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Home My WebLink AboutA001 - Application for Designation as Historic Landmark Effective 11/21/89 CITY OF AMES, IOWA APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION OF A HISTORIC LANDMARK Owner/Applicant: Ames Heritage Association Address: P. O. Box 821 Ames Iowa 50010 (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: (Home) (Business) Owner's/Applicant's Agent: Rose Rollenhagen and Kathy Sven, President Address: 609 7th St. Ames Iowa 50010 (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: 232-7160 232-7160 (Home) (Business) 1. Address of Proposed Landmark: 420 Kellogg 2. Legal Description (attach if lengthy): Original town, Block 11 , Lots 12-15 Ames , Iowa; Story County This application must include the following: 1. A map showing the Assessor's plat of the area to be designated, and the area 200 feet beyond the boundaries of the proposed Historic Landmark. (Obtain from the Department of Planning and Housing.) 2. A description of the boundaries of the area to be designated, legal description, and the size of the area in acres and/or square feet. s 3. Photographs, a minimum size of 3"x5", not older than 12 months from the date of application, showing each structure as viewed_ from the street, or streets in the case of Me, cort i er escriptive materials. JAB`: 28 1191 CITY OF ANTES,IOWA DEPT.OF PLhNtdING&NOOSING 2 - 4. A list of names and addresses of all property owners of the proposed landmark, as well as, those within 200 feet of its boundary. This list must correlate with the individual property numbers on the map of the Assessor's plat referred to in item #1. 5. Evidence that the proposed landmark meets the following criteria: a. Properties are significant in national, state, or local history, architecture, landscape architecture, archaeology, and culture; and, b. Properties possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association; and, C. Properties have. yielded, or, may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory 'or history. 6. A narrative providing information concerning at least one of the following: a. Properties are associated with events that have been a signifi- cant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or, b. Properties are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or, C. Properties embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, method of new construction, represent the work of a master, possess high artistic values, represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individ- ual distinction; and 7. A narrative providing verifiable information about events or persons that may have a significant relationship to the landmark and its past. 8. Iowa Site Inventory (completed form for each property). I(We) certify that I(We) am(are) familiar with applicable state and local codes and Ordinances, the procedural requirements of the City of Ames, and have submitted all the required information. Signed by: Date: /—ZF--q / and Owner's/Applicant's Agent (if applicable), Fee: $ Date Paid:, Received by: Date received by the Department of Planning and Housing: FORM03-2.MST F i Effective 11/21/89 CITY OF AMES, IOWA HISTORIC LANDMARK CHECKLIST The following items shall be submitted as part of an application for desig- nation as a Historic Landmark. Check if Submitted t/ 1. The Application for Designation as a Historic Landmark. (This application must be completely filled out..) 2. A description of the boundaries of the area to be designated, legal description, and the size of the area in acres and/or square feet. 3. A map showing the Assessor's plat of the area to".-be designat- ed, its boundary, and the area 200 feet ' beyond- the proposed Historic Landmark. (Obtain from the Department of Planning and Housing.) 4. Photographs and/or other descriptive materials. 5. A list of names and addresses of all property owners of the proposed landmark, as well as, those within 200 feet of its boundary. This list must correlate with the individual proper- ty numbers on the map of the Assessor's plat referred to in item #2. 1/ 6. A narrative providing information about events or persons that may have a significant relationship to the area and its past. 7. A narrative providing information concerning at least one of the following: a. Properties are associated with events that have been a signifi- cant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or, b. Properties are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or, c. Properties embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, method of new construction, represent the work of a master, possess high artistic values, represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individ- ual distinction; and 2 Evidence that the proposed landmark meets the following criteria: a. Properties are significant in national, state, or local history, landscape architecture, architecture, archaeology, and culture; and, b. Properties possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association; and, _ C. Properties have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. 9. Iowa Site Inventory (completed form for each property). 10. A signed Historic Landmark Checklist I(We) certify that I(We) have submitted all the required information listed above, and I(We) am(are) understand that this Application cannot be processed until all required information is submitted. 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R = 4 .ar •.a.'- .s"'.,fas - Cy �{� 1• G rx. �F+��+� r s s �. zzp low EARM Vir or • •- . •n 4141 If 0 so es 1 InIf 0 •.�`�.. 1 - —ate. - �r -'�El.>c... oil '7 elf .oceene., of of T CFN 259-1401 ' Property Characteristic Form - COMMERCIAL 8/25/89 Survey ID Number Database ID Number Street Address 420 Kellogg City Ames County- Story Legal Description: (If Rural) Township Range Section Quarter of Quarter of Location Integrity: Original Site (OS) Moved (MV) Moved to Original Site (MO) OS Endangered?: N oro If yes, why? Plans are uncertain. City wishes to sell. No protection is assured at this time. Ground Plan: a. Building Shape(s) rectanctle b. Width 7018" by Depth 84'7" in feet Architectural Style/Stylistic Influences Key Stylistic Attributes Code Classical Revival style door frame at main entrance, two-story 52 (Surveyor: Wesley Shank) pilasters with capitals and bases omitted, entablature, block course, symmetrical design Materials: Foundation limestone (excellent condition) 43 Walls brick (solid; excellent condition; mortar: good) 30 Roof asphalt 80 Number of Stories 2 Roof Shape flat 4 Builder(s) J.E. Tusant Construction Co. Architect(s) Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen Original Construction Date 1915-16 Modification/Addition Dates: 1962, 1979, 1980 1962: second floor offices remodeled 1979-80: first and second floor offices remodeled Continuation Sheet_j_] Significant Interior Components: 22% of non-structural interior walls have been removed and Dartition walls added. Remaining walls are in good shape with plaster intact. Oak panel doors k transoms, complete with Florentine glass and original hardware, are in good condition. Oak -,rim is also in good shape. The main stairways are of cast iron with Continuation Sheet ( 1l !Ion-Storage Basement Use: Tail, holding roans for Police Dept., offices for Police Dept. Continuation Sheet L_1 Creatment .f Store Front: Continuation Sheet ( 1 Surveyor Comments: The Classical Revival style was used as an appropriate means of expressing ;he dignity of local government, but simplicity of the design expressed the midwestern ideal of .conomical democratic government. The function of the fire station was given reduced, but separate expression. ;urveyor: Wesley Shank Continuation Sheet Sources: Original blueprints for Ames City Hall. Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen, Architects, 3/8/15- 3lueprints for "Renovations to the 1st & 2nd Floors of Public Safety Building." Bernard J. ;later, Architect, 2/20/79 & 7/17/80: ,mes Intelligencer, June 10 & August 5, 1914. ones Weekly Tribune, April 8 & August 11-12, 1915. Leeds Further Study/Anomaly [ ] Continuation Sheet ( 11 Surveyor Kathy Svec & ResP gollenhagen, Ames Heritage Assn. Date 6-28-90 1915 City Hall is a historic landmark because : 1 ) It is a landmark of the city' s transition from pioneer village to a city that occurred in the late 1800 ' s and early 1900 's . 2) It is the only building in Ames designed specifically for City government. 3 ) It has statewide significance as the only known city hall designed exclusively by Liebbe, Nourse and Rasmussen. 4 ) It housed Ames ' government for 74 years, 59% of our City' s total history. 5) It embodies the foresight, initiative and civic pride which have characterized the citizens of Ames from the beginning. 