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IOWA CITY HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Thursday, March 12, 2009
GtyHall, 410 E. Washington Street
Emma]. Harvat Hall
6:00 p.m.
A. Call to Order
B. Public discussion of anything not on the agenda
C. Certificate of Appropriateness:
1. 409 Summit Street
2. 815 Washington Street
3. 430 Oakland Avenue
4. 617 Ronalds Street
D. Public Hearing: Northside Historic District
Discussion of an application submitted by the Northside Neighborhood
Association to designate a Northside Historic District
E. Consideration of minutes for February U, 2009
F. Other
G. Adjournment
Iowa City
Historic Preservation Cotumission
(J!.V Ibll, 410 E Washington SIn'ct, 10\\',)
LA 52240
lVlEMORANDUM
Date: March 7, 2009
To: Historic Preservation Commission
From: Christina Kuecker, Associate Planner
Re: Rescheduling April meeting
I would like to make a request to reschedule the April 9, 2009 meeting to Monday, April 13. Please check
your schedules to see if this would work for you and be prepared to discuss at the meeting on March 12.
Staff Report
March 6, 2009
Historic Review for 409 S. Summit Street
District: Summit Street Historic District
dassification: Contributing
The applicants, Frank and Gigi Durham, are requesting approval for a proposed alteration! addition project at
409 S. Summit Street, a contributing property the Summit Street Historic District. The applicants are seeking
approval to enclose the rear porch! patio, to add a spiral staircase from the second story, and to add a new
entry door on the second story.
Applicable Regulations and Guidelines:
4. {J /OWtt Oiy HIstone Presermtion Gllidelines.fOr Altertttions
4.7 Wmdows
4.8 Doors
4.9 Porches
4.10 Balustrades and Handrails
5. {J /OWtt Oiy HIstone Presermtion GIIidelines.fOr Additions
5.1 Expansion of Building Footprint
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This two-story gable house from 1900 features a broad from porch that wraps around the south elevation.
The porch posts are square and heavy. Modem replacement siding alters the appearance of the house, but
the overall shape and proportion remain intact.
The applicant is proposing to enclose the rear entry porch! patio. Currently the second story of the house
extends over this area and the porch! patio does not include any special detailing. The applicant would like to
move the door on the south elevation over and extend transom type windows across the filled in portion.
The applicant would also like to place a door on the west (rear) elevation. The applicant proposes to use
Marvin wood windows, half-light fiberglass doors, and white aluminum siding to match the existing
replacement siding.
In addition to enclosing the entryway, the applicant would like to add an entry door on the second story and
install a spiral staircase to this door. The exact spiral staircase has not been selected, but the applicant has
indicated that it will be a cast iron type of staircase.
The guidelines allow for the enclosure of rear porches and for additions to the rear of the property. Staff
believes that since the rear porch! patio does not have any special detailing and is already integrated into the
overall mass of the house, enclosing the area would be compatible with the existing structure. The guidelines
encourage the use of wood windows and allow for the use of synthetic siding on additions and for repairs if
synthetic siding is already present on the house.
There are no specific guidelines regarding spiral staircases on the exterior of properties, so the Commission
must evaluate the proposal based on the Secretary of the Interior Standards. Standard # 3 states, "Each
property shall be recognized as a physical record of its time, place, and use. Changes that create a false sense
of historical development, such as adding conjectural features or architectural elements from other buildings,
shall not be undertaken." Standard # 10 states, "New additions and adjacent or related new construction shall
be undertaken in such a manner that if removed in the future, the essential form and integrity of the historic
property and its environment would be unimpaired. One reason spiral staircases (and exterior staircases in
general) are not addressed in the guidelines, is that rarely are they appropriate on a historic building.
In Staff's opinion, enclosing the rear entry and relocating the doors would not detract from the historic
character of the house. However, staff believes that instead of a row of transom windows, double hung
windows that match the other windows on the house would be more appropriate. Staff believes that a spiral
staircase is not congruent with the architectural style or time period of this house and does not recommend
approval of the exterior spiral staircase and second story door. There is likely a way of reconfiguring the
interior stairs or installing an interior spiral staircase that would provide the same functionality and safety as
an exterior stair would provide.
Recommended Hotion
Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness for the enclosure of the rear entry porch at 409 S. SlllllIDit
Street as presented in the application, with the following conditions:
· The applicant use double hung windows instead of transom windows that are similar to other
windows in the house;
· Final window and door type and placement being subject to staff approval; and
· The applicant finding an interior solution to the spiral staircase instead of the staircase being on
the exterior of the house.
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 I4-4C.
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 Stoff Use:
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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.
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please provide drawings and photographs to sufficiendy
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CI Longfellow Historic District
If Summit Street Historic District
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CI Clark Street Conservation District
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Durham, Frank D [frank-durham@uiowa.edu]
Friday, February 27,200912:54 PM
Christina Kuecker
LammersCS@aol.com; Durham, Meenakshi G
Durhamspiral staircase @ 409 S. Summit St.
Dear Ms. Kuecker,
As part of a renovation to the kitchen and attached mudroom of our house at
409 S. Summit St., we would like to remove the existing wooden staircase that is inside
the building and replace it with a metal spiral staircase on the exterior.
This change will resolve a couple of key safety-related issues, including:
? eliminating the danger of the existing staircase. The steps are narrow and steep; the
staircase is out of code and cannot be descended safely
? providing a safe egress from the second floor to complement the staircase inside the
front of the house.
Please feel free to .ask any questions or to come by the house to see the site of the
proposed changes.
Sincerely,
Frank D. Durham, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
E330 Adler Journalism Building
School of Journalism and Mass Communication University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 52240
(319) 341-5733 (h)
(319) 335-3355 (0)
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Staff Report
Historic Review for 815 E Washington Street
District: College Hill Conservation District
dassification: Contributing
March 6, 2009
The applicants, Pi Beta Phi Sorority, are requesting approval for a proposed project at 815 E. Washington
Street, a contributing property in the College Hill Conservation District. The applicants are seeking approval
to move an existing retaining wall.
Applicable Regulations and Guidelines:
.f. 0 /owa City Historic Pn-seruttion Guldelines.fOr Alterations
4.2 Masonry
4.13 Site and Landscaping
7. 0 /owa Oiy Historic Pn-seruttion Guldelines.fOr Demolition
Sta./lComments
This sorority house was constructed in 1925 and is a good example of Tudor Revival design. The sorority
remains largely as built, with the exception of the later addition of the dormers. The sorority features a porte-
cochere with columns that are integrated into the retaining wall. As discussed below, the applicants would
like to address the problems with the retaining wall now, and continue exploring the options for the columns.
Currently the retaining wall on the east side of the property is failing and the applicants would like to take
down the existing retaining wall and build a matching retaining wall approximately 3' to the east. The brick
drive would be extended to the new retaining wall. The applicants are still trying to determine what should or
can happen with the columns and is planning to bring this in front of the Commission at a later date.
The new retaining wall would be a reinforced concrete retaining wall that is faced with brick to match the
existing brick The applicants intend to reuse as much brick as possible for the retaining wall and any
additional bricks will be of the same type and color.
The guidelines allow for the repair and replacement of deteriorating elements with like materials. The
guidelines disallow the removal of any historic architectural feature. In Staff's opinion, the retaining wall in its
current location is not integral to the architectural integrity of the sorority. Provided the new brick wall
matches the existing brick walls in material, color, joint profile, and height, the impact on the look of the
property will be minimal.
/?ecommended Notion
Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness to move the retaining wall approximately 3' to the east and
widen the existing driveway. The new retaining wall must match the existing retaining wall in material, color,
joint profile, mortar color, height, and overall appearance.
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. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation
of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation
Handbook, which is available in the PCD office at City Hall or online at:
www.icgov.org/HPhandbook
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 in the PCD Office by noon on Thursday two weeks prior to the meeting.
See attached document for application deadlines and meeting dates.
For Staff Use: 2
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)( Certificate of Appropriateness
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o Intermediate review
o Minor review
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Atta,ched are the following items:
;E( Site plan
o "Floor plans
~ Building elevations
.JSr 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.
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Address of property ..~.n.......t>..........~M9...........
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o This property is a local historic landmark
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D This property is located in the:
o Brown Street Historic District
o College Green Historic District
o East College Street Historic District
o Longfellow Historic District
o Summit Street Historic District
o Woodlawn Historic District
~Clark Street Conservation District
~College Hill Conservation District
o Dearborn Street Conservation District
o Governor-Lucas Street Conservation District
Within the district, this property is classified as:
~ Contributing
o Noncontributing
o Nonhistoric
Project Type
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replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, new
decks, porch reconstruction, baluster repair or similar)
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X Demolition of a building or portion of a building (ie. porch,
chimneys, decorative trim, baluster or similar)
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Since the existing retaining wall along the East property line is failing and compromising
the building's structural integrity, the sorority is involved in an ongoing process to seek
approval from Planning & Zoning to accommodate the widening of an existing archway
underpass along with the retaining wall project. The retaining wall can be moved
(approximately 3') to the existing East property line under present codes. The code issue
is to gain approval to relocate three structural columns as well.
Planning and Zoning has recently propqsed a satisfactory accommodation to permit their
relocation. However, plans & drawings for the column option will not be available for
the March meeting. Since we hope to begin construction in mid May, we would like to
proceed by:
1) Gaining HPC approval of the retaining wall/driveway phase at this time. Approval
will advance the planning & bidding process in order to meet the target construction
schedule.
2) Presenting the proposal for column relocation with recommendations by Planning &
Zoning for HPC consideration in April. If approved, that phase can be included in the
scope of work.
R~tainin2 wall relocation phase:
We propose to relocate the masonry retaining wall to the existing East property line and
widen the driveway as allowed by code. The existing structural columns would remain at
their present location and be involved only with general repair. All new work would be
faced with matching materials. No change in appearance to the structure.
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Historic Review for 430 Oakland Avenue
District: Longfellow Historic District
Oassification: Contributing
March 6, 2009
The applicant, Carl Hirschman, is requesting approval for a project at 430 Oakland Avenue, a contributing
property the Longfellow Historic District. He is seeking approval to modify a previously approved addition
to the rear of the house. The Commission reviewed and approved an addition at the March 13,2008
meeting.
Applicable Regulations and Guidelines:
5. 0 /owa Oiy Histone Pn'sentttion GuIdelines /Or Additions
5.1 Expansion of Building Footprint
Staff Comments
This Dutch Colonial house was built in c. 1925 and has been well maintained with few changes on the
exterior. This is one of the many houses in the vicinity that have been built with Dutch Colonial influence.
At the March 13,2008 meeting, the HPC approved a three story, gambrel-roofed addition to the rear of the
property. For several reasons the applicant only constructed the first story of the addition and would like
approval of the addition as constructed. When reviewing work that has already been done, the Commission
is to look at the project as if it was a proposal for an unconstructed project and determine if the project meets
the guidelines.
The first floor of the addition was completed as shown in the previously approved addition, but the upper
floors were not. The applicant would like approval of the one story addition. Existing siding, trim, and
windows were reused. The roofline is taller than the existing roofline to allow for the use of the existing
windows above a kitchen counter.
The guidelines allow for additions to historic houses provided the addition is compatible in design with the
historic building and does not detract from the structure. In staff's opinion, the addition is compatible with
the house and is located to the rear of the existing structure. This allows for additional square footage with
little change to the most visible sides of the house. A bump out on the rear of a propeny with a different
roof height is not uncommon. The roofline from all other elevations stays the same with this addition.
Recommended Notion
Move to approve a Cenificate of Appropriateness for 430 Oakland Avenue as presented in the application.
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. Guidelines for the Historic Review process, explanation
of the process and regulations can be found in the Iowa City Historic Preservation
Handbook, which is available in the PCD office at City Hall or online at:
www.;cgov.orgIHPhandbook
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 in the PCD Office by noon on Thursday two weeks prior to the meeting.
See attached document for application deadlines and meeting dates.
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~ Certificate of Appropriateness
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o Intermediate review
o Minor review
Applicant Information
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Application Requirements
Attached are the following items:
o Site plan
o Floor plans
o Building elevations
El 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 .~.~~..?.~~!!:l.~9..~~.~..........................................
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Historic Designation
o This property is a local historic landmark
OR
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o Brown Street Historic District
o College Green Historic District
o East College Street Historic District
El Longfellow Historic District
o Summit Street Historic District
o Woodlawn Historic District
o Clark Street Conservation District
o College Hill Conservation District
o Dearborn Street Conservation District
o Governor-Lucas Street Conservation District
Within the district, this property is classified as:
El Contributing
o Noncontributing
o Nonhistoric
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replacement, skylights, window opening alterations, new
decks, porch reconstruction, baluster repair or similar)
o Addition to an existing building (includes decks and ramps)
o Demolition of a building or portion of a building (ie. porch,
chimneys, decorative trim, baluster or similar)
o Construction of new building
o Repair or restoration of an existing structure that will not
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time and finances. Construction was planned to reconvene in the Spring, but will not be because of a number of factors.
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Staff Report
March 6, 2009
Historic Review for 617 Ronalds Street
District: Brown Street Historic District
dassification: Contributing
The applicant, Mike Oliveira, is requesting approval for a proposed project at 617 Ronalds Street, a
contributing property the Brown Street Historic District. The applicant is seeking approval to remove a rear
deck/ stair, construct a new deck on the rear of the property, and move a door on the rear of the property.
Applicable Regulations and Guidelines:
5. {J /OWtl City HIstone Pn'serwtion Guidelines JOr Additions
5.2 Decks and Ramps
Sttt// Comments
This folk I-house style house was built in 1918 and represents the residential architecture of the
neighborhood. Other work, such as window replacement and siding repair, has already undergone HPC
review and received approval.
The applicant is proposing the removal of the rear deck/ stair and the closing of the door in that location.
The applicant proposes to move the door to the south fas:ade and to build a new deck on the rear of the
house. The rear deck/stair is deteriorated. The new deck will be approximately 19 feet by 10 feet with a 4
feet wide stair. The applicant would like the option of using either wood or a composite wood, such as Trex,
to construct the deck.
The Guidelines allow for the construction of decks on the rear of buildings provided they are not easily seen
from the street. This deck is on the rear of the property and will not been seen from the street. Based on
the submitted drawing, it appears that the handrails are compatible with 4.10 Balustrades and Handrails of the
Iowa City Historic Preservation Guidelines. Wood composites have been approved for rear decks in the past.
Recommended Notion
Move to approve a Certificate of Appropriateness forthe project at 617 Ronalds Street as presented in the
application, with the condition that the door specifications be subject to staff approval.
At'plication for Historic Rev,~w
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AppllCCWOfl for ~ilwra,ions CO the exterior of historic landmarks or properties
IOCHea In .l h"tor'ic district or conservation dlstnct pursuant to low;; City
CQO'~ Set. tlon 14-4C Guidelines for the Historic Review proce". t~xplanatlofi
ut the, p"o(e".~. Jnd r"gtJl"tion~ can be: found In the iowa Ocy Historic Preservaoon
IlondbiJok. which i> ;,,;'allable il1 the PCD offICe at CIty Hall or onlme ;,t
www.;cgov.orgIHPhandbook
Meeting schedule: The HPC meets the se<:ondThursd.lf of each month. During
th.., SUtlW'I{:r rnonths. the HPC may also meet on the fOllrth Th'Jrsday. AppliCations
lee dut? III the PCD Office by noon on Thursday two weeks pr.or to the meeting.
See attached dOCUI11ent for .appliG'ltlor\ deadlilles and meeting dates.
Applicant Information
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Application Requirements
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Site plan
Floor' plan",
Building elevations
Pl,otognph,
If ,hp proposed project entails an additio'l. ~ new scructure or
~ Significant alteration to ;111 existing structure. please submIt a
site plan, l100r plans. bw :fl1'1g elevations and photographs.
if ,he proposed PH)J"Ct is a minor alteration to a strlJuurl.!.
please 1'1 oVlde drawings and photographs to sufficiently
dcscribe the scope of the rloject
Pr')vrde a .....ntten descnption of the proposed prOject on the
,eco"d pilgC ot this ",pplicacion.
