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The Zeman Barn (86-00028) is an early twentieth-century example of a gothic roofed barn and is part of the Zeman Farmstead located along U.S. Highway 30 in Otter Creek Township (Township 38N, Range 14W), Tama County, Iowa. The farmstead was initially evaluated in a reconnaissance architectural survey conducted in 1998 by the Louis Berger Group, Inc (Berger). An intensive architectural survey of the property by Berger's Principal Architectural Historian, Martha H. Bowers, evaluated the farmstead as not being eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) but noted that the barn appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion C (Bowers 1998). At the request of the Iowa Department of Transportation, Berger completed the recordation project to provide a documentary record of the Zeman Barn in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office regarding historic property studies for barns. Background research for this project was conducted in September 2008 and April 2009. The property was inspected and photographed in May 2008. Information on the property was gathered through background research, interviews with Zeman family members, field investigation, and photo documentation. Historical maps of the project area were used to collect data necessary for developing regional and local historic contexts. The research for this report was conducted at the Tama County Courthouse and the Tama County Historical Museum Genealogical Library, both in Toledo. Much of the background research for the project was conducted by Camilla Deiber and Michael Dulle. Ms. Deiber also prepared the photographic documentation, plan drawings, and the graphics used in this report. Mr. Roger L. Ciuffo conducted interviews with Zeman family members and wrote this report.
The Manthei Ford Garage is located at 350 Main Street W in the center of downtown Maynard, Iowa. In January 2006, the Iowa Department of Transportation (IA DOT) contracted the Iowa Highway Archaeology Program to conduct a Phase I investigation of a stone culvert. Marlin R. Ingalls, who conducted the study, concluded that the garage was eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under Criterion A as an "important example of an early Fayette County and Iowa Highway Commission era of automobile transportation." The IA DOT contracted The Louis Berger Group, Inc. to complete this Iowa Historic Property Study to mitigate any potential damage to the Manthei Ford Garage that may occur during construction. At the time of the Phase I investigation, water from the creek had already damaged a piling on the building.
The Zeman Barn (86-00028) is an early twentieth-century example of a gothic roofed barn and is part of the Zeman Farmstead located along U.S. Highway 30 in Otter Creek Township (Township 38N, Range 14W), Tama County, Iowa. The farmstead was initially evaluated in a reconnaissance architectural survey conducted in 1998 by the Louis Berger Group, Inc (Berger). An intensive architectural survey of the property by Berger's Principal Architectural Historian, Martha H. Bowers, evaluated the farmstead as not being eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places (National Register) but noted that the barn appears to be eligible for listing in the National Register under Criterion C (Bowers 1998). At the request of the Iowa Department of Transportation, Berger completed the recordation project to provide a documentary record of the Zeman Barn in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office regarding historic property studies for barns. Background research for this project was conducted in September 2008 and April 2009. The property was inspected and photographed in May 2008. Information on the property was gathered through background research, interviews with Zeman family members, field investigation, and photo documentation. Historical maps of the project area were used to collect data necessary for developing regional and local historic contexts. The research for this report was conducted at the Tama County Courthouse and the Tama County Historical Museum Genealogical Library, both in Toledo. Much of the background research for the project was conducted by Camilla Deiber and Michael Dulle. Ms. Deiber also prepared the photographic documentation, plan drawings, and the graphics used in this report. Mr. Roger L. Ciuffo conducted interviews with Zeman family members and wrote this report.
The 1935 Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge is being documented at this time to fulfill the requirements of the Memorandum of Agreement regarding the removal of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge and the Iowana Farms Milk Company building for the proposed improvements to Interstate 74 in Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Illinois. The 1959 twin suspension bridge will be removed as well, but it was determined to be ineligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Discussion of the history of the 1959 twin span is included, however, in the current report as part of the overall history of the Iowa-Illinois Memorial Bridge. Fieldwork for the documentation occurred in November 2009 and October 2010. Limitations on photography included limited shoreline access on the Illinois side, making good views of the bridge from the south somewhat challenging. Also, photographs on the bridge deck were not possible because of interstate traffic and prohibitions on pedestrian traffic.
On behalf of the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT), The Louis Berger Group, Inc. (Berger), has completed an Iowa Historic Property Study of the Iowa 3 Bridge over the West Branch of the Des Moines River near Humboldt, Iowa. The bridge (FHWA No. 028980) was surveyed by Clayton B. Fraser in 1992 and was recommended as eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places as the longest example of the steel deck plate-girder bridge in the state with a main span length of 397 feet. The Iowa DOT is proposing to replace the bridge in fiscal year 2009. The bridge inspection report from 2006 stated that the bridge was in poor condition with a superstructure that exhibits rust and deterioration on the flanges, girders, and diaphragms beneath the joints at Piers 1 and 3 (Neubauer 2006:1-3). This historic property study was conducted under Iowa DOT project number BRF-003-3(38)--38-46 and in accordance with the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed by the Iowa State Historic Preservation Office in December 2007. The goal of the documentation project was to generate a documentary record of the bridge as specified in Appendix A of the MOA: Iowa Historic Property Study: Bridges, Des Moines River Bridge, Humboldt, Iowa. Data on the property was gathered through background research, field investigation, and photo documentation. Berger Architectural Historian Camilla Deiber conducted the field investigation on July 30, 2008. In August 2008 and January 2009, Ms. Deiber conducted historical research to prepare the historical background, construction history, and significance sections of the documentation narrative at various repositories, including the Iowa Department of Transportation Library, and the State Historical Society Library of Iowa in Iowa City. There were very few limitations encountered during the course of the project. While the bridge construction was covered by the local newspaper, articles did not contain a substantial amount of detail.