1885 Franklin D. Hyde-Designed Queen Anne Victorian in Dubuque, Iowa
$950,000 | Built 1885 | 6,676 Sq. Ft. | 7 Beds | 6 Baths | 0.68 Acres
1155 Grove Ter, Dubuque, IA 52001
Offering over 6,600 square feet of beautifully preserved historic interiors, this 1885 Franklin D. Hyde-designed Queen Anne Victorian has relisted for $950,000 in Dubuque, Iowa. Listing details: ESCAPE the HECTIC LIFESTYLE of the BIG CITY and return to the real America. One of the BEST views in the Midwest of the mighty Mississippi River valley. This historically restored, meticulously maintained Queen Anne-style mansion was built pre-1889. This home has a remarkable roof, dormers, massing, & elongated thin windows. The main level has a grand living room (FP), large family room (FP), private office, formal dining room, extensive kitchen with many extras – Viking stove, bathroom & grand staircase foyer with double entry doors.
Elegant 2nd-floor with a master bedroom suite (FP), laundry, large bedroom (FP), medium size 2nd bedroom, 3rd bedroom or library room, foyer used as a sitting room, & large enclosed porch (that accesses the rear private garden that has a gazebo, pond, and waterfall & access to Highland Street. Designed & built by Franklin D. Hyde, the architect. This frame house has a square core, east & south wings & north pavilion. The roof is unmatched in the city for its complexity. The design employs a series of jerk-in-head or clipped gables to convey a thatched roof effect. Dormers are tucked under extended overhangs with a secondary roof plane beneath the dormer front. The dormer on the south wing has cutaway corners to match the same impact on the bay corners below.
1-story cantilevered (with scrolled brackets) oriole on the east bay ground floor. It raised the stone foundation. Main entrance on east front with transom & separate half-sized sidelights. 1-story porch at SW corner has a 3-sided oriole with narrow lights. North end square-cut bay on the wing, with the same dormer pattern. West end solarium wing with a deck on the second floor. 4-season porch at the rear of 2nd level with a rubber deck roof accessed by 3rd level. The lower level is a Southwest Americana-styled family room, fitness room, large bathroom, utility room, storage area & shop/garden/wine area. Central vacuum system. Most furnishings stay w/house, including TV, rugs, and five fireplaces – all operational. This Queen Anne Victorian is on the market for $950,000 with Bob Felderman of Bob Felderman Realty & Photography. Photography by Bob Felderman Photography.
