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HomeMy WebLinkAbout52-01942_119 Iowa_HamburgInnSite Inventory Form State Inventory No. 52-01942 New Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) (December 1, 1999) Relationship: Contributing Noncontributing Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries National Register Status:(any that apply) Listed De-listed NHL DOE 9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number Non-Extant (enter year) ca.2004 1. Name of Property historic name Hamburg Inn other names/site number Easyplace Fast Food 2. Location street & number 119 E. Iowa Avenue city or town Iowa City vicinity, county Johnson Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter (If Urban) Subdivision Original Town Block(s) 80 Lot(s) part of Lot 2 3. State/Federal Agency Certification [Skip this Section] 4. National Park Service Certification [Skip this Section] 5. Classification Category of Property (Check only one box) Number of Resources within Property building(s) If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of: district Enter number of: Contributing Noncontributing site buildings buildings structure sites sites object structures structures objects objects Total Total Name of related project report or multiple property study (Enter “N/A” if the property is not part of a multiple property examination). Title Historical Architectural Data Base Number Iowa City Central Business District Study - 2017 UPDATE 52-127 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) 02G02 COMMERCE/TRADE/restaurant/bar 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions) 09F COMMERCIAL foundation 10A CONCRETE/Block walls 10A CONCRETE/Block roof 17 OTHER other Narrative Description ( SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark “x” representing your opinion of eligibility after applying relevant National Register criteria) Yes No More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events. Yes No More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. Yes No More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. Yes No More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history. County Johnson Address 119 E. Iowa Avenue Site Number 52-01942 City Iowa City District Number Criteria Considerations A Owned by a religious institution or used E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. F A commemorative property. B Removed from its original location. G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Significant Dates Construction date 1926 check if circa or estimated date Other dates Significant Person Architect/Builder (Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above) Architect Builder Narrative Statement of Significance ( SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography See continuation sheet for citations of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form 10. Geographic Data UTM References (OPTIONAL) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1 2 3 4 See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments 11. Form Prepared By name/title Alexa McDowell, Architectural Historian organization AKAY Consulting date 10/2017 street & number 4252 Oakland Avenue telephone 515-491-5432 city or town Minneapolis state MN zip code 55407 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (Submit the following items with the completed form) FOR ALL PROPERTIES 1. Map: showing the property’s location in a town/city or township. 2. Site plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public road(s). 3. Photographs: representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo/catalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site: Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. Photos/illustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file. FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & District: (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status) 2. Barn: a. A sketch of the frame/truss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. c. A sketch floor plan of the interior space arrangements along with the barn’s exterior dimensions in feet. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use Only Below This Line Concur with above survey opinion on National Register eligibility: Yes No More Research Recommended This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated district. Comments: Evaluated by (name/title): Date: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-01942 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 1 Hamburg Inn Johnson Name of Property County 119 E. Iowa Avenue Iowa City Address City 7. Property Description The ca.1926 building on this site was razed in ca.2004 and replaced by a one-story brick commercial building (see 52-05435). The following (slightly edited) narrative from the 2001 survey relates to the non-extant building. This 1-story concrete block building was constructed sometime between 1926 and 1933 when fire insurance maps show it first appearing. Its small size relates to the earlier use of the site for a small blacksmith shop. Its front façade has a height of just 11-ft. The current front façade has a single entrance door recessed on the right-hand side and a single horizontal window on the east side. Wood cladding on the storefront consists of wide boards. A decorative wood band sweeps the outer edges of the window and signboard area. #119 measures 15’ along the front and has a depth of just 25-ft. 8. Statement of Significance This building is located along Iowa Avenue near Old Capitol, a National Historic Landmark, and the Pentacrest, a National Register historic district. As originally laid out, Block 80 of the Original Town Plat had lots in its northeast quarter facing Iowa Avenue. This street was planned as wide boulevard leading from Capitol Square to Governor’s Square on the west edge the town. Its 120-ft. width made Iowa Avenue the widest thoroughfare in the Original Town Plat. With a city park located between Dubuque and Linn Streets and most of the city’s churches located along and immediately north of Iowa Avenue, commercial establishments were not as well-favored here as were public buildings. Historical Background As noted, an interpretation of fire insurance maps for 1926 and 1933 make it likely that this building was constructed sometime between those years. Prior to that time the site held a 1-story frame building that served as a blacksmith shop operated by Will and Ed Weber. In 1921 the Weber brothers sold the property to Cass Youde. Youde bought the parcel immediately to the west the previous year. In 1935 the property was transferred to a receiver and the following year Joesph and Harry Bremer, downtown property owners and operators of a men’s clothing store, acquired the property. The property remains in the Bremer family in 2000. Through the years this building has held a series of restaurants including a long-term Iowa City institution, the Hamburg Inn (1930s-1940s). After it relocated in ca. 1978 several short term restaurants and cafes took advantage of this sites proximity to the University of Iowa campus. In 2001 the building housed Easyplace Fast Food restaurant. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-01942 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 2 Hamburg Inn Johnson Name of Property County 119 E. Iowa Avenue Iowa City Address City Image 01. Historic Image – 1940s (Source: State Historical Society of Iowa.) This 1940s image of the Patterson Building (121-123 Iowa Avenue) also catches an early version of the building at 119 (non-extant), then home of the Hamburg Inn, a local icon. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-01942 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 3 Hamburg Inn Johnson Name of Property County 119 E. Iowa Avenue Iowa City Address City 9. Major Bibliographic References (2001) Iowa City city directories. Property Transfer Records, Johnson County Auditor’s Office. Tax Assessor’s Records, City of Iowa City Assessor. Summary Sheet, 119 East Iowa Avenue, Urban Revitalization Act Study Area Survey, 1981. Sanborn maps, 1874, 1879, 1888, 1892, 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1933, and 1933 updated to 1970. 2017: References Iowa City Public Library. Digital Photograph collection. http://history.icpl.org. State Historical Society of Iowa. Iowa City. Photograph Collection. Slonneger, Marybeth. Finials: A View of Downtown Iowa City. Iowa City: Hand Press, 2015. Svendsen, Marlys A. “Survey and Evaluation of the Central Business District.” Prepared for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, 2001. 11. Additional Documentation Legal Description: Original Town, Block 80, East 21’ of West 42.5’ of Lot 2. Plat Map: 28 120132121-12311711023 1121 12410-12-14 32 19-21 24-26 9119 17 13-15 114-11612611115 16 1138 30 5 11818-20 22 7 128-130CLINTONDUBUQUEWASHINGTON IOWA ±