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Home My WebLink About52-05437_MixedUse_180 BurlingtonSite Inventory Form State Inventory No. 52-05437 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 Mixed-Use Commercial Building 2. Location street & number 180 E. Burlington 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) 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 owa 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) 01B02 DOMESTIC/apartment building 02E COMMERCE/TRADE/speciality store 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions) 09F COMMERCIAL foundation 10B CONCRETE walls 15H SYNTHETICS/Synthetic Stucco(EIFS) 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 180 E. Burlington Street Site Number 52-05437 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 2015 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 11/2017 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 52-05437 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 1 Johnson Name of Property County 180 E. Burlington Street Iowa City Address City 7. Property Description This 2015 building is a five-story, square, freestanding brick on block building finished with cultured stone facing on the first floor with the upper stories faced in brick. The building has a flat roof with a shallow overhang running the perimeter. The gray-brown brick is laid in a running bond with contrasting color used sparingly to provide decorative interest. Sited on a corner lot, the building has two primary elevations, south (Burlington Street) and east (Dubuque Street), with a recessed courtyard of sorts located on the Dubuque Street side. Typical of new construction along E. Burlington, the building is mixed-use with apartments/condominiums on the upper four floors and retail on the ground floor. The apartments have balconies of steel construction; the materials and severe form reiterated in the storefront awnings. Windows on all elevations are arranged in configurations of four primary forms: one double-hung sash next to one fixed sash of greater width and a fixed transom over each. The variation in width and configuration results in an asymmetrical arrangement in an otherwise symmetrically arranged building. The façade character is articulated through recessed planes, arrangement and location of balconies, and variation of finishes. The building is generally representative of building design of this period. This is true of the commercial- apartment mix, the increasing height in the downtown, the flatness of window profiles, combination of finish materials particularly use of stone facing on lower levels, and maximization of the site. Image 01. View of the façade (south), looking northwest across E. Burlington Street at S. Dubuque Street (Image by Google images, 2016) Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-05437 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 2 Johnson Name of Property County 180 E. Burlington Street Iowa City Address City Image 02. View of the façade (south), looking north across E. Burlington Street (Image by AKAY Consulting, August 2017) 8. Statement of Significance This building is an example of an early 21st century building type that is growing in popularity in downtown Iowa City as the housing demand of university students continues to rise making the construction of apartments above commercial spaces an accepted practice once again. Its recent construction prevents this building from being individually eligible for the National Register under Criteria A and C. For similar reasons would not be considered a contributing structure to a potential historic should such a district exist. The building site was, in 1948, occupied by multiple properties, including a parking structure and five historic buildings occupied by a variety of businesses. The commercial blocks at the south edge of the CBD along E. Burlington Street transitioned to automobile related commerce in the 1920s and into the mid-20th century. The parking structure located on a portion of this site in 1948 is one example of that trend. An auto “greasing and tire repair” business was also located on the site and a filling station was located at the opposite end of the block. None of those auto-related buildings remain extant. Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 52-05437 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number Continuation Sheet Page 3 Johnson Name of Property County 180 E. Burlington 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. Summary Sheet, 304 East Burlington, Urban Revitalization Act Study Area Survey, 1981. 2017: References Svendsen, Marlys A. “Survey and Evaluation of the Central Business District.” Prepared for the Iowa City Historic Preservation Commission, 2001. 11. Additional Documentation Assessor: PIN 011+1010398001 Lat/Long: 41.657985/-91.533473 Parcel Map – 2017 (http://iowacity.iowaassessors.com/parcel)