yart< NY 10011 314 E. Davenport St. Hubert L. & Leona H. 314 Davenport St. Iowa City IA 52245 Rummelhart 315 E. Pavanport St. Joel D. & Melissa C. 155 Columbie Pr. Iowa City IA 52245 Schlntler 319 E, Pavenport St. Everill & Jean Ann 320 Part< Rd. Iowa City IA 52246 Oatsrs 320 E. Davenport St. Waller J. Kopsa 130 Ashwood Pr. Iowa City IA 52240 321-323 E, Davenport St. Frank G. Paraan 321 Pavenport St. towaCity IA 52245 324 E. Pavenport St. Waller J. & Jane A. 130 Ashwood Dr, Iowa City IA 52240 KODsa 332 E. Pavenport St. Carol S. De Saint Victor 332 Pavenport St. Iowa City IA 52245 402 E. Pavenport St. Pale Arlo Yocom 402 Pavenport St. Iowa City IA 52245 404 E. Davenport St. Lake & Lake LC 403 S. Johnson St. Iowa City IA 52240 Property OWners within the Gilbert-linn Street Historic District Un_ s_ DeperIment of the Inlllrior Nallonal Park SeMce NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Shelt Section Number Property Owners Page 40 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District Name of Property Johnson Countv. IA County and State # STREET TITlEHOLPER TITlEHOLDER CITY STATE ZlPCODE CONTRACT ADPRESS BUYER/SI 221 E. Fairchild St. F. George & Wilma M. 225 Fairchild St. Iowa City IA 52245 Blair 225 E. Fairchild St. F. George & Wilma M. 225 Fairchild St. Iowa City IA 52245 Blair 230 E. Fairchild St. James D. Pohl & Ryan L. 603 S. Dodge St. Iowa City IA 52240 Roone. 301-303 E. Fairchild st. Greg J. Atlen 2427 Hwy 6 NW Tiffin IA 52340 309 E. Fairchild St. Shirtey A. Harrison 1713 S. Ave. South Amana IA 52334 311 E. Fairchild St. Susan K. Futrell & 311 Fairchild St. Iowa City tA 52245 Wiltiam J. Jenninos 312 E. Fairchild 5t. Wilfred E. & Patricia A. 514 N. Linn st. Iowa City IA 52245 Eckhardt 314 E. Fairchild St. Roy E. Reynolds & 314 Fairchild St. Iowa City IA 52245 Ma~E.Rosenbaum 317 E. Feirchild St. Thomas E. & Julianne K. 317 Fairchild St. Iowa City IA 52245 McNalle. 320 E. Fairchild St. Miller and Hawkins 673 Weslwinds Pr. Iowa City IA 52246 324 E. Fairchild St. Pouglas B. Critser & Lisa 328 Fairchild St. Iowa City IA 52245 C. Koizumi 326 E. Fairchild 5t. Hany Hinckley 886 Pari< PI. Iowa City IA 52246 328 E. Fairchild St. Jeffray L. & Bath M. Pill 720 Rosebud Ct. Coralville IA 52241 204 N. Gilbert st. Chudaœk Partnership 34 Bedford Ct. Iowa City IA 52240 210 N. Gilbert st. Chudaœk Partnership 34 Bedford Ct. Iowa City IA 52240 214 N. Gilbert St. Chudacek Partnership 34 Bedford Ct. fowaCity IA 52240 219 N. Gilbert St. Mark K. Brookfield & 219 N. Gilbert St. Iowa City IA 52245 Melissa J. Mumhv 225 N. Gilbert St. Thomas E. Conway 225 N. Gilbert St. Iowa City IA 52245 229 N. Gilbert 5t. Mal)' E. Keating cI~:; 940 Prairie Ridge Rd. North Liberty IA 52317 Blak 230 N. Gilbert st. Mercy Hospilaf 500 Market St. Iowa City IA 52245 305 N. Gilbert st. RSNV, INC 305 N. Gilbert St. Iowa City fA 52245 310 N. Gilbert st. Don C. & Dorothy L. 809 Granada Ct. fowaCity IA 52246 Fowtes 311 N. Gilbert 5t. Patricia Ann Fisher 315 N. Gilbert 5t. Iowa City IA 52245 315 N. Gilbert St. Patricia Ann Fisher 315 N. Gilbert St. Iowa City IA 52245 318 N. Gilbert St. Wiltiam C. & Julia E. 3084 130th St. Spirit Lake fA 51360 Lauootd 324 N. Gilbert St. John R. & Erma M. 1150 Jefferson St. Iowa City IA 52245 Atberf1askv 325 N. Gilbert St. Eugene F. Fisher 3485 G. Richard Cir. SW Iowa City IA 52240 330 N. Gilbert St. Arthur W. & Renetta A. 330 N. Gilbert St. Iowa City IA 52245 Webster 331 N. Gilbert St. Emergency Housing 331 N. Gilbert St. Iowa City IA 52245 Project Inc. 409 N, Gitbert St. Spaight ServIces LLC c/o 1185 Forevergreen Rd. Iowa City IA 52240 Thomas N. Soaioht 413 N. Gilbert SI. Jeffrey Porter & Claire 413 N. Gilbert St. Iowa City IA 52245 Sponsler 414 N.GilbertSI. Frank M. Wilcox 7241 218th Way N. Forest Lake MN 55025 418 N. Gilbert St. Benjamin & Carolyn 418 N. Gilbert Sl. Iowa City IA 52245 Barrientes 419 N. Gilbert SI. Amelia R. Baum & 419 N. Gilbert SI. Iowa City IA 52245 Michael R. Sinoer 420 N. Gilbert St. Keystone Property 533 Southgate Ave. Iowa City IA 52240 Manaaement 421 N. Gilbert SI. Melvin P. & Alice L. Roth 1340 12th Ave. Coralville IA 52241 426 N. Gilbert St. Waltraud Maíerf10fer 426 N, Gilbert SI. fowaCity IA 52245 Unit8d S_ Depllrbnent of the 1_ NatIonal Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number Property Owners Page 41 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pistrid Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and State # STREET TITLEHOLDER TlTLEHOLPER CITY STATE ZIPCOPE CONTRACT ADDRESS BUYER/S\ 429 N, Gilbert S!. Melvin P. & Alice L. Roth 1340 12th Ave. Coralville IA 52241 430 N. GilbertS!. Vidoria A. Walton 430 N. Gilbert S!. Iowa City IA 52245 311 N. LinnS!. towa City Monthly 311 N. Linn S!. lowaCily IA 52240 Meetino of Friends 313 N. LinnS!. Ammentorp Properties 2709 163rd S!. NE Ridgefield WA 98642 LLC 318 N.LinnS!. Dwight A. Dobberstein & 326 N. Linn S!. Iowa City IA 52245 Nancv L. Parker 319 N. LinnS!. Ammentorp Properties 2709 163rd St. NE Ridgefield WA 68642 LLC 322 N.LinnS!. Mary K. Patmberg 1718 Wilson S!. Iowa City IA 52245 323 N. Unn S!. Donald L. St1Jmbo & 3082 Running Deer Rd. Iowa City IA 52240 Janene Elavne Panfil NE 326 N. LinnS!. Dwight A. Dobberstain & 326 N. Linn St. Iowa City IA 52245 Nan~ L. Parker 328-330 N.LinnSt. Eugene F. Fisher 3485 G. Richard Cir. SW Iowa City IA 52240 403-405 N. LinnSt. James B. & Becky J. 1811 Muscatine Ave. Iowa City IA 52240 Buxton 411 N. Unn St. RMB Investments LLC 3286 Hwy 1 SW Iowa City tA 52240 412 N. LinnS!. Arthur K. & Shari 2026130th St. Riverside IA 52327 Sweetinn 416 N.LinnS!. Sarah Buss & Henry L. 416 N. Linn St. Iowa City IA 52245 Paulson 418-422 N. Linn St. H&G 10 Heather Pr. Iowa City IA 52245 506 N. Unn S!. WiWred E. & Patricia A. 514 N. Unn St. Iowa City IA 52245 Eckherdt 507-513 N. LinnS!. Michael At~:" ~ Debra 1415 Franldin Ave. West Branch IA 52358 Coo""r 514 N. LinnS!. Wilfred E. & Patricia A. 514 N. Linn St. Iowa City IA 52245 Eckhardt 521 N. LinnS!. James A. & Loretta Clark 414 Market St. Iowa City IA 52245 522 N. LinnS!. T.pa:~~nberger& 1102 College St. Iowa City IA 52240 We CaVIl Moses 526 N.LinnS!. Timothy P. Toomey & 526 N. Linn St. Iowa City IA 52245 Ruth A. Fuglsang- Toom'" 527 N.LinnS!. James A, & Loretta Clark 414 Market St. Iowa City IA 52245 533 N. LinnS!. Gregory J. & Leann P. 1635 Larch Ave. Washington IA 52353 Hassman 612 N. LinnS!. Matihew P. Leplc 1849 Hollywood Ct. Iowa City IA 52240 615 N. LinnS!. Thomas D. & Teresa P. 420 Ronalds St. Iowa City IA 52245 Kane 619 N. LinnS!. Clarence J. & Dorothy E. 619 N. Linn S!. Iowa City IA 52245 Haverkamn 620 N. LinnS!. Thomas P. & Teresa P. 420 Ronalds S!. Iowa City IA 52245 Kane 624 N. Unn S!. John A. & Kayla K. Cress 4506 Pryden Ct. Iowa City IA 52245 628 N.LinnS!. Hawkeye Property 3575 Hanks Pr. SE Iowa City IA 52240 Management c/o Bill Terrv 629 N. LinnS!. John S. Mann & Tama J. 629 N. Linn S!. Iowa City IA 52245 Beldwin 402 E. Market St. Chudacek Partnership 34 Bedford Ct. Iowa City IA 52240 410 E. Market St. James A. & Loretta Clark 414 Market St. Iowa City IA 52245 United Stable Depoortment of the Interior National Park Servlca NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number Maps Page 42 Gilbert-Linn Street Historic Pisbid Name of Property Johnson County. IA County and Slate Map Showing Location of Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District (Transportation Map, Iowa Department of Transportation, 2002) Å N IOWA CITY CORALVILLE SCAlf 'OF ,WlES C-.- ,.,..J 01/-11/2 1 , ~ ::0 r ",,'It ~ 2 .. ~ ~ ¡U .~ Unit8d states Department of the Interior National Park ServIce NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number MaDS Page 43 Gilbert-Unn Street Historic District Johnson County. IA Name of Property County and State Sketch Map of Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District .. N o tu i Ing D;:)c- mr- :Jf- Ct:: -_'~'''--'-Y'~~~ -~..~----~-",~~"-~_.'-"- El]J[[UBIO RON ALD S - - i -§Iill f- I- hITd cr. DTIW CHURCH ~ : ~ - ~ð~ i1. F ÄIRCHllD ! EITIE = J ~ fillI[§ ~ '- DAVENPORT z -?;= ...J - h pF- r- , r- -- f- - - - In ! , ~ f- tj - - - : - it¡: "'SLOO I!iGTOr-tll ID[g ~ [[I] y i ¡ = - - i MARKET i CLLLl ~LI:=::=rlIL1...l_lld Unlt8d S_ Department of the I_r National Park Service NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Continuation Sheet Section Number Maps Page 44 Gilbert-Unn Street Historic Pistrict Johnson County IA Name of Property County and State Photo Map of Gilbert-linn Street Historic District . N '~--EITEr ftITfflJ[J RONALD5 o tTI I ~¡ ~ i 0 .:3 In :J c I I I í [J[[[[] DOll i MARKET ~.rn::::=::1-L._~~ ~"M Gîlbert-Unn StreetHistoricDi$tIiçt Photo 1 PholO2 Gilbert-Linn Street HI$tortc DI$trtct d,'.