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Home My WebLink About52-04059_325 E College_CollegeStAptsSite Inventory Form State Inventory No. 52-04059 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 other names/site number College Street Apartments 2. Location street & number 325-393 E. College 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) see full legal 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) 02A01 COMMERCE/TRADE/business/office building 02A01 COMMERCE/TRADE/business/office building 01B02 DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling/apartment building 01B02 DOMESTIC/multiple dwelling/apartment building 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions) 09F COMMERCIAL foundation 10 CONCRETE walls 03 BRICK roof 08A ASPHALT/shingle 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 325-393 E. College Street Site Number 52-04059 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 1996 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 52-04059 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 1 Johnson Name of Property County 325-393 E. College Street Iowa City Address City 7. Narrative Description This 4-story office and apartment building is one of a series of such structures constructed on this block beginning in the mid-1980s. Built in 1996, it fills a quarter block parcel with two parallel building halves separated by a courtyard and joined by several connecting walkways. The site slopes down from west to east towards Gilbert Street with foundations and staircases following the lay of the land. The overall design of the building is “Neo- Neo-Classical” and incorporates a variety of traditional Classical motifs. The north building half has four sections facing College Street with each delineated by a front-gable roof wall dormer. A similar front-gable wall-dormer section faces onto S. Gilbert Street. The south building half has a similar footprint and roof plan but without some of the masonry detail along the south side and no arcade. Both halves of the building have a foundation constructed of pre-cast stone block. The north and west faces have a series of staircases of varying heights leading to the first floor arcade that follows the building’s perimeter. Pre- cast stone arches in segmental patterns span the openings between brick piers along the arcade. The decorative metal balustrades filling the arcade openings have twisted spindles and circle motifs. The masonry walls of the building incorporate pre-cast stone and two colors of red brick in corbeling details. Pre- cast stone is used for the wide beltcourse separating the first and second levels, for quoins, and for decorative motifs in the walls, window arches, and sills. The quoin pattern (alternating pre-cast stone and brick sections) is repeated as a vertical divider between each wall dormer section. The first floor brick and a large circular arch are laid in a darker brick color with the balance of the walls in the lighter shade of red. Pre-cast stone keystones are used to set off the brick work in the wall arch as well as the segmental arched window openings. Added features that break the plane of the wall surfaces are the three segmental arched balconies that appear as a vertical column centered beneath the peak of each of the wall dormers. These balconies have balustrades that match those of the first floor arcade. The north and south halves of the building are connected on the Gilbert Street façade by a brick wall with a round arch motif. A wide staircase leads to the concrete surfaced courtyard between the two buildings and the perimeter arcade. Entrances to the first floor office spaces are along both the outer walls and the inner courtyard. The complex roof has all surfaces covered with asphalt shingles. In 2017, no significant alterations of the façades have been undertaken since the completion of the 2001 survey. Image 01. View looking southwest across E. College Street and S. Gilbert (Source: Google Maps, 2017) Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-04059 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 2 Johnson Name of Property County 325-393 E. College Street Iowa City Address City Image 02. View looking northwest along S. Gilbert Street (Image by AKAY Consulting, August 2017) 8. Statement of Significance This building is an example of a late 20th building type that grew in popularity in downtown Iowa City as housing demand by university students continued to rise making the construction of apartments over commercial spaces an accepted practice once again as the century drew to a close. The relatively recent construction of this building prevents it from being individually eligible for the National Register under Criteria A and C or considered a contributing structure in a potential historic. This property was acquired from the City of Iowa City in 1992 by GWG Investments – a real estate development company owned by Bruce Glasgow, Allen Wolfe, and Joseph Glasgow. The building was constructed by GWG Investments in 1996. The same principals own the property in 2000 as the Main Street Partners. The building has a variety of office tenants with upper level apartments largely leased to university students. A portion of this parcel was developed as the City of Iowa City’s first municipal parking lot in the 1940s. The balance was acquired by the City as part of urban renewal efforts in the 1960s and 70s. The entire parcel served as a municipal lot until it was acquired by GWG Investments following completion of the new Chauncy Swan Parking Ramp in 1992. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-04059 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 3 Johnson Name of Property County 325-393 E. College Street 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. Sanborn maps, 1874, 1879, 1888, 1892, 1899, 1906, 1912, 1920, 1926, 1933, and 1933 updated to 1970. 10. Additional Information Legal Description: Original Town, Block 63, Lots 1 and 2, and E 25’ of Lot 3. Assessor PIN: 009+1010459001 Longitude/Latitude: 41.658877/-91.530659 Parcel Map: GILBERTCOLLEGE LINNBURLINGTON 304 225 309218 340320325 224 220 310 ±