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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIowa Department of Transportation-4/5/2010 (2)Iowa Department of Transportation 800 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA 50010 515-239-13 0 515-233-7859 (FAX) May 17, 2010 City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry St. Waterloo, IA 50703 To Whom It May Concern: When Communicating Refer To: Black Hawk County Project No. NHSX-63-6(70)-3H-07 Parcel No. 144, 148, 162, 185, 188, 200 We are enclosing the original Agreements and Bills of Sale for the 6 houses located at various addresses located on Logan Ave. Waterloo, Iowa. Please sign the Bills of Sale where a red "x" has been marked and return it to this office in the enclosed envelope, along with your Check or Money Order in the amount of $6.00 for the 6 houses and. Upon receiving approval, we will promptly return one copy to you for your files. Please do not remove any items from the right of way until you receive your approved copy of the Bills of Sale. Thank you for your interest in this property. Your prompt attention in signing and returning the Bills of Sale, along with your payment, is greatly appreciated. (.2 '2 kr:0- ti 53 Cupiv, (Lc BC/aes Enclosure (2) Sincerely, rent Christian Property Manager Office of Right of Way Form No. 636-032 Revised 1115103 �� Iowa Department of Transportation OFFICE OF RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT AND BILL OF SALE IMPROVEMENTS, STRUCTURES AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS WAIVER OF SUIT SALE WITH NO WARRANTIES Parcel No. 162 County Black Hawk Project No. NHSX-63-6(70)-3H-07 THIS AGREEMENT, by and between the IOWA DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION, Ames, Iowa, Seller and City of Waterloo. 715 Mulberry St., Waterloo, IA. Buyer. The Seller hereby sells, transfers and conveys to the Buyer the 2 bedroom, 1 bath, Ranch Style house situated at 1353 Logan Ave., Waterloo. IA formerly owned by Robert and Phyllis Reuter for the total sum of $1.00 in full payment for the above described improvement. The total sum includes sales tax when required. Sales tax will be collected on the sale of all personal property. The Buyer agrees to remove said improvement from the premises on or before June 14.2010. A Performance Bond is required in the amount of NONE. This Bond shall be a Check or Money Order; PAYABLE TO, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; mail or deliver to the Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of ROW, Property Management Section, Ames, Iowa 50010, within five days from the date of this sale. It is understood and agreed that the removal of said improvement(s) is the essence of this agreement and that improvement(s) remaining on the premises after the above date, may, unless the removal date has been extended by written consent of the Seller, be removed, destroyed, or disposed of in any manner deemed feasible by the Seller, without further notice or obligation to the Buyer and the Buyer shall forfeit any Performance Bond posted in connection with the removal of said improvement. If this Bill of Sale is for a structure, it also understood and agreed that all improvements shall be removed, by the Buyer, to foundation or ground level. Buyer shall remove all debris resulting from moving operations and shall leave the building site reasonably clean. The Buyer is to cap the sewer and disconnect all existing utilities. The Buyer shall forfeit his/her Performance Bond upon failing to comply with these conditions. The Buyer waives any and all claims against the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees for damages for personal injury or for property damage that may arise from Buyers entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property, and from any subsequent use of the items listed, whether said injury or damage results from obvious or hidden defects. Buyer agrees to defend and indemnify the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees, from any claims brought against them by Buyer's principals, agents and employees or by a third party which arise out of Buyer's entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property and subsequent use of the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale. It is further understood that the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale are received in an "AS IS" condition with no warranties, express or implied, and no warranty of title. nd acknowledged by: O C IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Seller By/I1 120 oyer: City of aterloo Date Brent Christian, Property Manager Date 715 Mulberry Street Address Waterloo, IA 50703 City, State, Zip Phone FOR IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION USE ONLY Required Excess Sealed Bid Auction Negotiated Sale Date Date Performance Bond Received N/A Cost Center (Circle one) 611000 601000 Voucher No. Received by Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Accounting day of , 2010 Receipt Nos. Amount $ 661000 By System Number County Number Control Section Number Paren Number Parcel Number Object Number Function Number Rural -1 Urban - 2 Part 1 Non -Part -2 Suspense -3 Amount $ TOTAL $ COST CENTER - 631000 COST CENTER NAME - PRIMARY ROAD FUND GENERAL SALES TAX USE ONLY OBJECT CODE FUNCTION CODE AMOUNT aes DISTRIBUTION: Property Management Section Buyer Accounting Office, Temporary Record TOTAL Nancy Halvorson Date Property Management Supervisor Fdrrn'No. 636-032 Revised 1/15/03 or -1 Iowa Department of Transportation OFFICE OF RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT AND BILL OF SALE IMPROVEMENTS, STRUCTURES AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS WAIVER OF SUIT SALE WITH NO WARRANTIES Parcel No. 144 County Black Hawk Project No. NHSX-63-6(70)-3H-07 THIS AGREEMENT, by and between the IOWA DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION, Ames, Iowa, Seller and City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry St., Waterloo. IA. Buyer. The Seller hereby sells, transfers and conveys to the Buyer the 4 bedroom. 1 1/2 bath, Historic 2 story house situated at 1252 Logan Ave.. Waterloo. IA formerly owned by Steven Kessell for the total sum of $1.00 in full payment for the above described improvement. The total sum includes sales tax when required. Sales tax will be collected on the sale of all personal property. The State has identified this improvement as a historical house and it will have special requirements for the sale, to be moved off the property to another location. The house must be moved intact and no salvaging of the building is allowed. The house is eligible for the National RegisterunderCriterion C, designed by important local architects. Included in this Bill of Sale are photographs of the house and the setting in addition to a location map and list of reputable moving companies in the area. Information regarding the houses' historical significance can be obtained by request. Information on tax benefits, historical grants or potential federal funds available for rehabilitation of historic properties may be found on the National Park Service web site at http/www.nps.gov/history/tax.htm and at http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/hpg/ The relocation of the historic house shall be in accordance with the recommended approaches in the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Properties (U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, 1992), and preserve it in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Preservation (35 CFR 68). For information, please refer to http://www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/tax/rhb/index.htm. The successful purchaser agrees to provide The Iowa State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) with a map and photographs of the location where the house will be relocated. The Buyer agrees to remove said improvement from the premises on or before June 14. 2010. A Performance Bond is required in the amount of $5,000.00. This Bond shall be a Check or Money Order; PAYABLE TO, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; mail or deliver to the Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of ROW, Property Management Section, Ames, Iowa 50010, within five days from the date of this sale. It is understood and agreed that the removal of said improvement(s) and reestablishment of the house on the replacement site is the essence of this agreement and that improvement(s) remaining on the premises after the above date, may, unless the removal date has been extended by written consent of the Seller, be removed, destroyed, or disposed of in any manner deemed feasible by the Seller, without further notice or obligation to the Buyer and the Buyer shall forfeit any Performance Bond posted in connection with the removal of said improvement. If this Bill of Sale is for a structure, it also understood and agreed that all improvements shall be removed, by the Buyer, to foundation or ground level. Buyer shall remove all debris resulting from moving operations and shall leave the building site reasonably clean. The Buyer is to cap the sewer and disconnect all existing utilities. The Department of Transportation will not return the Performance Bond until the successful bidder has fulfilled all requirements/terms of the purchase including the reestablishment of the house on the replacement site. The Buyer waives any and all claims against the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees for damages for personal injury or for property damage that may arise from Buyers entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property, and from any subsequent use of the items listed, whether said injury or damage results from obvious or hidden defects. Buyer agrees to defend and indemnify the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees, from any claims brought against them by Buyer's principals, agents and employees or by a third party which arise out of Buyer's entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property and subsequent use of the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale. It is further understood that the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale are received in an "AS IS" condition with no warranties, express or implied, and no warranty of title. Signe f d ack Bt yer: City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry Street Address Waterloo, IA 50703 City, State, Zip 11g1u Date Phone IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Seller By Brent Christian, Property Manager Date FOR IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION USE ONLY Required Excess Sealed Bid Auction Negotiated Sale Date Date Performance Bond Received N/A Cost Center (Circle one 611000 601000 Voucher No. Received by Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Accounting day of , 2010 Receipt Nos. Amount $ 661000 By System Number County Number Control Section Number Paren Number Parcel Number Object Number Function Number Rural -1 Urban - 2 Part 1 Non -Part -2 Suspense -3 Amount $ TOTAL $ AME - PRIMARY ROAD FUND GENERAL SALES TAX USE ONLY OBJECT CODE FUNCTION CODE AMOUNT TOTAL Nancy Halvorson Property Management Supervisor aes