·' -- ','" '- ',' n. V" - ''.v''''.'' _ ~:; ;_->:;:é::1;TÇ;::;?~-¿; - "- -'d0jù¡ø~"AW>(:¥:1>:0_\\ ,,,--,,,, Photo 3 ^ ^~" ~ -,,'f> - '- .;µ,.' '""¡,, ',,', ',', _^"'Vi ^-----~, -~, - " - " ~,*-" -, -"----,,1:/' ,A;",,' ,",. '1 ^ ~ '^' "" -.y- - >''''1'' "',^ --".,' - ,. 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" wi' ," }K,,", ;-' , þ"'" , ''s.-i(,''" ow'",''',_ ,-k "'- ~ ~- ",,, ".". , j' .. ~ '\ /µ~_/ " // __"--fò,t>"~,,,, - /,d!,~'" -- ,J$, , " " " _~__J(ê'~ -----,~,-"","'" .. JI, .",!: d'-"/" t -I' / .. t .. .. J ~ I , ,'I ,\}! .. " , ,--",,, Photo 23 Photo 24 August 2, 2004 Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission Civic Center 410 E. Washington Street Iowa City, IA 52240 To Whom It May Concern: As the owner ofthe property located at 328 Fairchild Street, Iowa City, IA, I hereby oppose the nomination or potential nomination of my property being placed on the National Registry of Historic Places as part of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. Thank you for your consideration. I have also sent a copy of this letter to the Iowa City City Council. Sincerely, Oyfl~JJ Jeff Dill Nichole Slabach RMB Investments Inc. 3286 Hwy 1 SW Iowa City, IA 52240 August 2, 2004 Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission Civic Center 410 E. Washington S1. Iowa City, IA 52240 To Whom It May Concern: I have an objection with some recently proposed nominations for our property to be placed on the National Registry of Historic Places as part of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District, and I'd like to request your assistance in making things right. The properties addresses in consideration are 411 Linn S1. and 228 Church S1. I am very comfortable with new developments having property agreements as to the expectations for what is expected of the housing, landscaping, dimensions, etc., but differ as to the changing requirements of current ownership. I also have a deep believe in the concept of due process at all levels of government, whether federal, state or local. I trust that our elected officials consider the thoughts and opinions of all people in the community they represent and base policy with this sensitivity in mind. I believe some well-intended people may have over looked one of our most basic rights as Americans, those of property rights. Just as the current Patriot Act is under scrutiny at the federal level, for implications regarding privacy and our rights, the liberty to enjoy and utilize our properties remain at the core of our society. I thank you for your consideration and would like you to: 1. Consider this letter our personal objection for consideration to the National Registry. 2. Request the matter be dropped as an agenda item for consideration. Sincerely, ~~ Nichole Slabach CC: City Council August 2, 2004 Dear Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, I, Renetta Webster, owner of the properties located at 330 North Gilbert Street and 402 East Davenport Street, am opposed to having my properties nominated to be placed on the National Registry of Historic Places as part of the proposed Gilbert-Linn Historic District Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely. f?~ w~ Renetta Webster ~ ~ ~~f ú~~~/1Å ~~ ------- 7/0 F tM ~ ~. uþ,~. ~CJ:;;Z Lfó "- ¡þ AfJ;C, r ßøi ~. 'Uru ~ 00 yj¿t "u.X cxÞ11 J 3;2 6 fJ . '51. ~ ?;¿Lf (}~rÞ 7f M Jk fj ~. , 'o;f µ~~. ¿Vð ot:;elu~· (kd ~-~f/~jJ~, .-4,{ ) Application for Historic Review ) For'Staff Use: Date submitted .....?.ji!.J..~.4............................ a Certificate of No Material Effect ~ Certificate of Appropriateness a Major review a Intermediate review a Minor review Application for alterations to the exterior of historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 14-4C. Meeting schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. During the summer months, the HPC may also meet on the fourth Thursday. Applications are due by Wednesday the week prior to the meeting. Applicant Information r (Please check primary contact person) a Owner .ß/":(,)..../,.Q.