HomeMy WebLinkAbout52-05429_109 S Dubuque_JeffersonCafeteriaSite Inventory Form State Inventory No. 52-05429 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 Jefferson Cafeteria
other names/site number
2. Location
street & number 109 S. Dubuque 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) 81 Lot(s) part of 1
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 1
buildings
structure
sites
sites
object
structures
structures
objects
objects
Total 1
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 02E COMMERCE/TRADE/specialty store
7. Description
Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions)
09 Commercial foundation
walls 03 BRICK
roof
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 109 S. Dubuque Street Site Number 52-05429
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
05 COMMERCE 1915 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, Historian
organization AKAY Consulting date 08/2018
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 52-05429
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Jefferson Cafeteria Johnson
Name of Property County
109 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City
Address City
7. Narrative Description
The Jefferson Cafeteria building is a one-story, brick, commercial building located on the S. Dubuque Street
section of the pedestrian mall; the façade (east-facing) fronts the mall. The building is comprised of the original,
ca.1915 brick building with a section of infill (date undetermined) abutting the Jefferson Hotel building on the
north.
The building features a simple, commercial front with historic decorative devices limited to a simple, brickwork
cornice and cast stone parapet coping. The historic brick of the façade is retained framing the contemporary
storefront. The storefront is arranged with a recessed entrance located near the south (a narrow display window is
located between the doorway and the south edge of the storefront). A large display area, composed of two
windows with a brick bulkhead, fill the remainder of the historic storefront (marked on the north by a brick pier).
The one-story, steel and glass infill extends from the brick pier to the south wall of the Hotel Jefferson building.
The historic character of the historic storefront is camouflaged by a contemporary, rigid, fixed awning that
extends the width of the historic building. Although the historic façade remains visible above the awning and in
the storefront framing (piers and bulkhead), the black tone and scale of the awning makes the awning the
dominant feature of the façade. It should be noted that the awning is similar in appearance to those used over the
storefronts of the Hotel Jefferson; the hotel property and the Jefferson Cafeteria building currently share the same
property owner. Images from the 1970s suggest the awning dates to that era (Image 02).
Image 01. View looking west across S. Dubuque (Ped Mall)
(Image by AKAY Consulting, April 2018.)
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-05429
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Jefferson Cafeteria Johnson
Name of Property County
109 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City
Address City
8. Statement of Significance
The building at 109 S. Dubuque Street has been altered from the historic to a degree that prevents individual
eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places. However, the resource retains its historic form (albeit with
the addition of a glass infill addition) and significant façade and storefront elements. As a result, the Jefferson
Cafeteria is considered a contributing resource to a potential historic district. The building is significant under
Criterion A in association with the history of commerce in the Iowa City downtown (2018).
Historic Background
A brick building is first recorded on fire insurance maps at this location in 1888, with the first notable alteration to
the footprint appearing on the 1920 fire insurance map; in 1920, a wood frame addition at the rear of the 1888
building footprint was gone. Instead, the building extended to the rear (west), doubling the depth of the 1888 brick
building. Also, a one-story, brick section with an angled wall (retained today) is located at the rear of the building.
In 1901 the building was occupied by a barber, which remains the case through at least 1915. In 1918 the building
occupant was the Jefferson Cafeteria.
Figure 01. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map – 1888
(Source: https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps. Last accessed 09/15/2018.)
The 1888 fire insurance map notes a one-story, brick building with a small, wood frame addition on its rear (indicated).
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-05429
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Jefferson Cafeteria Johnson
Name of Property County
109 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City
Address City
Figure 02. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map – 1920
(Source: https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps. Last accessed 09/15/2018.)
The 1920 fire insurance map reflects the ca.1915 alteration of the building (indicated). Said change was likely a full
construction in the aftermath of the October, 1912 fire that destroyed the Metropolitan Block just north of this building.
It is not fully unstood whether the building at 109 S. Dubuque St. was constructed in ca.1888 and extended to the
west in ca.1915 or if the ca.1888 building was completely replaced in ca.1915 by the present building. However,
the October, 1912 fire, which destroyed the 1860 Metropolitan Block and led to the 1913 construction of the
Hotel Jefferson, may well have damaged or destroyed the nearby, ca.1888 building at 109 S. Dubuque Street. The
timing of the change in the footprint certainly points to that likelihood. As a result, the current building has been
dated at ca.1915.
The building remained occupied by food service businesses through the 1920s, after which time as series of
business types were located there.In 2017, the building is occupied by longtime occupant, Textiles, which is a
women’s clothing store.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-05429
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Jefferson Cafeteria Johnson
Name of Property County
109 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City
Address City
Image 02. Historic Image – 1915
(Source: Slonnenger, Marybeth. Finials.)