DISTRIBUTION: Property Management Section Buyer Accounting Office, Temporary Record Date Overview of Waterloo house reuse project for HWY 63 improvement project in Waterloo, Iowa The US Hwy 63 improvement project in the 1200 and 1700 blocks of Waterloo has resulted in the need to remove multiple single family houses. At a late stage of the property acquisition process, Jeremy Patterson House Movers, Inc. was brought in by the Highway 63 Gateway Community Development Corporation to discuss the possibilities for house relocations and rehabilitation for reuse. Jeremy Patterson and staff have visited the community multiple times to examine how a project could be put together to accomplish this goal. Meetings have been held with the city Planning, Housing and Building Departments office staff. Tours of the interiors of the prospective homes were arranged for the properties. Jeremy Patterson brought in a developer they are working with in other communities. CJE Properties has inspected the properties and has identified over a half dozen they would be interested in redeveloping. The city planning department staff have toured the moving company and developer around to inspect multiple city owned vacant lots. A development agreement between the redeveloper and the City of Waterloo is being put forward to the City Council and Mayor for approval to proceed as soon as possible. The timeline to remove the houses from the DOT project area is short. Partners in this project are; CJE Properties, Iowa City, IA; The CJE Properties development company is a company that specializes in redevelopment of historic and relocated housing. The company believes that reutilization of existing building stock is preferred to the demolition and new construction of housing. It has worked with Jeremy Patterson House Movers, Inc. to accomplish similar projects. Jeremy Patterson House Movers, Inc. is an Iowa based structural moving company from Washington, IA. The company principals have a combined experience of over 100 years in the moving business. The company is the largest Iowa structural moving company and second largest in the nation with crews in the gulf coast and the southern Atlantic coast. The project proposal is to move multiple homes to new city owned Tots over a several day period in a row by the time the properties need cleared in order to meet the DOT project deadline. Highway 63 Gateway Community Development Corporation is a non-profit, community -focused organization that revitalizes distressed neighborhoods and encourages neighborhood sustainability. The CDC fulfills its mission by facilitating commercial and residential development through building rehabilitation, new construction, and in -fill development. The development corporation will work to facilitate the project through interfacing with the City as well as working to find financial incentives for the project developer. City of Waterloo — Departments of planning, housing and building. CITY OF WATERLOO Council Communication City Council Meeting: April 5 Prepared: March 31, 2010 Dept. Head Signature. # of Attachments: SUBJECT: Acquisition of Property in the Highway 63 Expansion Project Submitted by: Noel Anderson Recommended City Council Action: To approve the acquisition of 1707 Logan, 1711 Logan, 1745 Logan, 1302 Logan, 1232 Logan, 1353 Logan all in the Highway 63 Expansion Project Area. Summary Statement: As apart of the Highway 63 Expansion Project, the Iowa Department of Transportation has purchased approximately 30 homes along the Logan Avenue. The homes were put out for bid but only one sold; the remaining properties will be demolished. However, City staff has been working with the Highway Community Development Corporation to try and develop a plan to move the homes to City owned lots in an effort to retain affordable housing and to put homes back on the tax roles. As a result, a developer has been identified and has agreed to work with the City to move the homes to City owned Lots. Being that the bid process has expired, the I.D.O.T. can only transfer property directly to the City and then the City can transfer to any willing developer to get the homes moved. It is staff's intention to offer $1.00 for each of the properties for a total of $6.00. However, for the property at 1302 Logan, the City would be required to provide a $5,000 performance bond. Expenditure Required: $5,600 $6.00 total bid amount plus $5,000 Performance bond for Historic home at 1302 Logan. Source of Funds: Planning: Department Budget -Land and Right of Way. Policy Issue: Affordable Housing Alternative: Not to acquire homes and the houses are demolished. Background Information: RESOLUTION NO. 2010-235a RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENTS AND BILLS OF SALE WITH THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF SAID AGREEMENTS AND BILLS OF SALE BY MAYOR. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, that the Agreements and Bills of Sale dated April 5, 2010, for the acquisition of the following properties located in the Highway 63 Expansion Project area: 1707 Logan Avenue, 1711 Logan Avenue, 1745 Logan Avenue, 1302 Logan Avenue, 1252 Logan Avenue and 1353 Logan Avenue, in the amount of $1.00 each, plus a $5,000.00 Performance Bond for historic home at 1302 Logan Avenue, for a total of $5,006.00, by and between the Iowa Department of Transportation and the City of Waterloo, Iowa, be and the same is hereby approved, and the Mayor authorized to execute the same in behalf of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of April, 2010. VAg')47 dY Ernest G. Clark, Mayor ATTEST: Suzy Sc s, CMC City Clerk Nouse Movers NOTE: The Iowa Department of Transportation does not give any endorsement of recommendation on any certain mover. This list was compiled from the yellow pages of the telephone books. We will not be held responsible for any damages, etc., if any should occur. PERMITS: Information on moving permits can be obtained from the Iowa Department of Transportation Permit Center at 515-237-3264. Ace Building Movers Omaha, NE 407-571-7900 Alysworth Brothers House Movers PO Box 106 Wadena, IA 52169 563-774-2385 Andrews Brothers House Moving Dennis Andrews 1850 10th St. Marion, IA 52302 1-800-376-7003 or 319-373-6812 B&D Brian Crossley P.O. Box 123 Letts, IA 52754 319-726-3204 Billy Bell House Moving LLC 5672 W. 76th Street South Colfax, Iowa 50054 515-994-2513 Berghorst & Son Inc. Orville Van't Hul 601 5th St. PO Box 106 Hull, 1A 51239 712-439-2132 Bissell Housemoving Harold Bissell 110 Waukee Avenue, Box 306 Waukee, IA 50263 515-987-4957 (FAX 987-8967) bissellhm@aol.com Christensen House Moving 3524 S. 66th St. Omaha, NE 68106 402-393-2062 Ferneau House Moving Bob Ferneau 2684 Ridge Road Rt 4 Marshalltown, IA 50158 641-753-8060 Forbes House Moving 274 Country Club Drive Lake Park, IA 51347 515-832-3232 Gleason & Sons House Movers 131 Niagara Drive Waterloo, IA 50701 319-233-4095 Glenn Hackwell 611 Walnut Anita, IA 50020 712-762-3762 Goodwin House Moving Rick Goodwin 2964 Coppock Road Washington, IA 52353 319-653-5644 Hansen House Movers 31064 Spring Avenue New Hartford, IA 50660 319-983-2617 Heartland Building Moving Tom Mader 5341 480th St. West Bend, IA 50597 515-887-2114 Henry Mullett R.R. 1, Box 34 Milton, IA 52570 641-656-4302 Hornbacher Housemoving Inc. 1212 Road 15 York, NE 68467 402-362-6262 Jody Sunvold House Movers 107 S. Todd St. Manley, IA 50456 641-454-2935 Randy Kramer Rt. 2 West Point, IA 52656 319-837-6392 LAB Enterprises, Inc. 6002 Telegraph Road Davenport, IA 52802 563-326-4601 Move U Inc. Duane Thompson 1454 58th St.reet, R.R. 2 Sioux City, IA 51106 712-276-2860 Nielsen Trucking 1445 Kentucky Avenue Hazelton, IA 50641 319-636-2750 or 319-636-2229 O'Neil House Moving Omaha, NE 1-800-556-3358 (toll free) Progressive Building Movers Inc. Jim Newell 6463 50th Street. SE Rochester, MN 55904 507-288-0474 Ron Holland House Moving, Inc. Ron Holland 35545 Hwy. 69 Forest City, IA 50436 641-585-3630 or AFTER HRS: 641- 585-3001 FAX 641-585-2525 Wagenaar Moving 5164 280th St. Sheldon, IA 51201 712-324-3815 Wayne Spencer & Sons Heavy Movers R.R. 2 Blue Earth, MN 507-526-5462 or 507-526-3705 Revised: 5/24/02 t .• t • *`sem"#A ( ,Cl'.F259-1357 Rev. 194 KBE IOWA SITE INVENTORY Location and Functional Information 1. Historic Name(s 2. Common Name(s) 3. Street Address Database ID Number R _C Number Survey ID Number 07-0204)72E0 1252 Logan Avenue 4. City Waterloo 6. Subdivision Gates Park Place Vicinity 0 5. County Elock(s) g. Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Range 10. Historic Function(a) 11. Current Function(s) Blackhawk a Description B. Lot(s) Section Quarter of Quarter Code Single Dwelling Single Dwelling 12 . Owner 1Kessell, Steven J. and Cathleen A. -01A 01A Phone # Address 1252 Logan Avenue City/State WaterloOnowa Zip 50703 BHP'Sources: Cty. Resource0 HABS 0 Photo 0 NR0 Tax Act 0 Grants 0 DOE0 R and C 0 (Plat Map). i4 I r; Cittlf 4117—' 14.7a — 1.-06AN AVE I hyTeirk?Wc,,,AITI, 1.1 (Sketch Mapl A ARU TON (Integrity Notes) Or-4 aiii."' affall. \ 1. ti]fONISA •..:t . .I- . ilitC•ii -4,, wivirllo • r .: CHARL $ ot vER MOO La GA1 otographer Karen Bode Baxter looking southeast City of Waterloo Iowa Site Inventory Form Evaluation Sheet Architectural Significance and Associated Context: (s) : Four Square Craftsmen .• Applicable National Register Criteria: 0 A Q SOC C D Other: National Register Eligibility: Individual: Contributing to District: Reviewed by/Date: Y N Barbara Bening Long=1985 Listed: Karen Bode Baxter, 1994 Previously surveyed by Barbara Beving Long in 1985 and evaluated as contributing. No potential for district at present due to alterations to most homes in the area. This is a late version of the Four Square. Note the small hipped roof enclosed vestibule, rather than a full width porch.. Also note the Craftsman stylistic details: exposed rafters, wide eaves, eyebrow dormer, clapboard parapeted sides to porch. Some.Colonial Revival influence evident in use of small vestibule entry, the fluted columns,muttipaned upper sashes on the windows and the one story side wing. Note the two story extension of the rear that was originally screened porches. Historical Significance and Associated Context(s): Continuation Sheet ❑ . Applicable National Register Criteria: D A ❑ B ❑C ❑ �r National Register Eligibility: Individual Contributing to District Li Reviewed by/Date: Listed: "Other; Prepared By: Address Continuation Sheet 0 Karen Bode Baxter 1125 W. First St., Pella IA 50219 Affiliation J Date 1- 12/1194 Tel ephone (515) 628-4658 Architectural Historian Iowa Site Inventory Office of Historic Preservation Iowa State Historical Department East 12th & Grand Avenue Des Moines. Iowa 50319 Identification 1. Site Name Site Number 07-028-7260 District Name Map Reference # #213 2. Village/Town/City Waterloo township County 3. Street Address 1252 Logan Avenue 4. Legal Location Urban: subdivision block parcel Rural: township range section subparcel '4 section of W section 5. UTM Location: zone easting northing • Acreage 6. Owner(s) Name 7. Owner(s) Address (Street address) tCityl (State) (Zip) 8. Use: Present House Original House Description 1927 9. Date of Construction Architect/Builder 10. Building Type: asingle-family dwelling ❑ industrial ❑ other ihstitutional ❑ multiple -family dwelling ❑ educational 0 public ❑ commercial 11. Exterior Walls: 4 clapboard ❑ stone 0 brick 0 board and batten ❑ shingles ❑ stucco • 0 other 12; structural System: ❑ wood frame with interlocking joints ❑ wood frame with light' members (balloon frame) • ❑.masonry, load-bearing walls 0 iron frame 0 steel frame with curtain walls 0 reinforced concrete ❑ other ❑ religious ❑ agricultural 13. Condition:. ❑ excellent 0 good :0 fair, 0 deteriorated 14. Integrity: 0 original` site .: :0 moved;:—if-so, when? Notes on alterations, additions (with dates and architect, if known) and any other notable features of building and site: 15. Related Outbuildings and Property: 0 barn 0 other farm structures ❑ carriage house 0 garage 0 privy 0 other 16. Is the building endangered? 