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o CeniFi[~tc of No Milterial Effect
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o Minor reYlew
Property Information
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Historic Designation
~ ~h~S pmpcrty is a local !mtanc landmark
o This property is located in the
~rown Street Historic Dlstnct
tJ College Green Hj"iwric. DiStrict
o East College Street HlStonc Di~tricr
o Longfellow His.toric Dismct
o Summit Street Hlstonc Dlstnct
o Woodlawn Historic Disr''JCt
o Clark Street Conser....ation District
o College Hill Conservation Distnn
o Dearborn SUeet. COIl>"1 vdlion DistHn
o Governor-luc~, Str",,,,t Consel vatian Distnct
~. ithln the district. thiS propel ty is classified as:
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Noncontributing
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lVlEMORANDUM
Date: March 7, 2009
To: Historic Preservation Commission
From: Christina Kuecker, Associate Planner
Re: Northside Historic District
The Northside Neighborhood Association submitted an application for a Historic District Overlay rezoning.
The Historic Preservation Commission is to hold a Public Hearing on the proposal and consider a motion
recommending approval of the proposed District. If the Commission votes in favor of the motion, it will
make a recommendation and report to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The proposal will also be
submitted to the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) for comment. The Planning and Zoning
Commission will review the rezoning based on the Comprehensive Plan (which includes the Historic
Preservation Plan) and the Zoning Code. The Planning and Zoning Commission will then make a
recommendation to the Gty Council, which will hold a public hearing before considering an ordinance.
Proposed Northside Historic District
The proposed district is titled the Northside Historic District and consists of properties between the 400 and
700 block of N Linn Street, the 400 and 500 block of N Gilbert St, the 300 block of Church St and the 200
and 500 block of Fairchild St (See Attachment A).
The proposed Northside Historic District is located within the Northside Neighborhood. In 2004/5 the
Gilbert- Linn Historic District was nominated and listed to the National Register of Historic Places. A local
district was proposed at this time, but was not approved at the Council level.
Historic District Criteria: Iowa Gty Zoning Code section 14-3B-IC establishes the following criteria for
Historic District Overlay Zones.
An OHD zone is a geographically cohesive area with a significant concentration of buildings and other
resources that possess a high degree of historic integrity and convey a distinct sense of time and place. To
qualify for designation as a Historic District; the subject area must contain abutting pieces of property under
diverse ownership that meet criteria a. and b. and at least one of criteria c., d., e., or f.
a. Are significant to American and! or Iowa Gty History, architecture, archaeology and culture; and
b. Possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials and workmanship; and
c. Are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our
history; or
d. Are associated with the lives of persons significant to our past; or
e. Embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, method of construction; or represent the
work of a master; or possess high artistic values; or represent a significant and distinguishable entity
whose components may lack individual distinction; or
f. Have yielded or may likely yield information important to pre-history or history.
The criteria for listing on the National Register of Historic Places are similar to the criteria for designation of
local historic district. The NRHP criteria are:
A That are associated with events that have made a significant contribution to the broad patterns of our
history; or
B. That are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or
C That embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, or method of construction, or that
represent the work of a master, or that possess high artistic values, or that represent a significant and
distinguishable entity whose components may lack individual distinction; or
D. That have yielded or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history.
Gilbert- Linn Street Historic District: Architectural historian Marlys Svendsen prepared the National
Register of Historic Places Registration Form for the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District and the District
was listed on the National Register in September 2004 as significant under NRHP criteria A and C The
NRHP nomination included properties from the 300 to 400 block of Gilbert Street and the 300 to 600 block
of Linn Street. The NRHP Registration Form (Attachment q documents the historic significance of the
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District. The following is the summary of the NRHP Registration Form:
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 Oty's North Side residential area at the end of
the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Iowa Otians built private residences for their
growing families while small-scale developers constructed housing to meet the demand of a brisk
rental market during these decades. The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District's organic development
followed this pattern of residential development.
Additional significance under Criterion A derives from the fact that the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic
District represented a cross section of middle and upper income households with prominent business
and professional leaders living next door to middle income and working class families. Individuals
who resided in this neighborhood highlight several important themes in the city's history in the
decades before and after the turn of the 20th century. Primary among these were the growing
prosperity of Iowa Oty's German-American and Bohemian- American communities and the growth
in importance of the State University of Iowa. The construction of new houses, the brisk rental of
existing houses, and the infill construction pattern that produced an extremely dense residential
district from ca. 1895 through ca. 1925 testify to the neighborhood's significance.
Under Criterion C, the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is significant as a representative
collection of the residential architectural styles and vernacular house forms that appeared in Iowa
Oty neighborhoods from the 1860s through the 1930s. From modest Bohemian cottages to pattern
book houses and elaborate multi-story mansions, the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District reflected
the architectural character and best local residential building practices of the period. The District
derives added architectural significance because of the large number of well-preserved residences
designed by Iowa Oty's most productive early 20th century architect, O.H Carpenter, between 1900
and 1918.
The combination of visual qualities and historical associations gives the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic
District its distinct identity and significance.!
Proposed Northside Historic District: The Northside Neighborhood Association has expanded the
boundaries of the Gilbert-Linn National Register District in order to capture more of the Northside
residential neighborhood. The proposed district places focus on Linn, Gilbert, and Fairchild Streets.
Fairchild Street is a brick street that retains much of its historic character and has the same historic
significance as Linn and Gilbert Streets. The Neighborhood Association has proposed having Davenport
Street as the southern boundary of the district (Attachment A). The local districts do not have to match the
National Register District. While there is merit in expanding beyond the National Register boundaries, staff
believes that the National Register District should be contained within the Local District. Staff believes that
extending the boundary south to the alley south of Davenport Street is more consistent with the National
Register District (Attachment B).
I Svendsen. Marlys. Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District, Johnson County, lowo, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form.
January 2004. p 30.
Guidelines: The primary guidelines for alterations, additions, new construction, and demolition within the
Northside Historic District have already been established, and are contained within the larm City Historic
Presen.ution HancD:xxle. The handbook is available from the Department of Planning and Community
Development, at the public library, and on the City's web site at www.I~ov.o~\historicpreservation. These
guidelines were written to apply to both historic districts and conservation districts. In a historic district, in
addition to preserving the historic character of a neighborhood, more concern is given to the individual
buildings as historic resources.
The guidelines also contain Neighborhood District Guidelines, which address architectural style, site and scale
issues specific to each district. Staff believes that the Northside Neighborhood Guidelines for the Brown
Street Historic District can be applied to the Northside Historic District as well.
Contributing/Noncontributing Buildings: In order to administer the historic district guidelines, buildings
within the proposed district are categorized as contributing, non-contributing, or non- historic. A property is
considered to be contributing if the primary structure is an integral part of the historic context and character
of the District. A non-contributing property is a property that is not listed as contributing. A non- historic
property is any noncontributing property within a district that is less than 50 years old at the time the district
is designated. Noncontributing properties may be more than 50 years old, but are classified as
noncontributing if they have been substantially altered significant architectural features have been removed,
or was not constructed during the district's period of significance.
Contributing and Key-Contributing properties are subject a higher level of review because they retain much
of their historic significance. Non-contributing and non- historic buildings have fewer regulations and qualify
for exceptions to the Historic Preservation Guidelines. Non-contributing and non-historic buildings also can
be demolished provided any replacement building meets the guidelines.
The NRHP Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District contains 86 properties. Of these, six are non-contributing
and two are non-historic. In the proposed Northside Historic District, there are 96 properties, of which 8 are
non- historic and 10 are non-contributing. 81 % are classified as contributing to the character of the historic
district. In Staff's recommended boundary, an additional 2 non-contributing and 23 contributing are
included. This results in 121 properties total within the local Northside Historic District. Of these, 101
(83.5%) are classified as contributing to the character of the historic district.
Compliance with the Comprehensive Plan: The 1997 Iowa City Comprehensive Plan notes the
importance of Iowa City's older neighborhoods and references the strategies of the Historic Preservation
Plan as a means to preserve these neighborhoods. The Iowa City Central District Plan also points out the
importance of Iowa City's older neighborhoods and lists preserving historic resources and reinvesting in older
neighborhoods as one of the general principles for maintaining and building healthy neighborhoods. The
Central District Plan also lists support of the goals and objectives of the Historic Preservation Plan as a way
to promote the Central District as an attractive place to live.
The Historic Preservation Plan lists as Goal 1 "Identify historic resources significant to Iowa City's past,"
Objective 5 of Goal 1 calls for the continued nomination of properties and districts to the National Register
of Historic Places and pursuing local designation when appropriate. Goal 10 outlines neighborhood
strategies for Iowa City's older neighborhoods. The Objectives for the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
are listed on page 81 -83. Objective 3 states, "In the midterm (two to three years), encourage designation of
the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District as a local ordinance historic district."
Summary: Upon studying the Northside Neighborhood, and in particular the proposed Northside Historic
District, Staff feels that the designation of this area as a historic district is warranted. The area retains its
traditional neighborhood character and a sense of time and place, and a majority of the structures within the
district contribute toward this character and are architecturally intact. Designation of this historic district will
protect the neighborhood from demolition and inappropriate new construction and alterations, which detract
from its character. The neighborhood association hopes that with historic designation, this district will begin
to experience the same type of investment and improvement that has been occurring within other designated
historic districts, such as Brown Street and East College Street. In these areas, there have been a remarkable
number of building rehabilitation efforts, and a number of property owners have credited the historic district
designation as a major part of their decision to invest in their properties. Because they have some assurance
that their neighborhood will retain the qualities that attracted them there, they were more willing to make a
substantial investment in their own properties, which is in turn an investment in the neighborhood.
STAFF RECDMMENDATION:
Staff believes that the proposed Northside Historic District meets the criteria for designation as defined
under City Code and Section 14-3B-l, Historic District Overlay Zone (OID), and recommends
consideration of the proposed Northside Historic District be approved with the boundaries as shown in the
Attachment
ATTAGIMENTS:
A Proposed Northside Historic District Map
B. Staff Recommended Northside Historic District Map
C NRHP Registration Form: Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
D. Northside Neighborhood Association's rezoning statement
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Attachment C
NPS Form 10-900
(Oct. 1990)
United States Department of the Interior
National Park Service
OMS No. 10024-0018
COPY-
National Register of Historic Places
Registration Form
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box or by~ IhI htormatbn MqUeallfd.. t., IIlfT'l doeI mt Ipfty to t~pI'l:lpIrIybehg dOCU~ en<<.. WA,- for"ooI ~.. For funetbM. lI'thIItc::llnl cluIlbfllbt\ rNt.Hals d..... oIllionl'~ enf.. o~ c:.~ and ...,1Jc;al~ flOJJll" hslIudbna Pbc.
addDhtui Ml:r._s and nwr.-i.oe tlt'Mon conU'lLlalbt'I~, (NPS Fonn 10.;00.~ u.. ~.,.. WOI'd ~. orearnp..;IG', toc:o~ ail..".,
Name of Property
historic name
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number Portions of 300-600 Blocks of N. Gilbert & N. Linn Streets
N/A U not for publication
city or town
Iowa City
N/A U vicinity
state
Iowa
code
IA
county
Johnson
code
111
zip code
52242
3. State/Federal Agencv CertificatIon
As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this W nomination U request for
determination of eflglbllity meets the documentallon standards for registering properties In the National Register of Historic Places and meets
the procedural and professlo ulrements set forth In 36 CFR Part 60. In my opinion, the property W meets U does not meet the National
Register criteria. I reco nd tha s property be considered significant
U nationallyU statewl W loe see continuation sheet for additional comments).
Signature of cerufyin
Date
.....~ SOCIETY OF IOWA
State or Fea6Thrage.;cyaM'bureau
In my opinion, the property U meets U does not meet the National Register criteria. CU See continuation sheet for additional comments.)
Signature of certifying offidallTitfe
Date
State or Federal agency and bureau
4. National Park Service Certification
I hereby certify that the property Is:
U entered In tihe National Register.
U See continuation sheet
U determined eligible for the
National Register.
U See continuation sheet
U determined not eligible for the
National Register.
U removed from the National
Register.
Signature of the Keeper
Date of Action
U other, (explain:)
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
Name of Property
Johnson County, IA
County and State
5. Classification
Ownership of Property Category of Property
(CheCK as many boxes as apply) (Check only one box)
[29 private U building(s)
U public-local [29 district
[29 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
__~_" 26 ___ buildings
sites
structures
objects
94
26
Total
Name of related multiple property listing
Enter "N/A" if 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
2
6. Function or Use
Historic Functions
(Enter categories from instructions)
DOMESTICfSingle Dwellings
DOMESTlCfSecondary Structures
DOMESTIC/Multiple Dwellinos
COMMERC EITRAD E/Reslaurant
Current Functions
(Enter categories from Instructions)
DOMESTIC/Single Dwellings
DOMESTIC/Secondary Structures
DOMESTIC/Multiple Dwellings
COMMERCE/TRADE/Specialty Store
COMME RCElTRADE/Restaurant
7. Description
Architectural Classification
(Enter categories from Instructions)
Materials
(Enter categories from instructions)
LATE VICTORIAN/Queen Anne
MID_19th CENTURY/Greek Revival
foundation STONE/Limestone
walls WOODIVVeatherboard
LATE 19th & 20th CENTURY REVIVALSfColonial
Revival
roof
WOOD/Shingle
ASPHAL T
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 Countv,j8
County and State
8. Statement of Significance
Applicable National Register Criteria
(Mark .x. In one or more boxes for the criteria qualifying the property
for National Register listing.)
Areas of Significance
(Enter categories from instructions)
[Xl A Property is associated with events that have made
a significant contribution to the broad patterns of
our history.
ARCHITECTURE
COMMUNITY PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT
LlB Property is associated with the lives of persons
significant in our past.
[6] 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
1860-1954
Ll 0 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 Oates
N/A
Property is:
LJ A owned by a religious institution or used for
religious purposes.
Ll B removed from its original location.
Significant Person
(Complete If Criterion B is marked above)
N/A
Ll C a birthplace or grave.
Ll 0 a cemetery.
Cultural Afflllation
N/A
Ll E a reconstructed building, object, or structure.
Ll F a commemorative property.
Ll G less than 50 years of age or acnieved significance
within the past 50 years.
Architect/Builder
Carpenter, o.H.
Narrative Statement of Significance
(Explain the significance of the oroperty on one or mqrecontlnuation sheets.)
9. Maior BiblloaraDhical 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:
Ll preliminary determination of individual listing [XJ State Historic Preservation Office
(36 CFR 67) has been requested Ll Other State agency
Ll previously listed in the National Register LJ Federal agency
LJ previously determined eligible by the National ~] Local government
Register LJ University
Ll designated a National Historic Landmark LJ Other
Ll recorded by Historic American Buildings Survey Name of repository:
#
Ll recorded by Historic American Engineering
Record #
Sheets & Freyder
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
Name of Property
Johnson County. IA
County and Slate
10. GeoaraphicaJ Data
Acreage of Property
22 acres
UTM References
(Place additional UTM references on a continuation sheet.)
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Zone Easting
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Zone Easting
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Verbal Boundary Description
(Describe the boundaries of the property on a continuation sheet)
Boundary Justification
(Explain why the boundaries were selected on a continuation sheet.)
11. Form Prepared By
name/title
Marlys A. Svendsen. Svendsen Tyler, Inc.
city or town Sarona
state WI
date September, 2004
telephone 715/469-3300
zip code 54870
organization
for Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission
street & number
N3834 Deep Lake Road
Additional Documentation
Submit the following items with the complete form:
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.
Additional items
(Check with the SHPO or FPO for any additional items)
Property Owner
(Complete this Item at the request of SHPO or FPO.)
name Various - see continuation sheets
street & number
telephone
city or town
state
zip code
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement: This information Is being collected for applications to the National Register of Historic Places to nominate properties
for listing or determine eligibility for listing. to list properties, and to amend existing listings. Response to this request Is required to obtain a 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 form is estimated to average 18.1 hours per response including time for reviewing
instructions, gathering and maintaining data, and completing and reviewing the form. Direct comments regarding this burden estimate or any aspect of this
form to the Chief, Administrative Services Division, National Park Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127; and the Office of Management and
Budget, Paperwork Reductions Projects (1024-0018), Washington, DC 20503.