1 1915 City Hall is a historic landmark because : 1 ) It is a landmark of the City' s transition from a pioneer village to a city that occurred in the late 1800 ' s and early 1900 ' s . To understand the changes that occurred in Ames during this period , we will concentrate on the years between 1886, when the first city hall was. built, and 1915, when it was razed to make room for the new city hall . Why was a new city hall needed in 1915? In 1885, the population of Ames was 1307 . By 1915, the population had nearly quadrupled to 5091 ( 15) . The city' s platted area increased nearly tenfold between 1875 and 1915 ( Al sq. mi . in 1$75; 3.92 s�. mi . in 1915 ) ( 25, 41 ) . Ames experienced a building boom. Eighty-two structures were built in 1907 ( 1 , p. 80 ) . In 1911 , real estate men said there was a demand for houses to rent from $12 to $20 ; they estimated that 40 modern cottages costing from $1000 to $2000 would sell immediately ( 1 , p. 83 ) . In 1913 , 91 new houses were built in Ames; in 1914 , 124 new houses were built. In 1915, 194 new houses were built in Ames (48 ) . Construction of the present-day First Congregational Church was begun in 1899 ( 1 , p. 38) . St. Cecilia' s Catholic Church was built in 1906 (1 , p. 66) . The present-day First Methodist CHurch was built in 1907-08 for $53, 409 ( 1 , p. 78) . The First Baptist Church was completed in 1910 ( 26 ) . The cornerstone of the present-day Collegiate Presbyterian Church was laid in September, 1915 ( 1 , p. 83 ) . In 1885, Ames' first public library opened in a room above Maxwell & Sons store . Citizens were invited to come and use the books ( 1 , p. 56 ) . In 1902, money was voted for a public library to be established with $10, 000 from the 2 I /✓I l/QN rr ,L; r • — - .�Awr Lii i8-75 ®� ®ff PLAN OF TUN, /E :AY LOft GO W E NORTH ST. / L �r uu 1 FAYETTTTEr U UC AF/ I GT Y AMORE ST- s I _ f F, 2S t• r �Y w $ RTC Ff --- 00049 fi F , ST _J L1�--JII IIIL-J,7�j' ram/ � �.1 WA FF I�FQ ]ST� AS—M.I • T 1I, ONSEC5.7,8IMST.631M Y STORY i «GT o, '—"- DA VIS CO." �o o� JR ES I -- I PlANKSNORTN R LINCOLN ST ■00NC JC �DD It li 1 G CJi s 2 d .. E T, L GRANT V 6 L .�--� F Z V ^ R D Q' �. ��' .�. K'S Z `� `� � ]F a v Q v _ D � ------------- so u r-c C PLAN O FN. 1 -�!-MONROE CO.�". 'r. � r � r•i 11o• 14 rs !,,. to '� � •'�:, YJ 4 NA rl • ;'�'.��,� err ,.,� � �. •.z "S ' . �� _ � i r•1� � ,�Y i 1 ,- Carnegie Foundation ( 1 , p. 69 ) . Wallace Greeley (Mayor of Ames , 1888-90) donated the site ( 1 , p. 91 ) . The building was dedicated in 1904 ( 1 , p. 91 ) . In 1915, Capt . Greeley announced that he would build and donate to the City its first hospital in memory of his wife , Mary ( 12) . In 1886, about 300 students attended Ames schools (20 ) and there were 10 graduates ( 29 ) . All students attended a single brick school building located on the site of the present City Hall . It came to be known as "Old Central ." It was built in 1881 and contained six large classrooms, a principal ' s office and basement restrooms ( l , ;p. 26) . By 1915, the City of Ames had four brick school_,; buildings, one in each ward . Beardshear School , in- Ward 1 , contained four classrooms and a principal ' s office ; it was built in 1904 at a cost of $12, 500. Welch School, in Ward 4, contained four classrooms, a principal ' s office and a library; it was built in 1906 at a cost of $9000; $1500 worth of modern improvements were added in 1910 . Lincoln School , in Ward 3 , had four classrooms, a play room, a principal' s office and a library; it was built in 1911 at a cost of $15,000 . Central School , in Ward 2, contained an auditorium seating 700 people, a gymnasium in the basement, laboratory rooms, an assembly room to accommodate 150 students, ten classrooms, superintendent' s and principals' offices, restrooms , library, botany room and domestic science and manual training rooms. It was built in 1911-12 at a cost of $75,000. It stood on the .east side of Clark, across the street from the present City Hall ( 1 , p. 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Bigelow installed the first real telephone in Ames between his store and his home, five blocks away. In October, 1881 , the Iowa Telephone Co. installed the first long-distance line to Nevada . In 1900, the Boone County Telephone Co. began installing a local exchange and a long-distance office in-,Ames. The two companies merged in 1910 , having combined customers of 1050 ( 5, p. 7F) . . In 1890, a corporation of Ames and Iowa State College men purchased a steam train and put it into service to carry passengers and freight between the college and the town. It was nicknamed "The Dinky. " Lacking good roads , it was the lifeline between the college and town from 1892 to 1907 , when it was replaced by electric train cars ( 43 , pp. 89 , 91 ) . In 1913 , the Transcontinental Highway was routed through Ames and Boone due to the concerted effort and cooperation of the two towns (43, p. 93) . During the period from 1886 to 1915, Ames' public works systems were established . We will concentrate on four systems: streets and sidewalks, sewer, electric, and waterworks . Streets and Sidewalks Hard-surfaced sidewalks were commonplace 25 years before the streets were first paved . The earliest sidewalks were of wood . However, in 1885, the City Council resolved that brick, stone, cement or concrete could be used instead of 4 •_salt,. •'a.••e�w� • •(�'j; r�,yj .t ...w1` '.ir•_ 1�� -� ��lsl-TLC � man . l ,1. �— !It � r�'�^hr,;f ,{►t�ss fM i. .,'','•fjf�x �p�.•5:::��jj1?J'y'.;l is ' tI ��S` l• it !'��!'/�� ;IC,,>; ,` 1�Srir:�E,�,�►` I t'.t J �.'Yr ,i� ri� '.�i•.'�,*f� -.Yf�,111�� + i.'j. rl,r. ',A'r --•.��•L.' {'' j,;,�.i t{'�.1�}.t •�r�,,�ks, r� � ,r - �p 4 �� d _;•+�• R 1 Mom. ��+tt+�,�'�1�1 '�. •'' .,,-�a a .t r,,,� .4.,'�.�• � r z t IR t �j -777-7 /� t!�� , - 1 -•ram, _.•J. •�1,� , ► �.. ._,� r 'i P.;lti`v . Vie. r , w• A , i t , � 1 ;EMI,?. 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By 1891 , wood sidewalks on Onondaga St . were outlawed ; the Council specified the use of concrete sidewalks with an 18-inch bed of gravel underneath (2 , 7 January 1891) . Gladys Meads describes Ames in 1889 : "The . . . streets were worn paths cut through the green meadows and at all hours of the day people might be seen carefully winding their way across the sloughs and bogs to the Main St. " (43 , p. 122 ) . In May, 1881 , the first tile sewer for drainage was laid along Onondaga St. ( 18 ).. With a combination of drainage ditches , tile sewers and 'grading, the City kept streets passable . Sidewalks were built higher than the streets to get pedestrians out of the mud . The only thing worse than the mud must have been the dust during dry spells. In 1900, the first sprinkler wagon was used to settle dust in the business district ( 43, p. 91 ) . In 1910 , Ames installed the first paving on Main St. and one block north from Main on Duff , Douglas and Kellogg. The paving consisted of creosote-dipped wood blocks . In 1911 , Grand Ave . from Main St . to 9th St. was paved with similar wood blocks (6 ) . This material had certain disadvantages , as expressed in 1912 : "People complain of the tar the sun brings out of ' the pavement as it gets tracked all over and it is ruining the ladies' skirts ." ( 1 , p. 84 ) . In 1916-17 , nine miles of asphaltic concrete pavement was installed (6) . Sewers Ames sanitary sewage system was first served by a sewage treatment plant designed by Dean Anson Marston of the Engineering Dept. of Iowa State College and built in 1905 . The plant, located on South Duff, consisted of a septic tank and a filter system. It was a pioneer attempt to deal with 5 i ate".'�,, �'" �' `• ek'J,,��".of� !. 1v.. '�, ... ' Ott jz AA 1 ids• Aw - /�1. K10.1R11g1t j •�,1' � } <.� 1RF �A01R0181tttt1 x61 � �� Y. !�),{ �+►c ' ,_�t� r �e`+�r•/ :/'' yr �;•yy1.. ',C rt ' •'�••..l�. `•• tl 11 1. r�. ,'•� .►^ 3;,�E`+';�'1 t r t�t c1� �� r IC �� .t'r�if fir;� y '•,�".y V�r� �'.'' it • a'�' it a t !•. ,. i rw 1r1 ♦::♦r• �(`: �v ycyL i ryy r •i�.� t sr ! mm I /y • •;)s•-is • '; < � __. � I I] it 4.4 Xr 141 • e � � � ! :f e• Ii `� r �•`[ ��lrti V ' � � � � � tryry __ 'I�. �El�\�,� 1 SU O pc/ P the sewage treatment problem and attracted attention throughout the country (48 ) . In 1906 , the City contracted to extend the sewer system on Carroll , Duff, Douglas, Kellogg, Burnett, Clark and Grand to Fayette ( llth) St . ; also east-west lines on Story ( 5th) , Iowa (6th) and College (7th) Streets . total cost was about $65, 000 ( 1 , p. 75) . In 1915, the sanitary sewer system was further extended at a cost of $89 , 908 ( 14a) . Electric In 1895 , the City Council considered granting a franchise to a private company for ',furnishing electric service to the residents of the City. On July 8 , 1895, the Council passed Ordinance No. 107 granting a 20-year franchise to E. B. Hillman of Peoria, Illinois, to operate and maintain an electric light plant. By 1896, no action had been taken by the private company to .erect the light plant. The Council decided to submit the proposition of a bond issue of $12 , 000 for the erection of a municipal plant at the regular City election on March 2. The vote was 298 for; 40 against ( 22 ) . The City purchased the 50 ' x 104 ' building site from E. Loughran for $264 . The plant was constructed; the City borrowed $5000 from the General and Water Funds to complete the plant. E. F. Clifton was appointed to be the first superintendent. The City purchased a 150-h.p . engine, a 150-k.w. generator and two 100-h.p. boilers for the new plant ( 22 ) . In 1901 , an 80-h.p. Ideal engine and a 60-k.w. generator was purchased . The City' s electric service had 175 consumers . Between April 1 , 1901 , and April 1 , 1902 , total plant output was 113, 150 k .w. ( 22 ) . In 1902, the City built a transmission line to the 4th Ward. In 1904, there were 350 consumers of electric service . 