>-.,""..l.....4..i.'b.....§.':?:~.1.~.~ Phone ............................................................................................... Address ....:7d.~......C.Úr..r~.............................................. ....~.~f.:......ç.!..~..........:z.d.:....................................... email................................................................................................. a Contractor .£....6::-:.~...ç.~'::>:.J:-f:J.':'::~t.~':!r.::::.... Address .:J....9..f.dL:..dt:-......¡...v:ik......fJ.d............... ....::;¡.,.ú.""'."'......,Ç.!.h...........I&....................................... Phone ...~.f...7.::::..~.;?r.::::..~...................................... email................................................................................................. a Consultant ................................................................................... Address ........................................................................................... ........................................................................................................... Phone ............................................................................................... ........................................................................................................... email................................................................................................. Application Requirements Attached are the following items: ~e plan .¡:r"Floor plans ..er-Building elevations o Photographs o Product information o Other .............................................................................. If the proposed project entails an addition, a new structure or a significant alteration to an existing structure, please submit a site plan, floor plans. building elevations and photographs. If the proposed project is a minor alteration to a structure, please provide drawings and photographs to sufficiently describe the scope of the project. Provide a written description of the proposed project on the second page of this application. Property Information Address of property......7J.:.1f........Ç,j5,f.K..£.f:......................... .........:z;\J.""""...c....~........................................................................ Use of property ......f.4.$..ì.i~.~,:~.L......................................... Date constructed (if known) .............................................................. 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IOWA CITY, IOWA · · I · · I · , I , · I · · I ~ORTH SCALE: r = 20' OWNER ELLEN GOODMAN IOWA CITY. IOWA CONTRACTOR: MIKE LANGE SOLON. IOWA · · . I 1S1. 1S1. ~I .-< PREPARED BY: CLB PLANNING ANO DESIGN IOWA CITY, IOWA DECK PROPOSED KIT Ii FAMILY RM PROPOSED BED RM EXTENSION PROPOSED SCN PORCH /-:: DRIVE . 6" 80.00' CURB CTR UNE OF CLARK ST. -"_. -.-"-.-. -"_.- l b n " · · lis¡ .~ 'IS! I~ , · I · , I · · I . 0" , · .J ) Application for Historic Review Application for alterations to the exterior of historic landmarks or properties located in a historic district or conservation district pursuant to Iowa City Code Section 14-4C. Meeting schedule: The HPC meets the second Thursday of each month. During the summer months, the HPC may also meet on the fourth Thursday. Applications are due by Wednesday the week prior to the meeting. ¿ , : For Staff Use: Date submitted ........................................................ a Certificate of No Material Effect a Certificate of Appropriateness a Major review a Intermediate review a Minor review Applicant Information (Please check primary contact person) a Owner ......-;r.,ç,.£f.r..f........5.~...~.~!.b..·.f!..r.J...... Phone ......3.£l:::../J..t1fz..:?::::-.................................................. Address .....'I....al..............fS..!:f...I(,!...I...~.II............................ ........................................................................................................... email................................................................................................. a Contractor .....::::::=................................................................. 