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Gilbert-Unn Street Historic District
Name of Property
Johnson County, lA
County and State
7. Description (continued)
Architectural Classification: (continued)
LATE VICTORIAN/IT ALlANATE
LATE 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN MOVEMENTS/Bungalow/Craftsman
OTHER
Materials: (continued)
foundation: CONCRETE
walls: BRICK
walls: STUCCO
roof: METAL
7. Narrative Description:
The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is an irregular shaped neighborhood that begins approximately four 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 four blocks along N. Gilbert and N. linn streets from E. Bloomington
Street to Fairchild Street along the eastern edge and E. Ronalds Streets on the western edge. District boundaries along the
west and east edges generally extend only one or two lots west of Linn Street and east of Gilbert Street, respectively,
depending on the integrity 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 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 fayades 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 exposed limestone curbing along abutting blocks. The balance of the District has concrete curbing and asphalt
paving. All streets in the District carry two-way traffic with parallel parking on alternating sides of the streets on a daily basis.
The terrain of the District is generally flat with a gradual upward slope from south to north of approximately 30 feet over five
blocks with the highest point in the District near the intersection of Ronalds and Linn streets. Houses throughout the District
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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. 1 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-Unn Street Historic District includes single-family dwellings that date from the 1860s
through the 1930s and secondary structures erected from the late 19th century through the 1940s. Approximately 53
percent of the 86 buildings originally constructed as single-family dwellings, double-houses, or apartment houses (primary
buildings) are significant individually or key contributing structures. Another 37 percent qualify as contributing structures
within the District but are not individually significant. A total of 8 primary buildings or approximately 10 percent are
noncontributing due to their date of construction or significant alterations. The District contains 36 secondary buildings
originally constructed as garages, carriage houses, or barns. Of these, 50 percent are considered key or contributing and
the other 50 percent have been determined noncontributing due to alterations or date of construction.
The dense residential blocks in the Gilbert-Unn 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 fal;ades
fronting on east-west streets, historic factors strengthened the importance of both Gilbert and Unn 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. Unn Street at the turn of the 20th 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. Corner lots tended to have designs
with prominent fal;ades 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 corner lots where rear portions have been divided to provide housing sites facing onto Gilbert and Linn streets.
The District's one, two, and two-and-a -half-story-houses are constructed of brick, wood, and stucco with frame structures
being the most popular. Both dressed and ashlar stone was used for trim elements of the neighborhood's earliest brick
residences as well as foundations on most 19th century houses. Locally manufactured brick was used for severalltalianate
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 19th and early 20th century architectural styles including
good examples of Italianate, Queen Anne, Colonial Revival, Craftsman, and Prairie School style houses. For earHer houses
in the District, it is common to see eclectic combinations of these styles as well as the carry-over influence of the Greek
Revival style. Many of the houses are 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 forms, the Front-Gable, the Gabled Front and Wing, the American Four-Square (most
popular), and the Gambrel Cottage.
lEmail interview with Terry Robinson, Park & Recreation Department, City of Iowa City re: species and size of neighborhood
trees December 2003.
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Greek Revival influenced houses, including several I-houses, in the District display symmetrical far;:ades. Italianate Style
houses most often appear in the Front-Gable form with prominent decorative brackets lining the eaves and ornamented
window hoods and porches. More than 20 houses display design features from the Queen Anne Style. These houses have
asymmetrical fa<;ades, decorative scroll-cut and turned trim, and varied shingle detailing used on the main body of the
house as well as porches and gabled dormers. An important design element that was rarely built on Queen Anne Style
houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District or has been lost through attrition is the tower or turret.
After the 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 far;:ades, varied window forms, sweeping verandas, and in several cases,
their carriage houses. By World War I, houses were being constructed that favored the more rectilinear design elements of
the Craftsman and Prairie School styles. Paired, grouped, or banded windows appeared with vertical light configurations in
the upper sash of double-hung windows in Craftsman Style houses while exposed rafter tails, purlins, and knee-brace
brackets lined cornices and porch roofs. Isolated examples of the Prairie School Style also appear in the District. These
houses contained hipped roofs with lower pitches, horizontal window groupings, and other design features intended to
emphasize the horizontal look of the buildings.
The vernacular housing that appeared during the ten decades that the District was under development included modest one
and one-and-a-half-story cottages based on both the Front-Gable and Side-Gable forms during the earliest years. A later
generation built residences in the Two-Story Side-Gable or I-House form. This form continued to appear in the years
leading up to the turn of the 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. Nearly 30 Four-Squares were built by 1930,
many with Craftsman or Colonial Revival detailing. At least one example of a Gambrel Cottage was also built after 1900.
Some of the best examples of the residential architectural styles and vernacular house forms in the Gilbert-Linn Street
Historic District are listed below.
. Ita/ianate:
. Queen Anne:
. Colonial Revival:
. Craftsman:
. Prairie School:
Residential Architectural Styles
Gustave Strub House, 309 E. Church S1. (Photo #1, ca. 1865)
Anna Saunders House, 217 E. Davenport S1. (ca. 1895)
John & Alice Kessler House, 222 E. Davenport S1. (ca. 1895)
Schmidt House, 225 E. Fairchild St. (Photo #2, 1895)
John Thomas McClintock House, 230 E. Fairchild St. (ca. 1895)
Harry & Goldie Miller House, 418 N. Gilbert S1. (Photo #3, ca. 1896)
Mathilda Hotz House, 522 N. Linn St. (Photo #4, ca. 1895)
Mary McKinley House, 526 N. Linn St. (Photo #5, ca. 1895)
Emma Harvat and Mary Stach House, 332 E. Davenport S1. (NRHP, Photo #6, 1918)
Frank & Anna Larkin House, 416 N. Linn St. (Photo #7,1905)
John & Barbara Koza House, 619 N. Linn St. (Photo #8, 1906)
Joseph & Mary Brumm House, 225 E. Church St. (1923)
George & Pearl Falk House, 225 E. Davenport S1. (Photo #9,1918)
John & Ida Yokum House and Garage, 402 E. Davenport S1. (Photo #10, 1925)
William and Mayme Fryhauf House, 419 N. Gilbert S1. (Photo #11, 1914)
Eva Slezak House, 311 N. Linn St. (ca. 1915)
Lavinia & Martin Bridenstine House, 404 E. Davenport Street (Photo #12, 1924)
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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 #13, ca. 1870)
Adam Ohnhaus House, 321-323 E. Davenport St. (1870)
. Side-Gable Roof Two Story/I-House: Maden House, 312 E. Fairchild 8t. (ca. 1912)
. Gabled Front & Wing: Edward & Edna Miller House, 311 N. Gilbert St., (1908)
. American Four-Square: [Note: most examples have Colonial Revival, Craftsman, or Prairie School attributes)
Henrietta & George Freyder House, 320 E. Davenport St. (1907)
G. Adolph & Dorothy Brenner House, 309 E. Fairchild St. (Photo #14, ca. 1908)
Edward Ebert House, 311 E. Fairchild St. (ca. 1898)
Louis F. Cerny 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 #15,1919)
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 #16, 1902)
. Gambrel Cottage: William & Susan Morrison House, 314 E. Fairchild St. (Photo #17, 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 19405 and aluminum siding or vinyl siding added beginning in the 1960s.
An analysis completed by the staff of the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission shows that approximately 36 percent
of the primary buildings in the District have this alteration. Other changes include the removal, alteration, or enclosure of
porches with screening or fixed walls, the modification or addition of entrances, the addition of fire escapes in multiple-family
buildings, and the construction of rear wings and attached garages. Four single-family houses were constructed as int/II
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.
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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 19111
century and the beginning of the 20th 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 District's 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 patterns 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 vernacular house forms that appeared in Iowa City neighborhoods from the 1860s through the
19305. The District also spotlights in a major way 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
District's buildings tell the story of how national architectural styles and vernacular building forms were adapted thrOlJgh
local building practices immediately before and after the turn of the 20lh 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.
One property within the District containing two contributing resources is already listed on the National Register of Historic
Places (NRHP): the Emma Harvatand Mary Stach House (332 E. Davenport Street), Nearby NRHP properties include the
Jacob Wentz House (219 N. Gilbert Street) and the Henry C. Nicking House (410 E. Market Street).
The period of significance for this locally significant historic district extends from 1860 to 1954. The first date marks the
construction of the earliest contributing resource and the last date marks the 50-year cut-off for NRHP eligibility
North Side Historical Survey Recommendations:
The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is one of four existing or proposed historic districts located in a section of Iowa City
known as the "North Side," This area is located in the northern tiers of blocks in the Original Town Plat and contains
approximately 50 city blocks. Historic preservation surveys of portions of the North Side were first completed in 1977 and
again in 1981 by City of Iowa City planning interns. In 1982 nominations to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)
for two contiguous North Side historic districts - one commercial properties and one residential properties - were prepared
and submitted to the local historic preservation commission and the SHPO. Both districts were eventually approved at the
state level but final submittal to the National Park Service was withheld pending adoption of a local historic preservation
ordinance. The nominations were eventually redrafted in 1984 but due to contentious local debate at the time, they were
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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 (199B)
· Original Town Plat of Iowa City (Phase I) Survey by Jan Nash, Tallgrass Historians L.C. (1997)
· Original Town Plat of Iowa City (Phase II) Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (1999)
. Goosetown Neighborhood (Phase III) Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. (2000)
· Iowa City Central Business District Survey by Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler. Inc. (2000)
Once these survey efforts were underway, two NRHP nominations were prepared using the multiple property
documentation (MPD) and historic district format. To date. the Brown Street Historic District nomination and the Original
Town Plat Phase" 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 survjve from throughout this period and are scattered over the entire
geographic area. Several generations of development and redevelopment took place throughout all sections of the North
Side in subsequent years. As a result, each of the potential North Side historic district areas has a similar period of
historical significance extending from the late 1840s or early 1850s through ca. 1950. Architecturally speaking, all of the
potential districts recommended contain good representative examples of the architectural styles and vernacular house
forms that became popular during this period. For comparison purposes, each district is briefly described below:
· Jefferson Street Historic District - This four-block section of Jefferson Street contains an important collection of
Iowa City churches, residences. and institutional buildings associated with the State University of Iowa Medical
School and the University Hospital. The district's buildings are historically significant under the themes of
education, religion. and community planning as well as architecturally significant for the good examples of late 19th
and early 20th century institutional and residential building styles.
· Gilbert-linn Street Historic District - This well-preserved group of large-scale, single-family residences extends
along the north-south routes of two important North Side streets - the brick-paved course of Linn Street and the
north-south route of the Old Military Road known today as North Gilbert Street. The district is architecturally
significant for the representative collection of architectural styles and vernacular !louse forms dating from the 1860s
to 1930s. 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
such as street paving and proximity to employment generators in stimulating residential growth in existing
neighborhood s.
· Brown Street Historic District and Ronalds Street Extension - The origjnal Brown Street Historic District was
listed in the NRHP in 1994. It qualified for listing under Criteria and A and C for its association with Iowa City's
neighborhood settlement patterns; the development of a major transportation corridor and its related sub-themes; its
affiliation with the growth of the State University of Iowa in the decades immediately following 1900; and its
collection of representative examples of architectural forms and styles from the period extending from the 1850s
through the 1920s. The original district extended along seven blocks of Brown Street and several blocks of the
adjoining private drive. Bella Vista Place. A proposed amendment to the Brown Street Historic District includes a
four-block stretch of Ronalds Street that was not intensively surveyed until several years after the Brown Street
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Historic District was listed in the NRHP. The Ronalds Street extension contains similar building stock in terms of
form, scale., material, and architectural style. Its historical development occurred during a similar period as the
Brown Street Historic District and was prompted by similar factors. These facts make the Ronalds Street extension
appropriate for amending to the existing Brown Street Historic District.
. North Clinton Street Historic Street - This potential district contains well-preserved, large scale residences
associated with some of Iowa City's most prominent business and professional leaders from the late 19th and early
20th centuries. In addition the houses ere well-executed and well-preserved examples of the architectural styles
popular during this era. At thetum of the 21$1 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 fraternity 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 fraternity 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 DevGlopment 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 corner of the Original Town Plat. This plat, which appears on the following page
with the Gilbert-Unn 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 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 of Market Street between Unn and Gilbert streets. The commercial area that 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 20th 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 IN. Gilbert streets and the intersecting routes of Davenport, Fairchild, and Church streets that have the
most physical integrity at the turn of the 21 at century form the Gilbert-linn Street Historic District.
2Portlons of this section are taken from "Historic R.esources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS' listed in the NRHP in 1994 and an
amendment to this MPS nomination. .Archilectural and Historical Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase II), 1845 -
1945: listed in 2000. Additional material was taken from a second amendment to the MPS prepared in 1997 titled 'Historic Folk Housing
of Iowa City, Iowa. 1839 - ca. 1910' that has not been submitted to the National Register of Historic Places for listing. The first two
documents were authored by Marlys Svendsen and the third by Jan Olive Nash.
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One of the earliest views of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is contained in the 1868 Bird's Eye View of Iowa City that
appears below. 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 along Linn Street
north of Davenport Street the most sparsely developed.
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Population figures for Iowa City as a whole and the Third Ward. which included the Gilbert-Unn Street Historic District,
demonstrate periods of growth and decline in the North Side. A population table summarizing state and federal census
figures appears below. 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 there were scattered houses
throughout the North Side. Citywide population on the eve of the Civil War had grown dramatically to 5,214. This
quadrupling of population in one decade 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 1860s reflected losses due to the
dislocation caused by the Civil War and temporary immigration decreases.
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. /t showed 2,295 people residing in the Third Ward, a section of the city
that extended from N. Linn Street on the west to east of Reno Street on the east and from Washington Street on the south
to Brown Street on the north. Five years later in 1875 the city's population rose to 6,371 while numbers in the Third Ward
declined slightly to 2.026.
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1854 2570 -
1860 5,214 -
1863 4417 -
1865 5.417 -
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1875 6,37~ 2,026
1880 7123 ..
1885 6748 1842
1890 7,016 ... 1755
1895 7,526 .. 1 ,4 75
1900 7987 ..
1905 8,497 -
1910 10,091 1,599
1915 12,033 1,914
1920 11.267 1,721
1930 15,340 -
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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 #13, contributing) built in ca. 1870 and the slightly larger frame house built by Frank and
Rose Schmidt next door at318 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 #1, 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 (nonextant) was established on the south side of E. Market Street in 1853. The Union
Brewery (extant, NRHP) was built at the southwest corner of Market Street and N. Linn Streets in 1856. The Great Western
Brewery, later known as the Dostal Brewery (nonextant), was built on the north side of Market Street between N. Linn Street
and N. Gilbert Street opposite the City Brewery in 1857. 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.
Despite the close proximity of employment centers such as the breweries, population in the Third Ward declined during the
1880s and early 1890s, dropping to 1,475 by 1895. This drop contrasts with changes in the overall population in the city
that showed increases in both 1885 and 1895 to 6,748 and 7.526 respectively. The decline in Third Ward population during
the 1870s through the 1880s paralleled a drop in the number of houses surviving from the same years with only five
dwellings surviving from the 1880s. This apparent declining trend in homebuilding (see page 13) reversed itself in the
following decade.
During the 1890s the Third Ward remained the most "foreign" of any in Iowa City with 1.215 residents (82% of the Third
Ward's total residents) claiming foreign-born parents in 1895. The foreign-born population largely consisted of a mix of
German and Bohemian immigrants. The surnames of households in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District responsible for
building new houses in the two decades prior to 1900 confirm the presence of first and second generation immigrant
families - Strub, Schmidt, Ohnhaus, Rothweilder, Wydenkoff, Cerny, Haberstroh, Hervert, Zimmerli, Husa, Novak, Maresh,
Kessler, Kurz, Hotz, and Hohenschuh. This pattern would continue well into the 20th century with German and Bohemian-
American families continuing to build new homes and occupy existing homes in the District.
The resumption of homebuilding during the 1890s is reflected in the 20 houses dating from the decade that survive in the
District today. Addresses for these houses are widely distributed throughout the neighborhood suggesting a general infill
pattern for development of the neighborhood taking place. An examination of city directories indicates that merchant
families were completing much of the building. Examples include:
. William Willis, superintendent of Iowa City Academy and School of Shorthand, built a house at 308 E.