6 In 1905 , a 100-h.p. boiler and stack were added . In 1907 , a 250-h.p. engine and a 145-k.w. generator were purchased and installed . Electric rate reduction was made effective ( 22) . In 1908 , a City election to sell the light plant lost by 11 votes. In 1909 , two 100-h.p . boilers were installed and rate schedule reduction was made effective. In 1910 , the City sold 400 ,000 kilowatts of current ( 22 ) . In 1913 , the City Council requested proposals from private companies for furnishing electric service to its residents . A proposition to rebuild the power plant at various sites was submitted to a vote at a special election held February 10. A majority of voters favored a location on Squaw Creek north of 6th Street ( 22 ) . "But Mayor Sheldon and three members of the six-member council were apparently never convinced that the plant should be moved at all . Sheldon reportedly believed that it was still a matter to be determined by the council as elected representatives of the people . Sheldon considered the vote by the taxpayers as advisory and not a mandatory directive . The council took its time. Sheldon, in particular , was not ready to put the light plant over on Squaw Creek. Starting in early August, in a series of tie votes with Sheldon each time casting the decisive vote, the matter was finally resolved. On October 10, 1913, the Times reported the Council had approved contracts for new turbines and condensers for the existing plant, and that work would commence as soon as the new equipment arrived . The improvements would increase the plant' s efficiency over 200% . . . No taxpayer made a move to legally block the final decisions of the mayor and council on the matter" (27) . A 500-k.w. turbo-generator and condenser were installed and spray pond cooling equipment was added ( 22 ) . 7 In 1914 , two 100-h.p . boilers were dismantled and a 256-h.p. boiler was installed . In 1915, the light plant building was extended and enlarged at a cost of $32 , 000 ( 22 ) . Waterworks It is difficult to separate the initiation of Ames waterworks from early attempts to provide fire protection, so the following discussion combines the two subjects . In 1886 , there were four wells on Main St. : one at the corner of Main and Kellogg , one at the corner of Main and Douglas, one at the elevator and one at the livery stable ( 19 ) . In 1886-87 , a series of three fires occurred , all on the north side of Main St. On January 18 , 1886, fire destroyed two buildings . On April 16 , 1887 , another two buildings were destroyed by fire. On October 4 , 1887 , the beloved Opera Hall and the three buildings to the east burned to the ground . Total damage of the three fires was estimated at $15,400 . The editor of The Ames Intelligencer asked : "Can Ames afford longer to be without waterworks?" ( 21 ) . On December 5, 1887 , the Public Grounds Committee was instructed to buy 25 buckets, one hook, sufficient rope and 2 axes for use in case of fire ( 2) . On February 14 , 1888 , the City Council resolved that at the regular municipal election of Ames to be held March 6, 1888 , the following question be submitted to the electors of the Town for their consideration : "Shall we raise a sum, not to exceed $1000, for the purpose of furnishing fire protection; the amounts raised to be expended in laying 1000 feet of 2" pipe on Onondaga St. , the same to be connected with a line of pipe owned by the railroad company, running from the river to the company' s tank in Ames [this tank was located at the Douglas crossing (43 , p. 13) ] . Also, in 8 purchasing hose , hydrants , etc. necessary to make this system practicable in cases of fire" (2) . The water line was laid on top of the ground ; residents paid a nominal fee and agreed to use the water only in case of fire (43 , p. 13) . On July 18 , 1888 , the City Council asked the Recorder to investigate the waterworks of other towns in the state to ascertain the cost utility of their respective waterworks. In January 1891 , a Waterworks Committee presented its report to Council and was "instructed to find whether we have an inexhaustible supply of water at the jail well" ( 2) . The following month, the Waterworks Committee reported that the jail well was good. They were instructed to ",put the well into good repair for immediate use" ( 2, 9 February 1891 ) . A wood tank, tower and windmill were erected at, the jail well on the alley south of Town Hall . Water mains and hydrants were laid and placed along Main St. These . were paid for by the abutting property owners . In 1894 , the City bought back these privately owned water mains and hydrants at a cost of $900 (44 ) . In 1896 , the City issued bonds in the sum of $7000 for the purpose of extending the water mains and paying indebtedness on the system. In 1906 , water bonds were issued in the amount of $28 , 000 in order to build a new steel tower, steel tank and cement reservoir and to make further extensions of the water mains throughout the residential district ( 53 ) . In 1908 , the City issued $15,000 worth of waterworks bonds and water mains were laid down College (7th) Street ( 2, 9 November 1908) . Now we turn our attention to the city hall/fire station facilities proper. The site for Ames' first two city halls at the southeast corner of 5th and Kellogg was purchased in 1879 for $225 (44 ) . Prior to 1886, Ames did not have a town 9 C V' q.• •j 14 aq a l� y y � F�;X+.��d t�m,-F t•, 4�'�fw�� ~�i`��t'�',i�S��a�;g. � �k ti �E:,•,•. �'.. •"�:.��" a:�,:::'t.�lm �'`��. - .,�.t 'i+1 � � 1jj ��•�:�'�Y TYi✓;�s� 3.a9�4,a•�t' e�s�1�t: '; S i j .iR li r3 �'' ,• t q' }k:f x J'.1i ll r ( L Xs AW oil v \ Sri �' � � �, k►�'�v�'�t �,j" � ' �` �� .`, 1"t t Y c,t..ht,c,F F', tti .� �'�1 Y`]" •. _ � St , ' wiit" ��\t .�•��. �r� y�;", • •' %.�'1�� +}, �'� r k1w, Ab .� r� ..✓��w y'�W.. L'N t v d: hall . In February 1886 , the Mayor appointed a committee to confer with Township Trustees in regard to building a town hall in Ames ( 2, 1 February 1886 ) . No definite arrangements could be made and the Committee was discharged in April (2, 6 April 1886 ) . In May, a Town Hall Committee submitted plans and specifications for a town hall ( 2, 3 May 1886 ) , these were adopted in June (2 , 16 June 1886) . Bids were taken and opened on July 8 . On July 12 , the Town Hall Committee recommended acceptance of J. J . Butler' s bid for $1285 and the Council passed Ordinance No. 89 , appropriating $1285 from the General Fund for construction of the town hall (2, 12 July 1886) . On November •2, 1886, the Town Hall Committee reported that the building was completed . The 1886 Town Hall was a small two-story -brick building . The fire wagon was housed in the ground level (26) . The fire department was strictly volunteer, including the horses . When a fire alarm came , a nearby dray team was commandeered and hitched to the fire wagon (43, p. 145) . Volunteer firemen and horses alike were reimbursed $1 per fire ( 35) . In 1892 , the City purchased its first hose cart; it was built by W. L. Allen and his father (43, p. 89) . The upper level of the Town Hall provided one room for City Council meetings and various other purposes, including the city marshal , the library association, band practice and the city library (37 ) . The room was furnished with chairs, a table and curtains ( 2, 3 August 1887 ) . A small one-story brick structure to the south housed two jail cells ( 2 , 5 February 1887 ) . By 1914 , the burgeoning City had more than outgrown its little city hall/fire station facilities. Various architectural firms were consulted and in January 1915, the firm of Liebbe , Nourse and Rasmussen was chosen over the 10 r ' t y�arc- � \ +�S t • � .'..�f•y•�.Ns.,..�..:;� r,i,`\.ass� .. %•Y t_S•, i<,.,�,.;,,i��!!i.�.'✓fwi'r� /i. ,ii�ry':i�/ r T�•+�• :��i+•:\fir:��::�,'� . < •� ,' ,,s: ;"��'� � ,t♦♦ `� •.:::•::.+.+\'art �i F_�R � t> hNlwrw�pt •o !•.:;;.f.i::.. T� �S f'.. `'f ` .`M„"�SS°"""'+r- w t'.+ ' -T?ni J••A i•a% f.+ _�.._X �t :�.. r .: ��jr . ry,�ry,�j;,.:�3�d "•� � '� r s w sf,j + �vy ��,'��:�. 