0 no 0 yes—if so, why? 17. Surroundings of the building: 0 open land ❑ woodland ❑ scattered outbuildings 0 densely built-up 0 commercial 0 industrial 0 residential ❑ other 3313 Frame.25 18. Map CFN 259-140 Rev. 1994 KBB 'Street Address Legal Description: 1252 Property Characteristic Form - RESIDENTIAL Logan Avenue (If Rural) Site Integrity p© Orig Site Endangered 0 Yes If yes,'why? Ground Flan: a.Buil.ding Shape(s) City Survey ID Number Database ID Number County Watedoo Township Range Q Moved 07-028-07260 Blackhawk Sectibn Quarter of Quarter O Moved Qrig Site Rectangle Architectural Style/Stylistic Influences Craftsman Colonial Revival Materials: Foundation Walls Roof Number of Stories Roof Shape Buiider (s) b. Width 0 by Depth Key Stylistic Attributes see site form. see site form concrete clapboard asphalt 2B topped Whipped 2 story extension on rear & 1. story extension on S Architect (s) in feet Code 64 51 100 21 80 3 Original Construction Date 1927 Modification/Addition Dates: 1. Aluminum storm windows 2. 1 smaller replacement window on side with clapboards carefully matched 3. Extension apparently originally screened en 1st floor now enclosed w/3/2 lights in upper sashes Continuation Sheet LI . Significant 'Interior Components: Interior not evacuated; Surveyor Comments: Continuation Sheet Li Hipped dormers on sides; eyebrow dorrner on front hipped. enclosed vestibule wiccapboard hattwalls and fluted columns as well as parapeted sides to steps; 3 long vertical lights in wood door; comerboards; crowned fintets; wide eaves with exposed rafters; 4/2 tights in upper sashes of main house; Sources: Continuation Sbeet Needs Further Study/Anomaly LI Surveyor Karen Bode Baxter Continuation Sheet (J Dat e 1211194 Article by Jan R. Nash In 1916, successful Marcus banker and lumberyard owner Ira Edmonds decided to celebrate his financial suc- cess by building a lavish new home. That year, Edmonds gave up a. large, Victorian residence in this northwest Iowa community to move into a structure built in a novel, un. - familiar 5Lyle. As imposing as his old home, the new, red- brick, red -tile -roofed house got its feeling of size from spreading low, along the horizon, rather than by thrusting upward. - HAT SAME YEAR, on the other side of the state, Wellsburg resident Chris Neessen also decided to spend some of the fortune he had made cornering the Chicago Comrnodities Exchange wheat market by con- structing a large brick house. Built of deeply raked courses of brown brick, trimmed with horizontal lines of white Bedford limestone and capped by a shiny, red tile roof, the house was a unique presence in its little town. Both the Edmonds and Neessen houses were examples of a new style of design then coming into prominence the Prairie style. Originally called "modern" architecture, this type of American residential design was popular through- out the Midwest during the first quarter of the 20th cen- tury. But_ the two_ houses _ shared more than just their long, low designs, red tile roofs and brick exteriors They were also designed by the same architect—Iowan t Howard Bowman Burr. Working at the birth of a new era in building design, Howard Burr produced an g enduring legacy of archi tectural drawings and beau- tiful structures which show how clearly he understood the craft and the art of archi- tecture. His drawings, now preserved in the collections of the State Historical Society of Iowa, are elegant in their simplicity and illustrate how a local designer was able to adapt the practices of a major architectural movement with roots in Chicago to small- town malltown Iowa. In 1916, the year he designed houses for Ira Edmonds and Chris Neessen, Howard Burr was a busy 31 -year-old family man with a growing architecture practice. His office was in Waterloo, but his practice already boasted a roster of clients and projects scattered all over Iowa. He had even designed a home to be built as far away as Sioux Falls, ArchitectIf'oward Burr built homes across Iowa. 36 } • The Neessen crouse in Wellsburg„ circa 1920. Current owner Burdette Walters remembers riding by the house on the school bus in 1916. 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Historical Significance Theme(s) O a. Key structuretinclividually may qualify for the National Register o b: Contributing structure o c. Not eligible/intrusion 22. Sources (foroprimary and secondary sources, give complete facts of publication: atithor, title, place of publication, date, etc.):, Prepared by • • ' Date Address Telephone Organization For Office of Historic Preservation Use Only 1. Office Information Sources on this Property 0 County Resource File El Windshield Survey O National Register El Grants -In -Aid• 0 Determination of Eligibility 2. Subject Traces a b c d e. 0 Review and Compliance Project: 0 Other o Other 0 Other 3. Photo Images 33B1) Workers take a break from their construction jobs to pose on the roof of the Edmonds house as it nears completion in 1916. Edmonds House -Marcus Robed Ames, former mayor of this northwest Iowa town, and his wile, Margaret, have owned their Burr house since 1974. Only the thbd family to own the structure, the Ameses are lucky to have acquired historic photographs which record the construction of their Prairie -style home. The photographs show workmen— carpenters and maybe a mason—who stopped for a moment In the fair weather of a June day In 1916 to pose on the not -yet -completed roof. More urbane than some of Burr's other houses, the Ameses' Impressive home boasts a raised terrace across the front leading to a sun porch on one side and a porte-cochdre, or covered driveway, on the other. Beyond the portle- cochdre stands the garage, which Is also In the Prairie style. The garage has three rooms upstairs and originally had a wooden turntable floor to revolve the Edmondses' motorcar around and atm It—headlights first --out the door. For some reason now tong lost—perhaps to provide pro- tection from the howling wind of prairie winters— an underground tunnel was excavated. It led from the garage, under the backyard, to the basement of the house where Burr planned a snug room, complete -With granite fireplace, In which Ira Edmonds could play pool. South Dakota. Success was coming quickly to the energetic young man who had arrived in Waterloo just eight years earlier, fresh from the state college in Ames and eager to put his drafting skills to work. Burr was born in 1885 in Waverly, Iowa. When his father, a successful banker, died at an early age, Howard was sent to finish high school at the academy at Upper Iowa University in Fayette. He then studied mechanical en- gineering at the Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts—now Iowa State University for two se- mesters. Anxious to get started in his profession, Burr left college before graduating and moved to Waterloo in 1908. He put his newly -Learned drafting skills to work for a pat- ent attorney, illustrating the patent ideas submitted to the U.S. Patent Office in Washington, D.C. And he soon met and courted pretty, young Hazel Banton, a Waterloo native and the society reporter for the Waterloo Evening Reporter. When Howard married 20 -year-old Hazel in the fall of 1910, he had already begun work as an architect and his 38 prospects could not have been brighten Waterloo was ex- periencing xperiencing a building boom the likes of which it had never seen before. Entire new suburban developments, made practical thanks to the easy transportation of streetcars and motorcars, were platted and aggressively marketed by in- vestment companies. Throughout 1910, the local papers were filled with ad campaigns promoting suburbs such as "Prospect Hills— the country dub district" and "Cedar Heights—the wooded summer home district" By the end of the year, with 660 new homes built in the city, the Waterloo Evening Courier proudly proclaimed "Never before has Waterloo made such an enormous growth .... This record of new homes is far above anything ever before achieved in a sin- gle year in this city" By 1913, Burr had hung his shingle outside an office in the Marsh Place Building, and his practice of designing Prairie School -influenced homes and commercial struc- tures was well underway. Article by Jan R. Nash In 1916, successful Marcus banker and lumberyard owner Ira Edmonds dedded to celebrate his financial suc- cess by building a lavish new home. That year, Edmonds gave up a large, Victorian residence in this northwest Iowa community to move into a structure built in a novel, un- familiar nfamiliar style. As imposing as his old home, the new, red- brick, red -tile -roofed house got its feeling of size from spreading low, along the horizon, rather than by thrusting upward. HAT SAME YEAR, on the other side of the state, Wellsburg resident Chris Neessen also decided to spend some of the fortune he had made cornering the Chicago Commodities Exchange wheat market by con- structing a large brick house. Built of deeply raked courses of brown brick, trimmed with horizontal lines of white Bedford limestone and capped by a shiny, red tile roof, the house was a unique presence in its little town. Both the Edmonds and Neessen houses were examples of a new style of design then coining into prominence the Prairie style. Originally called "modem" architecture, this type of American residential design was popular through- out hroughout the Midwest during the first quarter of the 20th cen- tury. But the two houses shared more than just their long, low designs, red tile roofs and brick exteriors. They were also designed by the same architect—Iowan Howard Bowman Burr. Working at the birth of a new era in building design, t Howard Burr produced an I enduring legacy of archi- tectural rchitectural drawings and beau- tiful structures which show how dearly he understood the craft and the art of archi- tecture. rchitecture. His drawings, now preserved in the collections of the State Historical Society of Iowa, are elegant in their simplicity and illustrate how a local designer was able to adapt the practices of a major architectural movement with roots in Chicago to small- town Iowa. In 1916, the year he designed houses for Ira Edmonds and Chris Neessen, Howard Burr was a busy 31 -year-old family man with a growing architecture practice. His office was in Waterloo, but his practice already boasted a roster of clients and projects scattered all over Iowa. He had even designed a home to be built as fax away as Sioux Falls, Architect Howard Burr built homes across Iowa. 