Church Street in ca. 1890.
. Frederick Zimmerli, a cigar manufacturer, built a house at 324 E. Church Street in ca. 1890.
. John Flannagan, a boot and shoe store owner, built a house at 223 E. Davenport Street in ca. 1895.
. William Maresh. co-owner of Maresh Brothers Hardware Store. built a house at 312 E. Davenport Street in
1893.
. W.G. Schmidt, co-owner, Dalscheid & Schmidt Machine Shop, built a house at 225 E. Fairchild Street in
1895
. Albert Husa, Sr., a merchant tailor with Husa & Sons, built a house at 326 E. Fairchild Street in ca. 1890.
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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. Unn 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
same time.
At the dawn of the 20th century, the North Side comprised the city's principal residential neighborhood - a collection of
houses described in a contemporary account as "welf designed and constructed,...{with] ample room, some of them being
highly ornamental.,,3 The houses had accrued over a 50-year period representing virtually every architectural style and
vernacular house form popular in Iowa. The next century would see the North Side continue to maintain its important role
as a residential district while continuing to evolve In response to local population growth, changes in student population,
shifts in housing 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 World War I with 1,721 in 1920 and 1,870 in 1940. This is the last year that records are kept without including
students at the State University of Iowa.
Citywide population figures continued to trend upward throughout this period with 11,267 in 1920, 15,340 in 1930, and
17,182 in 1940. The most likely factor related to the population increase was growth of enrollment at the State University of
Iowa during this period. Even though students were not officially recorded in census figures, the increased number of
University employees were. Another related group would be the family members of 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 19205 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 47 houses erected between 1900
and 1930. an average of nearly seven 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.
3 Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa, (Davenport, Iowa: Huebinger Survey and Map Publishing Co.), 1900.
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The table below shows the numbers of surviving primary buildings by decade based on dales researched during earlier
surveys.
BUildina-Erected bv"Decade ~--"
Decade Number of Houses
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Pre-1860 0
1860-1869 i.
1810-1879 {
1880-1889 i.
1890-1899 18
1900-1909 23
1910-1919 --- 17
1920-1929 7
1930-1939 1
1940-1949 0
1950-2000 6
TOTAL - 86
An examination of Sanborn maps for the years 1899, 1906, 1912,1920, and 1926 shows several housing development
patterns during these years. The first involved the replacement of smaller one-story houses with larger two-story dwellings.
Sanborn maps document this occurring on corner lots and mid-block lots. The second development pattern saw previously
vacant lots subdivided and infilled with two or more new houses. In many cases construction of these houses was
accompanied by the building of garages. In all cases, new houses were established with a more regular setback and the
size of the houses became more uniform. A third pattern saw existing dwellings updated with the addition of rear additions
and new larger front porches.
A fourth pattern documented in at least one case and likely seen in others involved the moving of buildings. This was a
common practice documented in one neighborhood survey that involved portions of the Gilbert-Unn 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 allow 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 corner 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 at 416 N. Linn. By 1912
the original parcel was further sub-divided and the Fulks House was turned 90 degrees to face 412 N. Linn Street. Two
additional houses were added facing E. Davenport Street (304 and 308 E. Davenport Street). As a result of these actions, a
prominent corner 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 patterns 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 four-block stretch of N. Linn Street, for example, had 12 houses present in 1899 and grew to 21 in
1926.
Private construction projects involving new homes, moved homes, remodeled houses, and new garages were mirrored
by public improvement projects. The growing popularity of the automobile after the turn of the century brought
complaints about the existing macadamized streets that became rivers of mud during wet weather. Difficult to negotiate
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by wagon, 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
;n 1907 in order to provide a more suitable route for funeral processions from North Side churches.4 Another major
brick paving project in the District involved N. Gilbert Street as far north as Brown Street in 1912. Although brick paving
did not give rise to the initial development of areas such as the Gilbert-Unn Street Historic District, it is likely that it
enhanced the value and reputation of the residences along these particular streets.
The turn-of-the-century housing boom in the District continued to see members of the merchant class, lawyers, and
physicians building spacious modern homes alongside railroad workers, carpenters, shop clerks, and other working class
families. SUI faculty members buill 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 lime 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 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. harnessmaker, 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
311 E. Davenport St., Emil Ruppert, mechanic, SUI, ca. 1920
312 E. Davenport St.. William Maresh, co-owner, Maresh Brothers hardware, 1893
314 E. Davenport St., Frank Larkin, retired farmer, 1893
315 E. Davenport St., John Wydenkoff, laborer, 1880
320 E. Davenport St.. George Freyder, carpenter, 1907
321-323 E. Davenport St., Adam Ohnhaus, pottery manufacturer, 1870
332 E. Davenport St., Emma Harvat. merchant & mayor; Mary Stach, owner, clothing store. 1918
402 E. Davenport St.. John Yokum. signal foreman, Rock Island RR. 1925
404 E. Davenport St., Martin Bridenstine, watchman, SUI, 1924
41rving Weber, Irving Weber's Iowa City - Volume 6. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Lions Club, 1987, pp. 109 - 110.
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East Fairchild Street
225 E. Fairchild St.. George W. Schmidt, owner, Iowa City Iron Works, 1900
230 E. Fairchild St.. John Thomas McClintock, professor of physiology, SUI, ca. 1895
309 E. Fairchild St., G. Adolf Brenner, business manager, Iowa City Citizen Pub Co., ca. 1908
311 E. Fairchild St., Edward Ebert, barber, ca. 1903
312 E. Fairchild St., Patrick Maden, driver, C.A. Murphy, ca. 1912
314 E. Fairchild St., William Morrison, proprietor, Crescent Pharmacy, ca. 1908
317 E. Fairchild St., Louis F. Cerny, co-owner, University Book Store, ca. 1908
320 E. Fairchild St., John Husa, tailor. Husa & Sons, ca. 1925
324 E. Fairchild St.. Albert Husa, Jr., tailor, Husa & Sons, 1916
326 E. Fairchild St.. Albert Husa, Sr., merchant tailor. Husa & Sons. ca. 1890
328 E. Fairchild St., Jessie Booge, widow; James Booge (son). asst. instructor of chemistry, SUI.
ca. 1910
North Gilbert Street
324 N. Gilbert St., Julius Haberstroh, carpenter, ca. 1881
325 N. Gilbert St., Joseph Stach, owner. Stach's Shoe Store, ca. 1908
331 N. Gilbert St., Zaccheus Seeman, bookbinder, ca. 1901
409 N. Gilbert St., Daniel Peters, real estate and county supervisor, 1920
413 N. Gilbert St., Nancy Graham, widow, 1919
419 N. Gilbert St., William Fryauf, barber. ca. 1914
420 N. Gilbert St., Charles Schmidt, barber, 1908
421 N. Gilbert St.. George Fahey, & Mary, ca. 1916
North Linn Street
311 N. Unn St., Eva Slezak, widow, ca. 1915
313 N. Linn St., WilHam McRoberts, retired farmer, ca. 1916
318 N. Unn St., George Servoss, mason, SUI, ca. 1916
319 N. Linn St., John Roessler, retired farmer, ca. 1910
322 N. Linn St., Emory Wescott, retired farmer, former postmaster, ca. 1910
323 N. Unn 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. Unn St.,lssac 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 & B.aldwin, ca. 1900
507-513 N. Linn St., Edwin Joy, bookkeeper, ca. 1892
514 N. Unn St., William Schneider, co-owner, Schneider Brothers, furniture, 1902
522 N. Linn St.. Matilda Hotz, widow with four adult children, ca. 1895
526 N. Linn St., Mary C. McKinley, widow, and daughter Mary K., music teacher, ca. 1895
527 N. Linn St., Henry Walk.er, attorney, city solicitor, ca. 1905
615 N. Unn St., Clark Roup, retired farm and justice of the peace, ca. 1925
619 N. Unn St., John Koza, owner, John Koza & Son Meatmarket, 1906
620 N. Unn St.. Joseph Slavata, merchanttailor, 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
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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 Civil War through the early-20th century. As design trends had no hard and
fast beginning and ending dates in this part of the Midwest. it was common to find two or more styles incorporated into the
same house. Styles that influenced the designs of building in the District /n either singular examples or in eclectic mixes
include the Itallanate, Queen Anne. Colonial Revival. Craftsman, and Prairie School.
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 pattern. It
is clear that there was significant attrition of earlier houses due to other factors. This attrition is most likely a result of the
wave of redevelopment in the neighborhood that took place after the turn of the 20th century resulting in the replacement of
earlier small houses with newer ones. As a result, there are few Italianate Style houses surviving in the District. One of the
better preserved examples discussed above Is the Strub House built in ca. 1865 at 309 E. Church Street (contributing,
Photo #1). This brick house has a Front~Gable form, bracket-lined eaves, and a side-hall plan. Its fine masonry work may
be in part a result of the owner's skill as a stoneworker.
During the 1890s and subsequent decades, an abundance oflste 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. These forms had asymmetrical fa~ades 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-Unn Street Historic District include the Schmidt House at 225 E.Falrchild St. (contributing, Photo #2)
built in 1895, the Harry and Goldie Miller House at 418 N. Gilbert St. (contributing, Photo #3) built in ca. 1896, the Matilda
Hotz House at 522 N. Linn SI. (contributing, Photo #4) built in ca. 1895, and the Mary McKinley House at 526 N. Linn St.
(contributing. Photo #5) also built in ca. 1895. Approximately 17 houses in the District exhibit Queen Anne Style designs
and/or detailing.
After the turn of the 20th century, a new architectural style gradually displaced the Queen Anne Style. The Classical
architectural 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 NecrClassical and Seaux 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 or Neo-Classical Style. Variations
of the style were built over several decades in the Gilbert-Unn Street Historic District with several welt-preserved examples
surviving. Most have symmetrical fayades, 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, modilllons and dentils
lining eaves and belt courses, and other classical ornamentation. Colonial Revival Style designs in the District include the
Frank and Anna Larkin House at416 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #7) built in 1905 and the John and Barbara Koza
House at 619 N. Unn Street (contributing. Photo #8) built in 1906. The William and Susan Morrison House at 314 E.
Fairchild Street (contributing. Photo #17) is an example of a variation of the Colonial Revival with a Gambrel Roof form,
sometimes referred to as the Dutch Colon/al Style.
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 #6) 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 dothing store with
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her partner Mary Stach, and several businesses of her own in Missouri towns. Harvat and Stach retained Iowa City
architect O.H. Carpenter in 1916 to design a residence for the two to share. By that time. the two were involved in
numerous real estate investments together as well. In 1921 shortly after national women's suffrage was passed, Harvat
was elected to the city council. She served as Iowa City's first woman mayor from 1924 to 1927. In this position she was
also the first woman in the United States to serve as chief executive of a municipality with a population of over 10,000.
Architecturally speaking, the Harvat House Is an eclectic blend of elements of several architectural styles including the
Colonial Revival, the Georgian Revival, and the Prairie School. It features a low-pitched hipped roof. a pair of hipped multi-
light attic dormers, a wide symmetrical front facade. 15/1 double-hung sash, an eye-brow arched portico, and multi-light
sidelights and transom surrounding the front entrance. It faced the newly brick paved Gilbert Street when it was completed.
The Craftsman Style was the next architectural style to appear in the District. This style grew out of the Arts and Crafts
Movement in America and was strongly promoted by native Wisconsin architect and furniture designer Gustav Stickley in
his magazine The Craftsman published between 1903 and 1916. The Craftsman Style was predisposed towards utilitarian
forms and designs and experienced great popularity In the N. Gilbert and N. Unn 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 or houses with Craftsman detailing were bullt in the District during the
years before and after World War I.
Craftsman Style houses in the District were built In variol/s forms and sizes. Exterior cladding included narrow and wide
clapboard siding and square-cut shingles, frequently alternating 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 patterns with battered columns for corner supports. The overall
effect was strikingly different from the splndlework of the Queen Anne houses and classical ornamentation of the Colonial
Revival residences of just a decade earlier.
A number of well-preserved examples of the Craftsman Style survive in the Gilbert-linn Street Historic District spanning the
period 1914 to 1925. A good example of a hipped roof BungalOW is the Eva Slezak House (contributing) at311 N. Unn
Street built in ca. 1915. It has a low-pitched hipped roof with exposed rafter tails and hipped wall dormers. It has an
unusual two-story front porch with square columns and closed balustrade clad in narrow clapboard siding. Windows have
the standard Craftsman Style 5/1 vertical upper light configuration.
The Craftsman Style house at 225 E. Davenport Street (contributing. Photo #9) Is an example of the Front-Gable house
form. It was built in 1918 for George Falk. ,a. local banker, and his wife Pearl. Falk retained local architect O.H. Carpenter
for at least one other house he bullt 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 fa~ade, the wide belt course
between levels, the knee-brace brackets along the wide eaves, paired and grouped 9/1 double-hung windows, a bracketed
window box. and a bracketed eyebrow-shaped entrance roof.
Craftsman Style house plans were among several house designs that were adapted to multiple locations in the North Side
neighborhood, The William and Mayme Fryhauf House constructed in 1914 at 419 N. Gilbert St. (contributing, Photo #11) 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.5 Like the Falk House, the Fryhauf House and its mates featured a Front-Gable form. It
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
5Marlys 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.
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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 infJuenced,lo 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, 27 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 falfades; porches across the entlre front facade or off.set entrance porticos;
asymmetrically placed entrance doors (common); cottage windows on the fi.rst floor (common); double-hung windows or
groups of windows on upper floors and secondary fat;ades with either 1/1, 4/1, 5/1 or 6/1 vertical light configurations; and
belt courses separating first and second floors. Though Four-Squares are distributed throughout the District they are most
concentrated along N. Linn Street (11), E. Fairchild Street (7), and N. Gilbert Street (6). A list of the most significant
examples of this vernacular form is found on page 3.
The earliest Four-Squares in the District were more likely to incorporate Colonial Revival Style features such as classical
ornamentation, porch columns, balustrades, entrance treatments, and windoW trim. The Craftsman Style began appearing
in Four-Squares built closer to World War I. The style's influence was evident in the popular vertical light configuration in
the upper sash of double-hung windows, the 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 homebullders 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 at 419 N. GilbertSt. (contributing, Photo #11).
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 malerials 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/lnternational Mill and Timber.
Three Chicago firms included Sears Roebuck and Company, Montgomery Ward Company, and Harris Brothers. The besl
known of these was Sears, the nation's premier merchandiser at the turn of the 20ll'l century. The company began offering
house plans in 1895 and by 1908 had begun operations of a "Modern Homes' division that supplied building plans,
materials, and kit houses that were shipped by rait around the United States. The first catalogue was limited to several
dozen plans for medium size houses but by 1916 the first Sears kit houses with numbered parts were available. Incomplete
records make the total output of kit homes difficult to estimate; however, it is likely that by World War II, Sears had sold
more than 100,000 homes nationally.
Soon after Aladdin and Sears began manufacturing homes, an Iowa company joined their ranks. Located just 60 miles east
of Iowa City in Davenport, the Gordon-Van Tine Company advertised nationally selling construction materials to builders
beginning in 1906. By 1910 they offered house designs and were among the first companies in the country to offer fully
pre-cut houses, The company's catalogues allowed the homebuyer to select from among dozens of floor plans, finishes,
design features, and equipment choices. The Gordon-Van Tine Company likely knew of the brisk market for residential
construction in Iowa City during this period.
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Among the most frequently featured designs in Gordon-Van Tine Company catalogues were examples of American-Four
Square designs. These were also the most popular house form in the District. 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," "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."s Many of the Four Square designs in the
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District resemble the 24-foot wide "Gordon-Van Tine Home No. 551" advertised as a "Substantial
Two-Story Home,,,7 The design appears on the following page.