1 \ �S f, ,,,y�y�yj ,yam §G may. r � •. ...... v.,,' PWvw+.,,�„++yp+, • qAvv Sf v . • i fl mi bra A"P. i J } • r '11t =�• s, A f, ' •I� � '�-' " View i 4�,�F•.yt�� r others ( 2, 4 January 1915) . In February 1915 , plans and specifications for the facility were adopted ( 2, 15 February 1915) . High-quality materials would be used , including Boone brick and Bedford limestone ( 2, 8 April 1915) . " It is to be a beautiful building so citizens can be justly proud" ( 10) . City Clerk A. B. Maxwell was instructed to advertise for bids . The bids were opened in April and contracts were let to the lowest bidders as follows : General Construction to J. E. Tusant for $32, 995, Plumbing and Heating to McCauley Plumbing for $3775 and Electrical and Telephone to W. H. Best for $540 (2 , 8 April 1915) . An election was held -in May asking voter .approval for the new City Hall; it carried 11 to 1 ( 43, p. 88) . Apparently, the citizens of Ames were more than ready for new city government facilities . The 1886 Town Hall was demolished to make way for the new City Hall. On August 8, 1915, about 2000 citizens turned out to watch Mayor Sheldon lay the cornerstone . The cornerstone contains a time capsule of the following items ( 52 ) : Copy of City Ordinances Copy of City Clerk and Auditor' s annual financial statement of municipal accounting for fiscal year ending 3/31/1915 Copy of Ames city plat Copy of official publications of Iowa State College Copy of Iowa telephone book Copy of Ames Weekly Tribune Copy of Ames Evening Times List of city officials and employees Copy of Tribune showing cut of old city hall , fire station and jail Ames Masonic Directory 11 #y? jr t ,s•.�1 :rz� INS IT Ir NI 4W4 - ii do— r � ll 1 lllllald ,rub �1� 1 � 1 INN 1 �.. r' • �� v � 1 Postcard pictures of post office , library, high school , churches , and views of Main Street, depot and park Catalog for Vet . Med College Copy of Chautauqua Program Documents relating to Ames Building Association Newsletter of Scottish Rite Assembly of Ames Photograph of William West, 1st mayor Copy of American municipalities, August number Copy of membership and program of Sun Dial Chapter, D.A.R. Copy of History Women' s Club organization Membership Mono Clan Photo of Mayor Sheldon Photo of A. B. Maxwell, City Clerk- Photo of City Councilmen Photo of Sheldon-Munn Hotel and Story County Bank Photo of Congregational Church, vested choir and Dir. Mrs . A. B. Maxwell Copy, Register and Leader, 8/9/15 Sample city ballot Course of study, Ames elementary schools Course of study, Ames high school Copy of Ames water and light rates List of officers and literature of Ames Commercial Club An article in the February 26 , 1916 , edition of the Ames Evening Times is reprinted here in its entirety because it contains an informative description of the building as well as conveying the sense of pride that Ames' citizens felt for their new City Hall/Fire Station: 12 CITY HALL IS PRIDE OF ALL AMES PEOPLE Beautiful New Municipal Structure Represents Great Step in Civic Improvement BUILT FOR THE FUTURE Commodious Quarters For Various Departments of City' s Official Life June 10 was a most memorable day to Ames pioneer citizens and to those of a somewhat younger generation for that date marked the passing of the formerly up-to-date and what was at one time considered large enough and artistic enough city hall to supply the demands and wishes of the people of an earlier day, but the citizens of Ames had fond dreams of a municipal building that would stand as a monument and not a disgrace to their public spiritedness and the above date marked for realization of their dream for it was this day that soil was first broken for Ames new $45, 000 municipal building. The bulk of the executive work fell upon the shoulders of three men, Councilmen Murray, Gilchrist and Rice . These three men composed the building committee of the council and as the city selected their own plans, chose the finish hardware and electric light fixtures it was the duty of these men to do the selecting and they chose a sand blast finish for the hardware which gives it a grayish appearance that blends with the copper electric light fixtures and the dark oak of the wood work 13 most harmoniously. The new city hall is well supplied with heat by a Kewanee smokeless boiler which is a marvel in coal saving and most up-to-date in heat production. The exterior of the building up to the second story is finished with Bedford limestone and this material is again used on the second story for cornices and window trimmings . The balance of the second story is finished with Boone rug-faced brick and the whole fits in with the surrounding landscape most harmoniously. The building throughout has been made.'-fireproof by the use of concrete and tile floors in construction and in order to conform with this a roof constructed of concrete and covered with Barrets special specification gravel top has been built. This is topped off by an 18-foot flag pole from which will float the nation' s emblem at all times . It was the general idea when the plans were first made that the new building with a front of 55 feet and a depth of 80 feet would be too large for years to come to supply the needs and demands that the city would make on it but after all the assignments had been made it was found that there were only two rooms that were not absolutely needed at this time and the council has several things in view that these can be used for. The east one-third of the building is occupied by the fire department. The wagon room being located on the first floor and there have been erected temporary quarters for a team which is kept there at all times but which will be removed in the 14 future as he members of the council are contemplating the purchase of a new and up-to-date fire truck. The fire station proper is finished with a brick wainscoting so that the liberal use of water will cause no damage . The east side is lined with several tiers of trough hose racks so that the hose can be properly drained without any undue inconvenience . The fire station is equipped with a large gong which is connected by a special wire with the telephone office and also to the electric light plant and as additional means of alarm two telephones have been installed one of which also has a direct wire to the telephone office. Above the station are located the firemen' s quarters and here the men are provided with every known convenience including shower baths, lockers and sleeping quarters . This room is connected with the wagon room by means of a circular stairway and a brass pole . The chief is to have his private office opening directly off the wagon room. In the basement below the wagon room are located the boiler room, ash room, and storage rooms . The remainder of the basement contains that sometimes popular hotel the entrance to which is only gained by having a number. This is to be enlarged by the addition of the cells from the old city bastille . The police court has been provided with a room in this part of the building where sessions will be held . The street commissioner' s desk will be located in a private room near the police court. In addition to this the city has provided a long needed rest room for women and this room has been equipped with the sole idea for furnishing a comfortable 15 place for the women of Ames, and the surrounding country to stop and rest while shopping or for any other use that the members of the gentler sex seen fit to put it to. On the first floor the city clerk has a spacious office well lighted by means of prism glass and finished very beautifully. Opening directly off of his office there is a large steel vault in which the city records are safely kept . The mayor and city solicitor have a large reception room back of the clerk' s office and their private offices open into the reception room.. -The women' s cells are situated on the first floor and are equipped with toilet ,-and shower baths . The stairway from the first floor to the second leads to the council chamber, a large room 28 x 54 feet. This, with the the committee rooms which open off the council chamber, takes up the north half of this floor. The council chamber is finished off beautifully. To the south the city engineer has a private office . A large drafting room and room for taking blue prints adjoin his office . The interior of the building as a whole is finished in such a way as to excite favorable comment from those whose tastes are the most fastidious . The ceilings have large plaster beams and there are a goodly number of artistically placed plaster pilasters which in conjunction with a marble base gives the rooms a most finished appearance . The floors of the halls and corridors are of chipped marble and concrete in which combination the name Terraza has been given. 