National Register of Historic Places

Rath, Johann Christian Frederick, House

Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
Listed
April 10, 1977
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
77000514

About this property

The Johann Christian Frederick Rath House is a historic building located in Dubuque, Iowa, United States. Rath settled in the Dubuque are from his native Hanover in 1851. He was a wood worker, farmer and lead miner. He acquired property along what is now Mt. Loretta Avenue and gave parcels to his children as they came of age. Rath completed this house in 1853. He died in 1881 and the house remained in the family until 1937. The house is a 1½-story brick structure with a walk-out basement. The side-gable roof has a large dormer on the back that was created from two smaller dormers in 1940. Also on the rear of the house is a full-length, two-story porch. The house's general form, window shapes, chimney placement and its five-bay, symmetrical plan suggests the Georgian Revival style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Location

1204 Mt. Loretta Ave.
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa
42.48435, -90.67493

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Sources

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When was Rath, Johann Christian Frederick, House listed on the National Register?

Rath, Johann Christian Frederick, House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1977.

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Rath, Johann Christian Frederick, House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Rath, Johann Christian Frederick, House is recorded as the industrial era.

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