Whether or not American Four-Squares in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District were built from Gordon-Van Tine
Company plans, the Four-Square examples found in the District 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 Gordon-Van Tine Company house that has been confirmed within the District is located at the corner of 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 page 21 closely matches that of this prominent two-story
frame house at the corner 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 21.8
Another variation on the Four-Square form resulted from the influence of the Prairie School Style. The Lavinia and Martin
Bridenstine House at 404 E. Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #17) was constructed in 1924. Like several other North
Side Four-Squares influenced by this style, the Bridenstine House has an extremely low-pitched hipped roof, broad eaves,
banded window groupings, and a raised belt course that give the house a horizontal feeling typical of Prairie School
buildings.
7117 House Designs of the Twenties, Gordon-Van Tine Co., (New york: Dover Publications, Inc. and Philadelphia:
The Athenaeum of Philadelphia), 1992. (reprint of Gordon-Van Tine Homes, originally published by the Gordon-Van Tine Co., Davenport,
Iowa, 1923), pp. 37, 52, 66, 81, 82, 86, 87, and 99.
B/bid, pp. 74 and 117.
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The architectural story of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District would not be complete without a discussion of the
architectural contributions of two Iowa City architectural and contracting firms;... Sheets & Freyder and Orville H. Carpenter.
The older of the two firms, Sheets & Freyder, was a long-standing Iowa City building firm that traced its roots to the
carpentry shops of J.M. Sheets and partners Bernard 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.
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One house in the District has been clearly identified as the work of Sheets & Freyder with a second attributed to the firm.
The Schmidt House at 225 E. Fairchild Street (contributing, Photo #2) was constructed in 1895 for W.G. Schmidt, partner in
Dalscheid & Schmidt, a local machine shop. At the turn of the 20lh 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 1 B9B. The house is a good example of a late Queen Anne Style residence that was modified with
the addition of an updated porch prior to 1912. The house has an asymmetrical plan with a steeply pitched hipped roof and
highly decorated projecting wall gables, wings, and dormers. A mix of narrow and medium width clapboard and decorative
shingles adds to the house's ornamental appeal. A major historic alteration occurred when the house's small but highly
decorated 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 corners. 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 on the following page.
10 Ibid. pp. 74 and 117.
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Historic Views of Schmidt House, 225 E. Fairchild Street:
1898 (top) and 1912 (bottom) 11
The second house in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic
District associated with Sheets & Freyder is the Henrietta
[Schmidt] and George Freyder House at 225 E. Davenport
Street. Henrietta Schmidt acquired this property in 1892
when a smaller house was located on the lot. Sometime
after Henrietta married George Freyder at the turn of the
century, the two replaced the older house with the current
dwelling. George, the son of Frank X. Fryeder, worked as
a carpenter in the family-owned business which operated
under various styles: Sheets and Freyder (1899-1904) and
Frank X. Freyder (1909 - 1928). Beginning in 1909, Frank
X. Freyder also was listed in city directories as an architect
so it is possible that his firm designed this house
depending on when it was actually buill. It is likely that
George participated in some elements of the construction.
The second. more important architect to practice in the
Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District was Orville H.
Carpenter. Although at least three other buildings
designed by Carpenter are already listed on the NRHP,
most of what is known about his life and professional
career has been uncovered 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 grew up in
rural Camanche in Clinton County, Iowa about 70 miles
east of Iowa City. He attended public schools and one or
more business colleges before beginning a career doing
survey work for a civil engineering company in western
Iowa in 1885. During the next decade he traveled
extensively, working for "some of the largest architectural
firms in Buffalo, Philadelphia, Chicago, and other large
cities."13 It is not known whether or not Carpenter
received any formal training in architecture or engineering. By 1895 he had returned to Clinton County where he was
"Top photo: "Iowa City, Iowa,' The Commercial Magazine. Vol. 1, No.1, (January, 1898), p. 43; bottom photo: Charles Ray
Aurner, Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa History, Volumes 1 and 2 (Cedar Rapids: Westem Historical Press, 1912, p. 220.
12Richard Carlson, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner, Email interview re: study of Iowa City buildings as recorded in
Iowa City newspapers, 1897- 1908, and study of a.H. Carpenter buildings, 1897 - 1930, November. 2003. .
13Richard Carlson, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner, 'Orville H. Carpenter (1865-1938), Iowa City Architect,'
November 18, 2003 draft; 'O.H. Carpenler,",oaily Iowa Slate Press (Iowa City, Iowa), Special Edition, May 31, 1899, p. 6.
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apparently working as an engineer, architecl, or both,
In late 1898 Carpenter moved to Iowa CIty to open an archilectural practice. A published account of his work in The
Commercial Magazine in 1898 featured pholographs of five completed residences in Iowa City suggesting that his work had
likely commenced in Iowa City some lime 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 facl that
in Clinton County, several competent architects already had established practices and the local economy was experiencing
a decline.
The Frank and Anna Larkin House at 416 N. Unn Street (contributing, Photo #11) is an example of Carpenter's ability to use
the same basic design for various clients, in this case a late Queen Anne Style sub-type known as the "Free Classic"
Typical of this style. the Larkin House is stripped of elaborate spindlework ornamentation but retains Classical elements,
hence the name "Free Classic.'o14 It similarity to other house designs by Carpenter outside of the District shows how the
same basic plan could be adapted to provide a client with a unique house plan while at the same time replicating popular
features, The house designed for Frank and Anna Larkin 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 fayade are identical to those of the Hohenschuh House, which is located at229 N. Gilbert Street outside of the
District. Carpenter gave the Larkin House's large footprint even more space on the second floor by adding rectangular and
canted oriels. The primary difference between the two house plans and others Carpenter designed based on this prototype
was the feature that the client would most identify with.. the front porch The Larkin House's porch has turned balusters
rather than the closed clapboard clad balustrade in the Hohenschuh House. Heavier full-height Ionic columns line the
Larkins' pedimented porch. Other features that Carpenter would vary on his porch designs included placement of the
entrance steps, inclusion or exclusion of a roof pediment, design and ornamentation of the pediment, balustrade
components, column order and height, pedestal material or cladding, and assorted millwork details.
After the turn of the century Carpenter's designs in the District show that he developed a Four-Square house plan. which
could be built with a narrower footprint to deal with the smaller mid-block lots frequently forced upon homebuilders in the
North Side during this period, When a lot allowed, however, Carpenter's Four-Square plan could be widened Like the Free
Classic Queen Anne plan, the two-story Four-Square house plan featured a steeply pitched hipped or pyramidal roof, Tall
attic dormers and canted bay windows or oriels were used to provide added interest in the cubical house mass. The plan
did not have a front projection and dormers were centered and set back on the front roof slope rather than asymmetrically
arranged along Ihe roof edge as in the Free Classic house plan. Full width porches with various combinations of classical
ornamentation continued to be used in the new pl.an as well. Examples of Carpenter's earliest Four-Square houses in the
Gilbert-Unn Historic District include the Frank and Kate Strub House built in 1900 at 221 E. Fairchild Street (contributing)
and the William and Julia Schneider House at 514 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #16) 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 101 has a
width of 28 feet and bay projections on both sides. Both houses have offset entrances and cottage windows. The more
intact Schneider House retains its full-width porch with paired half-columns set on stone pedestals, Its tall gable attic
dormer features a Palladian window grouping with a returning cornice that forms the window arches.
As the decade progressed Carpenter appears to have continued to take on both middle class and upwardly mobile clients.
The John Heck House was constructed in 1906 at 319 E. Davenport Street (contributing), Unlike most of Carpenter's other
designs, the Heck House had a two-story Side-Gable form with minimal classical ornamentation. Heck lost the house to
foreclosure by 1911. Another house design atlributed 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 form with simplified Queen Anne detailing
such as canted corners, 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
14Virginia McAlester and Lee McAlester, A Field Guide to Americafl Houses (New York: Alfred A Knopf), 1992, pp. 264-286.
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District, the John and Barbara Koza House at 619 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #8), which was also constructed in
1908. Koza owned a well-established meat market at the time. The large house the family commissioned for a prominent
lot along a newly brick paved-stretch of N. Linn Street made a statement of the family's economic prosperity as well as
smart advertising for the business. When John and Barbara Koza, both Bohemian immigrants, moved from the flat above
their meat market to this house it marked an important immigrant success story.
From an architectural perspective, the Koza House design demonstrates Carpenter's skill in manipulating the Four-Square
plan to accommodate the client's demand for a very large house. The house has a 32 foot-wide front with a depth of 36
feet. The flat-roofed front porch that spans the full-width of the front has eaves that overhang the side walls. 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 earlier Four-Squares with wide eaves and low attic
dormers on each side. The house's two-story carriage house reflects the house's design with its matching narrow
clapboard siding, hipped roof, and hipped roof attic dormer.
In the years leading up to and following World War I, Carpenter continued to design North Side houses based on the
popular Four-Square plan. Two houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District show subtle but important changes,
however. The Albert Husa, Jr. House at 324 E. Fairchild Street (contributing) was built in 1916. The house was one of
three Husa houses adjacent to one another occupied by Albert, Sr., son John, and son Albert, Jr. - all tailors. Located on a
narrow mid-block 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-Unn Street Historic District - the Emma Harvat and Mary Stach House at 332 E. Davenport Street
(contributing, Photo #6, NRHP). Construction on the house was delayed for two years until 1918. perhaps due to war
shortages. As noted above, Harvat and Stach bought and sold real estate and operated several local businesses together
with Harvat gaining importance for her political activities. Like many other designs by Carpenter, this design is an eclectic
blend of styles including the Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival, and Prairie School. This house has a center-hall plan
rather than the side-hall Four-Square plans Carpenter was frequently designing during this period. It has a low-pitched
hipped roof, wide projecting eaves, and a pair of hipped attic dormers with 15-light horizontal sash. A curved pediment
supported by square columns resting on a high brick balustrade is centered on the front. The entrance has a Colonial
Revival treatment with a single door flanked by multi-light 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 fac;ade, a bay window above the
portico, and 9/1 sash on the other fac;ades.
A chronological list of the a.H. Carpenter houses in the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District appears below.
. Frank & Kate Strub House, 221 E. Fairchild Street (contributing) in 1900
. Frank & Anna Larkin House, 416 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #7) in 1905
. William & Julia Schneider House, 514 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #16) in 1904
. John Heck House, 319 E. Davenport Street (contributing) in 1906
. John & Barbara Koza House, 619 N. Linn Street (contributing, Photo #8) in 1908
. Louis F. Cerny House, 317 E. Fairchild Street - attributed (contributing) in 1908
. Albert Husa, Jr. House, 324 E. Fairchild Street (contributing) in 1916
. Emma Harvat & Mary Stach House. 332 E. Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #6, NRHP) in 1918
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Two other O.H. Carpenter residences near the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District are individually listed on the NRHP - the
Benjamin F. and Bertha (Horack) Shambaugh House built at 219 N. Clinton Street in 1902 and moved to 430 N. Clinton
Street in 2002 and the Arthur Hillyer Ford House (NRHP) completed in 1908 at 228 Brown Street. The Shambaugh House
is an example of the Free 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 proposed Jefferson Street
Historic District.
O.H. Carpenter's architectural career included more than residences such as those documented in and around the Gilbert-
Linn Street Historic District. Commercial and institutional projects completed in Iowa City included the CSPS Hall, a
Bohemian fraternal hall at 524 Johnson Street (NRHP) built in 1900; the Phoenix Block (nonextant), a Romanesque Revival
Style commercial block built in 1902 on Washington Street; the B.P.O.E Hall at 325 E. Washington Street in 1909;
and several schools including the Kellogg School (nonextant) 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 1918.15 Carpenter's architectural practice continued
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 Noncontributing Resources:
The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District contains a total of 130 resources including 96 contributing primary and secondary
buildings. Of these contributing resources, 42 are key or individually significant (32 primary and 10 secondary). The
balance of the District includes 8 noncontributing primary buildings, and 18 noncontributing secondary buildings. One
property containing two resources (house and garage) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the District: the
Emma Harvat and Mary Stach House at 332 E. Davenport Street (contributing, Photo #6) listed in 2000.
Integrity requirements used to determine contributing and noncontributing 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) noncontributing. Single or multi-family buildings (including rooming houses and apartment buildings)
150.H. Carpenter Obituary, Iowa City Press-Citizen, March 10, 1938, p. 13. as cited in Richard Carlson's, "Orville H. Carpenter
(1865-1938), Iowa City Architect," p.3.
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designated as "key contributing," are substantially unaltered and retain their original appearance in shape, proportion. and
rooffine. Principal fayades 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.
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 rooffine. 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 "noncontributing" include all resources built outside of the
period of significance - 1860 to 1954. Buildings altered to such a degree that the original structure is no longer readily
identifiable should also be considered noncontributing regardless of age. Examples of significant changes include major
changes in roofHne, .incompatible porch enclosures of a non-reversible nature, and major additions or modifications of
primary fa9ades 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 on the following pages. Buildings are
separated into primary (single-family house or multi-family building) and secondary (barn, carriage house, or garage). If the
box is blank under the secondary building columns for a particular address, no garage, carriage house. or barn is currently
present.
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# STREET ORI~IN"LJ LONG. DATES - PRIMARY BLDG. STATUS SeCONDARY BLDG. STATUS- ARck STYLE.
TERM OWNER(s) Contributing Key Noncontributing Contributing Noncontribullng VERNACULAR
----- --------. --'-"'---"'"'-'--"-.' FORM
228- E_ Bloomington SI Unnamed Rental ca_ C No Style
~ ....--.... Double House 1870 -"".!---.._-"- !--- "-
225 E. Church St Brum. Joseph & Mary 1925 Key - .. Craflsman/Side-
228 -C-- -.".--- --"~ Gabled Two Story
E. Church St Moore, Elisha & ca. Italianate
Annette 1860 .m_' -
308 E" Church St Willfs, William C . ,,--.------.-- Queen Anne "-~-_..
ca.
1890 .---.-'- .-.---...-.--,..---.-.- -.---.----. -_.._~_..._---
309 E. Cliurch st---- S"trub; Gustave ca. Key HalianateT------------
-.- r.-::----.-- 1865 m.m..__., .- Front-Gabled Roof
314 E. Church Sf. Michael. Joseph ca. C NC -Queen Anne----
'-'-'-'-'"""'-"'--'-'.- .,.._,,_.___._..__~H__H..___ 1890 ............. ...-.---'...--......-..... ."..""-.._--_...-.._"._-~ ..---
316 E. Church SI. Unnamed House ca_ Key G.G Side-Gabled Two
--- 1----"-_._- .--1!ITQ --C"""-- ----..'"'-.." ----..-.". ----- r--' Story
317 E_ Church SI. Kurz. George & Anna ca. NC Queen Anne/Hipped
.. '--- .... 1897 .~--,_.,~ ". Roof Two Story ____
318 E. Church SI. Schmidt, Frank & ca. Key NC Front-Gabled Roof
Rose _1!lli1.. --.-...- .----- 1---,--,-,--'---" --- I--- "-- ----- Two StOry __ _______
--.--
319- E_ Church SI. Edwards, Sarah ca. C S,d,.G,'''' T~
323 1860 ---..--.-... StOry
324 E. Church St Zimmerli, Frederick ca. e Key Queen Anne/Gabled-
1890 Front and Wing __
1--214 E. Davenport SI. McVey, George & e --,~_._--~._-_.. Key ..~----_. ---- ---~--- -----
ca. Am. Four-Square ,
--- --.-.-" ~Und.'!.________ 1903 ._--"--- _."'--~._,.".~"""'-,,,._...._-"",,'.....*...-
217 E" Davenport St Saunders, Anna ca. Key NC Queen Anne
1895 -- --- ~..._,---, -- --
220 E. Davenport St Kane. James & ca. e Italianate/Queen Anne
--_. -----.----".-".-,,-.-- Elizabeth ___._1~_l5..? .....-....._--~.._..---_." --"'--,,"-...- ....._,..._-_...--.._~.._--_..... -...---...-.-........----..--- .... .........-...."-" .........._..____..._H.._...