16 Taken as a whole the new municipal building stands as a fitting monument to the untiring efforts of the present city council and mayor and to the united support given by the public. The citizens of Ames can point with pride at this beautiful edifice because it represents a big step in the very onward march of civic improvements. 2 ) It is the only building in Ames designed specifically for city government. Its "Classical Revival style was used as an appropriate means of expressing the dignity of local government, but simplicity of the design expressed the Midwestern ideal of economical democratic government. The function of the fire station was given reduced , but separate expression" ( 50) . "Except for replacement of some windows and doors, exterior alteration has not been extensive, and for a governmental building retains a relatively high degree of integrity" ( 30) . It possesses integrity of location as the site of Ames government from 1886 to 1990 . 3) It has statewide significance as the only known city hall designed exclusively by Liebbe, Nourse and Rasmussen. The State Historical Society responded to our Iowa Site Inventory in mid-November, 1990; By their assessment, 1915 City Hall is eligible for nomination to the National Register , based on its architectural significance. 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Their other non-ISU work in Ames was the 1913 Ames Savings Bank. Building was included in the 1979 CIRALG Survey and evaluated as a Category 3 property, meaning it did not appear to have exceptional significance but was in original condition. Unfortunately, this survey did not produce a contextual analysis . At the time of the survey, no one knew the building was designed by Liebbe , Nourse and Rasmussen, one of the state' s leading architectural firms of the early 20th century. There have been no full-blown surveys of that firm and its works . The Ames Municipal Building is locally significant for three reasons . First of all , this 1916 edifice is the only extant building in Ames designed and constructed specifically for city government use. Secondly, it is a good , relatively intact example of the Classical Revival style locally, especially that version of the mode adapted for governmental buildings. Finally, it is one of the best local examples of the work of Liebbe , Nourse and Rasmussen, the Des Moines firm which 18 rivaled Proudfoot and Bird for statewide supremacy in the early 20th century. To date, this is the only example of a city hall completely designed by that firm that has been identified . 4 ) It housed Ames ' government for 74 years, 59% of our City' s total history. 1915 City Hall Chronology June 10 , 1914 City Hall Committee appointed consisting of Councilmen Charles Murray, J. H. Gilchrist, T. L. Rice (who became Mayor -in 1920) (7 ) August 1914 Committee investigates city halls in other Iowa towns ( 8) September 1914 Initial sketches were prepared for a city hall building by Liebbe, Nourse, Rasmussen (9) January 6, 1915 Liebbe, Nourse , Rasmussen employed as the project architects ( 10) March 1915 A. B. Maxwell charged with advertising for bids ( 11 ) April 1915 Winning bids announced ; J. E. Tusant is general contractor; total $37 , 310 (47 ) May 17 , 1915 Bond issue passes for construction of city hall and fire station June 10, 1915 Ground breaking occurs at 5th and Kellogg August 6, 1915 Cornerstone laid in festive ceremonies; nearly half of Ames citizens attend ( 52) October 1915 City Hall ahead of schedule ( 13 ) December 1915 Jail in basement opens to detain hoboes ( 14 ) February 26, 1916 City Hall completed ( 31) Departmental use of building as follows ( 31 ) : 19 Fire Department - east third of building - 1st floor wagon room - east third of building - 2nd floor firemen' s quarters , hayloft Jail , Police Court, Street commissioner - basement , west two-thirds Boiler, ash room, storage - basement , east one-third City Clerk - 1st floor, north Mayor, City Solicitor - 1st floor, south Women' s- Jail - 1st floor Council Chamber, Committee rooms - 2nd floor, north; 28 ' x 54 ' City Engineer - 2nd floor , south 1917 Red Cross uses Council Chamber for war work ( 37 ) 1930 Telephone switchboard authorized for City Hall ( 37) 1956 Heating system modernized to gas ( 37 ) 1957 Air conditioning authorized ( 37 ) 1969 & 70 Renovations begin after defeat of 3rd bond issue and purchase of Depot May 22 , 1970 Bomb explodes in window well on south side of building September 1970 Front door replaced with aluminum door; front steps reconstructed Decentralization begins ( 32 ) Departments housed at 5th and Kellogg are Jail , Women' s Jail , juvenile detention, Police Desk, detectives ( basement) , City Manager, City Clerk, Police Chief and Assistant, Police Records, Switchboard ( 1st 20 floor ) , Municipal Court, City Attorney, Clerk of Court, Personnel (2nd floor) Departments moved to renovated Depot are Public Works and Finance ( from City Hall) , and Central Services, Parks and Recreation, Planning , Assessor, Sanitation and Inspection (moved from space at Sheldon-Munn Hotel ) Fire Department continues to occupy 1st and 2nd floors ,with some expansion for the Fire Chief and Assistant into former Engineering Department space on 2nd floor April 1971 Data processing moved from basement of City Hall to hospital ( 17) February 1976 Council Chambers, Mayor, City Manager, City Clerk move to Main and Pearle from City hall ; City Assessor moves from Depot back, to City Hall ( 46 ) 1978-79 Fire Department moves from City Hall to 13th and Kellogg 1983 Public Works , Planning and Housing move from Depot to Sherman Place; Parks and Recreation move to old country club from Depot ( 51 ) April 1990 City Offices once again under one roof at 6th and Clark; Building at 5th and Kellogg vacated 21 Fire Department Chronology 1886 First City Hall built at 5th and Kellogg; small two-story buildings; jail cells downstairs, Council Chambers upstairs 1891 Hose cart purchased by the City 1895 Ames Volunteer fire Department organized ; 10 volunteer fire fighters, rented horses ; one hand-drawn hose cart, 500 feet of 2 1/2 inch hose, 3 fire hydrants 1897 Old pump house behind City Hall designated for hose cart storage; jail and cages moved; fire company to use downstairs of City Hall 1910 Lynn Morris elected Chief of the volunteers 1916 , February New fire station completed as part of City Hall at 5th and Kellogg; garage at first housed horses ; three teams of white horses worked 8 hour shifts; horses were trained to place themselves under the rigging when the bell rang; first motorized truck purchased - an American-LaFrance ; one man hired full time to run the station and drive the truck (Sam Long) ; other firemen were still volunteer , paid $1 per fire 1920 Last horse-drawn wagon retired 1922 42 Lynn R. Morris , first full time paid Fire Chief 1942 - 54 Sam Long , Fire Chief (retired at age 70 ) 1954 - 69 Kenneth Taylor, Fire Chief 1969 - present Ralph Parks , Jr. , Fire Chief 1966 Fire station built on west side , at Welch and Chamberlain 22 1978 Bond issue passes for construction of new fire station at 13th and Kellogg ; Department consists of 31 fire fighters, 3 lieutenants, 6 captains , 1 Assistant Fire Chief, 1 Fire Chief, 1 Inspector. Fire stations in two locations: Welch Avenue, and 5th and Kellogg 1979 Fire Department moves from City Hall to 13th and Kellogg 23 The Mayors of Ames 1870 - 71 William West 1871 - 72 C. E. Turner 1872 - 73 Walter Evans 1873 - 74 I . L. Smith 1874 - 75 W. D. Lucas 1875 - 77 William Clark 1877 - 79 George A. Underwood 1879 - 80 E. R. Chamberlain 1880 - 81 George G. Tilden 1881 - 83 Henry Wilson 1883 - 84 John Watts 1884 - 86 Parley Sheldon 1886 - 88 M. C. Jones 1888 - 90 Wallace M. Greeley 1890 - 94 Parley Sheldon 1894 - 96 Henry Wilson 1896 - 97 Marcellus Smith 1897 - 98 L. C. Tilden 1898 - 99 Sovarro Cramer 1899 - 1902 Thomas Thompson 1902 - 08 Parley Sheldon 1908 - 10 Galen Tilden 1910 - 16 Parley Sheldon (first Mayor to occupy 1915 City Hall) 1916 - 18 George E. Baker 1918 - 20 E. H. Graves 1920 - 24 Thomas L. Rice 1924 - 34 F. H. Schleiter 1934 - 38 W. L. Allan 1938 - 42 Frank D. Paine 1942 - 46 H. B. Manning 1946 - 48 Clinton Adams 24 1948 - 53 W. L. Allan 1954 - 57 J. P. Lawlor 1958 - 64 Pearle DeHart 1964 - 68 Don Newbrough 1968 - 74 Stuart N. Smith 1974 - 76 William F. Pelz ( last Mayor to use City Hall office) 1976 - 80 Lee Fellinger ( first woman mayor) 1980 - 90 F. Paul Goodland 1990 - Larry Curtiss 25 City Managers of Ames 1920 - City Manager system created in May; P. F. Hopkins was hired at a salary of $4200 . Official title was "City manager of Engineering" 1927 - 1953 John Ames 1953 - 1964 John Carpenter 1964 - 1975 Jean R. Castner 1976 - 1980 Terry V. Sprenkel 1980 - 1982 John Elwell 1982 - present Steve Schainker 26 5) It embodies the foresight , initiative and civic pride which have characterized the citizens of Ames from the beginning . The attributes of Ames which we enjoy today are no accident; we can trace their origin to the people who shaped Ames' history