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2. Davenport Motor Row and Industrial Historic District - Wikipedia

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   Davenport licensed prostitution in 1893, gambling in 1904, and failed to enforce Iowa prohibition laws during this period. [2] A crusade against vice by Davenport's Catholic bishop, Henry Cosgrove, and reforms by state leaders led to the district's transformation in the early 20th century into a light industrial area. The city's automobile ...

3. Iowa Ford Tractor Company Repair and Warehouse Building

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   The Iowa Ford Tractor Company Repair and Warehouse Building is a historic building located in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. The single-story, 15,000-square-foot (1,400 m 2) building was built in 1949. [2] It was used by the Iowa Ford Tractor Company as a tractor repair and storage facility.

4. J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store - Wikipedia

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   Branch stores were opened in Clinton, Iowa and Geneseo, Illinois in the 1880s. The J.H.C. Petersen's Sons' Store was built in Downtown Davenport in 1892. The structure was designed by Frederick G. Clausen, a German immigrant who moved to Davenport. It followed the latest marketing principles of the day with specialized departments under one roof.

5. Gordon–Van Tine Company Historic District - Wikipedia

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   A 1915 issue of Mississippi Valley Lumberman newsletter references the use of the Funk (sic) Lumber yard by Gordon-Van Tine, [12] and the January 18, 1919 issue of The Southern Lumberman, discussing the retirement of George W. Funck, discusses the ownership of the Funck Lumberyard by Davenport's U.N. Roberts lumber company (parent company to ...

6. Knoxville Nationals - Wikipedia

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   Ford Dealers of Iowa Knoxville Nationals (2003) Knoxville Nationals presented by Midwest Ford Dealers ... Jonathan Davenport 49 2023 Ricky Thornton Jr.

7. National Register of Historic Places listings in Downtown ...

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   This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. Downtown Davenport is defined as being all of the city south of 5th Street from Marquette Street east to the intersection of River Drive (U.S. Route 67) and East 4th Street. The locations ...