222 E. Davenport St -Ki!sSler~-John-,fAlice'-- ca. Key -Oueen-Anne--.-----
189~ --"....,,-- _*_...__......_H."_'~_....._~ .-...-"".-..-"--.-..-... --_._--.-"'",,----"'-----,, 1-::----------.--
223 E_ Davenport St Flannagan, John & ca. e Queen Anne
Honora 1890 .~".",.._.---_._..-",,, ...----,--,---,- r---.----.- -------.-".-- CraftsmanIFront---
225 E. Davenport SI. Falk, George & Pearl ca_ Key
1914 Gabled Roof Two
-304 E-:-Davenporl Sl"'"" "7-'--- --- -- Story ---.---
Unnamed house ca. NC Am. Four-Square
1910 .._-"~-"--. ~~,'_."_.. .~"
I 308 E. Davenport SI. Wassam, Clarence & ca. e Am. Four-Square----
~!:'l~--"7-_-- . 1906 I
----.-."..-----,,-.- ..,,~ "_"'_'_____'"".._e .~.....^"..- .__._""'-~.._._- --- .- Craftsman/Bun:galowj
31' E. Davenport 51. Ruppert, Emil & ca. e NC
Blanche 1920 ,,-"._--_. ---"-"-'--..---- ._.__...~~._",."..._~".....-
312 E. Davenport SI. Novak-Maresh House 1893 C Queen Anne
C .-- ----- 1-- Front-Gabled Roof -...
314 E. Davenport St. Larkin, Frank & Anna 1893 NC
_..~ NC Gabled-Front and
315 E. Davenport SI. John & Francis 1880 C
WYdenkoff House ,---~ ,~-~._- Wing
319 E. Davenport St. John Heck House 1902 C Side-Gabled Two-
Story
E_ Davenport St ." Freyder. Henrietta & 1907 Key -.- C Am. Four-Square
320
George ~--- .,,-- ----NC-- --.
321- E.. Davenport St Ohnhaus, Adam 1870 Key Side-Gabled One
323 - - --.- "'___"_"H"__~" .~~_..._-~._-~.... -_..,..,...__._--~-- ~~--"."_._"-_."_."-,,,,.-
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# STREET - -- ORIGINAULONG. DATES PRIMARY BLDG. STATUS"- SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS ARCH. STYLE. --
TERMOWNER(s) Contributing Key Noncontributing Contributing Noncontributing VERNACULAR
--,--'--'--" FORM --
324 E. Davenport St Cemey-Brockman 1880 C Hipped Roof Two
House .-.-"---,-- .---"..- --~._._----~~ ~--------
332 E. Davenport SI. Harval, Emma & 1918 Key Key (same Colonial Revival!
Mary Stach NRHP garage as at Georgian/Prairie
409 N.
---- .~._- - Gilbertl
402 E. Davenport St Yokum, John & Ida 1925 Key Key Craftsman
404 E. Davenport St. Bridenstine, Lavinia & 1924 Key ,-
Prairie/Am Four-
Martin Square
E. Fairchild SI. Strub, Frank & Kate - Key
221 1902 C Am, Four-Square
-
225 E, Fairchild SI. Schmldt. 1895 Key Key Queen Anne
W,G.lGeorge W, &
Augusta ~~---,-,-"..,_.-
230 E, Fairchild SI. McClintock, John ca. Key Queen Anne
Thomas 1895 ",--- ." '--- r---'--,-.,,----- "-------
301- E. Fairchild SI. Unnamed Double 1986 NC No Style I
303 House -,-"-<<--"._""---_.
309 E. Fairchild St. Brenner, G, Adolf & ca. Key C Colonial Revival/Am,
- Dorothv 1908 -----,,"""",-- , "'"-,-- .,~,---~'"._,-,--"..,-",.. ---"'--""-.-"-""'---- Four-SOllare --
311 E. Fairchild SI. Ebert, EdWard & Rose ca. Key Key I Hipped Roof Two
1903 "~,,-,._- -"-'-- ",----""----,"-- -.------,- -.--" StOry "___
312 E. Fairchild St. Maden House ca. Key NC Side-Gabled Two
I 1912 " "----,--"- -- StOry --,-
314 E. Fairchild St. Morrison. William & ca. Key NC Colonial Revivall
-."'.".-.....- _?J:lsan...._.. 1908 -----. ..Qambr~..Boof "__"__
317 E. Fairchild SI. Cerny. Louis F, ca. Key Am. Four-Square
----. 1908 .",---- --. ,.~--,._. ."~--~-'"
320 E. Fairchild SI. Husa.John ca. C NC Craftsman/
1925 - I Front-Gabled Roof
324 E. Fairchild St. Husa, Albert Jr. 1916 Key Key Am. Four-Square
- -- ._.m~'_~ _u,"" " -'-...-.-.. .--
326 E. Fairchild 51. Husa, Albert. Sr.. & ca.. C C Side-Gabled Two
Eleanor 1890 .,...,---_._.._~_. .. .,.----,...._,,-- Sloryll-Hou~"_,_"__"
328 E. Fairchild St. Booge, Jessie ca. e Am. Four-Squarel
1910 Queen Anne
N. Gilbert SI. Unnamed house 1958 NC NC --
318 Ranch
324 N. Gilbert SI. Haberstroh, Julius & C -", Side-Gabled Two
ca.
- Veronica 1881 .-.-- Stor~/I-H.2..u~~_____,
325 N. Gilbert St. Stach, Joseph & 1907 Key Am. Four-Square i
Theresa -,,--- ~_..,--_.- _..____,.."_n_._'.__n_..._" --'_._.-...-,.."."._.._._...._._.~.~..,-_. ~-----"....._.-~....._._,._-.._..._..._"...,_..-
330 N. Gilbert SI. Unnamed house 1953 NC No Style ,
.-- ,"_,_,__",.'__""~~"","..n' .~--"'~ ,..,,,,,,"_."-_.~,,,., -,
331 N. GlIbert SI. Seeman House ca. e Am. Four-Square
409 1901 ... ,--..- __""..n___ ,,, ---"
N. Gilbert St. Peters, Daniel & Allee 1920 C Am. Four-Square
N. Gilbert SI. ""~____._,~"'''_n C Am. Four-Square
413 Graham, Nancy 1919 Key
-- -~.~~-,_.__.,...,- ".-- ,-"._--~------ 1939 ----'-- ,-- 0-',---,...---- Colonial Revivall
414 N, Gilbert SI. Schneider, Mary C
Hipped Roof Two
-- --",--," Slory
418 N. Gilbert 51. Miller, Harry & Goldie ca. Key C Queen Anne
1900 --
419 N. Gilbert SI. Fryauf, William & ca. Key Key Craftsmanl
Mavme 1914 Front-Gabled Roof
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Johnson County, IA
County and State
420 N. Gilbert SI.
421 N. Gilbert SI.
426 N, Gilbert SI.
429 N. Gilbert SI.
I--~---
430 N, Gilbert SI.
311 N.UnnSt.
313 N, Unn SI.
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31B N, linn 51.
319 N. linn 51.
322 N. Unn 51.
1'323" N Unn SI.
ORIGINALJ,1.0N(.;-
TERM OWNER(s)
Schmidt. Charles &
Lillie
Fahey. George &
Marv
Schmidt rental house
Unnamed Apartment
Building __ ..
Schmidt rental house
Slezak, Eva
DATES
190B
ca.
1916
ca,
1B95
ca.
1960
ca.
1898
ca.
1915
McRoberts, William & ca.
Emma 1916
Servoss, George & ca.
Sadie ,_____ ._. 1916.
Roessler. John & ca.
Emma 1915
Wescott, Emory & ca.
Eliza _____1910
Stimmel, Oscar & ca,
Edith 1914
N. Unn SI. - Kramer, Jacob &
326
Barbara
328- N. Unn SI. Unnamed rental
330 ",._, double-house
403. N. Unn St. Unnamed rental
405 double-house
411 N. Unn SI. Hunter. Lemmuel
412 N, Linn St. Unnamed hOUse
416 N,LlnnSI.
1----.
Larkin. Frank & Anna
ca. r-c--"-'-''''''-- -.."..---.
1910
ca.
1900
ca.
1910
ca.
1906 ___
ca.-c--
1880
moved
_.-1.~ ..----__._. ,-,_.. ,.,-,----..- ----.-.........f-.,.-.-.., -"-,..."......."- .-------,--,
1905 Key Colonial Revival/Am.
__..._._..' ___"'''_''_'_'''' __,.,___..___, ,__.___._, Four.Square ,
Side-Gabled Two
, ~:~~GabledRO"Oi"'-1
Queer;A~,i;elR-anch-'l
I
I
!
,....-.- -. ClaSSical Revlva,i--1
Am, Four-Square
.,. Key NC --- ,,- ----=--.".---..---- ::e:~I:nne l
"" ---- --~~ -- :::::::_J
!""4"1"8-" N:- Linn SI.-'--Unnamed rental---
422 double.house
506 N. Linn SI. Baldwin. William &
Ella
Joy. Edw~n & "ja;;"e-" ...
507- N. Linn SI.
513
514 N. Unn St. Schneider, William &
Julla
521 N. Linn SI. Unnamed apartment
building
522 N. Linn SI. Hotz, Matilda
ca.
1890
ca.
1900
ca.
1892
lea.
1970
1902
ca.
1980
ca.
1895
ca.
1895
ca.
1900
'526 N~iin'St."--""'-- -McKinley, Mary'"
527 N. Linn St. Walker: Henry i-----
___ Signey
PRIMARY'BLDG. STATUS SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS
Contributing Key Noncontributing ContrjbuUng Noncontributing
c
ARCH. STYLE.
VERNACULAR
FORM
Am Four-Square
-]
.. -----....-.---.....-... ..".-...---,.. -..-..-..-..---,-..-....
C
C
.---- ---- NC
Am. Four,SQuare
-..-...--..-.----..---....--.,
Gabled.Front & Wing
_.____ One Story ____
No Style
c
Hipped Roof Two
Story
.... .---.,,- ------
Key
Key
,-..
Craftsman
--- --------r:JC- Am-:Four-SQuare -."
c
c
C
C
Gabled Front and
-,,-,,--~~g--'------i
Am. Four-Square
c
-"..--...., -c-"----'--
Gabled Front and
".- .._..._--.~c-._---
NC (same Am, Four.SQuare
garage as at 225
__ _~. Dave~.2!1L ____.._..___.._
Gabled-Front and
Wino
Gabled-Front and
--- --.".-.-."....- .YYJ!:!g,~..__._-
Gabled-Front and
.._+_____..____" Winos
Am. Four-Squarel
Queen Anne
.-----.. Side-Gabled Two
Storyll-House
C
C
------
Key
c
..-..
C
....-.--- -----_..-
NC
Key
c
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# STREET ORIGINALI LONG. DATES PRIM.ARYBLDG, STATUS SECONDARY BLDG. STATUS - ARCH. STYLE. -
TERM. OWNER(s) Contributing Key Noncontributing Contributing Noncontributing VERNACULAR
533 '-:-:-:-:--..-..-.. -::c----. .---"~-,,,.._-".". ..-...-.--...............---.- --....--..--. .---....--...-..........-...------..-.... FORM.
N. Linn SI. Soye. Julia Ga.. C Gabled-Front-and----..
1870 ._""-"...._.*"-~...__. Wing
612 N.. Linn SI. Unnamed house ca. Ne NC Side Gabled One --..-
".--. 1955 --- --- ,------..-", Story____
615 N. Linn SI. --~---"---_. "------.-.-
Roup, Clark & Rachel ca. e NC Am, Four-Square
- 1925 -
619 N. Linn SI. Koza, John & Barbara 1906 Key Key .- Classical Revivall
N, Linn St. .- Am.. Four-Square
620 Slavala. Joseph & ca. C NC Am. Four-Square
Louisa 1903 ..,-
624 N. Linn SI. Messer, Frank ca.. C NC Am.. Four-Square
--- 1900
628 N, Unn 51.. Baker, Charles & ca. C Am. Four-Square
Minnie 1908 "'.---....", --,--,_._-_..._- --
629 N. Linn SI. 1870 ..,.._..-- e--__--.-.--
Unnamed house C Front-Gabled Roof
'-~""'--~-'-"--'~-'<<-- ",,_,_'''_.__''"''~''H_'_;~___..__ ""--
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 growt.h and intense residential devel.opment in Iowa
City's North Side residential area at the end of the 19(h century and the beginning of the 20111 century, Iowa Citians built
private residences for their growing families while small-scale developers constructed housing to meet the demand of a
brisk rental market during these decades. The Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District's organic development followed this
pattern of residential development.
Additional significance under Criterion A derives from the fact that the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District represented a
cross section of middle and upper income households with prominent business and professional leaders living next door to
middle income and working class families. Individuals who resided in this neighborhood highlight several important themes
in the city's history in the decades before and after the turn of the 201h century. Primary among these were the growing
prosperity of Iowa City's German-American and Bohemian-American communities and the growth in importance of the State
University of Iowa, The construction of new houses, the brisk rental of existing houses, and the infill construction pattern
that produced an extremely dense residential district from ca. 1895 through ca. 1925 testify to the neighborhood's
significance.
Under Criterion C the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is significant as a representative collection of the residential
architectural styles and vernacular house forms that appeared in Iowa City neighborhoods from the 1860s through the
1930s. From modest Bohemian cottages to pattern book houses and elaborate multi-story mansions, the Gilbert-Linn
Street Historic District reflected the architectural character and best local residential building practices of the period. The
Dist.rict derives added architectural significance because of the large number of well-preserved residences designed by
Iowa City's most productive early 20th century architect, a,H. Carpenter, between 1900 and 1918.
The combination of visual qualities and historical associations gives the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District its distinct
identity and significance.
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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).
At/as of Johnson County, Iowa. [Publisher unknown] 1917.
Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa. Davenport, Iowa: The Huebinger Survey & Map Publishing Co., 1900.
Atlas of Johnson County, Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa: J. J. Novak, 1889.
Aurner, Clarence Ray. Leading Events in Johnson County, Iowa History, Volumes 1 and 2. Cedar Rapids: Western
Historical Press, 1912.
Baxter, Elaine. Historic Structure Inventory, North Side Neighborhood Preservation Study. Iowa City, Iowa: University of
Iowa. Institute of Urban and Regional Research, 1977.
Bercovici, Konrad. On New Shores. New York: The Century Co., 1925.
Carlson, Richard, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner. Email interview re: study of Iowa City buildings as
recorded in (owa City newspapers, 1897- 1908, and study of O.H. Carpenter buildings in The American Contractor,
1897 - 1930, November, 2003.
Carlson, Richard, Iowa City Historic Preservation Commissioner. "Orville H. Carpenter (1865-1938), Iowa City Architect,"
November 18, 2003 draft.
The Census oflowa for the years 1856,1873,1875,1880,1885,1885,1887,1889,1895, 1905, 1915, and 1925 as printed
by various State Printers.
Census of the United States between 1850 and 2000.
City Directories of Iowa City, Iowa. Multiple years.
Combination Atlas and Map of Johnson County, Iowa. Geneva, Illinois: Thompson & Everts, 1870.
Drury, John. This is Johnson County, Iowa. Chicago: The Loree Company, 1955.
Ellis, Edwin Charles. "Certain Stylistic Trends in Architecture in Iowa City." Unpublished MA Thesis, University of Iowa,
1947.
Gebhard, David, and Gerald Mansheim. Buildings of Iowa. New York: Oxford University Press, 1993, pp. 259-264.
Gerber, John C. A Pictorial History of the University of Iowa. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press, 1988.
Gottfried, Herbert and Jan Jennings. American Vernacular Design, 1870 - 1940. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold
Company, 1985.
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History of Johnson County, Iowa containing a history of the county and its townships, cities and viffages from 1836 to 1882.
Evansville, Indiana: Unigraph, Inc., ca. 1973, 1883. .
Insurance Maps of Iowa City, Iowa. (New York: The Sanborn Map Company and the Sanborn and Perris Map Company;
1874,1879,1883,1888,1892.1899,1906,1912,1920, 1926, 1933, and 1933 updated to 1970).
"Iowa City, Iowa". The Commercial Magazine, Vol. 1, No.1, (January 1898).
Iowa City. Iowa. Souvenir and Annual for 1881~82. Iowa City, Iowa: Hoover, Kneedler & Faust. 1882.
Iowa City and Her Business Men; Iowa's Most Enterprising City Iowa City, Iowa: Moler's Printery, [Date Unknown].
