Site Inventory Form State Inventory No

Site Inventory Form State Inventory No. 22-01349 New Supplemental State Historical Society of Iowa Part of a district with known boundaries (enter inventory no.) 22-01381 (December 1, 1999) Relationship: Contributing Noncontributing Contributes to a potential district with yet unknown boundaries National Register Status:(any that apply) Listed De-listed NHL DOE 9-Digit SHPO Review & Compliance Number Non-Extant (enter year) 1. Name of Property historic name Elkader Mill – Elkader Public Library other names/site number Central State Power Company Building 2. Location street & number 130 North Main Street city or town Elkader vicinity, county Clayton Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Name Township No. Range No. Section Quarter of Quarter (If Urban) Subdivision Original Town Block(s) Fractional Blks 3 & 4 Lot(s) 3. State/Federal Agency Certification [Skip this Section] 4. National Park Service Certification [Skip this Section] 5. Classification Category of Property (Check only one box) Number of Resources within Property building(s) If Non-Eligible Property If Eligible Property, enter number of: district Enter number of: Contributing Noncontributing site buildings 1 buildings structure sites sites object structures structures objects objects Total 1 Total Name of related project report or multiple property study (Enter “N/A” if the property is not part of a multiple property examination). Title Historical Architectural Data Base Number Arch. & Hist. Resources of the Elkader Downtown Historic District MPD 22-030 6. Function or Use Historic Functions (Enter categories from instructions) Current Functions (Enter categories from instructions) 09A11 Grain Mill 05C Library 7. Description Architectural Classification (Enter categories from instructions) Materials (Enter categories from instructions) 09D01 Flat Roof foundation 04 Stone walls 03 Brick roof 08 Asphalt other Narrative Description ( SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) 8. Statement of Significance Applicable National Register Criteria (Mark “x” representing your opinion of eligibility after applying relevant National Register criteria) Yes No More Research Recommended A Property is associated with significant events. Yes No More Research Recommended B Property is associated with the lives of significant persons. Yes No More Research Recommended C Property has distinctive architectural characteristics. Yes No More Research Recommended D Property yields significant information in archaeology or history. County Clayton Address 130 North Main Street Site Number 22-01349 City Elkader District Number 22-01381 Criteria Considerations A Owned by a religious institution or used E A reconstructed building, object, or structure. for religious purposes. F A commemorative property. B Removed from its original location. G Less than 50 years of age or achieved significance within the past C A birthplace or grave. 50 years. D A cemetery Areas of Significance (Enter categories from instructions) Significant Dates Construction date 02 ARCHITECTURE 1940 check if circa or estimated date Other dates 05 COMMERCE 1847; 1965; 1998 Significant Person Architect/Builder (Complete if National Register Criterion B is marked above) Architect Builder Timothy Davis, Chester Sage & John Thompson Narrative Statement of Significance ( SEE CONTINUATION SHEETS, WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED) 9. Major Bibliographical References Bibliography See continuation sheet for citations of the books, articles, and other sources used in preparing this form 10. Geographic Data UTM References (OPTIONAL) Zone Easting Northing Zone Easting Northing 1 2 3 4 See continuation sheet for additional UTM references or comments 11. Form Prepared By name/title Marlys Svendsen, Svendsen Tyler, Inc. organization City of Elkader date 7/2011 street & number N3834 Deep Lake Road telephone 715/469-3300 city or town Sarona state WI zip code 54870 ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION (Submit the following items with the completed form) FOR ALL PROPERTIES 1. Map: showing the property’s location in a town/city or township. 2. Site plan: showing position of buildings and structures on the site in relation to public road(s). 