36 The Neessen house in Wellsburg, circa 1920. Current ownerBurdette Walters remembers riding by the house on the school bus in 1916. HE PRAIRIE SCHOOL WAS NOT really a "school" h the usual sense. That name wasn't even used to describe the style until the 1960s, when a scholarly - zal railed The Prairie School Review began publishing. "Prairie style" had long seemed an appropriate term to zibe the low, horizon-hugging silhouette of such Midwestern houses, and a group of Chicago architects— "School"—had been dearly identified with the style m early on. Chief among the Prairie School architects was Frank �cd Wright, who originated the style while living in the C sago suburb of Oak Park Wright eventually designed :lumber of Prairie struC ores in Iowa, as did some of the young architects working in that style. Wright's _dent Walter Burley Griffin, for instance, designed a airie-style house in Grinnell for B.J. Ricker and also = _:gn.ed the Rock Crest/Rock Glen subdivision in Mason ft before moving to Australia in 1913 to design that new capital city, Canberra. Likewise, George W. Maher, a contemporary of Wright's, designed the J.H. Hager house burnt in Waukon in. 1913-1914. Maher's de- signs are strikingly similar in many respects to some of Howard Burr's houses in towns such as Grundy Center and Charles City. Burr's own familiarity with the Prairie style may have come from personal visits to nearby homes designed by these and other Prairie School architects. He might also have used books containing Prairie designs that were written for small-town builders and architects, such as those distributed . by the Chicago -based Radford Architectural Company between 1908 and• 1921. The Radford Company not only published a series of books, it also ran a regular cohimn in the Waterloo Evening Courier with floor plans of Prairie designs. Professional journals to which Burr might have subscribed were also talking about the style, especially the Architectural Record. And, of course, Burr had the opportunity to view numerous examples of Prairie architecture in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, 39 sage In 1916, Howard Burr traveled by motorcar over gravel roads from his office in Waterloo northwest to Osage to discuss plans for a new house with V.A. Husting. The design he proposed was almost Identical to a house he had built a year earlier in Grundy Center. The second house featured the same stucco walls (but with greater use of horizontal trim boards), the same hipped roof—even the same eyebrow roof window. The Hustings decided against the roof window, but the flattened Prairie flower urns Bun used to decorate the front entrance survive to this day, planted with flowers in the summer to throw a splash of color against the pale stucco walls. a Coincidentally, the similar- ities In the treatment of these two Burr houses continue to- day. The summer porches on each house have been en- closed to provide more Going space—an office in the case of the Osage house, a den in Grundy Center. In its• 74 -year history, this Prairie house has seen only two owners. Mr. Husting died before his wife, but Mrs. Husting re- sided for 58 years in the house Howard Burr designed for her. House—,Charles City Rhoda McCartney Still holds the 1919 house Burr designed for Barney B. Blunt near to her heart. She and her husband, District Court Judge Ralph McCartney, owned their rural Charles City home from shortly atter their marriage In 1952 until 1974, when 40 TI--IE PRAIRIE SCHOOL WAS NOT really a "school" in the usual sense. That name wasn't even used to describe the style until the 1960s, when a scholarly -:Zak railed The Prairie School Review began publishing. _. Prairie style" had long seemed an appropriate term to _ _gibe the low, horizon-hugging silhouette of such `.'_'dwestern houses, and a group of Chicago architects— _." "School"—had been clearly identified with the style ▪ m early on. Chief among the Prairie School architects was Frank Mrd Wright, who originated the style while living in the � ._aago suburb of Oak Park. Wright eventually designed a number of Prairie structures in Iowa, as did some of the -ar. young architects working in that style. Wright's -_'ent Walter Burley Griffin, for instance, designed a = V-e-style house in Grinnell for B.J. Ricker and also Wined the Rock Crest/Rock Glen subdivision in Mason -: before moving to Australia in 1913 to design that :ty's new capital city, Canberra. Likewise, George W. Maher, a contemporary of Wright's, designed the J.H. Hager house built in Waukon in 1913-1914. Maher's de- signs are strikingly similar in many respects to some of Howard Burr's houses in towns such as Grundy Center and Charles City. Burr's own familiarity with the Prairie style may have come from personal visits to nearby homes designed by these and other Prairie School architects. He might also have used books containing Prairie designs that were written for small-town builders and architects, such as those distributed . by the Chicago -based Radford Architectural Company between 1908 and 1921. The Radford Company not only published a series of books, it also ran a regular column in the Waterloo Evening Courier with floor plans of Prairie designs. Professional journals to which Burr might have subscribed were also talking about the style, especially the Architectural Record. And, of course, Burr had the opportunity to view numerous examples of Prairie architecture in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs, 39 - n she died at 96, the present owners, Leo and Elsie :&iolm, bought tt. They had long admired the home and e given cherished old photographs of it by Mrs. Husting's - _o yaw, a doctor now retired and living in St. Ansgar. – =t. three -chtldrerrwere grown and to bougie beams too_ -__ for just the two of them. 3:.rnf was a cattle buyer and farmer whose pioneer family -_ among the fust to settle this north -central Iowa town. His dfather helped build the nearby dam and mal on the :.Rar River in 1852. When Blunt built his new house, he located ="gh on a hill where he could see Charles Cay a mile distant n one direction and a beautiful, rolling Grant Wood -type •_ dscape in the other. Capped by a shiny, green tile roof, the house's stucco waits .- a now painted a pale green but originally were a natural buff oc':or. The wooden trim was cream colored. The open terrace across the front of the house, where McCartney remembers ching the sun set over the distant ham, has been removed, but e Prairie urns Burr eked so well remain. They were planted each s rner with petunias, whtch required dolly watering because -e urns were so shallow. McCartney, an active preservationist c_�ently working to save the Floyd County birthplace of suf- '_•aeite Carrie Lane Chapman Cott, says that even after 17 ears gone from her Burr home, she stip loves the old house." which he visited during his honeymoon. Burr's potential clients also had many opportunities to become familiar with the Prairie style. Newspaper col- umns, such as the Radford Company's, might feature the facade of a cozy bungalow design one week and the clean. lines of a "modern" Prairie silhouette the next. Popular magazines such as House Beautiful frequently featured Prairie designs. The 1907 Ladies Home Journal featured a Frank Lloyd Wright design under the title, "A Fireproof House for $5,000," that Wright later modified for the Stockman house in Mason City, one of the first prairie - style homes in Iowa. S THEY BECAME FAMILIAR with the "modern" style of architecture, many in the Midwest embraced it as a means of expressing the chang- ing conditions of their own lives. The turn of the century had brought prosperity to the nation's agricultural heart- land. After years of living in busy Victorian homes dec- orated with spindlework, clad in fish -scale shingles and anchored by turrets, towers and bay windows, Mrd - westerners were thirsty for something different, something befitting their success in the new century. Building a grand new home in a brand new style was then—as it re- mains today—a way of celebrating good fortune. As his- torian Mary Bennett of the State Historical Society of Iowa observes, "The new architecture espoused by the Prairie School gave symbolic presence to a new age of prosperity." Since Burr advertised in newspapers using his name and address in white letters across the black silhouette of a Prairie -style house, many clients may have chosen him specifically because they knew he designed thattgpe-of-stludure: For a client who was un- decided on style, Burr's self-assured nature and enthusiasm may have tipped the scales in favor of a Prairie design. Art Grange, a retired long- time ongtime Waterloo plumbing and heating contractor who knew Burr later in life, found him self-assured and ambitious. "He had a lot of go," Grange recalls today. "He was confident without bragging." No matter how Burr's clients became acquainted with the Prairie style, Burr successfully designed and saw con- structed many Prairie -style homes between about 1913 and 1927. According to Sandra Wilcoxon, executive director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation (the present-day overseer of Wright's Oak Park, Illinois, prop- erty), 'Burr's work is another illustration of how wide- spread the Prairie School influence was in the Midwest." The Willoughby house, designed by Burr and built in Grundy Center in 1915, displays many of the character- istics for which the Prairie School is best known. It has strong horizontal lines created by bands of contrasting, horizontal wooden trim repeated several times from the roof to the ground. The roof is hipped and flattened to The George B. Saul residence was built in Reinbeck in 1919. 