HomeMy WebLinkAbout52-02231_224 S Linn_ResidenceSite Inventory Form State Inventory No. 52-02231 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)
1. Name of Property
historic name Residence
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 224 S. Linn Street
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) 63 Lot(s) N35' of S100' Lot 5
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 1 buildings
buildings
structure
sites
sites
object
structures
structures
objects
objects
1 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)
01A DOMESTIC/single dwelling 02E COMMERCE/TRADE/specialty store
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
09A01 OTHER/House/Front-Gabled Roof foundation 03 BRICK
walls 09 ASBESTOS
roof 08A ASPHALT/shingle
other 02F WOOD/board & batten 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 224 S. Linn Street Site Number 52-02231
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
1888 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
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2
3
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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 52-02231
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
Residence Johnson
Name of Property County
224 S. Linn Street Iowa City
Address City
7. Narrative Description
This two-story frame dwelling was constructed in ca.1888. The house is an example of the Front-Gabled Roof
house form. It has a low-pitched front-gable roof with shallow eaves and no exposed cornice. A low-pitched
hipped roof extends across the front. The porch has been enclosed with board and batten siding with paneled
entrance doors at both sides and a pair of glass patio doors in the center. A concrete deck and steps spans the
front. Windows are 1/1 double-hung sash. The building is clad in asbestos shingle siding. Other alterations
include a large rear addition. The building is approximately 24-ft wide with 36-ft. depth (plus 8-ft. porch and 12-
ft. rear addition).
In 2017 the building appears unaltered from the previous survey. The building occupied by The Futon Shop.
Image 01. View looking southwest across S. Linn Street
(Image by AKAY Consulting, August 2017)
8. Statement of Significance
This building is a poorly preserved example of a common vernacular house form – the Front-gabled Roof. Due to
the building’s significant alterations it is not individually eligible for the National Register under Criteria A and C
nor is it considered a contributing structure in a potential historic.
Historical Background
This house was likely built by Huldah Dunlap and her husband sometime after the couple acquired all of Lot 5 in
1871. They sold north and south sections of the parcel in 1881 and 1882 retaining this portion of the lot until 1889
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-02231
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 2
Residence Johnson
Name of Property County
224 S. Linn Street Iowa City
Address City
when they sold it to Mary R. Bailey. Baily and her descendents held the property until 1923 when it was sold to
O.A. Byington. In 1938 a receiver transferred the property to Dr. Henry Urban and his wife, Dr. Grace Urban in
1939. It appears that the two doctors, both osteopaths, had their offices here. In 1955 the property was sold by
L.E. Urban to the Leroy Weekes VFW Post 3949. Six years later in 1961 it was sold to Charles Leslie and
Winona Ihring. They in turn sold the property to Robert Duane and Martha Huffman in 1981 who operated the
Linn Street Antiques from the property.
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.
Sanborn maps, 1874, 1879, 1888, 1892, 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1933, and 1933 updated to 1970.
Summary Sheet, 224 South Linn, Urban Revitalization Act Study Area Survey, 1981.
11. Additional Documentation
Legal Description: Original Town, S 35’ of N 85’ Lot 5 Blk 63
Assessor PIN: 009+1010381003
Latitude/Longitude: 41.658439/-91.531429
Parcel Map - 2017
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