c.1885 Queen Anne Mansion For Sale in Dubuque Iowa ~ Reduced Again!

1155 Grove Ter, Dubuque, IA 52001 $1,495,000 ~ Reduced to $920,000 ~ $890,000

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Details

This historically restored and meticulously maintained Queen Anne mansion for sale in Dubuque, Iowa, was built pre-1889. It has a remarkable roof, dormers, massing, & elongated thin windows. The main level includes grand living room (fireplace), large family room (fireplace), private office, formal dining room, large kitchen w/many extras & Viking stove, bathroom, & a grand staircase foyer with double entry doors.

Second Level

The elegant 2nd floor has master bedroom suite w/fireplace, laundry, large bedroom w/fireplace, 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 gazebo, pond, and waterfall, and access to Highland Street.

Exterior

Designed and built by Franklin D. Hyde, architect. This frame mansion for sale has a square core, has east and south wings, and a 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 & there is a secondary roof plane beneath the dormer front. Dormer on the south wing has cutaway corners to match the same effect on the corners of the bay below. There is a 1-story cantilevered (with scrolled brackets) oriole on the east bay ground floor. There is a raised stone foundation.

The main entrance is on the east front with transom and separate half sized side lights. The one-story porch at the southwest corner has a 3-sided oriole w/narrow lights. North end square cut bay on wing, w/same dormer pattern. There is a west end solarium wing w/deck on the second floor. The 4-season porch at rear of 2nd level, has a rubber deck roof accessed from 3rd level. The lower level is Southwest Americana styled family room, fitness room, large bathroom, utility room, storage area, and shop/garden/wine area. There is a central vac system. Most furnishing stay w/house, including TV, rugs, 5FP. Remodeled 1997-2000, 3 HVAC, plumbing, wiring, mechanicals.