41 avoid the vertical line of a gable peak, and wide eaves are created by extending the roof well out from the house. Off to the side is a one-story sun porch, originally open and intended to tame outdoor space for the family's healthful enjoyment but now en- closed and used as in- terior living space. The wing extends the hor- izontal line of the house just a bit farther and is partially balanced on the opposite side by a small, projecting bay. The rough stucco cov- ering the walls of the Willoughby house is a common surface finish in Prairie homes. Over the front door is a fea- ture especially reminiscent of George Maher's Prairie de- signs—a shallow -arched porch roof with flattened, horizontal, wing -like ends. The porch roof appears to be supported over the door by massive stucco brackets while the porch itself is supported by flared stucco pillars which anchor it firmly to the ground. The winged arch of the porch is echoed high above on the roof by an "eyebrow window" filled with six wedge-shaped glass panes. Windows throughout the rest of the house are banded together in groups of three to enhance the horizontal line and help keep the eye moving back and forth rather than up and down. The upper half of each window is divided into smaller panes to create a decorative design. The geo- metric pattern of the windows is another attempt by Prairie School architects .to discard the curls, curves and rolling lines of the Victorian period. Missing today from the Willoughby house, although called for in the plans, are the shallow flower urns the quintessential Prairie detail— which grace the front entrance of many Burr homes. ELLSBURG, OSAGE, MARCUS, Charles City, Waterloo, Reinbeck, Dyersville—the list of Iowa towns which have houses designed by Burr is long. Many of the houses are in small towns of less than two or three thousand people. A number were built in busy county seats, such as Grundy Center (Grundy County), Allison (Butler County) and Emmetsburg (Palo Alto County), where not only farming, but also government -oriented businesses and professionals thrived. Most houses were built within 50 miles of Burn's Waterloo office, but a surprising number of his designs were built at sites considerably more distant. For instance, Marcus, where Ira Edmonds built his Prairie house in 1916, is over 180 miles from Waterloo. Even as late as 1925, "Langwith's Official Motor Trails Map of Iowa" offered only gravel roads linking Waterloo and Marcus and an unavoidable stretch of dirt road in the Ackley area. The architect's daughter, Carol Burr Knox, recalls that not only did her father visit a building site frequently, but he also always traveled by can 'Tie was a great car dealer," she says. He consistently rejected the train, a ready form of transportation at the time, in favor of his automobile. "He always drove a Hudson and, later on, a Cadillac. He'd make a real outing of his trips," Knox remembers. Reaching The E.L. Bailey house, built in 1916 in Grundy Center. Willoughby Hous F " rundy Center The Prairie -style designs of Frank Uoyd Wright may have inspired Howard Burr in 1915 as he drew plans for H.A. Willoughby's new house in this central Iowa community. According to architect Charles Montooth of Wrighrs School of Archtfechue and Taiiesin Associated Architects In Spring Green, Wisconsin, the Willoughby house Is a "good example of the Prairie School" which shows Wrights Influence. Though the original plans were formal In design, their symmetry was destroyed when the clients requested extra floor space at one end of the house. Surprisingly, Burr chose not to reposition the eyebrow roof window to account for the lengthened roof. To do so would keep It directly over the front entrance, but leave it visibly off -center on the roof. Burr must have made the right decision. The lack of symmetry has gone unnoticed—even to the current 20 - year -plus owners of the house. Willoughby was an 1899 graduate Witte State Universfiy of Iowa law school. He enjoyed a long, successful law practice, first with an older, self-taught lawyer, R.J. Williamson, and later as senior partner in the firm of Willoughby, Strack and Sleverding. That firm primarily served area farmers, as did most of the town's other businesses. Ironically, when Burr designed an impressive Prairie house In 1917 for Wiloughby's future partner, W.C. Sf-rack, he failed to sell his pons. The Stracks opted instead for a gambrel -roofed - Dutch Colonial Revival plan from the Gordon -van Tine Company In Davenport. Their decision probably related more to changing. homeowner fashion than to dlssattsfaction with Burr. Marcus by gravel and dirt roads—or even Ames or Webster City, where he drew plans for houses in 1916 and 1920— must have been long, dusty and bumpy in the best of weather and next to impossible in certain seasons. And Burr must have seen it as an adventure. Burr's fondness for the new motorcar as a form of transportation, and the increasing presence of automobiles on the Iowa prairie, is evidenced by the number of plans he created for garages and oil stations. Between 1919 and 1927, Burr had a commission almost every year for a structure related to the growing auto industry. Both show- room space for new -car sales and mechanics' work space were often incorporated into the garage plans. The Birum C;arage, built in Osage in 1919, features large second -story plate glass windows to display new cars and trucks. Burr added a huge elevator at the back of the building to lift the vehides to the second floor. It must have been quite a sight to downtown pedestrians in Osage to look up at those shiny new cars and trucks for sale—a tribute to prosperity, technology, salesmanship and opportunity. '-en she died at 96, the present owners, Leo and Elsie bought it. They had tong admired the home and • s given cherished old photographs of it by Mrs. Husting's -sew, a doctor now refired and living In St. Ansgar. –e- three children were grown and the house became too -e for just the two of them. c.int was a cattle buyer and farmer whose pioneer family ze among the fust to seffile this north -central Iowa town. His dfather helped build the nearby dam and milt on the =lir River in 1652. When Blunt built his new house, he located ugh on a hill where he could see Charles Cay a mile distant r one direction and a beautiful, rolling Grant Wood -type . rdscape In the other. Capped by a shiny, green the roof, the house's stucco wails e now painted a pale green but originally were a natural buff oor. The wooden trim was cream colored. The open terrace _-cross the front of the house, where McCartney remembers Ching the sun set over the distant bias, has been removed, but `e Prairie urns Burr Hked so well remain. They were planted each ,rner with petunias, which required daily watering because -e urns were so shallow. McCartney, an active preservationist raently working to save the Floyd County birthplace of suf- `_sette Conte Lane Chapman Catt, says that even after 17 ecrs gone from her Burr home, she still loves the old house." which he visited during .his honeymoon. Burr's potential clients also had many opportunities to become familiar with the Prairie style. Newspaper col- umns, such as the Radford Company's, might feature the facade of a cozy bungalow design one week and the clean lines of a "modern" Prairie silhouette the next Popular magazines such as House Beautiful frequently featured Prairie designs. The 1907 Ladies Horne Journal featured a Frank Lloyd Wright design under the title, "A Fireproof House for $5,000," that Wright later modified for the Stockman house in Mason City, one of the first prairie - style homes in Iowa. S THEY BECAME FAMILIAR with the "modern" style of architecture, many in the Midwest embraced it as a means of expressing the chang- ing hanging conditions of their own lives. The turn of the century had brought prosperity to the nation's agricultural heart- land. After years of living in busy Victorian homes dec- orated with spindlework, clad in fish -scale shingles and anchored by turrets, towers and bay windows, Mid- westerners were thirsty for something different, something befitting their success in the new century. Building a grand new home in a brand new style was then—as it re- mains today—a way of celebrating good fortune. As his- torian Mary Bennett of the State Historical Society of Iowa observes, "The new architecture espoused by the Prairie School gave symbolic presence to a new age of prosperity." Since Burr advertised in newspapers using his name and address in white letters across the black silhouette of a Prairie -style house, many clients may have chosen him specifically because they knew he designed that type of struduxe. For a client who was un- decided ndecided on style, Burr's self-assured nature and enthusiasm may have tipped the scales in favor of a Prairie design. Art Grange, a retired long- time ongtime Waterloo plumbing and heating contractor who knew Burr later in life, found him self-assured and ambitious. "He had a Iot of go," Grange recalls today. "He was confident without bragging." No matter how Burr's clients became acquainted with the Prairie style, Burr successfully designed and saw con- structed many Prairie -style homes between about 1913 and 1927. According to Sandra Wilcoxon, executive director of the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation (the present-day overseer of Wright's Oak Park, Illinois, prop- erty), "Burr's work is another illustration of how wide- spread the Prairie School influence was in the Midwest." The Willoughby house, designed by Burr and built in Grundy Center in 1915, displays many of the character- istics for which the Prairie School is best known. It has strong horizontal lines created by bands of contrasting, horizontal wooden trim repeated several times from the roof to the ground. The roof is hipped and flattened to The George B. Saul residence was built in Reinbeck in 1919. 41 Such innovations as those used in the Birum Garage re- sect Burr's energetic approach to the challenges of the new _entury. He was not only quick to adopt new architecture •1es, but also unabashedly used new technologies to find elutions to the problems he faced. As a result, Burr was able to take advantage of the opportunities offered by that youthful era. But times change and youthful energies fade. When Burr =led in 1964, it had been years since he ad worked as an architect in private =ractice—not since the Depression of :He 1930s. During that dark period, Surr made ends meet by working as =istodian and serving as secretary for 72 -Le Waterloo Masonic Lodge. (He held :he latter position until his death at age -S.) What seems an ironic twist of fate :for a talented professional with almost 20 :ears of architectural experience is put =to perspective by Burr's daughter Carol, who notes, "He was lucky to have any job since there was nothing—no building -going on After the Depression, Burr found work with several local manufacturers as a factory supervisor, drawing mechanical designs for cat- alogs and working on designs for construction equipment. Appreciation is growing among architectural scholars and preservationists alike for the heritage of Prairie -style houses left by Burt Says Lynda Waggoner, curator of Falling - water, one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous homes, "It is always a delight to see how architects have at various times in history taken some risk by in- corporating elements of an avant-garde style into their own work They leave us the legacy of a visually varied and far more richly built environment." —Floorplans courtesy of the State Historical Society of Iowa—Iowa City. The Ben Bleeker residence was built in Ackley in 1917. 43 VOL. 40, NO.2 WINTER 1991 • The Wright family celebrates Christmas on their Iowa farm (see page 12). Features 8 Justice Wright's Law School by Richard, Lord Acton/The University of Iowa College of Law can trace its roots to informal classes held in a justice's office. 12 A Farm Family Christmas by Mike Whye/Join the Wright family for Christmas on an Iowa farm. 22 Wolf Creek: Artistry and Wit in Wood by Lori Erickson/An Eldora company carves its niche with wooden figures that reflect a wry sense of humor as well as attention to hand-crafted detail. 28 The Magic of Winter Iowa photographers record an ever- changing season. 36 Howard Buri Master of the Prairie School by Jan Nash/Architect Howard Burr brought the Prairie style to rural Iowa. 44 A Legacy of Art for Iowa's Churches by Lisa Mullenneaux/Louis Comfort Tiffany created beautiful stained-gla as windows for Iowa's oldest church congregation. 50 When There's Snow, All Trails Lead to Cresco by Mike Whye/Sledders gather for the annual Snowfest snowmobile rally. 66 A Snowmobiling Adventure by Milce Whye/This Iowan correspondent describes his first snowmobile ride. 