In this view looking south along S. Dubuque St. from E. Washington St., the one-story, brick building at 109 S. Dubuque is
in view at right (white awning, just south of the multi-storied Hotel Jefferson).
Image 02. Historic Image – 1970s
(Source: Iowa City Public Library.)
In this view of the west side of S. Dubuque St. between College and Washington streets, the one-story, brick building
at 109 S. Dubuque is identified by its small scale and awning, located between the Hotel Jefferson at the far end of the block
and the three-story pair of buildings to its south. Note the awning carries through to the Hotel Jefferson.
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-05429
Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number
Continuation Sheet
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Jefferson Cafeteria Johnson
Name of Property County
109 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City
Address City
9. Major Bibliographic References (2017)
Iowa City Public Library. Digital Photograph collection. http://history.icpl.org.
Iowa City Then & Now. Publisher unknown.
Mansheim, Gerald. Iowa City: an illustrated history. Norfolk, VA: The Donning Company, 1989.
Sanborn Company Fire Insurance Maps. New York: Sanborn Co., 1906, 1920, 1926.
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.
Svendsen, Marlys A. “Hotel Jefferson” Iowa Site Form (52-01487). 2001.
Tax Assessor’s Records, City of Iowa City Assessor.
Timeline
1883 Fire insurance map notes a 1-story, wood frame building on the property. Occupied by a harness shop.
1888 Fire insurance map notes a 1-story, brick building with a small, 1-story wood addition at rear. Occupied
by a barber. Vacant lot north of 109 S. Dubuque St.
1892 Fire insurance maps notes a 1-story, brick building with a small, 1-story wood addition at rear. Occupied
by a barber. Vacant lot north of 109 S. Dubuque St.
1899 Fire insurance maps notes a 1-story, 14-ft. wide, brick building with a small, 1-story wood addition at
rear. Occupied by a barber. Vacant lot north of 109 S. Dubuque St.
1901 Directory: Business directory shows Henry Nick, barber at 109 S. Dubuque St.
1906 Fire insurance map notes a 1-story, 14-ft. wide, brick building with a small, 1-story wood addition at rear.
Occupied by a barber. Vacant lot north of 109 S. Dubuque (between it and building then on site of
Jefferson Hotel.
1911 Directory: 105 = Jefferson Hotel
107 = Quick Lunch Service Café
109 = Wm. Fryauf, barber
111 = American Theatre
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Jefferson Cafeteria Johnson
Name of Property County
109 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City
Address City
1915 Directory: 107-1/2 = Samuel D. Whiting
107-3/4 = Pioneer Knitting Works
109 = Wm. Fryauf, barber
111 = Nick Dovalis, confectioner (res at 111-1/2)
Historic Image documents a brick building at this location.
1918 Directory: 103 = Jefferson Coffee Room
105 = Jefferson Hotel
109 = Jefferson Cafeteria
1919 Directory: Reverse directory shows the Jefferson Cafeteria at 109 S. Dubuque.
1920 Fire insurance map notes a 1-story, 14-ft. wide, brick building (extending deeper that 1906 footprint) with
a 1-story, brick section at rear that has an angled rear wall. Occupied by a restaurant. The lot to the north
remains vacant, though the Jefferson is now in place. A 2-story, wood structure connects 109 with the
hotel.
1922 Directory: Reverse directory shows the Jefferson Coffee Room at 109 S. Dubuque.
1926 Fire insurance map notes no significant change from that of 1920 except the 2-story connector is now
“ir[on] cl[ad]”
1928 Directory: Reverse directory shows Bishop Millinery & Art Shop at 109 S. Dubuque
1936 Directory: Reverse directory shows Quality Cafe at 109 S. Dubuque
1942 Directory: Reverse directory shows Iowa City Shoe Rebuilders at 109 S. Dubuque.
Note: 107 = Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., and 111 = Peters Bros., barbers (see 1943).
1943 Directory: Reverse directory shows no 109 as an address. 107 = Postal Telegraph-Cable Co., 111 = Peters
Bros. Barbers.
1949 Directory: Reverse directory shows Drugshop at 109 S. Dubuque
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-05429
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Jefferson Cafeteria Johnson
Name of Property County
109 S. Dubuque Street Iowa City
Address City
11. Additional Documentation
Legal Description: Original Town, N 20’ of S 60’ of E 60’ Lot 1 Blk 81
Assessor: 002+1010378002
Latitude/Longitude: 41.659968/-91.533441
Parcel Map – 2017
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