3. Photographs: representative black and white photos. If the photos are taken as part of a survey for which the Society is to be curator of the negatives or color slides, a photo/catalog sheet needs to be included with the negatives/slides and the following needs to be provided below on this particular inventory site: Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken Roll/slide sheet # Frame/slot # Date Taken See continuation sheet or attached photo & slide catalog sheet for list of photo roll or slide entries. Photos/illustrations without negatives are also in this site inventory file. FOR CERTAIN KINDS OF PROPERTIES, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AS WELL 1. Farmstead & District: (List of structures and buildings, known or estimated year built, and contributing or non-contributing status) 2. Barn: a. A sketch of the frame/truss configuration in the form of drawing a typical middle bent of the barn. b. A photograph of the loft showing the frame configuration along one side. c. A sketch floor plan of the interior space arrangements along with the barn’s exterior dimensions in feet. State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) Use Only Below This Line Concur with above survey opinion on National Register eligibility: Yes No More Research Recommended This is a locally designated property or part of a locally designated district. Comments: Evaluated by (name/title): Date: Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs State Historical Society of Iowa Site Number 22-01349 Iowa Site Inventory Form Related District Number 22-01381 Continuation Sheet Page 1 Elkader Mill – Elkader Public Library Clayton Name of Property County 130 North Main Street Elkader Address City 7. Description: This building includes a combination of building parts dating from 1847 to 1998. This site was the location of the original Elkader Mill constructed by Elkader’s founders – Davis, Thompson and Sage – shortly after Elkader was founded. Portions of the basement, tall foundation and first floor level dating from 1846-1847 and subsequent rebuilding in 1860, 1880-81, 1902, 1906, 1908 and 1930 remain in place within the current library. After the third fire in the mill in 1939, the owners made the decision to not rebuild it. Instead, an office building was completed in 1940 on the mill site and adjacent lot to the north. Decorah architect Charles Altfilisch was the architect for the office building. In 1965, the office building was leased to the City of Elkader and converted to use as a public library. By the late 1990s, the building was in line for a major remodeling. Renovations began in September 1997 with Gardner Architects of Strawberry Point preparing the design. Loecke Construction of Manchester served as general contractor and construction was completed in September 1998. As a result of the phased construction, flooding, fires, and rebuilding, the building has a mixture of construction dates. The Elkader Mill – Elkader Public Library at 130 N. Main Street is an example of a mix of vernacular building forms and remodeling projects completed over 15 decades. The lower level fronting on the Turkey River includes the original limestone walls of the mill building erected in 1846-1847 and rebuilt following several floods and fires. The 1-story main level present in 2011 includes both limestone walls and brick walls on the rear façade facing the river. The Main Street frontage has a completely reworked façade installed in 1998 that includes stucco and brick walls with two hipped roof angular bays flanking a pedimented entrance portico. The portico has red brick piers supporting the vaulted pediment. Fenestration on the front façade includes the two large bays with four 8/8 double-hung windows in each bay. On the rear façade overlooking the river, four 1/1 double-hung windows are in the south limestone walled section and two pairs of twin multi-light windows with transoms are in the north brick-walled section. Aerial images clearly show a combination of three building sections incorporated into one building. Though major alterations have occurred on the main level of the front façade, the intact rear stone walls of the foundation and first floor provide a strong link with the original use of the building as a flour mill. An interior inspection of the lower level revealed unidentified cast iron machinery parts anchored into the floors likely associated with the building’s use for 90 years as a mill. 8. Significance: The Elkader Mill – Elkader Public Library at 130 N. Main Street is an example of the blending a mix of vernacular building forms and remodeling projects completed over the 150 year life of this industrial building. It occupies a singularly significant site along North Main Street that held the original Elkader Mill and subsequent rebuilding and renovations associated with its continued use as a mill and subsequent use as an office building for the local power company. Though severely remodeled, it retains sufficient original building components to be considered a contributing resource in the Elkader Downtown Historic District for its association with milling in Elkader and power generation activities. The district derives significance under both Criteria A and C. Under Criterion A, the district’s commercial buildings are associated with the historic contexts developed for the downtown in the “Architectural and Historical Resources

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