in the late 1800 ' s and early 1900 ' s. Parley Sheldon Parley Sheldon was born on June 7 , 1844 , on a farm in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, the sixth son of Parley and Elvira Sheldon . In 1861 , he enlisted in the 175th Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was honorably discharged in August, 1865. In September, 1865, he married Frances A. Judd — , The Sheldons came to Iowa in 1874 , and farmed, bred horses south of Ames , until 1882 when they moved into town. Parley first engaged in livestock buying and selling . In 1890 he purchased the three year old Story County Bank from Armstrong and Robinson. It stood on the corner of Douglas and Main and became a State Bank in 1917 . The same year, Sheldon and the Munns built the Sheldon-Munn Hotel, and the bank moved to the corner of the hotel ' s ground floor. His bank merged, on January 1 , 1932, with the Union National Bank, becoming the Union Story Trust and Savings Bank. Today that bank is known as the United Bank and Trust of Ames. Parley was distinguished for his public spirited service to the town. He was first elected to the city council in 1883 , and became mayor in 1884. Called the "Perennial Mayor" , he was mayor of Ames for ;18 years over a 32 year period . In Sheldon' s fifth year as mayor the construction of a municipal light plant was discussed and planned, with construction and operations begun in 1894 . He is said to have "saved" the light plant, when in 1909 the public voted whether to accept a private industry offer of $40, 000 for the 27 plant . Shortly before the vote , Parley Sheldon placed his offer of $501000 before the council . The vote to sell failed by 10 "votes , 138 to 148 . Sheldon was instrumental in the development of the Ames and College Railroad in 1892. One of his diversions was to board the Dinkey steam train and take over the controls for the run to the campus and back. A Democrat of influence, he carried weight with the Iowa Legislature and was a strong "lobbyist" for Iowa State College . As county chairman, his influence went beyond the State of Iowa. Republicans as well a Democrats listened to Parley Sheldon. He served as Postmaster from 1885-1890 , and also from 1894-1898 . Interested in good roads for Iowa, he was a member of the United States Good Roads Association, and brought their national convention to Des Moines in 1928 . An officer in the Jefferson and Wilson Highway Associations, he was able to locate both routes through Ames . In 1904, when the Iowa Highway Commission was established and headquartered in Iowa State' s Engineering Hall , Parley became a prime mover in making Ames the permanent location for the Commission ( built in 1923) . Parley was president of the Ames Chautauqua Association for many years . He was a member of the Ames and Des Moines Chambers of Commerce . This public spirited Ames pioneer died on May 22, 1932. His influence was widely felt because of his natural ability to make friends, and his willingness to put community interest ahead of self-interest. Written by Farwell T. Brown A. B. Maxwell Adelbert Bertel Maxwell was born in DuPage County, Illinois on February 10, 1863, to David and Altha Maxwell . 28 The family moved to Ames in February 1868 , and David worked as carpenter. A. B. graduated from high school in 1878 , with the first class to complete their studies in the Central High School building. Maxwell attended Iowa Agricultural College for two years and then went to work at the New York general store on Main Street ( then Onondaga) . He attained some fame as a musician about this time, touring Iowa and Missouri as a wizard cornetist. He later became manager of McCune brothers shoe store, until , in 1883 , he and his father David established a restaurant, bakery and grocery called Maxwell and Son. In 1893 the two purchased the West Hotel , then located at 5th and Douglas (where the Octagon' is now) and David ran the hotel while A. B. ran the store. In 1-897 , A. B. sold his interest in the business, and for two years went to the University of Iowa to study medicine . He completed his medical degree in 1901 at the Chicago Medical College , and returned to Ames where he practiced until 1917 , specializing in eye and ear diseases. From 1889 until , 1897 , A. B. served as clerk of the town and school board . When he returned to Ames , he again became town clerk in 1902 , and in 1917 , gave up his practice to become full time city clerk and auditor. During World War I , he was in charge of registration for the west half of Story County. In 1919 , Dr. Maxwell helped to outline the plan for a city manager form of government which was adopted the next year . He also developed an accounting plan which was widely copied by cities statewide , as well as forms for contracts, assessments and other documents. He retired in July 1934 as city clerk, and worked the next six years as city historian. During his tenure , Ames grew from a town of 1200 to a city of 12 ,000. 29 Maxwell married his first wife inn 1895 , and had one daughter, 'and was married again in 1906 to Mrs . Belle Sloane Smith, raising four step children . At the time of his death at age 78 in 1941 , he had lived in Ames for 73 years and had served the city for 46 years - 40 as city clerk and 6 as historian. The volumes compiled by Dr. Maxwell form the basis of early Ames history, and are currently housed at the Public Library, offering valuable information even in their fragile condition. Source : ( 42 ) Lynn R. Morris Lynn R. Morris was born November 27 , 1871 at Morrison, Illinois and came to Ames with his parents, Willard and Adaline , in a covered wagon at age four in 1875. The family settled first 3 miles south of the city, then moved to a farm north west of Ames . Lynn lived there until he moved to town in 1892 to work for a bridge company. In 1894 , he joined his brother Frank, in the livery stable where the Sheldon-Munn Hotel now stands . In 1898 , he left to work for the Northwestern Railroad . In 1900 he bought another livery business at Duff and Main, and later sold it to work for the Ft. Dodge, Des Moines and Southern Railroad until 1921. Morris was a- charter member of the Ames Fire Department organized June 12 , 1895, which also included C. C. Tallman, J. B. Elliott, Frank Allen, Jay Allen, Frank Morris, O. F. Thore, and C. H. Glidden. He was elected chief in 1910; in 1922 he was named the first full-time paid chief , a position he held until his retirement in 1942. Morris witnessed most of the city' s worst fires , one of which nearly destroyed the Odd Fellows building December 10 , 1917. The same year, he dealt with the Armory roof fire on 30 campus . In the 1930s the fireman fought the Margaret Hall fire on campus and one in the Engineering Extension building . As the story is told , it was always worth going to a fire when Lynn and brother Frank were volunteers to hear the brothers directing each other' s activities. In his high-pitched voice, Frank would call to Lynn to "come off that dangerous spot you so and so! " Apparently they brought new meaning to the phrase " fighting fires" . When the fire department was organized in 1895, it had one hand-drawn horse cart, 500 feet of 2. 5 inch hose and three fire hydrants . When Morris retired , there were 10 full-time men, there trucks, 5, 100 feet of hose and 300 hydrants . Lynn and Bertha Aiken were married April 14 , 1897 , and raised a niece from infancy. Morris died at age 80 in 1952 . He had served the fire department for 47 years, 32 of them as chief . Thomas L. Rice Thomas Lester Rice was born December 27, 1871 in Winnesheik County to Thomas and Margaret Rice. His early education was at the Breckenridge Institute in Decorah. He later attended Highland Park College in Des Moines ( 1891-92) , transferring to Iowa State College where he received his degree in veterinary medicine in 1895. Although records are not complete for the period , Dr. rice was unanimously recognized as a member of the original Cyclone grid team in 1893 , playing as a lineman also in 1894 . From 1895-97 , he worked for a veterinary practice in Harmony, Minnesota. In 1897 he joined the animal industry with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, where he stayed . until he entered Northwestern University. He received his dentistry degree in 1905, and opened his office in Ames the 31 same year . He maintained his practice until World War I, when he joined the army, serving as dental surgeon for the 338th field artillery. After the Armistice , he was assigned to a railroad transport company at Bordeaux, Francd , where he spent twelve months . Entering the service as a first lieutenant, he was discharged as a major. Prior to the entry of the U.S. into the war, Rice was elected to the city council in 1914 for a two year term. During his term, he was a member of the city hall committee, which oversaw the development of the plans and construction