Iowa City, Iowa, a City of Homes. Iowa City. Iowa: Iowa City Commercial Club. 1914.
Iowa Writers' Program of the Work Projects Administration Johnson County History. Iowa City, Iowa: Johnson County
Superintendent of Schools. sponsor, 1941.
Jacobsen, James. "North Side Neighborhood, Iowa City, Iowa". Draft National Register of Historic Places nomination
prepared for Iowa City, Office of Planning and Program Development, Iowa City, Iowa. 1981.
Keyes, Margaret N. Nineteenth Century Home Architecture in Iowa City. Iowa City, Iowa: University of Iowa Press. 1966.
Lafore, Laurence Davis. American Classic. Iowa City. Iowa: State Historical Society of Iowa, 1975.
McAlester, Virginia and Lee McAlester. A Field Guide to American Houses. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1992,
Magnuson, Linda Westcott "Sheets and Company, an Iowa City Builder/Architect Firm, 1870~1905" Masters thesis,
University of Iowa. Iowa City. Iowa, 1980.
Mansheim, Gerald. Iowa City: An Illustrated History. Norfolk, Virginia: The Downing Company, 1989.
Map of Iowa City, Iowa, with Description of Resources and Natural Resources and Advantages. Des Moines. Iowa: The
Iowa Publishing Co,. 1910.
Nash. Jan Olive. "Survey and Evaluation of the Portion of the Original Town Plat of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa".
(contains proposed MPDF amendment for "Historic Folk Housing of Iowa City, Iowa") Draft report prepared for the
Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, April 1997.
"O.H, Carpenter," Daily Iowa State Press (Iowa City. Iowa), Special Edition, May 31,1899. p. 6.
Petersen, William John. "Iowa City - Then and Now," The Palimpsest, Vol. 48, No.2 (February 1967).
Portrait and Biographical Record of Johnson, Poweshiek and Iowa Counties, Iowa. Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1893.
Ruger, A. "Bird's Eye View of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa." Chicago: Chicago lithographing
Company, 1868.
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"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.
Stevenson, Katherine Cole and H. Ward Jandl. Houses by Mail: A Guide to Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company.
Washington, D.C.: The Preservation Press, 1986.
Svendsen, Marlys. "Historic Resources of Iowa City, Iowa MPS". National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property
Documentation Form prepared for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, 1992.
Svendsen, Marlys. "Survey and Evaluation of the Original Town Plat Phase II Area" and "Architectural and Historical
Resources of Original Town Plat Neighborhood (Phase II), 1845 -1945," (amendment to the "Historic Resources of
Iowa City, Iowa MPS") prepared for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, 1999-2000.
Weber, Irving. Irving Weber's Iowa City - Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and B. Iowa City, Iowa: Iowa City Lions Club, 1976,
1979,1985,1987,1989 and 1990.
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10. Geographical Data
Verbal Boundary Description:
Within the City of Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa:
Beginning at the northwest corner of Lot 1 in Block 72 of the Original Town Plat; thence south along the west side of said lot
across the alley and continuing south along the west side of Lot 8 in Block 72; thence south across East Church Street to
the west property lines of the buildings fronting on North Linn Street in Block 71; thence south across East Fairchild Street
to the west property line of the house at 221 East Fairchild Street; thence south to the center line of the alley in Block 70;
thence west along said line to west property line of the house at 214 East Davenport Street; thence south along the west
property line of said property across East Davenport Street to the west property line of the house at 217 East Davenport
Street: thence south along the west property line of said property to the center line of the alley in Block 69; thence 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 properly 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 across North Gilbert Street to 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 Hne of Lot 2 in Block 55; thence north along said line across East Church Street and continuing along the
east properly 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 properly 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 Unn 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 residential 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)
with buildings in between the two containing major alterations. 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. Along the south
edge of the District, several large parking lots, a filling station, and a hospital emergency room parking area have been
established as major intrusions.
Current planning in the areas surrounding the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District may suggest future National Register
nomination work. The nature of current land use and zoning in the blocks south of the southern boundary in the District is
commercial rather than residential while the blocks to the west contain a mix of residences, apartment buildings, and
fraternity houses associated with the University of Iowa. After more evaluation has been completed of the surviving
buildings located along both the southern and western boundaries, it may be that a portion of this fraternity row and
commercial area may qualify for designation as separate historic districts. Alternatives that will also be evaluated include
amendment of eligible portions of these neighborhoods to the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District or separate National
Register nominations for individually significant buildings.
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Photograph Key for Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District: (See Photo Map, page 41)
Shelley McCafferty and Jessica Hlubek, photographers
1. Strub, Gustave, House, 309 E. Church Street, looking south
2. Schmidt House, 225 E. Fairchild Street, looking southwest
3. Miller, Harry & Goldie, House, 418 N. Gilbert Street, looking southeast
4. Hotz, Matilda, House, 522 N. Linn Street, looking east
5. McKinley, Mary, House, 526 N. Linn Street, looking southeast
6. Harvat, Emma and Mary Stach, House, 332 E. Davenport Street, looking west
7. Larkin, Frank & Anna, House, 416 N. Linn Street, looking southeast
8. Koza, John & Barbara, House, 619 N. Linn Street. looking west
9. Falk, George & Pearl, House, 225 E. Davenport Street, looking south
10. Yokum, John & Ida, House, 402 E. Davenport Street, looking northeast
11. Fryhauf, William and Mayme, House, 419 N. Gilbert Street. looking northwest
12. Bridenstine, Lavinia & Martin, House, 404 E. Davenport Street, looking north
13. Unnamed house, 316 E. Church Street, looking north
14. Brenner, G. Adolph & Dorothy, House, 309 E. Fairchild Street, looking south
15. Graham, Nancy, House, 413 N. Gilbert Street, looking west
16. Schneider, William & Julia, House, 514 N. Linn Street, looking east
17. Morrison, William & Susan, House. 314 E. Fairchild Street, looking north
18. South side of the 300 block of E. Fairchild Street, looking southeast
19. West side of the 400 block of N. Gilbert Street, looking southwest
20. Unnamed house, 304 E. Davenport Street, looking north
21. Unnamed apartment building, 429 N. Gilbert Street, looking southwest
22. Joy, Edwin & Jane, House. 507-513 N. Linn Street, looking west
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Property Owners within the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District
# STREET TITLEHOLDER TfiLEtiOLOER CITY STAT ZIPCOOE \,;"'" I"""\'; 1
ADORESS E
228-232 E. Bloomington SI. Thomas M. & Joan M. 2835 Friendship SL ! Iowa City IA 52245
Cook -"- --J---
1-----. E. Church SI. -"-".,"--*-" -.- 52240
225 : James B. & Becky J. 1811 Muscatine Ave. i Iowa City IA
Buxton ~""._-_.._-""..
228 E. Church SI. Jack Lageschulte 3 Marbury Ln. Barrington IL 60010
..-.--- -_......_~_.~._-".__. ---. . "-'-"-'---':--::-::= ---;-,.,...... ... IA ..
308 E. Church St. Camay Enterprises 3725 Forest Gate Dr. NE Iowa City 52240
1---'- .-.--"-"-- _., Companv LTD -.----309 Church sf !------.-=:c-- -
309 E. Church SI. Peter J. Craig & Amy L Iowa City IA 52245
I Scallergo,QQ
---- -. ..- --.-----po'Eiox-1817 '---Iowa City .*-,-
314 E. Church 5L The Delta Chi Fraternity IA 52244
1-----316 G '00 ..-...--............--..-.--...-- -,,, ...-"
E. Church St:.----- ....- Judith S. & Franklin 316 Church SL Iowa City IA 52245
Miller ,-------.- -.----
317 E. Church SI. .__.._._"- C.~therine A. Schneider 317 Church 51. Iowa City IA 52245
.~._,,-""',., ---- ---- 52245
318 E. Church SI. Tina M. & Larry R. 318 Church St. Iowa City IA
, Woodsmall ..-....-...........-.--.----...- -..--...---
319.323 E. Church SI. 'James A. & Loretta Clark 414 Marllet SI. Iowa City IA 52245
324 E. Church 51. MoHy R. Ramer 211 Friendship St. Iowa City IA 52245
214 E. Davenport SI. H&G 10 Heather Dr. Iowa City IA 52245'
_... ..-'. -' .. Iowa city fA 52240
217 E. Davenport 51. Joseph L. Dobrien clo 533 Southgate Ave.
"'--220 .___.______.___..._._.!5..~stone Prop. M9rTl).:. --.... .-.-.-........-.....-....-=- "'---~----_.-.,..... IA 52240 .....
E Davenport SI. .. Hodge Construction 711 S.. Gilbert SI. Iowa City
. -'-'-..,--.- ",..._"--_.._-"-,_._-~--" ._._..____...-fompal1Y.. ___'H._._,_~'__'''''_~'''__'"_ "'-iowa City-
222 E. Davenport 51. IC Rentals LC '741 Oakland Ave. IA 52240
--.--., Iowa City IA
223 E. Davenport 51. Donna M. Launspach PO Box 1306 52244
-"._- f--------..--.-...-..-. ---'Jill R Gaulding & Marc -"--c . Iowa City IA 52245
225 E. Davenport SI. 225 Davenport SI.
-'-304 f-Davenpo~-- ... N. Light
Peter J. Ammentorp & 2709 163rd 51. NE Ridgefield WA 98642
Michelle Lampe-
-..---... \--.---....-.............................. ... .........___~!!l.El!1)Q~R ____" ......2:i6~q.163rdSTNE. '" --Riclgerield 98642 -
308 E Davenpor1 SI. Ammentorp Properties WA
LLC _~_d ....,....""__,.~_'u_""._ --
311 EDavenport'St."---' DwightA. DobbersteinB-' 326 N. 1I St. Iowa City IA 52245
-- f--- Nancy!-.:.~rker "'"""--~"-"."_._-,",._~"._'-"."..".,,.._'"-_.,,._"'-~ ._...-._-"-~--"-' -_.,..~._-~" -10011
312 E. Davenport SI. Katherine Johnson 203 W. 20th 51. #4W New York NY
--.--- --'-"-- ~._- -_..._-_._..~ '''-'iowa City 52245
314 E. Davenport St. Hubert L. & Leona H. 314 Davenport St fA
~-. Rummelhart ~- ." ------
315 E. Davenport SI. Joel D. & Melissa C. 155 Columbia Dr. Iowa City IA 52245
..""~ Schinller
319 E Davenport 51. Everlll & Jean Ann 320 Park Rd. Iowa City IA 52246
---- Daters
320 E. Davenport 51. Walter J. Kopsa 130 Ashwood Dr. Iowa City IA 52240
------
321-323 E. Davenport 51. Frank G. Person '~21 Davenport St. Iowa City IA 52245
c-----324 E.Davenport'Si~" .. Walter J. & Jane A. 130 Ashwood Dr. Iowa City IA 52240
Koosa ...-.-....--..-,-,.- 1---- ... ....---- ~..._._.-_..._.._._-
332 E. Davenport SI. Carol 5. De Saint Victor 332 Davenport St. Iowa City --'IA' 52245
. 1--......--------'" .. fA 52245 --.....--........-...-
402 E. Davenport 51. Dale Arlo Yocom 402 Davenport St. Iowa City
'"M" e---- f----
404 E. Davenport 51. Lake & Lake LC 403 S. Johnson SI. Iowa City IA 52240
...---..--- ._- - Iowa City IA 52245
221 E. Fairchild SI. F. George & Wilma M. 225 Fairchild SI.
_,,_.-__..__m ._.._... _.._...._........J'!I.ak .-..............-.....----- ..
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225 E. Fairchild SI. F. George & Wilma M. 225 Fairchild 51. Iowa City IA 522451
Blair
230 --- -.- James D. Pohl & Ryan -.-.---603 5. Dodge 5t: ---.. 52240 ..~--
E. Fairchild SI. Iowa City IA
1-----.- -'-""-'-'---'--"--- _>_'n._ L. Roon~~ ~_~.,__,,,,,,,__,__~__'W"_,,_,"''''"__.'__'" -.----.-- Tiffin IA --_._---,-~ ,
301-303 E. Fairchild SI. Greg J. Allen 2427 Hwy 6 NW 52340
309 E. Fairchild SI. Shirley A. Harrison 17135. .Ave. South Amana -.---.---. _.~---~"".."."._""--
IA 52334
f-. 311 E. Fairchild 51. . ""'... Susan K. Futrell & "---~-- -'--- 1'-----. ,,---_.~-_...-
311 Fairchild 51. Iowa City fA 52245
'----.312 William J. Jenninos -.- ---
E. Fairchild-St Wilfred E. & Patricia A. -.---51'4 N. Unn SI. Iowa City IA 52245
Eckhardt -- ...-
314 E Fairchild SL Roy E. Reynolds & 314 Fairchild SI. Iowa City IA 52245 ._-.__.-".,--"--
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Attachment D
Applicant's statement as to why the zoning change is warranted
The near N orthside neighborhood of Iowa City is one of the oldest and most
historically significant neighborhoods in Iowa City. In order to protect the valuable
historic resources contained within the neighborhood and to provide neighborhood
stabilization, the Northside Neighborhood Association requests that the near
Northside be designated a local historic district.
The significance of the Northside was elaborated in 2005 with the
designation of the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District to the National Register of
Historic Places. The basis for that listing was the historical and architectural
significance of the neighborhood to Iowa City. Developed between ca. 1860 - ca.
1930 the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District was strongly associated with an
important period of population growth and residential development in Iowa City
during the late 19th century and early 20th century. This period of growth witnessed
the growing prosperity of the German-American and Bohemian-American
communities and the increasing prominence of the State University of Iowa.
Established and developed with a mix of housing and employment, the
Northside existed as a neighborhood in the truest sense of the word. The
commercial area eventually included three breweries, a hotel, grocery stores, meat
markets, and other small retail establishments interspersed with the housing stock.
The business owners and other prominent professionals lived within close
proximity to their work and alongside the middle and working class that served the
employment centers. Important German and Bohemian culture was introduced and
articulated throughout the neighborhood, as evidenced by the establishment of the
breweries.
Architecturally, the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is significant because
it represents the architectural styles and vernacular house forms common for Iowa
City from the 1860s through the 1930s. The district as a whole demonstrates the
evolution of popular architectural styles and how these national architectural styles
were introduced and accomplished through local building practices. Moreover,
Orville H. Carpenter, an important local architect is credited with at least eight
houses within the National Register district. The current National Register district
amounts to over fifty percent of the proposed local district and approximately
seventy percent of the properties beyond the National Register borders proposed
for inclusion in the local district are contributing, key contributing, or are currently
listed on the National Register.
The Northside Neighborhood Association's request for a local historic district
designation perfectly accords with the Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan (2007)
which recognizes the importance of the Gilbert- Linn Historic District. Discussing
the district in detail (pp. 81-83), the plan makes the following recommendation: "In
the midterm (two to three years), encourage designation of the Gilbert-Linn Street
Historic District as a local ordinance historic district" (p. 83). The area proposed for
local district beyond the Gilbert-Linn Street Historic District is within the same
period of significance and possesses the same historical and architectural
significance. The purpose of expanding the boundaries was to provide a more
contiguous geographic unit within the same period of significance which captures a
greater share of the significant historical and architectural significance of the
neighborhood.
The part ofthe Northside that already has local historic district designation
(the Brown Street and Ronalds Street area to the north ofthe Northside) has
enjoyed a renaissance in the years since becoming a local historic district, with
investment and improvement in properties that had been neglected for years. We
believe the local historic designation will have a similar neighborhood stabilizing
impact in the proposed district area, the area ofthe Northside which is closest to the
University and so under greatest commercial pressure. The Gilbert-Linn Street
Historic District Report (2004) submitted by the Iowa City Historic Preservation
Commission also noted the hope that local designation for the Gilbert-Linn Street
area would serve as a catalyst for investment and building rehabilitation efforts
similar to what has been achieved in Brown Street and East College Street (p. 5).
The Iowa City Historic Preservation Plan notes the unique market and
development pressures related to the proximity to the University campus and Mercy
Hospital that threaten the stability of the neighborhood and its historic resources.
Rather succinctly it says, "Without design review in place for the historic district
and/or a larger conservation district, the neighborhood is not likely to achieve its
potential in terms of historic preservation objectives" (P. 82).