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Buyer agrees to defend and indemnify the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees, from any claims brought against them by Buyer's principals, agents and employees or by a third party which arise out of Buyer's entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property and subsequent use of the items listed in this Agreement and. Bill of Sale. It is further understood that the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale are received in an "AS IS" condition with no warranties, express or implied, and no warranty of title. County Black Hawk Sign� f' d acknowl ;+, y: )(Buyer: City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry Street Address Waterloo, IA 50703 City, State, Zip 5/n/8u(0 Date Phone IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Seller By Brent Christian, Property Manager Date FOR IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION USE ONLY Required Excess Sealed Bid Auction Negotiated Sale Date Date Performance Bond Received N/A Cost Center (Circle one 611000 Voucher No. Received by Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Accounting day of , 2010 Receipt Nos. Amount $ By System Number County Number Control Section Number Paren Number Parcel Number Object Number Function Number Rural -1 Urban - 2 Part 1 Non -Part -2 Suspense -3 Amount $ r•ne'r TOTAL $ CENTER - 631000 COST CENTER NAME - PRIMARY ROAD FUND GENERAL SALES TAX USE ONLY OBJECT CODE FUNCTION CODE AMOUNT aes DISTRIBUTION: Property Management Section Buyer Accounting Office, Temporary Record TOTAL Nancy Halvorson Property Management Supervisor Date Overview of Waterloo house reuse project for HWY 63 improvement project in Waterloo, Iowa The US Hwy 63 improvement project in the 1200 and 1700 blocks of Waterloo has resulted in the need to remove multiple single family houses. At a late stage of the property acquisition process, Jeremy Patterson House Movers, Inc. was brought in by the Highway 63 Gateway Community Development Corporation to discuss the possibilities for house relocations and rehabilitation for reuse. Jeremy Patterson and staff have visited the community multiple times to examine how a project could be put together to accomplish this goal. Meetings have been held with the city Planning, Housing and Building Departments office staff. Tours of the interiors of the prospective homes were arranged for the properties. Jeremy Patterson brought in a developer they are working with in other communities. CJE Properties has inspected the properties and has identified over a half dozen they would be interested in redeveloping. The city planning department staff have toured the moving company and developer around to inspect multiple city owned vacant Tots. A development agreement between the redeveloper and the City of Waterloo is being put forward to the City Council and Mayor for approval to proceed as soon as possible. The timeline to remove the houses from the DOT project area is short. Partners in this project are; CJE Properties, Iowa City, IA; The CJE Properties development company is a company that specializes in redevelopment of historic and relocated housing. The company believes that reutilization of existing building stock is preferred to the demolition and new construction of housing. It has worked with Jeremy Patterson House Movers, Inc. to accomplish similar projects. Jeremy Patterson House Movers, Inc. is an Iowa based structural moving company from Washington, IA. The company principals have a combined experience of over 100 years in the moving business. The company is the largest Iowa structural moving company and second largest in the nation with crews in the gulf coast and the southern Atlantic coast. The project proposal is to move multiple homes to new city owned Tots over a several day period in a row by the time the properties need cleared in order to meet the DOT project deadline. Highway 63 Gateway Community Development Corporation is a non-profit, community -focused organization that revitalizes distressed neighborhoods and encourages neighborhood sustainability. The CDC fulfills its mission by facilitating commercial and residential development through building rehabilitation, new construction, and in -fill development. The development corporation will work to facilitate the project through interfacing with the City as well as working to find financial incentives for the project developer. City of Waterloo — Departments of planning, housing and building. CITY OF WATERLOO Council. Communication City Council Meeting: April 5 Prepared: March 31. 2010 Dept. Head Signature # of Attachments: SUBJECT: Acquisition of Property in the Highway 63 Expansion Project Submitted by: Noel Anderson Recommended City Council Action: To approve the acquisition of 1707 Logan, 1711 Logan, 1745 Logan, 1302 Logan, 1232 Logan, 1353 Logan all in the Highway 63 Expansion Project Area. Summary Statement: As apart of the Highway 63 Expansion Project, the Iowa Department of Transportation has purchased approximately 30 homes along the Logan Avenue. The homes were put out for bid but only one sold; the remaining properties will be demolished. However, City staff has been working with the Highway Community Development Corporation to try and develop a plan to move the homes to City owned lots in an effort to retain affordable housing and to put homes back on the tax roles. As a result, a developer has been identified and has agreed to work with the City to move the homes to City owned Lots. Being that the bid process has expired, the I.D.O.T. can only transfer property directly to the City and then the City can transfer to any willing developer to get the homes moved. It is staff's intention to offer $1.00 for each of the properties for a total of $6.00. However, for the property at 1302 Logan, the City would be required to provide a $5,000 performance bond. Expenditure Required: $5,600 $6.00 total bid amount plus $5,000 Performance bond for Historic home at 1302 Logan. Source of Funds: Planning: Department Budget -Land and Right of Way. Policy Issue: Affordable Housing Alternative: Not to acquire homes and the houses are demolished. Background Information: RESOLUTION NO. 2010-235a RESOLUTION APPROVING AGREEMENTS AND BILLS OF SALE WITH THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DIRECTING EXECUTION OF SAID AGREEMENTS AND BILLS OF SALE BY MAYOR. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA, that the Agreements and Bills of Sale dated April 5, 2010, for the acquisition of the following properties located in the Highway 63 Expansion Project area: 1707 Logan Avenue, 1711 Logan Avenue, 1745 Logan Avenue, 1302 Logan Avenue, 1252 Logan Avenue and 1353 Logan Avenue, in the amount of $1.00 each, plus a $5,000.00 Performance Bond for historic home at 1302 Logan Avenue, for a total of $5,006.00, by and between the Iowa Department of Transportation and the City of Waterloo, Iowa, be and the same is hereby approved, and the Mayor authorized to execute the same in behalf of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of April, 2010. G Ernest G. Clark, Mayor ATTEST - Suzy Sc 1 arms, CMC City Clerk Nouse Movers NOTE: The Iowa Department of Transportation does not give any endorsement of recommendation on any certain mover. This list was compiled from the yellow pages of the telephone books. We will not be held responsible for any damages, etc., if any should occur. PERMITS: Information on moving permits can be obtained from the Iowa Department of Transportation Permit Center at 515-237-3264. Ace Building Movers Omaha, NE 407-571-7900 Alysworth Brothers House Movers PO Box 106 Wadena, IA 52169 563-774-2385 Andrews Brothers House Moving Dennis Andrews 1850 10th St. Marion, IA 52302 1-800-376-7003 or 319-373-6812 B&D Brian Crossley P.O. Box 123 Letts, IA 52754 319-726-3204 Billy Bell House Moving LLC 5672 W. 76th Street South Colfax, Iowa 50054 515-994-2513 Berghorst & Son Inc. Orville Van't Hul 601 5th St. PO Box 106 Hull, IA 51239 712-439-2132 Bissell Housemoving Harold Bissell 110 Waukee Avenue, Box 306 Waukee, IA 50263 515-987-4957 (FAX 987-8967) bissellhm@aol.com Christensen House Moving 3524 S. 66th St. Omaha, NE 68106 402-393-2062 Ferneau House Moving Bob Ferneau 2684 Ridge Road Rt 4 Marshalltown, IA 50158 641-753-8060 Forbes House Moving 274 Country Club Drive Lake Park, IA 51347 515-832-3232 Gleason & Sons House Movers 131 Niagara Drive Waterloo, IA 50701 319-233-4095 Glenn Hackwell 611 Walnut Anita, IA 50020 712-762-3762 Goodwin House Moving Rick Goodwin 2964 Coppock Road Washington, IA 52353 319-653-5644 Hansen House Movers 31064 Spring Avenue New Hartford, IA 50660 319-983-2617 Heartland Building Moving Tom Mader 5341 480th St. West Bend, IA 50597 515-887-2114 Henry Mullett R.R. 1, Box 34 Milton, IA 52570 641-656-4302 Hornbacher Housemoving Inc. 1212 Road 15 York, NE 68467 402-362-6262 Jody Sunvold House. Movers 107 S. Todd St. Manley, IA 50456 641-454-2935 Randy Kramer Rt. 2 West Point, IA 52656 319-837-6392 LAB Enterprises, Inc. .6002 Telegraph Road Davenport, IA 52802 563-326-4601 Move U Inc. Duane Thompson 1454 58th St.reet, R.R. 2 Sioux City, IA 51106 712-276-2860 Nielsen Trucking 1445 Kentucky Avenue Hazelton, IA 50641 319-636-2750 or 319-636-2229 O'Neil House Moving Omaha, NE 1-800-556-3358 (toll free) Progressive Building Movers Inc. Jim Newell 6463 50th Street. SE Rochester, MN 55904 507-288-0474 Ron Holland House Moving, Inc. Ron Holland 35545 Hwy. 69 Forest City, IA 50436 641-585-3630 or AFTER HRS: 641- 585-3001 FAX 641-585-2525 Wagenaar Moving 5164 280th St. Sheldon, IA 51201 712-324-3815 Wayne Spencer & Sons Heavy Movers R.R. 2 Blue Earth, MN 507-526-5462 or 507-526-3705 Revised: 5/24/02 Soto inventory Form State Historical Society of Iowa (December 1, 1999) State inventory No. 07-06534 New Supplemental ❑ Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) Relationship: 0 Contributing ❑ Noncontributing ❑ Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries National Register Status:(any that apply) ❑ Listed ❑ De -listed 0 NHL ❑ DOE 9 -Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number ❑ Non -Extant (enter year) 1. Herne of Property historic name house. other names/site number 2. Location street & number 1302 Logan Ave. city or town Waterloo Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name 0 vicinity, county Black Hawk Township No. Range No. Section Quartet of Quarter (If Urban) Subdivision Gates Park Place Block(s) 1 3. State/Federal Agency Certification [Skip this Section] Lot(s)11 4. National Park Service Certification [Skip this Section] 5. Classification Category of Property (Check only one box) building(s) If Non -Eligible Property O district Enter number of ❑ site buildings ❑ structure sites ❑ object structures objects Total Number of Resources within Property If Eligible Property, enter number of: Contributing Noncontributing . 1 buildings sites structures objects 1 Total Name of related project report or multiple property study (Enter,WR If the property is not part of a multiple property examination). 