of the 1915 City Hall . Following his army service and his return to Ames, Dr. Rice was elected mayor in March 1920, serving two, two-year terms. It was during his first year as mayor that the city adopted the city manager form of government. Thomas Rice married Harriet McCarthy on September 18, 1900, daughter of Ames pioneer, Dan McCarthy. The Rice family lived at 517 Grand , the former McCarthy family home, now converted to retail stores in Shoppes on Grand . Dr. Rice' s office was maintained in the Rice Building on Main Street, now occupied by Brown' s Shoe Company and a women' s clothing store. At his death at age 75 on June 6 , 1947 , Dr. Rice was remembered as an active and colorful leader in city and county affairs and party politics, and an ardent fan of Iowa State athletics . Source" ( 33) Alfred Herschel Munn Alfred H. Munn was born in Battle Creek Michigan on Nov. 7 , 1870 to Hiram L. and Phoebe Munn. From Battle Creek, the family moved to Lyons, NY and in 1886 to Oxford , Iowa, where Hiram established a lumber business. Determined to move further west in 1891 , the Munns were traveling and stayed 32 overnight in Ames . Local business men convinced them to stay in Ames and try their luck. The business was established at the Duff and Main location where it still exists. Alfred attended Iowa State, graduating in 1894. He was actively involved in the business and was admitted as a partner in 1897 . He was married to Grace Axtell , also an ISU graduate, on Oct. 21 , 1897 in Newton, Iowa . "Fred" , as he was called , is remembered as an Ames capitalist involved in many enterprises, including 1/2 interest inn the Sheldon-Munn Hotel . He also established the Munn Electric Company at 301 Main in the hotel building . Fred served on the City Council from 1901 to 1911 , was a .member of the original Board of Trustees for Mary Greeley Hospital (having been appointed by Wallace Greeley) and served as Treasurer of the School Board . He first became active and interested in the banking business in 1903 when he was President of the Union Trust and Savings Bank at the time it was being organized by Wallace Greeley. He continued in an official capacity with the bank until his death. He also served as a member of the Board of the Building and Loan Association from 1922 to 1944 . In the 1930s Fred and Grace moved to an apartment at the Hotel so that their son, Hiram A. , and his family could move into the family home at 726 Duff ( the 3rd generation to do so) . Alfred H. Munn passed away on June 27, 1944 at age 73. Sources : Ames Daily Tribune, obituary, 6/27/44 Gladys Meads, At the Squaw and the Skunk, pg. 87 Joy Munn, family member, written reminiscence Capt. Wallace M. Greeley Captain Greeley, founder and donor of the original wing of the- Mary Greeley Hospital was born on a farm in Orleans County, New York, in 1838 . The. son of hard working farm people , he was educated in the common school of his day and 33 acquired early the frugal habits and earnest ambitions that determined his direction in life . Greeley began his career as a school master in Ellicottville, New York, where he met Mary Victoria Young , who was attending a teacher' s institute . They were married on November 8 , 1866. Young Greeley volunteered in the Union Army in 1861 , and by war' s end achieved the rank of Major. He preferred "Captain" , and was always referred to as Captain Greeley by his associates and friends . Greeley arrived in Ames in 1866 when the population was but a few hundred inhabitants . His capital consisted of four years of Union Army pay, which he sent home to his father for safekeeping . He first purchased a farm south of Ames which they worked until 1876 when they purchased the home- on the West side of Douglas at the Eleventh Street corner. In 1882 they built the home that is today the Adams Funeral Home . In 1881 , Captain Greeley founded the Union Bank, the first corporate bank in Ames. His loyalty to the cause of the Union Army of 1861-65 is said to have led him to select the name "Union" for his bank which is the present day United Bank and Trust of Ames. Captain Wallace M. Greeley did much for the developing city of Ames . Often his contribution was of the less visible nature . Many a vital cause received his support at a critical moment. He was Mayor of Ames in 1888-90 . Always promoting education, he served on the Ames School board and with his wife, Mary, contributed the original site for the Ames Public Library. he served three terms in the Iowa Legislature where his knowledge and experience were highly respected . The Greeleys lost their two children in infancy, and when Mary died in 1914 it became Captain Greeley' s desire to see a hospital in Ames . On July 29 , 1915 , he announced his plan to 34 build that hospital at Twelfth and Douglas, a site which offered room for expansion. On September 24 , 1916 , the Mary Greeley Memorial Hospital was dedicated. Two thousand people heard Captain Greeley tell how the hospital represented the affection that Mary Greeley held for Ames. " It affords me great pleasure, more than words can express , that I contribute something towards the welfare of not only those now in need , but also for those who will be here long after we have passed away, " he concluded . Captain Greeley was a second cousin of the famous New York editor, Horace Greeley ( 1811-1872) . Captain Wallace M. Greeley died on February 14 , 1917 leaving much evidence of his long held interest in the welfare and development of our city. Written by Farwell T. Brown Clint Adams Family and friends of Clint Adams were reminiscing earlier this week about the days when Ames' movers and shakers routinely met in the basement of Collegiate Manufacturing to discuss the city' s concerns over morning coffee. Typically, those discussions led to some kind of action. As often as not, Adams, a one-time city council member and mayor, was in the thick of it. Adams died of a stroke Sunday at age 85. Funeral services for Clinton Jay Adams are scheduled for Friday at 1: 30 p.m. in the United Church -of Christ Congregational . A complete obituary appears on page A7 of today' s Daily Tribune . Besides serving several decades as director of Adams Funeral Home, Clint Adams was a silent partner in Collegiate 35 Manufacturing , a firm he started with his brother , Chev , back in the 1930s to make pennants, sweaters and stuffed animals . The morning coffee klatches were held in the basement of the firm' s original plant across the street from the funeral home at the corner of Fifth Street and Douglas Avenue , the building now occupied by the Octagon Center for the Arts . There , the regular gathering laid the foundation for the Ames Chamber of Commerce in the 1940s . There, too the group talked about raising funds to build a new athletic field for Ames High School , and later about resurfacing the track. "Back in those days , that core group of about 25 people would go out and make thing happen," said son Jack Adams, who also served as an officer of Collegiate Manufacturing . Clint Adams took a more official role when he was elected to serve a term as the city' s councilman-at-large from 1944 to 1946, and as mayor from 1946 to 1948 . Jack Adams said he remembers in those days that his father was mostly concerned about developing a better relationship between the city and Iowa State University. He said the city literally formed bridges to the university back then with the construction of Sixth Street from Grand Avenue to the campus . To the rest of the community, Adams was perhaps best known in his role as a director and partner with his brother, Frank, in the funeral home established in 1895 by their father, Jay Adams . The funeral home is now operated by Terry Adams, Franks - son. In recent years , Clint Adams was mostly active in managing several farm properties he owned , according to Jack Adams . Andy Christensen, a former president of Collegiate Manufacturing , said the company became a subsidiary of 36 rn„ Littlefield-Adams in the 1950s , and its Ames plant was eventually moved to a site at Second Street and Borne Avenue in east Ames before it was closed a few years ago. At its peak in the late 1970s, Christensen said , the company employed more then 220 people . Clint Adams was serving on the company' s board of directors until a few years ago . Source: Richter , Tom. "Former Ames Leader Dies . " The Daily Tribune, '26 Dec. 1990. C. G. Lee Chaucer Gory Lee was _born on August 8, 18.69, in Jasper County, Iowa, to James Lee and Sarah Whitcomb Lee . James was a Massachusetts Yankee whose grandfather had fought- at Lexington and Concord . Sarah was related to the poet James Whitcomb Riley. C. G. came to Ames to attend Iowa Agricultural College . While he was a student, he was co-editor of the first yearbook, the Bomb, in 1893 , and also college newspaper editor in 1894 . When the first intercollegiate debating team was formed , he was a member, learning debating skills he would use all his life. Lee graduated with the class of 1894 , and completed Drake Law School in 1895. Within two weeks of being admitted to the bar, he went into practice with his future father-in-law, Dan McCarthy. Plunging into the life of the town, he helped organize the first Commercial Club in 1896, the forerunner of the Camber of Commerce . C. G. Lee was Ames City Attorney from 1896 to 1902 , and was llth District Judge from 1907 to 1914 . In 1914 , he was a candidate for the Republican nomination for governor, which he lost to incumbent Gov. G. W. Clarke . During his tenure as Commercial Club president, the Iowa Board of Regents was formed in 1912. Several men on that 37 Board wished' to make the University of Iowa the dominant school and reduce I .A.C. to a technical school . Alumni and friends rallied and formed an organization to oppose that action, with Lee as chair. Their defense of the college was carried over the heads of the Board to the Legislature . Persuasive arguments convinced the Board to withdraw its plans in 1919 . Lee was famous as a courtroom attorney, known for his witty and caustic tongue . He practiced law in Ames for 50 years , retiring in 1945 . In addition to his professional life as a lawyer, Lee was a real estate developer, and was responsible for 15 additions and subdivisions in the city. He built ten residences and four business buildings, one of which is the now remodeled building at the NE corner of Main and Burnett. Lee was instrumental in the construction of the Oddfellows Building , the armory and a theater . He was a charter member of the Ames Golf and Country Club. Lee married one of Dan McCarthy' s daughter, Emma, in 1897 and they lived at 1008 Burnett. Emma McCarthy Lee Park was given to the city in her honor in 1949 . Lee passed away on January 4, 1957 at age 87 . Sources : (38 ) (39 ) NOTE: Lee presided over the 1915 City Hall cornerstone- laying ceremonies , delivering a speech which poked fun at town leaders, but which also recognized the strides the town was making. He challenged Ames' citizens to ask, "What have I done and what can I do to make Ames a better place to live in?" ( 52) . 38 SOURCES 1 . Ames Centennial , Inc. Ames Community History, 1964 . 2. Ames City Council , Proceedings of . Office of the City Clerk. Ames, IA. 3. "Ames City hall Bombed ." Ames Daily Tribune, 22 May 1970. 4 . Ames , City of . Cemetery Records. 5. Ames Daily Tribune , Centennial Edition, 1964 . 6. Ames Daily Tribune, 19 April 1920 . 7. Ames Evening Times , 10 June 1914 . 8. Ames Evening Times, 5 August 1914 . 9. Ames Evening Times , 13- September 1914 . 10. Ames Evening Times, 6 January 1915. 11 . Ames Evening Times , 5 March 1915. 12. Ames Evening Times , 23 July 1915. 13 . Ames Evening Times, 18 October 1915. 14 . Ames Evening Times, 27 December 1915. 14a. Ames Evening Times , 11 February 1916 . 15. Ames: Facts About Ames. Ames Public Library Pamphlet Files . 16. Ames : Fire Department. Ames Public Library Pamphlet Files. 17 . "Ames Growth Analyzed . " Ames Daily Tribune, 13 August 1971 . 18 . Ames Intelligencer, 28 May 1878 ( 1st sewer on Main Street) . 19 . Ames Intelligencer, 26 August 1886 . 20 . Ames Intelligencer, 15 September 1887 . 21 . Ames Intelligencer, 6 October 1887. 22. Ames, J. H. "Report of Electric Dept .--City of Ames, IA, for Fiscal years 1934-1935-1936 . " 14 February 1938 . (Found in Maxwell ' s Scrapbook, Ames Public Library. ) 23 . "Ames Lays Cornerstone for New $43, 000 City Hall ." Ames Evening Times , 11 August 1915. 24 . "Ames Municipal Officers. " Ames Evening Times , 26 February 1916 .. 39 25 . Andreas , A. T. "A. T. Andreas' Historical Atlas of the State of 'Iowa . " Chicago: The Lakeside Press , 1875. 26 . Brown , Farwell . 1990 Calendar . Ames : Heuss Printing . 27 . Brown, Farwell . "City Hall battle raged in 1913 . " Ames Tribune , 8 January 1987: 8 . 28 . Brown, Farwell T. "Parley Sheldon . " 29 . Centennial Committee of the Ames Community School District. Ames Public Schools 1870-1970 . 30 . Christian, Ralph. "Preliminary National Register Nomination Staff Evaluation Form: Architecture . " 25 October 1990 . 31 . "City Hall is Pride of All Ames People ." Ames Evening Times, 26 February 191.6. 32 . "City is in Final Phases of Remodeling, Moves, Repairs. " Key to the City, September 1970. 33 . "Dr . T. L. Rice Dies Today. " Ames Daily Tribune , 6 June 1947 . 34 . "Firemen liked excitement . " Ames Daily Tribune , 17 January 1976. 35. Hall , Ann Marie . "Ames firefighters have come a long way since 1915 . " Ames Tribune, 25 October 1978 . 36 . "Happy Birthday! City Hall is 60 . " Key to the City, January 1975. 37 . Landon, Ellen . Public Information Office , City of Ames. "City Managers . " "Town Hall . " "Mayors of Ames . " 38 . "Lee Building Reminds of Pioneer Developer." Ames Daily Tribune , April 1964 . 39 . "Lee , C. G. " Obituary. Ames Daily Tribune, 4 January 1957 . 40. Liebbe , Nourse , and Rasmussen. Original Blueprints for Ames City Hall , March 1915 . 41 . "Map of the City of Ames , Iowa . " Office of City Engineer . January 1916. 42. "Maxwell , A. B. , " obituary. Ames Daily Tribune , 17 February 1941 . 40 43 . Meads , Gladys H. At the Squaw and the Skunk. Ames : Greenwood Printing Co . , 1955. 44 . Meads, Gladys. "Notes on Ames City Council Minutes ." Gladys Meads Scrapbook, Ames Public Library. 45 . "Men and Machines . " Ames Daily Tribune , 24 June 1955. 46 . "Municipal Offices Have New Location. " Key to the City, February 1976 . 47 . "New City Hall to Cost $37 , 310 When Entirely Complete . " Ames Weekly Tribune, 8 April 1915. 48 . "Political History of the City of Ames , Story County, Iowa. " Portions found in Maxwell' s Scrapbook, Ames Public Library. 49 . Richter, Tom. "Former- Ames Leader Dies. " The Daily Tribune, 26 December 1990. 50 . Shank, Wesley. "Letter to Kathy Svec." 12 .July 1990 . 51 . "Sherman Place Discussion. " Key to the City, December 1982. 52 . "Thousands Help Lay Cornerstone of New City Hall . " Ames Weekly Tribune, 12 August 1915. 53 . "Water System." Newspaper clipping in A. B. Maxwell ' s Scrapbooks . Ames Public Library. 41 le , rna4'er i s were sL( I �� ast4 oaf 4he of i ml ioq AQ M9 fed �M 6Aa6 r Effective 11/21/89 CITY OF AMES, IOWA APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION OF A HISTORIC LANDMARK Owner Applicant: HIES Pt5S►v . Address: two aoy, eS Iowf\- 5 CD►o (Street) (City) (State) (zip) Telephone: (Home) (Business) Owner's Applicant's Agent: TKy SV�C— PROS. Address: 603 GP4k1\jD PCNI IOWA- . Sao(y (Street) (City) (State) (Zip) Telephone: Z32 ' �e� Z9 4- $OEs ` (Home) (Business) 1. Address of Proposed Landmark: 4Z0 KC-LL DGG "PuF3(21c- 2. Legal Description (attach if lengthy): CDlz\CGi NFL- 7Ot WtQ l T3L.00{L it , L_UT 5 I;-- IS ES t�IZ Co V Nj This application must include the following: 1. A map showing the Assessor's plat of the area to be designated, and the area 200 feet beyond the boundaries of the proposed Historic Landmark. (Obtain from the Department of Planning and Housing.) 2. A description of the boundaries of the area to be designated, legal description, and the size of the area in acres and/or square feet. 3. Photographs, a minimum size of VxV, not older than 12 months from the date of application, showing each structure as viewed from the street, or streets in the case of a ch descriptive materials. CEIVED OC 2 2 19C0 DEPTCOF POLANNING&O HOUSING .R, 2 ,. 4. A list of names and addresses of all property owners of the proposed landmark, as well as, those within 200 feet of its boundary. This list must correlate with the individual property numbers on the map of the Assessor's plat referred to in item #1. 5. Evidence that the proposed landmark meets the following criteria: a. Properties are significant in national, state, or local history, architecture, landscape architecture, archaeology, and culture; and, b. Properties possess integrity of location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association; and, C. Properties have yielded, or may be likely to yield, information important in prehistory or history. 6. A narrative providing information concerning at least one of the following: a. Properties are associated with events that have been a signifi- cant contribution to the broad patterns of our history; or, b. Properties are associated with the lives of persons significant in our past; or, C. Properties embody the distinctive characteristics of a type, period, method of new construction, represent the work of a master, possess high artistic values, represent a significant and distinguishable entity whose components may lack individ- ual distinction; and 7. A narrative providing verifiable information about events or persons that may have a significant relationship to the landmark and its past. 8. Iowa Site Inventory (completed form for each property) . 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