Neighborhood stabilization cannot be fully achieved without the presence of
families. The City's Central District Plan states, "While there are a considerable
number of smaller, modest homes in Subarea A, the competition from student
renters, who often live together and pool their resources, keeps these homes out of
the financial reach of many singles or families looking for affordable homes to rent."
The plan further states that an "important element of stabilizing older
neighborhoods in the district is to provide incentives or programs to maintain,
improve, and generally invest in the older housing stock" (p. 14). Local historic
designation provides neighborhood stabilizing forces and protection to valuable
historic resources that listing on the National Register does not.
We believe that a local historic district in the near Northside supports the
City's long term objectives of historic preservation and neighborhood stabilization
for Central District Neighborhoods, objectives that were identified through an open
and inclusive process aimed at identifying the community's vision for the future of
Iowa City. We urge the City to follow through on its formal support of neighborhood
organizations and the critical role they play "in monitoring neighborhood
conditions, advocating for services and neighborhood amenities, and disseminating
information to area residents" (Central District Plan, p. 14).
MINUTES
HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2009
EMMA J. HARVAT HALL
PRELIMINARY
MEMBERS PRESENT: Esther Baker, William Downing, Lindsay Bunting Eubanks, Carl Hirschman, Pam
Michaud, Jim Ponto, Ginalie Swaim, Alicia Trimble, Frank Wagner
MEMBERS ABSENT: Thomas Baldridge
STAFF PRESENT: Christina Kuecker, Robert Anderson
OTHERS PRESENT: Helen Burford, Tim Toomey
CALL TO ORDER:
Chairperson Bunting Eubanks called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. She welcomed Hirschman as the
new Longfellow District representative.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF ANYTHING NOT ON THE AGENDA:
There was none.
CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS:
1033 Woodlawn Avenue.
Kuecker showed photographs of the house as it is currently and showed what the applicant proposes.
She said the applicant proposes to remove the double window and replace it with two taller windows that
are more evenly spaced. Kuecker said the applicant also proposes to take the taller window and move it
eight inches to the left and eight inches higher to accommodate a kitchen remodeling. She showed
windows on the back side where the applicant proposes to remove and replace the windows.
Kuecker said she found previous files from an addition on the house that shows that the windows to be
replaced were actually replacement windows from the early 1990s. She said this proposal is therefore
not altering the historic fabric of the house and is in fact probably bringing it back closer to what it was like
before the 1990s alteration. Kuecker said that the guidelines allow for the replacement of deteriorated
windows. She stated that the deterioration of these windows is questionable, but since these are
replacement windows this is probably a good call.
Kuecker said staff recommends approval of this project with the conditions that the windows must be
either solid wood or metal-clad, solid wood double hung windows, with either true divided lights or
simulated divided lights with muntin bars adhered to both sides of the glass but not with snap in muntin
bars; if metal-clad wood windows are used, the sash color shall be dark to match the existing windows;
and that any siding repair or replacement necessary must match the existing siding in dimension, profile,
and material.
Toomey said that he represents the homeowner. He said the owner had a question as to whether there
could be an alternative option for the windows. Toomey distributed specifications of the alternative
window. He said that one is as one would expect, but the other is that the two sashes are different sizes.
Toomey said the owner wants to know if that is a possible option, to have that second window as an
option.
Bunting Eubanks asked which window the owner wants to change. Toomey said it would be all the new
windows. Bunting Eubanks asked if it would be the same style but a different size. Toomey responded
that it is a different proportion from the bottom sash to the top. He said the owner isn't set one way or the
other but wanted to know if that could be a possible option.
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Michaud asked how many and if they would be shorter than the proposed windows. Toomey replied that
they are not shorter than the proposed windows - it is the proportion between the two sashes that is
different.
Kuecker said the owner would like to have the option of either having the top sash and bottom sash be
the same size or having the top sash be shorter and the bottom sash be taller. She said it would be the
same window openings.
Downing asked if there is a reason for the wanting the second window. Toomey said he did not know
what the reason would be. He said the owner likes them and wanted to know if that could be an option.
Downing said the free air opening at its maximum would actually be smaller.
Bunting Eubanks asked Kuecker for her opinion. Kuecker responded that without knowing exactly what
was in the area of the house prior to the previous window replacement it is hard to know for sure, but
more common would be the even sized top and bottom sash. She said, however, that this is in the back
of the house, and because it is bringing it closer to what it was originally, that it could probably be
approved within the guidelines.
Swaim said that she would encourage the owner to go with the same sized sashes. Toomey said that he
has been encouraging that, but he is representing the owner and is throwing the option out there. Swaim
added that in the end the house is going to look better, and no one will have to wonder about why they
are different in the future.
Ponto asked Toomey if he could salvage the siding and reuse it. Toomey stated that if he breaks it up,
he'll salvage it; he said that any new siding would be cedar siding.
Wagner said that they should make sure that the exterior trim is as shown in the photos and matches the
trim on the rest of the windows.
Kuecker said that because metal clad windows are paintable but are rarely painted, it is her opinion that if
the windows are replaced with a metal clad that is white, it would look out of place on the house. Toomey
said the owner has not picked a manufacturer yet, but if they use metal clad, it would be black, as all the
sashes on the house are traditional black.
Bunting Eubanks asked for opinions on giving the owner the option of which windows to use. Swaim said
that she is only one person but thinks the evenly divided windows would be better into the future.
MOTION: Ponto moved to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the application for 1033
Woodlawn Avenue as presented with the following conditions: the windows must be either solid
wood or metal-clad, solid wood double hung windows, with either true divided lights or simulated
divided lights with muntin bars adhered to both sides of the glass, but not with snap in muntin
bars; if metal-clad, solid wood windows are used, the sash color shall be dark to match the
existing windows; any siding repair or replacement necessary must match the existing siding in
dimension, profile, and material; and that the owner has the option to use the windows with
uneven top and bottom sashes, but with strong encouragement to use the evenly divided
windows top and bottom and with the trim around the windows as shown in the illustration,
particularly the mullion separation between the two windows. Hirschman seconded the motion.
Ponto said that this will look a whole lot better. Toomey said he agreed, especially for the side with the
crank out windows and sliders.
The motion carried on a vote of 9-0.
VIRTUAL FORUM UPDATE:
Bunting Eubanks said that the Commission is putting together a forum to be broadcast on television to
showcase the guidelines so that homeowners know what is expected of them. Kuecker said that she put
this on the agenda to give an update and to suggest an extension of the date for broadcast. Kuecker
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suggested changing the date to the 26th of March. She thought that would still be in time for people
planning their summer home projects.
Kuecker said that the PowerPoint presentation is 98% complete. She said that invitations and postcards
to send to contractors are done. Kuecker said that she has the letter drafted with addresses for those
who live in historic districts and was just waiting for the date.
Bunting Eubanks said that the room should be reserved as soon as possible if the date is changed.
Kuecker said she would make arrangements for that. Bunting Eubanks said that the main purpose of the
forum is to answer questions and show the slide presentation, including examples of historic styles in
Iowa City and discussing what would require historic review and what does not. Kuecker said the
program will be broadcast live on the City's cable channel, will be streamed live on the website, and
people will be invited to attend in person.
Bunting Eubanks said that the date change sounds reasonable to her. She said she hopes having the
information out there will save Kuecker and the Commission a lot of work. Bunting Eubanks asked
Commission members to let people know that the new date will be March 26th.
CONSIDERATION OF MINUTES FOR JANUARY 8.2009.
MOTION: Swaim moved to approve the minutes of the Commission's January 8, 2009 meeting, as
written. Baker seconded the motion. The motion carried on a vote of 9-0.
OTHER:
Kuecker said she had distributed the e-mail from Burford about Don Poe. She said she also distributed
an e-mail from the State Historical Society, which is taking nominations for "Preservation at its Best"
awards. Kuecker said that if anyone had or knew of a project that would be worth nominating, they
should let her know. Bunting Eubanks asked if the awards had to be for a recent project. Kuecker said
that she would find out. She suggested Commission members let her know of projects and she will
contact the property owners.
Burford, of Friends of Historic Preservation, said she had wondered if there was a way to promote being
sustainable community and how historic preservation is a part of that. She said that there was a project
in Des Moines that was a sustainable renovation for a historic house.
Burford said that the first sustainable energy star house was actually in Iowa City. She said that it is
located by Finkbine. Burford said that with more and more focus on energy savings and making buildings
sustainable, there are lots of things that Poe's group does. She said that even though they talk about
new windows, it is the physics of what happens with induction, drafts, and fixing leaks that pertains to all
windows. Burford said these are all things that are applicable to an older home.
Burford said that what they actually advocate for is the same thing that one would want people to
understand in historic preservation. Burford said this is a way to parlay the historic preservation
guidelines to be something that is a benefit and good for the environment and friendly rather than
something that is antagonistic.
Bunting Eubanks said that she would like to have input on this for the virtual forum, because each slide is
about a minute on why this guideline or why that guideline. She said that energy efficiency could be
included in the section on windows.
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Burford said that Poe is hungry to learn those kinds of things. She said that the Commission would bring
a lot of legitimacy to what it would be saying if it was able to sit down and share certain kinds of repairs.
Burford said that then when he speaks about it, it helps him to have another way of explaining how there
is a way to repair or restore something to be a sustainable building.
Swaim said that a recent National Trust issue had a long article about the greening of historic
preservation. Bunting Eubanks asked Burford if Friends of Historic Preservation would be sponsoring a
forum with Poe as a speaker. Burford replied that Friends wants to do something like that. She said the
Commission might want to have input in how it is done and what sort of things to talk about.
Burford said that in terms of energy savings, insulation is a huge topic. She said that the repair of
windows is another issue. Burford said that there are new products, and there has to be some sort of
weighing of whether what is done is worth it. She said that vinyl windows are one example of something
that doesn't work.
Swaim said she thinks it is great that Friends is planning to do something like this. She stated that this
seems to be kind of new ground, and since Poe is not up to speed with what the Commission is thinking,
maybe all the Commission can do is make suggestions.
Ponto said that except for windows, everything else Burford is mentioning isn't really part of what the
Commission does. Hirschman said that in general, there are a lot of people who are scared to do those
things. He said that getting people comfortable that a historic home doesn't have to be an energy pit is
an important thing to encourage. Ponto agreed but said that most of the issues relate to the interior of a
house.
Burford discussed geothermal and said that it is probably the most efficient way to use energy. She said
that at some point, historic preservation should also take into consideration saving older structures that
are threatened by high heating bills when it is not feasible to insulate them effectively.
Swaim said that she agrees with what Burford has to say but feels that a role the Commission should not
play is being part of this presentation. Swaim said the whole area of this is too new and undefined. She
said that maybe a round table discussion or forum could be held with Poe, and a couple of contractors
could discuss old houses and the obstacles and successes involved with them. Swaim said that if the
Commission is involved in something other than encouraging the discussion, she thinks the public could
get the message that this is what the Commission is all about, and the Commission hasn't discussed
many of these issues yet.
Bunting Eubanks said that would be her concern - that he would suggest a specific thing and it would be
something that the guidelines disallowed or hasn't been tested. Swaim said that what he is trying to do is
give out information, and what the Commission does is to regulate and make decisions. She said that
those things are too confusing to try to do at the same presentation.
Hirschman suggested that might be how a forum would work, with a group of panelists from the Historic
Preservation Commission on an unofficial basis but having background knowledge. He said then that
information could be used in the future so that future applicants or people with questions can have more
resources and information.
Ponto said that if Poe has some speCific information that is appropriate, he could make a short
presentation first, and then it could go into the forum. Michaud said that if he proposed some new
material that is not in the guidelines, people will be upset with the Commission's restrictions. She
suggested that be covered beforehand. Bunting Eubanks said that anything on the interior would be
acceptable.
Bunting Eubanks said the Commission appreciates the work that Friends of Historic Preservation does.
Burford said, regarding the other e-mail, that there will be space at the library on February 2151 from 10
a.m. to 4 p.m. to work on research for Manville Heights. She said that everyone is welcome to attend,
and the actual City records will be available in the room.
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Michaud said that she went to the Johnson County Administration Building, and they had a lot more
records on the houses from 1950 forward that filled in a lot of the blanks. She said the documents were
accessible, even though they might be past the relevant dates.
Kuecker said that a lot of volunteers have not yet turned in their information, so it's hard to tell how much
work is left. Kuecker said that reminder e-mails have been sent out, and she has heard from some of the
volunteers. Kuecker said that if there are not enough volunteers, then she and Anderson and other
people in their office and Svendsen will fill in the blanks where needed.
Burford said that there are several activists, from the Longfellow Neighborhood in particular, who have
contacted her with concerns that both the Longfellow and Horace Mann Schools are threatened. Burford
said that Longfellow is in a historic district and Horace Mann is not, and she wondered if the Commission
would want to discuss actions that might be taken.
Ponto said that he was at the Horace Mann meeting held by Dr. Lane Plugge, the Superintendent of
Schools. He said that basically what it comes down to is that since the SILO was passed and the school
district is getting the tax, five years of money has been committed to different areas and different schools,
including building new schools. Ponto said that the old schools, including Roosevelt, Longfellow, Mann,
and Lincoln, really have no money designated for those schools in the next five years for any major
projects.
Ponto said Plugge stated that the plan is not to close these schools; there just have not been any
decisions yet. Ponto stated that audience members asked when the decision would be made and
speculated that the school district would let the buildings deteriorate to the point where they are too far
gone. He said that there are a lot of parents and residents where these local, neighborhood schools are
located who are very upset and are writing letters to the School Board.
Ponto said that Roosevelt apparently has some structural and envelope problems with water, etc. He
said that the other schools are apparently in pretty good shape structurally, but they aren't handicapped
accessible and have some other issues. Ponto said that if there would be an addition to Horace Mann,
for example to add library space and some other things, at that point the building would have to come up
to code on everything, and that would be very expensive. He said that structurally some of the schools
are sound and could stand for another 90 years.
Bunting Eubanks asked if there is anything the Commission could do, particularly for Longfellow.
Kuecker said that Longfellow is within the Longfellow Historic District. Kuecker said that the Longfellow
building is protected by the historic preservation guidelines and cannot be torn down without approval.
She said that Horace Mann is not in any sort of district and is not a local landmark. Kuecker said that a
conservation or historic district could be created including Horace Mann, but more than likely, the School
Board would not support that designation.
Downing said the issue is not so much preserving the building so much for its exterior but more an issue
of preserving the building for its function. Kuecker agreed that it is not just the building that is important to
the neighborhood but is having a neighborhood school that the residents' children can walk to and that
gives them a sense of community.
Ponto stated that a consultant looked at all the schools and the condition of the schools. He said that one
of the comments about Horace Mann was that the library was too small compared to other schools in the
district and the school needed more small classroom space. Ponto said that it would be difficult to do that
in the existing footprint, and someone suggested an addition to the building. He said it was then stated
that the cost of an addition would involve bringing the whole building up to code.
Kuecker said that the Commission could send a letter to the School Board. Bunting Eubanks said that
the Commission's aim is not to just preserve the building but also the history of it, and if a building
functions as a school, perhaps it adds to the historic authenticity of the neighborhood to keep it
functioning as a school. Michaud said that a school is a community center and is invaluable in
maintaining strong neighborhoods.
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Kuecker said she has done a lot of research on this and could draft a letter for the Commission's
approval.
Hirschman stated that from the City's perspective, especially in the Longfellow Neighborhood, the
elementary school drives the property values there. He said there it drives a higher neighborhood value,
which is tied to the City tax assessments, which is tied to the City's funding, which ties into school
funding.
Wagner said that more homes in the North Side Neighborhood have been converted back to single-family
homes, and he suspected that the student population of Horace Mann has or will grow.
Ponto said that right now there is not enough capacity in the district buildings to close an elementary
school so that this issue relates to five years or more in the future. He stated, however, that some of the
older schools will need maintenance for five years, and if nothing is done, they start getting to the point
where they will be expensive to save.
Kuecker suggested Commission members e-mail any ideas to Kuecker so that they can be incorporated
into the letter to the School Board.
ADJOURNMENT:
The meeting was adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
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