7-rtle Hisforica!Architectural Data Base Number U.S. 63: Historical/Architectural Intensive Level StudV 07-079 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) 01A01 DOMESTIC/single dwelling/residence 7. Description Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) 01A01 DOMESTIC/single dwelling/residence Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) i;`aterials (Enter categories from instructions) 07E 20TH CENTURY MOVEMENTS/Craftsman foundation walls roof 10A CONCRETE/Block 06 STUCCO, 15B SYTHETICS/Vinvl 08A ASPHALT/Shingle. other Narrative Description (O. 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 crfteria) ❑ Yes 0 No 0 More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events. ❑ Yes 0 No 0 More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. ® Yes 0 No 0 More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. 0 Yes 0 No 0 More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history. Nouse Movers NOTE: The Iowa Department of Transportation does not give any endorsement of recommendation on any certain mover. This list was compiled from the yellow pages of the telephone books. We will not be held responsible for any damages, etc., if any should occur. PERMITS: Information on moving permits can be obtained from the Iowa Department of Transportation Permit Center at 515-237-3264. Ace Building Movers Omaha, NE 407-571-7900 Alysworth Brothers House Movers PO Box 106 Wadena, IA 52169 563-774-2385 Andrews Brothers House Moving Dennis Andrews 1850 10th St. Marion, IA 52302 1-800-376-7003 or 319-373-6812 B&D Brian Crossley P.O. Box 123 Letts, IA 52754 319-726-3204 Billy Bell House Moving LLC 5672 W. 76th Street South Colfax, Iowa 50054 515-994-2513 Berghorst & Son Inc. Orville Van't Hul 601 5th St. PO Box 106 Hull, IA 51239 712-439-2132 Bissell Housemoving Harold Bissell 110 Waukee Avenue, Box 306 Waukee, IA 50263 515-987-4957 (FAX 987-8967) bissellhm@aol.com Christensen House Moving 3524 S. 66th St. Omaha, NE 68106 402-393-2062 Ferneau House Moving Bob Ferneau 2684 Ridge Road Rt 4 Marshalltown, IA 50158 641-753-8060 Forbes House Moving 274 Country Club Drive Lake Park, IA 51347 515-832-3232 Gleason & Sons House Movers 131 Niagara Drive Waterloo, IA 50701 319-233-4095 Glenn Hackwell 611 Walnut Anita, IA 50020 712-762-3762 Goodwin House Moving Rick Goodwin 2964 Coppock Road Washington, IA 52353 319-653-5644 Hansen House Movers 31064 Spring Avenue New Hartford, IA 50660 319-983-2617 Heartland Building Moving Tom Mader 5341 480th St. West Bend, IA 50597 515-887-2114 Henry Mullett R.R. 1, Box 34 Milton, IA 52570 641-656-4302 Hornbacher Housemoving Inc. 1212 Road 15 York, NE 68467 402-362-6262 Jody Sunvold House Movers 107 S. Todd St. Manley, IA 50456 641-454-2935 Randy Kramer Rt. 2 West Point, IA 52656 319-837-6392 LAB Enterprises, Inc. 6002 Telegraph Road Davenport, IA 52802 563-326-4601 Move U Inc. Duane Thompson 1454 58th St.reet, R.R. 2 Sioux City, IA 51106 712-276-2860 Nielsen Trucking 1445 Kentucky Avenue Hazelton, IA 50641 319-636-2750 or 319-636-2229 O'Neil House Moving Omaha, NE 1-800-556-3358 (toll free) Progressive Building Movers Inc. Jim Newell 6463 50th Street. SE Rochester, MN 55904 507-288-0474 Ron Holland House Moving, Inc. Ron Holland 35545 Hwy. 69 Forest City, IA 50436 641-585-3630 or AFTER HRS: 641- 585-3001 FAX 641-585-2525 Wagenaar Moving 5164 280th St. Sheldon, IA 51201 712-324-3815 Wayne Spencer & Sons Heavy Movers R.R. 2 Blue Earth, MN 507-526-5462 or 507-526-3705 Revised: 5/24/02 • County Black Hawk Address . 1302 Logan Ave. City Waterloo Site Number 07-06534 District Number Criteria Considerations ❑ A Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. ❑ B Removed from its original location. ❑ C A birthplace orgrave. [] D A cemetery ❑ E A reconstructed building, object or structure: ❑ F A commemorative property. 0 G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance wrfthin the past • 50 years. Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Significant Person (Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above) Significant Dates Canshuction date 1919 ❑ check if circa or estimated date Other dates • 1919 garage Architect/Builder Architect Bum Howard B.. Builder B. Narrative Statement of Significance ( SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) - 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography Y � See continuation sheet for citations of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form 10. Geographic Data UTitli References (OPTIONAL) -Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting•• • . • Northing 1 _ • 2 3• 4 ❑ See continuation sheet for addifional UTM references or cortunents 1;. Form Prepared By nameltitie Jan Olive Nash organization Taligrass Historians L.C. date June 2007. street & number 2460 S. Riverside Drive " telephone (319) 35446722 • city or town Iowa City state IA zip code 52246 • • •.bb ADDTTiONAL DOCUMENTATION (Submit the following items with the completed fora) 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 ofa survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo%atalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs.to be provided below on this particular inventory site: Roil/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken RoNsIde sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken 0 See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roil or slide entries. IN Photos/illustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file. FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPER11ES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & District (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contnbuting status) 2. Barn: a. A sketch of the frame/truss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent ofthe bam. 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 [j N0 : 0 More Research Recommended • 0 This is a locally designated prgperly. or part Of a locally designated district: • . Comments: Evaluated by (name/title): . ' Date: 211 Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa *Iowa Site pventory Form Continuation Sheet Site Number 07-06.534 Related District Number • Name of Property 1302 Logan Ave. Address County Waterloo City 7. Narrative This fine "stucco and clapboard" Craftsman bungalow was described by Barbara Long in 1986 when she evaluated it as National Register eligible. It appears the rear portion of the house has had vinyl siding applied over the clapboards since that . time. 8. Statement of Significance This supplemental site inventory form is being completed in.order to assess the impact on the building's integrity by the vinyl siding and to attribute its design to architect Howard B. Bum Because of the massive front porch and entry gable, the vinyl siding, which probably only hides the original clapboards, has a minimal effect on this finely detailed Craftsman house. Its bungalow form and many Craftsman details remain intact. The house is attributable to Burr in an indirect, yet solid, manner. Long's 1986 report features this house at page 196 as the archetypical Craftsman style. Further, she said this house matches one located at 911 South Street (p. 57). The author's collection of Howard Burr material includes a list of commissions and clients, as well as copies of the drawings for 911 South Street. The plans suggest that 911 South is the mirror image of 1302 .Logan Avenue. They certainly strongly suggest Burr as the architect of both houses. The client of the 911 South Street house was H.B. Boles, likely Herbert B. Boles, son of governor Horace Boies. 9.'Maior Bibliographical References FieldInspection, June 29; 2006 Black Hawk Co. Assessor Record See also accompanying report HADB 07-079 Burr, Howard B., Inventory of Commissions. Collection of the author. Long, Barbara Beving. Waterloo; Factory City oflowa: Survey ofArrhitecture and History. Report' prepared by Midwest''- •' Research for the City of Waterloo, 1986. 10. Additional Documentation General Location Map NA • Source: IDOT Highway and Street Map Waterloo. Iowa, 2005. Sketch Map Showing Property Location County Black Hawk Address 1302 Logan Ave. Site Number 07-06534 City Waterloo District Number Criteria Considerations ❑ A Owned by a religious institution or used for religious purposes. ❑ B Removed from its original location. ❑ C A birthplace or grave. ❑ D A cemetery ❑ E A reconstructed building, object, or structure: ❑ F A commemorative property. 0 G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past 50 years. Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Significant Peon (Complete if National Register Criterion B Is marked above) B. Narratiive Statement of Significance 9. Major Bibliographical References Significant Dates Construction date 1919 0 check if circa or estimated date Other dates 1919 garage Architect/: Wilder Architect Bum Howard B. Builder SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) • Bibliography ® See continuation sheet for citations of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form 10. Geographic lr, ata t173111 Ref ererices (OPTIONAL) •Zone Easting 1 2 4 Northing 3. Zone Eastirig•-- . 0 See continuation sheet for additional llnMfl references or comments 11. Form Prepared By Northing name/title Jan Olive Nash organization Tallcirass Historians L.C. street & number 2460 S. Riverside Drive " city or town Iowa City state IA date June 2007. telephone (319) 354.6722 zip code 52246 ADITIONAL 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 needsto 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 bulli, and contributing or non-contributing status) 2. Bam: a. A sketch of the frame/truss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent ofthe bar. 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 bam's exterior dimensions in feet. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use *nil? Below This Line Concur with above survey opinion. on Natibna/ Register eligibility: ❑ Yes 0 No • : ❑ More Research Recommended This is a locally designated properly. or part of a locally designated district . Comments: Evaluated by (name/title): Date: al A 4, f: •w� �7 if Form No. 636-032 Revised 1/15/03 Iowa Department of Transportation OFFICE OF RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT AND BILL OF SALE IMPROVEMENTS, STRUCTURES AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS WAIVER OF SUIT SALE WITH NO WARRANTIES Parcel No. 200 Project No. NHSX-63-6(70)-3H-07 County Black Hawk THIS AGREEMENT, by and between the IOWA DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION, Ames, Iowa, Seller and Citv of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry St., Waterloo, IA. Buyer. The Seller hereby sells, transfers and conveys to the Buyer the 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 story house situated at 1745 Logan Ave., Waterloo, IA formerly owned by Flossie Anderson for the total sum of $1.00 in full payment for the above described improvement. The total sum includes sales tax when required. Sales tax will be collected on the sale of all personal property. The Buyer agrees to remove said improvement from the premises on or before June 14, 2010. A Performance Bond is required in the amount of NONE. This Bond shall be a Check or Money Order; PAYABLE TO, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; mail or deliver to the Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of ROW, Property Management Section, Ames, Iowa 50010, within five days from the date of this sale. It is understood and agreed that the removal of said improvement(s) is the essence of this agreement and that improvement(s) remaining on the premises after the above date, may, unless the removal date has been extended by written consent of the Seller, be removed, destroyed, or disposed of in any manner deemed feasible by the Seller, without further notice or obligation to the Buyer and the Buyer shall forfeit any Performance Bond posted in connection with the removal of said improvement. If this Bill of Sale is for a structure, it also understood and agreed that all improvements shall be removed, by the Buyer, to foundation or ground level. Buyer shall remove all debris resulting from moving operations and shall leave the building site reasonably clean. The Buyer is to cap the sewer and disconnect all existing utilities. The Buyer shall forfeit his/her Performance Bond upon failing to comply with these conditions. The Buyer waives any and all claims against the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees for damages for personal injury or for property damage that may arise from Buyers entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property, and from any subsequent use of the items listed, whether said injury or damage results from obvious or hidden defects. Buyer agrees to defend and indemnify the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees, from any claims brought against them by Buyer's principals, agents and employees or by a third party which arise out of Buyer's entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property and subsequent use of the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale. It is further understood that the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale are received in an "AS IS" condition with no warranties, express or implied, and no warranty of title. Signe d acknowledged by:: IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Seller -� 5)nIo uyer: City of Waterloo Date 715 Mulberry Street Address Waterloo, IA 50703 City, State, Zip 2'11- itgd I Phone By Brent Christian, Property Manager Date FOR IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION USE ONLY Required Excess Sealed Bid Auction Negotiated Sale Date Date Performance Bond Received N/A Cost Center (Circle one) 611000 601000 Voucher No. Received by Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Accounting day of , 2010 Receipt Nos. Amount $ 661000 By System Number County Number Control Section Number Paren Number Parcel Number Object Number Function Number Rural -1 Urban - 2 Part 1 Non -Part -2 Suspense -3 Amount $ TOTAL $ COST CENTER - 631000 COST CENTER NAME - PRIMARY ROAD FUND GENERAL SALES TAX USE ONLY OBJECT CODE FUNCTION CODE AMOUNT aes DISTRIBUTION: Property Management Section Buyer Accounting Office, Temporary Record TOTAL Nancy Halvorson Date Property Management Supervisor Form No. 636-032 Revised 1/15/03 ,:►� Iowa Department of Transportation OFFICE OF RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT AND BILL OF SALE IMPROVEMENTS, STRUCTURES AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS WAIVER OF SUIT SALE WITH NO WARRANTIES Parcel No. 188 Project No. NHSX-63-6(70)-3H-07 County Black Hawk THIS AGREEMENT, by and between the IOWA DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION, Ames, Iowa, Seller and City of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry St., Waterloo, IA. Buyer. The Seller hereby sells, transfers and conveys to the Buyer the 3 bedroom, 1 bath, 1 Y2 story house situated at 1711 Logan Ave., Waterloo, IA formerly owned by Karen Moore for the total sum of $1.00 in full payment for the above described improvement. The total sum includes sales tax when required. Sales tax will be collected on the sale of all personal property. The Buyer agrees to remove said improvement from the premises on or before June 14. 2010. A Performance Bond is required in the amount of NONE. This Bond shall be a Check or Money Order; PAYABLE TO, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; mail or deliver to the Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of ROW, Property Management Section, Ames, Iowa 50010, within five days from the date of this sale. It is understood and agreed that the removal of said improvement(s) is the essence of this agreement and that improvement(s) remaining on the premises after the above date, may, unless the removal date has been extended by written consent of the Seller, be removed, destroyed, or disposed of in any manner deemed feasible by the Seller, without further notice or obligation to the Buyer and the Buyer shall forfeit any Performance Bond posted in connection with the removal of said improvement. If this Bill of Sale is for a structure, it also understood and agreed that all improvements shall be removed, by the Buyer, to foundation or ground level. Buyer shall remove all debris resulting from moving operations and shall leave the building site reasonably clean. The Buyer is to cap the sewer and disconnect all existing utilities. The Buyer shall forfeit his/her Performance Bond upon failing to comply with these conditions. The Buyer waives any and all claims against the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees for damages for personal injury or for property damage that may arise from Buyers entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property, and from any subsequent use of the items listed, whether said injury or damage results from obvious or hidden defects. Buyer agrees to defend and indemnify the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees, from any claims brought against them by Buyer's principals, agents and employees or by a third party which arise out of Buyer's entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property and subsequent use of the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale. It is further understood that the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale are received in an "AS IS" condition with no warranties, express or implied, and no warranty of title. Signe • r • acknowledged by: IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Seller By uyer: City of Waterloo Date Brent Christian, Property Manager Date 715 Mulberry Street Address /� Waterloo, IA 50703 p2 l I' / f ` 31 City, State, Zip Phone FOR IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION USE ONLY Required Excess Sealed Bid Auction Negotiated!_ Sale Date Date Performance Bond Received N/A Cost Center (Circle one) 611000 601000 Voucher No. Received by Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Accounting day of , 2010 Receipt Nos. Amount $ 661000 By System Number County Number Control Section Number Paren Number Parcel Number Object Number Function Number Rural -1 Urban - 2 Part 1 Non -Part -2 Suspense -3 Amount $ TOTAL $ COST CENTER - 631000 COST CENTER NAME - PRIMARY ROAD FUND GENERAL SALES TAX USE ONLY OBJECT CODE FUNCTION CODE AMOUNT aes DISTRIBUTION: Property Management Section Buyer Accounting Office, Temporary Record TOTAL Nancy Halvorson Date Property Management Supervisor Form No. 636-032 Revised 1/15/03 Iowa Department of Transportation N+ OFFICE OF RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT AND BILL OF SALE IMPROVEMENTS, STRUCTURES AND MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS WAIVER OF SUIT SALE WITH NO WARRANTIES Parcel No. 185 Project No. NHSX-63-6(70)-3H-07 County Black Hawk THIS AGREEMENT, by and between the IOWA DEPARTMENT of TRANSPORTATION, Ames, Iowa, Seller and Citv of Waterloo, 715 Mulberry St. Waterloo. IA. Buyer. The Seller hereby sells, transfers and conveys to the Buyer the 3 bedroom. 1 bath, 1 '/2 story house situated at 1707 Loaan Ave.. Waterloo, IA formerly owned by Rory McVay for the total sum of $1.00 in full payment for the above described improvement. The total sum includes sales tax when required. Sales tax will be collected on the sale of all personal property. The Buyer agrees to remove said improvement from the premises on or before June 14. 2010. A Performance Bond is required in the amount of NONE. This Bond shall be a Check or Money Order; PAYABLE TO, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION; mail or deliver to the Iowa Department of Transportation, Office of ROW, Property Management Section, Ames, Iowa 50010, within five days from the date of this sale. It is understood and agreed that the removal of said improvement(s) is the essence of this agreement and that improvement(s) remaining on the premises after the above date, may, unless the removal date has been extended by written consent of the Seller, be removed, destroyed, or disposed of in any manner deemed feasible by the Seller, without further notice or obligation to the Buyer and the Buyer shall forfeit any Performance Bond posted in connection with the removal of said improvement. If this Bill of Sale is for a structure, it also understood and agreed that all improvements shall be removed, by the Buyer, to foundation or ground level. Buyer shall remove all debris resulting from moving operations and shall leave the building site reasonably clean. The Buyer is to cap the sewer and disconnect all existing utilities. The Buyer shall forfeit his/her Performance Bond upon failing to comply with these conditions. The Buyer waives any and all claims against the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees for damages for personal injury or for property damage that may arise from Buyers entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property, and from any subsequent use of the items listed, whether said injury or damage results from obvious or hidden defects. Buyer agrees to defend and indemnify the State, this Department and their agents, officers, or employees, from any claims brought against them by Buyer's principals, agents and employees or by a third party which arise out of Buyer's entry upon and removal of property and activities on the property and subsequent use of the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale. It is further understood that the items listed in this Agreement and Bill of Sale are received in an "AS IS" condition with no warranties, express or implied, and no warranty of title. Signed a acknowledged b • IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, Seller 44"4" 5/1"1 (0 By Date Brent Christian, Property Manager Date Buyer: City of Waterloo 715 Mulberry Street Address Waterloo, IA 50703 City, State, Zip 021(-4,34) Phone FOR IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION USE ONLY Required Excess Sealed Bid Auction Negotiated!_ Sale Date Date Performance Bond Received N/A Cost Center (Circle one) 611000 601000 Voucher No. Received by Iowa Department of Transportation Office of Accounting day of , 2010 Receipt Nos. Amount $ 661000 By System Number County Number Control Section Number Paren Number Parcel Number Object Number Function Number Rural -1 Urban - 2 Part 1 Non -Part -2 Suspense -3 Amount $ TOTAL $ COST CENTER - 631000 COST CENTER NAME - PRIMARY ROAD FUND GENERAL SALES TAX USE ONLY OBJECT CODE FUNCTION CODE AMOUNT aes DISTRIBUTION: Property Management Section Buyer Accounting Office, Temporary Record TOTAL Nancy Halvorson Date Property Management Supervisor