HomeMy WebLinkAbout52-04070_224 S Clinton_BreadGardenSite Inventory Form State Inventory No. 52-4070 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 Commercial Building
other names/site number Bread Garden
2. Location
street & number 224 S. Clinton 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) 82 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)
02G COMMERCE/TRADE/restaurant 02G COMMERCE/TRADE/restaurant`
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
09F COMMERCIAL foundation 10 CONCRETE
walls 03 BRICK
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 224 S. Clinton Street Site Number 52-4070
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
1955 check if circa or estimated date
Other dates
1995 - remodeled
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 52-4070
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 1
Commercial Building Johnson
Name of Property County
224 S. Clinton Street Iowa City
Address City
7. Property Description
This one-story brick commercial building was built in 1955 according to City Building Permits and substantially
remodeled in 1995. The front portion of the building was an addition completed during the remodeling.
This low-profile building has a concrete foundation with brick walls. A simple cornice finishes the upper edge of
the wall. Large plate glass windows with transoms above span the entire building front. Fixed metal awnings are
suspended by rods above each bay. The site slopes towards the alley with the recessed entrance opening at the far
right side. The building is approximately 60-feet wide and 97-feet deep.
The building remains today without significant alteration from the description above. The building is occupied by
Hothouse Yoga.
Image 01. View of the façade (west elevation), looking east across S. Clinton Street
(Image by AKAY Consulting, August 2017)
8. Statement of Significance
This building is an example of a mid-20th century infill building that replaced a building of similar scale. Because
the façade, including an addition to the front of the building, was constructed in 1995, the building does not meet
the standard for age and/or special significance to be considered for the National Register of Historic Places.
Further, the building is not located within the boundaries of a potential historic district, so bears no status in that
regard.
Historical Background
Located on the fringe of the downtown, this site has had a variety of uses through the years. In the 1890s the site
held Dr. C.H. Hobby’s private hospital in a 3-story building. Sanborn maps for 1906 and 1912 show the rear
portion of this building razed and the front section was being used as The Republican newspaper’s print shop and
editorial offices. By 1920 the site the site was vacant and six years later a small filling station operated by the
Western Oil Co. had been constructed on the site. This business continued into the 1930s with a garage built onto
the rear and sides of the original station. In 1946 the property was sold to William and Nora Novotny and the
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-4070
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
Page 2
Commercial Building Johnson
Name of Property County
224 S. Clinton Street Iowa City
Address City
Novotny bicycle shop opened from the space a short time later. City directories indicate that both William and
Leland repaired bicycles from this location with the business eventually known as Novotny Cycle Center. The
building was remodeled in 1995 when the Bread Garden Bakery and Café located in the expanded building on the
site (Svendsen, 2001).
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.
11. Additional Documentation
Full Legal Description: Original Town, N59-1/2’ Lot 5 & N59-1/2’ of W 17-1/4’ Lot 6 Blk 82 Exc that
land desc in bk 835 pg 300
Assessor: 002+1010380013
Latitude/Longitude: 41.658596/-91.534346
Parcel Map - 2017
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