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Phone ............................................................................................... ........................................................................................................... email................................................................................................. Application Requirements Attached are the following items: Ja"'Site plan a Floor plans z-Building elevations a Photographs a Product information a Other .............................................................................. If the proposed project entails an addition, a new structure or a significant alteration to an existing structure, please submit a site plan, floor plans. building elevations and photographs. If the proposed project is a minor alteration to a structure, please provide drawings and photographs to sufficiently describe the scope of the project. Provide a written description of the proposed project on the second page of this application. 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" ~ Z ~j 0 "0 '" o X -< C ¡¡)' I ø ~ r (t) S' ~ Z ~g¡ '" r- ffi 0 -< <D > F 'Ó 0.24' " ------------ ----------------- - ¡"'TI" ""'" I~I f'roJectTI1:IE" M Lot 9, Blk 3, Rundell Additio !!II Iowa City, Iowa ~ MMS CONSULTANTS, INC. f Iowo. City, Iowa (31') 351-8282 z , DeslQl'I«'d b Checked by .. GLR GDM ~ MINUTES HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION JULY 22,2004 - 7:00 P.M. EMMA HARVAT HALL - CIVIC CENTER Draft MEMBERS PRESENT: Michael Gunn, Michael Maharry, Mark McCallum, Jim Ponto, Amy Smothers, , Tim Weitzel MEMBERS ABSENT: James Enloe, Justine Zimmer, Paul Sueppel STAFF PRESENT: Shelley McCafferty OTHERS PRESENT: Doug Ducharm, Martha Kelch, Mike Brennan CALL TO ORDER: Chairperson Maharry called the meeting to order at 7:04 p.m. PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANY ITEM NOT ON THE AGENDA: There was none. 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 addition will be an extension of the existing vestibule, which is not used. All new brick wili 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 lhis 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. Maharry said he felt it complied with the guidelines and that it would be a nice addition. The motion carried on a vote of 6-0. Minutes: June 10. 2004. McCafferty said she listened to the tape of the meeting and changed the minutes regarding 728 Dearborn Street accordingly. 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 Paui 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 iocal 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 adverseiy 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 pubiic 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 is likely that discussion will be focused on local designation. McCafferty agreed. She said that regardless of the facts provided by the City and SHPO, peopie who are opposed do not believe that this is not regulatory and not required for local designation. The reason for opposition is the fear that if it is listed on the NRHP it will also become a local historic district. One of the approaches to address their concern is to proceed with local designation immediately exclusive of the commercial properties. McCafferty said that given the character of Iowa City and issues with commercial property, commercial 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. Maharry 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. Gunn said 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 fraternity 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 rediining. Gunn said that if local district zoning restricts commercial properties more than existing zoning than property owners will be upset and justifiabiy 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 nonhistoric. McCafferty said that only two of the properties are nonhistoric. 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 untii the commercial community have sufficient evidence that historic commercial properties are desirabie 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. Weitzel 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. ADJOURNMENT: The meeting was adjourned at 8:50 p.m. Minutes submitted by Shelley McCafferty s;/pcd/minuteslhpcl2004/hpc07 -22-04.doc